"You…" Shao's eyes narrowed.

"…" Asaya went over to where Lei was, her eyes narrowed and set. "I believe you were threatening him something? In that case, I'm going to make this fight MINE."

"I'll fight her," Mao told Shao. "Don't worry, I won't let her beat me."

"Good luck," one of their other companions said. "That's a pissed-off –Auran- we're talking about here."

"-Auran-, -Schmoran-, I don't CARE!" Mao got the still bloody Garrox she picked up from the ground (when Lei had managed to drop it) then glared at Asaya. "I'm not a push-over and a sissy, so don't expect me to go gentle on YOU."

"Don't worry, I'm not expecting something." Asaya bit her lip. "Well? Are you going to let it rip or are we supposed to hang out here all day?"

"Heh, you don't have to tell me TWICE." Mao deftly shook the blood out of the Bey's way then set it upon her new shooter. Professor gulped.

"That's…that's the DEATH Grip! Damn, they're supposed to give insurmountable speed power to Bey Blades with the right mix and match…they'll get so fast, the Driger would be a snail in compared to its new speed capacity…"

"Oh just SHUT up Professor, we're about to witness the duel of the century!" Takao told him. Kai was just quiet.

***So she's an –Auran-. Hmm…this fight I have got to see.***

"Hey, aren't you going to set that Bey of yours in your shooter?!" Mao asked her, getting a little annoyed.

"Don't worry. Sigismund could take you on even with my eyes closed and even with just one shoot." Asaya nodded. "I'm ready!"

"You're one annoying little WITCH, did you know THAT?!" Mao's eyes flashed. "But I won't let you get away with THIS! You shall face the wrath of my Zero GARROX~~~!!!"

"…"

She lets it rip. Professor wasn't kidding when it shot right towards Sigismund like a runaway bullet train on hyper nitro infusion.

"I'll finish this OFF! CLAW REAPER~~~~!!!!"

The crimson Bey glowed and revealed a new, reworked Garrox with twice the body armor and a nastier disposition. It roared towards Sigismund, intent on cutting it into oblivion.

Asaya nodded, and Sigismund swerved away with just a hair to spare. Mao's eyes widened. "What…"

"Sigismund, good! Alright, for the finish!" Asaya looked straight at Mao, her clearest amethyst eyes very strangely filled with knowledge of something that HAPPENED Mao wasn't SURE even happened.

"SOUL BLADE FLASH~~~!!!"

The Bey glowed, and a creature with folded wings like that of an angel appeared. It then unfurled its wings to reveal a 6-winged cream dragon with kind ice silver blue eyes and purest white angel wings. It was surrounded by eerie looking spirit orbs that danced upon whirling about its owner.

It roared, and fell upon the unsuspecting Zero Garrox with a very unbelievable speed. There was a flurry of wings, a scattering of feathers, and a brilliant white flash.

Mao's eyes widened.

"What…?!"

A burning white sigil of crossed rapiers remained in the air as it affixed itself upon Zero Garrox. The Bey simply stopped spinning and fell to the ground, completely still and useless.

It all happened within a span of 5 seconds.

Shao's eyes narrowed. "Well met again, Black Sheep. We shall see each other soon, not tonight, I guess. Come, Mao, our work is finished."

"…" Mao picked up her Zero Garrox, looking at it in disbelief. She then hurried after Shao.

"…" Asaya was just quiet. Takao started ranting and raving a few seconds later.

"Did you SEE that?! It was AWESOME~~~!!! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME! WOW, that's ONE Bey challenge I wouldn't want to FORGET~~~~!!!"

"Everybody alright?" Kai asked them anxiously. Max, Professor and Tsukiyo all nodded.

"Except for the microbe."

"HEY~~~!!!"

"…" Asaya looks over at Lei, who was kneeling on the ground beside her, holding his chest wound. His bangs threw his face into shadow, but she could clearly see tears coursing down his cheeks.

She picks up Sigismund, then looked at him kindly as she knelt beside him.

"Lei…"

Lei just threw his arms around her and wept.