"Elen, Ayumi... stay behind and just watch," Lein ordered calmly, though the energy radiating from his body was anything but calm. Ayumi and Elen, standing a little distance away, could only stare in pale-faced awe. Even though Lein's aura wasn't directed at them, they could still feel the terrifying pressure, as if their bodies were being crushed by an invisible force.
"No... I've lost," Fryon growled inwardly, trapped within the sword prison that confined him completely. Frustration welled up inside him; all his efforts, all his carefully crafted strategies, were now crumbling. He had given Lein all his belongings and items.
