Disclaimer, Explanation, and Recap.
Disclaimer: I do not own Witchblade or any of its characters. Top Cow and TNT have that honor. I do own Nikki and this plot line however so there. I am making no profit from this in anyway save for the praise of my fellow fanfiction.net writers and readers. So I am not legally responsible for any of the copyrights or anything.. No profit means no royalties so there.
Explanation: I decided to start the next part of Soul of the Blade in a new Story. Soul of the Blade: Inner Circle. I just felt that it was time to start the story in another direction - you know? Well anyway that was my decision as a writer. hehehe.
Recap: Here is the last little bit of where we left off in the story to make it easier for you to follow along. However if this is the first fic of mine that you've read, I highly suggest that you read the 1st part of this tale, the original Soul of the Blade. And if you haven't already, I implore you to check out the rest of my body of work that is posted here on fanfiction.net just click my name to see what I've written. And as always feedback is highly appreciated, and sometimes needed to inspire me to continue writing when my muses distract me from what I want to do in order to make me do what THEY want me to do. but anyway, here's the small recap:
"I just want it to stop."
"What to stop?"
"The fighting. everything. I'm so tired. I can't take feeling like I'm being torn apart anymore." Nikki sobbed. Gabe knelt beside her and put his arms around her, drawing her into a hug.
"Hush. I don't think that you're going to have to worry about that anymore. I think you're going to be okay now."
"Do you really think so?"
"Hey I got to you didn't I?" Gabe said with a smile as he stroked her hair, trying to calm her down. The next thing he knew, they were back in the real world. Sara wanted to get up and rush over to make sure her young friend was all right, but Ian kept her seated.
"Not yet Sara." He whispered so that only she could hear. Nikki came to and was slightly confused. She tried to sit up, but Gabe was still 'laying' across her chest. Gabe felt Nikki move and so he sat back. He looked at her and smiled.
"Hey."
"Hey." Nikki said, her voice weak from all the pain she had been in. Gabe gently brushed a strand of Nikki's hair from her forehead.
"You okay?" he inquired.
"I am now. Thank you, Gabe."
"You're welcome. Hey, I'm your angel for a reason - right?" He said with a laugh. Nikki joined him, though weakly. Her system still recovering from what her mind had been putting her through.
"I'm glad you're back." Nikki said, her eyes full of admiration and love for the young man before her.
"Me too." Gabe said as he embraced her. Nikki's heart skipped a beat. She wasn't quite sure if she was still dreaming or not, and she didn't care. She just wanted to revel in this moment for the rest of her life. 'They're so cute together.' Sara thought and she leaned into Ian's arm - startling the assassin. But for all of the love and camaraderie going on, he couldn't bring himself to pull away. Besides, he belonged with his Lady Sara just as young Gabe belonged with the Phoenix.
Somewhere across town, a man fell to the ground in pain, clutching his hand to his chest.
"It can't be - it isn't possible." And then he passed out.
And now on to the real story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Witchblade or any of its characters. Top Cow and TNT have that honor. I do own Nikki and this plot line however so there. I am making no profit from this in anyway save for the praise of my fellow fanfiction.net writers and readers. So I am not legally responsible for any of the copyrights or anything.. No profit means no royalties so there.
Explanation: I decided to start the next part of Soul of the Blade in a new Story. Soul of the Blade: Inner Circle. I just felt that it was time to start the story in another direction - you know? Well anyway that was my decision as a writer. hehehe.
Recap: Here is the last little bit of where we left off in the story to make it easier for you to follow along. However if this is the first fic of mine that you've read, I highly suggest that you read the 1st part of this tale, the original Soul of the Blade. And if you haven't already, I implore you to check out the rest of my body of work that is posted here on fanfiction.net just click my name to see what I've written. And as always feedback is highly appreciated, and sometimes needed to inspire me to continue writing when my muses distract me from what I want to do in order to make me do what THEY want me to do. but anyway, here's the small recap:
"I just want it to stop."
"What to stop?"
"The fighting. everything. I'm so tired. I can't take feeling like I'm being torn apart anymore." Nikki sobbed. Gabe knelt beside her and put his arms around her, drawing her into a hug.
"Hush. I don't think that you're going to have to worry about that anymore. I think you're going to be okay now."
"Do you really think so?"
"Hey I got to you didn't I?" Gabe said with a smile as he stroked her hair, trying to calm her down. The next thing he knew, they were back in the real world. Sara wanted to get up and rush over to make sure her young friend was all right, but Ian kept her seated.
"Not yet Sara." He whispered so that only she could hear. Nikki came to and was slightly confused. She tried to sit up, but Gabe was still 'laying' across her chest. Gabe felt Nikki move and so he sat back. He looked at her and smiled.
"Hey."
"Hey." Nikki said, her voice weak from all the pain she had been in. Gabe gently brushed a strand of Nikki's hair from her forehead.
"You okay?" he inquired.
"I am now. Thank you, Gabe."
"You're welcome. Hey, I'm your angel for a reason - right?" He said with a laugh. Nikki joined him, though weakly. Her system still recovering from what her mind had been putting her through.
"I'm glad you're back." Nikki said, her eyes full of admiration and love for the young man before her.
"Me too." Gabe said as he embraced her. Nikki's heart skipped a beat. She wasn't quite sure if she was still dreaming or not, and she didn't care. She just wanted to revel in this moment for the rest of her life. 'They're so cute together.' Sara thought and she leaned into Ian's arm - startling the assassin. But for all of the love and camaraderie going on, he couldn't bring himself to pull away. Besides, he belonged with his Lady Sara just as young Gabe belonged with the Phoenix.
Somewhere across town, a man fell to the ground in pain, clutching his hand to his chest.
"It can't be - it isn't possible." And then he passed out.
And now on to the real story.