<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">"Amell!" Kazuma's voice was filled with fear as he watched his human host grab hold of the deadly assassin kitsune. She snarled, her forward charge intercepted. With flailing limbs, she struggled in his grip and finally managed to twist herself around to face Amell. Weidling her blade with deadly grace, she aimed right for Amell's throat. Kazuma's heart wrenched. <br/>
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He lunged forward, fire curling in his hands as he reached out and caught hold of the kitsune's tail. She screamed as Kazuma's flames burned deep. She reeled back from striking Amell straight on. With a snarl, the kitsune dropped and sent a kick straight into Kazuma's side. He gasped. The stitches pulled, likely tearing. The arrow in his chest burned horribly. Kazuma wrenched on her tail, dragging her back away from Amell.<br/>
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<i>"Leave him be!"</i> He demanded. Kazuma wasn't about to lose the only nice human he'd been lucky enough to run into. The kitsune yanked herself back from Amell, sent a kick at the human and lunged for Kazuma again. Fire ignited yet again, covering Kazuma's arms and hands. He caught her wrists as she tried to drive her knife into him. She screamed again at the painful burn and reeled away from him.<br/>
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<i>"How did you get your magic back?"</i> she snarled in rage as she crouched down and kept away from Kazuma.<br/>
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He didn't answer her. Only glared as he forced himself upright. Pain lanced through his side and he groaned. Pressing his hand against the wound where Amell had stitched him up, he felt warm liquid spreading quickly. The kitsune let out an animalistic growl, deep in her throat. Her eyes took on an eerie glow as she slowly backed away into the darkness. Soon she was out of sight, likely masking herself again. <i>"You won't live for long, little prince,"</i> she called from the dark. <br/>
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Kazuma finally relaxed, falling back on the floor as her presence faded entirely. Though the fact that she'd been sent at all was enough to put Kazuma on edge. He had to heal and get back to his own realm to deal with the enemy clan. "Amell... you okay?" Though his common wasn't great, it had gotten a bit better with the TV teaching him. Soon he hoped to have full conversations with the man. But for now... bits and pieces would do.</span>