"Sabria! We have to hurry and rescue it!" Toumin hurried Sabria as the two ran through a series of hallways but they were met with rather heavy resistance. Sabria knew she couldn't remain a coward forever and managed to take on a few dozen guards using only her one hand and two feet but even that wasn't enough.

"You shouldn't use such basic attacks against such powerful guards. Use these!" Toumin noted, firing a series of ki blasts that obliterated the countless guards barring their path. Each ki attack was that of a small blue beam which seemed to penetrate the hearts of its victims, turning them to ash in an instant.

The guards were a bit overwhelming but Sabria managed to sweep through them with a simple gesture of her hand, hastily defeating them while at the same time avoided they're attacks swiftly. After they disposed of the guards, a mysterious presence could be felt throughout the area.

"Do you feel this massive power in the air around us? Its him… Xiphos is closing in on our position. We have to hurry before he catches up with us." Toumin calmly said but Sabria knew better than this. She knew of some powers Xiphos possessed in his arsenal, but not everything she needs to know.

"Yes yes, I already know. But I've never fought him before. How can we avoid fight a monster like that who slaughtered millions of innocent people?" After those words left Sabria's mouth, Toumin stopped just after Sabria noticed his movements come to a screeching halt.

"Huh, what's wrong? I thought we were in a hurry." Sabria inquired of Toumin who suddenly appeared before her, staring at her face while at the same time she was blushing. After taking a few steps back, sweat was dripping down Toumin's face in absolute awe.

"It just dawned on me of how oblivious you are to what's happening around you but yet, at the same time, I'm amazed. The way I see it, your not in the least bit fearful of Xiphos, even though you've never even fought him before or see him fight. Why would you-" His words were then interrupted by Sabria's change in expression which seem to startle Toumin a bit.

"Your wrong! True, I didn't get the chance to fight Xiphos in the seven years I've been trapped here… but I remember the day he used his power to completely eradicate my home planet! How could I forget such a terrible thing? He slaughtered everyone I care about. I must fight him, no matter what happens!" Sabria bravely said, much to the surprise of Toumin. He was taken aback by such powerful hopeful words.

After a few minutes of silence, Toumin sat on the ground against a wall and stared at his watch. "Oh my, we seem to be behind on time. No matter, these things happen. Sabria, let me ask this. Where do you get all your confidence from?" When Toumin asked such a question, Sabria fell to the ground, placing her hand on her head as if she were in pain.

"I… I'm not sure. The confidence appeared so suddenly, I had no time to react. So I said what was needed of me. Where does it come from?" While Sabria was struggling to recall where her confidence came from, a guard appeared from the corner and attempted an attack, only to be killed by Toumin with a simple ki blast to the chest.

"This area is compromised. Come along, we have to hurry to a safe spot!" Toumin gestured to Sabria who quickly got up and ran towards an area devoid of guards. What the two entered was rather unusual for them, something which caught the two by surprise.

The place they entered looked to be that of a small laboratory-like trophy room, with countless gems and jewels scattered about the area and the occasional flasks and cups used for concocting strange potions or poisons. "Look at this place… so many assorted ingredients and treasures. Is this where he stockpiles everything he's collected over the past few years?" Toumin noted, with Sabria looking around and noticed two familiar objects dangling on what looks like a stone statue head.

Sabria reaches for the strange objects and manages to pull one off while Toumin grabs the other. "No way! These objects… I've only heard of them in legends, said to only be used in desperate situations against the forces of evil. The name of these objects are-" Toumin's words were soon interrupted by the door being kicked down.

"Potara Earrings. Well well well… what do we have here? Two maggots looking to be squashed by the likes of me. Hehehe…" Xiphos entered the room, looking at Sabria who snuck one of the earrings into her pocket before being rammed towards the wall by Xiphos.

"You brat, thinking you could escape this place was laughable. Too bad for you, I'm fresh out of mercy. How should I kill you? Strangling you would just waste away my strength, not to mention I'd have blood on my hands, literally. What do you think?" Xiphos said with a sinister smile on his face. There was a great deal of silence in the room before being interrupted by Xiphos throwing the quiet girl across the room.

"Sabria!" Toumin tried to run towards her but was stopped mid-way by Xiphos who appeared before him with amazing speed. Swiftly with one hand, Toumin was swatted away like a fly towards the wall, damaging him moderately but refused to back down and charged forth at him.

Sabria's PoV

Man, that attack was pretty darn powerful, he actually managed to break some of my innermost bones. Huh, so this is what death feels like… no wait, I'm not dying just yet. Wait, why is Toumin fighting Xiphos all of a sudden? Does he care about my safety that much or is he pretending to be on my side? Oh how hard is to find trust in this cruel, twisted world.

Putting that aside, I've been feeling something very strange in my chest, about two years ago in fact. Every now and then, my heart would beat uncontrollably, I would feel my right hand struggle to escape on its own, even attacking anyone who came too close. But the pattern is… too random for it to hold a meaning. At the same time, I feel as if it's a part of who I am. If I somehow manage to unleash it, what will happen to me?

Is it though? Well, even I'm not sure what it really is, just a hunch is all. Yeah, it was two years ago that I began having strange bursts of uncontrollable rage, constantly trying to escape the chains but to no avail, attempting to kill anyone who dared to set foot in my room but again to no avail. It began to die down when the guards visited me lest often. Wait, what's that? Its some sort of glowing object from afar… will it help or hinder me? Either way, I have to use whatever it is.

Normal PoV

"Pathetic! You couldn't even hold a candle to my face! Hahaha!" Xiphos proudly said, making short work of Toumin who tried with all his might to defeat the Emperor but was unable to due to their massive difference in power. After Toumin was defeated, Xiphos began charging a powerful ki attack with his right hand, intended to eradicate the weak from his sight.

"Farewell, old fool! In the end, know that I, Emperor Xiphos, sent you to oblivion!" While Xiphos was about to finish Toumin off, Sabria rushed past the two with amazing speed and came across the strange object she was mentioning in her head. The object in question was glowing a bright yellow color, while at the same time Xiphos appeared from behind and knocked the poor girl away with a swift kick to the abdomen.

White Sabria was struggling to move, Xiphos on the other hand picked up the glowing object with his left hand and slowly approached Sabria. She was becoming terrified by what Xiphos was truly capable of, easily defeating her and Toumin with only a series of hard punches and kicks.

"Hehehe. Today is your lucky day, girl. This is the time when you will have died, alone and forgotten. But how should I kill you I wonder? Beating you… ah, I've already said that, did I not?" Xiphos said, much to the displeasure of Sabria who tried to get up but Xiphos smashed her foot with a simple gesture. No screams escaped her mouth, not even a cry for help.

"Your no fun. No matter, I suppose it's a bout time I put a stop to this nonsense. Farewell, fool." Upon emitting those words from his mouth, Xiphos began powering a powerful purple energy ball in his right hand which size easily outclassed that of Sabria. Closing her eyes, she accepted her death at the hands of this madman.

"Are you intending on letting this man end your life?" An unknown voice that only Sabria could hear spoke, not knowing from where the source is coming from.

Author's Note: I do hope your all enjoying this story, oh how amazing it is. Enjoy it… I guess. I'll release Xiphos' power level in the next chapter. Until then, enjoy!

Sabria's Power Level: Unknown

Toumin's Power Level: Unknown