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*By the east edge of the citadel, a small portal opens and Mastema steps through, his hand still holding Nana's through the portal as he waits for her to come through*

*He chuckles and keeps his fingers intertwined with hers* I could not put it better myself. I will not soon forget.... *smirking lightly, he starts to lead her down the streets*

*Mas was also rather serene, yet he kept alert, holding Nana close with her hand. The walk back to the tower was a slow and quiet one.... for now*

Hmm..... *He keeps walking for a little while, they were half way to the tower when Mastema stopped walking, with his eyes closed* So he's here

Sho: *A man with mid-long length brown hair steps out from a dimly lit spot, his thigh high brown boots taps lightly on the pavement. In his hand he held his refurbished katana* I've been waiting for you, Mastema. *he stops right in front of the two, about 5 meters away in a relaxed position. Slowly, he moves to put his hand on the hilt of the katana*

Mastema: Nana.... just stay where you are. I promise you and I are safe..... *Mastema's blood red scythe, the Searing Fang, forms in his hand as he steps towards Sho*

*in a flash, Sho's katana was drawn and he was on Mastema like lightning. It was a rather hard to follow fight. Sho's hand movements were almost invisible. Mastema was only able to block by spinning his scythe in a circle, sort of like a shield. First chance he gets, Mastema makes an upper cut with the back of his scythe in an attempt to hit Sho, but Sho merely steps on the scythe and launches himself into the air. Sho starts to turn in a cycle as he brings down a sort of drilling kick at Mastema. Mastema raised his left hand to the kick, grabbing Sho's foot and flinging him to Mastema's left while Mastema threw himself to his right to avoid the force of Sho's kick pushing Mastema into the ground. Mastema rolled onto one knee, while Sho flipped so that his feet would meet with the nearest wall. Using that advantage, he pushes himself off the wall, once again turning in a cyclone with arm held straight above him and the katana perpendicular to his arm's direction. He was spinning hoping the blade would catch Mastema. However, Mastema abandons the idea of using a trap and once more dives in away from the line of the attack. Mastema spinning to his side along the ground, when he lands, and rolls back to his feet. Sho, on the other hand, has his hands hit the wall of the next building and pushes back. Sho slides backwards until he's right in front of Mastema, leaning far to his right, his sword in his right hand, and his left hand on the ground. Right now, Sho's back is to Nana and he is closer*

Sho: Well... guess it's time see how our signature moves match up eh? *Sho stands and raises his right hand, bending it back so the sword is pointed down to the ground behind him. Sho's purple and red aura was gathering in very thin lines near the top of the blade*

Mastema: I suppose so. *He crouches a little and slumps forward slightly, preparing to cast one of his most used techniques. In an instant, Mastema lifts his hand into the air, palm open to the sky, and then pulls it down fast while closing his hand into a fist* Nightmare Circular! *As he shouts his summon, a crimson circle forms in front of him with a large inscribed shape/symbol on the front of it. A moment later, a large skull drenched in blood flew forth from the portal and aimed to slash Sho with a bloody claw*

Sho: Hmph! Rekkuzan!! *a purple orb with a red core forms on the top of the blade of Sho's katana. He throws his arm overhead in a slash and hurls the ball at Mastema's summon. The two attacks collide, and, after a brief blending of powers, neither attack triumphs over the other. Following in the wake of the dissappering attacks, Sho leapt forth with all his might at Mastema, readying his katana for a horizontal strike*

Mastema: *In a like wise manner, Mastema lunges forth at Sho with his scythe in position for a horizontal strike*

*There was another blinding flash, through which nothing could be seen, which only lasted a mere fraction of a second. Both are now still, leaning forward in the position where the other had been before they leapt at each other. Each was still in the same lurched forward position from finishing their horizontal strike, and each one had a silent smirk on his face*

Mastema: *A moment later, a cut appears on his cheek, bleeding very slightly* It has been so long yet neither of us have forgotten.....

Sho: *At the same time, a cut bursts open on the side of Sho's arm, bleeding a little more than Mastema's cheek only because of the place of the cut* I'm glad you didn't just forget after all this time.

*Both stand up, weapons in hand, and walk back towards each other. Once they are a foot away, they reach out their left hands in a hand shake fashion, grabbing the other by the wrist. It was obvious the two were comrades to say the least*

Sho: *releases Mastema's arm* Still using that look huh? *He laughed a bit* Some thing's never change.

Mastema: Yet many things change greatly over the times.

Sho: I'll bet. I hear you have a wife now..... and a son.

Mastema: *nods with a slight chuckle* Indeed. My son is not present right now..... however. *He turns back to Nana with a soft grin* Nana, dear, I would like to introduce you to someone....

Sho: *He sheaths his weapon and bows with his arms held straight at his sides* A pleasure. *stands and smiles lightly*

Mastema: Sho, this is Nana, my wife of about a month. We reside in the central tower of the citadel. *He turns to Nana, still with a soft grin* Nana, this is Sho...... my eldest brother.