Chapter 4

((A/n: Ok sorry for the long delay. I got busy with life. Also I'm a bit rusty so this may lack what the other chapters were. This will pick up though, promise. I'll post the next chapter ASAP))

Chapter 4

Jinx stopped dead in her tracks, she could feel someone was there. Quickly whipping around she was greeted by three knives flying at her in the air. In a smooth graceful movement she stepped out of the way and sent a hex at the general direction the knives came. Pink eyes glaring she saw her attacker.

She was a thin girl, almost as nimble as Jinx as she dodged her attack. Blond curls flowed down from her pony tail, face of her attacker was hidden behind a dull white mask that looked almost like a doll's expressionless image. A dull croaking laugh crawled out from behind the porcelain barrier. The sound of it made shivers go up Jinx's spine.

For a while they stood there waiting for the other to make a move. The only sound was the rain that continued to come down in heavy sheets. Who could this person be? Did the hive send her after Jinx? If so, they were about to be horribly disappointed. She was Jinx, and she was not going to go down easily.

Then the blond woman ran a hand through her long locks. As her palm became visible once more needles were grasped in her hand. With a smooth, quick motion she threw them at her prey. Jinx dropped to the floor in a feline like stance. However there was a stinging pain in her arm. One of the needles had hit her, she wasn't fast enough. It was only a needle, but it hurt more than it should have.

With one hand Jinx pulled out the needle and with her other she cast a spell as she rose to her feet. Pink shockwaves hit the ground and approached the attacker like a snake, breaking up rocks as it went along. This hit the blond straight on and knocked her back.

Jinx would have walked over and taken her victory, but a flash of bitter dry pain shot through her. Her knees felt weak and before she knew it she felt the hard concrete. To her dismay she again heard the rattling chuckle of the blond woman.

"This is where it gets fun." The voice was light, almost bubbly, making this whole case even more ironic than it was. "Poison needles are my specialty."

If Jinx wasn't paralyzed with pain she would have pulverized the girl out of the anger that had released into her. Though the stings were unbearable, she struggled to her knees, only to be knocked back down by a blunt force to her side. There was a sickening feeling in her stomach when she heard something crack.

Another blow across the jaw knocked her to face her attacker. A salty tang filled her mouth, her eyes glared at the person over her. In the blond's hand was a thick metal crowbar. For a brief moment Jinx wondered where this mystery person had gotten it. Another strong blow landed in the center of her stomach, causing her to ball up instinctively. She let out a cough as blood splattered out of her mouth.

Jinx forced herself to look at the woman one more time. The masked girl raised her crow bar high above her head, ready to make the final strike. Just when Jinx believed this to be her last moment on earth she saw what would save her.

It was a stone statue of some sort. Her mind couldn't make out what it was, but it could tell that it was rickety and old. A weak hand rose up and made a flicking motion. Pink sparks engulfed the statue and caused it to fall to the ground.

Right as the crowbar armed female was starting to bring her weapon down to kill Jinx, the large sculpted rock came crashing down on her. There was a screech along with a thunk, then nothing.

Jinx could see her lying there, just a few meters away, the statue had hit her on the upper part of her back, if the strange human was dead or not, Jinx did not know.

Jinx looked up to the sky, rain still coming down on her, pitifully washing the blood off of her beaten body. She had to get up, she had to leave, if not she might be attacked again. However Jinx's frame wouldn't let her. It was just too much.

Gray clouds, that was what Jinx could see vividly. The world never seemed so beautiful as it did right then. Nothing could be so perfect in a simple way. Though she was in pain she could see things that she never saw before.

Then all went black.