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Rioushu was listening as everyone talked, stretching out as he got ready to fight. He made sure to keep an eye or Morrigan, who knew when she would decide to attack, even though she was probably going to wait for him to attack her first. Hmm, Morrigan does not look too injured at all, and I heard that scream of hers, her recovery rate must be very high, and while I didn't see the later half of her fight with Aonice, I think I've got a strategy ready. Rioushu thought to himself, then stood up and smiled. "So, Morrigan, I'm ready whenever you are." Rioushu said

Rioushu raised an eyebrow at Morrigan as she came over to him. When he heard her request for a kiss, he stared at her for a couple of minutes, then started laughing quietly, but the laughter got louder quickly. "Oh my, heheh heh, I'm sorry, but how stupid do you think I am? I know what you could do to me if I did kiss you, not to mention you didn't kiss Aonice when you fought her. But, I consider myself a loving person, and a brave man, so I might as well..." Rioushu said, actually blushing a bit, and sighed as he leaned in for a kiss.

Morrigan knew it was a long shot, but it seems to have paid off regardless. What was even more satisfying was that he knew what it meant and still wanted a kiss, so she followed Rio lead and kissed him.

Morrigan wasted no time in rapidly draining Rio's soul from him as soon as their lips met. It formed a hold, and the force was so strong that his soul actually became visible as it transferred between both of their bodies. She stopped when about half of his soul had been taken, since she didn't want to send him into a coma.

Oh, you foolish, foolish man... still, at least you can appreciate beauty when you see it.

Every bat that had been repairing the manor sudden dropped everything they were doing and quickly flew to where Rio and Morrigan were. Soon, the air was filled with a thousand angry hisses, including the one coming from the bat on Morrigan's other temple that had been acting as a bandage.

Morrigan opened her eyes and smiled, not even flinching at the pain created by the small cut to her head. She slowly pulled her face away from his, as well as his sword. As soon as she was far enough away, the bats began to return to their work.

"Goodness darling, there's no need to get violent yet. You simply obliged a favor of mine, being well aware of it's cost." The physical manifestation of the half of Rio's soul that she had drained had begun to take form. In a second, a small bat popped into existence, using that soul as its means of being. It hissed at Rio before joining the others.

"Interesting, isn't it? That used to be you... and now it's mine. He'll follow my orders unquestioningly for all of eternity. In a way, you've just made half of yourself immortal," Morrigan chuckled.

Rioushu looked on silently as the bat that had half of his soul joined the others, yet even with the cover of the others, he didn't lose sight of it. He listened to Morrigan as she talked about how she had half of his soul, and he had a blank look on his face. However, that look slowly turned to one of extreme anger and hatred. He started making hand signs, similar to the one's Aonice had used, but specifically they were different, being used for a different jutsu. "Grr...you can injure my body all you want, but nobody uses my soul for their own, Giant Flame Jutsu!" Rioushu said as he made the final handsign. He blew into the air, and a large fireball came out burning the bat and all others within 10 feet.

Looks up noticing the whole room getting brighter and warmer turning around noticing the large fireball. Out of response he handsprings himself up off the couch and tries to run far as possible from where it hits.

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