english translation chapter 18

"I did." said Hoax as he appeared in the room with Lightning beside him.

'Lightning, what's going on? Why are you with Hoax?' asked Kaye.

'It's not of your concern DreamWalker!' replied Lightning angrilly.

"DreamWalker, he never calls me that unless, no he couldn't!" thought Kaye in disbelief.

"Yes DreamWalker, it's true I did. To give him credit, Lightning didn't make it very easy to take control over his mind. He did give quite a fight, so you should be very proud of him. After he finally tired down, then it was easy to gain control." gloated Hoax as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"No, I don't believe you, there's no way that he would allow himself to be taken over that easily." said Kaye as she kept her eyes on Lightning and Hoax.

"What do I need to do to convince you otherwise, a demonstration? Very well then, a demonstration is what you want, then a demonstration you will get. Lightning, attack!" replied Hoax. Lightning took off and started to attack Kaye, but just before he swiped at her, Kento got inbetween them tackled Kaye to the ground and in the process took the attack.

"Kaye are you alright?" asked Kento as he winced trying to move.

"I'm alright." replied Kaye quietly.

"Good, I wouldn't want something to ahhh, happen to ya." said Kento.

"Kento!" said Kaye in alarm.

"Well, I hate to how you outsiders put it, oh yes hit and run so to speak, but we do have to go. Remember this DreamWalker, if you weren't so stubborn and handed over the amulet in the first place. The professor would still be alive, your tiger wouldn't be under my control and your boyfriend wouldn't be injured. It's all your fault, we will meet again and we'll be waiting." taunted Hoax as he and Lightning disappeared.

"Kaye, it's not your fault. Don't listen to that jerk, he's only trying to make you feel guilty about what has happened." said Cye as he and the others came up to where Kaye was trying to look over Kento's wound.

"Cye's right Kaye, there was no way for anyone to prevent any of this." replied Mia.

"How can you be so sure?" asked Kaye quietly.

"You want to know how we can be sure that none, ahh of this is your fault. Easy, we all did what we did because ahh, watch it Sage, because we thought it was the ahh, right thing to do at the moment." replied Kento as he was trying to sit up against the wall.

"Would ya hold still Kento, I'm trying to get this wound of yours healed." said Sage as he began to concentrate. It didn't take long for Sage to heal the wound that was on Kento's side.

"How do ya feel Kento?" asked Kaye.

"I'll start feeling better if you would promise to stop blaming yourself for what happened up to now." replied Kento as he got up from the ground.

"That's not what I meant." said Kaye as she looked at Kento.

"I know." replied Kento as he gave a small grin at her.

"Ok you win, you guys were right, I won't blame myself anymore." Kaye replied as she smiled back.

"Now that's better, so where do we go from here?" asked Mia.

"Good question, how about we try and figure out how to get out of here, providing of course we figure out where here is." said Rowen as he began to look around the barely lit room.

"Well we do know one thing, we know that we are somewhere underneath the temple. Kaye, is there some way that the amulet could show us the way out?" asked Ryo.

"I don't see why not, ok here goes nothing." said Kaye as she closed her eyes so she could concentrate on a way out. Suddenly the amulet began to glow a little brighter and shot out a ray of light pointing to the way out.

"Looks like we're going this way. Kaye, why don't you take the lead, we'll be right behind you." said Ryo. Kaye nodded and began to lead the others to the outside. It didn't take long for them to finally make it to the outside of the temple.

Not too far off in the distance, Liber, Hoax, and Reyes were watching them climbing out of the maze. "It looks like your plan back fired Hoax." said Liber.

"Not neccessarily Liber, I'm surprised that that one right there is healed already from the tiger's attack." replied Hoax as he motioned over at Kento.

"They must have some kind of power that can heal them or something." said Reyes.

"Well that's a duh statement." replied Hoax as he rolled his eyes.

"Why you little." said Reyes as he started to go towards Hoax as he was ready to strangle him. Hoax motioned Lightning to get between them, and Reyes backed off.

"Enough you two, there are more important things to do besides watching the two of you fight each other." said Liber in annoyance.

"Yes of course, you're right. Ok, now that we have the girl's tiger, what's the next step of the plan?" asked Reyes.

"Right now that isn't for you to know." said Liber harshly.

"Oh really, and I thought that we were doing this little caper together, not going in three different directions?' asked Reyes in anger.

"Would you calm yourself Reyes? Of course we're in this together, it's just that Liber here thinks that this is his show to run that's all." replied Hoax with a smirk.

"Watch yourself Hoax, remember who you are talking to!" snapped Liber.

"Yea, yea whatever you say." replied Hoax with a fake yawn.

"Well whatever is going to be our next move, we better do it quick. Because it looks like our guests are about ready to leave." said Reyes as he motioned to the Ronins, Mia, Kaye, and White Blaze as they were leaving the temple.

Just then a thick blanket of fog began to roll in, causing everything in it's path to disappear. "absit omen may this not be an omen." thought Reyes as he watched the fog cover the ground below them.

Down below, "Hey, what's going on? Ok, confess, who asked for the fog, come on?" joked Kento.

"something isn't right, this fog isn't normal." mused Rowen.

"Everyone, stay together, try and not to get separated!" yelled Ryo as the fog became thicker minute by minute.

"Hey, what's the big idea? I can't see you guys. Where are you?" asked Kaye in alarm.

"We're right here Kaye." Sage answered back.

"Where's here?" asked Kaye. Just after she asked her question, the fog began to slowly disappear.

"Whoa, how in the world?" asked Cye as he noticed that everyone was now once again separated from the group.

"Would someone explain what the heck just happened?" yelled Mia from where she was standing with Ryo and White Blaze.

"I have a feeling that whatever just happened, we're not going to like the answer." Kaye yelled back.

"Kaye what are ya talking about? Oh boy." said Kento as he noticed what Kaye was talking about.

"Well, now look at this Reyes, it seems like our guests have a bit of a predicument." said Hoax as he and the others appeared.

"You know Hoax, I'm sure that I can speak for everyone here when I say, that we are definately tired of you trying to put one over on us. So why don't you just face us, instead of acting like the coward that you are." challanged Sage as he glared at him.

"Why you, how dare you insult me like that! I don't need magic to defeat someone like you!" yelled Hoax angrilly.

"Sage, what are you thinking?" whispered Rowen as he kept his eyes on an angry Hoax.

"Trust me Rowen, I know what I'm doing." Sage whispered back.

"Is he crazy, what is Sage up to?" asked Kaye as she watched him walk calmly to where Hoax was standing.

"It looks like he's going to challange Hoax one on one." replied Cye.

"What! Is he out of his mind?!" asked Kaye in surprise.

"Kaye, wait a minute. Why didn't I think of doing this? Oh sure, show off." said Kento in a huff.

"Kento, you just totally lost me." said Kaye in confusion.

"Just watch then you'll understand what Sage is up to, be ready to get over there and back him up." replied Kento as he was getting ready to jump into the soon to be fight.

"Are you actually that bold to challange me, or are you some type of fool? Do you honestly think that an outsider like yourself can stand up to someone like me?" asked Hoax curiously.

"Why don't we try our luck and find out." replied Sage as he got ready to attack.