Trouble in the Sand 2~~~Chapter 40

~~~Chapter 40
Itaru’s mechanical legs carried her quickly down the passage, until she came into a room. Kaoru stood in the middle.
“Ugh… this is who I’m stuck with?”
“I’m Itaru… who are you?”
“Kaoru… and I are going to kill you!”
Kaoru jumped onto the ceiling and ran on it until she was above Itaru.
“I hate little geniuses like you!” She screamed, as she tried to kick Itaru.
But Itaru caught it with one of her mechanical fists and threw Kaoru into the wall.
“Seems like I won’t be able to fight you in close quarters.”
With that, darkness began to creep along the floor, coming straight from under Kaoru’s very feet. Itaru jumped onto the ceiling to dodge, but the darkness came off the floor and reached for her. So she let herself fall to floor and begin to spin while doing a hand stand.
Her mechanical swords came out and spun with her, slicing up the darkness, if that was even possible. Itaru charged at Kaoru, who suddenly dropped into the darkness.
“How does it feel? Unable to see me or sense me.”
A ball of black engulfed Itaru, and within it, Kaoru came out and in from the dark, hitting Itaru.
“Dead?”
“No… my duty is to kill you… and I will!”
Itaru dodged one of Kaoru’s punches and grabbed it, throwing her around randomly, hitting the floor and ceiling, until the darkness dispersed.
Kaoru stood, ready to fight some more, and charged for Itaru. She grabbed Itaru’s head and forced chakra into it, trying to hypnotize her.
“Wait… why it isn’t working?!”
“Because… a lot of me in cybernetic!”
Itaru then stabbed Kaoru with a sword, and she fell to the ground, coughing up blood.
“Stay and die!” Said Itaru mercilessly.With that, she left the room, as Kaoru stopped breathing in the very shadows she loved so…