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Misha looked over at Eiji. "Will do!" He said to Eiji. "Beast soul of the fierce Jauger! Lend me your strength! Beast Merge!" He called but couldn't transform. "What the?" He looked at Jasmin and Russel as they tried to transform but they couldn't either. "What the hell is going on?" He questioned. The otter came out of the water quickly and lunged at Russel biting into his shoulder.

The dark one only stood a few feet away on a building over watching the event. He smirked a bit seeing as three of the heroes couldn't transform due to his new founded powers. He grinned evily. He knew this would be the down fall of the heroes.

Russel let out a cry of agony and tried to get the otter off although the otter's sharp fangs dug into his flesh. He felt his eyes watered up from the intense agonizing pain.

Jasmin growled lowly knowing she would be at a fault for not being able to merge with her beast soul. She lunged at the otter anyway surpisely tackling the much bigger black heart off of Russel. She instinctively bit into the otter's arm. She hoped that may it would be enough to actually harm it.

Misha ran over to Russel helping him up. "Russel!" He said letting Russel lean on him. "I know that we can't beast merge right now...and that you hurt but can you still fight?" He questioned looking at him. He made sure Russel didn't fall.

Russel growled lowly and looked at Misha. "Of course I can still fight you dunce!" He growled pushing Misha away a little but gripping on to his shoulder in agony, was it really worth it? Being jealous of all the praise Misha and Jasmin received from Eiji and Master Isao? When he use to receive all the praise, all that attention and care. He growled and glared at Misha a little.

Eiji charged and slashed the Squid, trying to destroy it before it could counter attack. He then double slashed the squid, launching it backwards threw a laugh guard stand.

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Master Isao sensed this and growled. He then set and meditated, concentraiting on his students. "My students, all those who have Awakened their Beast Souls have influence," he explained, telepathically. "Domience, which allows them to force others Beast Souls to take refuge and hide. Eiji's Tiger Beast Soul represents courage, it will NEVER backdown, that's why he can transform. You must break through the Dark One's influence to your Beast Souls. The bond between you works both ways, if you give them courage, their courage will grow and they can overcome the domence of the Dark One's power!" he stated, then got up and headed that way.

The otter knocked Jasmin back hard and stood up angrily ready to lunge at Russel once more but this time instead to tear him apart.

Each one of them heard Master Isao listening intensely.

Jasmin growled a little. 'I have to give her courage...Like she gives me courage.' She thought. She looked at the ground wondering what gave her courage. She looked down at her pocket. She took out a necklace looking at it. It was necklace Misha gave her when he saved her from the first black heart they every encourted. She growled and looked up at the otter. 'Beast soul. Listen to me. I know your scared right now...But we CAN'T be. Misha is depending us. All of these civilians are depending on us. We have to fight. We have to stop the dark one. We have to prove that we're not scared of anything.' She explained to her Beast Soul staring down the otter. The otter let out a growl but didn't move knowing that he was being stared down. It scared her a bit.

Misha growled a little. He didn't know exactly how to give his beast soul courage. He looked at Jasmin as he stared down the otter. He looked towards the otter. He growled a little clenching his fist. He had to find his strength. His courage. What gave him courage? He looked at his teammates. 'Listen...' He thought. 'I know your scared...And I know I am too. But. We HAVE to be strong. Look at Eiji, Master Isao. There not scared. They know we can defeat them. We know we can defeat them too!' He thought clenching his fist more.

Russel grumbled holding his shoulder. Courage? Honor? Bravery? Was it all worth it, and for what...? He looked over at Jasmin. What was he doing...Being jealous of them. They were his friends. His allies not his enemies. He had to help them. They we're what kept him going. So why was he so scared of not being notice by Master Isao and Eiji. He growled angrily at himself for being so stupid.

The Squid wrapped it's tentecals around Moto, but he used his hooks to cut himself free and charge forwards, blocking it's beak and stabbing it in the chest.

The wolf listened, before it was the Dark Ones Beast Soul, staring it down. She heard her master's speech and snarled, concentraiting. The Dark One's influence was forced out of her realm and she emerged from Jasmin, swirling around her and forming her armor.

The Jaguar listened to Misha and smirked. "He's right," he said, standing up and staring down the Dark One's spirit. "You're the one whose afraid!" he said, giving a fierce roar and banishing it's influence, emerging from Misha and swirling around him, forming his armor.

Russel's dragon heard his thoughts, that Russel had overcome his own fears. "I won't let my master down," he said, letting a massive roar and driving the Beast Soul out, emerging and transforming into Ruseel's armor.

Isao walked up behind the Dark One, chuckling. "It would appear your great power isn't nearly as great as you thought it was!" he stated. "And you and I both know that my Beast Soul doesn't fear yours...in fact, I'm pretty sure it's the other way around."

OOC: Hope me controling Russel's soul was ok...

The dark one gave a small smirk turning and looking at Master Isao. "You're quite wrong Master Isao." He said glaring at him. "This was just my change to lure you in to my domain!" He shouted lunging at Isao. It was obvious he had been training more and he was ready to teach Master Isao a thing or two.

Kumori smiled a bit. "At a girl!" She said before lunging at the otter. "Eat this otter boy!" She shouted crashing into the otter angrily sending her backwards.

Kyoumou gave a hearty laugh of encouragement. "Good job!" He called out before charging at the otter catching her before she hit the ground. He threw her up in the air quickly and crouched down ready to attack once more.

Doragon looked at his armor and hanged his head a bit. 'I don't deserve this...' He thought but raised his head clenching his fist. He lunged forward with his sytche jumping up in the air with the help of jumping on Kumori. He slashed his sytche at the otter before landing back down on the ground and running over to the squid and slashing at its mid section. "Hey!" He shouted at the squid. "Down here!"

Kumori staggered forward by the sudden weight that had been on her shoulders. She looked as Doragon flew over them slashing the otter and then landing gracefully. She smirked a bit. "Go Doragon!" She shouted eagerly then looked at the otter hit the ground roughly. The otter made a groan as she stood up very weakly. "I say its about time to try our finishers Kyoumou!" She called out to Kyoumou.

Kyoumou smiled a bit. "I say it is too!" He shouted. He smirked a bit. 'Let's do this!' He said to his beast soul. He took a even stance. "Blizzard's awaken!" He called out hoping that he could do this.

Kumori took a wide stance. 'Time to try out our finisher out!' She said to her beast soul. She growled angrily. "Kumari's power!" She shouted.

OOC: It's fine.

OOC: Your finishers work.

The Squid staggered back before Moto rushed forwards and slashed him repeatedly.

"Shall we finish him together?" asked Moto, preparing his sais.

Isao chuckled. "Dark One, I'm afraid you aren't even in the same league as me," he said. "Here's a fact you're not aware of, in our last battle, I was holding back my full strength. What you saw was about half," he said. "But if you wish to embarrass yourself, face me if you dare," he said. "Beast Soul of the Great Phoenix, share your power with me! Beast Merge!" he said, summoning his own armor.


OOC: Isao already has his Awakened Form, that's what he means.

The dark one growled lowly. "What?" He whispered to himself hearing what Master Isao said. He jumped back circling Akio cautiously. He already being in his own armor. He held his sword in a somewhat unique style. One hand, of course on the hilt, and the other on the top of the blade, held up in the air. He watched Akio carefully.

Doragon looked up at him but quickly looked away not being able to look his comrade in the face. "Yeah." He said with a nod. He held his scythe up and looked at the squid. "Death's Wish!" He shouted, lunging forward. Yet again a grim reaper appeared in front of the squid. He lunged forward slashing the squid in two.

A large blizzard formed around the otter causing the otter to go into a dazed state by the sudden chill that surrounded it. The otter then nodded it got very dark. She could only see the very many snow flakes that dropped on her muzzle. She growled trying to see around her but in a useless attempt. She looked down as she felt two pair of teeth crunch down on her legs making it impossible to move. She tried to lash out at the beasts holding her legs but another two pairs of teeth grabbed her arms. She trashed about angrily being unable to move. A sudden jolt of pain hit her in several spots, her shoulders, her legs, her sides, and the side of her face. She shouted out in agony still not being able to move. She then felt a huge strike of pain go through her. She looked down seeing a blade through her. She heard a angry growl looking up. The last thing she saw was a set of red eyes, and sharp white teeth.

OOC: Now you can call that major overkill.

"Sun and Moon Slash!" yelled Moto, performing his finishing blow to the Squid simutaiously, the sun, moon, and eclipse flashing as he did so.

The Squid died in darkness, fire, and light.

"But of course, I don't want you to see my true strength," whispered Akio. "How about just one arm?" he said quietly, putting both his arms behind his back and whispering something. "I bet I can defeat you with one strike, no more, no less."

The dark one glared at Akio a bit. He knew he couldn't underestimate him. He lunged forward quickly slashing at him, but ready to jump back and dodge if he need too. All he need to do was to get one hit on him, and then he could retreat that's all he need one single scratch, knick, just one hit.

Kumori jumped a bit happily. "WOO! We did it!" She shouted happily and ran over to Eiji jumping on his back happily. She always saw Eiji as a big brother. "We did Eiji!" She said excitedly. Her tail wagged happily behind her. She convert back to Jasmin but still hanged onto Eiji happily. "I did my finisher! Did you see, did you see?" She said still very excited.

Doragon converted back to Russel. He held his shoulder watching Eiji and Jasmin. He looked at the ground disappointed by his own stupidy, his own jealousness. Master Isao had taught him better. He let out a quiet sigh and looked back up at his comrades and watched as Misha and Jasmin shared there excitedness at using there first finisher.

Kyoumou converted back to Misha. He walked over to Jasmin laughing a bit. He always liked how Jasmin brought excitement to situations. It always seemed to cheer everyone up. Make them feel like everything was alright. He also liked how she knew how to take control of a situation and make sure everyone got out safe, and did there part. Jasmin was a natural born leader but she was still a kid in a sense.

Akio's cape became wings and he jumped up, flying over the Dark One swiftly, landing behind him so he couldn't jump back. "Didn't know I could fly, did you?" he asked, before driving a flaming knife hand strike into the ground, sending an extremely powerful and massive surge of fire and light erupting out of the ground all around the Dark One. The arm he used to do it had changed, it was now fiery red with golden plating, the back of the hand having an orange fiery, bird-like eye jewel on it and bird-like tallons at the tips of the fingers.

Eiji walked over after reverting from Moto, only to be hugged by Jasmin. "Good job guys," he said, then looked over and gasped, seeing a gigantic pillar of flames and light erupting out of the ground nearby where Akio had attacked. "What is that?!"

OOC: Akio let's his students deal with most threats, but knows the Dark One is far too powerful for them. He's pretty much trying to make the Dark One not come after them personally by showing he's more powerful than he is. I hope that makes sense.

The dark one growled angrily. He lepted away although being hit by the fire and light hurting him a good bit. He feel off the ledge hitting the concrete. He scowled a little as he got up converting into a hyena. He looked up and did a hyena call before running off and disappearing, knowing he wasn't a match right now, but he had what he needed and for now that was fine.

Jasmin looked over staring. "What the heck?" She questioned. She looked at Eiji. "What was that Eiji?" She questioned.

Russel looked over and turned to Eiji. "You think what I'm thinking Eiji?" He mouthed silently as to not alert Misha and Jasmin.

Misha stared saying nothing just wondering what had happened.

"The what?" Jasmin question walking over to Master Isao offering to let him lean on her if he need too. She looked at him worriedly. She was curious about this legendary technique but at the moment she was more worried about Master Isao.

Misha looked at Eiji. "Legendary what?" He questioned looking at him confused.

Russel walked over his hand still on his injured shoulder. He looked at Master Isao worriedly.