After that, both Ace and Luna run towards Anik. He also runs towards them for the final fight between them.

Both Luna and Ace had their knives in their hands running towards Anik but he was empty-handed.

*Slash*slash*

After the two make it into Anik's range both attack Anik from left and right with their knife.

*Swoosh*slash*

Anik immediately jumped backwards to avoid that but Luna was fast enough to already attack Anik again.

This time Luna didn't give him a chance to dodge her attack but to just block it. Anik was able to dodge with some scratches but Ace also appeared so it became even harder to dodge Luna's attack or even block it.

Ace and Luna were attacking Anik with hit-and-run tactics. Anik tried to eliminate Ace to make the fight easier but Luna didn't give him any chances to leave his eyes from her to attack Ace.

Ace also played good support to make Anik choose his counterattacks carefully to not get hit and split his attention between them so as not to overwhelm only one person.

"Captain, you keep surprising me again and again," Anik said to Luna running towards her while Ace was behind him trying to stop him by swinging his with full force his knife.

But Anik just looked like he was going catch the knife with his right hand but he wasn't strong enough to not get some sallow wounds from Ace full force knife attack but suddenly...

'Summon'summon'

*Clank*chank*

A kitchen knife appears on Anik's right hand to block Ace's attack. Due to that Luna thought that she saw an opening and straight swing at him but another kitchen knife appeared on Anik's to block her incoming attack.

After that, both Ace and Luna step back a bit for a second. Both were far from each other making Anik difficult to choose between them.

But Anik didn't give them any chance to catch their breath. This time he was going to put Ace to sleep with determination without caring for Luna behind him.

Ace was preparing for whatever was to come. Luna was again trying to make him focus on her by attacking him in his back with her knife but he didn't even look at her and took full forced attack from her in his back.

 It leaves a big scar behind his back. He grunted from the pain also. But he still didn't look behind and eventually reached Ace while Luna was running towards him to cover for Ace.

*Bam*

However, Anik already was attacking Ace and Ace tried to dodge Anik's attack to his stomach but wasn't fast enough to dodge and get punched.

But Ace didn't fall unconscious but did fall to the ground holding his stomach.

*Bang*

Luna shot Anik towards his right hand and it hit him too.

Luna was hiding her handgun as a trump card to use when Anik was close and distracted to incapacitate him.

However, due to his being far away, the bullet only leaves a small.

"Captain, still going soft at me to target my hand instead of my head. You are still not giving your full at here." Anik said to Luna while kicking now falling Ace's head to knock him down.

"Now, show me your full capability captain to survive. I am gonna you my full ability too." Anik said to Luna as he ran towards Luna again summoning two kitchen knives.

Luna again tried to shoot him but he suddenly somehow made a jeep appear in front of his way to block her bullets.

Now Luna understands that guns wouldn't be able to knock down Anik and she thinking of doing full close-quarter combat.

And immediately ran towards him with a  knife attack by jumping above the jeep Anik just made appear.

*Clank*

But Anik was ready for that and blocked it with his knife. Just like that attack, counterattacks, dodging and evading happen between them again and again.

Luna was equal in speed with Anik but Anik was stronger than her. However, experience covers that for her.

*Clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*  *clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*clank* *clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*clank* *clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*clank* *clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*clank*

As the fight went on Luna started to feel fatigued and Anik noticed that and was hoping for that too because his back that Luna cut was starting to hurt too.

As both were fatigued and bleeding respectively Luna immediately ducked Anik's incoming knife attack and went under his head d holding his hip to suplex him.

Anik didn't let her do that and instantly caught her left hand to stop that but Luna immediately punched with her other uncaptured hand on Anik's back where he was cut. 

"Ugh..ah"

Anik cried in pain for a second and forgot about holding Luna. She took advantage of that and immediately tried to suplexe him by grabbing his hip but...

*Bang*

"Ahh.."

"Sigh. I still can't defeat you properly even if I am stronger than you physically with cheating." Anik said while showing his handgun he summoned to now fallen Luna who was bleeding and going unconscious...

Luna started to feel saddened after getting shot and was going to lose her conscience but a warm feeling entered her mouth and she opened her eyes to see Anik smiling.

"Captain, I am sorry and wait a bit it will take some time to heal your bullet wounds," Anik said to Luna while feeding all the team members each one essence.

Slowly, All three wake up and see their captain sitting angrily waiting for them to wake up. And they all started searching for Anik who was standing there with a little bitten face smiling foolishly.

"What happened??" Jonathan asked confusedly.

"Anik!!!" Ace wasn't happy seeing Anik just standing there and was going to confront him but Luna stopped him.

"First, let him give you the explanation also," Luna said with her hand massaging her forehead.

"Well, guys I just wanted to test my strength so I made a little miscommunication into a whole misunderstanding. I am your friend still guys." Anik said jokingly.

Holden just sighed but Ace and Jonathan both chased after him and Anik ran from them.

*You a**h*le!!!" both Ace and Jonathan said while chasing Anik. And Anik just ran while laughing.

                                    To be continued...