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Chapter 72 - Death of Isha

With his cry the electrical currents around Weiso begin to intensify. His body begins to pulsate, and he begins to grow in size. Uncertain of what to do, both Obitiga and Isha begin to take a fighting stance.

"Isha!"

[Obitiga]

"Yeah?"

[Isha]

"I'm not sure what he's doing but do you mind covering me for a while?"

[Obitiga]

"Why?"

[Isha]

"I want to see what I can do about helping Naraku out of the blast zone first but I have an attack that may be able to stop him. At least if we can slow down his tracks."

[Obitiga]

"I can't make any promises but I can at least give it a try."

[Isha, preparing himself]

Isha begins to put himself in a more focused state. Bringing the handle of the sword towards the center of his chest and its blade pointing up. He closes his eyes, taking a deep breath.

Skill Activated: Breath

He then opened his eyes, turning the blade inward. At that moment he dashes himself to Weiso. Entering the electrical field Weiso had created he is stopped in his tracks. Still pulsating, Weiso pays no attention to him. Instead he notices the distraction being made as Obitiga attempts to move around him. Lifting his arm he slashes the air around him, releasing a wave of electricity.

Noticing at the last minute Obitiga puts up his guard, and is sent flying into the stands. With Isha still trapped within his electrical field, Weiso begins to concentrate the current surrounding Isha. The smoke around Obitiga begins to clear as he sees Isha hurtling towards him, knocking him back into the hole he was once in.

"The two of you don't seem to get it do you!"

[Weiso, as the pulsating comes down]

"I'll say it again, with my brothers' deaths I no longer need to hold back for anything."

[Weiso, as Obitiga and Isha begin to stumble their way to their feet]

"This transformation is unlike the one I did before. As you know the Nightwalker Race isn't one to be trifled with. Our connection to the land has given us power for generations thanks to Elopiha herself."

[Weiso]

Fully making their way out of the hole created by the impact, Obitiga and Isha begin to gather themselves. Spitting out blood Isha whispers to Obitiga.

"I wonder what you are plotting, you know you don't have to whisper it."

[Weiso, taking a step and flashing over to the two]

Following behind Weiso was the electrical field he created. Stopping right in front of the two he brings down his right claw, and follows a trail of electricity. Electrocuting the two they fall to their knees.

Unknown to Weiso behind him, Naraku had come too. As he watches the two of them be attacked he begins to do his best to muster the strength needed to stand.

"I'm unsure if I want the two of you dead yet, I'm having too much fun with this battle. For now I think I will take something from the two of you. Walking over to Isha he lifts his arm up."

[Weiso, as Isha winces due to pain]

"For you, the most detrimental loss would be of this arm. As you are a crusader. From there we can play and see just how skilled you are with one arm."

[Weiso, ripping off Isha's right arm]

Screaming in pain, Weiso throws Isha over to the other side of the stands. Then tossing the arm he ripped behind him. Doing his best to still get on his feet, Naraku watches as Isha is flung from one end of the arena stands to the other. Finally being able to grab his bow he begins to use it to prop himself up. Wincing in pain.

As he fully gets to his feet, Isha's severed arm lands in front of him. It seemed it was still grasping on to something.

"As for you, I would love to repay you back with the same type of damage you dealt to my brother. Though then it would end all of our fun. So for now I will be taking something else."

[Weiso, reaching his claws over Obitigia left eye]

Naraku reaches the severed arm removing the item within its grasp. It seems it was all that was left to a small potion. Consuming it in hopes his energy would return, even a little.

"They say an Archer is nothing without their vision. And the metaphor of an eye for an eye is definitely a beautiful one in this situation. So I think I will be taking it."

[Weiso, digging his claw into the eye of Obitiga]

With the energy that was returned Naraku activates a stealth skill, Eutierria, his senses begin to enhance allowing him to see the currents created by Weiso better than before. Along with the ability to hide amongst his surroundings as if invisible. He begins to make his way towards the body of Isha, hoping to save him. Checking back to make sure Weiso was still occupied, he arrives at Isha's body. Kneeling down to whisper to him, he commences to heal him.

"Stop! Save your energy for your battle with Obitiga."

[Isha]

"What do you mean we still have time to save you."

[Naraku]

"You might but we would be unable to stop this tyrant and all die here. As a Crusader losing even one arm can be the decider of a battle. I would only put you two at risk to continue with you."

[Isha]

"We can still bandage you up! Make sure you live to see another day with us! We've lost Miike already, Twilight is still getting healed, Sirisa is nowhere to be found as well. I can't have another person dying or disappearing on this team."

[Naraku]

"You must be okay with the loss, the other two are fine, trust that."

[Isha]

As the life fades from his eyes Isha whispers one last thing into the ears of Naraku, which lights a fire within his own.

Pulling out his left eye as slow as possible Obitiga lets out a scream. For Weiso this brings him pleasure as he begins to smile. Once fully plucked he lifts the eye up above his mouth dropping it and consuming it like it was a delicious treat.

"I still haven't had my lunch after all."

[Weiso, laughing]