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Leomon withdrew his sword. Tail Red matched his movements, reaching behind her back and sliding out two gleaming, scarlet blades.

“Lion guy!” she whimpered. “I don’t want to do this! You have to stop me!”

Robin opened her mouth to speak, maybe even blow another command seal on - something, anything - but the skeleton was already there with a pistol in her face. A quick blast of wind magic redirected the bullet.

“Souji Mitsuka,” he said, striking back with a gust of his own, shoving Robin to the floor, “I’m sure that was his plan already. Now quiet.” Something about the invocation of the name caused Tail Red to clam up. The red weapons clattered and clashed against Leomon’s Beast Sword, sparks flying from the intensity of every strike. …show more content…

But Leomon seemed like such a classic good guy. They hadn’t had a lot of time to interact, but he had been kind and gentle and seemed so adverse to conflict (Skullduggery hit her with something so quickly she couldn’t even see it and took advantage of her confusion to sneak in another pistol shot, grazing her shoulder) that she hated to see him at war like this. She admired him, and pitied him. She had to stick with him. And as his Master it was her job to save him.

“Rally Spectrum!”

Leomon caught one of Tail Red’s swords in his fist. He yanked her in close and smashed his head into her face, knocking her backwards. He reached around, wrapping his thick arms around the mast, and pulled with all his might. The wood warped and snapped, and suddenly he tore the whole thing out of the ground, the mainsail becoming a giant’s club in his arms.

“Lo siento por el barco!” he said. Amaro Pargo wept openly.

He brought down the bludgeon on Tail Red. She met the mast with twin blades and roasted them with jets of fire, smashing the club into burning splinters. Everywhere the wreckage went became a pyre. Now that Robin looked, some of the other ships were on fire as well. Most of the ships were on fire. Alright, all of the ships were on fire. Not that this was anything new to Robin. Stupid pirates always making things so flammable.

Robin was forced into a stack of

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