Kaya summoned two cards in each hand, each one shining like a rainbow with lighter colors like pink or white, one card pointing at Ria, the other toward Vladimir
Kira had her gaze fixed on the emissary
—"Who do you think you are to wipe out my city just like that?"
said Kira, her tone serious and carefree
In the middle of the conversation, in a lapse by the enemy, Kira was able to grab Ria like a stuffed toy, taking her face, squeezing it and throwing her hard toward Vladimir
—"Is this a joke...?" Ria hit Vladimir's abdomen, a low blow for both of them
The emissary laughed subtly, to finally have the 3 of them give way to the ground, their feet touching the earth and small stones, they were in the middle of the immense crater created without any noise
Finally, Kira rose, walking slowly forward
—"The big guy is mine, Shiro, do whatever you want, and Kaya... go for the girl, it's clear she's faster than you, be careful"
Kaya nodded in silence, clenching her fists, they trembled a little
And without further ado, Kira and Kaya rose to fight
When Shiro was about to follow them, he was embraced from behind and forced down from the rooftop
—"I'm glad you're okay..." murmured Kaede, took his hand and they began to run
—"K-Kaede, where are we going...?"
—"Isn't it obvious? We'll look for a good position to start and we'll fight, this city won't work anymore anyway, it's an island in the middle of the sea of souls...
—"Why are you ignoring me? That's disrespectful to your opponent"
Vladimir was raised near the rooftops, a gray ring emerging in the air at his side, and from it, a powerful gust of wind that Shiro couldn't notice... at first, until by instinct, he summoned Alma Rigel's card
And so, Vladimir couldn't help but start laughing, he fooled Shiro, the attack deflected toward Kaede, it hit directly with a small noise, as if something sharp had fallen at her side
Kaede's stomach began to bleed and she let out a sharp scream, Shiro didn't hesitate and tried to help her, moving his hands dazedly, looking for something he could do
—"Humans... can I call you that? I realized recently that I'm not a normal one, the same goes for you, walker..."
Vladimir, although he seemed to be talking to himself, those were words directed at Mimosa
Shiro had to divide his attention, Kaede or Vladimir, ignoring either one was wrong
Kaede discreetly raised her left hand, her abyssal card emerging and shooting out at Vladimir's chest, and he... received it with appreciation, without taking any damage from its explosion
Kaede just let out a frustrated sigh amid her breaths agitated by pain
—"Seriously... the emissary wasn't lying when he said the star card was good for that"
Whispered Vladimir as he tried to discreetly hit his own chest, from Shiro's perspective, it was as if someone were trying to hit an armored window
Shiro raised his fist toward Vladimir, a face full of pent-up fury, they hurt Kaede and he can't do anything, he has no choice but to try to fight
Vladimir descended elegantly beside Shiro, was he testing something?
Rigel's card appeared in a slight flash, joining the knuckles of Shiro's fist like instant glue, the fist landed, saying it was painful is an understatement, Vladimir stepped back with a sharp cry and shuddered without breaking his guard, but that walker card confirmed someone's theory...
The emissary, in a movement worthy of teleportation, emerged in front of Shiro, his authoritative body radiating an aura
Shiro tried to step back, but it was impossible... a scythe made entirely of Ether shadows threatened to instantly cut off the emissary's arm, he deflected the attack to one side with his forearm, the originator of this attack being Kira
—"Such a strong woman... I'll have to fight seriously" murmured the emissary
Shiro helped Kaede get up, tried to help her walk, she herself began to cooperate, however, she clung her body to Shiro
—"Are there people this strong? What are they doing here...?" murmured Shiro
In the distance, Kira calmly blocked every blow with which the emissary tried to land a hit, Kira deflected them with her scythe
A little bag of Ether in the air approached Kaede like a metal to a magnet, the little bag attached itself to Kaede's wound
The energy was such that she had to jump out of Shiro's arms so as not to overload, upon looking at the one responsible, she could see Kaya, who was battling Ria
Kaede hugged Shiro with joy, moving away quickly, both looked at the sky...
"Are we supposed to win...?"
the sky began to be subtly painted with a reddish aura, red portals appeared in the air, as if they had the abyss inside
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Kaya began to run across the earth, raising two cards to her hands again, Ria approached aggressively in front of her in a destructive movement, Kaya, with not much choice, dropped the cards near Ria, causing an immediate explosion
When the smoke dispersed, Ria was unharmed
—"You don't mind destroying more...?" murmured Ria with her gaze fixed on the elf, slightly raising the knife in her hand
—"No, as long as we kill the intruders, everything will be fine"
Said Kaya while raising both hands to her sides
—"What bizarre ideals..."
Ria began to run again, and Kaya moved in the opposite direction to Ria's movements
Kaya summoned a card again, raising it and it splitting almost infinitely around Ria
She herself, seeing a challenge, took a deep breath
The cards began to explode in coordination, Ria moving among them with movements unfair to physics
Each movement brought her closer to the elf, moving slightly from side to side amid the small explosions of each card, without a single scratch
finally she arrived in front of Kaya, raising her knife, it hitting part of her left eye, a burning pain in Kaya, in an act of healing, she summoned a card to attach it to the eye, using slight healing magic
—"A maho card user..."
—"You're only realizing it now?"
Said Kaya, trying to find the confidence she doesn't have
the card on her eye disappeared, her eye was as if nothing had happened from one instant to the next
Summoning more cards, their fight resumed
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Kira, with her scythe, stepped back subtly, dodging the emissary's direct punch
—"What do you want here?!"
Said Kira, before rising to counter with her scythe
The emissary took her weapon with his fingers, although unable to take it from Kira's hands
—"I'm an emissary, I'm here for Mimosa's body, problem?"
—"Wait, Mimosa... are you talking about Shiro...?"
The emissary laughed lightly
—"It looks like you care" finally, the emissary moved away since he couldn't take the scythe from her, the burning portals surrounded him and began to spin, only to fill the environment with more of his own surroundings
—"I'm wasting time waiting for him to attack"
Said the Emissary with a touch of arrogance
Kira realized the danger, she began to run like a feline
Shiro used his ring to move, taking advantage of the variety of places to hang from that he had, he could only watch as Kaede tried to have a physical confrontation with Vladimir, however, he always kept his distance
When Kaede managed to get close enough, she was about to land a direct hit on his cheek
—"Wasn't one attack near your vital parts enough?" Vladimir murmured to Kaede, summoning a subtle ring near Kaede, it about to explode
Kira fell to the ground calmly, raised her hand and grabbed Vladimir's shirt, holding him in the air like trash
—"You want Shiro? I was aware he had something different, but..."
—"Don't interrogate me, I won't answer"
Vladimir thought Kira would insist, but she just threw Vladimir like scum against a wall
—"This one here, must know something, there are only three enemies, right?"
Kira summoned her scythe, and began to take subtle steps toward Vladimir
—"I'll make him fight until exhaustion"
Said Kira
Shiro simply couldn't help staring at their confrontation, to the point that he didn't feel the sudden heat...
—"SHIRO!"
Kaede pushed him and both fell to the ground, dodging an overwhelming blast of fire, so scorching that just by passing over them, it could burn them
—"Where are... Calius and Selina...?" Shiro murmured, Kaede raised her gaze
—"Didn't I tell you? They left at dawn with their father to Solarin, they have to face the consequences for what happened in the great metropolis"
Shiro and Kaede raised their gaze toward the emissary
—"You..." murmured Shiro
"That guy disgusts me, destroying a city because you feel like it? Way too stupid"
Shiro never got angry in his thoughts to such a degree, the emissary was ruining his limits...
Limits?