Chapter 14- A Swift Hand

Beat appeared in the ruins first he turned and waited for the others...but no one came, "Ton? Duraku? Where is everyone?" Beat said, then his phone rang, "Beat? Is anyone else there?" Beat heard Ton's voice, but it was a very small and raspy voice, "No, no one else is here..." Beat said, then Ton's raspy voice came back, "Ok well I'm--" His voice was cut off by static, "Ton? Ton?!" Beat said in the phone, then he put it away.

Beat saw nothing to do but proceed forward. He stepped into a very brightly lit room, the room was incredibly bright, normally the ruins were very dark, but this piece of the ruins was brighter than the forest. Beat stepped into the room, he spotted two dark bringers in the corner of the room, they were sheilding their eyes from the birght light. Beat seized this oppurtunity to take out these dark bringers, he brought out his twin brand and charged forward, he spun the tiwn brand cutting the dark bringers and sending them to the floor.

Beats phone rang, he quickly picked it up in hope it was Ton or someone else, "You want your friends? Well then come to the center of ther ruins.." An unsusally clear voice said to Beat, "Don't worry, they are not harmed, and a few others are still wandering, but they won't stay that way for long.." The voice said and hung up, sweat rolled down Beats forehead, he had to obey, he couldn't risk anyones life.

Ton had a similar call and he was also making his way to the center of the ruins, Ton drew out his Sange as he stepped into a room of Del-d's, the Del- d's turned to look at Ton, they looked at each other, when one pointed and gurnted, they all charged forward, Ton slightly squatted, and readied his Sange, then smiled.

Hyozanryu had lost his freind Ryo a few minutes ago to a pack of Gran sorcerors, "Why didn't they take me?" Hyozanryu said to himself, when he heard the gentle swinging of a photon blade, he turned and blocked the delsabers assault with his agito, he tore through the one delsaber with one swing. Five more delsabers jumped at Hyozanryu, he jumped back to dodge the attack, then readied his agito for battle.

DarkMagician was wandering around after Duraku had disappeared, "Duraku! Duraku!" DarkMagician continueslly yelled into the empty rooms that he was standing between, DarkMagician wandered in another empty room, "Duraku!" He yelled, no answer. He continued across the room, and down a hall, when he emerged from the door of the room, he stood with his mouth open.

Beat was standing over the dead bodies of several merlans, when his phone rang again, "What?" He said angrily through the phone, "Beat, no one elses phone is working, I suspect that Geon Iris has destroyed any outer connection to keep you from helping each other." Beat heard Rannu's calm clear voice, "Am I close to her?" Beat asked, "Yes. She is in the next room, once you go in the energy build up will be to great to use the phones. I have just one piece of advice. Don't ever stand still." Rannu said as he hung up.