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[fortunefail]

[Attentive villagers may have seen bright beams of light originating from the far reaches of the forest, where the mountain range starts. Those beams were a result of this battle, and directly after it's taken place, Yuan has a message to broadcast to the entire village. His voice sounds hoarse and he seems to be out of breath.]The threat known as

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[orchidsandfire]

[Diana is about to comment on Aku's "defeat" when she notices the filter.]

Where are you?

[fortunefail]

North East of the village, at the foot of the mountain.

[This is followed by a brief grunting sound. He had to roll Kratos onto his side to keep the guy from choking on his own blood or something equally dangerous.]

[orchidsandfire]

I'm on my way.

[True to her word, she immediately takes off from wherever she is, flying as fast as she can to Yuan's location. She'll be there in a few minutes.]

[fortunefail]

[That's not a moment too soon. She'll find Yuan kneeling next to Kratos' unconscious body, trying to stop the bleeding with both his hands. One of these days he'll try to make a pact with Nala. No, really, he means it this time.]

[orchidsandfire]

[She lands a few feet from the two men and wastes no time rushing towards them. She can ask what happened later.]

Clinic?

[fortunefail]

Yes. Take him first.

[Yuan would follow, but... Well, he can't. Total mana depletion can do that to a guy.]

[orchidsandfire]

[She'd offer to take them both, but it looks like Kratos will need all of her attention. Diana carefully lifts him up into her arms and stands up slowly.]

I'll be back.

[And she takes off again, this time going slower. She doesn't want to make Kratos' condition even worse.]

[fortunefail]

[He'll just let himself fall backwards carefully and rest while he waits for Diana to return, then. Jeesh, he hasn't had a battle like this since... Well, not since coming to Luceti, really. Whenever he had to fight the Third Party, he had his full powers back.]

[orchidsandfire]

[Yuan can spot her over the horizon in about half an hour. Transferring Kratos to the care of the healers in the clinic took longer than she expected.]

[fortunefail]

[He'll be dozing off by that time. The area is eerily quiet now that Aku's gone and with only a bit of mana left, it's hard for him to stay awake. At least he isn't too worried about Kratos at the moment. Those healers at the clinic can work miracles.]

[orchidsandfire]

[Seeing him unconscious causes her a bit of panic until she notices his even breathing. Diana gently nudges his shoulder.]

Yuan. Wake up.

[fortunefail]

[His eyes slide open again. Give him a second while his gaze focuses. ... Theeere we go, he's stopped seeing double.]

... Well? [He means Kratos, but that may not be entirely clear.]

[orchidsandfire]

He's in the clinic, safe and sound. [Well, as safe as he can be in his condition.]

[fortunefail]

Good. [His eyes slide shut again, just for a few seconds. Then he realizes that he has to get back to the village as well, so he'll just look up at Diana again. He hates being helpless.]

Can you give me a hand? ... I spent nearly all my mana.

[orchidsandfire]

[She chooses not to ask about the mana. Thankfully she's learned some patience from her time in the League.]

Need a lift?

[fortunefail]

Yes. [Crude way of putting it, but that's what it boiled down to. He slowly raises an arm for Diana to take.]