The reality was he hit her with numerous attacks. Still small, they began to add up. She lost more blood with each failure. "I'm tired of hearing your voice!" "Because I'm right," he replied calmly, halting her attack. Nereus turned her around and threw her into the ground. However, Chiharu escaped from his grasp and came on the offense again. He could stop her all day. The amount of energy it expended was insignificant against such a beast. "The way you are I can only see anyone following you dying. Failure of any leader is the death of those that follow them." Chiharu suddenly stopped. While blind, her hearing still worked perfectly. His annoying voice continued to fuel her, until now. "Death? Dead…my men…" Images from her raid on the Higoshi Clan's stronghold returned to her. She led

