Meiranis took hold of her knife arm, though he didn't take his eyes off Aridan, "Anna, this isn't your fight. It's mine." Slowly, he pushed her behind himself, then stalked towards his teacher. Aridan seemed to find the situation amusing. "The student against the teacher, the novice against the master, what an appropriate way to end this."<br/><br/>All Meiranis could do was pray Aridan would choose a fair fight and leave the human girl out of this. After all, she did nothing to deserve what she would see next. The two stalked around each other, waiting for the other to strike. Suddenly, Meiranis couldn't take it anymore and launched at the other incubus with a screech from deep within him.<br/><br/>Dodging, running, clawing and biting, they acted as ravenous wolves rather than civilized beings, but that was just what they were. Animals. One would not leave this place alive, and Meiranis knew who that was as he slammed Aridan to the ground, releasing a cloud of dust. Meiranis was panting hard, blood trickling down his cheek and arms, but Aridan seemed worse off. Regardless, he stared up at the younger demon with a cruel grin on his face, one Meiranis didn't understand.<br/><br/>"Do you take pride in killing me, Meiranis? Does it please you that I will die by your hands, in front of some worthless human?" Meiranis' eyes sparked, and he suddenly bit down on Aridan's neck. Blood spurted, and Aridan let out a gurgle, then began to laugh. Hysterically he laughed, blood being coughed up as he died beneath his pupil. His head lolled and he was still.<br/><br/>Meiranis breathed, mouth and claws a bloody crimson, as he stared down at the lifeless corpse. "No one will insult my Anna" he hissed, picking himself up. Then he remembered that she was there. He turned slowly, his face a mask of shock, then it turned to shame. She would be terrified of him. Brutally slaughtering his own kin, that would frighten her away if he knew anything. Slowly, he stepped away from her, refusing to look her in the eye, then hurried back into the castle.