"There's no... That's impossible!" Cao Ren's mouth fell open as the Spiral Pill strangled him to death.
"In a situation like this..." The other Grass Bear, his hand crackling with lightning, showed no sorrow at his companion's death. With a vicious glare, he swung around and stabbed Mirai!
"Urgh... Aah!!!" Mirai's right hand hung limply, dripping with blood. Clutching his right arm with his left hand, he screamed in agony. The pain in his hand was unbearable for Mirai; it felt as though his heart were breaking.
"Brother Mirai!" Ikeda cried out in despair, not only because of Mirai's agonized screams, but because the renowned Grass Bear's Lightning Hand was nearly upon him!
Snow.
The Lightning Hand effortlessly pierced into a body. The spraying blood reddened Mirai's eyes, but it was not his blood.
"Ah!!!" Kiba twisted his body with all his strength, enduring the agony as the attack pierced through the Grass Bear's throat.
Bang, bang...
The Lightning Hand still crackled with electricity, sizzling against the blood as a wisp of smoke rose.
"Kiba..." Mirai stared at Kiba's arm, unable to believe it. "Why... why?"
"Because..." Kiba spat out a mouthful of blood. Unable to move from the ground in pain, he looked at the dead Grass Bear, then recalled how he had instinctively blocked the attack for Mirai. Smiling, he said, "Because we're companions!"
"Kiba!" Ikeda rushed over as well, dropping to his knees and covering his mouth as he began to cry.
"Woof..." Akamaru whined pitifully, then nudged Kiba with his head.
"Akamaru... Asada..." Kiba looked at the people before him, his eyes slowly growing heavy. "I really want to sleep..." As he spoke, his eyes gradually closed... I really want... I still want to be with everyone...
"Right... the system..." Mirai looked at Kiba. In the