Can I do it? Two chapters in one day? I think I can! Bwahahaha!
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The train station was a good ten miles away from the Black Order. We took an underground water way into the city and from there we ran all the way to the station. Luckily we got there five minutes before the trains departure. We boarded and I rolled my eyes as the ticket man demanded for our tickets. "See this?" I asked, pointing at the rose cross on my chest.
"O-oh! I apologize!" The blond man said, bowing before he escorted us to a first class room. He apologized about five times before finally leaving us in peace. I sat down next to the window and my golem started fluttering around the room like a crazed bird. That thing was going to get on my nerves soon. The old Finder sat his phone box down on the seat and stretched out his back before sitting across from me. I stared out the window as the train finally began moving and we both sat there for a good hour before I felt something heavy pressing down in my lower stomach region. I sighed and remembered that I had forgotten to go to the bathroom before we left.
"Where is the bathroom?" I asked while I got up.
"I believe the closest one is in the second class car." The Finder replied, taking out a book to read from his coat of many pockets.
"Thanks." I mumbled before leaving the room. It took me a few minutes before I found the restroom and when I did I ran into the nearest stall. I emerged from it after flushing the toilet and went to the sink, washing my hands thoroughly. I looked at myself in the mirror, frowning at my hair. I didn't have time to put it up like I usually did, so it was hanging around my face. The ends were curled and I actually looked like a girl for once. I shrugged and dried my hands on the towel next to me and left. Once I was outside I looked around and licked my lips. We had a long time before we would arrive at the coast to catch a small ferry that would take us to France so I figured it wouldn't hurt to do a little exploring.
I moved through the second class car and got a few looks. Must be the uniform. There were babies wailing, chattering, coughing, singing, and more noises in the cramped car. I went quickly through the aisle and slid the next door open, walking through it and slamming the door behind me shut. Ah, peace and quiet.
"Hey, woman. Get off of my cards."
I glanced down at my feet and saw that I had stepped on some stray cards. I frowned and moved, taking one that had stuck itself to the bottom of my heel off before throwing it back at the man who had just called me woman. I looked at the thick spectacled man and glared. "Maybe you shouldn't keep your cards everywhere!"
He smirked, twisting a strand of his already curly black hair, "You American?" He asked, glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose as he looked at me with dark eyes.
"Yea, why?" I asked, figuring later that it was my accent. Duh, Selene.
"You wanna play a game of poker?" He asked with a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth. He took a little smoke from it and blew it out towards me, eyes staring intently at the blades on my side.
"I don't gamble." I said before turning away to go back to my cabin.
"Such a typical woman." He said with a sigh, grinning as I slipped down to the floor and sat down Indian style. I looked at him and placed my hands on the ground. "My names Selene, you bastard."
"Pleasure to meet you, Selene." He said, shuffling the cards in his hands, "Names Tyki." He replied before blowing out a puff of smoke right in my face, causing my eyes to water.
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I'm not exactly sure how I got suckered in to playing Poker, but I did. Good thing Michael was a big party guy so I knew how to play, at least. He always dragged his students around to different illegal gambling matches and made us watch as he crushed the competition. He always said that it was important to know how to play cards because you never knew when you were going to get suckered into a match. I stared at the cards in my hands intently and glanced over at Tyki, feeling pretty nervous. We were just betting the things we owned that had a high value. I set the cards down which were four pairs of the same number and a stray seven. What was that called again? Four of a kind?
"Heh." Tyki chuckled and laid down his cards, "Straight Flush, I win." He said contently, holding out his hand. "Gimme those blades, girlie."
I glared at him, "No. I can't give you these." I said stubbornly, unzipping my coat. "Take this, it has silver on it." I said before throwing it at him. Tyki took the coat to examine it before setting it to the side. He looked at my bare shoulders and whistled, "Aren't you showing a little too much skin?"
"Shutup." I hissed, throwing my cards at him. He must be cheating or dealing me bad cards… fine! Two can play at that game! I was about to steal one of the ace cards before the door behind me opened. The old finder came in and looked down, "Miss Selene- oh." He stared at my bare shoulders and looked at Tyki, "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to interrupt-"
"We were just playing cards!" I corrected him, making sure he didn't mistaken this scene as something else.
Tyki smirked and took the cigarette out of his mouth. "Don't lie to the nice old man." He began, gazing at me mischievously, "You just couldn't wait to take off your clothes…"
"What the hell!" I yelled, looking up at the finder, "No it's not that!"
"Well I guess I better leave, but Miss Selene we are almost to the coast. Come back to the cabin in ten minutes." He said before sliding the door shut.
I looked at the closed door in horror and turned my head to the chuckling Tyki. He covered his face and continued to laugh but he stopped as I got onto all fours and pulled his hand away from his face. He looked at me and raised a brow as I took away his cigarette and stood up. I whipped out my foot and slammed him to the ground, pressing my heel into his neck. I took the cigarette and put it into my mouth, taking in a long drawl before bending down to blow it directly in his face. "Next time you embarrass me, I'll kill you." I said darkly, dropping the cigarette in his face. He squirmed as the lighted tip hit his cheek and he quickly brushed it off, hissing at the burning sensation on his skin. He watched as I grabbed my coat and left the room, slamming the door behind me.
Tyki smirked and rubbed his cheek, "Selene Lok. We'll be seeing each other real soon."
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I zipped up my coat as I walked through the second class car, anger fuming out of me. I nearly yelled at a kid who stepped on my foot but bit my tongue as I exited the car and entered the first class one. The finder seemed to be waiting for me and when he saw my angry face he smiled weakly and looked away.
"Hey, er…" I just realized I never got his name.
"It's Jon." He said calmly.
"Jon." I repeated, digging my nails into my palm, "It's not what you think. I got suckered into a game of poker!" I said honestly.
The finder Jon smiled at me, "Well, if that's the case then-" the train lurched to a stop, causing both of us to nearly topple over. Jon grabbed onto a wall while I unfortunately landed flat on my face. I rubbed my irritated skin and stood up, rushing to the nearest window and shoving my face against it. The train was traveling along the coast now and the train station was just a few miles away. The car shook violently and a flood of screams echoed from the second car. I looked at Jon and opened the window, "Try to get everyone in this car and have someone help set up a barrier!" I said before crawling out. I grabbed onto a ladder that was next to the window and got a good footing on it before I climbed up and stood on top of the train's roof. A soft breeze brushed through my hair and I could smell the salty scent of the ocean.
I walked carefully over to the second train car, hand at my side where my anti-akuma weapon rested. I could only get so far before the roof stopped. The train car had been ripped in half and the perpetrator was crushing pieces of the car into balls. The level two akuma was shaped like a cat with a heavy metal exterior. Its long tail was bladed and its paws were huge and clawed. That didn't look like a nice kitty to me. The akuma sniffed the air and turned its head towards me before picking up the ball it had recently made. The cat akuma picked it up with no trouble and threw it at me. I had to onto my back to avoid getting hit. I hopped back onto my feet, pulling out the dual elbow blades out from their case. I held one blade in each hand and held my arms out.
Innocence…
The jewels glowed bright green and soon the entire blades were encased in a green light. It looked like they were emitting an aura as the green light floated around the weapons.
Activate!
The catlike akuma whipped out its long bladed tail and swiped it across the roof of the train car. I jumped into the air and landed on the ground, gripping the handle on my blade as I twirled it around. The green light around the blade began to rotate quickly in a circle and I threw the spiral shape at the akuma. It grew in size and turned into a vortex of wind which turned into a tornado. The akuma jumped out of the way but lost an arm in the process. It hissed low at me and threw its tail at me again. I got hit in the stomach and the force threw me back twenty feet across the train track. I landed hard on my side and groaned in pain, pulling myself up before the akuma could run over and get me again.
The mechanical cat pounced on me and I quickly rolled out of the way before it could land on top of me. I took both of my blades and jumped onto the cat's defenseless back, cutting a large X onto its back. Before it could swing its tail back to hit me I jumped off and took good long strides backwards and watched as the machine fell apart. I sighed heavily and smiled, wiping the blood from my busted lower lip. "I win!" I said proudly before something heavy hit me in my lower back. I fell forward and turned my head around, eyes squinting as the sun blocked out the view of the person who had just freaking kicked me. I stood up and saw that it was the guy I played poker with earlier. I stared at him in a confused manner as he just smiled at me.
"My, my. You just chopped up that akuma like it was nothing." He said, slipping off his glasses.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded.
"Nothing. I just wanted to see what you were capable of." Tyki said simply, running his fingers through his hair.
My eyes widened, "Wait… did you command that akuma?!"
"Yes." He said, flashing a great wide grin at me. He combed his hair back and as soon as he did his skin began darkening drastically. I looked in horror as a crown of crosses decorated his forehead and a shiver ran up my spine as he glanced at me with piercing yellow eyes. He took his hand away from his slicked back hair and put it on his hip as he continued to look at me.
"N-Noah!" I gasped, taking a step back. I remembered hearing about them briefly from my teacher, but I never thought I'd encounter one… alone. His hand shot out and gripped my throat, causing me to choke and gasp for air. I grabbed at his hand and tried to pry it away but it wouldn't move. Tyki pulled me in close and placed his free hand against my chest where my heart was beating wildly. He smiled at me as his hand slipped through my clothing, my skin, my muscles, my bones… how could he do that? I felt tears well up at the corner of my eyes as he gripped my heart in his hands.
"Your heart is beating so quickly." He whispered, squeezing on it harder. I coughed and felt warm blood trickle down my chin. "Its fluttering in my hand… like a little trapped butterfly." His eyes widened and he had a sick look in them, like all of this blood and torture was pleasing him to no end. "Tell me Selene… are you afraid of death?"
I took all of the blood in my mouth and spat it out at his face. That was my answer right there, prick. It splattered all over his face and he quickly let go, letting me drop to the ground. "Ugh!" He wiped the blood from his face and glared down at me, "You're an interesting one, woman."
I spat out all of the blood from my mouth and wiped my lips with the back of my hand. "Are you going to kill me?" I asked, trying to remain calm.
Tyki towered over me, casting a shadow over his face. "Maybe." Was all I heard him say before he leaned down to get me.