I panted running through the streets of London chasing down a brown haired man, my blonde hair that almost looked white whipping back and forth into eyes. The man who had tried to abduct me and failed like many others of the Conspectis had was running fast but I was still keeping pace with him. As we ran I noticed that we neared away from the heart of the city towards the more unkempt area of London or the slums in a sense.
Soon he took a wrong turn and stopped at a dead end; he turned and pulled out a sword from the sheath on his back. I also took out my weapons a pair of sai and twirled them in my hands waiting for the man to strike first, but he didn't he only stood there. Confused I wondered what he was preparing to do but then I heard the sound of feet hitting the cobblestone behind me I turned slightly to see more men all wielding swords closing in a circle around me.
Damn it! A trap, how did I not see this coming!
A tall man to my right came at me first and the rest filed into the fight. The whole time I was dodging slices and thrusting my blades at them with deadly precision seeing how despite my physical age and youth I had been using the sai as my primary weapon for about 47 years only with a gun as my backup which I rarely used. Shortly the only opponent left standing was the man who initiated the attack. We backed up walking in a circle staring at each other with cold eyes.
"You know Harper, Cole has be getting restless he finds it very disappointing that you haven't come to your senses and joined us yet I'm sure you've noticed his recent efforts in trying to retrieve you." He said.
"Well his methods are quite atrocious, and besides I don't want anything to do with him or the Conspectis so get that through your thick skulls because the only way I'm going with you is in a wooden box. Not even then either." I chuckled.
He grinned at me. "I wouldn't be so sure of that." I made a 'bring it' hand motion at him." After you." He said.
I advanced on him faking that I was going to strike his right side then at last second spun and tried to pierce his side however expecting this he kicked at my hand knocking one of my sai out of my hand. Luckily I had another one. This time it was his turn and he jabbed his sword at me a few times and I dodged to the side picking up my dropped sai, but as I recovered it the man thrusted the sword down at me I reacted quickly catching the sword in between the prongs of my weapons. The blow however was very forceful and sent me sliding back a few feet.
Shit, he's stronger than the rest.
We stood there for a second with our weapons holding each other back until I thrust my arms with a great deal of force sending him back a few steps. I regained my composure and prepared myself for the next blow.
"Harper," he said leaning on his sword, "you can't run away forever."
"Who said I was running? I thought this was fighting and we both know that I am perfectly capable of doing it forever." I said.
"Well in that case…" he said standing up straight.
I knew where this was going so I backed up and waited once again for him to strike first and when he did I was ready. We kept going at each other for a little while but then he sliced me in the arm, it was nothing to deep but I was caught off guard.
I have to keep my head in the game! This calls for some more dramatic measures. Time to take the bracelet off.
We kept fighting each other but at that point I was mostly narrowly missing a few hits trying to get my onyx bracelet it was the only thing that kept me from using my 'abilities' as you might say. However I finally had to give up on getting the bracelet off it was just too much of a hassle and when I would actually get it off I would be dead before I could react. I continued the fight more appropriately, trying harder and harder as I became more annoyed I finally got a good hit and the man stumbled to the side and fell onto knees. I had hit him deep it would only have been a matter of time before he died. I looked at him pitifully and wondered why all of these people joined the Conspectis what they thought it would give them.
Coughing into his hand he spoke with a raspy voice.
"He will find you, and he will attain you, it is only a matter of time before he does."
"Cole won't take me ever and I will make sure of that, because he will die before that ever happens."
"I'm not talking about Cole Harper; I wasn't talking about him at all."
My eyes widened I knew exactly who he was talking about, and I wish I didn't. In fact I wish I didn't know a single thing he said in the past few moments. Disgusted by the thought of 'him' I decided to end the man now before he could say anything else; I wasn't in the mood for this not today. Bringing my sai down he crumpled to the ground, I gave an involuntary shiver his words still echoing in my head.
I'm not talking about Cole Harper; I wasn't talking about him at all.
The sound of clapping interrupted my thoughts and I turned to see and young boy and a man who appeared about my age blocking my way out. Not sure what to expect I wrangled my bracelet off and it clattered to the ground.