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Chapter 27 - Damages

S.Y. 650 Muro 10 4:49 S.Q. - Broken down Bardonia Chancellor's Office

"Uhhh…so I don't think that disappearing act is normal, you?"

[Rion]

"I agree..."

[Gixoh, as he begins wincing in pain, and dropping to his knees]

"Are you okay?!"

[Rion, as he rushes to him, collapsing to the ground]

Sirisa notices the two as they fall unconscious. Leaving Liam to catch up to Lepricus in the midst of battle, she heads over to help them.

"It looks like it's about time."

[Miuwa, thinking]

"He should have run out of arrows by now, what's going on?"

[Lepricus, confused]

"I hope you're prepared!"

[Miuwa, yells with rage]

"Prepared for what..."

[Lepricus, thinking]

As Lepricus let out that thought a flash happened. The next thing he knew an arrow was heading towards him. One much bigger than the previous.

"I don't think I'll be able to dodge that."

[Lepricus, thinking]

As the arrow is about to hit its target. Liam appeared in a flash, slicing the arrow in half.

[Splash, the arrow dissolves into a liquid]

"You're lucky I made it in time."

[Liam, turning to Lepricus with a smile]

"You can say that again."

[Lepricus, giving Liam a Manshunian welcome]

"I see…so that must mean Nizer was defeated. It only makes sense he was the weaker one, to begin with."

[Miuwa, with disappointment]

"Now that it's two against one this should be over quickly."

[Liam]

"I wouldn't be so sure of that."

[Miuwa, activating a skill]

Miuwa begins to pull the moisture around him, creating small pools of liquid. As they begin to reform themselves, they take on the shape of tiny arrows. They slowly begin to take aim at both Lepricus and Liam.

"This doesn't look good."

[Liam, a bit wary]

The arrows begin to rush at the two. Even with Liam zipping his way through and Lepricus slashing as many as they can, they were still hit, stopping their approach to Miuwa. Forcing his way through Lepricus finally made it in range. Releasing an onslaught of attacks he rushed himself into Miuwa. The force of the hit pushed Miuwa back.

"Maybe I have underestimated these two a little."

[Miuwa, as he begins to cough up blood]

Before he could recuperate, Liam rushed behind, sending him back into Lepricus' attack range.

"Where did he come from?"

[Miuwa]

Lepricus then released his same skill again, while Liam came at Miuwa from above. Smashing him deep into the ground.

"Gahh."

[Miuwa, as he blacks out]

"I guess that does it right?"

[Lepricus, as he and Liam stand above the unconscious Miuwa]

"I don't think he's dead though…the other guy disappeared when he died."

[Liam, tapping Miuwa's body]

"We could make sure, for good measure, don't you agree ?"

[Lepricus]

"I guess I'll zap him a little and see if he'll wake up?"

[Liam]

As Liam approached, Miuwa's body began to fade. Doing the same as the others, Liam took a step back allowing the process to complete. At that moment Sirisa, Gixoh, and Rion returned.

"Are you guys okay?"

[Sirisa as she begins healing the two]

"Yeah, better than you two a few seconds ago."

[Lepricus, calling out Gixoh]

"Hey, it didn't take us that long to defeat our enemy."

[Gixoh]

[Wosh]

"Uhhh what was that?"

[Crash]

The smoke then clears, revealing a battered Twilight, near the brink of death. As two more objects pass by in a gust of wind crashing into the wall next to the unconscious body of Twilight. Iago appears from the shadows not too far off from the group.

"I was hoping that was too much power for the two of you, but I guess I was wrong."

[Iago, stretching his left arm]

"They need help. Hurry!"

[Lepricus, assuming his attack stance]

"I'll try but I don't have that much essence left."

[Sirisa, rushing over]

"Here take this."

[Gixoh, tossing a medium potion]

As Sirisa rushes her way over to Twilight and the others, she consumes the potion. Upon arrival, she begins healing the three. By the time she had fully healed them, the others seemed to be in over their heads.

"I didn't think he'd actually be this strong."

[Lepricus, panting]

"Do you think this is what Miuwa meant when he said things had just begun?"

[Liam, wrapping a few wounds]

"You know Denjo, kinda warned about the same thing."

[Gixoh, returning to his feet after a hard hit]

"Do you think we're in over our heads?"

[Rion, drinking a small red potion]

"We might be, but if Twilight and the others recover fast enough we might just make it."

[Leprius, checking on Sirisa]

"You really should look away in the middle of a battle."

[Iago, appearing in the middle of the group]

Iago punches Lepricus, knocking him to where Sirisa and the others are located. He then spins, uppercutting both Gixoh and Rion sending them into the air. As they ascend, he kicks Liam in the same direction as Lepricus. When Gixoh and Rion are finally within reach he grabs the two, smashing them into the ground.

"Gahhh"

[Both Rion and Gixoh spitting out blood]

Twilight, Temti, and Obitiga begin to come too.

"Wake up!"

[Sirisa, screams frantically]

"Wha...What happened?"

[Temti, confused and coming too]

"It doesn't matter right now, we need to hurry."

[Sirisa]

Twilight begins to scan the room. Lying next to them is Lepricus and Liam battered and bruised. With Sirisa urgently trying to heal the two. As he looks over he sees Iago standing over the bodies of both Gixoh and Rion.

"Don't worry!"

[Twilight and Obitiga, in unison]

"I'll stay here and help out, don't worry."

[Temti]

As Temti and Sirisa begin to heal Liam and Lepricus, the battle between the others begins to ensue. With Iago finally letting up on the two Gixoh and Rion were able to gather themselves. Though they were badly injured the two were still able to muster the strength to fight.

"Are you two okay?"

[Obitiga, as he and Twilight arrive in front of the two]

"Yeah..."

[Rion, as he begins to pass out]

"It's okay, here take this."

[Obitiga, catching Rion in his arms and helping him take a health potion]

"Do you think we can actually defeat this guy?"

[Gixoh, as Twilight passes him a potion]

"No, I'm honestly not sure. If anything it will probably take us all. We just have to pass time till the others are okay."

[Twilight]

"That's funny, my brother said the same exact thing before Iago attacked."

[Gixoh, with a chuckle]

"Let's hope it works this time then."

[Twilight]

"I see you are all ready then...let's begin."

[Iago, slowly approaching the group, and cracking his knuckles]