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When the pink subsided and the cave returned to darkness, Lily opened her eyes. Sakura smiled and leaned over her, tears of happiness threatening to fall. “Lily!” She cried, embracing Lily tight.

Lily blinked, surprised at the sudden embrace. “Wha…Sakura?! You’re alright? I’m alright?!”

Sakura sat back on her heels and nodded excited. “I’m not really all that sure myself. I just wished you’d be ok, and then there was light and it was just so cool! Silly you for sleeping during it all.”

The man growled loudly, causing Lily and Sakura to turn and look at him. “Sorry for interrupting your girl talk, ladies.” The man pulled out a piece of grass from behind him and chewed, annoyed, on the end. “But I think I hear the door to death knocking for annoying little girls.”

Sakura jumped up and made her stance. “I won’t let you hurt…whoa…dizzy.” Sakura swayed slightly before regaining her balance.

Lily stood up more slowly behind Sakura, her gaze like stone on the man. “Whatever you did used up a lot of power, Sakura. Just leave everything to me, you just watch out for pieces of flying grass.”

“Grass?!” Sakura put her hands on her hips. “What’s grass going to do to me other then give me stains on my pants?”

The man smirked and flicked the grass at them. Lily gripped onto the back of Sakura’s shirt and jumped back as the grass exploded where they had been standing. “That!” Lily pointed to the smoking ground where they had once been. The color from Sakura’s face drained.

Damnit, thought Lily. I can’t even go into my Black Rose form with Sakura here.

The man pulled out a dark orange piece and chuckled. “It’s one of my weaker ones, but with Sakura and you both out of commission, I don’t see any need to use up anymore of my good ones.”

Sakura looked over at Lily as they landed. “Do you know this guy Lily? He talks to you like you two know each other.”

“We’ve met you might say,” Lily chewed on her lower lip, trying to think of a plan.

One held out his bloody hand as more blood spilled from his body. “This attack is basically suicide, but you’ll drown long before I run out of blood.” One chuckled to himself. “I wanted to melt you into a million pieces but as long as you’re dead the delivery doesn’t ma…..”

One’s eyes shot open as he felt something rip through his chest. The attack ceased and Daisuke slid down the wall, gasping for air. Daisuke looked up, red blood dripped from the tips of his hair. The color drained from his face at what he saw.

One stood there in the position of attack, his bloody hand extended out, but there was a huge difference. Outside of his body, still beating and bleeding heavily, was his heart, ripped from his chest and being held by what looked like a long human-like claw. The claw backtracked, pulling the heart back through the body and out of the back. Daisuke gasped as Seal Master kicked One’s body, causing it to tumble forward, lifeless on the ground.

Seal Master’s face was different, mutated and deranged. His fingers were now long and boney like a giant claw, sharp teeth and piercing red eyes looked happily at the bloody Daisuke. Daisuke pressed his back against the wall and stared in disbelief. “I saw One kill you.”

Seal Master’s head turned around on its neck, excited to see Daisuke still alive. Daisuke gripped onto his stomach to keep it down as he saw the backless skull of Seal Master. “You’re not human anymore,” Daisuke whispered harshly. “I’ve heard of it before, but only in stories, made up stories in fact.” Daisuke slowly pulled himself up, trying not to make any sudden movements. “Virus’s gives off toxic, fatal fumes that can darken the heart of a human. For most, it’ll cause a painful death, much like TB in the human world, only your body decays from the inside out. But for some, they use it to turn their hearts black and basically offer their souls to Virus’s in exchange for more power.” Daisuke looked around the cave. “How long were you down here before your so called master found you Seal Master?”

Seal Master through his head back and spoke in low gurgle. Daisuke closed his eyes softly. “You poor creature. You’re not a human and you’re not a Virus, you must be in so much pain. Your soul rotting like a corpse on a hot day.” He opened them slowly and watched foam dripped slowly from Seal Master’s fangs. “That body won’t last very long, it’s not strong enough to obtain the power that’s inside you.”

Seal Master spun his head around once more before charging directly at Daisuke. Daisuke made no effort to dodge. As Seal Master struck, Daisuke stepped gingerly to the side. The green square on his left hand shun brightly in the darkness of the cave. With his left hand, Daisuke gripped onto Seal Master’s face and slammed him down onto the cave floor. Seal Master gave a loud, pain filled gurgle as his face began to melt below Daisuke’s grip.

“I’m sorry,” Daisuke said, trying to fight back the tears developing behind his eyes. Seal Master struggled below Daisuke’s grip, but he kept it strong. “It’ll be all over soon, I promise.”

Lily grabbed Sakura’s hand as another orange blast hit the wall. “Come on!” she cried, pulling Sakura away from the explosion. They jumped and Lily shielded Sakura from the flying debris with her own body.

“Lily are you ok?!” cried Sakura.

Lily nodded. “I’ll be even better once that bastard stops throwing shit at us!” A soft green light caught Lily’s eye. She looked over to see Daisuke’s Staff pulsating a radiant green light. It beckoned her to use it.

“Sakura, I’m sorry to ask you for this, but I need a distraction.” Lily eyed Sakura out of the corner of her eye.

Sakura nodded. Her determination surprised Lily. “Anything you name it.”

“We split up on three,” whispered Lily watching the man lick the tip of the grass gingerly. “One. Two. Three!”

A the grass flew toward them, Lily jumped to the right towards the staff as Sakura dove left. Sakura stood up and waved her hands wildly in the air. “Hey you big dumb idiot! Lets see you come and get some of me.” Sakura took her stance once again and smiled evilly.

The man looked at her annoyed. “You really think I’m going to fall for the distraction trick you two are trying to pull?”

Lily dove and gripped onto the Mod Staff. When Sakura saw this she flashed him a cute smile and nodded. “Yep. Hook, line and sinker.”

Lily jumped up as the man looked over at her. “You’re not the only one with issues you know!” she cried, gripping onto the mod staff. She felt a soft shocks of green electricity between her bracelet and Daisuke’s staff.

The man pulled out a piece of deep blue grass. “I can assure you, that this is one of my most powerful Hacker Items, not even an Admin Staff can block this one.”
“I don’t need protecting,” Lily whispered harshly. She held up the Staff high above her head with her left hand. Green and black sparks flew around her. “I just need to have to the strength to protect others!” Something’s calling for me....A sweet voice.

The man tossed the piece of grass as if throwing a baseball. Lily swooped the Mod Staff down, her wrist growing hot from the energy. Long, blades of green air and electricity shot out from the tip and shot through the air like a fish in water. Sakura and Lily stepped back and shielded their eyes as the deep blue grass and Lily’s attack collided.

A triumphant smile was interrupted on the man’s face. “It…It’s not possible!” he cried as he watched his grass disperse and the blades come towards him. He felt the blades hit, pain shot through his body. He looked over as he watched his right arm be cut off by one of the blades. She created a combustion with a Mod Staff and a Hacker Item. He smiled softly as he fell backwards.

Sakura blinked at Lily, Lily turned to her just as surprised. “I didn’t think that would happen,” Lily confessed.

“Look!” cried Sakura, pointing to the man.

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