"It's no use, they're not listening! We have to do something!" Cye said urgently.
"We know Cye, but what can we do? We're stuck in these things!" Ryo shot back.
"It's wrong, it's all wrong! This shouldn't be happening at all. Ancient, why won't you help us?" Mia thought in concern.
"After everything that all of us have been through, I would never have thought that something like this would actually happen. There has to be another way, there just has to be. It can't end this way." Kento thought as neither he nor Kaye made a move.
"I hope that the two of you are not trying to stall. Because if you are, then I might have to give you some motivation." Lieah said as she began to get impatient.
"NO! You don't need to. We're ready." Kaye replied as she was trying not to favor her wounded shoulder. She then gave a quick nod in Kento's direction, and he gave one back.
"Forgive me." Kento and Kaye thought at the same time as they began to charge at each other.
Just as they were getting closer, Kaye leapt onto the fallen tree, and then pushed off of it to get behind Kento. Kento quickly turned around and delivered a kick to Kaye's stomach, making her fly back into another tree. Kaye arched her back from the force of the impact, and then fell to the ground on her hands and knees. Kento wanted to run towards her, but then he remember that he couldn't help her, and she couldn't help him, no matter how bad they wanted.
"Aw, that's it? And here I was hoping for a real battle." Lieah taunted with a smile.
"Don't count me out just yet." Kaye replied as she slowly started to get up from the ground, and then got herself ready for the next attack. Kento gave a quick smirk; he knew that it would take more than just one kick to keep her down. So then Kento decided to start the offensive. He charged at her, just as he got close enough, he swiped his staff towards her head. Kaye dodged, barely, and then quickly did a leg sweep, knocking him on his back. She quickly brought her staff high above, and then delivered a swift blow to his head. Kento quickly blocked her attack with his staff and pushed her away. They both stood up, breathing heavily, staring at each other.
"Damn! My shoulder is starting to get to me." Kaye thought as she grabbed onto her shoulder and winced.
"Why is she holding onto her shoulder like that? I didn't think that she was injured that much already." Kento wondered as he kept his eyes on her.
"This is just great, my shoulder kills, I can't let it, and I have to concentrate on this stupid fight." Kaye thought as she slowly changed her fighting position.
"Wait a minute, that's the same shoulder that..." Kento realized as his eyes went wide.
"Oh boy, he knows. He knows, dammit!" Kaye swore under her breath.
"If you two don't start fighting, then I'm just going to send some more lightning bolts towards your friends." Lieah warned.
"No! There's no need, we, ah we just needed to catch our breaths for a minute." Kento replied as he glanced angrily at her.
"Fine, now that you have your second wind, then I suggest that you two stop stalling." Lieah shot back. As she said that, both of them started to circle each other, looking for an opening.
"Kaye how's the shoulder?" Kento whispered in concern as he thrust his staff at her.
"It's...fine." Kaye whispered back as she deflected his staff. Kaye brought her staff around, so she could swipe Kento's feet out from under him. He saw this coming; he jumped up and behind bringing his staff in front of her as he pulled her into him, which made Kaye drop hers to the ground.
"Yes! Finish her!" Lieah yelled in excitement.
"Kaye." Kento whispered as he brought her closer.
"Yea." Kaye whispered back.
"Step back." Kento said.
"What?" Kaye asked.
"Step back." Kento said again.
"Why? Kento, what are you trying to pull?" Kaye asked.
"Trust me, and just step back ok," Kento replied, "you do trust me, don't you?"
"Of course I trust you. What kind of question is that?" Kaye asked.
"Just do it." Kento replied as he moved his hands into a different position.
"Ok, I'm ready when you are. Just tell me when." Kaye said when she realized what he was doing.
"Now!" Kento replied as they both stepped back at the same time. And then Kento flipped her behind him, into the air, and right towards Lieah and Alex. Kento then quickly turned around and jumped right after her.
"What? What are you doing?" Lieah asked in astonishment as she saw them come right towards them.
"What does it look like? They're coming for us." Alex replied as he tried to get out of the way.
"Hey! Where do you think that you're going? You're gonna miss all of the fun!" Kaye said as she tackled Alex.
"Alex!" Lieah exclaimed as she started to go and help him.
"Where do you think you're going? We've got some unfinished business to take care of." Kento said as he tackled her.
"All right Kento!" Cye exclaimed in excitement.
"How dare you!" Alex said angrily as he glared at his opponent.
"Ok enough is enough! You are going to let our friends out of those things right now!" Kaye replied angrily.
"I think that you better listen to the lady. You don't want to piss her off, trust me." Kento said with a smirk.
"Thanks a lot Kento." Kaye replied as she glanced over at him.
"Sure, any time." Kento said as he glanced back.
"Why aren't the two of you fighting each other? If you two don't fight, then your friends will pay the price! What! Where is it?" Lieah asked as she was searching for something.
"You mean this?" Kento asked as he dangled her pouch in front of her.
"Give me that!" Lieah replied as she lunged for him.
"Kaye, catch!" Kento said as he threw it to her.
"I got it!" Kaye replied as she caught the pouch.
"Alex, get that pouch from her!" Lieah yelled angrily.
"Be a good girl and give me the pouch." Alex taunted as he started to approach her.
"You know what really annoys me?" Kaye asked as she kept her eyes on him.
"What?" Alex asked back as he kept on coming.
"It's when people just won't stop patronizing me. It's quite annoying, just like you." Kaye replied as she started to back away.
"Oh no you didn't. You didn't just call me annoying." Alex said as he started to become angry.
"Well, duh yea. What else should I have called you?" Kaye replied with a smirk.
"That was your last mistake! No one, and I mean no one, calls me annoying!" Alex said as he charged at her with anger flared in his eyes.
"Ah yea, I think that's my cue to leave." Kaye thought as she took off with the pouch, and Alex not too far behind. "Kento, be careful."
"Hey! Where do you think that you're going?" Alex asked as he jumped over her head and landed right in front of her.
"What's it to you?" Kaye asked back as she got into defensive position.
"If you give me that pouch, then I'll set your friends free." Alex said as they circled each other.
"Yea right! Like I'm going to take your word for it." Kaye replied sarcastically.
"Take a look around, it's not like you have a choice, now does it?" Alex said as his eyes narrowed.
"Then tell me, what's so important about this pouch anyway?" Kaye asked.
"That's only for me and Lieah to know," Alex replied, "now, give it back!"
"Forget it! If you want it, then you'll have to take it from me." Kaye shot back.
"My pleasure." Alex replied as he quickly jumped up to the nearest tree, and then dropping down behind her, and slashing at her wounded shoulder.
"Damn, he's too fast. I can't keep up, especially with this shoulder." Kaye thought angrily as she tried to dodge his attacks.
"Demon's scream!" Alex yelled as he delivered one of his special attacks that sent Kaye flying.
"I...I have to get up. I...have to...fight." Kaye groaned as she struggled to get up.
"Aw what's the matter? Didn't you like my attack? Here, why don't you try this one and see if you like it. I know that I do, it's my favorite. Soul rever!" Alex called out as the attack hit his target.
"Aw, it looks like that I over did it just a bit." Alex mused as he picked up Kaye's body and went back to the others.
"What's taking that worthless brother of mine so long to retrieve that pouch?" Lieah wondered as she was avoiding Kento's attacks.
"You know what they say, it's not a good idea to keep things inside, otherwise, you'll just blow Kento taunted with a smirk.
"Shut up!" Lieah shot back.
"Sis, hey sis! Look what I have!" Alex yelled as he threw Kaye's body a few feet from Kento.
"Oh God!" Mia whispered in shock.
"Kaye!" Kento yelled as he ran over to her, and then knelt down.
"Alex, mind telling me what took you so long?" Lieah asked in annoyance as Alex gave her back the pouch.
"Sorry, sheesh I thought that you would show some gratitude. You got your pouch back, didn't you?" Alex replied in annoyance.
"Yes of course, you're right. I am greatful, thank you, and I'll show you how greatful I really am." Lieah said with a cold grin.
"Lieah, how could you?" Alex asked in shock as she withdrew her hand from his large, gaping hole in his chest.
"Easy little brother, but don't worry, there's one more thing that you can do for me." Lieah replied.
"No...Lieah, don't!" Alex begged with his last breath, as she somehow merged him inside of her body.
"We know Cye, but what can we do? We're stuck in these things!" Ryo shot back.
"It's wrong, it's all wrong! This shouldn't be happening at all. Ancient, why won't you help us?" Mia thought in concern.
"After everything that all of us have been through, I would never have thought that something like this would actually happen. There has to be another way, there just has to be. It can't end this way." Kento thought as neither he nor Kaye made a move.
"I hope that the two of you are not trying to stall. Because if you are, then I might have to give you some motivation." Lieah said as she began to get impatient.
"NO! You don't need to. We're ready." Kaye replied as she was trying not to favor her wounded shoulder. She then gave a quick nod in Kento's direction, and he gave one back.
"Forgive me." Kento and Kaye thought at the same time as they began to charge at each other.
Just as they were getting closer, Kaye leapt onto the fallen tree, and then pushed off of it to get behind Kento. Kento quickly turned around and delivered a kick to Kaye's stomach, making her fly back into another tree. Kaye arched her back from the force of the impact, and then fell to the ground on her hands and knees. Kento wanted to run towards her, but then he remember that he couldn't help her, and she couldn't help him, no matter how bad they wanted.
"Aw, that's it? And here I was hoping for a real battle." Lieah taunted with a smile.
"Don't count me out just yet." Kaye replied as she slowly started to get up from the ground, and then got herself ready for the next attack. Kento gave a quick smirk; he knew that it would take more than just one kick to keep her down. So then Kento decided to start the offensive. He charged at her, just as he got close enough, he swiped his staff towards her head. Kaye dodged, barely, and then quickly did a leg sweep, knocking him on his back. She quickly brought her staff high above, and then delivered a swift blow to his head. Kento quickly blocked her attack with his staff and pushed her away. They both stood up, breathing heavily, staring at each other.
"Damn! My shoulder is starting to get to me." Kaye thought as she grabbed onto her shoulder and winced.
"Why is she holding onto her shoulder like that? I didn't think that she was injured that much already." Kento wondered as he kept his eyes on her.
"This is just great, my shoulder kills, I can't let it, and I have to concentrate on this stupid fight." Kaye thought as she slowly changed her fighting position.
"Wait a minute, that's the same shoulder that..." Kento realized as his eyes went wide.
"Oh boy, he knows. He knows, dammit!" Kaye swore under her breath.
"If you two don't start fighting, then I'm just going to send some more lightning bolts towards your friends." Lieah warned.
"No! There's no need, we, ah we just needed to catch our breaths for a minute." Kento replied as he glanced angrily at her.
"Fine, now that you have your second wind, then I suggest that you two stop stalling." Lieah shot back. As she said that, both of them started to circle each other, looking for an opening.
"Kaye how's the shoulder?" Kento whispered in concern as he thrust his staff at her.
"It's...fine." Kaye whispered back as she deflected his staff. Kaye brought her staff around, so she could swipe Kento's feet out from under him. He saw this coming; he jumped up and behind bringing his staff in front of her as he pulled her into him, which made Kaye drop hers to the ground.
"Yes! Finish her!" Lieah yelled in excitement.
"Kaye." Kento whispered as he brought her closer.
"Yea." Kaye whispered back.
"Step back." Kento said.
"What?" Kaye asked.
"Step back." Kento said again.
"Why? Kento, what are you trying to pull?" Kaye asked.
"Trust me, and just step back ok," Kento replied, "you do trust me, don't you?"
"Of course I trust you. What kind of question is that?" Kaye asked.
"Just do it." Kento replied as he moved his hands into a different position.
"Ok, I'm ready when you are. Just tell me when." Kaye said when she realized what he was doing.
"Now!" Kento replied as they both stepped back at the same time. And then Kento flipped her behind him, into the air, and right towards Lieah and Alex. Kento then quickly turned around and jumped right after her.
"What? What are you doing?" Lieah asked in astonishment as she saw them come right towards them.
"What does it look like? They're coming for us." Alex replied as he tried to get out of the way.
"Hey! Where do you think that you're going? You're gonna miss all of the fun!" Kaye said as she tackled Alex.
"Alex!" Lieah exclaimed as she started to go and help him.
"Where do you think you're going? We've got some unfinished business to take care of." Kento said as he tackled her.
"All right Kento!" Cye exclaimed in excitement.
"How dare you!" Alex said angrily as he glared at his opponent.
"Ok enough is enough! You are going to let our friends out of those things right now!" Kaye replied angrily.
"I think that you better listen to the lady. You don't want to piss her off, trust me." Kento said with a smirk.
"Thanks a lot Kento." Kaye replied as she glanced over at him.
"Sure, any time." Kento said as he glanced back.
"Why aren't the two of you fighting each other? If you two don't fight, then your friends will pay the price! What! Where is it?" Lieah asked as she was searching for something.
"You mean this?" Kento asked as he dangled her pouch in front of her.
"Give me that!" Lieah replied as she lunged for him.
"Kaye, catch!" Kento said as he threw it to her.
"I got it!" Kaye replied as she caught the pouch.
"Alex, get that pouch from her!" Lieah yelled angrily.
"Be a good girl and give me the pouch." Alex taunted as he started to approach her.
"You know what really annoys me?" Kaye asked as she kept her eyes on him.
"What?" Alex asked back as he kept on coming.
"It's when people just won't stop patronizing me. It's quite annoying, just like you." Kaye replied as she started to back away.
"Oh no you didn't. You didn't just call me annoying." Alex said as he started to become angry.
"Well, duh yea. What else should I have called you?" Kaye replied with a smirk.
"That was your last mistake! No one, and I mean no one, calls me annoying!" Alex said as he charged at her with anger flared in his eyes.
"Ah yea, I think that's my cue to leave." Kaye thought as she took off with the pouch, and Alex not too far behind. "Kento, be careful."
"Hey! Where do you think that you're going?" Alex asked as he jumped over her head and landed right in front of her.
"What's it to you?" Kaye asked back as she got into defensive position.
"If you give me that pouch, then I'll set your friends free." Alex said as they circled each other.
"Yea right! Like I'm going to take your word for it." Kaye replied sarcastically.
"Take a look around, it's not like you have a choice, now does it?" Alex said as his eyes narrowed.
"Then tell me, what's so important about this pouch anyway?" Kaye asked.
"That's only for me and Lieah to know," Alex replied, "now, give it back!"
"Forget it! If you want it, then you'll have to take it from me." Kaye shot back.
"My pleasure." Alex replied as he quickly jumped up to the nearest tree, and then dropping down behind her, and slashing at her wounded shoulder.
"Damn, he's too fast. I can't keep up, especially with this shoulder." Kaye thought angrily as she tried to dodge his attacks.
"Demon's scream!" Alex yelled as he delivered one of his special attacks that sent Kaye flying.
"I...I have to get up. I...have to...fight." Kaye groaned as she struggled to get up.
"Aw what's the matter? Didn't you like my attack? Here, why don't you try this one and see if you like it. I know that I do, it's my favorite. Soul rever!" Alex called out as the attack hit his target.
"Aw, it looks like that I over did it just a bit." Alex mused as he picked up Kaye's body and went back to the others.
"What's taking that worthless brother of mine so long to retrieve that pouch?" Lieah wondered as she was avoiding Kento's attacks.
"You know what they say, it's not a good idea to keep things inside, otherwise, you'll just blow Kento taunted with a smirk.
"Shut up!" Lieah shot back.
"Sis, hey sis! Look what I have!" Alex yelled as he threw Kaye's body a few feet from Kento.
"Oh God!" Mia whispered in shock.
"Kaye!" Kento yelled as he ran over to her, and then knelt down.
"Alex, mind telling me what took you so long?" Lieah asked in annoyance as Alex gave her back the pouch.
"Sorry, sheesh I thought that you would show some gratitude. You got your pouch back, didn't you?" Alex replied in annoyance.
"Yes of course, you're right. I am greatful, thank you, and I'll show you how greatful I really am." Lieah said with a cold grin.
"Lieah, how could you?" Alex asked in shock as she withdrew her hand from his large, gaping hole in his chest.
"Easy little brother, but don't worry, there's one more thing that you can do for me." Lieah replied.
"No...Lieah, don't!" Alex begged with his last breath, as she somehow merged him inside of her body.