𝑆𝐿𝑌 || 𝗿𝗺𝗮

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ᵗᵉᵃᵐ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ ᵇᵃᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵖᵗ.²
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everyone witnessed lonky's body thrown across the battle field for the second time and winced at the sound of his body slamming onto the floor, creating a small dent

kumiho blamed herself for not stepping forward to help, but her body wasn't cooperating with her

she noticed pala trudging his way towards her and draws out her sword and swung it precisely where his neck is located

pala avoided the blade, just merely missing an inch to his throat as he grabbed her wrist and tossed her to the side like she was a mere doll to play with

kumiho lets out a groan and flipped over to face her companions. she definitely sprained her ankle, feeling slight pain when she put too much weight on her left leg

lonky was beside her, helping her up with a huff, ❝ you alright, princess? ❞

❝ it's just a sprain, i'll manage ❞, she softly hiss

he raised a brow, his lips curling downwards at the obvious lie. with a swift move, he picked her up and secured her tightly to his chest

❝ and what on earth do you think you're doing mister. i'm-the-fourty-ninth-to-the-throne? ❞

he pinched her side and jogged to where the others were with a frown

❝ you're a mean and stubborn lady ❞

❝ thanks ❞

❝ it's not a compliment ❞

❝ it is to me ❞

❝ dear god.. ❞, he muttered, not bothering to look at her. he knew she was smirking at him

❝ aim for the staff! ❞, liu ordered the group, pointing at the wooden stick

in response, pala clutched his staff to his chest with a snarl. he reached into his pocket and pulled out the remaining metallic balls he's got, hurling it to the group

luckily, the group was far enough to avoid the electric balls until he ran out

❝ he's out of ammo—now's the time guys! ❞, with that being said, the group aim for pala and watched as he lets himself get electrocuted

he didn't budge—no hint of pain or agony was evident on his expression from the torturous shock

kumiho furrowed her brows and turns to popo, ❝ oi, try freezing him with your cards ❞, and pushed him forward

popo gulped and decked out his cards as it floats in the air, ❝ the one who rules the court! ❞, he takes a card from above and throws it at pala

instead of freezing the impala, it only creates a thin layer of ice which laters falls and break into pieces but that was enough distraction for everyone to escape

for now of course

❝ everyone know their part? ❞, the group nodded as liu was able to form another plan in a nick of time

❝ good ❞, kumiho says, ❝ because the plan starts now—he's here ❞

liu gave her a look and she grinned, wielding out her katana. taking a deep breath, she smacked the hilt of the blade on pala's nose

the male grunted at the sudden force, looking around with a blurry vision since his glasses had fallen off

everyone jumped on him, holding him down which gave time for liu to shoot the staff away from pala's hand

as soon as the staff was thrown off, black mist formed around it causing everyone to back away

the mist whirled around the staff—the smell of burnt paper combs through their nose—before vanishing into thin air

the group lets out a breathe and released their hold on pala, giving the old man a chance to breathe from the lack of air of being crushed

❝ kuga has joined the red team ❞, 03-32 breaks the silence, announcing that the game has ended

kumiho whipped her head at liu in disbelief. the male lets out a chuckle at the bewildered faces, ❝ i did say red team's going to win, didn't i? ❞

❝ that sly asshole ❞, kumiho narrowed her eyes at the smug looking bug

lonky and popo shared a look and bursted into tears, snot ran down their faces. they were on the blue team at the moment, meaning only liu and pala won

❝ sneaky little bug you are ❞, kumiho says, a sultry undertone as she tilted his chin upwards to meet her gaze, ❝ nice job, i'll let you have this but i won't go easy on you in the future ❞

she curled her finger under his chin, bringing his face closer to hers where he could feel her breathing down his neck, ❝ although i suggest you start running because kuga doesn't look too happy ❞, with that said, she walked away

liu lets out a small inaudible whine at the loss of contact but straightened up when a paw landed harshly on his shoulder

❝ you're dead meat liu ❞, kuga growls

❝ uh oh.. ❞

↳-end of chapter 22! i hope u enjoy^^-༉‧₊˚✧