Seriyu snapped out of his daze and gazed in fury at Sakura in the arms of Ryo. He knew he had lost this battle so he attempted to leave. Ryo saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He immediately went after Seriyu. Seriyu sped up, but was blocked by Anubis standing at the door. Seriyu stopped and glanced around the room, when he saw it. The amulet lying on the floor a few feet away from Sakura.
'If I get that amulet back, I can use that to get myself out of here.' He thought as he dived for the amulet. Sakura saw what he was heading for and grabbed it a split second before Seriyu. Seriyu clawed at her hand as Sakura tossed the black gem to Ryo. Ryo caught it as Seriyu let out a scream of rage.
"Give me back that amulet!" he said threateningly as he once again grabbed Sakura and held her in a position that she couldn't fight. "Or she gets it."
"Destroy it Ryo. He won't hurt me." Sakura yelled. Ryo hesitated. He didn't want to risk Sakura's safety.
"He needs me to get under my father's throne." Sakura yelled when she noticed Ryo's hesitation. Ryo face hardened in determination as he threw the amulet at the wall. The amulet hit the wall and burst into tiny shards of glass. Seriyu screamed in rage as he tossed Sakura roughly to the floor. Seriyu then ran and jumped out the living room window. Shards of glass filled the air as Seriyu ran. Ryo rushed to Sakura's side.
"You all right?" he asked as he gently picked her up. Sakura looked at the broken window and breaking free of Ryo's grip ran after Seriyu.
"Sakura!" Ryo called after her.
Sakura stopped long enough to explain herself. "I can't let him get away!" she yelled. "This could be my only chance to pay him back for all the things he's done!" Sakura turned and ran in the direction Seriyu had gone. She ran hard, her feet pounding against the ground as she rushed to catch up to him.
Her face was a mask of determination. She had to make him pay. Sakura drew he sword as she picked up her pace.
"You better hope I don't catch up to you Seriyu!' Sakura thought as she hurried after Seriyu. She eventually saw him in the distance. Being so close to finally being able to extract her revenge Sakura got an added boost of speed allowing her to catch up to the retreating villain. She leapt in the air and came down hard on Seriyu's back, causing him to stumble and fall. The two rolled and landed with Sakura on top, sword raised and inches from his throat.
"I'm going to make you pay for all the things that you have done!" Sakura hissed as her eyes flashed in anger.
"You going to kill me?" Seriyu asked even though he knew the answer.
"Got any better ideas?" She replied sarcastically as she raised her sword. Seriyu shut his eye waiting for the feel of cold steel against his flesh. Sakura was about to kill him when she heard her name.
"Sakura!" Ryo yelled. She turned to see Ryo and Anubis running toward her, panting hard.
"I'm busy!" Sakura said returning to the task at hand.
"No, Sakura! Don't kill him!" Ryo commanded.
"Why in the world not?" Sakura demanded not letting up on her hold of Seriyu.
"It's not your place to decide whether or not he lives or dies." Ryo answered. Sakura turned her head and glared at Ryo before returning to casting a cold stare at Seriyu, but what Ryo had just said struck a nerve. Sakura hesitated as she stared at Seriyu. Seriyu noticed her hesitation and took advantage of it by pushing her off. He then took off running as fast as his legs could carry him. Sakura shook her head to clear her thoughts and stood up, preparing to chase after him again when she felt Ryo's hand on her arm.
"Ryo, let me go, he's going to get away!" she said urgently as she attempted to tug her arm away. Ryo's grip remained firm.
"Sakura, if you kill him, you'll be no better than he is." Ryo said softly. Sakura stopped staring at the direction Seriyu had gone and turned an angry look at Ryo.
"What?!" she demanded angrily. She was this close to finally being able to repay Seriyu back for what he had done to her and now Ryo was trying to get her to spare his life.
"We broke the amulet, he can't fool us again." Ryo answered. "Just let it go, Sakura." Sakura closed her eyes, fighting with herself. Ryo took her in his arms and held her close. Sakura leaned her head against him as she started to cry.