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Chapter 9

Clash

(Author's note: The next three fights take place at the same time, just too clear things up )

Vezon vs June

As Nidhiki sped towards Lesovikk, June spun and kicked the strange being that was behind her. Her Shirshu lashed out with its tongue and hit the figure on the side of the head, knocking him down. To June's surprise the figure got right back up, with no ill effects.

"What? How?" She asked as she grabbed at her whip. "You should be paralyzed!"

"It takes more than that to paralyze Vezon… Hero of the Multiverse!" He smiled. Vezon then stopped and started stroking his chin as he shook his head. "Hmmm, I liked Toa of Anarchy better… maybe I should still go with that," He looked up at June with a raised eyebrow. "What do you think?"

"Are… are you insane?" June asked in shock.

"Yes, why?" Vezon answered. The Shirshu was tired of waiting and tried to paralyze the annoying talking man again. Vezon merely reached up and grabbed the Shirshu's tongue.

"Naughty, naughty… mommy and daddy are talking. You need to wait your turn." He smiled evilly before yanking the tongue and lashing the Shirshu against a nearby tree, knocking it out. June looked at Vezon in shock.

"How are you that strong?" She asked while trying to whip him. Vezon let the whip wrap around his arm before answering.

"I'm kinda unique." He explained. "The more you hit me, the stronger I get."

"Good thing I've upgraded recently." June smiled as she flipped a switch on her whip. Suddenly a bolt of energy shot down the whip and burnt into Vezon's arm.

"Nice… very nice," Vezon said with a hiss of pain. "Good thing I can do this too…" with that he ripped off the whip and punched a nearby tree. June was shocked when the burns healed.

"What are you?" She asked in shock.

"I'm Vezon… nuff said." Vezon smiled as he pulled out his dagger. Before June could move Vezon stabbed her in the leg. "Sorry," Vezon shrugged as she fell to the ground, cursing, "I don't want to hurt you, I don't do that sort of thing anymore, but if I don't then he might." Vezon pointed over at where Karzahni was fighting Krekka. "And believe me… you don't want that."

"You haven't beaten me yet!" June snarled, lashing out with her good leg. She managed to trip Vezon and stood up with a hiss.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you." Vezon said as he jumped back up. "You can't beat me."

"All I hear is a lot of talk." June said as she tried to strike him. Vezon dodged and teleported behind her. He grabbed both of her arms and attempted to hold her still. June quickly head-butted Vezon and made him let go. She turned around, expecting him to still be stunned from the attack, only to be knocked out with a punch to the face.

"Sorry," Vezon shrugged again as June crumpled to the ground, "Had to be done."

…

Karzahni vs Krekka

As the other two pairs squared off Krekka turned to face his opponent.

"Um… does I know you?" The big ape asked, his tiny brain beginning to register just how much trouble he was in.

"We have never met… but I promise that you will never be able to forget me after this moment." Karzahni grinned crookedly before lashing out with his fiery chains. Krekka shrieked in pain as one of the chains brushed his leg. To his credit Krekka had enough presence of mind to shoot off his disk launcher. The disk hit Karzahni dead in the chest. The air crackled as a coating of ice quickly covered Karzahni. Krekka laughed as he walked over to his trapped enemy.

"You not so tough," He smiled while ruefully rubbing his new burn. "Krekka is stronger than you!" Krekka was surprised when Karzahni shattered the ice and grabbed his head.

"No, Krekka is not." The Lord of Nightmares said quietly as he sent the dumb ape into a nightmare.

…

Krekka looked around; he was in a dark forest. He started walking, trying to find out where he was.

"Nidhiki? Is anyone around?" He called out. He came across a strange tree with a piece of paper taped to it.

"Who's that?" Krekka wondered out loud. The paper had a figure drawn on it. The strange thing was that it did not have any facial features. Krekka shrugged and picked the note up. He continued walking through the dark, wishing for any form of light. He bumped into a strange vehicle and, after walking around it he found yet another note. This one had the same picture of the figure but with the word No written all over the paper around the picture. Now Krekka was getting worried. He had no idea where he was, and he could see very little. Suddenly he felt rather than heard something behind him. Krekka slowly turned, and looked right into the featureless face of death.

So... can you tell I played Slender for the first time recently? :)

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Even Karzahni was shocked by the results of the nightmare. Krekka jerked twice before his eye and mouth opened in a silent scream. His body twitched twice more before it fell to the ground, dead.

"Um… what did he see?" Vezon asked.

"I don't know." Karzahni said quietly. "I wasn't able to see his dream, and… I don't think I want to."

…

Nidhiki vs Lesovikk.

Lesovikk brought up his blade just in time to block Nidhiki's strike. He tried to retaliate but Nidhiki had already skipped out of striking range.

"I don't know how you got here, honestly I was fairly sure you were dead anyway." He quipped as he sent a blast of air at the other Toa.

"You have me at a disadvantage, you seem to know a lot about me and I know almost nothing about you." Lesovikk said as he merely brushed the air aside.

"You were off moping when I became a Toa, but I learned about you. About how you failed your team… about how you let them die." Nidhiki grinned as he sped in, scythe hissing as it moved to decapitate Lesovikk.

"Who are you?" Lesovikk asked as he jumped back.

"I am Nidhiki."

"The traitor?" Lesovikk grinned. "Then I will feel no remorse in beating you into the dust." With that he launched himself forward, sword cutting a swath through the air in front of him. Nidhiki barely managed to get out of the way before he was cut in half. It was then that Nidhiki realized a problem, he was losing. Lesovikk had been a Toa longer, and on top of that Nidhiki was out of practice. He had spent several hundred years as an insectoid creature without elemental powers. Deciding to even the field Nidhiki activated his mask and disappeared.

"You might be stronger, but you can't kill what you can't see." Nidhiki snarled. Lesovikk slashed at where Nidhiki's voice had been last and cut nothing but air, but that slash saved him. As he swung forward Lesovikk felt something pierce his side. Using the momentum from the swing Lesovikk managed to spin away before he was cut too deeply, but not fast enough to avoid a bloody gash on his left side. Lesovikk hissed in pain as Nidhiki cut him below the knee, then on the arm, and then on the back. Knowing that he had to act fast before he was killed Lesovikk activated his mask power. His feet suddenly grew furry and sprouted long claws as his eyes closed, for a second Lesovikk panicked, but then he realized that he could see everything through the ground. Lesovikk smiled, now Nidhiki was his. The fight must have looked quite silly to anyone watching. A bleeding Lesovikk appeared to be fighting with an invisible foe with his eyes closed and wearing massive furry slippers with claws. There was no sign of a struggle until Lesovikk pulled his sword back, stained with blood. Nidhiki swore and fell to the ground holding his side, too distracted to stay invisible.

"And now you are mine." Lesovikk smiled as he moved in for the kill. Nidhiki moved in desperation, blocking Lesovikk's blade with his scythe and stabbing him with a sword made of air at the same time. There was a moment of silence as Lesovikk looked at the blood staining Nidhiki's armor before realizing the blood was his own. Nidhiki smiled up at the shocked Lesovikk as the other Toa slid to the ground.

"Don't underestimate a Dark Hunter." Nidhiki smiled as he stood up unsteadily. "We never lose easily" He was about to finish Lesovikk off when he heard a thud and turned to see Krekka fall to the ground dead. Realizing that he was all alone against two more enemies he vanished.

"He who strikes and runs away, lives to kill another day," He whispered to himself as he started to run.

…

Vezon ran over to Lesovikk in shock.

"Are you ok?" He asked.

"What do you think?" Lesovikk snarled as he coughed up blood. "Get Nidhiki."

"Can't… he's gone." Karzahni said as he walked over, "He took the girl too." Vezon looked over in surprise and saw that June was gone.

"We need to worry about that later," Vezon frowned, "we need to take care of Lesovikk first."

"How… neither of us have any experience in treating wounds."

"Yeah… I'm much better at making them," Vezon said, punching the ground in anger.

"Look, for now all we need to do is stop the bleeding," Lesovikk hissed.

"And how do we do that?"

"You… you're going to have to cauterize it," Lesovikk said, looking at Karzahni's chains in apprehension. Lesovikk said, looking at Karzahni's chains in apprehension. Lesovikk said, looking at Karzahni's chains in apprehension. Vezon's eyes widened as he realized what Lesovikk was suggesting.

"Wait, that's going to hurt…"

"Like Karzahni," Lesovikk grinned through the pain.

"Are you sure about this?" Karzahni asked, raising his claws and preparing to move his chain.

"Just do it you son of a…" Lesovikk started. Karzahni decided that it wasn't worth it to wait any longer and whipped his chain forward. It wrapped around Lesovikk's midsection with an unnatural speed and grace. Few had ever heard a Toa scream in pain, Karzahni being one of the few. However, even he was not prepared for the howl of pain that escaped from Lesovikk's lips. Every curse known to Bionicle was shouted to the wind in anger and pain. When Karzahni pulled the chain back Lesovikk had passed out from the pain, but the bleeding hat stopped. Vezon winced at the massive burn mark that now ran from his left shoulder to his right hip across his chest and back. The burn was as wide as Vezon's hand and still slightly charred.

"Well, that went… about as well as expected," Vezon admitted as he slowly picked up Lesovikk and slung him over his shoulder.

"Are you going after the Air Toa?" Karzahni asked.

"No… we need to get him to a doctor. We might have started the bleeding but he might still have internal issues."

"And where do you expect to find a doctor?"

"I know all of the spoilers, remember?" Vezon smiled. "There's one not far from here."

"Why are you trying so hard? He would not do the same for you if your positions were different," Karzahni asked.

"Yes… yes he would," Vezon smiled. "He might hate me and grumble as he did it but he would help me. Because that's what Toa do."

"I do not have time for this foolishness. Come and find me once he is better," Karzahni snorted as he turned and began to walk away.

"Sure, you shouldn't be hard to find," Vezon grumbled. "Just don't kill anyone you don't have too." Karzahni did not respond and instead continued walking towards the horizon. Vezon carefully walked the other way, carrying the silent Lesovikk on his back.

…

When June awoke she was shocked to find herself in a neatly made campsite. Her leg had been bandaged and food set out for her.

"Good, you're awake," Nidhiki said as he limped back into camp.

"What… what happened?" June asked.

"You lost, I won," Nidhiki explained.

"And your partner?"

"Dead," The Toa of Air grinned, "And good riddance, I'll be far more effective alone then with that dolt."

"Then why did you save me?" June asked.

"Because I still need help finding Lhikan, and you know this world much better than I do." Nidhiki explained. "Now, rest up… because I've still got a score to settle, and if you want to get paid then you had better start being more useful than you have been."

…

Ty Lee looked down at the water as the ship they had chartered left the shore. It would take them roughly two weeks to get to Kyoshi Island, including resupplying stops along the way.

"Looking forward to seeing home again?" Ty Lee turned to see Lhikan walk up.

"Yeah, it's been a while." Ty Lee smiled. Lhikan nodded and looked out to see, shuffling his feet awkwardly.

"Look, I need to apologize," He finally sighed, "for the night before we fought the Dai Lee."

"What for?"

"That… kiss we almost had," Lhikan explained as he shuffled his feet. "It was foolish of me; I let my emotions get in the way and…"

"Stop… don't you dare continue," Ty Lee said, shoving her finger into Lhikan's face. "We are two consenting adults; there is nothing for you to apologize for. And personally I wish you would act on your emotions a little more often."

"What are you saying?" Lhikan asked worriedly.

"Oh gods you are dense," Ty Lee sighed. "I know that killing Tuyet really messed with you, but that was twelve years ago. You need to get over it." With that Ty Lee walked away. Lhikan stood alone, processing what had happened. It was then he realized that he was going to have to spend a decent amount of time trapped on the boat with her.

"Mata Nui give me strength," Lhikan whispered to himself.

"Who give you what now?" Kaiko asked as she walked over.

"Oh, nothing," Lhikan sighed. "How are you doing?"

"Pretty good, the Dai Lee just took me prisoner. They didn't do anything bad to me."

"That's good. After what they did to Ignika I wasn't sure of what they would do to you."

"So you were worried about my mental and physical wellbeing? That's sweet." Kaiko said, leaning on the rail with Lhikan and scooting closer. "Not many guys would be that worried about a girl they had just known for about a day."

"Yeah, well, I'm just the worrying type I guess." Lhikan said as he started sweating.

"That's good." Kaiko smiled. She was right next to Lhikan now, close enough for Lhikan to feel her breath.

"Um… did you want something?" Lhikan gulped.

"Just to let you know that if you get bored you could come and find me… and then I could thank you properly for the rescue." Kaiko winked "After all, we're going to be stuck on this boat for a little bit with nothing to do, we shouldn't waste it." She then got up and walked away. Lhikan shook his head to clear it.

"Mata Nui give me a LOT of strength."

…

Ignika and Korra watched the sun sink below the sea as nightfall approached.

"Does your world have sunsets like this?" Korra asked.

"Yes, we have a sun after all," Ignika said with a little grin.

"Hey, a grin, that's improvement. I thought you were going to be all dull and quiet for the rest of the trip." Korra joked, giving Ignika a playful shove. The grin quickly faded from Ignika's face and he looked down once again. Korra sighed in frustration. "Come on, lighten up."

"Sorry, I'm still getting over what I did." Ignika said quietly.

"What you need is a distraction," Korra said, bending some water around her hand in a pattern. "Something to keep your mind occupied."

"And what might that be? I'm not very used to being organic."

"Well then what did you do before you became organic?"

"I sat around in a cave…" Ignika said with a sad face.

"Oh, right, you used to be a mask," Korra said with a shake of her head. "Your world is weird."

"I know. I guess I just don't know much of what to do with a body." Ignika shrugged.

"I can think of a few ideas." Korra blushed.

"What?"

"Oh… nothing." Korra recovered quickly. As the two of them watched the sun set she reached over and took hold of his hand. "Just remember, I'm going to be here for you."

"Thanks." Ignika said with a smile.

…

Aang continued to read the story of the first Avatar… intrigued with what he was finding.

My friend only became more and more obsessed with Arora as time went on. One day he found that she had taken a lover of her own kind, a wind spirit known as Zephyr. My friend was enraged by this, and refused to have anything to do with anyone. To his credit Zephyr tried to make amends to him and attempted to treat him as a friend. However, all of Zephyr's attempts met with failure. My Friend locked himself up in his house and barely ate, kept alive only by his rage. He began to think that the real reason Arora was rejecting him was because he wasn't as powerful as a spirit. He sought out obscure knowledge and black arts in an attempt to become as powerful as one of them. To my fault I wrote him off as a lost cause. Perhaps if I had stepped in, perhaps if I had stopped him, then perhaps the world would have been a better place. He searched and searched, and finally he found someone who told him what he wanted to know.

I am really sorry that it is taking me so long to upload. I will finish all of the stories I currently have posted, and I even have ideas for more. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. However, it might take me a while to finish all these projects.

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