Chapter 2 - Kassava (the same day)
I'm now training with my adoptive dad to fight.
"You got it!" My adoptive dad says. I breathe in and out really fast, trying to catch my breath, "Now, we can practice on each other."
"Alright," I reply, nodding. I have my katanas in my hands and so does he. We begin to practice as our katanas make slashing noises when the metal for all the katanas touch each other. We keep doing this until I see an open spot for me to have one of my katanas touch one of his sides. I quickly get to it and then we stop as I succeeded with this round.
"Very good. Now, how about with only one of our katanas each?" he challenges.
"Okay," I reply, smiling.
"Here we go," he says. We drop one of our katanas each on the ground and we have only our second ones in our hands. We start and then as our katanas touch, he quickly put his katana on my head so that they touch. Awwww man, why didn't I think about this before?
"You did really well, Bianca, but there is one thing you should know. You should always remember that an enemy can get you from anywhere and I mean anywhere," he tells me, "so you quickly try to defend yourself with your one kitana."
"Thank you so much, Gabriel," I say to my adoptive dad.
"No problem," Gabriel smiles.
Suddenly, I sense some of the power levels coming in our direction and I say, "Hey, Gabriel? The enemies are coming!"
"Let's go!" Gabriel replies. He opens the door and then, I follow him into the night and closer to the brown, rocky mountains. We put our hoods up and we have our kitanas prepared.
We finally hear horses galloping and they are getting nearer to us. I remember Gabriel telling me that even if someone or some people were really powerful, try not to be afraid.
When the horsemen see us, they stop and they all get off of their horses. They all walk to us and they stop when they know that there should be some distance between us.
The leader, I assume, walks a little bit more forward, but still keeps his distance, "Well, well, if it isn't Lightning Strike. I heard you are the strongest assassin in the world and I am honored to be here standing in front of you tonight. So tell me, how did you become an assassin?"
"I cannot tell you that," Gabriel, also known as Lightning Strike, replies. Although his eyes and nose are covered, I can see from a glance that his eyes are cold towards the leader.
"Oh, no need to be cold, Lightning Strike, I want to be friends here." I can tell and so can Gabriel that this dude doesn't really want to have anything to do with us. He just wants kill us.
"Yeah right," I spit out.
"Oh?" the leader says to me with an ugly evil grin on his face and then he turns to Gabriel, "So who is the person on the left of you, Lightning Strike?"
"Leave my friend out of this!" Gabriel exclaims.
"The real question is, who are you and why are you here?" I ask.
One other person from the other side whispers in the leader's ear. After that, the leader then smirks, which makes my blood boil, "Ah, so you're Lethal Tiger, right? You are a really impressive one, killing 75 men and women. Wow, I gotta say, I didn't know you were going to do that." I killed them because of their evils. Because of them trying to hurt and kill innocent people.
"Yeah, but why are you dodging my question?"
"Okay, if you want me to introduce myself, I will, but you will regret it later on. I'm known as Fearful Death and I will give you a fearful death." Not in a million years.
As Fearful Death comes closer to me with his sword in position on top of my head, Gabriel comes from my right side and then he stabs Fearful Death from the side of his chest.
"AHHHH!" Fearful Death lets out a really loud scream. Gabriel further pushes the katana to around the area of Fearful Death's heart. Gabriel then takes out his katana from Fearful Death's chest.
"Ahhhh, ahh," Fearful Death's voice lowers before he falls up the ground with wide eyes.
"Thank you, Lightning Strike," I thank Gabriel.
"You're welcome, Lethal Tiger," he replies with a nod.
The other four horsemen come after us and then we start fighting them. I am trapped between two of the horsemen. I kick one of the horsemen's chest and he falls to the ground.
After that, I quickly put one of my katanas in the second horseman's neck. That man's sword was really really close to my head. After I pull the katana back out, that man can barely breathe and he gets on his knees, trying to catch his breath.
Right as the first horseman tries to swing his sword at me, I duck and then, I pierce my katana in his chest He lets out a loud yell and then, he begins to pull the katana that is pierced in his chest. Gabriel, however, comes from behind the first horseman and then, he pierces his katana in the back of the horseman's left side of the chest and then, the katana extends beyond the heart.
I try to see if the second horseman is still alive and he is still struggling.
"Hey, Lethal Tiger!" Gabriel exclaims and I quickly turn to see that he throws one of the katanas for me to catch. I am able to catch it perfectly and then, I pierce the second horseman's heart. After I pull the katana out, the second horseman falls to the ground.
I take a handkerchief from one of my pockets and I wipe the katana clean. Gabriel is doing the same thing. We then walk back to the direction we came from.