Part 39 : Erased

Kaze threw Swift at Amaya non-stop. Every weapon Amaya changed from the air turned back to air after coming in contact with Swift, and most of the time when Kaze was near her when this happened, he would shove, kick or push her aside.

Both of them were highly-trained, quick-reaction assassins. Even though Amaya hadn't been doing all this "crap" (as she called it), she still hadn't completely loss her skills and speed. Kaze would have been no match for her if she was in her days as Hana. Now he was just as good as Amaya because of her absence in training.

Meanwhile, all Sora could do was to stare at the too-fast-motion-for-him battle between his two friends and holding up the barrier while boiling with anger inside his heart towards the master.

"Do you know?" the master suddenly spoke. "Your little girl-friend's dying as we speak?"

"Shut up!" Sora yelled, refusing to look at him.
"It's true." the master continued as if Sora didn't say anything.

"Hana can change any amount of air she wants into any sort of weapon. Plus, she is way more expierenced than Kaze. Of course, I wouldn't be so silly as to let her win so easily.

"There was something I gave to Kaze to rub on Swift before this battle began. It's a special powder especially made to control Hana's powers."

"WHAT?!"

"You heard me right, Sora. That powder limits the number of weapons Hana can transform everytime her weapons come in contact with Swift. When it hits Swift, it changes back into air and Hana wouldn't be able to transform air into that weapon for two weeks."

"That's very simple minded of you." Sora smirked. "Has anyone ever told you how big the world is? And how many different weapons there are in it?"

"Ha! You're the one who's simple minded, Sora!" the master roared arogantly. "I've not finished my explaination yet. When the weapon turns back, it doesn't just only turns back into air. It turns into POISON air."

Hearing this, Sora shot his eye back to Amaya and Kaze. Amaya looked terribly green and weak.

It must be the poison!

"Yes, Sora. The poison is killing her." the master said in a rather deceiving tone.

He was confused now. He should keep holding the barrier, but he needed to save Amaya. He just bit his tongue and rush out of the barrier.

"AMAYA!!!!"

"You idiot!" Amaya shouted.

WHOOSSHHH!!!!! BOOOMMM!!!!

A smoke screen was let out by Sora in his attempt to save Amaya.

A minute's silence.

When the smoke started to faded away, there the three friends were. Kaze unconcious but still standing with his hand holding a sword that pierced through Amaya's right upper ribs which came out from her back pointing at Sora which stood with one end of Swift planted nicely into his back.

"At last, I can rest in peace knowing that the three people I trained to erase people who betrayed me have erased each other in more ways than one."

He took his leave and vanished.

Kaze slowly woke up from the master's control. He was himself again. He noticed his hand was stretched out holding on to something.

"Amaya!" he shouted when he saw what he was holding.

"I-I'm g-glad you're bac---" Amaya fell down on her side.

"Akira!!!"

"Why are you so stupid?" Sora said breathlessly and fell forward.

Part 38 : Betray

"Sora and Hana. What a coincidence that you both know each other." the master said as he walked towards them.

He was drapped in a piece of dark red cloak. His eyes were of those that were arrogant. The sight of him pissed Amaya off.

"Don't act dumb, you piece of crap." Amaya yelled angrily.
"If you say I'm a piece of crap, I should be dumb right?" the master answered with a seemingly underestimating look.

Amaya grabbed thin air with her right hand and a sword instantly appeared.

"Hm. Using your transfomative powers against me?" the master smirked.

KA-BOOM!!!!

The bus exploded.

"Oh well." the master said in the smoke. "All that training and to have to kill them. It was all for nothing, I suppose." he started walking away.

"Nothing?"

The master stopped and turned around.

Among the thick grey smoke, a big ball of blue light was shinning. It was a barrier created by Akira. But we must call him Sora now that he's in Sora's clothing. Inside the barrier, all the students on the bus were there, still unconcious of course.

"Ah. I see. It was for something alright. It was for fighting back, fighting against me after all. Wouldn't you say so, Hana?"

"SHUT UP YOU BASTARD!!! I'M NOT HANA ANYMORE!!!" Amaya yelled as she ran out of the barrier and charged towards him.

"Amaya, you idiot! Come back here!!" Sora shouted.

"ARRGHHH!!!" Amaya was hit by something coming her way. She was thrown back in front of the barrier.

"Get inside now!" Sora shouted again.

Amaya stood up. "No."
"What?! Are you crazy? He's not fighting alone! It's like he has someone new to help him!"

"No. He's not new. It's Shiro." Amaya said.
"Kaze?!"

Now all the smoke from the explosion had faded away. True to what Amaya said, next to the master stood a tall boy with his face masked from his nose down. It was Shiro in his assassin uniform. His cold yellow eyes that killed many were staring deadly at the two of them.

"Shiro! What's wrong with you?! Why are you helping that useless person?!" Sora yelled in disbelief.

"There's no point talking to him, Sora." Amaya said as she wiped the blood from her mouth. Kaze hit her hard with his giant boomerang in the face.

"Why?"

"He's been controlled."

"Ah! I see you have a brain that can think after all. Unlike this guy here who, well, isn't that smart. I understand now why you didn't want to stay in the academy last time. I think I might start regretting for giving you the power to change the amount of air you want into weapons." the master laughed.

"Enough!" Amaya said as she changed the sword she was holding into a lance. "Come here Kaze! I'll tear you apart for not using your stupid brain!"

Kaze rubbed the end of his boomerang, Swift with poison adn threw it at Amaya. It flew right on top of her as she bent down. She ran towards Kaze and was about to hit him when Swift appeared flying right behind her. Amaya swung the lance she was holding to detour Swift's direction.

As Swift hit the ground, the lance vanished and turned back into air.

"What?!" Amaya exclaimed. Kaze kicked Amaya aside.

"AMAYA!" Sora shouted.

"Don't you dare come here! Stay where you are and keep that barrier on!" Amaya yelled.

Why did the lance dissappear when it hit Swift?!

"Putting it together?" the master asked. "Better watch your back and get up!"

CRASH!!!!