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Chapter Forty-Eight
🦊 The Divine Move 🦊

Amara stood with her back against the metal fence and a distant look on her face. She wasnt crying anymore, she was just quiet and distant as she stared at the blood on her hands.  "Amara, look at me." Argent said making Amara look at him, "You have to remember- you called me first then your mother, okay?" Agrent said and Amara nodded slightly.

"Say it. You called me first." Argent said and Amara looked away from him, "I called you-" She started to said but he cut her off. "Not 'you'. Say Mr. Argent, or her dad." Argent said and Amara nodded, "I called her dad first..." Amara said and Argent nodded. "What else? What happened?" He asked, "There were two of them..." Amara mumbled and Argent nodded.

"They tried to steal our car and they wore masks... One of them had a knife-" Amara said and he cut her off again, "You think. Don't get specific, Amara- you saw something sharp and metallic, you think it was a knife. What do you say next? If you get confused, what do you always repeat?" Argent said and Amara took a deep breath.

"It happened so fast..." Amara mumbled and Argent nodded, "That's right. Say it again." Argent said but when Amara didn't say anything he looked up at her to see her eyes gloss over again. "Amara. Say it again." Argent said and Amara shook her head slightly as a tear fell down her face.

"She- She said she loved me... I- I didn't- I didn't get to tell her..." Amara said and Argent sighed softly before pulling her towards him, wrapping his arms around her. She instantly wrapped her arms around him, leaning her head on his shoulder.

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"Stiles and Kira said it was the Nemeton that kept it trapped." Scott said as he, Lydia, Amara and Deaton walked into the clinic. "The problem is, this isn't even a person you're fighting- it just looks like one. It's a spirit that's taken the shape of a human." Deaton says.

"The shape of my best friend."

"Someone caught it once. Someone can do it again, right?" Amara asked and Deaton sighed, "I don't know... This thing was trapped a long time ago, before the Nemeton was cut down. It doesn't have the same power anymore."

"Is there anything that does?"

"Possibly...When the tree was whole, its wood was sometimes used to contain powerful objects. But those objects are very rare." Deaton explained making realization cross both Lydia and Amara faces. "Powerful objects? Like an Alpha's claws?" Lydia asked making Deaton look over at her, "Which Alpha?"

"My aunt." Amara said making them all look over at her, "Peter has them in a wooden box with a triskele carved on the lid. What if it was made from the Nemeton." She asked and Deaton nodded. "It was." He said said. "How do you know?" Scott asked and Deaton look over at him, "Because Makena and I made it." Deaton said.

"Derek's got the triskele box. He's gonna meet us." Amara said after getting off the phone with Derek. Suddenly Lydia  started to sway and fall back making Amara instantly reach out to grab her. "What's wrong?" Amara asked, "Something happening. I had this sudden rushing feeling, like we're running out of time." Lydia said.

"Yeah." Stiles said making them all turn to see a Kira and a very pale Stiles with dark circles around his eyes, "Yeah, I kind of got that feeling too."

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"Scott, hold on-" Stiles said as they ran up to the doors of the school making them all turn to him, he had his arm around Amara's shoulders as she helped him stay up. "I know what you're all thinking- if this works, it might kill me, too. But even if it does, you have to go through with it. Stick with the plan, okay?" Stiles said and Scott shook his head, "The plan is to save you that's the plan I'm going with."

He opened the doors to reveal a snow covered Japanese garden, "What in the witchcraft-" Amara muttered as they all slowly walked in looking around. The sound of the door closing behind them made them turn to look at it before looking at each other, "Oh, this is definitely not part of the plan..."

At the sound of footsteps they all turned to see a man covered head to toe in dirty bandages, silver sharp teeth and an old leather military jacket. He slowly turns to them then starts walking towards them, "Like I promised, Stiles... We're going to kill all of them, one by one."

Suddenly an Oni appeared in front of Kira and swung it's sword at her but she quickly blocked it with her own. Eventually, four others showed up, boxing the group in the middle. "What the hell is this? Where are we?" Scott asked.

"Between life and death." The Nogitsune said making Amara suck in a deep breath, "Bardo." She said. "But, there are no peaceful deities here, Hi no ōkami." He said shaking a finger at them, 'You're dying, Stiles... And now, everyone you care about is dying, too."

"What? What do you mean?"

"I've captured almost all of the territories on the board, Stiles- the hospital, the sheriff's station, and now the animal clinic." The Nogitsune said making Scott and Amara share panicked and fearful looks, worried about Melissa, Stilinski and Deaton. "Do you know the ritual of seppuku, Stiles?" The Nogitsune asked and Stiles shook his head, "No... And I don't want to."

"When a samurai disembowels himself with his own sword to maintain his honor. But that's not the cut that kills him- the killing stroke is made by his kaishakunin, who beheads the samurai with his own katana. Scott... Amara... Scott and Amara is your kaishakunin. I'm going to make your best friends kill you, Stiles. And you're going to let them... Because, just like you, they're all going to die. Everyone touched by an Oni's blade... Unless Scott or Amara kills you, first." He said, now face to face with Stiles.

"Why? Why are you doing this?"

"To win the game." The Nogitsune whispered and then suddenly the Oni started spinning around their swords, preparing to attack making Scott wolf out and Kira hold up her katana while Amara pulled Lydia and Stiles back before joining the fight.

An Oni swung it's sword at her but she quickly spun around making it miss her, she grabbed it arm before kicking it's legs out from under it. Another Oni ran up and went to swing its sword at her but she grabbed it's arm. Her jaw clenched slightly as her eyes started glowing red and her hand caught on fire.

The fire trailed from her hand to the Oni's entire body and when the fire cleared all that was left was some ash and it's mask. She kicked the mask away from her before the Oni could form again. "How is this happening? How are we in this place?" Scott yelled as he and Kira went back to back, "You're asking me? A month ago, I'd never even touched a sword! " Kira yelled. "Amara, you have any ideas?" Scott asked as Amara fought an Oni, "Jedi mind tricks are the only thing I can think of!" Amara called back.

Suddenly one of the Oni made Kira lose her katana and was now cornered by two of them. Stiles suddenly pulled away from Lydia and grabbed Kira katana. He slowly brought the katana up to his stomach, catching Amara's attention, "Stiles!" Amara yelled making Scott look over. "Stiles! No!" He said and Stiles looked up at them. "What if it saves you? What if it saves all of you?"

"What if it's just another trick?" Amara asked fearly, "No more tricks, Amara. End it. Let your friend fall on his own sword. Do for him what he cannot do for himself. Do it- be his kaishakunin. Give up the game. You have no moves left." The Nogitsune said but Stiles noticed something on the reflection of the katana.

He looked off to the side then tossed Kira her sword, looking over at the Nogitsune, "I do. A divine move. Stop fighting them! It's an illusion! You have to stop fighting them. It looks real and it feels real, but Scott, you gotta trust me- it's an illusion."

Scott and Kira slowly started making their way to the door, grunting and crying out as the Oni's sliced them with their swords. Then suddenly they were back in the halls of Beacon Hills High. No cuts, no blood, nothing, as if it never happened.

"We're okay. We're-" Scott said but was suddenly cut off by getting thrown into the lockers making them all turn around to see Void, punch Kira. Amara quickly wrapped her arm around Stiles and grabbed Lydia's hand as Void looked up at them. "This was my game. You think you can beat me at my game?" He asked, walking towards them making them gently start to walk back.

"Divine move... Divine move? You think you have any moves at all? You can kill the Oni, but me? Me? I'm a thousand years old, you can't kill me!" He yelled while Amara pulled Lydia and Stiles back. "But we can change you!" Amara yelled making him stop and look at them curiously, "What?" He asked. "You forgot about the scroll." Stiles said and Lydia smirked,"The Shugendo scroll."

"Change the host." Void whispered, "You can't be a fox and a wolf." Amara said, next thing you know Scott bites down on Void's arm while digging his claw into him making Void scream. When Scott let go, Void stumbled back but then the blade of a katana goes right through him as the lights flicker.

He falls to the ground gasping until a fly, flies out of his mouth and Isaac come out of nowhere, trapping it into the Triskele Box. Void started to convulse before cracking like stone and falling, turning into nothing but dust.

Everyone looks up right as Stiles start to sway before falling making Amara hold on to him before slowly setting him down, his head on her lap. Everyone ran over and they waited in silence for a couple minutes before Stiles wakes up making everyone breath out in relief. "Oh, God... I fainted, didn't I?" Stiles asked making them all laugh softly and nod, "We're alive? We're all alive?" He asked and Scott nodded, "Yeah. We're okay." 

Lydia slowly stood up, looking in the distance with a distant look. Lydia ran out the doors of the school with everyone else following behind her. She froze at the top of the stairs seeing Aiden in his crying brother's arms making her gasp quietly as tears welled up in her eyes. 

She let out a shaky breath before spinning around and burrowing her face into Amara's shoulder as Amara instantly wrapped her arms around her best friend. Makena looked up at her daughter who was looking at her and Makena slowly shook her head making Amara sigh softly, closing her eyes as she held tightly onto Lydia.

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Amara sat on her bed, staring at a strip of two small pictures of her and Allison while Makena and Peter stood down the hall. "Go be there for her." Makena whispered and Peter glanced down the hall at Amara's room. "Shouldnt you be the one? Pretty sure she still hates me." Peter said and Makena shook her head, "She wants to but she doesnt." Makena said making Peter look at her.

"She might not admit it, but she wants her father back. I know you still hate the Argents and didn't completely approve of your daughter dating one... But Allison told her that she loved her and Amara didn't get to say it back." Makena said and Peter sighed softly. "She had me to confront her for six years. Now she needs her father." Makena said and Peter nodded and patted her shoulder before walking towards Amara's room.

He walked in makin Amara look up at him with a tear stained face before looking back down making him walk over to her. The second he sat down, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she instantly wrapped her arms around his torso and laid her head on his shoulder.

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"I wish I could say something to him. I wish I could say something to all of them. but I don't know how much space or how much time I'm supposed to give them... And I know I'm still just the new girl at school." Kira said, standing next to Amara who was leaning on the locker while Lydia put stuff in her locker.

Amara was about to say something but the sound of Coach's voice made her look over. "You ever run track? I mean, you have excellent muscle definition..." Coach said as Malia followed him down the stairs. "Not anymore." Amara said in a slightly whisper.

"I sometimes ran from cougars trying to eat me." Malia said and Coach nodded, "I've had the same problem. So, listen, we're gonna start off slow. you know, a few classes here and there. Don't worry- you'll learn fast." Coach said as they started passing the three girls, "I intend to." Malia said as she looked over at them, her eyes connecting with Amara as she gave them a small smile making Amara smile back at her. 

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Scott flicked out his claws and looked at Amara who did the same before they turned to Malia. She took a deep breath, closing her eyes before throwing her hand out without claws, she tried again but still couldn't get her claws out making her sigh.

"It's okay. Don't think about it too much. Just try to let it happen." Amara said, giving her an encouraging smile and Malia nodded. She closed her eyes before flicking her hand out this time with claws making Scott, Amara and Stiles smile.

Malia looked down at her hand and a happy smile grew on her face before she turned to Stiles excitedly. "Oh, wow!" Stiles said as Malia got really close to picking his face with her claws, "Oh, I am so sorry!" Malia said before holding her hand up with an excited smile.