[h2]Never Underestimate a Ninja[/h2]

Yuri wasn't hurt after being knocked through a thick wall.  The butterfly had protected him from the full force of the blow from both the tail and hitting the wall.  He was standing to his feet when the metal rod struck him in the shoulder sending waves of pain through his body.  He stumbled back from the blow and realized more of the metal rods were in the room zipping around as if waiting for their turn to strike his body.  Falling to one knee, blood escaped his slightly parted lips and as he yanked the bar from his shoulder, the resulting shock caused him to cough spraying the once clean floor with his own life fluid.  Everything was swirling.  He'd let his guard down, and that was the mistake he'd made when facing a new adversary.  Never let your guard down and never let go of faith.  He understood now why Scheherazade had been so concerned about them.  The mocking words of Scorpion Girl rang in his ear as Merlin fought her.  

Just as the rods were getting ready to strike him, an orb of light shot into his staff that he was holding and he watched in bewilderment as his staff began to change.  More diamond tendrils sprouted showcasing a rainbow of different colored gems at the end of each.  The staff elongated slightly adding another six inches.  The tip had a diamond that held every color fathomable within, and it floated affixed somehow to the staff.  It was shaped like a pyramid.  Runes covered the staff from top to bottom.  His own aura shifted and the hole in his shoulder began to close rapidly, leaving no trace of injury.  His eyes contained a beautiful display of color as if an aurora borealis was trapped in his irises.  The rods shot towards him and instantly froze in place at the sheer strength of his power.  He slowly stood up, levitating off the ground as he began chanting.  The rods twisted and contorted until they were the shape of Luna Moths.

Yuri had created Luna Moth shuriken that spun around him as if he had his own orbit.  He appeared back in the room with Scorpion Girl and Merlin, directly behind Scorpion Girl.  As Scorpion Girl's knee came close to Ayaka's back, it would strike a barrier like before.  Silly of her to think that the blue butterfly that was still fused with Merlin would allow any harm to come to her.  

"[color=7bcdc8]The civilians were never your true target.  Your mission is simple, and we stand in the way of that mission am I right?  You're not called Darkeepers for any reason other than to spread it.  Scheherazade may fear what you are capable of, but I will not allow darkness to take this world.[/color]" 

Yuri swung the beautiful staff and an array of rainbow butterflies fluttered about the room filled with arcane explosive energy, their color representing their element.

"[color=7bcdc8]You wanted to see power?  Let's have some fun shall we?[/color]"

Yuri held the sinister power he'd felt in the room.  It wished to break free and rip Scorpion Girl to pieces, to demolish her and whoever else dares to hurt him, but he willed it away, locking it behind a psionic barrier.  Fighting darkness with darkness would only destroy.  He had to be careful and calculating with every move he made.

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