Stitch's Pov

Yuki stood there, swinging her bolted chain over her head, She knows something. Elena and Lizzie were still fighting, I could hear explosions from outside. Yuki attacked again, sending the ball right at my face, I ducked only to get kicked in the face, Yuki stood there, glaring at me as I stood back up. I charged at her, but she simply side step. I'm not giving her a chance to attack me, slash after slash, attack after attack, Yuki simply dodged them. I went straight for her face, but she moved out of the way. I was grasping for air, as I turned around to face her again. I felt weak...the GS...I could hear my own heartbeat in my head, the pain in my stomach intensified...but I won't lose, not while finding Lilo was in my reach. Yuki smiled but then her smile broke as a cut revealed itself on her right cheek of her face. She touched her cheek, looking at the blood, horror on her face.

"You actually touched me...you made me bleed, "Her grip tightened as she swung her spiked ball chain in the air. I summoned every last little strength I had to just stand up and put my guard up, "I remember your face, you were our father's prisoner, before that Lilo freed you...such a shame too...all that effort and you still DIE!" The spike ball came at me, I felt numb...the pain was just too much...I put my sword up like a shield, but the spiked ball still crash my sword into my chest. I crashed against the wall, I was coughing up blood.

"What?" I asked, gaggling up blood still, I was leaned to the side, spitting the blood up. I was still trying to get up, Yuki was walking towards me. The spiked chain disappered and a spear appeared in her hands. I jumped out of the way as she tried to stabbed me. Angel was right, Yuki can make weapons appear but why a spear..why a spiked ball chain...Those kinds of weapons were best for long distance. While, rolling out of the way from another of her spear throws, I dropped my sword. Yuki smiled at my mistake...I can barely moved already. This time, a gun appeared in her hand, she was toying with me. Yuki smiled as she pointed at me.

I going to die. I don't wanna die. I was scared, I admitted it. Yuki was right in front of me now, her barrel to my head, my body was limped...numb...and the pain was too much. Everything slowed to a halt.

"Have courage, brave one. Show them Courage's Fiery Fury." I felt this strange glow, like before on the train...Yuki's smiled turned into shocked...she started shooting but the bullets...didn't touch me...I grew hotter and hotter...the energy was...overwhelming as if a volcano was ready to explode. I could barely breathe, fire was in my lungs, I was burning up. I must've released it...or was I dead?

Either I was dreaming or this was real. I was falling...why does it always seem like I'm falling? I felt weird, like there was this constant raking pain in my chest, clawing and tearing into my insides. I was on a horse...or at least being carried by one. I was suddenly grasping for air, my vision was blurry. I could hear a voice...it was familiar...it was Angel's voice, I looked up even though the pain of just moving my neck was so much. It was Angel, but she looked different...lighter, she had a bow and a quiver full of arrows, I couldn't see much more than that.

"Just hang on...we're almost there." She snapped at the reins, "C'mon, please...they're gaining." I was looking down, at this moment I would be freaking out, my face close to the ground but I could barely move, it took mostly all my stregth just to breathe. I turned my head to see what was chasing us, they were these black hooded robe figures but that was all they were, like being attacked by clothes with claws and screeches. They were flying over the ground, one was close to me.

It whispered in an horrible screech, "Die." It raised its claws, ready for the attack but in that instant it explodes into light. I looked up, Angel was firing her arrows, adding a little magic to them, she must have. My breathing was getting swallow, I was grasping, trying to force my own body to breathe. My body...I fell off the horse.

"No!" I heard Angel's voice yelled. I could barely move, I looked up, another one of those things was about to attack me again when it was shot by an arrow, screeching in pain. Angel came back, grabbing me under the arms and pulling me. Why can't I move? My body refused to obey, it took all my strength to keep breathing. She laid me against a rock, she was still firing her arrows until there were none left, she pulled out a sword.

"Surrender the boy, light elfling or perish along with him."

"Begone, you have no power here." She demanded, pointing her sword at them, "You are on my tuft." She lifted her hands, they were trembling, those things just charged at her...inches away.

(Another little sneak peek)

"NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I yelled, I was in my bed, I was sweating, grasping for air. Angel must have been standing close to me or something because she just fell over and off the bed. She quickly got up, looking concerned.

"Are you okay?"

"This weird dream...it felt so real...you were in it...and you..you...I don't know."

"Hey..hey..calm down. It's alright." Angel sat next to me, but then she did something unpredictable, she slapped me.

"What was that for?" I asked, holding my cheek.

"For being an ass! You could've been killed! Fighting Yuki by yourself, "She then tilted her head, looking down at the ground, "You destroyed the entire base ya know. How did you do that?"

I looked up at her, "I didn't kill no one, did I?"

"Nope, lucky for you, Nova was a fire demon, after we freed her, she protected us, Liz protected Jack and Shadow of course, and Fang protected Slang...too bad Yuki and Elena can't be killed that easily. It would have been nice though." Angel sat on the bed next to me. I was blushing as she laid on my shoulder, "I...I was worried...ya know...Yuki must have hurt you pretty bad, you were coughing up blood and...it almost seemed like you had...but that's impossible right?"

I looked away, I haven't told anyway...I know I had it, it was a miracle that no one noticed. Everyone has been so exhausted and fighting, "No way, Yuki's just bthat good. Plus, My lungs would be in pretty bad shape, if I kept coughing up blood and stuff."

"Actually, they wouldn't. Normally, after a GS attack, the stigma heals your body back."

I was stunned by what she said, "What-"

Angel just stood up, crying, "It's just like Death too! Stella always cough up blood and has her attacks but then the stigma heals her...Jumba discovered that last year...it's another form of torture. Virgil is beside himself, ya know. He gets so angry, punching holes in the wall, and..and glaring at me."

"He blames you?"

"Yes...but it is my fault." Angel started crying, my heart felt broken. Even if Angel wasn't mine, the last thing I ever wanted to see was her cry, I stood up, hugging her.

"C'mon now, Stella doesn't blame you, the others don't blame you and neither do I, even though I wasn't there. That's in the past now, once we beat Death, everything will change."

Angel wiped her tears away, but more still kept falling, she backed up, "I can see why Liz is so fond of you, Clover, Stella, even Slang and Fang like you."

"Really? That must be really strange...what about you?"

Angel's face was red, but then she smiled, that wonderful smile, "I don't know yet, anyway. I bet you're going to the beach with Liz or Clover...or someone else huh?"

I shook my head, "Nope...I was thinking about asking...ya know...Pyro or maybe Aqua Maria, now that's a hottie." Angel had this shocked look on her face, I laughed, "Joking, joking." It felt good to laugh actually, it was the first time in months, since I awakened.

"So...it's a date?"

"Unless, you're against it." I smiled, Angel was blushing from head to toe, I had the hardest time not flaring up too as I watched Angel walk out of the ruined church. I sighed, I didn't get my answer from Yuki about Lilo, and I had this weird feeling that something bad was gonna happen and those kind of feelings are never wrong.

Normal Pov

Mertle was standing in front of a mirror with dark figures in it.

"My Lords and Mistresses, one of them have already has the ability of one of the crystals and-"

"Already, at this rate all the crystals will be fully awakened before you can find Death's capsule." One of the female's voices growled.

"He isn't fully awakened, there is still time, find Death's capsule...release him...quickly."

Mertle bowed, "I know that, but we could use some more powers."

"More? We've made you nearly invincible, if you can't handle some mere mortals then-"

"Now, now, Envy, they are making progress, I think a little reward is in hand." The mirror glowed with green energy, blasting Mertle and the others, stregthening them. The figures in the mirror disappeared.