—" Combined attacks, use of shields, subtle attacks on my weak points... these are Ryouji's shadows... they're so strong that the three of them could defeat me here and now"
The emissary stayed still, but the flames from the portals began to fire on their own toward the shadows
Gorath was the first to take the initiative, advancing with confidence and placing his shield in front of him with ease, blocking each of the flames that came across
At his sides, Ignis and Haru emerged, both advancing and dodging the flames subtly
From behind, Gorath threw his shield, which moved boomerang-style and covered Haru's flanks, so that he could advance faster, and so, Ignis and Haru raised their swords toward the emissary
—" This fight... I have to finish quickly." murmured the emissary as he watched them with his head held high
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Ria moved quickly, following her opponent's movements
Vladimir tried to attack Amaya with his card, summoning rings around him, constantly releasing charges of wind, which Amaya dodged with ease
At one point in the fight, Vladimir summoned a ring, trying once again to land a hit , Amaya cut the wind, which swept through the surroundings with a loud sound of wind all around Vladimir tried to step back, but Amaya was already about to thrust at his heart
—" You're slow" murmured Amaya
Vladimir tried to step back, but... Ria put her knife in front of Amaya, a slight "clang" resonating like a block that was key in that instant
In the moment of tension, Vladimir summoned a ring again, a gust of wind sweeping over Amaya, who stepped back hard from such an attack, but without falling to the ground, she got up quickly quickly without any wound
Ria advanced to the front, the wind giving her the pass at such speed, her knife rising toward Amaya's chest... a bolt of lightning descended toward her, Vladimir planted himself in front of Ria, trying to summon a tornado again to counter the lightning of Ether
When the wind swept over the area, a subtle movement from Amaya pushed it away, Ria letting out slight groans from the dust in her nose... upon looking ahead, she felt the fight was lost
Amaya had one hand on Vladimir's chest, and the other behind his back, her katana ready to pierce his heart if Ria makes a not-so-smart move, the 3 of them staying still in such a moment
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Haru advanced with a quick thrust and subtle movements of his katana, the emissary stepping back subtly at such speed, for his part, Gorath jumped in such a way that the wind moved away with a loud noise, raising his shield at the emissary
He himself blocked the shield with one hand, although it was noticeable that he was exerting too much force
Between the 2 attacking shadows, Ignis buried his sword full of fire in the sand, his surroundings emerging in violent flames toward the emissary, a final attack from the shadow guardians... the emissary exploded his own chest, confusion reigned around him
Somewhat tired, he didn't care about his surroundings, he raised his hand and a red portal appeared, from it, a strong wave of fire came out toward Ryouji
"If he falls, the shadows fall..."
When the attack was about to reach Ryouji, to the point that the heat embraced him, Gorath emerged from the ground and his shield got in the way, the floor beginning to tremble at a colossal clash
From Gorath's side, Ignis emerged and took the initiative to advance again toward the emissary, multiple portals appeared, trying to launch more waves toward Gorath so that his shield couldn't hold
Haru also emerged, cutting each wave of fire cleanly so that Gorath could focus on just one
And so, Ignis arrived in front of the emissary
Ignis, the strongest shadow, against the emissary of the blue flames
Ignis began quickly, his greatsword moving around the emissary, surrounding him with flames
" He wants to confuse his flames with mine..." murmured the emissary Ignis rose before him, his greatsword was gripped by the emissary's hands with force, however, Ignis imposed strength, the floor trembled at these clashes
"KYOU...!"
The emissary turned his attention toward the origin of the shout, Ryouji, worn out, trying to speak
—"I forgot that I told you my name..."
Ignis stepped back and his flames disappeared, his leader wanted to speak and he would respect the moment like a knight
—" We have..." a sigh of exhaustion, having his 3 shadows giving it their all could also tire him
—" We have your damn helper, let us go and we'll return him to you..."
The emissary turned his attention to Amaya, who had Vladimir on the ropes
The emissary could do nothing but smile
—" Fine, leave here and let him go"
Amaya dropped Vladimir to the ground with disdain, he letting out a groan as his face hit the sand
—" Let me tell you one thing, Kyou" said Amaya
—"What is it?" replied the emissary
—" Someday we'll find you and make you suffer until you let us return to our world, Ryouji didn't choose to have a walker card, he fought against Pandora and he fought against Akira the same nigh-"
Amaya's monologue was interrupted by the emissary's uncontrollable laughter
—" Fighting against Pandora...? That's impossible! He'd already be dead! Besides, Pandora hasn't appeared in half a century"
Gorath lifted Ryouji in his large arms, who had to speak
—" I... came back from the dead, Kyou, I came back from the dead to survive, do you understand?"
Not even the emissary was able to respond, the atmosphere becoming more intense And so, Haru and Ignis disappeared, resting
—" Someday they'll kill you, emissary of the blue flames"
Said Amaya, to then give the floor to Ryouji
—" And I assure you... that we'll be involved in it"
Ria and Vladimir planted themselves side by side before the imposing emissary, who raised his arms with confidence
—" That day I'll be waiting for you eagerly"
he said with a slight smile