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Balance Problems Part 8

"Argh!" Masaki punched the wall again, not caring if he broke some minor bones. Shuka was crying into Gentou's chest, who just hugged her back while trying to hold his own tears back. Hakushu was gripping Tenade's shirt as he bit his lip, while the adult was openly sobbing on his shoulder. Ayame was too.

Actually, all of them were. 

Who wouldn't, when their leader had been beaten up right in front of their eyes and thrown away to die? 

"K-Keisuke-kun..." Ryaku sniffed. Bao En comforted the leader as Kai patted Lizzy, Ceels and Lucy on the back. 

"I-I failed as a friend..." Masaki hit the wall again, letting his tears fall freely now while falling to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. "H-He's dead... A-And it's all my fault... I-I made him go to that alley.... I-I..." Akino, Rau, Choiseung and Chenhua comforted him, despite their tight faces. 

They were truly depressed, all right. 

And it was broken the moment a familiar voice shouted out from outside the door, "ORE NO TOMODACHI DEGIKAI BOUREI BANCHOU!"

The tense atmosphere broke the exact same moment a roar was heard and the door to the  dungeon was broken by a human-like Youkai, with a certain leader above his shoulders. 

"K-K-KEISUKE?!" everyone's eyes widened. 

EW Jibanyan, who had been put as their guard, immediately got into a battle stance, "Heh! If you want to get to them, you're gonna have to get through me!" 

"Bourei Banchou, deal with EW Jibanyan! I'll get the others!" Keisuke commanded. 

Bourei Banchou roared in understanding before he lunged for EW Jibanyan. 

Keisuke used that chance to slide under EW Jibanyan and rush to their cells, "Everyone!" 

"Keisuke!" Natshuka felt so so happy. "You're alive!" 

"But how?!" Akino questioned. 

"We saved him," EW Ryaku appeared from behind him and used a sword to stab the lock, destroying it. EW Bao En and Kai did the same, as EW Aruke stumbled in, trying to regain his balance. Akino gasped.

Keisuke looked at them, "I'm guessing you know what EW Enma did to the EWs." 

"A-Ah, we do... W-Why?" Natsume nodded. 

"Good, cause we're going to show them the light," Keisuke grinned at them. 

The rest all grinned hearing that. 

"Sounds like a plan," Choiseung smirked. 

"I like your thinking, Keisuke," Chenhua chuckled. 

Bourei Banchou finally managed to pin EW Jibanyan down and locked him up in a cell. Keisuke then took out some rope and tied the door to the bars, "That should do it. Come on. We have to go save the town!" 

"AH!" they all cheered, getting their weapons on a table nearby before Shuka opened up another portal and they stepped through.... 

And ended up in a total war zone. 

All around them, civilians were screaming in terror as they were shot down by EW Chenhua and Lizzy, who looked very very satisfied hearing their last screams. EW Natsume and Keisuke were fighting the rest of Peace who had stayed behind. EW Akinori and Tenade were killing Youkai left and right,  while EW Akino and Rau were destroying buildings. 

In the middle of all that, EW Touma was sitting on a HUGE throne, smirking ever so smugly.

"That smirk is really annoying," Masaki griped as he gripped his fists tightly.