Here I am with chapter 4! Enjoy, and review your thoughts so far!

Chapter 4

His eyes were almost turning red out of the excitement he felt. He wanted to see her fear, to taste her agony, he was desperate for her surrender; he wanted every single bit of it.

Karma knew by then that Seran was telling the truth. She had no time to waste.

Draven was showing an expression Karma had never seen before; pure insanity. He tumbled away from the ball of light, his skilled hands gripping his axes tightly as he spun around to throw one towards her. Karma snapped out of her trance just to move away in time, remembering the way Draven fought.

'' Don't move away this time kitten!'' Draven shouted as his laugh echoed throughout the garden. As he reclaimed the thrown axe, he positioned himself in order to attack again. Karma whispered a few words, her energy concentrating on her feet this time. She knew that dodging his attacks would tire her out, she had to focus on gathering enough energy in order to blast him away in one go.

The fight went on, Karma dodged, fired a few energy balls, which Draven dodged with ease. She wanted to lower his guard in order to get him good, but he started to notice her strategy.

''You think you can run forever?'' He murmured to himself, his smile growing bigger as he unleashed his special move; Whirling Death. A move that made the Noxian crowd go wild when it caught the sentenced criminals, yet this time there was no audience to applaud for him. He spun the axes, throwing them over the ground with a loud growl as he watched Karma's expression turn stern. She had to dodge it, but it was nearly too late; she had underestimated Draven's bloodlust.
But she was not going to lose here, too much depended on her. She gathered all the energy she possessed and growled equally loud back to Draven.

Meanwhile inside the hotel the Noxians had noticed that the fight against Karma had already started. They rushed outside, Darius following them in a slower pace. He had known that Draven would go right for the Ionian Duchess, but he wondered whether that had been a bright plan. Swain had specified that he wanted to have her alive and well. She might have some good use to her as she was precious the Ionian people. In short; Darius could crumble their morale.

'' I can't believe it.. '' A few Noxian soldiers whispered as they arrived at the garden. Darius frowned slightly, wondering why they stopped walking. He pushed them aside, his eyes scanning the scenery. He spotted two figures, Karma on top of Draven, her hands glowing with energy as Draven desperately tried to push her off.

''Draven lost..? '' Another officer said as he slowly walked back when he saw Darius approaching the scene.

Karma could feel several eyes on her as she tightly gripped Draven's throat, the other hand threatening to fire an energy ball right through his head. She glanced to the side to see the terrified Noxians grouping.

'' Move an inch and I will make sure you can't even smile again'' she spat out as she looked at Draven's angered eyes. She was furious at him and the entire Noxian country. She was a fool to had trusted their proposals, a fool to have allowed these scum to enter her beautiful country, a fool to have endangered her homeland that she swore to protect. If she would go down, she was taking them all with her. No one would survive, but she would be content with that.

''Sir, there are no other Ionians except for Karma in this hotel..'' One of the officers reported to Darius, who still couldn't remove his green eyes from the scene before him. He was conflicted; if he would move, Karma wouldn't hesitate to kill his younger sibling. If he didn't move she might do exact same thing. He glanced at the officer, taking his report into his messy train of thoughts. This meant that Karma wasn't expecting anyone to back her up, the traitorous bastard Seran had informed her on time. She probably sent her officers away in order to organize the army.

''Kaira… Kiivit'' She murmured, her eyes glowing steadily. Draven's eyes widened as he could feel the intense energy radiate from her body. He couldn't believe that she had beat him, she possessed power that he had not seen before when he fought with her on the fields of justice. She was too powerful for him, yet he didn't want to admit that. He frowned and closed his eyes as he desperately tried to think up a plan. There was no way his pride allowed him to lose against some Ionian, this wouldn't be the way his perfect life would end.

''Seize her!'' Darius shouted, a hint of desperation was heard. He could've cared less about any of his supposed subordinates, but in this world of chaos and war the only one who stabilized his life was his little brother. When he saw Karma murmuring a line of spells, he knew what she was planning to do. She was saving up enough energy to blow up the whole place, including herself.

The Noxian soldiers and officers all ran towards Karma, their weapons in hand, but they didn't dare to go near her. If they stepped closer the risk of losing Draven's life would grow. Darius knew this was why his soldiers didn't seize her as he ordered. He bit the bottom of his lip as his frustration was evident. He had no time to lose. He walked towards her, axe in hand. He had to kill her quicker than that she could blast Draven's head off.

Suddenly, there was a rain of silver flying towards Karma's back. Daggers entered her body deepily, the glow of her eyes became less visible as did the energy surrounding her body. Her mouth opened slightly as she wanted to finish the spell she was casting, and so she did. She fired the ball of energy, yet Draven dodged this on time, so it hit his shoulder instead. He growled in pain as the burning sensations reached his muscles, the blood was leaking uncontrollably.

''Seems like I was just on time'' an amused voice entered the scene. Katarina du Couteau appeared next to Darius' side. She sneered as she saw the hint of worry on his usual rugged features. Darius was surprised for a few seconds as he saw the red haired assassin. It seemed that Swain did send for help, even though Darius wasn't pleased that Swain called for the du Couteau's.

Karma had failed. She could feel her energy slowly fade out of her tired and wounded body. She fell forward, on top of Draven. He immediately pushed her away, his face turning ugly out of anger. He grabbed his axe from the ground and was attempting to finish her off.

'' Draven '' His elder brother's voice appeared next to him, his large hand stopping the axe from hitting Karma's body. He knew that his younger brother couldn't accept the humiliation the Duchess has brought to him, especially in front of the military men, it would take time for him to regain his usual character.

Karma's eyes met the grass she was laying on. She couldn't feel her back, perhaps the weapons they threw were poisonous, she had no clue. Her dry lips tasted of blood, something she wasn't really fond of. Her lips curled up slightly as she thought of her end. Even though she wasn't able to fulfill her duty of killing the Noxians in the hotel, she sure did enjoy the fear on their faces.

''Aiko.. Ionia lays in your hands.. '' She whispered softly, feeling the blood go through the cracks on her dried lips as she spoke. Darius looked at Karma's face-down body, he wondered whether she would live through Katarina's attack, or would she perish? He kneeled down and placed his gloved hand on her neck, earning a soft sigh from Karma. The cool glove eased the hot blood that was rushing through her veins.

''... Patch her up, and take her'' Darius ordered as he gave Karma one last look. Even though she almost took his brother away, she had earned his respect. She was able to sacrifice her own being for her country, no matter what stood in her way. She shared the same ambitions as he did, it felt ironic to him. But that didn't mean he was going to show her mercy, she was probably going to experience hell when she was brought to Noxus. Swain had obvious plans, or else he wouldn't want her alive.

''You got pretty banged up'' Katarina commented as she bandaged Draven's wound. She expected Draven to start bickering, or that he would angrily walk off, something he did often when he wasn't pleased with someone. Yet this time he just sat still, his expression was unreadable. Katarina decided that remaining silent would be the best plan. She had never seen him like this before.

Aiko dried her tears as she sat on the back of her horse. The Ionian officers and lieutenants remained silent; they knew what had happened to Karma.

'' We will get our victory '' Aiko hissed under her breath, her eyes growing darker by the second. Karma had ordered them to remove themselves from the hotel the same night that Seran betrayed Noxus, in order to organize the army to defend the country. When Aiko asked why Karma wouldn't come with them, she said that someone was following her. If that someone noticed her disappearance, Noxus could launch an attack before Karma could even reach the capital.

Karma had bought them time, and Aiko put that to good use. She was able to inform the generals of the situation, and they had passed this information on to the smaller villages. She hoped that Karma would survive their cruelty, she would save the Duchess from their hands when the time was right. Right now she had to focus on protecting the country, just as Karma wanted.

Soo I hope you liked this chapter ! I might release another chapter this evening or a day later, depends on whether I'm gonna tryhard to platinum tonight or not! Please review and point out anything that looks wrong! Have fun!