In the nexus, things were getting more than a little intense. The Ronins and Kaye were not only trying to fight against their own armors, but every once in a while Maji also intervened. "Why don't you just give up and admit defeat?" taunted Maji as he watched the battle.
"Forget it Maji, we don't give up, and we definately won't admit defeat to a low-life like you!" Kaye yelled back as she was trying to dodge away from her armor.
"How dare you speak to me like that!" yelled Maji in anger.
"Get use to it." replied Kaye as she threw a quick glare at him.
"You're going to wish that you have chosen your words more carefully young one." threatened Maji as he began to glow red.
"Smooth Kaye, real smooth." said Sage as he blocked his own armor.
"Well, he ticked me off. What else was I suppose to say?" asked Kaye with a smirk.
"You know something Kaye, you should really work on that temper of yours." said Ryo as he attacked his armor.
"Oh really, you don't say? This coming from the guy that has a temper like an active volcanoe." replied Kaye sarcastically as she attacked her armor. Ryo didn't respond to her remark, or couldn't actually, because now the armors were starting to really turn on the heat.
"Man, I don't believe this! It's totally insane! We're all starting to get at each others throats ever since Maji first appeared. It's like he wants us to fight each other, and not the armors. But why? I don't get it. Somehow, we have to stop fighting each other, and find a way to work together. It's our only chance to get out of this alive." thought Ryo as he continued fighting.
"No, it can't be happening again! Not again!" thought Kento in disbelief as he tried to block an attack from his armor.
"Kento, hey Kento what's wrong?! Hey Cye, why won't Kento answer me?" asked Kaye in concern as she glanced over at his terror stricken face.
"I'm not entirely sure Kaye, but I think that it has to do with him not trusting his armor." replied Cye as he covered her.
"Not trusting his armor? What are you talking about?" asked Kaye in confusion.
"It was a long time ago, when we first encountered Talpa. Kento and I got separated from each other in the subway. Somehow, Dais and Talpa got it into Kento's head that our armors would turn us evil every time that we fight." replied Rowen as he blocked an attack.
"Dammit! Kento come on, snap out of it!" yelled Kaye in his direction. Maji by now has fully powered up and was ready to launch an attack. He was looking around at each one of them, taking his time with picking out his target. Then suddenly he saw the perfect one, Maji got ready, took aim and fired. Kaye quickly looked over at Maji and saw the attack flying towards Kento. There was no time to waste, she knew that if she didn't act fast, that Kento was going to be in a major world of hurt.
"Kento! Watch out!" yelled Kaye as she ran over to him so she could intercept the attack. Kento was so into trying to fight his own armor, that he didn't even hear Kaye yell out to him until it was too late. What happened next felt like it was going in slow motion. Kento turned around and barely saw the attack coming from the corner of his eye. He was about to get out of the way, until someone tackled him to the ground. When Kento opened his eyes to see who tackled him, he saw that Kaye was laying right on top of him barely moving.
"Kento, are you alright?" asked Kaye quietly.
"Yea, thanks to you I am." replied Kento with a smile.
"Good, I would hate to have someting to happen to ya." whispered Kaye as she was having trouble breathing, and then she suddenly stopped.
"Kaye? Kaye? Answer me!" yelled Kento as he was trying to see if she was alright. The fighting between the armors and the others suddenly ceased when they noticed that Kaye wasn't moving.
"Sage, I can barely sense Kaye's life-force! You and the armor of Halo have to help her!" said the Tiger armor urgently.
"Why would you care about what happens to Kaye?" asked Sage as he looked at the Tiger armor angrily.
"Sage, this isn't the time to question why, just do it! We'll cover you." replied the Tiger armor.
"Give me one good reason of why I should trust you at all?" asked Sage angrily.
"Because if you don't, she will die." replied the Halo armor as he motioned over to where Kento was holding onto Kaye.
"Dammit Sage, quit arguing and do it already!" yelled Kento as he gave Sage a very angry glare.
"Well, what's your decision? Are you going to let your friend die?" asked Maji as he gave an evil grin.
"Kento, lay her down. Alright armor of Halo, I'm warning you now. If you try anything funny, he won't be the only one that you'll be dealing with." warned Sage as he motioned over at Kento and the others.
"I'm not going to try anything funny Sage, but if you don't stop your talking, then we'll lose her for sure. Now shut up and concentrate!" replied the armor of Halo as it began to glow. Sage looked towards the others and knew that his armor was right. So he finally closed his eyes and started to concentrate on healing Kaye.
As the guys were watching in anticipation while Sage and his armor were in the process of healing her, the other armors stood protectively in front of them keeping Maji in a safe distance.
"Maji what could you have possibly been thinking, why did you attack them like that?" asked the armor of Wildfire angrily.
"Why, why you ask? You really want to know the reason. Because I can, that's why, and there's nothing that any of you can do about it." replied Maji as he began to laugh evilly.
"Come on Kaye, you can't leave me. Not now!" thought Kento as he and the others watched Sage and the armor of Halo do their thing.
After what seemed like hours, the glow finally faded and both Sage and the armor of Halo fell back from exhaustion.
"Sage, did it work? Is she going to be alright?" asked Cye in concern.
"We'll know soon enough." replied Sage as he stood up from the floor. Slowly Kaye began to show signs of movement. She turned her head, and then opened her eyes and gave a small smile in their direction. The others smiled back at her, forgetting for a minute that they were still in major trouble.
"Hey, what are all of you gawking at?" asked Kaye weakly as she was slowly trying to sit up.
"Kaye, you're back! Your back!" yelled Kento with joy as he slid next to her.
"Back? Where did I go?" asked Kaye in confusion.
"How do you feel Kaye?" asked Rowen as he looked towards her.
"I feel like I've been hit buy a semi, other than that I guess I'm ok." replied Kaye as she was trying to stand up.
"Bravo, bravo I'm impressed by you Sage, and you as well armor of Halo. Well done, now what do you say, since we're all back together again, that we continue the test shall we." said Maji as he began to launch another attack.
Maji launched his attack right into the path of Kaye and Kento, and then he disappeared. There was no time to dodge it, so Kento turned around and shielded Kaye from the attack. "Kento?" whispered Kaye as she looked up towards him.
Kento slowly opened his eyes and looked down at her. "Kaye what happened? How come we didn't get hit?" asked Kento as he was helping her up.
"I think that you better turn around." replied Kaye as she looked behind him in amazement. Kento turned around and couldn't believe his eyes. He saw that the armor of Hardrock took the full force of Maji's attack, and something else that made Kento and the others confused was that the armor didn't even have a single scratch on it.
"Hey are you two alright?" asked the armor of Hardrock.
"Ah, yea we're fine. I don't know what to say, except thanks." replied Kento with a grin.
"Yea well, don't expect me to back you up if this happens again." said the armor of Hardrock as it began to walk away.
"What! Hey wait a minute! If you were so against helping us in the first place, then why did you do it?" asked Kento angrily.
The armor of Hardrock stopped, turned around and looked straight at Kento. "Haven't you learned anything from when you battled Talpa the first time? Don't you remember what the Ancient told you when you lost faith in me?" asked the armor of Hardrock.
Kento looked at his armor with a mixture of shock and confusion. "You knew what was going on back then? How?" asked Kento in confusion.
"It doesn't matter how I know. Remember what the Ancient told all of you, he said that you must trust in your armor, it works in according to how you feel. Think about it, and see if that will answer your question." replied the armor of Hardrock as it joined the other armors and disappeared.
"Hey, did anyone see where they disappear to?" asked Ryo as he was looking around for them.
"Forget it Maji, we don't give up, and we definately won't admit defeat to a low-life like you!" Kaye yelled back as she was trying to dodge away from her armor.
"How dare you speak to me like that!" yelled Maji in anger.
"Get use to it." replied Kaye as she threw a quick glare at him.
"You're going to wish that you have chosen your words more carefully young one." threatened Maji as he began to glow red.
"Smooth Kaye, real smooth." said Sage as he blocked his own armor.
"Well, he ticked me off. What else was I suppose to say?" asked Kaye with a smirk.
"You know something Kaye, you should really work on that temper of yours." said Ryo as he attacked his armor.
"Oh really, you don't say? This coming from the guy that has a temper like an active volcanoe." replied Kaye sarcastically as she attacked her armor. Ryo didn't respond to her remark, or couldn't actually, because now the armors were starting to really turn on the heat.
"Man, I don't believe this! It's totally insane! We're all starting to get at each others throats ever since Maji first appeared. It's like he wants us to fight each other, and not the armors. But why? I don't get it. Somehow, we have to stop fighting each other, and find a way to work together. It's our only chance to get out of this alive." thought Ryo as he continued fighting.
"No, it can't be happening again! Not again!" thought Kento in disbelief as he tried to block an attack from his armor.
"Kento, hey Kento what's wrong?! Hey Cye, why won't Kento answer me?" asked Kaye in concern as she glanced over at his terror stricken face.
"I'm not entirely sure Kaye, but I think that it has to do with him not trusting his armor." replied Cye as he covered her.
"Not trusting his armor? What are you talking about?" asked Kaye in confusion.
"It was a long time ago, when we first encountered Talpa. Kento and I got separated from each other in the subway. Somehow, Dais and Talpa got it into Kento's head that our armors would turn us evil every time that we fight." replied Rowen as he blocked an attack.
"Dammit! Kento come on, snap out of it!" yelled Kaye in his direction. Maji by now has fully powered up and was ready to launch an attack. He was looking around at each one of them, taking his time with picking out his target. Then suddenly he saw the perfect one, Maji got ready, took aim and fired. Kaye quickly looked over at Maji and saw the attack flying towards Kento. There was no time to waste, she knew that if she didn't act fast, that Kento was going to be in a major world of hurt.
"Kento! Watch out!" yelled Kaye as she ran over to him so she could intercept the attack. Kento was so into trying to fight his own armor, that he didn't even hear Kaye yell out to him until it was too late. What happened next felt like it was going in slow motion. Kento turned around and barely saw the attack coming from the corner of his eye. He was about to get out of the way, until someone tackled him to the ground. When Kento opened his eyes to see who tackled him, he saw that Kaye was laying right on top of him barely moving.
"Kento, are you alright?" asked Kaye quietly.
"Yea, thanks to you I am." replied Kento with a smile.
"Good, I would hate to have someting to happen to ya." whispered Kaye as she was having trouble breathing, and then she suddenly stopped.
"Kaye? Kaye? Answer me!" yelled Kento as he was trying to see if she was alright. The fighting between the armors and the others suddenly ceased when they noticed that Kaye wasn't moving.
"Sage, I can barely sense Kaye's life-force! You and the armor of Halo have to help her!" said the Tiger armor urgently.
"Why would you care about what happens to Kaye?" asked Sage as he looked at the Tiger armor angrily.
"Sage, this isn't the time to question why, just do it! We'll cover you." replied the Tiger armor.
"Give me one good reason of why I should trust you at all?" asked Sage angrily.
"Because if you don't, she will die." replied the Halo armor as he motioned over to where Kento was holding onto Kaye.
"Dammit Sage, quit arguing and do it already!" yelled Kento as he gave Sage a very angry glare.
"Well, what's your decision? Are you going to let your friend die?" asked Maji as he gave an evil grin.
"Kento, lay her down. Alright armor of Halo, I'm warning you now. If you try anything funny, he won't be the only one that you'll be dealing with." warned Sage as he motioned over at Kento and the others.
"I'm not going to try anything funny Sage, but if you don't stop your talking, then we'll lose her for sure. Now shut up and concentrate!" replied the armor of Halo as it began to glow. Sage looked towards the others and knew that his armor was right. So he finally closed his eyes and started to concentrate on healing Kaye.
As the guys were watching in anticipation while Sage and his armor were in the process of healing her, the other armors stood protectively in front of them keeping Maji in a safe distance.
"Maji what could you have possibly been thinking, why did you attack them like that?" asked the armor of Wildfire angrily.
"Why, why you ask? You really want to know the reason. Because I can, that's why, and there's nothing that any of you can do about it." replied Maji as he began to laugh evilly.
"Come on Kaye, you can't leave me. Not now!" thought Kento as he and the others watched Sage and the armor of Halo do their thing.
After what seemed like hours, the glow finally faded and both Sage and the armor of Halo fell back from exhaustion.
"Sage, did it work? Is she going to be alright?" asked Cye in concern.
"We'll know soon enough." replied Sage as he stood up from the floor. Slowly Kaye began to show signs of movement. She turned her head, and then opened her eyes and gave a small smile in their direction. The others smiled back at her, forgetting for a minute that they were still in major trouble.
"Hey, what are all of you gawking at?" asked Kaye weakly as she was slowly trying to sit up.
"Kaye, you're back! Your back!" yelled Kento with joy as he slid next to her.
"Back? Where did I go?" asked Kaye in confusion.
"How do you feel Kaye?" asked Rowen as he looked towards her.
"I feel like I've been hit buy a semi, other than that I guess I'm ok." replied Kaye as she was trying to stand up.
"Bravo, bravo I'm impressed by you Sage, and you as well armor of Halo. Well done, now what do you say, since we're all back together again, that we continue the test shall we." said Maji as he began to launch another attack.
Maji launched his attack right into the path of Kaye and Kento, and then he disappeared. There was no time to dodge it, so Kento turned around and shielded Kaye from the attack. "Kento?" whispered Kaye as she looked up towards him.
Kento slowly opened his eyes and looked down at her. "Kaye what happened? How come we didn't get hit?" asked Kento as he was helping her up.
"I think that you better turn around." replied Kaye as she looked behind him in amazement. Kento turned around and couldn't believe his eyes. He saw that the armor of Hardrock took the full force of Maji's attack, and something else that made Kento and the others confused was that the armor didn't even have a single scratch on it.
"Hey are you two alright?" asked the armor of Hardrock.
"Ah, yea we're fine. I don't know what to say, except thanks." replied Kento with a grin.
"Yea well, don't expect me to back you up if this happens again." said the armor of Hardrock as it began to walk away.
"What! Hey wait a minute! If you were so against helping us in the first place, then why did you do it?" asked Kento angrily.
The armor of Hardrock stopped, turned around and looked straight at Kento. "Haven't you learned anything from when you battled Talpa the first time? Don't you remember what the Ancient told you when you lost faith in me?" asked the armor of Hardrock.
Kento looked at his armor with a mixture of shock and confusion. "You knew what was going on back then? How?" asked Kento in confusion.
"It doesn't matter how I know. Remember what the Ancient told all of you, he said that you must trust in your armor, it works in according to how you feel. Think about it, and see if that will answer your question." replied the armor of Hardrock as it joined the other armors and disappeared.
"Hey, did anyone see where they disappear to?" asked Ryo as he was looking around for them.