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.