Death's Dance

"All right Donnie!" cheered Teefa from across the battlefield, "You've finally done it. I guess all it took was a good scare to get you out of your shell." She chuckled a little bit, now she knew what to do if he didn't continue succeeding. All Teefa needed was to sneak up behind him, and frighten him a little. That would serve for now, train him until he could get it going without being afraid. Wouldn't Mother be happy?

Donnie ran up to Rooks and Max, and began hacking at the Mihan with his sword. Once in awhile he would also scream out the command, "Chikyu," and send a shockwave over the earth. That would knock the Mihan Demons off their feet, making them weaker. Finally, he could either run in for the kill, or turn his shockwave into a miniature sunder in the earth's surface. After swallowing the demons in, the crack closed.

With the power of the four orbs, two swordsmen, and one over excitable little electrically charged tiger, the Ryaions were soon killed. But then, a new type of Mihan Demon appeared. It was a large lion, with three heads. Only the head on the left was a dragon, the right was a wolf, and the center head was a lion. The Ryaimi Chimera, a powerful yet rare Mihan Demon, had shown itself. Tiara, in her twenty years of fighting them, had only seen one; from a distance on a battlefield. But it had eventually seen her and ran off. Perhaps this was one of the Divine Sorceress caliber enemies, who sensed her powers and wanted to wait.

"This one's gonna be a toughie. I've never seen such a beast in my life. But I can feel the energy radiating from the charm on the lion's forehead; it's obviously a power device. If we can smash that, then we can defeat the enemy," Amber calculated. She wasn't a Neutralizer for nothing; they had a sixth sense for energy. But the problem was, how in the name of the Throne of Yord could they destroy such a device?

Amber had tried to reach it with her spear, and was successful. But for whatever reason, she could not crack it with the brunt of her attack. Lufia tried burning it with her Takitsukeru spell, however the lion shook it off. If anything, the magic made it laugh. In a rage, she transformed into her Demon form. Even with the powerful claws she grew, Lufia couldn't even make a scratch. She was tossed back to the ground.

Max screamed, "Miss Lufia!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He ran over to his Princess, and tried to awaken her. As anger filled his soul, he saw Teefa and Sky getting into action. As Teefa chanted, she grew into her Demon form as well. At the same time, she cast the spell of merger on the already powered up Sky. Together, they became Slyph once more. However, even Slyph was thrown back, her magic unable to stand against it.

Teefa and Sky split into a Magic User and Partner. Donnie wanted to run to his sister, but he saw Rooks was already by her side, casting a healing spell. Realizing his sword and the magic of the orb was useless, the boy tried using his whip arm to constrain the Ryaimi. Of course, unlike his father, Donnie did not have the strength on his arms to hold three very excitable heads at once. He too was thrown down.

After healing the wounds on their Princesses, Rooks and Max stood up to fight. Holding up a card, Rooks called upon a strange spirit that appeared to resemble a fiery dragon. While the Mihan Demon took a fire bath, Max sneaked up from behind to attack with his sword. Although well planned out, the strategy had one flaw. From the gem on the lion's head came a barrier, to keep the magic from hitting it. At the same time, the other two heads were able to work together. At once, the dragon and wolf bit Max, and when the fire died down they struck Rooks as well. Both Partners were down, unconscious on the ground.

Amber was terrified, thoughts running through her mind at once. 'I'm the only one left, and all I have is the orb. That didn't help at all. I'm not fully trained as a Neutralizer. This looks like the end for us, I only wish I could have told my parents that I loved them one more time. I hope they're both happy in the future.' As she sat there in shock, a single tear slid down the girl's pale cheek; and onto the cold, snowy ground.

Suddenly, the Mihan Demon began to shriek in pain. Amber's aura was rising up, and she felt a new power entering her body. Somehow, her Neutralizer's abilities had activated when she cried, and they were in complete control. The girl had been afraid to use them when multiple magical targets were around, worrying she'd hit the wrong one. For when a Neutralizer uses his or her powers, they must focus on the energy in the area. That can drain one or more targets, mattering the mood. Amber had feared draining all of the energy in the three Partners on accident, she didn't want a repeat of her father and Teefa's parents.

Amber began to concentrate, and found the strength and magic of the Ryaimi filling her up. She found out that the beast had three abilities, specific to each head. The dragon had firebreath, the wolf had darkbreath, and the lion had his barriers. Darkness would do little good against a beast rotten through and through, but the fire might help. So she began to concentrate, and suddenly a lash of fire blew out of her mouth and scorched the entire Mihan. Both the lion and wolf were badly injured, and the dragon mildly hurt.

"Mizu!" she screamed, "And another Mizu!" Water and Fire were polar opposites, thus the dragon took more damage. Without his energy, the Mihan couldn't guard. Amber grabbed the spear again, and struck out at the gem on the lion's head. Filled with demon energy inside of her, Amber cracked the jewel.

The second it shattered, the Ryaimi Chimera screamed in pain. Suddenly, he began to convulse, and exploded right in front of them. Almost instantly the snow stopped, the sun came out, and warm air was felt on Amber's face. She smiled as she looked at it, now she felt much better. Japolo had been right about the Mihan making it snow. Probably, being as directionless and stupid as they were, the Ryaimi hadn't thought to use this ability earlier. If anything, the creature accidentally found out about its abilities.

As she sat their, staring at the clear blue sky, Amber felt fatigue come over her. With a small smile, and a weary sigh, the girl fainted. After all, she did use up all of the energy she'd taken from the Mihan to kill it in one blow. She landed on the ground next to Donnie, laying in a peaceful dreamworld.

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Teefa's Last Words...

And here lies the proof that this isn't a Mary Sue. Teefa didn't steal the heart of one of the male leads, she has her weaknesses as much as the next person, and the only reason she has that name is my love of old time RPGs. Everyone needs to get a chance to kill something except for Donnie and Lufia. That's only becauseDonnie's extremely inexperienced, and clumsy. And a pyro usually gets kicked around; Leena Toros from Zoids is a glaring example here.

Ryaimi: combination of Ryu (dragon), Raion (lion), and Okami (wolf).