SailorStar9: This is Chapter 3 of this fic. (Sighs) Every time I write these B.S. disclaimers, I die a little inside. Remember, boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck I don't even know if my pairing is original.

Chapter 3: The Girls' Secret Talk

"Princess!" Sōjirō was immediately at Elenaithil's side, the immortal Mercurian princess kneeling on the ground in the ice fortress where Demon Eyes Kyo's body had been immobilized.

"They've come." Elenaithil panted. "So, it's finally time. I would never have thought the Mibu clan would go this far; as to resurrect Oda Nobunaga a second time. If he gains this body," she cast a look at Kyo's frozen form. "Then everything would be lost. How could you be so foolish, Sakuya?" she muttered. "To actually summon a Demon's Gate. There was a reason why Selenity-sama labeled that spell as 'Forbidden'. You were lucky I managed to seal away the Demon King's body before the Gate opened, neutralizing the spell and negating the sacrifice."

"This is Kyo's real..." Yuya gaped as the Jūnishinshō trio led her to the ice block that held Kyo's body.

"Kyo..." Akira rested his head on the ice. "Finally, we meet."

"Let's break it." Makora suggested.

"What was that?" Shindara was immediately on the alert. "Could something have happened to the master?"

"I'll..." Makora started.

"This..." Akira's attention was diverted by the sudden rise of mist which spread across the woods. The fog moved as if it was alive, present to engulf whoever was in it's way. And it was accompanied by an unseasonal chill, that froze the moisture in the air into small bits of frost that clung to greenery around it. The others wondered for a moment if this was a natural phenomenon of the area, but the the ice wielder had no doubts as to its nature.

"I applaud you for coming so far." Elenaithil voiced, merging from the shadows, her ice freezing the quartet feet-first. "But your journey ends here. You will find that you won't be able to break my ice." she turned to Akira. "You would know, as an element manipulator yourself, that when two persons with the same element face off, the one who is powerful, wins. No one," she declared. "Will be able to melt my ice."

"Why do you oppose us, child?" Shindara demanded.

"Because, by denying your master this body, my mistress is merely ensuring that the timelines do not derail." Sōjirō replied, beside Elenaithil. "She's doing everything she can to make sure that the Mibu clan does not win this war; that the destined future is not destroyed."

"Please tell me what the Mibu clan is." Yuya requested. "Why do they have to awaken Oda Nobunaga?"

"Yuya, you must return to Kyo's side." Elenaithil instructed. With a wave of her hand, the immortal ice maiden freed her captives. "My back is turned." she added. "Leave. An ice clone." she snorted when Akira's body shattered. "Quite impressive."

"NO!" Yuya screamed, stopping the pending fight between Kyo and Akira.

"It can't be!" Akira was shocked.

"Kyo, everyone..." Yuya breathed in relief. "Thank goodness."

"I see." Akira noted, seeing Makora, Shindara and Sōjirō behind the Bount hunter. "You mean to tell me she freed you? Well that's alright. I know where Kyo's body is." he sheathed his blades.

"Akira, hold it!" Kyo demanded, the ice wielder jumping off, using his ice wall to prevent Kyo from following him.

With Akira gone, Makora and Shindara followed suit.

"Fireballs!" Migeira was stunned. "What the hell is going on?"

"No good." Yukimura voiced. "It's dangerous here. Let's get out now!"

"Follow me." Sōjirō instructed and took off.

"Nobunaga," Elenaithil breathed. "You rushed your resurrection. Are you planning to fully revive with this? At the very least..." she glanced at the unconscious Santera. "I managed to save this little one."

Flashback

"You..." the panting Yuya blinked, the recovering trio turned to see Santera.

Elenaithil recognized the desperation in the child's eyes and caught the girl before she collapsed, surprising Makora and Shindara when Santera's powers had no effect on the deific female. "Freezing Restoration." Elenaithil's healing spell washed over the injured child, removing not only her curse, and also healing her wounds.

"Princess..." Sōjirō stopped in his tracks, seeing Elenaithil exit the thicket, Santera in her arms.

"It's already too late." Elenaithil informed. "My ice coffin was destroyed and in the confusion, Shatora fled with his body."

"So, the four years you spent guarding it was all wasted." Sōjirō echoed.

"Perhaps, perhaps not." Elenaithil just smiled mysteriously. Everything is as it should be, right, Selenity-sama? She mused.

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