Rui held a balled-up fist to her chest, worriedly looking to Sora as he tried to pull himself together. Lumia was sitting on Rui's shoulder and took notice of the field. [color=#FFF83B]"Nee-chan,"[/color] she said to grab Rui's attention, [color=#FFF83B]"it's not looking good. Sora only has three life cards."[/color]

[color=#ffbae8]"Life... cards?"[/color] Rui repeated. She tried to think back to the small rulebook from earlier. [color=#ffbae8]"Sure, that's bad, but... he should still be able to survive as long as he can put more attackers on the field."[/color] Rui had hope. Even if Sora was a beginner, he could still play. She felt that hope surge when Sora played his cards. [color=#ffbae8]"Keep it up, Sora! You can still make it!"[/color] she cheered him. As long as he ended his turn now, Sora would be in a position to claw it back.

[color=cornflowerblue]"Wolf... Full attack."[/color] Sora declared. Rui felt a shiver run down her spine.
[color=#ffbae8]"Wait, Sora, don't! Just end your-"[/color]
[color=khaki]"I can't block because my attackers are exhausted, so I'll take it all from the life."[/color] Haruto interjected before Rui could finish her sentence. Rui's pupils shrank as she turned her head to look at Sora's opponent.
[color=#ffbae8]"Wait... no, don't..."[/color] she stammered, but it was too late.

Wolf launched forwards, empowered by his three attackers. Sacchi couldn't draw upon his own attackers to block Wolf's strikes with, so the red Avatar was left defenceless as Sora's partner pummelled him. [color=#FF4CAB]"Nh-! Gah! Urgh!"[/color] Sacchi grunted, trying to bear the pain of the blows. A final kick launched him onto his back, five of the lights around him shattering like glass. Five more cards appeared in front of Haruto, having been added to his hand. Sacchi giggled and defiantly stared back at Wolf. [color=#FF4CAB]"It felt good, right? To get back at me like that?"[/color] he said to Wolf, unsteadily rising to his feet. Sacchi met the green avatar's gaze even long after the latter had retreated back to his own field.

[color=#FFF83B]"He wanted him to copy his moves..."[/color] Lumia muttered under her breath, realising something. [color=#FFF83B]"That guy knew Sora-kun would follow his lead. He wanted to leave him wide open for every attack!"[/color] she hesitantly explained to Rui. Rui angrily looked at Haruto.

[color=#ffbae8]"What's your problem!?"[/color] she yelled at him. [color=#ffbae8]"Sora's just a beginner! Why are you doing this to him!?"[/color] she continued to shout, as it was all she could do. The mist separated Rui from the target of her anger and she wasn't about to test if there was any solid ground off her platform.

[color=khaki]"So what if he's a beginner?"[/color] came the reply. [color=khaki]"Sora is the one who said he needed to battle. I don't any reason to go easy on him. Not me, not anyone else."[/color]

Rui's anger continued to bubble to the surface. [color=#ffbae8]"That's so low! You're the worst kind of scum! Taking advantage of him like that...!"[/color]

[color=#FF4CAB]"Ooooh, I see how it is!"[/color] Sacchi suddenly chimed in, a smug grin plastered all across his face. [color=#FF4CAB]"Onee-chan's just mad she didn't get her cute little brother's first time..."[/color] he said with his index finger on his bottom lip. [color=#FF4CAB]"You shouldn't be so attached to him... Sora's never going to grow into a big boy with you hovering over him like that, you know~!"[/color]

Rui was taken aback, all she could do was yell back at Sacchi to [color=#ffbae8]"Shut up!"[/color] and not much else. Lumia tried to calm her Commander down with very few effective results. As if bored by Rui's tantrum, Haruto turned his attention back to Sora.

[color=khaki]"Is that everything?"[/color] he flatly asked. It was all business with Haruto, just like it had been from the start of this battle. [color=khaki]"Your attackers are exhausted. You've used all your colour. There's nothing left for you to do but wait for me to end it."[/color]