"Kaye I'm surprised to see that your friends have came back. Especially with them knowing how bad the odds are stacked against them, they still come." said the gate's spirit.
"Of course they came, I had no doubt that they would." replied Kaye.
"Well then what do you say that we sit back and watch the events unfold before our eyes." said the gate's spirit.
A window opened up enough to let Kaye see what was going on outside of the Ancient Gate. She could see that her friends were in for one heck of a fight. "Kaye I think that we should put your theory about the human spirit as well as the human heart to the test." said the gate's spirit.
"What are you talking about, putting my theory to the test? Tell me!" said Kaye.
"Let's just say that you'll be out of here sooner than you think." said the gate's spirit. Just after that was said, the gate's spirit began to glow brightly, blinding Kaye for a short time.
The light was so bright that it made everyone turn their attention towards the Ancient Gate. "Kaye, hey Gatekeeper what the heck is going on in there?" asked Kento angrily.
"Kaye is no longer the person you once knew, her darkside has overcome her completely. There is no possible way to get her back now or ever." laughed Gatekeeper.
"No, we won't accept that, guys we have to at least try something." said Mia.
"Strata, check out the gate, it has a small opening in it. Maybe you can shoot for it and it will open wide enough for someone to get in or at least for Kaye to get out on her own." whispered Phoenix.
"What about Gatekeeper, won't he see what's going on?" whispered Rowen.
"Don't worry about Gatekeeper, I'll keep him busy long enough for you to deliver your attack. Now is the only chance that you will have to do it, so do it already." whispered Phoenix.
"Why should I trust you not to cross me?" asked Rowen.
"You don't exactly have a choice in the matter, now do you want you friend back or not." said Phoenix.
Rowen decided not to pursue the arguement any further. He took his stance and got ready to deliver his attack as soon as Phoenix was in place. "Rowen what are you doing? Don't you realize that if you attack the gate Kaye will feel it?" asked Sage when he noticed what he was doing.
"I know that Sage, but Phoenix pointed out that opening over there that the gate has. She is going to keep him busy long enough for me to pull this off." said Rowen.
"Can you trust her Rowen? You know that she'll turn on us the first chance that she'll get." said Sage.
"We don't exactly have a choice here Sage, and yea I know that she can turn on us, but I think that she wants Gatekeeper back in there as much as we do. So are you going to back off and let me do this or what?" asked Rowen.
Sage backed off and slipped back to the others and told them what was going on. "Sage are you serious, Rowen is taking one major risk here." said Ryo.
"Yea I know, but it's the only shot that we have right now, and I'm with Rowen a hundred perecent on this decision. So just make sure that you brace yourselves for whatever happens in a few minutes." said Sage.
"Phoenix you dare to challange me to a battle. You well know that there is no chance that you can win." said Gatekeeper.
"Spare me your words Gatekeeper, you're beginning to bore me." taunted Phoenix.
"You dare to talk to me like that Phoenix. Fine then if you are so quick to accept your defeat then so be it." answered Gatekeeper angrily.
As quickly as the words were spoken, Gatekeeper and Phoenix launched into battle. Rowen knew that this was the only chance that he had, so he took it. His attack hit its mark right on, the opening did get a little wider. "Great shot Rowen, I'm going in to get Kaye out now." said Kento as he started for the opening.
"Kento wait!" yelled Mia.
"There's no time to wait Mia." Kento yelled back as he took off towards the Ancient Gate again. This time Gatekeeper saw what was going on and launched two different attacks at the same time. The first attack was to the Phoenix, she was thrown across the room with that attack. the second one was in the direction that Kento was charging towards. That attack would of hit Kento, but just before it hit a bright light came out of the opening and deflected it from him.
"Who did that?" asked Gatekeeper angrily.
"I did what's it to ya?" Kaye asked back.
"Kaye you're alright, you're back." said Kento.
"Kento wait that's not Kaye." warned Phoenix as she got up from the ground.
"What do you mean that's not Kaye, of course it's her." replied Kento.
"Physically yes it's Kaye, but I sense a darker power coming from her." said Phoenix.
"What are you talking about Phoenix? Are you saying that Kaye's darkside has totally taken over?" asked Cye.
"Yes that's exactly what I'm saying." replied Phoenix.
"Very good Phoenix, I see that your powers are still at their peak. I should thank you Strata for freeing me from the Ancient Gate. Now the realms can flow into each other and this world will perish." said dark Kaye.
"Strata, wait a minute, Kaye wouldn't call us by our armors. So Phoenix is right Kaye's darkside have taken her over. Now what are we to do?" thought Rowen.
"Lightning come back here!" yelled Mia. Lightning ignored Mia's call and headed for Kaye passing Kento nearly nocking him over. When Lightning finally stopped, he looked right into Kaye's eyes and knew what happened.
'Kaye if you are still in there, you have to fight your darkside.' said Lightning.
'I'm sorry Lightning, but I don't think that's possible. For you see Kaye's theory about the human spirit and human heart are to be tested. She thinks that they are stronger than any kind of darkness.' said dark Kaye.
Lightning was looking at Kaye like she has lost her mind. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Forgetting that Kento also now has a mental link with him, Lightning didn't realize that Kento was listening in to the conversation.
Suddenly, there was a small implosion and everything that wasn't nailed down was being pulled into the dark vortex. "Hey what the heck is going on here?" yelled Ryo as he grabbed for the nearest pillar.
"It looks like when the Ancient Gate was opened an implosion took place and started to suck everything into its path." Rowen yelled back.
"Thank you Rowen for that bit of information, now does anyone have any ideas of how to not get sucked into that vortex?" yelled Sage.
"The only way to shut it down is to get Gatekeeper back into the Ancient Gate. But it doesn't look like he wants to go in willingly." yelled Phoenix.
"Well we don't exactly have a choice either in the matter." Mia yelled back.
"What do you propose that we do then, the only ones that seem to not be affected by this vortex are Kaye, Gatekeeper and Phoenix." yelled Cye.
"Cye what are you suggesting here, I hope that you're not saying what I think that you're saying are you?" yelled Kento.
"I'm sorry Kento, but it's the only alternative that we have at the moment." yelled Cye.
'What's going on, why are we not affected by what's going on?' thought Kaye.
'Oh come on Kaye, are you that clueless about what's going on? You want an explanation, alright here it is you are out of the Ancient Gate, I'm your darkside that has taken over your body, and the vortex has finally opened up so everyone that you hold close to your heart will disappear forever.' said Kaye's darkside.
'I can't, no I won't let that happen. No matter what I won't let you do this, I won't let you destroy this world and I won't let you hurt my friends or me anymore.' said Kaye.
'I'm sorry to tell you this Kaye, but you have no choice in the matter, because you have no power of your own to support you anymore. So you just better get use to the idea of me being inside of you for the rest of your life. Accept it or not, it doesn't really matter a whole lot to me. This is who you are, so just kick back and enjoy the ride.' said Kaye's darkside.
"Hey guys check out Kaye, it looks like she's fighting against her darkside, and it looks like she needs some help." yelled Mia.
"In case you've forgotten Mia, we're not exactly in the best postition to help Kaye out right at the moment." yelled Sage.
Phoenix knew that there was no other alternative, she had to go and stop them no matter what the cost. Phoenix was wondering why all of a sudden she was feeling these emotions. She was suppose to be an immortal. Immortals are immuned to emotions of any kind. Phoenix knew what she had to do. Phoenix took one last look back towards the Ronins, Mia and the two tigers. She knew that this would be the absolute last time that she would see any of them ever again. Phoenix slowly stood up from where she was taking shelter. She could feel the powerful force that was pulling her towards the Ancient Gate. She knew that it was her time to fulfill her destiny, she couldn't run anymore.
"Phoenix, what the heck do you think that you are doing?" yelled Kento.
"It's time for me to fulfill my part of this untold legend. Once I have taken Gatekeeper inside of the Ancient Gate with me, this whole mess will be over. I finally realized that I can not run away from my destiny. It will follow me where ever I go no matter what. I have the power to lock Gatekeeper away for eternity and he knows it. Don't try to stop me, I'll end up regretting what might happen if you tried to stop me from doing this." yelled Phoenix.
With that said, Phoenix let go of the pillar and flew right for Gatekeeper.
"Of course they came, I had no doubt that they would." replied Kaye.
"Well then what do you say that we sit back and watch the events unfold before our eyes." said the gate's spirit.
A window opened up enough to let Kaye see what was going on outside of the Ancient Gate. She could see that her friends were in for one heck of a fight. "Kaye I think that we should put your theory about the human spirit as well as the human heart to the test." said the gate's spirit.
"What are you talking about, putting my theory to the test? Tell me!" said Kaye.
"Let's just say that you'll be out of here sooner than you think." said the gate's spirit. Just after that was said, the gate's spirit began to glow brightly, blinding Kaye for a short time.
The light was so bright that it made everyone turn their attention towards the Ancient Gate. "Kaye, hey Gatekeeper what the heck is going on in there?" asked Kento angrily.
"Kaye is no longer the person you once knew, her darkside has overcome her completely. There is no possible way to get her back now or ever." laughed Gatekeeper.
"No, we won't accept that, guys we have to at least try something." said Mia.
"Strata, check out the gate, it has a small opening in it. Maybe you can shoot for it and it will open wide enough for someone to get in or at least for Kaye to get out on her own." whispered Phoenix.
"What about Gatekeeper, won't he see what's going on?" whispered Rowen.
"Don't worry about Gatekeeper, I'll keep him busy long enough for you to deliver your attack. Now is the only chance that you will have to do it, so do it already." whispered Phoenix.
"Why should I trust you not to cross me?" asked Rowen.
"You don't exactly have a choice in the matter, now do you want you friend back or not." said Phoenix.
Rowen decided not to pursue the arguement any further. He took his stance and got ready to deliver his attack as soon as Phoenix was in place. "Rowen what are you doing? Don't you realize that if you attack the gate Kaye will feel it?" asked Sage when he noticed what he was doing.
"I know that Sage, but Phoenix pointed out that opening over there that the gate has. She is going to keep him busy long enough for me to pull this off." said Rowen.
"Can you trust her Rowen? You know that she'll turn on us the first chance that she'll get." said Sage.
"We don't exactly have a choice here Sage, and yea I know that she can turn on us, but I think that she wants Gatekeeper back in there as much as we do. So are you going to back off and let me do this or what?" asked Rowen.
Sage backed off and slipped back to the others and told them what was going on. "Sage are you serious, Rowen is taking one major risk here." said Ryo.
"Yea I know, but it's the only shot that we have right now, and I'm with Rowen a hundred perecent on this decision. So just make sure that you brace yourselves for whatever happens in a few minutes." said Sage.
"Phoenix you dare to challange me to a battle. You well know that there is no chance that you can win." said Gatekeeper.
"Spare me your words Gatekeeper, you're beginning to bore me." taunted Phoenix.
"You dare to talk to me like that Phoenix. Fine then if you are so quick to accept your defeat then so be it." answered Gatekeeper angrily.
As quickly as the words were spoken, Gatekeeper and Phoenix launched into battle. Rowen knew that this was the only chance that he had, so he took it. His attack hit its mark right on, the opening did get a little wider. "Great shot Rowen, I'm going in to get Kaye out now." said Kento as he started for the opening.
"Kento wait!" yelled Mia.
"There's no time to wait Mia." Kento yelled back as he took off towards the Ancient Gate again. This time Gatekeeper saw what was going on and launched two different attacks at the same time. The first attack was to the Phoenix, she was thrown across the room with that attack. the second one was in the direction that Kento was charging towards. That attack would of hit Kento, but just before it hit a bright light came out of the opening and deflected it from him.
"Who did that?" asked Gatekeeper angrily.
"I did what's it to ya?" Kaye asked back.
"Kaye you're alright, you're back." said Kento.
"Kento wait that's not Kaye." warned Phoenix as she got up from the ground.
"What do you mean that's not Kaye, of course it's her." replied Kento.
"Physically yes it's Kaye, but I sense a darker power coming from her." said Phoenix.
"What are you talking about Phoenix? Are you saying that Kaye's darkside has totally taken over?" asked Cye.
"Yes that's exactly what I'm saying." replied Phoenix.
"Very good Phoenix, I see that your powers are still at their peak. I should thank you Strata for freeing me from the Ancient Gate. Now the realms can flow into each other and this world will perish." said dark Kaye.
"Strata, wait a minute, Kaye wouldn't call us by our armors. So Phoenix is right Kaye's darkside have taken her over. Now what are we to do?" thought Rowen.
"Lightning come back here!" yelled Mia. Lightning ignored Mia's call and headed for Kaye passing Kento nearly nocking him over. When Lightning finally stopped, he looked right into Kaye's eyes and knew what happened.
'Kaye if you are still in there, you have to fight your darkside.' said Lightning.
'I'm sorry Lightning, but I don't think that's possible. For you see Kaye's theory about the human spirit and human heart are to be tested. She thinks that they are stronger than any kind of darkness.' said dark Kaye.
Lightning was looking at Kaye like she has lost her mind. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Forgetting that Kento also now has a mental link with him, Lightning didn't realize that Kento was listening in to the conversation.
Suddenly, there was a small implosion and everything that wasn't nailed down was being pulled into the dark vortex. "Hey what the heck is going on here?" yelled Ryo as he grabbed for the nearest pillar.
"It looks like when the Ancient Gate was opened an implosion took place and started to suck everything into its path." Rowen yelled back.
"Thank you Rowen for that bit of information, now does anyone have any ideas of how to not get sucked into that vortex?" yelled Sage.
"The only way to shut it down is to get Gatekeeper back into the Ancient Gate. But it doesn't look like he wants to go in willingly." yelled Phoenix.
"Well we don't exactly have a choice either in the matter." Mia yelled back.
"What do you propose that we do then, the only ones that seem to not be affected by this vortex are Kaye, Gatekeeper and Phoenix." yelled Cye.
"Cye what are you suggesting here, I hope that you're not saying what I think that you're saying are you?" yelled Kento.
"I'm sorry Kento, but it's the only alternative that we have at the moment." yelled Cye.
'What's going on, why are we not affected by what's going on?' thought Kaye.
'Oh come on Kaye, are you that clueless about what's going on? You want an explanation, alright here it is you are out of the Ancient Gate, I'm your darkside that has taken over your body, and the vortex has finally opened up so everyone that you hold close to your heart will disappear forever.' said Kaye's darkside.
'I can't, no I won't let that happen. No matter what I won't let you do this, I won't let you destroy this world and I won't let you hurt my friends or me anymore.' said Kaye.
'I'm sorry to tell you this Kaye, but you have no choice in the matter, because you have no power of your own to support you anymore. So you just better get use to the idea of me being inside of you for the rest of your life. Accept it or not, it doesn't really matter a whole lot to me. This is who you are, so just kick back and enjoy the ride.' said Kaye's darkside.
"Hey guys check out Kaye, it looks like she's fighting against her darkside, and it looks like she needs some help." yelled Mia.
"In case you've forgotten Mia, we're not exactly in the best postition to help Kaye out right at the moment." yelled Sage.
Phoenix knew that there was no other alternative, she had to go and stop them no matter what the cost. Phoenix was wondering why all of a sudden she was feeling these emotions. She was suppose to be an immortal. Immortals are immuned to emotions of any kind. Phoenix knew what she had to do. Phoenix took one last look back towards the Ronins, Mia and the two tigers. She knew that this would be the absolute last time that she would see any of them ever again. Phoenix slowly stood up from where she was taking shelter. She could feel the powerful force that was pulling her towards the Ancient Gate. She knew that it was her time to fulfill her destiny, she couldn't run anymore.
"Phoenix, what the heck do you think that you are doing?" yelled Kento.
"It's time for me to fulfill my part of this untold legend. Once I have taken Gatekeeper inside of the Ancient Gate with me, this whole mess will be over. I finally realized that I can not run away from my destiny. It will follow me where ever I go no matter what. I have the power to lock Gatekeeper away for eternity and he knows it. Don't try to stop me, I'll end up regretting what might happen if you tried to stop me from doing this." yelled Phoenix.
With that said, Phoenix let go of the pillar and flew right for Gatekeeper.