(A/N) I would just like to clear up a mistake. On the last chapter I made a vital typo and typed the wrong name. It had been corrected and the chapter is up and running. I would like to thank those who pointed it out and stopped me looking like too much of an idiot as it was vital to the plot. Thanks luv Becky.

"Seismic Kick" shouted Raimundo and Wuya flew across the room as the floor beneath her rippled. She was smashed into the wall and crushed by several tons of earth.

Raimundo was there in a matter of minutes and picked up her by the ankle, swung her around and slammed her into a wall. Wuya felt blood spatter from her nose. Raimundo wasn't just fighting for Kimiko now; he was fighting her as well. He didn't want to see her kept in Wuya's clasp and even if it meant killing them both, he was going to release her. In a way, Wuya still won this way round, but dying wasn't her thing.

Wuya lashed out her hand, thrusting her palm into Raimundo's face. Fire spurted from the smooth skin; Raimundo staggered backwards, his hands over his face to prevent the skin from being burnt off.

"Wind!" Shouted Raimundo and the flames were blown backwards towards Wuya.

Wuya cut through the flames with one finger, splitting it into a thousand pieces. It scattered and disappeared in the air. She watched him as he blinked; trying to moisten his eyes again after the intense heat. She stepped forward and picked him up by the shirt, throwing him across the room. His head hit the stone with a sickening crack and he was dazed for a second as he struggled to get back to his feet and fell back down.

"You're not in the same league as Kimiko," Said Wuya, "But then again, you weren't made an apprentice until later. Do you remember that? That was why you joined me."

Raimundo finally managed to stagger to his feet and put a hand to his head. There was a large bump and blood was on his hand. He suddenly looked up and kicked out to his right, hitting Wuya in the stomach. He had sensed her coming before hand. He grinned down at his opponent.

"Tiger instincts." He said and winked, "Thank god for Omi, huh?"

Wuya drew in her breath, staggering backwards. However, soon Raimundo had grabbed her by the hair and slammed her face into the wall. She fell back and down to the floor. She wiped a hand across her face, wiping away the fresh flow of blood.

"I can predict any move you'll make. I might not be right all the time, but I'd say that it's going to be difficult for you to win now!" He said, his eye narrowing, "Now get up and out of my girlfriend."

"I can't," Said Wuya, I bonded up permanently," Said Wuya, trying not to think about what Kimiko had said inside her mind.

"Too bad!" Said Raimundo, before suddenly sending out a blast of wind.

She was blown across the room and smashed into the wall. It cracked and a few rocks fell to the floor. Wuya used her magic to levitate the rocks and they flew at Raimundo. He didn't move. He raised a hand and the rock fell two feet in front of him. A small smile spread across his face.

"My turn." He said, and rocks lifted out of the walls, the floor and ceiling and flew at her.

Wuya did her best to dodge most of them, but one caught her in the hip, making her spin around. She got up on it gingerly. It was broken, but badly bruised and would make it difficult for her to move quickly.

Before she knew what was happening, Raimundo was in her face. He went to hit her, but Wuya lifted an arm just in time. Raimundo's fist struck her wrist. She ducked down and hit him in thee stomach. He had already tensed up, guessing her move, but he still staggered back a few paces, giving Wuya time to kick up high, catching him in the chest.

Raimundo slid back a few paces. Rock fell from the ceiling and he jumped, flipped and landed behind Wuya. He span around and cut his hand through the air. It connected with her neck. She fell down and regained control as she grabbed his leg and flipped him backwards onto his back. Raimundo rolled out of the way as Wuya's fist connected to the stone floor where his head should've been. The floor cracked and the crack slid up the wall, causing more rocks to fall down. This was bad; it was making it difficult to move quickly if they had to keep dodging between the rocks to get to each other. Not only that, but they could end up trapped in the cave, then it wouldn't matter who won …

Wuya suddenly fell back and screeched. Raimundo stared at her. He hadn't touched her yet, what was up? Then he saw it. Dojo had slid up her leg and sunk his fangs into her leg. Blood tickled down from beneath her trousers. She spat as Dojo slithered back towards Raimundo. Raimundo had forgotten he was there, and he was glad he was. At least one of his friends might survive …

Kimiko waited until Dojo bit Wuya to try and take control again. She concentrated, tried … and failed. Wuya was still too strong, but luckily, Raimundo was wearing her down. Naturally he was causing her body a lot of damage as well, but she'd live … for now. If only she could get control long enough to activate the ring of the Nine-Dragons. Then she could separate them and help Raimundo.

Raimundo, her only love, was fighting to save her, but at the same time he was putting her life at risk. Of course Kimiko would rather die than let Wuya take control of her forever and Raimundo knew that, hence the big battle. However, she wasn't going to let that happen unless she had no other choice. It was a small chance, but she could just about manage to get control if Wuya lost concentration for too long and her mind was weak. Fighting was difficult on both mind and body, planning your next move was the most difficult point and it was probably while Wuya was trying to do that, that was when Kimiko was most likely to gain control, even if for just a minute or so, she could get her message across.

"Raimundo …" She whispered, trying to concentrate, "I'm not going to let you down."

Raimundo, holding Wuya in an arm lock, slammed her into the wall and grunted as he held her there. She jerked her head back, hitting him in the nose. He let go for a brief second and Wuya turned and thrust out her palm, sending him backwards. Raimundo slid back and fell backwards over a rock lying on the ground.

Wuya suddenly froze, hearing a voice in her head …

"I'm not going to let you down …"

(A/N) Hope you enjoyed. I'm trying to get this to move along more quickly and I'll start uploading the prequel soon. Luv Becky.