E-chan stood glaring at his oponent, sword in his hand. His sword was a long vicious saber... His hair blew dramatically in the wind... His eyes were merely slits of pure rage. His duelist outfit was torn and ripped in several places, revealing the lower left side of his ribs, which had a long slowly bleeding gash. His grip tightened on his sword as loud thrumming music filled the air, the music was erratic and dramatic, voices lifted up in a clamor, a song of miracles and the French music droned louder.
Katie-sama looked at E-chan nervously... She was breathing hard, her dueling outfit ripped open across the chest where E-chan had tried to remove her rose, but almost removed her left lung. Katie-sama was tired, this battle had raged on for a half an hour, they were both tired but E-chan was in a blind rage... *Why...* thought Katie-sama, *Is he so angry?*... She gripped her sword tight and inhaled deeply, she sensed E-chan was about to release another onslaught.
E-chan was almost shaking, but inhaled deeply and quit... "Heed your master... and... come... forth... power... I... need... you..." E-chan was breathing hard, really feeling the affects of the last 30 min. He sneered at Katie-sama and then raised his sword, the French music swelled around him, and he sprinted forward letting out a blood-curdling cry. Katie-sama rushed forward, screaming for the assistance and protection of Dios.
The two were charging each other head-on... E-chan with his sword up... and Katie-sama with her sword to the side, They were drawing unbelievably close to each other, *CLASH* in the loudly ugly sound of metal smashing against metal with great force, their swords met, In a blinding flash of silver-white light. A flurry of rose petals exploded around them, huge bells begun to ring... the loud gonging was ear shattering.... And the silver and gold rose petals were flying and swirling in an invisible wind.... E-chan gasped, and collapsed on the ground, Katie-sama fell to her knees in shear exhaustion.... Both of their swords were nothing but dust. E-chan looked down at his rose pathetically, there was nothing left but the gold clip. He looked at Katie-sama; hers was the same.... E-chan sighed and lay down on the cold stone floor.
Katie-sama fell to floor completely and was facing the stairs of the huge impossible structure... standing at the head of he stairs was Akio... he shook his head and walked over. He stopped about two feet away from the fallen duelist... "That was very amusing..." he said, "I thought you would truly kill each other..."
Juri cursed under her breath from her vantagepoint... "Impossible..." she murmured... "I won't believe in the power of miracles!" and a tear rolled down her cheek.
A tall red-haired man walked up behind her, "Why is it you will not believe in miracles Juri? When they play themselves out again and again before your eyes? I think your disbelief shall end the final chapter of your life..."
Juri glared at the railing in front of her, "You know nothing Mr. Student Counsel President." she hissed.
Touga shrugged, "If I don't, I am still right, Why do you watch the miracles Juri? Why not look away... your denial of the un-real is so avid... that the un-real has taken noticed and exerted itself in your path... except it... or you may suffer a terrible fate." he said calmly.
Juri twirled around on Touga; "I will beat that little pink-haired bitch... you will see!"
Juri was still staring at Touga testily when a small blue-haired boy walked up; "It's not nice to speak of Utena-sama that way, Miss Juri."
Juri sent Miki the biggest look of hate you can send at someone like Miki and spat, "Stay out of this Miki."
Touga nodded for Miki to leave and Miki sighed and left reluctantly...
Juri stared at the floor and sensed someone approach, "I told you to leave, Miki." she said coldly.
A deep male voice answered, "I'm not leaving..."
Juri's head went up in disbelief but then straight back down. "I'm sorry, Ohtori-san."
Akio shrugged, "Do you have part in Miss Juri's current state?" asked Akio towards Touga.
Touga smiled a small nervous smile but, kept his tone of voice, "of course not sir," he said.
Akio nodded, knowing full well Touga had goaded Juri, "Touga-san, I request your presence in my office after last period."
Touga nodded in response, "yes." he said, "I'm at your.... service." Akio looked Touga over and just shook his head, but as he turned Touga saw Akio lick his lips.
Juri looked at Touga sullenly, "You make me sick..." she said, "pretending not to be afraid... I know you are... but, you enjoy it... you enjoy it on a level I don't wish to know..."
Touga shrugged... "The man has me wrapped around his finger... I would... I do... everything he tells me... and... It pleases me..."
Miki had snuck back up to the pair... "What do you mean?" he asked and looked toward Touga.
Juri gave out a sardonic little laugh, "You will find out soon enough Miki, after all, well, I'll use Touga's own words, that you may be cuter than your sister."
Miki gave a confused look toward Touga, of course Miki had remembered this... Touga had not left his mind the entire day, and he found himself envisioning Touga in suggestive positions.... shirtless... pants open... Miki blushed and looked down at the ground. "I don't know what you mean." he stated firmly.
Touga laughed and placed his hand in the small of Miki's back, drawing Miki up against him, "I think you understand fair Miki, I think you are just afraid of your own desires."
Miki was breathing hard and trying to ignore Touga's hard body against him, "No!" he said pushing himself off Touga, "I love Miss Himemiya!"
Juri just frowned at Miki, the poor confused boy, she thought, but in this place of non-existing miracles… What can a boy do?
Miki frowned and looked back and forth between Touga and Juri, What do they want from me? He asked himself, he glared at the floor and then walked off without saying anything to Juri or Touga.
Touga frowned, "It wasn't to happen that way." He said.
Juri sighed, "The great Student Council President forgot to read the script of life's play once again did he?"
Touga clamped his jaw, I'm never denied, he thought, not even Mr. Ohtori denies me what I want! "That did not go right." He said adamantly.
Juri looked over at Touga; he never gets this upset.
Touga walked off, mumbling something under his breath. Juri looked after him; "His plotting turned for not..." Juri let out a mean laugh at the expense of Touga's lost pride.
E-chan and Katie-sama still lay on the large stone dueling ring, suspended far above the academy... E-chan's breath was returning to normal. "Ready for another round, bitch." He spat.
Katie-sama stared at E-chan in disbelief, "What is wrong with you?" she whispered.
E-chan glared at her coldly, "How DARE you speak of a sense of something wrong in a being such as myself!" he was trying to get back up but fell to the stone floor repeatedly.
Katie-sama didn't even try, she knew she was too weak, "Let's just get back to the Academy, eh? Clean our wounds... and talk." She said in a smooth soothing voice.
E-chan was still trying to get up in vain, "Why would I want to talk to you?" he demanded.
Katie-sama shook her head, "What's wrong?!" she demanded with all the force she could. Then something caught her attention, Akio was standing where he had been before and he was laughing... and that is when Katie-sama saw that E-chan's rose seal ring was black. She gasped, What had been E-chan's motive to seek Mikage? Why had he pursued the path of a black rose duelist? It didn't make sense.
E-chan finally managed to pull himself off the ground and stood on shaky legs. He screamed and threw his head back; the scream was sharp, high-pitched and ear splitting. Blood gurgled disgustingly out of E-chan's mouth, splashed his color and immediately staining it crimson. The air above his mouth shimmered and a sword started to materialize, blood was flowing again, but, this time, E-chan was crying them... all the time that awful scream filled the air. Katie-sama covered her ears, grimacing, wishing the awful sound to end. And abruptly it did. Katie-sama was on her knees and she looked at E-chan, he now held a beautifully carved sword. The sword was long and it shone a brilliant light, it was of simple design; the sword blade was straight and broad, and the handle was an intricate design of What had to be pure sterling-silver, and on the hilt of the sword was a rose carved out of sapphire.
Katie-sama gasped, and was shocked at how much blood was on E-chan, a thin stream of it ran down off of his hand and caused the awful sick sound that only blood can make the awful "drip drip drip" of which seems to resound and echo stronger. The only other sound was E-chan's heavy breathing. E-chan wiped his mouth on his already blood-soaked shirt, which just resulted in blood being smeared across his face. He smiled evilly and laughed a hearty full laugh that seemed to bounce off of every available surface. "LET THE DUEL COMMENCE! Get your sword woman!" he yelled.
Katie-sama huffed, she was really sick of this... That's it, she thought, That is ALL I'm gonna take... time to go down!
Katie-sama concentrated and put her right arm out to the side, palm open. She began to chant: "Give me the power. The power to bring revolution. Grant me the strength. Give me your aid! DIOS! I COMMAND YOU!" she finished off raising her voice to a yell. And as she began to chant again the air around her swirled in an invisible wind. "Sword of faith, Sword of truth. Guide me now I do request. Come to me and let power surge deep through my veins..." her voice began to rise once more, "Kaji(fire)! Inochi(life)! Katana(sword)!" as she finished a short fat sword appeared above her hand... She gripped it and the entire blade, which wasn't impressive in its length but sheer mass, burst into flame. "I AM THROUGH WITH THESE GAMES! THIS WILL END IF YOUR HEAD SHALL PAY THE PRICE!" she yelled, flames glowing in her eyes.
E-chan laughed, "Pallor tricks! I can do the same, but better!" E-chan closed his eyes and his sword floated up in front of his torso. E-chan grew rigid and placed one hand on each side of the blade, each hand about two inches from the blade. He opened his eyes and they were shining a brilliant blue, and icy blue that made Katie-sama's blood run cold. E-chan began to mumble and then to chant... "Mercury. Guide me, your follower, grant me the power I need to destroy such an impudent FOOL!" water droplets started to swirl around E-chan and he rose the sword in the air with pure thought, his right arm shot up in the air to catch it and he screamed: "Aisu(ice)! Eien(eternal)! Katana(sword)! Kakumei(revolution)!" a blaze of blue light flowed from the sword, and when it diminished; E-chan was holding the same sword, only it was longer and his right hand was incased in ice that looked like blue diamond. He laughed, "Now," he said, "With us both having our respective swords, MAY THE KILLING COMMENCE!"
Katie-sama rushed forward, screaming a prayer of quick ending and mercy on a tortured soul. E-chan stood ready, sword held across his chest, He was rigid and concentrating; at the last moment he dodged and brought his sword down where he hoped to slice his adversary in half.
Katie-sama rolled and came back up in a flash thrusting her sword upward; and it hit E-chan's sword with s loud *CLANG* and a flash of colorless light.
Katie-sama looked at E-chan nervously... She was breathing hard, her dueling outfit ripped open across the chest where E-chan had tried to remove her rose, but almost removed her left lung. Katie-sama was tired, this battle had raged on for a half an hour, they were both tired but E-chan was in a blind rage... *Why...* thought Katie-sama, *Is he so angry?*... She gripped her sword tight and inhaled deeply, she sensed E-chan was about to release another onslaught.
E-chan was almost shaking, but inhaled deeply and quit... "Heed your master... and... come... forth... power... I... need... you..." E-chan was breathing hard, really feeling the affects of the last 30 min. He sneered at Katie-sama and then raised his sword, the French music swelled around him, and he sprinted forward letting out a blood-curdling cry. Katie-sama rushed forward, screaming for the assistance and protection of Dios.
The two were charging each other head-on... E-chan with his sword up... and Katie-sama with her sword to the side, They were drawing unbelievably close to each other, *CLASH* in the loudly ugly sound of metal smashing against metal with great force, their swords met, In a blinding flash of silver-white light. A flurry of rose petals exploded around them, huge bells begun to ring... the loud gonging was ear shattering.... And the silver and gold rose petals were flying and swirling in an invisible wind.... E-chan gasped, and collapsed on the ground, Katie-sama fell to her knees in shear exhaustion.... Both of their swords were nothing but dust. E-chan looked down at his rose pathetically, there was nothing left but the gold clip. He looked at Katie-sama; hers was the same.... E-chan sighed and lay down on the cold stone floor.
Katie-sama fell to floor completely and was facing the stairs of the huge impossible structure... standing at the head of he stairs was Akio... he shook his head and walked over. He stopped about two feet away from the fallen duelist... "That was very amusing..." he said, "I thought you would truly kill each other..."
Juri cursed under her breath from her vantagepoint... "Impossible..." she murmured... "I won't believe in the power of miracles!" and a tear rolled down her cheek.
A tall red-haired man walked up behind her, "Why is it you will not believe in miracles Juri? When they play themselves out again and again before your eyes? I think your disbelief shall end the final chapter of your life..."
Juri glared at the railing in front of her, "You know nothing Mr. Student Counsel President." she hissed.
Touga shrugged, "If I don't, I am still right, Why do you watch the miracles Juri? Why not look away... your denial of the un-real is so avid... that the un-real has taken noticed and exerted itself in your path... except it... or you may suffer a terrible fate." he said calmly.
Juri twirled around on Touga; "I will beat that little pink-haired bitch... you will see!"
Juri was still staring at Touga testily when a small blue-haired boy walked up; "It's not nice to speak of Utena-sama that way, Miss Juri."
Juri sent Miki the biggest look of hate you can send at someone like Miki and spat, "Stay out of this Miki."
Touga nodded for Miki to leave and Miki sighed and left reluctantly...
Juri stared at the floor and sensed someone approach, "I told you to leave, Miki." she said coldly.
A deep male voice answered, "I'm not leaving..."
Juri's head went up in disbelief but then straight back down. "I'm sorry, Ohtori-san."
Akio shrugged, "Do you have part in Miss Juri's current state?" asked Akio towards Touga.
Touga smiled a small nervous smile but, kept his tone of voice, "of course not sir," he said.
Akio nodded, knowing full well Touga had goaded Juri, "Touga-san, I request your presence in my office after last period."
Touga nodded in response, "yes." he said, "I'm at your.... service." Akio looked Touga over and just shook his head, but as he turned Touga saw Akio lick his lips.
Juri looked at Touga sullenly, "You make me sick..." she said, "pretending not to be afraid... I know you are... but, you enjoy it... you enjoy it on a level I don't wish to know..."
Touga shrugged... "The man has me wrapped around his finger... I would... I do... everything he tells me... and... It pleases me..."
Miki had snuck back up to the pair... "What do you mean?" he asked and looked toward Touga.
Juri gave out a sardonic little laugh, "You will find out soon enough Miki, after all, well, I'll use Touga's own words, that you may be cuter than your sister."
Miki gave a confused look toward Touga, of course Miki had remembered this... Touga had not left his mind the entire day, and he found himself envisioning Touga in suggestive positions.... shirtless... pants open... Miki blushed and looked down at the ground. "I don't know what you mean." he stated firmly.
Touga laughed and placed his hand in the small of Miki's back, drawing Miki up against him, "I think you understand fair Miki, I think you are just afraid of your own desires."
Miki was breathing hard and trying to ignore Touga's hard body against him, "No!" he said pushing himself off Touga, "I love Miss Himemiya!"
Juri just frowned at Miki, the poor confused boy, she thought, but in this place of non-existing miracles… What can a boy do?
Miki frowned and looked back and forth between Touga and Juri, What do they want from me? He asked himself, he glared at the floor and then walked off without saying anything to Juri or Touga.
Touga frowned, "It wasn't to happen that way." He said.
Juri sighed, "The great Student Council President forgot to read the script of life's play once again did he?"
Touga clamped his jaw, I'm never denied, he thought, not even Mr. Ohtori denies me what I want! "That did not go right." He said adamantly.
Juri looked over at Touga; he never gets this upset.
Touga walked off, mumbling something under his breath. Juri looked after him; "His plotting turned for not..." Juri let out a mean laugh at the expense of Touga's lost pride.
E-chan and Katie-sama still lay on the large stone dueling ring, suspended far above the academy... E-chan's breath was returning to normal. "Ready for another round, bitch." He spat.
Katie-sama stared at E-chan in disbelief, "What is wrong with you?" she whispered.
E-chan glared at her coldly, "How DARE you speak of a sense of something wrong in a being such as myself!" he was trying to get back up but fell to the stone floor repeatedly.
Katie-sama didn't even try, she knew she was too weak, "Let's just get back to the Academy, eh? Clean our wounds... and talk." She said in a smooth soothing voice.
E-chan was still trying to get up in vain, "Why would I want to talk to you?" he demanded.
Katie-sama shook her head, "What's wrong?!" she demanded with all the force she could. Then something caught her attention, Akio was standing where he had been before and he was laughing... and that is when Katie-sama saw that E-chan's rose seal ring was black. She gasped, What had been E-chan's motive to seek Mikage? Why had he pursued the path of a black rose duelist? It didn't make sense.
E-chan finally managed to pull himself off the ground and stood on shaky legs. He screamed and threw his head back; the scream was sharp, high-pitched and ear splitting. Blood gurgled disgustingly out of E-chan's mouth, splashed his color and immediately staining it crimson. The air above his mouth shimmered and a sword started to materialize, blood was flowing again, but, this time, E-chan was crying them... all the time that awful scream filled the air. Katie-sama covered her ears, grimacing, wishing the awful sound to end. And abruptly it did. Katie-sama was on her knees and she looked at E-chan, he now held a beautifully carved sword. The sword was long and it shone a brilliant light, it was of simple design; the sword blade was straight and broad, and the handle was an intricate design of What had to be pure sterling-silver, and on the hilt of the sword was a rose carved out of sapphire.
Katie-sama gasped, and was shocked at how much blood was on E-chan, a thin stream of it ran down off of his hand and caused the awful sick sound that only blood can make the awful "drip drip drip" of which seems to resound and echo stronger. The only other sound was E-chan's heavy breathing. E-chan wiped his mouth on his already blood-soaked shirt, which just resulted in blood being smeared across his face. He smiled evilly and laughed a hearty full laugh that seemed to bounce off of every available surface. "LET THE DUEL COMMENCE! Get your sword woman!" he yelled.
Katie-sama huffed, she was really sick of this... That's it, she thought, That is ALL I'm gonna take... time to go down!
Katie-sama concentrated and put her right arm out to the side, palm open. She began to chant: "Give me the power. The power to bring revolution. Grant me the strength. Give me your aid! DIOS! I COMMAND YOU!" she finished off raising her voice to a yell. And as she began to chant again the air around her swirled in an invisible wind. "Sword of faith, Sword of truth. Guide me now I do request. Come to me and let power surge deep through my veins..." her voice began to rise once more, "Kaji(fire)! Inochi(life)! Katana(sword)!" as she finished a short fat sword appeared above her hand... She gripped it and the entire blade, which wasn't impressive in its length but sheer mass, burst into flame. "I AM THROUGH WITH THESE GAMES! THIS WILL END IF YOUR HEAD SHALL PAY THE PRICE!" she yelled, flames glowing in her eyes.
E-chan laughed, "Pallor tricks! I can do the same, but better!" E-chan closed his eyes and his sword floated up in front of his torso. E-chan grew rigid and placed one hand on each side of the blade, each hand about two inches from the blade. He opened his eyes and they were shining a brilliant blue, and icy blue that made Katie-sama's blood run cold. E-chan began to mumble and then to chant... "Mercury. Guide me, your follower, grant me the power I need to destroy such an impudent FOOL!" water droplets started to swirl around E-chan and he rose the sword in the air with pure thought, his right arm shot up in the air to catch it and he screamed: "Aisu(ice)! Eien(eternal)! Katana(sword)! Kakumei(revolution)!" a blaze of blue light flowed from the sword, and when it diminished; E-chan was holding the same sword, only it was longer and his right hand was incased in ice that looked like blue diamond. He laughed, "Now," he said, "With us both having our respective swords, MAY THE KILLING COMMENCE!"
Katie-sama rushed forward, screaming a prayer of quick ending and mercy on a tortured soul. E-chan stood ready, sword held across his chest, He was rigid and concentrating; at the last moment he dodged and brought his sword down where he hoped to slice his adversary in half.
Katie-sama rolled and came back up in a flash thrusting her sword upward; and it hit E-chan's sword with s loud *CLANG* and a flash of colorless light.