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Zone 2

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The moment the ten elemental teammates arrived at their zone, Mark and Donghyuck immediately fused with each other to form Fluorite and fight as one.

They all fought together using their elemental abilities, but Marshall and Damian seemed to be the only ones struggling despite their powerful abilities.

Not only were they not used to fighting with their new allies, but they were also afraid to hurt them with their abilities. Additionally, fighting against Li without being fused with their own doubles filled them with fear.

Eventually, Renjun and Yuta were able to get to them and protect them with their flames before trying to help them.

"Are you two alright?"

Yuta asked the two.

"The last time we fought Tristin-hyung was when we joined your side. But we barely did anything back then anyway.."

"And besides, we were fused with our own counterparts back then. This time is different..."

"Have you thought of fusing with each other?"

Renjun calmly asked them.

"We have, but the thought of it still scares us.."

"What if our fusion doesn't come out right like Fluorite..?"

"When Mark-hyung and Donghyuck first fused, it was a result of their strong feelings towards each other. Maybe it could work that way for you and Damian too. Maybe not as intense, but that's besides the point..~"

Renjun encouraged them, hoping that Fluorite wasn't listening.

"In other words, if there's anything you haven't said to each other before that might reveal how you truly feel about each other, then now would be the time to confess. No pressure of course~"

Yuta explained further.

"But..I don't think Damian feels anything strong for me in particular.."

"T-That..... That's not true..."

Damian stuttered, capturing Marshall's attention.

"...It's not?"

"From the day we met, we've always been together. Even when we were just mere strangers to each other, we were inseparable. Half of it might be because of Leon and Daegal, but I know the other half must've been because of fate. Mark-hyung and Donghyuck ended up together and are inseparable just like we are. That can't just be a coincidence... Even if it is just by destiny that we ended up together, I don't care. Even if we were somehow never destined to meet, I would still find a way to you because I love you hyung! I may have just seen you as a friend and a teammate before, but after all the time we've spent together, I see you as so much more than that! I love you as my best friend and my brother hyung! A-And...that's why I want to stay by your side. I may have wanted to die in the past, but now that I see this new chance we've been given at life, I don't want it to end! I w-want to stay with you! I d-don't want to die..!"

Damian broke down as he confessed how he felt towards Marshall, and tightly hugged the older as he continued to cry.

Marshall was very shocked by how much he really cared about him and loved him, but he also felt angry because of how scared he looked. He hugged the younger and comforted him in his warm embrace, wanting to protect him no matter what it took.

"Damian... I feel the same way. I want to always be with you, for as long as I can.."

Just like Mark and Donghyuck, the two were engulfed in a bright light and started fusing together, swirls of black ice and white fire circling around them.

When they had finally fused together, the bright light disappeared as well as the swirls of fire and ice, revealing a fusion almost similar to Fluorite.

"It actually worked~"

Yuta smiled, seeing how they were also able to fuse easily.

"Do you have a name that you might want to call yourself?"

Renjun asked the fused pair.

Before answering, they summoned very rare weapons known as Twilight Daggers.

After he slowly walked closer to them, Renjun and Yuta both stopped using their flames as a barrier, and they smiled.

"Call me Azurite"

Azurite rushed over to aid his comrades, fighting side by side with Fluorite as an all new powerful fusion duo.

Jonah, Ten, Minkyu, and Suyun fell back a bit and aided them from the sidelines, seeing just how powerful they were together. Li was only able to use his Keyblades to fight back since he had no natural elemental abilities, and he was quickly being overpowered by the two.

"Damian and Marshall-hyung really did it.."

Jonah stood back and watched, amazed by how well they were fighting together for their first time as a fusion.

"They just needed the proper motivation. They had the potential to do it from the moment they formed a strong bond with each other"

Ten explained as he watched along with the rest of them.

"They can handle this on their own. They're very strong already, but when they fight with our fathers, they're pretty much unstoppable"

"As long as they have faith in each other, they'll always be strong~"

Minkyu and Suyun cheered on for their fathers, as well as their doubles, as they continued to watch the fight.

Azurite and Fluorite didn't even have to speak to plan their next move. They merely gave each other a simple look, and already knew what to do.

They both combined their ice and fire abilities after stepping back a bit, and unleashed a fury of ice and fire on Li to trap him. They both then jumped up and used to same technique to make their way back to him. They both used Donghyuck's technique of using fire as a jet blast from their feet to plummet towards him.

After reaching the older, Fluorite used his Sun and Moon Daggers and Azurite used his Twilight Daggers to stab him, dealing the finishing blow together.

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