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Batrias winced, holding his chest. He started to think. Kayura had dealt him a serious blow, and Sage had defeated him before...could it mean that he didn't have the One Armor? Was that possible? If it was, then where did his armor come from?

"What you accept or don't accept has nothing to do with what must be done," Batrias said. "Now, submit yourself, and save the world. Or, preserve yourself and damn it. Either way, it would seem a cruel fate awaits you."

"I am not confused," Batrias said, "But-"

"Shut up already!" Kayura shouted, punching Batrias in the face. Then, she spoke to Lena. "It's time we showed these 'warlords' what saving the world really means!"

"SILENCE!" Tusuki's voice shook the walls and foundations of the building.

She herself was armed now, with a sword looking far too big for her slender frame to manage.

"I don't much care about this Blacksmith and I really don't care, Batrias, if by letting him fail or suceed if you will see the light of another day. I have one agenda, and one alone. The Wildcats destroyed my life, my home, my family. Then the Ronins killed my father and I was left with nothing. Even my best friend betrayed me. I will have my vengence and I will do all in my power to do so. If that means killing this Blacksmith with you, so be it, if it means killing everyting in my path, I will do it."

"Yeah, i will be finfe." She mumbled and shook her head. 'Something is not right though...why was Lena taken away from us?' She thought as she clenched her hands.

In her dreams, she remembered darkness surrounding her and others screaming for help. Could this actually be happening? Could the evil that laid within the darkness slowly take over the world without the others knowing it? Bitting her lower lip, Kanita looked up at the sky. "I am going. I know the darkness inside out and I know what it's like being on the side of evil. If Lena is there, I can help." She stated in a low whisper.

This was going to be hard for her. Rarely has she ever tapped into her element of darkness and now was the time. But it has consummed her before and she knows what evil was like. Sighing heavily, the girl quickly walked towards the woods, there, she hoped that her powers can actaully help her out in the time of need.

Sighing to herself, Kanita want into a clam like state. "I hope that this works." She whispered, closing her eyes; The young girl had placed her helment back onto her head anc tried to feel for Lena.

Not knowing on what will lay ahead of her, the girl continued to try. Finally, she had a hold of her energy power. but something was wrong, something was not right with her. Bitting her lower lip, Kanita had allowed the darkness to take control of her body. For a ying yang fighter, she had always feared this part and now, now was the time for her to actually try it just this once.

Within a blink of an eye, the girl had made it to Lena. As she had opened them, something had actually gotten a hold of her. Could this be fear? Or was it something else? Whatever it was, the girl had stayed within the darkness. Hoping that it could conceal her until the time was right.

Silence fell upon the room like a heavy anvil. A heavy anvil which made no noise. Kayura stared down Tusuki. Sehkmet stared down Kayura. Batrias stared down Lena. Lena stared down Batrias. Kale held his sides in an attempt to keep from laughing.

"Now!" Kayura shouted.

At the same time, Kayura rushed forward to Tusuki, staff meeting sword while Lena grabbed hold of Batrias' hair and kicked him in the backside.

"That should teach you to mess with cute young girls, old man," Lena said.

Sehkmet charged, trying to land a blow on Kayura's back. His swords found their mark, slicing into Anubis' old armor. Kayura arched her back, helpless against the pain the lanced through her body. Tusuki, seeing an opening, punched Kayura directly in the face. Kayura reeled back, into Sehkmet's arms. All of the sudden, Kayura felt a sword at her neck. She didn't know how serious Sehkmet was about all of this, but she didn't want to take the chance. She grabbed Sehkmet by the back of his head and threw him into Tusuki. Both Tusuki and Sehkmet fell to the floor in a heap. Kayura regained her composure at once and pointed the Ancient's staff at the both of them. The staff shone brightly, and, at the moment that Tusuki and Sehkmet rolled in opposite directions, the staff released an explosion of energy.

Batrias tried to calm himself down, but he had just been kicked in the butt by a girl! He let his eyes focus down the length of his blade as he held it before him, pointing it at Lena. "If you will not choose death for yourself, I will choose it for you," Batrias said.

"As if!" Lena replied.

Batrias brought his heavy white sword down in a cleaving motion, trying to split Lena's skull in half. The sword moved quicker than Lena expected (size was deceiving, after all), but Lena was able to dodge by falling on her back. The Sword of Vengeance buried itself in the floor between Lena's legs. Lena saw, with Batrias leaning down at her, that a red kanji symbol glowed on his forehead. She recognized it as "wrath."

"But how?" She wondered aloud. "How can you be following the virtue of your armor if you're being so cold-blooded?"

"Because my armor is not virtuous," Batrias said. "It merely instructs me on the best way to redress injuries, to get revenge on any person I wish. That is its primary function."

"The One Armor, if it exists," Lena scooted back as Batrias pulled his sword free. "Should be more than that."

"Perhaps it is not," Batrias suggested.

Sehkmet and Tusuki found their feet at the same time, and rushed Kayura at once. Kayura backflipped out of the way and secured the Staff of the Ancients to her back. Then, she drew her starlight swords. When she hit the ground, she linked the swords together and spun them around in a circle.

"Be on your guard," Sehkmet said. "This is when-"

Kayura crouched, the swords seeming to disappear, jumped at her enemies. In midair, the swords reappeared and she said, "Feel the scream of my starlight swords! Star!! Storm!! Scream!!"

Lightning flashed out of nowhere and struck Sehkmet and Tusuki. Tusuki saw an opening, and, despite the pain she felt from the move, jumped in the air to meet Kayura. What Tusuki didn't expect was-

"Black Lightning Slash!" Kale cried out. A rush of void energy hit Tusuki full in the chest. Sehkmet had been downed by Kayura's move, and, as Kayura drifted to the ground, Kale said, "Now is your chance! Escape while you can!"

Tusuki was already getting back up. "It's time to spill your blood, girl," she said.

Kayura was already on the move. She snatched Lena up off the ground, chanted a spell quickly, and disappeared.

"What was that, my warlord Kale?" Tusuki asked.

"That," Kale answered, "Is the beginning of my rebellion against you." And before Tusuki could do anything about it, Kale disappeared.

"Batrias?" Tusuki asked.

"You have no part in this, warlady," Batrias told her. "You are merely a bloodthirsty tyrant who does understand the ramifications of her actions. You are nothing more than the worst parts of your father reincarnated."

Tusuki growled at him.

Lena blinked in surprise as she was suddenly snatched up by Kayura and taken out of the danger zone. Blinking rapidly, she felt her heart thump, her internal battle and the surprise of the other merging into one. When the teleportation stopped, she slid to the ground, her heart still beating in her chest as if it were a manifestation of the fear she had experianced in mere moments before.