He wailed until he had no breath left to shout, uncaring of the echo chambers in the caverns and how much it probably unsettled any who heard it, unknowing of the source. His arms shook as he clenched his teeth, at a loss of what to do.

Kanji didn't see it coming when he was flipped onto his back, felt an immense pressure on his shoulders as his head began to pound. Her shouts were suddenly crystal clear to his ears, and her face was soaked with the cavern's water, not blood. Nothing made sense anymore...

"Whadda you mean, 'nothing'!?" He shouted hoarsely back.

"I almost had her, damnit!"