Shochu turns to Max, and throws the scepter at him, which Max easily dodges, but when he turns back to the thrown weapon, it explodes into hellfire, severely burning Maxes face, forcing him off his feet and onto the ground. Shochu grabs Max by the head, and like a shotput sends him across the room, slamming into and through multiple pillars on his way, until he loses momentum and stops. He lays on the floor, blood everywhere. Shochu walks over, and picks him back up.
Shochu: Weaker than I expected.
He puts Maxwell down next to his throne, as Max wonders why he didn't kill him. He passes out from blood loss, as the rest of the kids wonder where he went.
Xandria runs. She forces her legs to move, one after the other. Blood isn't the only thing flowing out of her. Tears stream down from her face, and not just from the stab wound. She remembers all the times Shochu loved her, but they're all cut off by the fresh memory of his smiling face, ordering others to execute her. Xandria collapses on the ground, sobbing. She's cold. But not for long. She feels the warm flickering of flames, and a comforting warmth. Looking up, she sees Ember.
Ember: Hey.. why don't we get you patched up?
She says, smiling softly. Xandria nods, and looks around, realizing she collapsed right in front of the rebellion encampment. Ember helps her up, and guides her to the medical tent. Xandria lays down, and Ember sits by her as an angel casts healing magic on her wounds. Ember stays by her side, comforting her through the pain, until Xandria eventually falls asleep. Ember slowly exits, keeping her eye on Xandria. Eventually shes out of it, and moves to the main tent. There, waiting for her, is Vanessa, Richard, Anne, and Saike, with a now conscious Don Yoku wrapped up in bramble on the floor.
Ember: Oookay.. everyones here. I've been thinking we should split up. Each taking out a different member of the defiant order.
