Now this is where things get weird...here comes the supernatural/bitbeast part of the story.
Chapter 4
"Ready?" Brooklyn asked, acting as the ref. Garland and Kat nodded as they got into position. "3...2...1...Let it rip!"
Kat launched Dominique and ignored the shouts of surprise as BEGA, The Blitzkrieg Boys and The Bladebreakers watched. Kat forgot about them and watched Dominique and Appolon, Garland's Griffon-like bit-beast.
"Go Appolon!" Garland shouted. His yellow blade rammed into Kat's red and golden blade. Kat grunted under the pressure. He was definitely stronger then Marium and he was more bold too.
"Come on Kat!" Kat looked up at the new voice to see that The Saint Shields had now joined them and Marium was cheering her on. "I know you're stronger then that!"
Kat, suddenly filled with confidence, nodded and directed her attention back to the battle.
Maruim smiled as she and her teammates quickly greeted the other bladers and went back to watching the match.
"Lets go Dominique!" Kat shouted. Dominique shined white for a moment, a surged forward, crashing into Appolon with amazing force and power. Garland's eyes widened for a moment as the guys mumbled curses at the power this tiny girl had.
Ozuma smirked as Tala swore next to him.
"But this is-" Tala whispered. Ozuma nodded hearing him. "You know right?" Tala asked the Saint Shield Captain.
"That she somehow wields the power of a Sacred Beast?" Ozuma questioned. Tala nodded. "Yes. I talked to my elders about it last night, but they had no idea what was happening." Ozuma sighed. "It's obvious that Dominique is some sort of a Sacred Beast, but there has been no record ever of a 5th Sacred Beast."
"She seems like she doesn't know either." Tala commented as Kat and Garland both go after each other.
"Yes, from what I can gather, she's an orphan with no knowledge of where she came from." Ozuma nodded.
"Really? She doesn't seem like the orphan type. She seems too strong. But that would explain why Kai is so over-protective of her." Tala smirked.
"Burning Light!" Kat shouted.
"Radiant Thunder!" Garland shouted. Dominique glowed white hot as Appolon crackled with the power of thunder. The 2 blades clashed in the middle and a cloud of dust expanded to cover the entire room.
Kat closed her eyes and smiled when she felt Dominique's presence still going strong. The dust settled and everyone saw that Appolon had gone down and Dominique was doing her victory lap.
"Alright Kat!" Tyson cheered. Hilary and Marium laughed and sandwiched hugged a smiling Kat.
"I did it!" Kat giggled.
"You sure did!" Hilary smiled.
The same wash of elements ran over the Bladebreakers. Tyson was surrounded by wind, though there was no breeze, Max felt the cool rain drops, though there was no rain, Ray felt electricity running over his skin though there was no lightning, and Kai felt the heat of roaring flames though there was no fire.
"What the-" Tyson mumbled. He glanced over at Max and saw the same look of astonishment on his best friend's face.
"You too?" Max whispered in awe. Tyson nodded and then glanced at Ray and Kai who were having a similar conversation.
"You guys too?" Tyson whispered. And the 2 best friend's nodded. "Unreal..."
"Wow Kat, that was amazing. You're a great blader." Garland praised. Kat blushed at the praise. Hilary and Marium let her go so that the two bladers could shake hands.
"I-I." She stuttered for a moment, then composed herself. "Thank you Garland. It was amazing blading with you."
"Do it again during the tournament?" Garland asked.
"Of course." Kat nodded. "When I have time that is. Tyson is quite the handful." That sent everyone into roars of laughter.
"Oi!" Tyson shouted appalled. Even Kai was chuckling.
Tala snorted. "She's got your number buddy." Tala was sent into another round of laughter, an arm around his middle as if he was trying to hold himself together.
Tyson frowned and crossed his arms, huffing. "Yea, yea, laugh it up ice prince."
"Oh I will air head." Tala snorted. Tyson growled and he took a step forward towards Tala to punch him, but Kat glided in front of the dragon wielder and touched his arm with her fingertips.
"Easy Tyson." Kat spoke soothingly. "He's just messing with you. Relax." For a second it looked as if Tyson was going to shove her aside and Kai took a step forward to stop him, but as Kat's fingers started to wrap themselves around Tyson's arm, Tyson's body language changed.
Ozuma narrowed his eyes as Kat seemed to be calming Tyson. He was confused. Healing was Draciel's power. What was she doing? Then he glanced at Ray, Max and Kai and saw the look in their eyes. It was the same look of wonder and confusion they had since their bit-beast's powers started manifesting in physical forms around their bladers. Was it because of Kat that their abilities were manifesting now?
Tyson felt Kat's voice reverberate within him. It was a strange sensation. Kind of like standing next to a giant bell as it was rung and feeling the vibrations running throughout your body. But her voice didn't hurt his ear drums like a bell would. It was soothing. Tyson felt himself slowly relax as Kat's message kept getting repeated in his head. She was right. He needed to relax and take it easy. Tala was just messing around. He didn't mean anything by it.
"You're right Kat. I'm ok. I'm relaxed." Tyson said. But it was the tone that he said it in that freaked everyone out. He seemed to be in a trance like state. He didn't sound like he was all there. And as Hilary looked into her boyfriend's eyes she noticed that his crimson orbs were unfocused, like he was staring off into space.
Katerina especially noticed the change. She had a strange sensation that if she told Tyson to jump off a bridge right now he'd ask were the nearest one was. Freaked out by this sudden revelation, she backed off a step and took her hand off his arm.
Tyson immediately snapped out of it. His crimson gaze becoming confused. "What happened? Kat?" He asked, looking down at her as she was right in front of him.
Tala's eyes were wide as he saw that change in Tyson and how freaked out Kat was becoming. What the hell just happened? Did this have anything to do with what he and Ozuma were talking about minutes before?
Kai's amethyst gaze honed in on Kat's ocean blues as they went wide with fright at Tyson's question. And in the next second, Kat took off, out of the room and down the hall, not looking back.
Kat didn't look back until she had reached the Bladebreaker's suite and her and Hilary's room. She slammed the door closed and leaned on the door, the heels of her hands digging into her eyes, bent over at the waist.
What the hell had just happened?!
What did she just do?
Was she controlling Tyson?
Kat snapped herself out of her rambling mind as a simple knock came on the door behind her. Kat's eyes went wide as she whipped around with the speed of light.
"Kat?" A voice questioned. It was only one syllable, but it held many different emotions that Kat could pick up on. Confusion, fear, anger, sadness, wonder, kindness, caution, concern, and maybe a bit of love?
That last part confused Kat as she knew who that voice belonged to.
She opened up the door to see none other than Kai Hiwatari himself.
Kai honed in on Kat's eyes as soon as the door opened. She was shocked to see him, but he could also see the inner turmoil in her eyes.
"Kat?" He asked again. Kat's blue eyes went wide, but then she started crumbling and in the next second, Kai had to jump forward and catch her before her face met the ground. Kat started sobbing uncontrollably into Kai's chest as he held her tight. Kai didn't say anything, just picked her up and brought her over to her bed, positioning himself up against the headboard.
Kat couldn't even comprehend being in Kai's arms in that moment. All she was thinking about was Tyson's spaced out eyes and the feeling that she had complete control over him.
"Kat?" Kai asked after 5 minutes of silence. Kat's sobs had subsided a couple minutes ago and she had slumped against Kai's chest, emotionally drained. Never before had she'd cried so hard. She never really showed any feelings before at all. Not any of her deep emotional feelings anyway. She always kept everything close to her chest, not wanting to seem weak or vulnerable. She didn't like to get close to others for fear of getting hurt. But becoming friends with the Bladebreakers felt so right, so sure, so pure that she gave in. But now, what had she done to Tyson? Would they ever forgive her? And Kai. Oh god Kai. Siting here in his arms felt perfect, like it was meant to be, like they had known each other forever. But she only met him less than a week ago. So what the hell did all this mean?
"Kat?" Kai asked again, concern growing that she still had yet to answer him.
Kat sighed and sat up, looking into his amethyst orbs. "Thanks Kai." She smiled weakly, vulnerably.
Kai saw this clear as day, reached up and brushed her curled light brown hair out of her face and behind her ear. Then he rested his hand on her neck, his thumb softly brushing away stray tears. "No problem Kat. I was just worried about you."
Kat tensed then asked the question that had been weighing on her mind since she ran away. "Is Tyson ok?" She asked, her voice shaking.
Kai took her hand with his other hand and squeezed it tightly. "He's confused, but fine Kat. He'll be ok." He so desperately wanted to ask what had happened, but Kat was so shaken up that he couldn't bring himself to ask. She obviously had no idea and he didn't want her to break again.
"What happened Kai?" She asked. "What did I do?"
"I'd like to know that too."
Kai and Kat looked up at the door to see that Ozuma, Marium and the rest of the Bladebreakers were watching them as well as Tala.
Ozuma, who had asked the question, walked in as Kai dropped his hand from Kat's face and Kat looked down. She couldn't look at them, especially Tyson.
"Kat?" Hilary asked. Normally she would have teased Kat about finding her in Kai's lap, but now was not the time. She walked over and sat down on the bed, laying a hand on Kat's shoulder as she and Kai detangled themselves. "It's ok hun."
Kat slowly looked up at Hilary's ruby gaze and just barely stopped herself from crying again.
"Yea Kat." Tyson said, smiling brightly, walking over. "It's not your fault. It's Tala's."
"Hey!" Tala barked and Tyson chuckled. Then Tala's gaze softened as he looked at the troubled girl. "Ty's right though Kat. It's not your fault. It wouldn't be a normal tournament if something weird didn't happen every once in a while."
That got the room lightly laughing and even Kat had a smile making its way across her face.
Hilary smiled as she saw that. "See? No big deal."
Kat nodded as her dark feelings started to disappear, but she still had questions and concerns. "But what happened? How did I-" She broke off, not knowing how to describe the feeling.
"Control my mind like a puppet master?" Tyson supplied helpfully with a smile. Kat smirked.
"Yes Tyson."
"I don't know." Ozuma mused.
"We have to tell her Ozuma, and everyone else." Marium said, looking at her captain.
Kai glared at the Saint Shield captain. "Tell us what?" He asked threateningly.
Ozuma sighed. "I talked to my elders about this last night, but they had no idea either. It seems that somehow Kat possesses a 5th Sacred Bit Beast. Although there has never been a record of such a thing."
"Wh-What?" Max stammered out.
"Wait, I thought there was only 4 Sacred Bit Beasts. Ours." Ray said, trying to wrap his mind around the concept.
"So did I, until I saw Kat blade against Marium and then again against Garland." Ozuma said.
"The way you handled Dominique and your bond to her was proof enough." Marium said. "But back home in our village we were trained to sense the varying degrees of a bit beast's power. And yours is on par with the other sacred beasts; Dragoon, Driger, Draciel and Dranzer. But like Ozuma said, even our elders don't know anything about a 5th Sacred Beast."
Kat's brow furrowed in confusion, suspicion and wonder. She reached behind her and pulled out Dominique. The bit chip gleamed in the sunlight coming from the window and for a moment, the eyes on the picture flashed. But Dominique said nothing to her mistress and Kat was more confused then ever. "But what does Dominique potentially being a Sacred Beast have anything to do with what I did to Tyson?" Kat asked, looking back up at the Saint Shields.
"Legend said that the Sacred Beasts, other than controlling one of the four elements, would have another special ability. Dragoon's ability was invisibility, Draciel's was healing, Driger's was Teleportation and Dranzer's was Telekinesis." Marium said.
"Wow, too cool." Tyson smiled, looking down at Dragoon.
"It was also said that when the Sacred Beasts were brought together and when they had a strong connection to their blader, that that blader would then start to manifest that ability." Ozuma said. "And I have already seen one of you manifest an ability."
There was confusion in the room. What was Ozuma talking about?
"Max." Ozuma said and all the attention was on the american.
"Me?" Max asked. "I don't think so. I'd think I'd know if I was healing people."
"Kai, Ray, Tyson." Marium said. "Did you notice anything strange at the airport when were were walking to get to our gate? Anything at all?"
"Well I felt something when Max put an arm around Kat to calm her down." Ray said. "Is that what you were talking about?"
"Yes. Ty? Kai?" Ozuma asked.
"Yea I felt it, so what?" Tyson asked as Kai nodded.
"You were feeling Max use Draciel's healing ability to calm Kat's nerves. This healing ability is not always used for the physical healing that you guys are probably thinking about. You know, healing cuts, scars, burns, etc. Max can tap into this ability to heal the mind as well. Relieve mental stress, calm nerves, etc."
"Woah." Max whistled under his breath, looking over at Kat, who was remembering the soothing presence that had come over her in the airport.
"But why is it happening now?" Kai asked, catching an important detail that Ozuma had mentioned. "You said that when the Beasts were brought together and when they had a strong connection to their blader, then that would be when the blader started manifesting the ability. We've been together for almost four years now and we've always had a strong connection to our bit-beasts."
Ozuma nodded. "I think it has to do with Kat being here. She has somehow triggered your abilities. You guys have been experiencing something strange when Kat blades, right?"
The guys nodded.
"Yea, it reminds me of the feeling I always get when the guys blade. That familiar feeling that we are connected." Tyson said.
Ray nodded. "And we are surrounded by our element when she wins too. Which had never happened before."
Marium nodded. "That is also supposed to happen as well. You are supposed to gain a certain amount of control over your beast's element when certain conditions are met."
"The same conditions as with our abilities?" Kai asked and Marium nodded.
"All of this points to the fact that Kat is somehow connected to you, but no one knows how or why." Ozuma explained. "At first I thought Kat was using Draciel's healing ability on Tyson but after hearing what Tyson experienced it can't be a healing ability."
"It was more like she was controlling his mind then healing it." Marium said. "You felt that right Kat?" She asked her new friend.
Kat nodded fearfully. "It was scary. I felt like I could tell him to jump off a bridge and he'd ask where the nearest one was."
Tyson nodded. "It certainly felt that way, so what's going on Ozuma?"
"I can't come up with any other explanation except that Dominique has to be a Sacred Beast and that her ability must be Telepathy, very strong telepathy apparently. Strong enough to push a thought into Tyson's head and control him."
"So what do we do?" Max asked.
"You have to learn how to control your abilities, both the mental and the physical." Marium warned.
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