The Fight Begins

Mem ran quickly into the house she had not been at in a long time. She knew Hyun was pulling more stunts that would get him into major trouble. Her eyes met the mess created. Chairs were upturned, pictures knocked off the wall, and several things were just out of place.

"Jahara?" Mem's voice cracked slightly. "Luka? Phoebe? Junior? Audrey?"

There were no responses. Mem brought her index and middle finger up to her forehead. "Concentrate," she said. "You know where to find them."

Within moments, Mem could see the location of the family. Phoebe was running with Junior and Audrey in her arms. All three looked panicked or scared. Phoebe had a cut on her cheek that looked less than pleasant.

Mem growled lowly. The image changed to the location of Luka and Jahara. They were in the forbidden forest and they was getting close to the hole that led to Mem's old home. Jahara was under the influence of Hyun again and Luka was trying to get her to come back to her senses.

Mem growled again. "If they go in that pit again, they won't survive like they did last time. Tai Chi Yi Move!"

Mem whizzed to the location. She was in shadows but she had an aura that could be sensed by strong dragons and tigeroids, especially when having their senses enhanced by a card. Jahara turned her attention away from Luka so she could go towards Mem.

Luka looked towards the shadows, shocked to see another person there. He started to stand up but fell back to his knees. He could only watch what was happening.

Mem waited as Jahara came closer. She took some deep breaths and fingered a card. At last moment Mem jumped and the card glowed in her hand.

"Tai Chi Xin Heart!" she yelled.

Luka watched as the influence was pulled away from Jahara. As Hyun's control was broken, Mem winced in pain. in a couple moments Jahara was safe from the influence but that didn't save her from the guilt when she realized what had happened. Mem sighed.

"Luka," she said softly. "I think we both know that this is going to bother her for the longest time. Just continue to let her know that you love her and care about her. That's probably the best thing you can do for her. As to Pheobe and the children, I can't advise anything. Get out of this place. I'll speed you on your way. Tai Chi Yi Move!"

Mem sighed as she watched them disappear. She felt bad about the whole situation.

'Jahara should've been safe from him already,' she thought. 'All those protective forces should've kept her away from him.'

Janice glared at Hyun. Quarrels directly between any two card representatives was forbidden, but today, Janice was willing to make an exception.

"Laugh it up softie," Hyun said coldly. "You can't win."

"And neither can you Hyun," Janice replied. "We're opposites with the same amount of strength. Besides I'm not the one who is breaking several rules."

Hyun grimaced. Oh how he hated Janice. He would have loved to kill her but that feat would be impossible. He threw a barrage of dark power at her but it disappeared. Both seemed shocked at its disappearance. But then they saw who had done it. Mem stood off in the distance smiling like a maniac.

"Well, well, well," Hyun said, mockingly. "The cursed returned to Suhn. To what is the pleasure owed?"

"Perhaps your breaking of the rules is why I'm here. I wouldn't miss an opportunity to see this and get you in trouble. Leave Ben and Janice out of this. I know why you're doing this."

"Alright smarty pants, if you're so smart why am I doing this?"

Mem twiddled with a lock of her hair. "Revenge. You would love to get back at me for what happened two years ago. Don't think I forgot everything. My time on earth hasn't clouded me the way you thought it would."

Hyun stepped towards Mem. " Wow, the idiot apprentice of mine still remembers what vengeance is. So how did it feel to get back at your brother for what he did?"

"Don't change the subject!" Mem snapped. "You have broken several rules. You do realize that doing so will get you into severe trouble?"

"It would be worth it if I saw you suffer."

Mem gritted her teeth. She hated this monster and she would love to destroy him completely but she knew that wouldn't be possible.

"You're a monster!" Mem yelled. "You try to destroy a young innocent family by doing some detrimental things to the mother. And you attack another family to get revenge. And you corrupted a little girl and taught her to be a monster."

Hyun snarled. He threw another barrage of dark power at Mem. She held her palm out and the darkness disappeared. Hyun continued to attack Mem but she simply deflected.

"Coward!" Hyun yelled. "Why don't you fight back? I know I didnt teach you to be a defensive little scum ball when it comes to fighting."

Mem smiled. This infuriated Hyun more and he threw everything out that he could think of at her. After having done that for nearly a minute Hyun stopped and looked at Mem. She was still in a defensive position. Hyun was infuriated and as a result his form changed. Mem's eyes went wide.

(Yep! Cliffhanger. The final part of the battle should be in the next chapter. That's what I have planned but I'm not promising anything.)