A.N. I'm back ^^

The orb was levitating out of Ryo's hand when it shot out at Cloud.

The impact sent her flying, and her bones creaked in protest as the orb tried to literally embed itself into her. "Cloud!" that call of alarm was the last thing she heard before a black mist enveloped her.

"Cloud!" they got up.

"get in your armor!" Sage yelled.

A bad presence was in the room, and it scared him. They surprisingly did as told, even Rowen who could barely support his weight.

The bad presence was rapidly disappearing, as well as the black mist.

What they saw horrified them. Cloud was on the ground, her eyes glowing red, and her face twisted in a pained snarl. Her hands supported her as black armor slowly crept up her arms.

Her screams turned into animalistic like snarls and pants as right before them her canines became sharp and grew longer into fangs.

A blue mark appeared on her right cheek. Two triangles. The kanji symbols of death and silence on her forehead, and a black dragon was visible under the rapidly spreading armor.

The male warriors were frozen in horror as a pair of bat like/ dragon wings erupted form her back in a splash of black light, crackling with dark navy blue energy, causing her to scream.

With what was the last of her humanity to screamed one last word. "RYO!" the black light enclosed overhead as the transformation completed.

The light reflected on the backs of their eyelids as they closed them on reflex. But when they reopened them, a horrid sight lay before them.

"Bloody hell." Cye whispered. Cloud was no longer cloud. She was standing up, and her armor fitted her form perfectly.

In a way it was like their sub armor, only it was adjusted for her wings and had her kanji orbed embedded in her breast.

She was pulsating raw power and her muscles budged. Blue streaks ran through her now wiry hair, and her eyes still glowed red, her face twisted into a snarl.

The armor reflected sheer evil and darkness, along with sheer unaltered power. It had small heals, done in a fashion like Ryo's, meant to reduce pressure. It looked lightweight, and hard.

No. hard was an understatement. It looked impenetrable. With it's shoulders done like Ryo's, only black and no design, with traditional Japanese studded leather on the sides, front, and back, she looked no more like the calm girl they had met.

She looked like a monster.. A monster from your worst nightmares. A being so wicked, it had to be form hell.

The energy didn't die down, and she raised a finger calmly, grinning in cruel fascination. Ryo saw what she was going to do and opened his mouth to say 'NO!' but it was too late. The words didn't have time to come out of his mouth as a ball of energy shot at Cye. It pierced him all the way through, and he fell with a clanking of armor.

His armor left him and the blood spilled on the floor. Kento's eyes became wide as he knelt down and cradled his friend. "Cye!" Cye! Don't die! Don't do this on me buddy!"

"Ken..to." the corner of the young Englishman's face twisted up into a weak smile. "I'm so..rry.." the teens eyes closed for the last time.

Kento's face twisted up into a snarl as tears rolled down his face. "You.. You monster!' the demon in Cloud's place could only grin in cruel satisfaction. She chuckled deeply, cruelly.

Kento's hands clenched and unclenched as he laid his friend's body down. "Don't worry.. I'll finish this!" he sounded a war cry and charged.

"Kento no!"

"Take this hell scum! IRON ROCK CRUSHER!" Cloud raised a hand and easily knocked his attack away.

"Is that all hardrock?' the voice was deep, dripping with sarcasm and evil. Sage shivered. "poor Halo. You can't take it can you?" she threw back her head and laugh. As she walked the floor began to age and die. She looked right at Mia, and laughed. "Run little girl!"

"No you don't!" Rowen put a bubble around Mia, and teleported her away. Cloud laughed as he fell to the floor, weakened.

"Poor Strata! What a weak and noble attempt!"

"Shut up."Rowen's armor changed into his sub armor, he could no longer bare it.

Cloud looked at Ryo, and a flicker of what was once the girl they knew shinned out for a second. "Wildfire.." she snarled.

"Cloud. please.. stop! It's us!"

"She's too far gone Ryo!" sage warned.

"Traitor!" Kento screamed, agony in his voice at the loss of his best friend.

"Poor little HardRcok, are you angry?" she laughed cruelly and raised a hand, sending a wave of wind that sent him through the wall. She floated in mid air laughing. 'I HAVE THE POWER! THE WORLD IS IN MY FINGER TIPS!!" she let out another laugh, slamming Ryo and Sage into the ground with a gush of wind.

Kento pulled himself up outside, but blood squirted form his mouth, and he fell down again. "Damn.." he choked on another handful of blood, and then his eyes closed letting the darkness take him.

"Fool.." Cloud muttered darkly. She watched Ryo shakily prop himself up. "haven't had enough WildFire?" she laughed. She began to walk towards him. She sent the house aflame with a snap of her fingers as she picked him up by his neck. "How doe sit feel wildfire? To watch everything you live for die?" Ryo let out a chocking sound, blood trailing form his mouth.

Cloud grinned demonically and sent Sage farther into the ground with a bone- crushing amount of wind. It made him cry out, and Ryo's eyes filled much to his dismay.

She threw him to the ground with a disgusted expression. "I thought you were stronger than that Wildfire.." she turned up her nose, "Pitiful. I should just kill you now."

~Wildfire!~

~Ancient!~

~Call upon the armor of purification..~

~The what?!~

~look inside yourself.~

Ryo looked up just as Cloud began gathering energy. He felt something surge within him, and he felt his fear go away.

"Powerful armor of divine healing.."

"What are you muttering wildfire?" she spat. In truth he didn't know. He just was.

"I call upon your power." his armor began to shimmer in holographic form. Cloud's eyes became slits.

"Is this your last effort to kill me? The one you love?! Feh!" she laughed cruelly, but Ryo didn't falter.

"I plea to you oh lord, who's very essence fills us all."

"prepare yourself!"

"RELEASE!" Ryo's armor flashed a brilliant gold, Cloud went flying and slammed into the wall.

When she looked again, Sage, Kento, and Rowen were all waking up.

But no Cye.

Ryo's armor was golden in color, and he looked pure of all evil. He came forth, his heavy boots making thumping noises.

He raised his hand, and Cloud got up, smiling as she gathered for an attack to. "I love you.." Ryo whispered.

Both shot their blasts, but it was no contest.

The blast hit Cloud dead on, and she screamed in pain. Everyone shielded their eyes as the flash lit the room.

TBC!!

A.N. MWAHAHAHA!! I love Cliffhangers ^^