Babe?? For the second time while in John's presence, Kikyo wondered where his katana was.

To think that instead of letting the man bleed slowly and painfully to his death, Kikyo had actually helped him...strange things happened in this place they called Landel's.

The good news was, the urban ninja's consciousness was fading. Kikyo longed for the darkness and silence that would follow.

And actually, John had nothing to fear of passing out in Kikyo's presence. He would wake to find all his belongings still on his person - including his life.

"You are luckier than you think, urban ninja," he said absently.