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Hikari Ino ran through a vast forest in night time following the signal that was meant for her. She hated fighting more than anything, but if someone she cared about was in trouble then she had no choice

Hikari stopped as she was in the right area, but she was the only person around! Not another life was near her, and this worried Hikari

All was silent in this ghostly and dark forest. Until….

'Ah you're here Balance!' a cruel feminine voice called out. Hikari turned to where the voice came from, and saw a person with a Horse mask and brown coat, and was seemingly carrying someone in her hands

'It's about time you came! I am Uma the Horse Darkside, and your opponent! I was getting bored kicking around this sack of shit!' Uma laughed, dropping the person onto the floor, and lifting its face to show to her

Hikari gasped! The person she had beaten up was known other than Reki the Balance of knowledge!

'REKI!!' Hikari screamed at her fallen fellow Balance. Reki looked her in eyes and said

'Hikari….run…you can't…..hurt her…..she's…' Reki was about to explain something, but was cut off by Uma foot smashing his face into the ground

'I did not give you permission to talk! Fucking Balance! This is exactly where all you Balances should be! Under the hard foot of us Darksides!' Uma laughed, while Hikari fumed with anger

'GET OFF OF HIM!!' Hikari shouted. She raised her arm, and blew a strong gust of air via her airbending Uma. Uma was thrown back hard into a tall tree, causing it to fall down on top of Uma

Hikari rushed to Reki to help the badly injured Balance. His whole face was swollen and bruised. His arms and legs seemingly broke, and his chest bloody

'Jesus what did she do to you Reki?! Did she ambush you?' Hikari asked confused. Uma so far did not seem very tough

'No Hikari!....this Darkside…..you need to run! Neither of us can defeat it!' Reki pleaded

'What?' Hikari suddenly heard a rustling noise from where Uma was lying. The ground shok as the Zodiac got back up on its feet

'Now that was rude! You know that's not how a queen should act!' Uma mocked

'I'll show you how a real queen acts!' Hikari growled jumping at Uma. She swings her fist straight into Umas face, knocking her back

Hikari landed numerous hard hits on Uma. Thanks to her training with Tsunade, and the fact she had natural Balance strength, each punch caused the ground to shake. Yet despite the hard hit, Uma didn't seem very hurt at all

'Had enough?' Hikari grumbled at a kneeling Uma. Uma slowly stood up and raised her arm

'Oh yes I think that was quite enough for me! Now it's my turn!' Uma stated about to swing her arm

'HIKARI WATCH OUT!!' Reki shouted, but it was too late

BANG

The whole forest erupted in a huge earthquake that could be felt for miles. The cause of this earthquake was in fact Uma's punch!

Hikari pante in shock. She had thankfully dodged the incoming punch by jumping to the right, causing Uma's punch to hit the ground. She could not believe what strength this Darkside had!

'Damn I missed! And I'd stored all that power too' Uma grumbled in annoyance

'W..what was that! I thought the Monkey Zodiac was supposed to be the super strong one!' Hikari stated, still in shock from the Darksides unbelievable strength

'Oh yea big brother Yamazaru is the brawn of the Zodiacs. In fact he may be the strongest Zodiac of all! But you see my power is quite different from super strength' Uma stated

'Hikari run! Inflicting pain on her just makes her stronger!' Reki pleaded

'What is that supposed to mean?! Relax I can beat her in one shot!' Hikari proclaimed. She slammed her palm onto the ground, and an electric like current shot out into the ground. She was using her Alchemy

The ground around Uma began to fidget, until eventually three huge spikes shot out of the ground. They easily impaled through the Darkside, going through the shoulder, left leg, and stomach. Uma gargled at the pain of being impaled, but after a minute, began laughing!

'Oh yes! Yes that's exactly the kind of pain I love! I want more Balance! Come on give me more!' Uma almost pleaded, enjoying the feeling of pain

'You want more pain?! Fine by me Darkside!' Hikari spat transmuting the ground again. This time she caused a part of the ground beneath Uma to turn into a giant fist. The fist swung up straight into Uma's stomach, easily breaking her ribs

Uma gargled slightly, but once again she started to laugh!

'Oh come on! That didn't even pierce my skin! You can do better than that!' Uma spat, desiring even more pain

'SHUT UP!' Hikari screamed running up and punching the Darkside straight in the face, sending her flying back into a hard tree

Despite all this pain Uma got back up once again! Still laughing madly

'Oh yes! That's quite enough pain! Can't have too much though or else it will hurt me! Now let's finish you both off for good!' Uma laughed, raising her arm toward both Hikari and Reki

To Hikari this seemed impossible! There was a good few feet between her and Reki, and she doubted Uma could hit her both in one go. Hikari could not understand what this Zodiac was planning!

It was then a thought popped into Hikari's mind! The ability to withstand large amounts of pain, and the incredible power she showed. Could it be possible…

'KURO CERO!!' Uma shouted, and from her finger tips came a gigantic Cero! So huge that the whole area around her was engulfed by the blast! Easily killing all life nearby

When the dust cleared, almost half the forest was destroyed and burnt to ashes. There was no sign of either Hikari or Reki, like they had been completely blown up

'Wow! That was easy!....Too easy' Uma said uncomfortably. She then looked to her left and right and saw nothing. However when she looked up….

'Angel wings!' Uma stated surprised as she saw above her was Hikari flying via two gigantic wings sprouting from her back. One wing was black, the other was white

In her arms she carried a bloody Reki, injured but safe. Uma was impressed, for Hikari had been able to grab Reki and dodge in the nick of time

Hikari flew down to the floor and carefully dropped Reki. She then made the wings on her back disappear, and faced Uma with a new understanding

'By the look on your face girl you understand my ability! Congrats to you' Uma sneered

'It makes sense now. You absorb all the pain that's given to you, and then blast all it back by a punch or a Cero' Hikari revealed

'Correct! Fits me don't it? After all Horses will keep on running and running despite the pain or fatigue they may be feeling! Horses are strong creatures that are not stopped by pain!' Uma boasted

'True, but still there's only so much pain a horse can take! You may be able to absorb pain, but you must have a limit!' Hikari stated. Uma clapped her hands

'And you even found out my weakness! Kudos, but don't think that changes anything! I may have a limit, but you're not gonna be able to reach that limit' Uma stated. Uma was surprised however, when a smile showed on Hikari face

'Oh there is! You haven't seen half of what I can do!' Hikari stated, raising her arm at the cocky Uma. Suddenly a dark energy glowed from her palm, and Reki eyes widened in shock

'That move!.....You're gonna use Dark Bending!' Reki exclaimed

'What? What the fuck's Dark Bending?' Uma demanded

'A combination of Fire and Earth Bending! It is one of Hikari strongest attacks! But, I doubt even this is enough!' Reki sighed, finding the situation hopeless

'You see that! Even your fellow Balance has given up hope! What makes you think that little attack will actually brake my absorb limit hmm?' Uma asked smugly

'Because, a dear friend of mine gave me this!' Hikari took out her pocket with her other hand a Life Aura! Given to by Roscoso

'A Life Aura! That'll triple the power!' Reki exclaimed. Reki flinched at this

'TRIPLE!!…aw fuck!' Uma cursed

BOOM

A blast of earth and fire combined, tripled by the Life Aura, hit Uma head on, blasting the Darkside with ease. There was no way that she could absorb such pain

Suffice to say, the whole forest was gone now

'Wow! This thing is strong!' Hikari exclaimed looking amazed at the Life Aura. She then went over to Reki and helped him onto his feet

'Once again young Hikari, you amaze me to no end! You defeated this monstrous creature! I've never seen such a Darkside in my life' Reki complimented

'That's because it's a manufactured Darkside! Drake has gotten stronger, he can produce his own Darksides! And each one he makes considers him a god!' Hikari explained, shivering at the thought

'THAT'S BECAUSE HE IS A GOD!!' Uma shouted. The two Balance turned to see Uma, who's left arm, leg and most of her chest had been blown off, limping towards them

'Fucking Balances! I'll make you feel the full wrath of my god! If I have to reveal my true form then so be it!' Uma proclaimed, grabbing her mask, and ripping it off her face. Cue the transformation!

Uma was incredibly tall, nearly twice Hikaris size. Her skin was brown and her hair white. Her eyes were blood red, and sick grin was on her face

'Well Balances be warned the pain you feel now could've been avoided if you'd just given up! Don't beg for mercy then!' Uma laughed

'Like I'd ever!' Hikari growled, raising her arm to blast another attack

'Dark Bending!' Hikari shouted firing a huge blast of Fire and Earth towards Uma. The blast connected with ease, but to Hikari horror Uma didn't seem fazed at all! The Darkside had absorbed it!

'Nice try, but in this form my absorption of pain is limitless! I can not die from any form of pain whatsoever! I am immortal!.....'

Can Hikari beat someone who can survive extreme pain? Stay tuned to find out