↔↔↔ = Character Change

◐◑◐◑ = Time-Skip(with same character)

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As the sun started to appear on the horizon, Kimi and Louis found themselves stumbling upon a group of two: Marisa and Kefira.

But they were both asleep.

"Look, Kimi!" Louis snapped, as loud as he dared.

"What?" 

"We should... take 'em out, you know?"

"No! They're sleeping, we can't."

"Exactly! This might be the only chance we get. I don't think you could handle Kefira in a fight."

"Hey!"

"You wouldn't. They knew the risks when they both went to sleep. This is our only chance."

"B-but Louis... we can't!"

"You didn't say anything when Rachett attacked us!"

Kimi's face went pale, and she looked down in shame.

"Th... That was different. It was a fair fight..."

"Two against one was a fair fight?"

Kimi winced. She had nothing to say.

"It isn't right... You can't kick a man while he's down..."

Marisa rolled over, groaning.

"Now!" Louis leaped toward Marisa.

Kimi went still. This wasn't Louis... This wasn't Louis at all... The Louis she had allied with was kind and gentle and sweet...

What had happened?

Kimi didn't even think. She knew what happened.

Rhys. Rhys happened.

Kimi couldn't move. She didn't know whether she wanted to help Louis, or run away, but right now, she couldn't bring herself to do either.

Kimi regretted giving Louis back his spears.

He threw a spear directly at Marisa, who screamed as it hit her directly in the stomach. She fell to the ground--but she wasn't dead. Yet.

Kefira shot awake, and utter fear coursed through Kimi's veins.

Kefira had throwing knives. Kefira threw one at Louis with no hesitation.

He dodged, but Kefira quickly threw a second.

An he didn't dodge that one. Louis fell, and a cannon sounded.

Marisa was still alive, Kimi thought.

Tears were streaming down Kefira's face, but she then turned to Kimi.

Kimi said nothing, did nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing.

Kefira said nothing, throwing her third throwing knife directly at Kimi.

Kimi realized that under normal circumstances, Kimi would have made it out alive. But no, she did not.

A second cannon.

But it wasn't Marisa's.

Kefira collapsed, sobbing, over Marisa.

She was still alive, but there was no hope for her.

Marisa was crying, too, desperately trying to hold on.

"Please, Marisa...! Don't-- You can't. Not you and Zane. You can't both leave me!"

Marisa said nothing. Even just breathing took all of her effort.

Kefira held onto Marisa, her own knuckles turning white from the grip. Kefira couldn't be alone. She just couldn't. This couldn't be happening.

Marisa fell still.

And then a cannon fired.

Kefira screamed as loud and as long as her lungs would allow.

She didn't even care who heard her, or what they did about it.

Because Kefira was alone.

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Johd knew exactly what this meant. 3 cannons.

From 6 to 3 in only a few minutes.

It meant that there was only him, Link, and then one other person left...

Link knew it too, and they locked eyes for just a moment with no words.

This was really it. The final three.

Johd did not want to think about what would happen if it were him and Link--

Johd shook his head. He wasn't going to think. That was... nothing to worry about.

Of course, they still had to take out whoever was left.

If Johd had to make a guess... It would be Kefira. She seemed like a strong fighter, which would make her a difficult target.

Though, from what he had seen Louis do earlier...

Kimi and Marisa didn't seem like they would've done it. They both had to be taken care of by their allies, so...

Was that how people thought of him and Link? One ally carrying the other?

Link's bow and arrow had done most of the defense...

But Johd was important too!

Right?

He was, he was.

But Johd couldn't convince himself of that.