THE LIGHTNING GOD

CHAPTER 4

He opens his eyes and sees a blade, Maria's blade in front of him. But how did that get there? he thinks. He can feel her limp in his hands. He didn't feel her move. He leaves Maria and she begins to fall. He suddenly jumps back as he sees another figure behind her. The figure is quick and catches her before her head hits the ground. He lays her head down gently. The stranger is dressed in a navy-blue cloak that catches the light and has metal spikes sticking out on the shoulders. It has an intricate design all over, deep in detail and absolutely amazing. He has a cloak covering his head and Kami is absolutely speechless and rooted to the spot. The sword is sticking out of the ground, but... I didn't even hear him. The stranger holds Maria's head and reaches into his cloak with his free hand, not even acknowledging Kami's presence. He takes out a blue bottle with a liquid inside and pours it into Maria's mouth. Could it be him? Who is this stranger? Then he speaks, "The use of poison or any drug venom or toxin is prohibited in any duel for alpha leadership, is it not?" Kami is instantly snapped out of his thoughts. I need to kill him, I wonder if what he gave Maria was an antidote. If that's the case, I need to end this quick. But there's no way he would know what poison I would use. Either way, this needs to end, now. Kami howls loudly, and his pack responds almost instantly. They jump out of their hiding spots surrounding Maria and the stranger. "I figured that you wouldn't be far from her," Kami says. "That's why I took precautions." "I don't care how many of your cronies you have with you, you will die here today..." the stranger says. "You aren't in a position to make threats," Kami says, and he laughs, his laugh deep and growls from his wolf throat. "You are outnumbered and very much alone, you stand no chance, but before I kill you, reveal your face to me." "You will not be killing anyone today, very well, I will reveal my face to you," the stranger replied quietly. His cloak, it's very special Kami thinks. The way it's shaped, its custom made. The stranger moves his hands upward and picks the hood up slowly, revealing a mass of navy-blue hair and blue eyes so piercing and full of anger, it hurt to look into them. The stranger then took the hood of the cloak [A/N: it's a two piece] and he folds it up and puts it inside his cloak. However, when he took his hood off, it revealed two swords behind him. Those caught Kami's attention. A swordsman, just like her, there's no mistaking it, it's him. "My name is Marcus, today, I will be responsible for all of your deaths, all but one." "There are twenty-seven of us and one of you, you are dead, the odds are absolutely in our favour, you will be the one who dies today," Kami retorts with a smirk.

Third Person Perspective

Marcus draws his swords slowly and damn are they beautiful. Slim and well ironed [A/N: meaning well shaped] true pieces of art that cannot be explained. But I shall try. The first sword, his right-hand sword is completely black, including his blade, except for the lightning flashes running around the blade. Marcus twirls this sword around in a full arc and points it at Kami. His other sword, his left-hand sword, is completely grey with navy blue down the Centre, with navy blue writing in between the two lines, the lord of swords. "Let's do this," Marcus says.

Kami immediately sends his pack members forward, but Marcus is too quick for them. He begins beheading them, one at a time, one slice at a time. Kami growls with rage and this fuels the pack, they come at Marcus with all they have. Not one of them touched him, "I can't even see him," Kami whispers. Marcus decapitated majority of them already. "I need to get out of here," Kami thought, and he rushes to get away from the gruesome scene before him. His fellow members, his pack, those who ran almost the whole of Mexico with him, all killed by one man, in one place. He begins to frantically pound the ground, reaching deep and focusing on running as fast as he can. Suddenly, a flash of light passes him, and there stands Marcus. Sword pointed at him. "Aww, leaving so soon? I was just getting warmed up for you tho'," Marcus says.

Maria's POV

I see Kami in his wolf form, smiling and laughing, drool everywhere. "Hey Maria, my wife, bring me some beer."

Oh hell no, he didn't just call me that. I wake up and realize that it was just a dream, more like a nightmare. I'm lying flat on my back, where am I, what am I doing here? The sudden rush of recent events hits me like a flood and I remember… Kami. I bolt up and look around and the first things I see are headless bodies, and then the heads. Damn it I'm still groggy and my vision blurs, but I need to get up. What the hell happened here? I struggle to get to my knee, and I hold my sword which is quarter way solidly in the ground, who the hell did this? Just hold your sword and focus on healing yourself right now. I squeeze on the swords handhold and survey the massacre. Whoever did this is an amazing fighter and very sharp with a sword, every single cut looks clean. Wait, I don't see Kami's head there. Where is he, that piece of shit?

Marcus leads Kami back to the alpha ring and Kami gets the shock of his life. There is Maria, on one knee and using her sword for support. When she looks up the blue flame of her eyes are startling and so intense with anger, it was almost as strong as Marcus's. Then she looks up at Marcus and the shock is evident, for just a second, and then her eyes go fiery again. She says not a word to him but looks back at Kami. "We have a duel to finish." Marcus kicks the bodies out of the ring, sending them flying across and out of it. Kami is shocked to even see her standing. After Marcus is done, he steps out of the ring and sheaths his swords. He then crosses his arms and watches the events about to unfold. Maria taps into her blue and grey wolf again and her eyes change colour. She then reclaims her sword from the earth and advances on Kami. Kami looks at her in his wolf form already looking beaten. What'd he do? I've never seen Kami like this. Kami looks at Marcus, and then back to Maria. Marcus looks on without a word, Maria is confused for a moment and then Kami transforms back into his human form. "Maria, if you want to be alpha, the alpha title is yours. Please, don't kill me here. I am beaten alrea..." Marcus's voice booms across the ring, "SHUT UP!" Kami cringes. "She told you that you have a duel to finish. Now fight." "I cannot, she will defeat me, we both know this, and even if she doesn't, you will ensure I die here today," Kami says quietly. Maria says to Kami, "You have no choice, once a duel for an alpha position has started, it can only end with a death, now pick up your weapon and let's duel."

Kami suddenly picks up a sword and throws it at Maria. She sees it and dodges, but just a little too late because it cuts her cheek. Marcus stays still. Maria twirls and grabs the sword Kami had thrown at her in mid-air, she then follows through with the momentum she gains from her twirl and did a full 360-degree turn sending the very same sword flying into Kami's gut. Kami, who was halfway into his transformation stops and stares down. Then he continues transforming and puts his hand on the sword and tries to pull it out of him slowly. Big mistake. He took his eyes off Maria giving her enough time to get close enough to him to slice him across his chest. He staggered back and that was all she needed, she kicked the sword back into him and sliced him again and again, then she thrust her sword deep into him, through his right shoulder. She turned it around and as he tried to slice into her with the claws of his left hand she jumped up, taking her sword with her, completely slicing his right shoulder through the bone, rendering it useless for a bit. Kami turned around and tried again to slice Maria, but she was ready and gave him a roundhouse kick sending him flying to the ground. She then seized the opportunity and kicked the handhold of the sword that was in Kami straight down. Pinning him to the ground. Kami tried to kick her, but she jumped up and brought her blade down, right on Kami's neck, beheading him. And good riddance. She immediately felt an upsurge of Kami's power, she felt her blue wolf savour the taste of it and she immediately became acutely aware of everything. Her blue wolf cried to be released so she transformed, fully blue. The power continued to fill her, it was becoming hard to bear but she continued revelling in the way it felt, the power of an alpha. Her blue wolf screamed and enveloped the power. She felt the power surging through her stomach, to her arms, through her whole body and she gave a howl of power that shook the blue wolves that were nearby, and yes, she felt it. There's a new alpha in town Boys. Then she transforms back into human form and feels the power, the new strength she's acquired. Wow, even my human form is stronger.

She turns and looks at where the gorgeous stranger was standing, but he isn't there anymore. Damn, he was looking so sexy and badass, she needed to find him. It was then that she realized that she had both her swords back. She would use the sword as an excuse as too why she came to look for him and if he wanted a fight, she was sure she would lose, even with her new alpha strength. But she had to find him, at least to thank him. She ran and grabbed her other sword and ran out of the ring. She looked in both directions and couldn't see him. No wait, I hear movement around that corner. She runs as fast as she can and rounds the bend only to be stopped by him, his left arm gripped her waist and the other hands palm over her mouth. "Shhhh, relax. Listen." Flip that, just hold me tighter, was what she wanted to say but she listened because she knew this man for jackshit, he just beheaded a whole army of blue wolves and has not a scratch on him, and he's sexy and flipping feels amazing... Damn it stay focused. She heard footsteps. Careful footsteps. "It seems that your howling attracted a crowd," he said with a smirk. Funny guy, I wish that I could see his face.

Marcus's POV

Damn it she feels so good leaning against me. I don't think that I will let her go until she asks me too, I may as well enjoy myself a bit. She tries to say something, and I take my hand off her mouth, and she whispers, "Can I get your name please? And also, could you tighten your grip on me a bit, Papi? I'm feeling a bit..." and she went limp in my hands. It must have been the over-exertion and the after effects of the poison still being in her system. Damn it, she called me Papi. She's so sexy. And she's semi-naked. Damn. I take off my cloak and wrap it around her. Then I carry her and walk to her home. I jump up to her balcony, holding her tight in my arms. She feels so good there. I open her balcony door and lay her on her bed. I should probably get going, but what if she's hungry when she wakes up? Maybe I should make something for her? Maybe I should tuck her in first. So I pull her blanket up and over her, and she wiggles around trying to get more comfortable. Oops, there's a blade in the inner of the cloak. I should get that out of there, don't want her stabbing herself by mistake. So I slowly pick the blanket up and pick up the cloak a bit, sliding my hand in and as I grip the blade she moves, wrapping the cloak around my arm and pulling me closer. My hand is trapped, between her gorgeous boobs, wow they do feel amazing, and the cloak. I need to get that blade out, but I don't particularly want to move my hand now. Should I, or shouldn't I? Okay, hand out. I slowly unwrap my hand and slide the blade out. And I wake up and I can't help it, I stare. She's so Damn gorgeous. I can't stand here staring though, so I head down to the kitchen. On my way down, I think, maybe I've developed a fetish, the fetish being her? Well, she's the best fetish that could ever be developed, but this is dangerous.

A/N

Ty: Chapter 4… done and chapter 5 will be up in a few days' time. Please recommend and review… TTFN!