3rd Shift: Face-off!! Rookies vs. Veterans
Chisa: AAAHHH!! What?! What is this?!
Uelah: Is this real?
Ica: I'm not taking any chances.
He, along with Uelah, Chisa, Scion, Tesa and Ayato jumped up onto the lower branches of the surrounding trees. ~Evil wind BM~
Ica: Leï! Come on!
Leï was immobilized by fear.
Leï: I-I...can't...move...I...
Tesa: Leï!!
Kaori: There's no use for him now. He's already more than knee deep. You might as well leave him.
Ayato begins to go after Leï, but Uelah stops him.
Uelah: She's right.
Ayato: *gasp* Uelah-san!
You'd only have the same fate. Do you know what kind of bugs those are? They're called Vulture Maggots.
Kaori: I see you know of them. Well that's right. Allow me to educate you. They only feast on living flesh. If it's dead, they'll leave it.
Chisa: *gasp*
Uelah: Yes, but...only Nature can summon these at will. Unless...
Kaori: That's right. Unless there's a pact. But it's not me. It's Notaro. *looks at him*
Notaro: ...
Tesa: That's right. The price of the pact. His voice.
Ica: No wonder he hasn't said a thing.
Leï: HELP!!
Uelah: Please...Pact child...make his death a swift one. I...can't bear seeing him like this...he's only seventeen.
Notaro: ...
Instead of the maggots speeding up their progress, they slow down exponentially.
Scion: That...BASTARD!! I'll kill you! You're heartless!
Kaori: I'll tell ya what.
She does a hand sign and places her hands on the ground. Ice begins to cover the entire ground, including Leï.
Kaori: I made the ice clear. So if you can't kill us in...two minutes, you'll get to see your friend be eaten alive.
Ayato: Grrr!
The six of them drop onto the ice below.
Uelah: The six of us verses the two of you?
Kendo, Sheizo, Raï and Kaguya come out of hiding.
Raï: *to Kaori* Careful. *group regroups* There's still another one. I can't pinpoint their location.
She nods. ~Dance Dance BM~
Kendo: Let's do this.
Kaori: I got Uelah. Notaro, you get Ica. Raï, get Scion. Sheizo, handle Ayato. Kaguya, you can take Chisa.
Kendo: I get stuck with Tera?
Kaori: Fine. Switch with me. Got it?
Sheizo: Sure.
Kaori: Let's get this over with.
The pairs dash off in different directions except Sheizo and Ayato.
Sheizo: Ready?
Ayato: Let's go.
Sheizo: I advise you start thinking straight. Let's see how sharp your eyes are.
Ayato: Hmm.
Sheizo: ...Hehehe! This'll be fun. ~F2 Notaro~
Ica: You'll pay.
Scion: What are you doing? He's mine! He had unnoticeable followed them.
Ica: Fine. I'll take your person.
Scion: It's the brown haired one. Leave us be. He does so. Now...I'll avenge Leï.
Notaro hunches his back as Scion sees it moving inhumanly.
Scion: What is it now?
Blood splatters everywhere as Scion sees a large tarantula emerging from Notaro's back.
Spider: Heheh.
Scion: It talks. ~F2 Kaguya~
Kaguya: Hi Chisa.
Chisa: How old are you?
Kaguya: I'm 16. I know I look about 10, but that's the price.
Chisa: Price?
Kaguya: Yes. You see...I too am a pact child. ~F2 Raï~
Raï: Where did he go?
Ica appeared.
Ica: Sorry, but it looks like you'll be beaten by me today. Scion wanted to take care of the creepy-crawly kid.
Raï: I see.
Ica: Listen, I really don't feel like killing anyone today, so let's play a game. The first one to draw blood loses.
Raï: Whatever.
Ica: It's perfect for me because...--
He draws 8 kunai.
Ica: I'm a master at using weapons.
Raï: Trust me. You don't want to lose. If you want to live, I suggest you don't draw blood. Because, I might get a little...*reveals tongue and pupils slim* out of control. Just the thought of blood makes me...unstable. You'd wish you were dead.
Ica: Heh. You can't touch me. My speed is unlike anything you've ever seen.
Raï: Really? Funny. I doubt speed will be of any assistance to you here. Say...do you believe you can kill a pact child?
Ica: A what? ~F2 Kendo~
Uelah: You'll wish you hadn't switched.
Kendo: Doubt it. Heh, it's funny. Ya'll are gonna be killed by a bunch of Rookie class ninjas.
Uelah: Rookies, huh? We'll see. ~F2 Kaori~
Tesa: I'll kill you little girl. Leave while you're still alive.
Kaori: Hmm. By the time I'm finished with you, you'll be drowned, paralyzed, frozen, fried or literally blown away. You don't want to test my skills. I' m a Shining Fighter.
Tesa: Hmph. Shining Fighters don't scare me. I've killed countless numbers of them.
Kaori: Well I guess I'll be avenging someone today.
Tesa: You're really confident, kid.
Kaori: I can back it up.
Tesa: We'll see.
Somewhere in the trees, Tai was waiting out the battle.
Tai: They'd better hurry.
