[center][h3][b][color=darkgray]~[/color][color=0054a6]Lapis Lazuli[/color] [color=darkgray]&[/color] [color=ed1c24]Kazuya Minegishi[/color][color=darkgray]~[/color][/b][/h3]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5AbucsE4Y]♪ - Kuroi Uta ~ Zero's Memories - ♪[/url]

[color=0054a6]"Shit... shit shit shit..."[/color]

Lapis was beyond panicking at this rate. Their strongest force, the driving force to this alliance... it had been lost... and now they were being overrun. At her side, Abel desummoned Fafnir and Mother Harlot, only leaving Barong as he leapt on the demonic Avatar's back. Pretty much, that was their ride out of here.

[color=ed1c24]"Lapis! Hop on!"[/color]

Without much say, Lapis got onto the demon ([i]and putting Elsword on the back because that knight is still unconscious[/i]), ready for them to ride off. However...

[color=0054a6]"Abel, wait... I have an idea."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"L-Lapis... we don't have time for anything. We need to go."[/color]

Before he could say much more, the bounty hunter put a finger up to his lips as if to shush him, silently passing over the crystals that made up her Adamas Trias. At the same time, she took a firm grasp of his hand, transferring a mark over to him. An innate ability of her Mark of Cristallium was that she could share her power with another, making a link. A marked link also meant the ability to do selective telepathy with that one person, and in this case, Abel. With that set up, she mentally told him what she had planned, and with much hesitation, he reluctantly agreed.

[color=ed1c24]"When was the last time we did something this stupid?"[/color]

[color=0054a6]"Back at that Murder Game, that war against the Arch Demon Akibahara. I figured that you did something for me, I do the same for you. Buying all of your time to get away. I'm not afraid anyways. I'm just afraid of seeing others that I care about get hurt... okay?"[/color]

Still not giving him a chance to say more again, Lapis leaned forward to kiss him straight on the lips, letting it go for five seconds before pulling away. The demon overlord only gave her a nod as he hid the three crystals in his pockets, watching the girl hop off of Barong.

[color=0054a6]"Now get going and haul ass out of here. I'm sure we'll run into each other again."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"... I got it. Just don't keep me waiting... alright?"[/color]

Lapis only waved him off, and with that signal, Abel had Barong start running off to the others in order to escape. For a moment, he tried not to cry, but of course, he felt that Lapis wasn't lying and kept his hopes up.

On the other hand, Lapis couldn't fight against the feelings she was having, tears streaming down her face. She hated to be alone, but she rather do this than let the others fall with her in vain.

[i][color=0054a6]I'll fight to the end.[/color][/i]

Not wanting to be too much of a pushover despite being a distraction, Lapis activated her Mark of Cristallium, her eyes turning vivid blue and a strand of her hair receiving that vibrant blue.

[i][color=0054a6]No more regrets.[/color][/i]

With an upwards slash with her sword, a fierce wave of crystal spikes was conjured up and sent down in a straight line in front of her like a crystal tsunami. Afterwards, she surrounded herself in a crystal dome, most likely to tank up any hits that came her way.

[i][color=0054a6]I'm sorry... Abel... everyone... I'm so sorry.[/color][/i]

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