SailorStar9: With Chapter 7 uploaded, this is Chapter 8 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairing: Kai/Ami

Disclaimers: Sailor Moon and Cardfight! Vanguard belong to Takeuchi-sensei and Akira Itō-sensei respectively. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 8: VF Circuit: The Truth of the Wind

"Leon?" Aichi blinked.

"I'm afraid that Shadow Paladin, Kagero and Royal Paladin will not be coming back." Leon voiced. "Ever." he smirked.

"What's the meaning of this?" Takuto demanded.

"Aqua Force must be the clan that leads Cray." Leon declared. "Then the Souryu people will once again rule the seven seas and dictate orders to the world. That is my wish. It's the fervent wish of my kin! The wind doesn't blow on you. You're not taking one more step. The final stage ends here. My real reason for participating in the Vanguard Fight Circuit was to thwart your plan. The Souryu people are going to regain their power and reign over the world. For that grand purpose, I had intended to sacrifice that ineffectual Goddess to be sealed away for all eternity, but Royal Paladin, Kagero and Shadow Paladin foolishly defended that worthless girl and ended up getting sacrificed in her place."

"It's just as I thought." Ami sighed. "You made a deal with them, didn't you?"

"That's right." Leon confirmed. "By drawing on their power, Aqua Force will come back."

"What does that mean?" Misaki asked.

"Souryu Leon had initially offered Harmonia-sama to them in exchange bringing back Aqua Force." Takuto explained. "Whether you said it to save your own clan or not, by selling off Harmonia-sama and the other clans, you'll betrayed all clans and their fighters."

"How dare you!" Leon growled. "Your little Queen was the one who abandoned the Aqua Force to die! I refuse to be her pawn!" he expanded the Void force in his body.

"Not only the return of Aqua Force, but your own body..." Takuto gasped.

"My ancient clan... resurrect Aqua Force." Leon droned. "In order for the Souryu people to once more become supreme rulers of the world, I'm willing to make any sacrifice."

Ami responded by igniting her Cosmo, counteracting the darkness wave Leon fired out.

"It's useless." Leon taunted. "The wind is blowing on me. Don't think for a moment that the Cray warriors can stop me when they've been stripped of their power. Impossible..." he was taken aback when Harmonia's Cosmo flared, nullifying the darkness pillar that was forming around her. "I was sure your power is sealed off. But is this alright?" he mocked, the shockwave of the colliding energy waves caused the cloth sash to be ripped off from her arms and revealing the rapidly expanding area of darkness.

Kai reached up to grab the strip of cloth from flying off.

"Onii-san, Ami's arm..." Kamui gasped.

"Such a horrible wound..." Misaki breathed.

"Ren-sama..." Asaka shifted closer to her team leader.

"What..." Lee gawked as the two wielders of opposite powers decked it out.

"Was that?" even Ali was stunned by the display of power.

"He must be stopped..." Takuto hissed. "Before Harmonia-sama's body is completely consumed by the darkness."

"Tatsunagi Takuto, this space is that the foolish girl constructed is connected to Cray." Leon concluded. "Thanks to that, I can feel the power from them directly. Leaders who are loved by the wind, you should follow the lead." he let himself be engulfed by a swirling pillar of darkness and unleashed the darkness wave at his opponents.

Harmonia channeled her Cosmo via the Justice Star staff, splitting the energy wave right into two. "Leon, you're mistaken!" she rebuked. "Aqua Force wasn't abandoned! In actual fact..." igniting her Cosmo even stronger, she sent Leon's past self's memories to the Souryu family head.

"What is this..." Leon whispered, his mind was bombarded by his past self's memories.

Flash

"Isis-sama," Ladon presented himself before his Queen, said female was anguishing over the sealed glass coffin that withheld Void. "Is that..."

"Yes." Isis nodded, turning to her fourth Guardian. "Even though Void's seal is enforced by my blood, I fear it is only a matter of time before the seal failed and thus releasing Void."

"Then, allow me and my clan the sacred duty to guard the seal." Ladon requested.

"Ladon, you..." Isis breathed. "Do you know what safeguarding Void's seal will entail?"

"I do" Ladon answered. "Even if it means that Aqua Force would be forgotten by the clans of Cray, it is a small price to pay for the continued peace of Cray."

Flash

"Ladon, your noble sacrifice will never be forgotten." Queen Isis whispered from window of her room as she watched Ladon led his clan off to their ancestral home and taking the Void sealed coffin with him.

"That's not true..." Leon was in denial when the memories ended. "It can't be! You're lying!" he let loose an even more powerful wave of darkness, that instantly blasted the others away.

"Leon!" Harmonia pleaded.

"Power flows into me." Leon let Void consume his being. "Behold, this is Void, the power of nothingness. Once my power is filled with this power, the world will bow before Souryu Leon. I'm surprised you were not blown away like the others." he looked at the Harmony Goddess who was still before him, her Cosmo still brimming brightly. "Well, it matters not. Do whatever you can to maintain this space. It's only a matter of time before your entire body is consumed by Void."

"It seems we've been separated from the others." Kai noted.

"Ren-sama..." Asaka muttered.

"This way." Ren turned, activating his Psyqualia.

"Ren..." Kai blinked.

"I smell Souryu Leon." Ren replied. "Or Psyqualia, anyway."

"Ren-sama!" Asaka hurried after him, with Kai bringing up the rear.

"Ren, we're counting on your nose." Kai noted, Ren leading the group. "Let's hurry up."

"Are you worried about the Kozuki princess, Kai?" Ren teased. "But I will tell you I'm no dog."

"Whatever, just get moving." Kai chided, trying his best to ignore the gnawing feeling in his heart.

Harmonia simply counteracted Leon's expanding Void power with her own Cosmo, resulting in the darkness wound that had completely covered her arm to spread to her upper torso.

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