Poison

Alex watched as Ma Rong got the upper hand. The old man's right arm was frozen and she was getting ready to stab him.

"Yes!" he said softly to himself.

'Finally, tonight's tragedy is over,' he thought. 

Suddenly, he saw the massive barrier behind them crack open and fade as a giant wave of yellow energy flew their way.

Alex put his hands up to stop the light from hitting his eyes. While his hands were up, he heard a thud coming from in front of him.

He lowered his hands and… 

"Eh?" the scene wasn't what he had expected. His master had been ready to kill him and yet..."Eh?" he watched blood flow down the missing arm, and a sword stabbed through the abdomen. Only, the victim was his master.

"Eh?" 

He couldn't understand what had happened just now. His master was totally winning the battler. She had even stabbed the bastard through the heart. But then… why was she on the ground and that bastard standing.