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CHAPTER 7: Big problems
Looking around the arena, the bladers were trying to figure out what had happened to Kai. The Siren of darkness came towards them. "I'm very sorry. This is all my fault. I came too late." She hung her head in shame. Mariah came towards her, "Come on, it wasn't your fault. How were you to know she would do something like this?" Ray's earlier explanation had included the information about Sirens. The Siren looked up and smiled sadly, "No, there were so many other things I could have done." Max came up to her, "Listen we're not blaming you for any of this. The only one we blame is your twin. We would like to know what this is all about though." The Siren pulled herself together. "Thank you for your kindness, my name is Crystal. This all has to do with a prophecy made long ago by on of our sages. It goes like this: In an era of evil where darkness threatens, a saviour will arise as a phoenix from the flames, as he rises he will heal the world of it's pain, with the flame of his true spirit he will purge the world of it's evil, and with his love he will purify the blemishes which kill the mother of all." As she finished, she looked up to find them all staring at her. "What did all that mean?" Tyson asked, being, as always, clueless. "Well, we had it translated by the sage who predicted it. He said that there would come a human who had suffered a great deal, but who came through it with his spirit intact. Hence the part about a phoenix rising. That sentence incidentally also tells us how to find the person in the prophecy." Max cocked his head, "What do you mean?" Crystal looked at him piercingly, "It meant that the person with be identified as a phoenix. He will have both a Phoenix bit-beast, and a tattoo on his back of that noble creature. After having observed Kai over a long period, we have determined that he has both. And the further part of it refers to the monsters that have appeared. They are the blemishes that are causing pain to the earth. The mother of all refers to the earth itself. The other parts refer to the ritual." Seeing their blank looks, she explained further, "There is a ritual that must be used to seal these creatures, but only Kai can do this. This ritual also requires the use of a Siren, but it has to be a siren from the alignment of good, otherwise instead of sealing them, the seal will break and release more creatures into this world." The bladers all gasped in unison. This was very bad.
Kai stirred and groaned. His muscles all felt like overcooked noodles. Opening his eyes he looked around. He was sitting on a chair, but his arms and legs were bound with ropes. Opposite him the Siren of light sat smiling. "How do you feel?" She asked him." He remained silent. "My name's Fiola." She continued to talk, ignoring the fact that he wasn't answering her. She tilted her head, Boy but was he a good-looking devil. She had often had this thought, and knew that her sister thought the same. She smirked to herself. She always tried to deprive her sister of everything she wanted, and this human was no different. She floated closer to him until their faces were only inches apart. His eyes were closed. She smilingly stroked the side of his face. At the feeling of her hand on his skin, he opened his eyes. What a beautiful colour his eyes were. They were the colour of rubies. After looking at her for a few more seconds he closed his eyes once more, shutting her out. She frowned. This wasn't the reaction she was expecting, or hoping for. 'Alright.' She thought. 'Looks like I'll have to convince him to play nice. She started running through all the spells she knew, trying to think of one that would help her in this situation. Smiling she decided on one and turned towards her silent captive. She would have to enchant him to get him to do what she wanted. She left the room quickly. She would need to prepare a stronger spell than she normally used. Even though she had been testing him before with the curse she used, he had been able to shake it off, and that had been one of her most powerful spells. As she gathered the necessary materials, she wondered if she shouldn't have some fun, before performing the ritual. Yes, she would have some fun first. She needed to torture somebody, but who? Smiling, she thought of the two girls who had tried to protect her target. They had seemed to care quite a lot. Maybe she should break their hearts first. She smiled in anticipation of the fun she was going to have. She was evil after all.
Meanwhile, the three beyblading teams were gathered in a room with Mr D, trying to decide what to do next. They had finally found out what was going on, but none of them knew where to begin looking for Kai. Crystal was standing to one side, looking remarkably like the missing captain, with her arms folded over her chest. Suddenly she looked up with a glimmer in her eyes. "Of course!" She said. "We should probably wait at the temple where the ritual is to take place! It's the one place where she'll definitely be taking him!" The bladers all looked at each other. The girl had a point. Quickly they all gathered their blading equipment and looked at the young Siren, awaiting their next orders. "Everybody who's coming with, grab hold of each other. That way only one of you has to touch me, and we'll all be teleported." Nodding, the bladers took hold of one another. Rei, who was at the end of the line, took hold of Crystal's hand, and in a flash of darkness they were gone.
Still slightly shocked by the speed at which they were travelling, the bladers were taking stock of their surroundings. Looking around, they noticed that they were standing in an ancient temple which had large murals on the walls. Rei was the first one to catch his breath, "Ok guys, I think it'll be best if we all split up into small groups and start searching." The others nodded. It seemed like their best option. As the darkness Siren watched, they all split into small groups as follows: Mariah, Emily, Lee and Michael. Next were Gary, Rei, Eddy and Tyson. Lastly were Max, Steve, Kevin and Kenny. The darkness siren suddenly glowed brightly and split into three. The young bladers stared at her. "Don't worry; I just made copies of myself so that we could all communicate with one another." She explained. The original went with Mariah's group and the copies with the others. They didn't have much time left.
The evil light Siren however, didn't have any thoughts of moving out of her lair until her spell was completed. She had finished with all her preparations. The spell was one that worked in combination with a potion, to intensify the results. Smiling she dipped a finger into the mix and spread a layer onto her lips. It was time for the fun part. Walking back into the room which held her captive, she was surprised to see that he was still in the exact position she had left him in. As she walked nearer, he still refused to open his eyes. Smiling she seated herself on his lap and proceeded to give him a kiss. Opening his eyes in shock, she was pleased to see a flash of light inside the crimson orbs. A few moments later they became lifeless. She smiled; it was time to have her fun. After removing the ropes from her captive she proceeded to cast a location spell, but as she found her new targets she frowned. They were at the temple already. This meant she had to move fast. She stared at the now compliant blader next to her. She had cast a reversal spell on him. In his mind now, those who had been enemies became friends, and the friends became enemies. It would however, take half an hour to take effect. So it was that thirty minutes later she teleported to the temple with her new ally.
Jaheira1000: There u go people! Just so you know, this was the second last chapter. I decided that it would ruin the story if I make it too long.
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