The smoke cleared.
What was left of the ravaged battlefield was a volcanic and apocalyptic scene.
Fumiko was on her knees. The other Elites were broken, but they managed to hold everything in. But that was Fumiko's sister. She wailed out in a feeling of helplessness.
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Ren stood up, gazing out into the pools of lava. "Did she really—?"
Akira was trembling. He clutched at his own head. "This is my fault. I just got our leader killed. What have I… done?"
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Gida and Makoto awoke at the same time. Gida jumped to his feet. "How long was I out?! What happened?!" He looked at the Elites. "Why's everyone looking so down?"
Fumiko suddenly stood up. She angrily flew off at Akira. "It's your fault!! You just couldn't control yourself could you?!! I'll kill you myself!!"
Jin jumped on top of Fumiko and pinned her to the ground. "Fumiko, think! Directing the blame won't solve anything, it won't win this war for us, and killing Akira won't bring Anzu back!"
