"AAAHHH!" Cye exclaimed in pain as he grabbed for the back of his shoulder.
"Cye!" Mia cried out as they saw the dagger sticking out of his shoulder. With everyone's attention on Cye, no one noticed that Kaye also grabbed for her should at the same time.
"Damn! How could have I felt that?" Kaye wondered as she kept her concerned eyes on him.
"Kento, Rowen hold onto him! I'm going to pull out the dagger." Sage said as he started to pull it out.
"Hold on Cye, Sage almost has it out." Rowen told Cye as he tightened his grip.
"Almost there...got it!" Sage replied as he finally drew out the dagger and threw it to the
ground.
"Cye, are you all right?" Kento asked in concern.
"Yea Kento, I'm fine my shoulder's just a little sore." Cye replied.
"How did that happen? Lieah and Alex are out there; so then how did Cye get that dagger in his shoulder?" Ryo asked as they turned their attention towards the two that are standing out there in the rain.
"With those two who knows, I guess that anything is possible." Kaye replied angrily.
"I was right, if either one is hurt, then the other one is hurt as well. Hmm, this bit of
information could play into my favor." Lieah thought as an evil smile crept across her face.
"Hey! What's going on?" Mia asked as she found herself, Ryo, Cye, Rowen, and Sage floating in midair inside some sort of energy bubble.
Ryo unsheathed his swords and started to try and cut away at the bubble, "it's not working, I'm not even making a scratch," Ryo said as he put back his swords.
"What! No way, I'm going to try," Sage said as he took his nodachi and sliced away. "I can't either, so now what?"
"I don't get it, why are Kento and Kaye not trapped like us, unless..." Rowen wondered curiously.
"Hey! Get them out of there right now!" Kento said angrily as he glared at Lieah and Alex.
"Sorry, but that's not going to happen." Alex replied with a grin.
"But I suppose that I could tell you how to get them out." Lieah said with a cold grin.
"Ok I'll bite, how can we get them out?" Kaye asked as she kept her eyes on them.
"All you have to do is..." Lieah started to say.
"Yea? All we have to do is what? Just spit it out!" Kento said angrily.
"Fight each other." Lieah replied.
"WHAT!" Kento and Kaye said in surprise at the same time.
"Yes, all you have to do to win your friends' freedom is to fight each other to the death." Lieah replied as she laughed.
"You're insane! There's no way that you'll make them do that!" Sage said in disbelief.
"Silence!" Lieah replied as a bolt of lightning struck each of the bubbles, making them yell out in pain.
"Stop it!" Kaye yelled at her. Lieah looked into Kaye's eyes and knew that she had more than enough.
"So then, are you going to do it? Are you willing to fight the one that you love to the death?"
Lieah asked.
"Is this what she had in mind the whole time? This was her revenge, to have us battle each other?" Kento wondered.
"What's your decision? Have you decided whose life or lives are more important? Here, let me help you along." Lieah said as she sent another bolt of lightning at them. Again each of them yelled out in pain.
"We can't fight each other, and we can't risk their lives by not fighting. Ancient, help us."
Kento pleaded.
"I'm waiting." Lieah said as she was starting to get impatient.
"Kento, what are we to do?" Kaye asked as she looked at him in concern.
"We're going to have to fight." Kento replied in a whisper as he closed his eyes. Kaye nodded; she knew that he felt the same way that she did.
"No! You can't!" Ryo yelled at them.
"Ryo's right, you can't fight each other! What happens if you two do fight, what makes you think that she won't turn around and just finish us off as well, huh? What then?" Sage yelled.
"Don't you think we realize that?" Kaye yelled back at them as she and Kento turned around with tears threatening to come down from both of them.
"Well, what is your answer?" Lieah asked.
"We'll fight, but only in our sub-armor. No sure-kills or powers, just straight hand to hand combat." Kento replied as they both turned around and faced her.
Lieah thought about this for a while, "done, but you will each have a weapon, and I'll even be generous enough to provide for you," Lieah said as she made two bo staffs appear hovering in midair next to her.
"Sis, wouldn't it be sporting of us to let the two love birds say good bye before the battle?" Alex asked as he threw her a glance.
"I suppose that I could allow them to say good bye one last time," Lieah replied as she glanced back at him and then looked over towards Kento and Kaye.
"Kento, whatever happens, I'll always love you, I'll never leave your side." Kaye said, as she looked deep into his eyes.
"Kaye, I'll always love you too, and I'll be with you, always." Kento replied as they kissed each other.
"Ok, ok time's up. Now can we get to the fight?" Lieah asked as she was starting to get impatient again. They broke their kiss, and then they slowly walked around the fallen tree, and faced each other on opposite ends.
"Kento, don't! You can't!" Cye yelled to him. But Kento just stood there not wavering, trying to fight the tears that were threatening to fall.
"Kaye, you know that this isn't right!" Rowen yelled to her. Kaye just stood there, trying also to fight the tears. They stood there, just staring at each other, ignoring the pleas coming from their friends. Lightning struck again in different directions as the rain started to come down even harder than before.
"Let the battle begin!" Lieah said as she threw the two bo staffs towards them. They caught their weapons and faced off.
"Cye!" Mia cried out as they saw the dagger sticking out of his shoulder. With everyone's attention on Cye, no one noticed that Kaye also grabbed for her should at the same time.
"Damn! How could have I felt that?" Kaye wondered as she kept her concerned eyes on him.
"Kento, Rowen hold onto him! I'm going to pull out the dagger." Sage said as he started to pull it out.
"Hold on Cye, Sage almost has it out." Rowen told Cye as he tightened his grip.
"Almost there...got it!" Sage replied as he finally drew out the dagger and threw it to the
ground.
"Cye, are you all right?" Kento asked in concern.
"Yea Kento, I'm fine my shoulder's just a little sore." Cye replied.
"How did that happen? Lieah and Alex are out there; so then how did Cye get that dagger in his shoulder?" Ryo asked as they turned their attention towards the two that are standing out there in the rain.
"With those two who knows, I guess that anything is possible." Kaye replied angrily.
"I was right, if either one is hurt, then the other one is hurt as well. Hmm, this bit of
information could play into my favor." Lieah thought as an evil smile crept across her face.
"Hey! What's going on?" Mia asked as she found herself, Ryo, Cye, Rowen, and Sage floating in midair inside some sort of energy bubble.
Ryo unsheathed his swords and started to try and cut away at the bubble, "it's not working, I'm not even making a scratch," Ryo said as he put back his swords.
"What! No way, I'm going to try," Sage said as he took his nodachi and sliced away. "I can't either, so now what?"
"I don't get it, why are Kento and Kaye not trapped like us, unless..." Rowen wondered curiously.
"Hey! Get them out of there right now!" Kento said angrily as he glared at Lieah and Alex.
"Sorry, but that's not going to happen." Alex replied with a grin.
"But I suppose that I could tell you how to get them out." Lieah said with a cold grin.
"Ok I'll bite, how can we get them out?" Kaye asked as she kept her eyes on them.
"All you have to do is..." Lieah started to say.
"Yea? All we have to do is what? Just spit it out!" Kento said angrily.
"Fight each other." Lieah replied.
"WHAT!" Kento and Kaye said in surprise at the same time.
"Yes, all you have to do to win your friends' freedom is to fight each other to the death." Lieah replied as she laughed.
"You're insane! There's no way that you'll make them do that!" Sage said in disbelief.
"Silence!" Lieah replied as a bolt of lightning struck each of the bubbles, making them yell out in pain.
"Stop it!" Kaye yelled at her. Lieah looked into Kaye's eyes and knew that she had more than enough.
"So then, are you going to do it? Are you willing to fight the one that you love to the death?"
Lieah asked.
"Is this what she had in mind the whole time? This was her revenge, to have us battle each other?" Kento wondered.
"What's your decision? Have you decided whose life or lives are more important? Here, let me help you along." Lieah said as she sent another bolt of lightning at them. Again each of them yelled out in pain.
"We can't fight each other, and we can't risk their lives by not fighting. Ancient, help us."
Kento pleaded.
"I'm waiting." Lieah said as she was starting to get impatient.
"Kento, what are we to do?" Kaye asked as she looked at him in concern.
"We're going to have to fight." Kento replied in a whisper as he closed his eyes. Kaye nodded; she knew that he felt the same way that she did.
"No! You can't!" Ryo yelled at them.
"Ryo's right, you can't fight each other! What happens if you two do fight, what makes you think that she won't turn around and just finish us off as well, huh? What then?" Sage yelled.
"Don't you think we realize that?" Kaye yelled back at them as she and Kento turned around with tears threatening to come down from both of them.
"Well, what is your answer?" Lieah asked.
"We'll fight, but only in our sub-armor. No sure-kills or powers, just straight hand to hand combat." Kento replied as they both turned around and faced her.
Lieah thought about this for a while, "done, but you will each have a weapon, and I'll even be generous enough to provide for you," Lieah said as she made two bo staffs appear hovering in midair next to her.
"Sis, wouldn't it be sporting of us to let the two love birds say good bye before the battle?" Alex asked as he threw her a glance.
"I suppose that I could allow them to say good bye one last time," Lieah replied as she glanced back at him and then looked over towards Kento and Kaye.
"Kento, whatever happens, I'll always love you, I'll never leave your side." Kaye said, as she looked deep into his eyes.
"Kaye, I'll always love you too, and I'll be with you, always." Kento replied as they kissed each other.
"Ok, ok time's up. Now can we get to the fight?" Lieah asked as she was starting to get impatient again. They broke their kiss, and then they slowly walked around the fallen tree, and faced each other on opposite ends.
"Kento, don't! You can't!" Cye yelled to him. But Kento just stood there not wavering, trying to fight the tears that were threatening to fall.
"Kaye, you know that this isn't right!" Rowen yelled to her. Kaye just stood there, trying also to fight the tears. They stood there, just staring at each other, ignoring the pleas coming from their friends. Lightning struck again in different directions as the rain started to come down even harder than before.
"Let the battle begin!" Lieah said as she threw the two bo staffs towards them. They caught their weapons and faced off.