Sakura looked up in shock as she quickly dodged an attack from the Shadowrunner. The Shadowrunner gave a roar of anger as he started heading toward the group.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Sage asked.
"If he only listens to Talpa then we are all in big trouble." Cale said.
"We can't let it leave this cavern." Anubis said. "If he gets out, he'll cause mass destruction, destroying everything he sees."
"Why do you suppose he only obeys Talpa?" Cye questioned.
"Probably because he's the one that saved him." Sakura replied.
"Die intruders!" the shadowrunner yelled as he made an attempt to grab one of them. The group split up, as the Shadowrunner grabbed empty air.
"We have to at least try to defeat this thing!" Ryo said. The other voiced their agreement as they transformed into their armors and prepared to fight. Rowen was the first to try his hand at an attack. Taking careful aim he shot an arrow, heading straight for the Shadowrunners stomach. The Shadowrunner saw the oncoming arrow and knocked it away. Rowen gave a grunt of anger as he dodged a slap from the Shadowrunner. Sage was next as he ran and tried to cut the monster with his sword.
"Not even a scratch!" he yelled as he jumped out of the way of an attack.
"My turn!" Sakura yelled as she took out her own sword. She then used some of her magic to cause her sword to glow. She then slashed her sword in the direction of the beast, sending out two sickle waves of magic at the creature. The Shadowrunner saw them coming and opened his mouth to shoot out a beam of dark energy, destroying Sakura's attack in mid air. Sakura growled in frustration.
Dais sent out his sickles, trying to trip the Shadowrunner up. The sickle wrapped around his legs as the Shadowrunner stood there immobilized for a minute. Then in a roar of determination, broke the bindings and was free to chase after them again. The others tried their hand at a direct attack, but nothing worked.
"This is going nowhere." Cale said.
"Even if we do manage to land an attack, it doesn't even faze him." Rowen added.
"There has got to be something we can do." Sekhmet added.
"We can't give up!" Sakura said. With that she rushed the Shadowrunner. He saw her coming and knocked her away with the back of his clawed hand. She landed against the wall and slid to the floor. The Shadowrunner reached for her and was just about to grab her when Ryo appeared out of nowhere, pushing her out of the way. The Shadowrunner grabbed Ryo instead. Sakura looked up to see Ryo caught in the grip of the creature. She froze.
"It's my dream! The Shadowrunner was the monster in my dream! It's going to kill Ryo!'
"No!" she yelled as she got up and rushed the Shadowrunner, hoping to save Ryo. Once again she was knocked back as she heard Ryo cry out. The Shadowrunner squeezed him tightly in his clawed grip, crushing his armor and his bones. Sakura got up and threw her sword at his arm. She knew that wouldn't hurt it but it did distract his attention off of Ryo and onto her. The Shadowrunner threw Ryo to the side and went after Sakura. The others, seeing what was happening, distracted the Shadowrunners attention off of Sakura and onto them, giving her a chance to rush to Ryo's side.
"Ryo?" she said in a questioning voice. He didn't move.
"Ryo." She called again, louder. Nothing.
"Ryo!" she yelled, shaking his shoulders.
"Guys! He's not moving!" she yelled as she cried into his lifeless chest. "RYO!"