Chapter 13: Sacred Duet

Yumoto screamed as he was flung out of his throne. Katashi held a sword out and slowly walked towards him. He whimpered as he tried to crawl away and tears filled his eyes...why wasn't his brother coming to help him?!

"I-IBU-CHAN-SENPAI!" He screamed, "P-please someone help me!"
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"IBU-CHAN-SENPAI!" Ibushi gasped as he heard his name, "Little One!" He gasped again, "Maximum Gorar! Your brother needs our help! We can't leave him to die!"

Gora turned to Araki, "Tungsten, go to my brother. He needs your help."

Araki nodded, "Okay! I'll save him, I promise!"
Hiroyuki smiled and they teleported away.

Haruhiko looked at Akihiko, "I hope he's okay...Hireashi has over powered us once more..."

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Katashi laughed, "Don't be afraid, Scarlet. No one can hear you...and no one can save you!"

"Not if I can help it!"

"Lord Tungsten!" Yuudai screamed and Hiroyuki smirked, "And Hiroyuki!" He turned to Yuudai, "Kitty Love Silence!"

Yuudai screamed as he was hit and Araki ran to protect Yumoto. "Leave Scarlet alone!"

"A-Araki-kun!" Yumoto gasped and Araki gently helped him up, "Yumo-chan...I'm sorry."

"It's okay!" Yumoto smiled and his staff appeared in his hands. "We can seal Katashi and Yuudai away...or at least heal them...together."

Araki nodded and Yuudai ran to Katashi, "I-I don't want to be sealed away!" He cried and Yumoto looked at him with pity in his eyes, "You didn't want this...you were just following him, weren't you, Yuudai?"

Yuudai looked at him, "H-how did you know?"
Yumoto smiled, "I can just tell...you love Katashi, don't you...?"

Yuudai looked down, and Araki watched as Yumoto...no Scarlet walked towards Yuudai with his hand out stretched, "Don't be afraid." He smiled softly.

Katashi growled, "Scarlet! Leave him alone."

"No. Lord Katashi...he's right..." Yuudai whispered, "I was angry at Scarlet...because of your affection towards him."

Katashi dropped his sword in shock, "Y-Yuudai..."

Yuudai looked down and Katashi gasped as the ground began to shake, "Hi-Hireashi...!"

Yumoto gasped...did....did Gora fail?

Hireashi laughed as he appeared and Yumoto looked at him, "Where is An-chan!?"

"He tried to seal me away...!" He growled, "So I teleported away...to get away from him!"

Yumoto growled, "You're a coward!" He yelled, "That's why you will never get my throne!"

Katashi growled, "Don't insult Lord Hireashi!"

Hireashi smirked as he looked at Yumoto, "Let's see if your strong like your brother..."

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Gora growled as Hireashi disappeared and Haruhiko slowly stood back up. "Ugh...Gorar...he went for your brother..."

Gora looked down, "I know...again, this is his test. If he can seal Hireashi away, then he can get the throne of Love whenever he wants to."

"Gora-san...isn't this dangerous?!" Atsushi asked and Gora looked down, "It is..."

Ryuu looked up, "I can't handle this! I need to protect Little One!" He yelled and quickly disappeared.

"Ryuu!" Io yelled and teleported after him.

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Ryuu growled as he saw Yuudai, who was running from the throne room.

"You!" Ryuu growled as he pointed his love stick at him, "V-Vesta!" Yuudai screeched and fell down as Ryuu yelled, "Vesta Love Ignit!"

Yuudai dodged it and ran faster to hide from Ryuu. "Ryuu, stop!" Io yelled and Ryuu froze, "I-Io!"

Yuudai looked at Io, "I-I don't want to fight anymore!" He cried, and Io looked down, "Fine...we won't attack you."

"T-thank you! Scarlet is fighting Hireashi and Lord Katashi!" He cried and Io gasped, "Is Scarlet alive?!"

"Y-yes! Lord Katashi wants to kill him!"
Io nodded and they ran to find Yumoto.

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Araki screamed as he was flung back by Hireashi and Hireashi laughed, "Scarlet your suitor is even too weak to save you."

Yumoto growled, "You just say that because you know we're strong enough to defeat you!"

Katashi laughed, "You're funny Scarlet...but Hireashi can only be defeated by your brother."

"That's why you're going to fight for me..." Hireashi smirked and Katashi began to scream as a pillar of light surrounded him.

Katashi's dark teal eyes began to glow red and Araki gasped, "He's being controlled! Hireashi did the same thing to me!"

Yumoto gasped and Katashi held up a sword, "My Red Angel...your death will be the most satisfying."

Araki slowly stood back up and grabbed Yumoto's hand, "We have to heal him. Hireashi needs to be sealed away for good!"

Yumoto nodded and pointed his staff at them, "In the name of Love, I'll seal you away Hireashi! Ultra True Love Attack!"

Katashi laughed, "With Hireashi's powers, I will kill you and then get the rest of your guardians!"

Yumoto growled, "No you won't!"
Hiroyuki gasped, "Y-Your majesty! Be careful! You could seriously hurt yourself by sealing Hireashi!"
"I'll be okay, I promise!" Yumoto replied and Hiroyuki looked at Araki.

"Ara-chan! Stop him!"
"Shut it you!" Hireashi screamed and Hiroyuki screamed as he was hit and turned back into a cat.

"Hiro-san!" Araki cried and Hiroyuki ran to him, "Help the heir! Share your powers together!"

Araki nodded and Yumoto gasped as he felt Araki grab his arm, "Let's do this together..."

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Ibushi frowned as Akoya and Kinshiro ran around to find Yumoto.

"Little One must be around here somewhere!"
Akoya froze, "He...he's trying to seal Hireashi..."
Kinshiro looked at him, "What?! The heir will most likely die from that!"

Atsushi gasped, "Kin-chan! Gora-san we had to let him do this!"
En nodded, "We don't want to disrespect his wishes!"

Akoya looked down, "I know...but he'll need our powers too."

Ibushi sighed, "Yes he will..."
Kinshiro looked at Ibushi, "I think he's in the throne room...he always goes there when looking for Gora-san."

Haruhiko looked at Akihiko, "We should go help him too!"
Akihiko smiled, "Of course Haru! We're his friends now too, and he says we're stronger than him sometimes!"

The nine of them then ran off to the throne room.

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Yumoto gritted his teeth as Hireashi's powers combined with Katashi's pushed him back slightly. Araki tightened his grip on Yumoto's shoulder, "Yumo-chan, I won't let them push you back..."

"Little One!" Ibushi gasped and the four Battle Lovers ran towards Yumoto.

"We need to help!" Io told Ryuu and Ryuu nodded, "Let's help now! We need to make Gora-san proud!"

"How do we help?" Ryuu then added after a moment of silence and Atsushi replied, "Think of a happy memory we had with him."

"Isn't that a little cliché?"
"Yes! But we have to do it!" Atsushi replied quickly and Ryuu sighed, "Alright, alright!"

Yumoto gasped as he heard them talking, "Guys!"
"Yumoto! Keep focusing on Hireashi!" En yelled and Yumoto nodded.

"Atsushi-senpai! Atsushi-senpai!"
"Yes Yumoto?"
"Hide me!! I don't want to do my lessons!"
Atsushi laughed, "Little One, you need your lessons to learn about the world around you."
"But Sulfur is boring! So is Vesta!!"

"Dear Little One, I know lessons are boring, but don't worry. We need them"

"En-chan-senpai, do I have to go with Aurite?"
"Sorry kid, but you do."
"Why? He's boring and yells at me when I act like I always do."
"Does he? Well he's very strict and likes when things go the way they're supposed to."

Yumoto puffed his cheeks out, "No fair!"
En laughed as he put a hand on Yumoto's head, "Don't worry, he'll grow on you. I learned that the hard way..."

"Io-senpai!"
"Yes?"
"Can we please go to play?"
Io sighed, "Yes, we can."

Yumoto giggled as he pulled on Io's shirt sleeve. "Let's go Io-Senpai!"
Io sighed again, "Fine."

"Ryuu-senpai?"
"Yes?"
"Can we stop my lessons for today? I'm tired."

"You know we can't."
"Why not? Io-Senpai is with Atsushi-Senpai today..."

Ryuu smiled. "Fine, let's go outside and play with Wombat."
"YAY!"

Yumoto smiled as he felt their love fill him, "We are the heirs to the throne of Love, the Battle Lovers! Now you are being sealed away for good, Hireashi!"

Hireashi gasped as a large ball of red light began to come towards him. "NO! I'll get you for this, I'll be back I swear!!"

Yumoto watched as Hireashi disappeared and Katashi's eyes turned back to normal. Araki gasped as he felt Yumoto's shoulders slump. "Yumo-chan!" He gasped and Yumoto fell back into his arms, unconscious.

"Little One!" Ibushi gasped and they all ran over to him.

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