Crimson: Part Four

The rain drops splashed against my head as I tried to catch my breath. I looked at Ashe and Bahn and saw that they looked as tired as I was. I turned towards Crimson and saw that she also looked tired.

With Steven being knocked out that left only three of us left to fight. Our battle was at a complete standstill. I watched Crimson closely to make sure she didn't make any moves while I tried to catch my breath.

Crimson suddenly charged towards me and tried to stab me. I used my weapon to block her attack and move her away from me. Ashe saw an opportunity to attack and fired another arrow into Crimson. Crimson didn't flinch when she was hit, instead she just fired an explosion at Ashe.

Bahn ran at Crimson and attempted to attack her. Crimson quickly dodged all his attacks and used her explosions again to blast him away. The only person left who could fight was me.

I ran at Crimson and attempted to strike her side. Crimson blocked my blade and used her explosion to knock me off balance. When I hit the ground I saw Crimson aiming her blade at me. I quickly rolled to the side to dodge the attack but was still moved away from it going off.

"Damn, and I was hoping to kill you with that one. Now I can't use magic for a bit. No matter, I'll beat you without using my Genmochi's magic." Crimson said.

I jumped to my feet and swung my blade at her. Our blades clashed causing us to try and overpower the other. Crimson kicked me away from her and kept her distance. I charged at Crimson sliding under one of her attacks and kicking her legs causing her to fall down.

Crimson swung her blade in my direction causing me to jump away.

Crimson jumped up and changed her fighting stance. We circled around each other waiting for the perfect moment to strike. When I saw an opening I went for it and tried to attack her. Our blades clashed once more, this time lasting longer than any other one we had.

As our blades connected I dug my heels into the ground and tried to push back. Crimson gave me an angry face and began putting more force behind her blade. Crimson soon began to over power me but before she could do anything she was hit with an arrow from behind.

Using the opportunity that was given to me I pushed forward. I knocked Crimson's weapon out of her hand and plunged my blade into her chest. Crimson spat out blood which landed on my shoulder and grabbed onto the blade I stabbed her with. Blood oozed from her hands where she held onto my katana.

Crimson looked me in the eyes allowing me to see all of its color drain. When her eyes lost all its color, her hands let go of my blade. I removed my blade from Crimson and put it into my sheath.

Crimson's lifeless body laid on the wet stone floor of the mountain. I looked at her body for a while until Ashe ran up to me.

"While you fought Crimson I checked to see if Steven and Bahn were alright. Thankfully they don't have permanent damage. How about you though? Are you ok?" Ashe asked me.

Before I could answer Ashe's question I heard voices in the distance. I turned towards them and saw Bubbles and Ellie running towards me. I let out a smile of relief before collapsing onto the floor and passing out.