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[Dio came down quick on the demon. His blade literally inches from the man's spine. Suddenly, he is seemingly caught by an unseen force. The force holds him in place for half a second, and explodes in front of him. Sending him high into the air.

Tengu had little time to react. He flapped his wings hard and pushed up off the ground, almost halving the damage of the blow. The raven did a back flip and landed on the ground. His lip bleed slightly, but he was still smiling. He started spinning his blades by thin strings. 'Guess I'll have to get serious." The blades now spun quickly, resonating with power. Tengu caught the one in his left hand and struck the ground. A wave of sesmic energy coursed forward towards the older brother.

Angel and Kami continued to trade blows. The clinging of swords resonated off the large building's walls. Angel was fast, but Kami was an expert swordsman and seemed to be outwitting the younger brother every step of the way.

KYrai was shooved back hard by Motoko's will. The fox spirit hit the dirt and skidding a few feet. He quickly flipped up into the air and dodged nimbly out of the way as Motoko realeased a barrage of energy, exploding the ground around him.

*Sanc does a backflip as the shockwave passes under him. He lands gracefully on the broken earth and charges forward. A crater forms where his foot pushed off due to his newfound strength, and he mutters a quiet apology to the golems of the ground. He pulls back his fist as he approaches Tengu, and before striking, he splits in half... the clone keeps charging forwards, aiming his claws to gore Tenguy's stomach, while the real Sanc leaps into the air and strikes straight down from above.*

*Dio landed several feet away from Yotoko, and used his advantage he gained from his last attack to launch another strike. Dio harnessed all of his raw speed and combined it with his immense knowledge of martial arts and prepared a volley of attacks that were a desperate attempt to break Yotoko's concentration and lower his shield. Dio lunged at Yotoko knee first and prepared to throw as many punches and kicks he could muster in as short of an amount of time as possible.*

Dio'sblows landed in rapid succession, faster than the human eye could follow. Each blow seemed to weaaken the barrier and Yotoko's power could barely keep up. The last punch landed hard into the demons chest. Sending his backwards a few feet. "Why are you so angry Dio. Are you upset at what I made you do to Yadi, or are you finally realizing that I just allowed you the strength to do what you always wanted. I know your true character Dio." His third eye opens and a vast amount of chaotic energy swirls around the area, trapping both inside. "Let's see how strong you are when you have to face your inner demons." Suddenly images of what "could have' transpired in that room that night seem to play out in Dio's mind.

Sanct's attack was quick, giving Tengu barely enough time to esacpe as he leaped high into the air. His closthes getting torn up in the process and small cuts appearing all over his body. The demon dissappeared into the tree tops. "No matter what you do you will lose this fight." Suddenly, a strange wistling sound of varying pitch can be heard.

Angel had barely managed to get away from the blast. His skin was burnt slightly and he was laying on his stomach from diving out of the way. The eagle stood over him gloating. "I might keep you as a trophy. " Kami raised a blade high into the air and brought it straight down.

Kyrai hit the ground and skidded away. His body laying limp as Motoko causally walked over to him. "You are nothing but a whipped dog. You couldn't protect your wfe, nor your friends. Give up now and your death will be painless."

*Sanc searched the trees for Tengu. The whistling grew louder, and Sanc held his hands to his ears. Elec stepped from the bushes... covered in blood. It poured from her mouth, from a cut on the cheek, a hold in her chest, and several lacerations on her arms. Sanc fell to his knees as she walked closer to him, a vacant expression on her face. Sanc felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. He turned to be greeted by the glint of a scythe blade. A jerk of a near-invisible string, and the scythe was ripped viciously from his body. A spray of blood arced out and peppered some nearby trees. Elec fell at Sanc's knees as he screwed his face up in pain. This was no different than Taka's illusions.. and yet... no... something was wrong. It really was his fault this time. Elec really was dead... and she hated him for killing her... Tears filled his eyes as he slowly stood, grasping his shoulder as blood seeped out and soaked his shirt*

*Dio continued to stare at the sky as the memories of the other night replayed through his head. He wasn't possesed at all, all those things he did that night, he did them because of a deep dark desire to do anything to be with Yadi. The feelings of gloom and remorse for his actions over-whelmed him. Suddenly Dio came to a realization. He may have forced his will upon Yadi, but he would never hurt her. Even with his darkest ambition driving his soul, he would not harm her. It all came together when Dio remembered summoning Kikyo. He knew that if she were around, Yadi would be safe. He also remembered allowing Kikyo to over-take him with her vines. Dio could have easily snapped them with his brute strength, but he chose to remain bound. He chose to endure the pain of Kikyo's attacks instead of giving himself the opportunity to attack Yadi. His mind began to clear away thoughts of doubt. He knew damn well that he was in love with Yadi, and no amount of evil could ever force him to harm her. This realization unfortunately came too late. As Dio snapped out of his trance, his body was sent flying through the air by a powerful wave of telekinesis. The energy ripped through Dio's torso causing a lacerations across his chest and tearing his leather vest open. Dio refused to show any signs of the pain he was feeling and merely glared at Yotoko through the spray of blood that bloomed from his chest. He slammed into the ground hard on his back and laid still for a few seconds. Dio let out a heavy sigh and placed his hands palm first on the ground beside his head. He then kicked his legs into the air and used the moment to throw him to his feet. Dio stood holding the gash on his left pectorial muscle with one hand, and clenched his other hand into a fist.*

"Damn you for toying with my emotions! I'll never forgive you for letting my inner-evil cloud my true feelings. You are so dead...."

*Dio's eyes grew fierce as he began to sprint full speed at Yotoko. He let go of his wound and prepared his next assault on Yotoko. This time Dio used his hate against Yotoko instead of for him. His fist flew forward aiming for Yotoko's throat.*

Yokoto was compeletely caught off guard as Dio raced at him The monster was struck hard in the throat. Dio fist destroyed muscle and bone. "This can't be. Suddenly, Yokoto dissappeared in a shadow. His voice rang out around Dio. "Another time perhaps young Dio."

The clones, and Sanctum all attacked at once. There was no way to dodge the attack. The force hit like a bomb, As the dust settle. All that was left was a flurry of feathers and blood. Sanctum began to breath easy. Though in the back of his mind he could help but think he heard lafter.

Angel stood strong, he was cut up and bruised, but he was standing. Kami was actually starting to get tired now. The long fight was causing him to use more and more energy to keep his swords active. Angel prepared to attack again. "In a test of will, I can't be beaten." He rushed the mononoke again drawing back his fist. Kami suddenly let his swords dissapate and used his last bit of energy to jump high into the air. "Well you are fun to play with." With that he spread his wings and took off into the night.

Clashes of battle from Motoko and Kyrai could still be heard.

*Dio stood for several moments with his fist still at the point in which in connected with Yotoko's throat. He fell to his knees, then to his hands. Dio clutched at the wound in his chest and breathed heavily. Blood dripped between his fingers and splattered across the dirt below him. Dio then looked around in an attempt to see where Kyrai and Motoko had gone to continue their fight.*