Chapter 47: Ninjutsu! Chi no geijutsu: Sen No Chi No Supaiku

"There are times in life where you have to take a gamble...!"

"Where are we now?!" Frederick now questions there whereabouts. First, they were in a biker's hideout kind of environment with the big man, then a garden with the purple-haired former noblewoman. Now...they are on a beach? Just what the hell is this place!!?

"Hmm...from the looks of it, we are in some kind of beach...probably Hawaii..."

"No...California..." The blonde-haired small girl corrected Sexan now taking some of the sand in her hand. Looking at the environment even further confirms Genre's assumptions. Surfboards everywhere, some stickers with the words radical and Coolest Man. There was even a championship trophy in the middle? Why is there a championship trophy in the middle...wait the Rhythm...it was moving. There are two of them...one was under that trophy the other...

"Why is there a trophy over there?" The brown-haired leader of her team asked.

"Don't!!"

"Huh?" Just then a huge wave of sand covered the brown-haired boy. The boy jumps out of the sand and started coughing sand out of his mouth.

"Bleh, that doesn't taste good." Of course, it doesn't! IS SAND!! That's not important...the other Rhythm...!!

"Two Rhythms...One on the east the other one ahead." Warned Genre...so it was coming from the front. From that wave? Where? The wave came closer and...it was getting bigger!!

Without hesitation, Genre changed the song on her headphones to punk rock and combine both the water and some sand to create a huge mud sphere that covered the group.

*Crash* The huge wave crashed on the sphere with a strong force. If it wasn't for the sphere they were all inside, they would be caught on the wave and perhaps dragged toward the bottom. There was one concern for the blonde-haired small teen...the Rhythm that was moving below. She can't change her tunes right now since it will disrupt the sphere she formed and from the sound of it, the wave hasn't stopped yet. It's here...Wait is that.

*Clang*

Saved by someone's sword the blonde-haired girl was surprised that she was saved by...

"Focus on the Wall!!" The black-haired teen was right! Putting her hands together Genre enforced her barrier while Harry blocked the Yanyuedao. It looked similar to Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade the only exception was that the handle was a lot thicker and it had an orange ribbon on the middle that...it moved!!

This time Adel and Richard stopped the sharp ribbon before it struck Harry. Who would've thought that a sentient yanyuedao could exist? and one that can use even its very own ribbon as a weapon.

The sentient yanyuedao sensed something from behind before it backed all three teens and submerged back to the beach sand below. If the sentient weapon didn't react fast enough it would've been captured by Aeris veils and bind in place. Hmm...it seems that it will have to think of a better strategy.

Hearing the violent waves stopped, Genre sensed that the Rhythms have become calmer and were now together.

"Lowering barrier...be on guard." The group obeyed and were ready to fight that sentient yanyuedao and whoever it was accompanying it...they just hope is not another sentient weapon.

To their relief, it wasn't but that didn't make the situation that much better.

"That was a very exciting start of a battle don't you think so?" They were now walking on shallow water. Their surroundings were covered in water too. Their opponent a male with glasses stood on top of a board, yanyuedao in hand.

"I guess introductions are necessary I suppose. My name is Grew I am a member of LeGrace," He adjusted his glasses before getting into a defensive stance.

"Although you already knew that, didn't you? Team Omega." The medium spiky blonde-haired male said. Hmm...two of them missing, That meant Mol must've fought one of them before dying and another one must be facing Min. Will be difficult but is nothing he and his yanyuedao can't handle. They will not reach the main room. Their journey ends with him!

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Yuma could feel the overwhelming power of her opponent. She will have to be careful and use her arsenal of ninjutsu carefully. From the way they battled until now the purple-haired woman has exhibited a strategic way of battling. It was like facing a literal chess player, what tricks does the woman have on her sleeves?

"Usually I wouldn't use this form because of the M.I.S.T. Effects but, thanks to your friend that will not be of concern." Friend? Is she talking about Alice?!

"What did you do to her?"

"You don't have to worry, she is safe with Rusher...although, I will not be saying the same to you nor your friends." responded the purple-haired former noblewoman. Yuma had to dodge the swings from Min with her speed. Despite being at her fullest Capacity Power inside Omega she is struggling to keep up with the speed of the swings. It came to a point that the swings were now out-speeding her so she had to use her kunai sword to block them which pushed her with such force that she had to stop it by throwing a few kunai with ropes attached to it. Not only were her attacks strong, but they were fast also.

"Ninjutsu: Hi no Yõso: Hinoiki!" Once more unleashing her fire breath Yuma tries to hit Min straight on but this one blocked with her thorn vines.

"That would not work this time." she finally snared the black-haired kunoichi.

"Ah!!" Yuma was then thrown to the ground making a crash sound and a crater in the process.

Moaning the black-haired gets out of it before she dodges the next attack. Min uses one of her thorn vines to go underground before almost hitting the black-haired kunoichi in the process Yuma threw a kunai with a paper bomb straight at Min who deflects it with her other hand exploding behind her. Yuma decided to retreat inside the waterfall entering the village.

"Humph." So she went inside that waterfall...she has to be careful she could be lured into a trap. Using her long thorn vines she unleashed thorns to the ground. These went inside the soil before they were formed into the Venus flytraps that lived in her room.

"Follow her." She commanded her plants who went and follow where Yuma entered. If the black-haired kunoichi wants to play hide and seek with her, she will gladly comply.

Yuma inside the city was hiding on one of the ruined buildings. The black-haired teen now has space to think about her next move. She is very strong...way beyond her imagination. Even more, she is a very intelligent person. She doubts she followed her here without a plan to corner her. So she has to think of a way to let her guard down and strike when the purple-haired least expect it. She will have to play this like a shogi player if she ever going to survive against this opponent.

"Has Min ever tell you how she met us?" Huh?

"What?" The red-haired teen responded confused.

"So she didn't...well it was for the best I guess, but it connects with all of us...in fact, each story is a puzzle piece that is connected creates the origin of the group LeGrace. Each of us has the same target but our method of revenge is different. For example, Mol's revenge was of his gang. He wanted to avenge their deaths by the same people that got us in this situation in the first place."

"Same...situation?"

"Yes...all the members that were involved with one of us were part of the same group...Majestic 12." Majestic 12...

"W-What did they do to Min?"

"Her? Do not worry nothing happened to her...although, I could not say the same for her family and friend." Her family and friend? The red-haired teen feared the worse.

"They..."

"Kill them? What do you think? They inhaled the M.IS.T. They were tasked to kill everyone who was involved in this project, no matter if you are innocent or not."

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{'Cogy! Cogy!'} Calling his name...seeing her family's blood...their corpses...watching her friend save her...and...

"Cogy..." She misses him...

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Hmm...so she sent those after her...is not going to be easy to lure her in. She will have to think of an alternative to beat her. Alright then in that case...

The Venus flytraps went forward with caution. Unlike the ones that were planted. These had intelligence in them. One of them goes on the top of one building while the others went ground searching. While on the high ground the lonely Venus jumped to another building. Nothing...it looks around and it cannot sense the heat from its prey...wait...what is that...the Venus sensed heat from the left building. With a screech, it advised the others that were on the ground which they obey and climbed the building that the screech went from. The Venus flytrap signaled to one that had a cross in the middle...it was probably a church of some sort. Slowly but surely they must be closer to the target. The Venus flytraps go toward the building and surround it from three sides. Slowly climbing on the buildings and slithering inside they go inside and fins their heated target. Before charging, however, the target held something in hand.

"...BLEH!" Sticking her tongue the fake Yuma had a paper bomb in hand before hundreds dropped from the sky igniting the room before exploding the entire building.

"That should do it." Yuma had used a ninjutsu ice style called: Yuki no Manto. The Ice cloak made her body cold after she made a clone of herself. She had a feeling that from the way they were tracking her they must be heat-seeking and she was right about that...Now to deal with the purple-haired former noblewoman. There are a few ninjutsu attacks that she could use but she has to figure how to get through that skin and speed of hers. Being beyond lightning levels of speed makes her have an advantage over her. If only...

"I Need to heat myself. Is freaking cold after cloaking myself in this..." The black-haired teen took the icy cloak of herself.

"I can help you with that." That quickly got the black-haired teenage kunoichi to react to her left but even dodging the attack she got nicked on her shoulder.

('Damn it.') That feels painful. This is real pain this must be how Genre felt when she took that acid by those Aries back then.

"I am not done. Croître."

*Snap*

Snapping her fingers Thorns sprouted from Yuma's wounded left arm. As the blood splatters to the ground and the black-haired teen screamed in pain Min's lips curled. A small sadistic grin was growing from the purple-haired former Tabouillot now if only this pain she could see it on those two.

"Your pain is so great! Fufu!" She was enjoying this...Yuma needed a way to prevent this from happening again. She pulled some of the thorns...God this was painful!!

The blood leaking to the floor...Yuma needs to think of a way to defeat her fast now. There is no way that she can survive any more hits like this.

"I can't wait to do this to those bastards...I will make sure they suffer just like they did to my family...to my childhood friend." What the hell did they do to make her go to this state?!

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[December 14th, 2032 8:49 PM]

"Ah, Lady Min I must say your dress is elegant!"

"Fufu, why thank you Mr. Gaël." Getting complimented by others was normal for Min, she was the next heir after her parents deemed her as such. For her, that was a great thing to have, especially now that she might get out of this mansion and into the world...even if that world was a virtual one. But at least she will get out every day with Cogy and maybe future friends. Hmm, there would be a lot of challenges along the way not to mention they might fight the ones that won this year. Team Omega...from the way that her childhood friend talks about him they must be pretty strong.

"Both of you are very compatible."

"Er...thanks..." Cogy was not used to being told that when the purple-haired young adult was with him...even then he still not used to it when she wasn't. I mean being friends since they were 11 their bond was stronger than anyone. Still, to reach the level of Team Omega...it might take years to be there. He also wants to meet the original guardians plus the new ones that would be in the future. Hmm, they should start it at the start of next year I mean it still the 1st month of Season 4 so what's the rush they still will have 10 months to improve and train.

"Hey, have some confidence." Whispered the purple-haired while elbowing her childhood friend.

"O-okay." Man, he is glad that he has a childhood friend like her. Engaged in marriage...He wonders, how that's going to be in the future? Hmm, well the current world champions were husband and wife so...will their future be like that?!

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Meanwhile, near the Tabouillot residence, a black car was chasing some sort of blue mist that was rapidly heading toward the mansion. The black car stops toward the gate of the big mansion. Out of it came two males one was Nigel the other was...

"Seems we will have to get our hands dirty tonight." Nigel looked at the number of cars that were parked inside and outside the mansion. He didn't have to count...he can easily say they were going to be around 50-80 people inside.

"Is a pity do...this was a great family." Said the man with the medium length red hair. He was a year or two older than Nigel even slightly taller too. Just like the black-haired man beside him he had sunglasses. He was holding a transparent rifle the only noticeable part was the scope which was dark red with a green circle target.

"Let's just get this over with Yen, we still need to detain and remove the M.I.S.T. And all traces that it leaves behind." Carrying the orders of their superior came first. The casualties will high but as long as their mission is fulfilled then they can sweep this under the rug.

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Seeing other people dancing...Min wonders...how different is dancing with someone that has been friends since your childhood. She has danced with boys her age on different balls but she never has tried dancing with Cogy. She is, actually wondering, why? It is not like she hates him, far from it she likes him a lot, being your childhood friend does that. She admires his determination of what he dreams to archive and once he reaches that goal he goes and improves on that dream. Call it ambitious but aspiring to become better and stronger in the case of wanting to form your very own team in the virtual game known as Omega made Cogy someone she can rely on for advice in strategy games such as chess. To make matters even more confusing she is engaged to him...never dance with him yet she is engaged to him.

"Are you alright, Min?"

"Huh?!" She looks at the boy.

"Oh yeah, I am fine...it just...I was wondering why...I kind of...never danced with you before."

"Oh...I-I see..." They both looked awkwardly toward the surroundings and even the ceiling.

('This isn't helping!') Both young adults thought as they had no idea how to continue this conversation before with a deep breath Cogy asked the question...

"Want to try?"

"Eh?"

"Dancing...Er, you want to try dancing?" Oh!

"OH, Yes sure!!" Why does her heart beating getting faster? She was just asked to dance by her childhood friend. There was nothing special it was just a dance, right? Yet, why is her heart...?

('Calm down...I know you are engaged...but this isn't something to be flustered about! Ah!!')

"Ouch!" Min clumsily stepped on the boy.

"Ah! Sorry!" She was not a terrible dancer it just she was...very nervous, for some reason!!!

"Oh, no is okay! I feel nervous too, I mean, I kind of was nervous asking you if you wanted to dance." Oh! So, he was the same...Fufu, leave it to him to make her feel better...

"Oh, look at that..."

"Oh, my..."

"Seems our children have caught the attention of our families, Lucien."

"Well, Well." The parents were witnessing something special. Childhood friends for almost 11 years were dancing to the tune of "Flower Duet". It is sad to say that...this night will be the last night of the Tabouillot family, the heirs of the Broglie family and some of his other family members.

Min was feeling at ease with Cogy. The tune...the movement...she feels so at peace...her heart fluttered and the way that she felt safe when he wrapped his hands around her...this feeling...she has heard it before...mentioned in a story...This must be...

"Er...Min?"

"What?"

"We're...being watched...by everyone." Oh! Well, this is...kind of weird. Both teens blushed since they were the center of attention. While they have been the center of attention in their respective ways; Min with botanist and Cogy with Chess. However...this is...totally different. They are dancing...in front of their families, two people who were engaged.

"Hey, I was thinking...you think everything will work out?"

"Meaning..." The purple-haired woman didn't know what he meant by that.

"Us...I...guess...what I'm trying to say is...do you think we will be together for a long time?" Stay...Oh. There it is again, her heart beating fast. And...

"Huh?! Well, I don't know, I-I guess..." She is very nervous!!!

"Oh." He feels...

"I am pretty sure it will work out. We're childhood friends...I-I think everything will work out just fine. Us recruiting and creating a team, and maybe..." Maybe...

"Maybe?"

"Us?" Min said more like a question than a statement or answer. That was kind of enough for Cogy to have confidence and even hope...It is possible!!

"Ah!! Really?!" Min looked to the ground blushing. Her heart beating very fast.

"...Y-Yeah." The chess prodigy gulps a bit...maybe he can...

"Cogy..."

"I-I have been wanting to say this for a long time...I think saying it properly here will be the best. Min..." Was he going to...?! Hawawawa!! What should she do?! How should she respond if he...?! She is not emotionally ready yet!!!

"I...I...!!!" HE WAS A NERVOUS WRECK TOO!!! If the top of his head having steaming smoke coming out and him blushing and the way his eyes have swirls you will think that her childhood friend just caught a cold right now. But no...he was going to do it...he was going to...

"W-would you...M-M...!!" But the words never came...one thing stood in the way of him eventually confessing her...this night...instead of a dream come true for him and her...was about to become a nightmare.

"WATCH OUT!!"

"Huh?!" Cogy pushed the purple-haired girl out of the way. She wonders why...Then she saw it...

"What...?" What was that?! It was a blue-colored mist it was...it was attacking Cogy!

"Cogy!!"

"Someone gets some help!" the blue mist split itself into two...then it multiplied by five every second before it infested the entire room. All that was in the proximity cough because of them inhaling or were attacked. The screams of both families drowned the room...it was like a scene from a horror movie...the scene was about to get worse...

A blinding light emitted from the room and engulf it. When the light settled the mist was nowhere to be found. What happened? What was that?! Why did it attack them?!

"Hmm...it escaped."

"Yes...and it is heading south of here...looks like it is slowing down. The flash ray took effect like superior suggested." Who are these people? When did they get here? But...

"T-Thank You." She is grateful they are here.

Nigel and Yen looked at the Tabouillot purple-haired woman. It is a pity, a beautiful girl like her...has to die because of that mist. A pity that an entire family has to die...in order to save millions. But...orders are orders and they will not disobey them.

"I do not know who you are, but...I'm glad you were here to help." It is just business...

"No hard feelings..." Those were Nigel's cold hard words before.

*Bang*

The man shot the heir of the Tabouillot family much to the horror of the purple-haired daughter.

"Father!!"

"Dear!"

*Bang*

Another shot and another. They must be swift as the people were now desperately escaping the room. That is a huge risk. If they get out of here and live, chances are they will spread this just like it happened once Rowan pushed that red button. Luckily for them, they knew about how dangerous that mist was and was prepared. These black suits are not for show, they have a special H.F.B. That repelled poison gas and the M.I.S.T. Itself. This is why the M.I.S.T. Doesn't even bother attacking them. The thing is smart enough to know it cannot do so.

Blood...lots of it...her father's corpse...her mother...why? This was supposed to be...

"Sorry, but your family was at the wrong place, at the wrong time...Don't blame us for this..." So this is it? This is how she dies...No! She wants to live!! She wants to hear what Cogy will say...Cogy...

"Cogy...PLEASE SAVE ME!!!" Her wish seems to have come true because like the speed of sound, Cogy was there and he kicked Yen.

"Cogy?" The boy had a blue aura surrounding him. Cogy grabbed Min before disappearing from Majestic 12's eyes.

"Humph," So he already using the M.I.S.T.

"We'll track them later...for now let's just finish this."

"...Right." For Nigel...this is just another job on the life of a Majestic 12 member.

Hearing those screams...her family...her own family...is disappearing slowly...Why? Why is this happening?!

"Stay here." Huh?!

"What...?!"

"I'll be right back...so stay here for now...if I don't come back in 3 minutes then get out of this place, don't turn back...you are no longer a Tabouillot..." No longer...

"What are you saying!?" That was her name! Her legacy! Why would she leave that all behind?!

"Listen if they know that a Tabouillot is alive that survived this massacre they'll go after you until they kill you...This thing...is inside you too. I need to get something back...something important to me...seeing my father die...in front of me...I must get that thing that he was going to give me."

"Can't you forget about it?!" Cogy smiled at her and shook his head most to her fear.

"No...if they discover that they will go after my family...who knows what they will do." What could be so important that he has to go and get whatever his dead father had?!

"Then I'll go with you..."

('Don't let her.') There's that voice...he heard it as soon as the first shots were unleashed on Min's parents...as soon as his father became the next one to go the voice told him what to do. His father...shielded him...also he said that this thing...if they discover it...it will be the end of his family's legacy forever...he must protect it...for his family.

"No...stay here..."

"I won't...!" She is so persistent...no stubborn...

"I'll come back for you...I promise...Min." Cogy said perhaps his final words to the unconscious purple-haired young woman before hiding her inside the garden with all the Venus flytraps.

"Alright...let's do this..." He is going to enter the lion's den but...at least he can make sure that Min can escape safely...looks like...he will not be able to say those two words to her and the 4 words that will make the purple-haired woman happy.

"So you came back..." He is Cogy Broglie, now the heir to the Broglie family and right now...He only has two things...first, recover that item his father has in his pocket and...revenge...no revenge and survive!

"Let's get this over..." Cogy told the two men in black before he disappeared. His speed was incredible that the two members of Majestic 12 can admit but...blocking a claw from the right Nigel somersault before shooting. Hmm, so it will not work...that claw of his seems very effective...so he has already evolved to that level. Such talent...he is even matching his speed that he now upped thanks to his suit. Cogy's next move surprised Nigel.

('A tail?!') The now heir of the Broglie family shaped his claw into a sword but before he could slice Nigel, Yen saved his partner with his Rifle by shooting him in the face.

"Gah!" It stung...the blast stung but it didn't blow his head...which would've if he was a normal human. They are strong...maybe too strong. But...there he is. Cogy went and dashed to get his father's corpse before taking something out of his pocket. However, the speed of Yen now upgraded thanks to his suit was behind him. This made Cogy dodge his next blast before using his sword hand. That nicked Yen but it didn't faze him before continuing his assault on him. Hmm...now that he has this he should leave...but...

It was thanks to Yen that Cogy didn't expect the next move. Nigel had prepared something for him.

"What...?!" Yen smirk...they got him...from below a blue net appeared and encased the boy in a net.

"Damn..." He tried to struggle but then a shocking jolt surged through his body...

"AHHHHHH!!!!!!" After the shook the net-shaped itself into a cube cage. It was tight but not tight enough to crush him.

"So...what do we do?" Yen asked Nigel.

"Hmm..." This one was different...he hasn't gotten consumed yet...usually by now the boy will be nothing but food for the M.I.S.T. Heck, he should be driven to madness...but this fight has proved both of those wrong. This kid...he was special. Plus...something was not right...

"Do you have it?"

"...Never leave without it."

"Good...we might...have something in our hands with this one." Those were the final words that Cogy heard before the heir of the Broglie family lost consciousness...

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Min woke up. Around her the many Venus plants...these were...bigger...bigger?!

"EP!!" She doesn't remember the Venus flytraps being this big! Wait...!

"Cogy! Cogy!" He was nowhere to be found...no he wouldn't be. She should go back to the mansion...but what if...

('Leave...') Leave...? Who said that?!

"Who..."

('He is done...it is dangerous for you to survive...retreat and plan your revenge later...') Revenge? That's right those guys...they killed her family...her entire family she might be the last one...the last Tabouillot blood...she then remembered Cogy's words...as much as she hates it...maybe is for the best...she has lost everything now...her family...her legacy...her lover...if this voice is speaking to her that meant.

('We are one...you and I...we are...M.I.S.T.') If she wants to live her life now...she must abandon everything...her name everything...she is no longer Min Tabouillot now the heir of the Tabouillot family...no...there is no Tabouillot family...her name now...is Min.

"Goodbye...Cogy." She obeyed her lover's last request and left everything behind.

This was the day...the day that one person survived...the last survivor...of the Tabouillot massacre.

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"Now that you know the full story, you can see why our job will not be done even after we fulfill LeDutch's goal." Min whole family...killed by Majestic 12?

"That's..." Alice does not know what to say...Min was just like her, part of a noble family...until the M.I.S.T. Arrived and infected her family...then this massacre in the Tabouillot mansion happened...why? Why is the world...so cruel?

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That day changed the purple-haired woman she learned who the voice was...how her Venus flytraps became that big...how to control her powers. She almost died of starvation on one occasion before she luckily, by fate if you can call it she knocked on one of the doors to some abandoned houses near Bordeaux and when it opened she found two people...those two were none other than Kula and Rusher.

"Croître." Snapping her finger Yuma received more damage by the thorns sprouting from her legs splashing blood on the floor.

"Gah!" Yuma used her speed before slashing through the thorns. The injuries sustained on her legs and left arm were taking her toe on her. At this rate...she will die.

"You are a very persistent person I will give you that." The purple-haired woman said as she disappeared before appearing behind her and used her bloody red whip to hit her on the back and then back of her neck.

"Croître!" this one snap...was so devastatingly that it made the black-haired kunoichi cough blood through her mask. This forced Yuma to take off her mask before she chokes on her very own blood and cough it out. Min just laugh at this...

"Why don't you just give up already...you are prolonging the inevitable." Yuma was just thinking of a way to defeat her...I guess...she will have to use this...this is a big gamble but...if she ever going to survive...

('Damn...') Her vision going hazy...she doesn't have enough time she has to finish this now...or...

('Papa...Why are people questioned on T.V.?')

('Well Yuma, some people are famous, sometimes is because they work very hard to reach this goal. Others just get very lucky and become famous...the latter doesn't end well since they sometimes their fame go over their heads and will blindly follow a path that will lead them to their very own demise in fame.')

('Oh! Is that why we live like this?')

('Hoho, well sometimes people are born with normal lives, the average person...Those can live their lives in many situations, they can sometimes become these hard workers. Yuma...whatever you do...just become an old average normal hardworking girl, okay.')

Her dad...she did just that...she is Yuma Ishitzu a hardworking normal average human girl who wants just a normal as possible life with her friends. She kind of have an idea of what to do in the future...but...it will not come true if she doesn't survive here. That's why...SHE REFUSES TO DIE HERE!!

('This technique is a big gamble, Brother might have thought you blood clone but this one...this one can end up killing you in the end. So don't use it under any circumstances unless you have to gamble your life as the last result...and you better pray it lands head...otherwise.') Those words echoed on the mind of the black-haired kunoichi, she knows the big gamble...the blood dripping to the floor...this might be the only chance she gets to defeat her opponent...she just hope she has enough Capacity Power to perform it...otherwise she will die with her opponent...probably.

"I guess I should finish this and get back. I assume if I kill you we will return to my room, correct?" She is right, that would be a problem since she would go after the others but...that will not happen.

"Fufu..." Is done...

"What's so funny..."

"Nothing...is just...you are right. If I die we will come back to our world. However..." With blood on her lips and slowly dripping to the floor below she made one final sign.

"I will not die by you." What does she mean...? That's when it dawns on the purple-haired woman...there was something on the floor...

"What...what is this..." The blood on the floor is glowing?

"Have you ever heard of Demon Killer?" Demon killer? What kind of term is that?

"Is a famous shogi opening that creates a fast attack against an opponent's king. Usually, this move doesn't work if you face someone who is a professional that knows about the movements...However, against someone who does not know...well, this is the result." Her body...

"What did you...?!" Then Min realized something, there are threads binding her...made of blood. They were so thin that they are barely visible...when did she have the time too...!?

"As soon as you hit me on the back...the blood you drew it created a thread...that thread expanded until it binds you into one place. Unfortunately for you, this is the place. This was a big gamble...now...with this...is all over..." There has to be something she can do!! She never heard of a move like that in...no this was not chess...this was different...this move...shogi...they were playing the same game, however, unlike chess, shogi...is very different. She was careless...she played chess...against a shogi opponent in a shogi game. Yuma with one final sign put her hand close to her and with one final drip of blood that dripped from her now drenched hand she shouted her final move...her final gamble...her DEMON KILLER OPENING!!

"Ninjutsu! Chi no geijutsu: SEN NO CHI NO SUPAIKU!!!" From the floor, the blood glowed rapidly, and in instant thousands of spikes made of blood appeared from the floor. Some of them impaling Min from her hands to her legs. To her abdomen to one of her eyes, this technique...is as bloody and as gruesome as it implied. This was truly a forbidden art.

"I cannot afford to lose...not when...my friends are counting on me...we will save...OUR FRIEND" From the black-haired kunoichi's hand there was a kunai attached to it a paper bomb. This paper bomb, however, was covered in the girl's blood.

"Gah!" Min's coughing blood couldn't do anything. This is it...it was checkmate.

"Chekkumeito...Chi no geijutsu." with one last thrown from her kunai the bomb ignited and like boiling water the spikes boiled wildly. The purple-haired woman could feel the burning sensation all over her body before like a ticking time bomb...the blood spikes exploded.

"CHIMAMIRE NO BAKUDAN!"

*BOOM*

The explosion was more like a bloody rain but...nevertheless, just as effective as that of 5 quadrillion bombs...enough to destroy the entire planet earth and some.

With the little strength left Yuma struggled but managed to escape the shock-wave of the explosion thou, it was at the skin of her very own teeth as she was sent flying outside the entrance of the waterfall which collapsed.

The effects could be seen a whole village...the only thing left was a giant hole where it used to be.

"*gasp* *Cough* Damn!!" Shocking on the water was not helpful it didn't help that she is a bloody mess and can barely even move. This was the ultimate gamble...did she do it? Did she...win...? She starts walking...limping towards the crater...she can't see anything with all this smoke! The black-haired kunoichi had to cover her nose it didn't help that she has this thorn on her body!! Hmm...?

"No...way." The purple-haired woman...she lived through that?! Her body was completely decimated in half, but still, she can see her eye, the functional one still moving. She went down the best that she could before reaching her Yuma took out her kunai sword.

"Gah!!" Min cough blood...damn...she can barely move...she can't even feel her legs...she wouldn't be surprised if she lost them from that explosion. She can't even tell how the hell she lived through that one...but...she is sure that...she won't survive for long...is this it...if so...she will see them again, huh? Her family.

"Fufu, how fitting...Defeated by someone who played a game who has a bit of a difference in chess." If she bothers to study shogi then maybe she would've known about this Demon Killer Opening. She was caught off guard...no...she was outsmarted...she has to admit she lost to a better player.

"So...this is the power of an Omega player...I bet Cogy would've been excited..." Weakly said the purple-haired woman...she was almost dying...she can feel it.

"Cogy?"

"My fiance...or he would've been if he didn't die by those scumbags..." She looks toward the weakened black-haired teen.

"Listen to me Yuma...there is a more dangerous group than us...a group that will stop at nothing to fulfill their missions. No matter the consequences, you know the news of my family being killed in the massacre? It was them...they took my family...Cogy my childhood friend away from me...they kill them...Just because we had the M.I.S.T." M.I.S.T.

"Is that what the aura was...?"

"Yes...this M.I.S.T. Gives us all abilities but in exchange for our flesh...thanks to your friend Alice however, we were able to neutralize the effects...Her blood...it is so strong that it can stop diseases...You have a very special friend."

"...Yeah...I think I know why you needed her now..." So Alice's blood was infused with the Sphere of Rage. Could that mean that the red-haired can have the same feats if she was holding the legendary piece? If so would she be able to...no with the way this fight went...She doubt Alice could beat all of them even with or without the legendary piece.

"Sorry..."

"Fufu, why are you apologizing to me? I am your enemy..."

"Is just..."

"Hmm, if only things were different I wonder...if I would've met you guys in Omega."

"Wait you know about it..."

"Cogy and I...we...were going to become players, perhaps have a team...maybe win the world championship in a year or two, who knows...I'm sure we would've reached it...but everything...because of Majestic 12..." Yuma felt somewhat pity for her. However, they must fulfill their rescue mission...even if it meant killing the last member of the Tabouillot family. But...

"D.O.B.I. End session."

'Ending session, login out of the world.'

"Why?"

"At least...if you are going to die...die here...on the planet that we live...with the plants that you worked so hard to take care." That caught the purple-haired woman by surprise but her bloody lips curled up.

"Fufu...you are...one strange teen...just like I was back then." she looks at the room.

"Although...I don't think there will be any plants anytime soon."

"Er...yeah..." She does have a point...The conversation would've been better...however, good things...must come to an end.

Yuma sensed something and she went and blocked it...she barely did. This blade...was it glowing red?! It was as if a blacksmith just got it out of the smiting and didn't even bother to cool it off! It was melting her kunai sword too until...

*Clink* it broke in half.

*slash* as if things couldn't get any worse...

"You...!" Min recognized him...he was the right hand of LeDutch...the former bodyguard of a prince.

"It seems that even you can't finish up one opponent...Min." This man she has seen him battle Rusher once...he was evenly matched with him without the M.I.S.T. Even with it, the fight wasn't even simple in fact, it was even harder. And now...He is fighting a weakened opponent...most likely...he was sent by LeDutch to kill them if they failed...pick up the scraps.

"Salamander..." the cold brown-haired male look at the body that went down the floor. A teen, huh? That outfit...So this one of the members of Team Alpha. Hmm, if he remembered correctly her name is Yuma Ishitzu. Well, it won't matter he will just finish her off then he'll go after that doll that carried the other girl. He can pick up the other intruders after he takes care of them.

"This won't take long." He rose his blade...

"Goodbye kid." However, before he swung he was stopped by something.

"Hmm?" threads...oh, he sees so this is...He dodged a spike that sprouted from the threads...hmm so she still has fight in her.

"I didn't get this far...just to die here..." Yuma can barely walk now with this gash on her shoulder. She can't take any more of this...her vision getting more blurry is prove enough for her.

"It doesn't matter, your struggle is futile...I will burn every once of it in an instant." His Grey eyes were staring at the black-haired kunoichi. She knows she is at a losing battle but...if she can stall for a few more minutes...she can log back in and escape from him. Does she take Min with her?! She doesn't even know if she has time to teleport them there! But...she dodged the next attack but Salamander's speed proved that he was faster than her weakened state and she couldn't react to a kick from him.

"Gah!" Yuma coughing blood was sent flying toward the wall and crashed into it bending it a bit before falling on the cold hard floor. If only she was at full strength she would...

"This is the end..." Once again Salamander was ready to deliver the Coup de Grâce but once again was stopped this time by a vine.

"Do you intend on betraying us, Min?" The purple-haired woman doesn't know why but...she feels like she cannot allow this to happen. Maybe because she now has nothing to lose...perhaps because she is going to die anyway...or she feels that...something is not right here. Why would LeDutch send Salamander here? Even if it is for a safety precaution the brown-haired male shouldn't be able to get here this fast...unless...of course, why didn't she saw it before...So...all this time...they weren't...no wonder why LeDutch...

"Something in my mind...is telling me that you didn't come here just to help us...Why did LeDutch send you here, Salamander?!"

"...I do not have to answer to you...now release me at once..." Threatened Salamander. So he won't answer...that's fine she was going to die anyway!! But this kind of confirms it...LeDutch was going to kill them after all of this was set and done, wasn't it? If they failed or if they were deem weak and useless they would have been killed regardless of the result. The least she can do now is...make sure Yuma escapes!!

"Croître!" Salamander sensed something and quickly slashed the vine with his sword but the are that his arm was tangled in got thorns growing slightly injuring him.

"I see...then be it." With his eyes close, Min theory was confirmed...

"I was right...you do have it..." So...he also has it...the one thing she finally got free of it...Salamander has...!!

*Slash* just like that Min was slashed into places before she burst into flames.

"MIN!!!!" Yuma screamed as she saw the purple-haired woman get cut and burned to death.

('Cogy...wait for me...I...Am...coming...') And with that...the final member of the Tabouillot family...the final survivor of the Tabouillot massacre...has just died.

()

This feeling...

"Yes...I feel it...she's..." One of the members...the most beautiful one has...

()

Kula felt this...she has...

"Min..."

()

Something in Alice's heart just stung. It was as if...she lost something...something important in his life...why? Why does it hurt so much?!

"You feel it too, huh?"

"What...?"

"Min...She is dead." That made the red-haired emerald eyes widen...Min...she was the only member that talked to her closely...more...closer than any of the other members...she was like a friend, even when she was part of this evil organization. It hurts...is this how it feels to lose a friend?! If so...so cruel...

"No...this is cruel." This world...

"THIS WORLD IS SO CRUEEEEEL!!!"

()

With the last ashes scattered Salamander can...

"D.O.B.I. Initialize Ninja Village. Players: Yuma Ishitzu!" Her eyes...she was glaring at him.

"You will not escape." He swung his sword but it was too late. With a tear slowly falling on the floor from Yuma she disappeared back to Omega.

"She vanished?" Salamander wonders where the teen went but knows it will be a waste...he will have to find the other girl so for now...he will leave this one live. Besides...it seems she will die anyway from her wounds.

()

With Grew done grieving Min, he proceeded to attack once more with the yanyuedao creating a small wave from the shallow water blocking the teen's path.

"We have to think of a way to get past him," Richard said.

"...Guys...I'll...become the bait."

"What?"

"Sexan..."

"Listen one of us will have to stay. You guys need to reach the room that Alice is in if we are going to rescue her at least." pointed out the brown-haired owner of the fake piece. It seems his piece was agreeing with him.

"But..."

"I'll be fine don't worry...I trained with you so you know I can handle a strong opponent." Sexan looked at Richard...even thou he wanted to see Alice, this was the best decision.

"Sexan...Alright. Good luck!"

"Richard...tell Alice this...thank you...for being there to help me in my missions." The curtained style brown-haired teen felt a bit uncomfortable when his almost identical said this. He doesn't know why but he was feeling a tin of jealousy.

"...Okay...thou it would be better if you tell her yourself."

"Yeah...don't worry...I will." That felt like a swing...an uppercut?

"Er, rick are you, okay?" Frederick asked the brown-haired teen who felt to the floor as if he was knocked out.

"Y-Yeah I am fine...anyway good luck Sexan!" His voice...well doesn't matter.

"Humph, you better not die."

"I am not planning to Harry, we still have some unfinished business," Sexan assured.

"Didn't I say your journey ends here!" Grew said but then he was stopped by Sexan.

"Sorry but our journey is just beginning."

"Oh, you do realize you are in the middle of the beach, correct?"

"And you seem to forget...just because we have fought on the ground it doesn't mean we can't go to the sky!" Grew knew what he meant by that before a normal spear appeared from the ground and he tosses the yanyuedao like a boomerang. The others, with the exceptions of both Frederick, and Genre glided toward the exit toward the next room but the weapon was stopped by someone that crashed it toward the water landing with a loud splash.

"Sorry...but I will be your opponent." Said a female voice. That voice belonged to Adel. She decided to stay with Sexan just so it will be a fair fight. Something was not right with this sentient yanyuedao and she has the feeling that through this fight...she and Sexan Arifer will find out.