Hi everyone, I hope you like this chapter cause it's very long and it was so difficult to write cause it hit me like a mallet lol. Anyway, I'm going to respond to my lovely reviewers now and then you can read the chappie! Have fun!
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Wolfsong: All the time I'm afraid, especially if there are issues at home. It's like all my emotions affect my writing ability and sometimes I can't write for months at a time. Ahem, but enough of that - I can write at the moment so here is my next super long chapter which I hope you like cause it was a whirlwind to write I can tell ya. Hehe, as for Ray joining the deal, it was a skit of an idea that I toyed with for a while and then went with it - adds more drama - and I so love my drama lol.
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CleverPhoenix: no body ever listens to Dranzer cause she's so wise and lovely - it made me upset, but if they listened to Dranzer nothing exciting would happen lol, and yes Ray is very naïve but will soon get a harsh reality check ha! Ok I'm not saying anymore now otherwise I will give the plot away hehe
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So, especially for the guys that sent me a review saying 'Hi', but also for those who have shown an interest so far, I present…
The Truth Is Hidden In Russia
Written By
Blazin Shadow
Chapter Twenty Five - What It Takes To Be A Friend
Oh God what have I done?
He had lost his battle against Spencer, falling down as if he were nothing more than a fragile leaf flittering in the wind. Even now, hours later, he saw it in his mind's eye. His beyblade falling ...Falling...Gone.
Dranzer was gone.
Her irritating, condescending, powerful presence was no longer there to badger him.
Oh God she truly was gone!
No longer was she there to sooth his troubled thoughts as he watched the dome that imprisoned both Tyson and Tala in its frozen depths. No longer was she there to argue with the irrational part of his brain. No longer could he call for her human form so that she could comfort him and tell him it was going to be ok.
And even now as he stared at the impressive icy sculpture before him, he feared what Dranzer would be forced to do against Tyson.
...Tyson...
When the ice dome had first appeared, Kai had tried to jump in, only to find he was too slow and practically collided with the outer wall of the frozen structure. Then he tried valiantly to break the ice, but without Dranzer's fiery strength it became a lost cause. So he stood impatiently, his crimson irises narrowed as his frustration battled with his sense of calm. It would do no good for him to trigger a sense of panic within his group. The phoenix knew that for sure.
Thinking about his team. No, he reminded himself firmly. Thinking about his...his friends...Kai turned to them, his eyes scrutinizing each member individually. When he wasn't anxiously chewing his nails, Kenny typed away on Dizzi incessantly, analyzing the dome in an attempt to find a weak point to exploit. With Dizzi's experience and Kenny's knowledge, they made an formidable source, a true asset to the team that was often overlooked by many. Kai sighed at the thought, knowing at one point he was one of them.
Max stood looking over Kenny's shoulder, his new --Bitbeast-less-- beyblade and launcher to hand as he jittered nervously on the balls of his feet. The cut on his cheek had calmed slightly, but still had an angry red tinge to it and probably hurt every time the boy moved his mouth. The phoenix found himself scowling at the sight of it, knowing exactly who done it and what it meant. It was a sign of how much Tala had changed, how he had ordered the Demolition Boys to gang up on the blonde so that they could crush his blade and steal his Bitbeast. His scowl deepened, but in that moment Max turned to him with his optimism flowing from him in waves, and something in Kai changed. Yes Tala had become worse, but it was also a sign of Max's bravery. To know he was outnumbered, to know he would fall at their might. To know all that and to still fight; it made Max the most courageous person Kai knew.
Correction, Kai thought with a whimsical smile as his eyes landed on his Chinese friend, Second most courageous.
For who in their right mind faced an enemy they could not see, letting their body become mutilated just to help a friend by winning a round in Beyblade? The traditional attire Ray wore was barely attached to his body. There was so many tears, large shreds of material hanging down. His hair was loose and matted in some areas with blood, like the stained patches of blood that stuck some of the material to the horrific wounds he had sustained. He had refused to go to the hospital, but instead sat at the bench with his team. His body slumped as if he had no more strength to give, dulled amber irises glazed at his hand that held his battered, Bitbeast-less blade. It was mortifyingly phenomenal, a crazy stunt that only Ray could have pulled off and survived.
And when Kai had practically ordered Ray to go to the hospital, Ray just smiled and weakly shook his head.
"I have to know why it is you would risk everything for them." Ray's voice echoed in his head, "And the only way I can know for sure is if I see it with my own eyes."
Kai's fist's shook with rage as he realised it was his own doing, his own stupidity, that lead them to this. If he hadn't had let his anger get the better of him, Kai would have faced Bryan in the second round while Tyson would have fought Spencer in the first round and won. For Seaborg was Dranzer's downfall and Boris had set it up, knowing full well that Kai would let his emotions lead him instead of his logic, his emotion's making him want to battle first. If only he hadn't of said anything in the locker room...
Shaking his head to clear his downward spiralling thoughts, Kai tore his eyes away from Ray's battered form to face the dome. The dome that hid his team-mate --no his friend-- from view.
Then it happened. Cracks, almost invisible to the naked eye, began to form. They traced intricate patterns all along the powerful frozen structure, and then it shattered. The brittle ice cascaded to the floor in massive chunks, emanating screams from the frightened crowds. It made way, and Kai felt his heart lurch, to find Tyson barely standing, his arms crossed protectively in front of his face. Tala didn't seem to be doing well either, his shoulders slumped as his head hung forward. The blades were indistinguishable beyond the frozen mist - and then it happened.
With a horrific grinding of metal, a blade flew out of the dish, flying passed Tyson to land inches from Kai's feet.
The battered blade of Dragoon!
No! Kai's head snapped up to the dish, knowing exactly what would happen if Tyson lost his match. It would mean the Demolition Boys would have won the Russian Tournament. Which would entail...
The phoenix's breath caught in his throat at the implications of their loss, his eyes glazing over the frozen wreckage to find Boris's eyes alight with malicious glee. Kai could almost feel the scorched glare as he turned to Kai, his mouth twisted with a vile smirk, his body radiated with hunger. Hunger for power; it was as if Kai could see the evil schemes ticking away in Boris's foul mind, thinking he had won.
But not just himself...! Kai's heart plummeted, What about Ray?!
Even if Ray were at full strength he would not survive the horrors of the Abbey, Boris would personally see to that. Shuddering in dismay, Kai looked up at the dish, the frozen mist clearing away. Both Bladers were as still as could be, as if their bodies were frozen by the surroundings. But it was Jazzmans voice, clear and sharp like a beacon of hope, that caught Kai's attention, resounding throughout the stadium with bewilderment.
"IT'S A DRAW! WHAT AN UPSET!"
"A draw?!" Kai repeated slowly, the awe in his voice palpable as he bent low to pick up the fallen beyblade.
Kai could see with his peripheral vision, Max rushing up to help Tyson as he staggered down the steps away from the dish. He could hear Kenny and Ray urging for the dragon wielder to respond - but Tyson was strangely quiet. Tyson, who could barely stand, his strength dwindling to non-existent with every second that passed by. On the other side of the dish, Tala held his blade in his hand but had yet to descend the stairs leading away from the dish. His emotions were hidden in the shadows as his fiery bangs lowered due to his slumped head. He seemed completely ignorant of the world around him, ignorant to the obvious pain his body would have suffered due to the battle. Tala's whole world was in that moment his beyblade.
"So what happens now?" Max asked suddenly, "I mean, do we have to fight again?"
"I've pulled up their rules," Kenny interjected, jumping at the chance to relish in his area of expertise, "And according to this, they'll be a sudden death match to decide the winning team--!"
"I'll do it." Max offered with a smile, "I have yet to fight so my strength is at its best-!"
"B-But Maxie." Tyson, who was sitting on the bench with his teeth chattering from the cold, protested adamantly, "...I'm the best chance for a win ... what with Dragoon and all..."
Kenny went to jump in but Ray beat him to the punch.
"Tyson you can barely string a sentence together." Ray cut in with amusement lining his tone.
"...I can do it..." Tyson mumbled with determination, "...Just give me a min...minute..."
"But--!" Kenny tried to no avail.
"For once Tyson is making the most sense - however much I want to disagree. Without a Bitbeast it'll be like sending a lamb to the slaughter. Max, Kenny, huddle closer to Tyson to give him some heat." On command Max and Kenny huddled on either side of the shivering blader. Kai let a small smile slip at the sight, before returning Dragoon to his rightful owner, his eyes searching for something in Tyson's soulful gaze, "...If you seriously think you can do it...?"
He let the question hang on the air, the emotion's that lined his voice startled the group into a stunned silence. The phoenix repeated the name of the boisterous team member with urgency tingeing the tone of his voice. Tyson nodded with as much energy as he could muster, his bluish fingers wrapping around his blade securely.
"Will you guys please just listen to me!" Kenny practically shrieked in panic, "Tyson can't blade--!"
"...Why not chief...?" Tyson asked, "...Dragoon ... wants to fight..."
"That doesn't matter--!" Kenny said desperately, "The rules have changed, they say that--!"
*PING!*
"--In the event of a tie--!"
The lights in the stadium dimmed down suddenly, and Jazzman's voice echoed over the crowds.
"Well this is a new one, BUT IT'S WHAT THE BOSS SAYS AND THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES!" Jazzman paused for a moment, effectively raising the suspense.
"--Kai has to fight--!" The Bladebreakers looked at Kenny as if he had lost the plot.
"...It really says that Kai has to fight all ties...?" Tyson mused scratching his head in confusion.
Max laughed lightly, "...Kenny don't be silly, Kai can't fight himself..."
"Argh Max that's not what I meant--!"
"ACCORDING TO THE RULES --which have been recently changed-- AHEM, THE SUDDEN DEATH ROUND MUST BE DECIDED BY THE LEADER OF BOTH TEAMS! GIVE IT UP FOR KAI HIWATARI OF THE BLADEBREAKERS--!"
A flash of blinding light flooded Kai's form, and Kai felt all the blood draining from his face as he felt the stares of his friends and the whole world upon him. It wasn't so much the fact that he had been forced to fight, but the prospect of who his opponent was, and the fact he no longer had Dranzer by his side...
"--AND TALA IVANOE OF THE DEMOLITION BOYS! GIVE A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE LADIES AND GENTS AS THE TWO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE DISH!"
The applause that met Jazzmans request was phenomenal, resounding so loudly it seemed as if the foundations themselves were shaken to the core. Kai turned to find Tala already standing at his side of the dish, a malicious sense of destruction clinging to every fibre of his being. But despite that, Kai did not let his fear show, and made to step forward until a cold hand clung to his arm in a weakened protest. Turning back, Kai was met with Tyson's determined gaze, their friends hovering beside him.
"Kai you can't fight without Dranzer--!" Tyson lurched forward suddenly, his whole form shaking violently with his hacking coughs.
"You have to forfeit! A trophy isn't worth this!" Max urged.
Ray stood with fiery determination, but the underlining fear that he radiated was so palpable Kai could almost taste it in the air. Licking his dry lips nervously, Kai spoke candidly to Ray, ignoring the gasps that came from the rest of his friends at his words.
"Ray leave now, Adrian is over there in the audience." He gestured to a set of seat near them, knowing that that was where he was, holding an excited Justin in his arms, "Go underground with him, before the match is over, they'll never find you there--!"
"No way!" Ray snapped agitatedly, "I will not bail!"
Barely stifling the urge to cry out with all his anger, frustration and fear combined, Kai grasped Ray's arms as if to shake him as he declared desperately, "Boris will destroy you!"
Something in his countenance must of conveyed all his pent up emotion, but Ray stood firm, his hands coming up to rest over Kai's, "I'm not going, it's just one more reason for you to win, Kai, and I know you can do it."
"What the Hell is going on?!" Tyson glanced between one friend to the other, finally settling on the more open team-mate as Kai abruptly walked away from them to the dish, "...Ray...? Why's Kai so worried for you? Why would Boris want you?"
Ray shook his head at the questions, his worried amber irises never leaving the squared back of his friend, the one who stood tall as he made his way up the steps, his white scarf billowing behind him. The one they call Kai...
If anyone can do this, it's you Kai. Ray thought as a small fang bit his lip anxiously, I know you can do it, no matter what the odds.
And the odds were high, and against Kai, as Jazzman bellowed out into his mike.
"Now I'm not one to pick sides or anything BUT IF I HAD MONEY TO BET WITH I WOULDN'T BET AGAINST TALA!"
Kai jerked at that, as if he wanted to retort, but the mere sight of Tala made him quell any witty remarks. The red-head was already locked into launch mode, his ice-tinged eyes were scorching and aimed violently at him, as if the only purpose left in Tala's life was to eliminate him. For as Kai stared back quizzically, all he could sense in Tala's countenance was destruction. Not just to claim victory, but to literally destroy him.
Tala, for lack of a better term, had seemingly lost all the humanity within him. He looked like a robot with a mission. With no life. With no sense of...anything...
Kai shuddered at the thought.
What did Boris do to you, Tala?
"ARE YOU BOYS READY?!" Jazzman suddenly yelled, high up on his platform.
"Are you ready, Hiwatari?" Tala crowed mercilessly, "For me to destroy you once and for all!"
"THREE!"
"I will defeat you...Tala..." Kai bit his tongue to stop him saying 'San', for the person standing before him was no longer his childhood friend, at least not on the surface, "...Like I always do..."
"TWO!"
Tala flinched at that, the obvious jealousy sparking something within the Russian, "I'd like to see how, without your pretty little phoenix!"
"ONE!"
The crowd seemed to echo Jazzmans countdown, "LET IT RIP!"
Kai pulled on the ripcord with everything he had, knowing that somewhere beyond his sight Tala was copying his exact movement. Dranzerless Blade and Wolborg slammed into each other before they hit the dish, Wolborg knocking Kai's blade back with little effort. Dranzerless Blade skimmed the edge of the dish, making Kai growl with frustration as it just barely stayed in the game.
"You still think you can beat me?!" Tala mocked, his ice-blue eyes wild, "DO YOU?!"
Wolborg slammed into Dranzerless Blade again and again, knocking it about as if it were a cat with a ball of yarn. Kai tried to urge the blade to flee, but Wolborg out did him at every turn. In his mind Kai had thought up a desperate plan, hoping that if he were strong enough, he could win.
"Tala if this will help your ego then go on!" Kai suddenly yelled back, ignoring the crowd to focus on Tala directly, "Because you and I both know that this is the only way you could ever defeat me!"
An animalistic growl tore through Tala's lips in a rage, something within his eyes sparking in recognition, "HOW DARE YOU!"
Wolborg flew straight at Dranzerless Blade, a blast of energy emanating from the blade, and without Dranzer to divert the stream of energy, it slammed straight into Kai, easily knocking him off his feet. Glazed, crimson irises stared at the ceiling for a brief second as his mind processed the fact that he was now flat on his back, pain radiating from both the back of his head from where it collided to the floor, and his midriff from the blast - before he stumbled sluggishly back to his feet. In the distance he could've sworn he'd heard his friends calling his name in concern, but he ignored them for his target. He had to stay focused if he was to manipulate the situation.
Laughter, though it was small, bubbled to the surface, lingering in the space between Kai and Tala as the phoenix spoke again, "Admit it Tala, you were jealous of my success in the Abbey, the attention I got from Boris - but not only that, you were always jealous of my unique connection with Dranzer!"
"SHUT UP!" Tala roared, he sent another wave of energy, but this time Kai was expecting it. This time it hit him squarely in the shoulder, skimming his jaw and splitting his lip in the process. Kai fell to one knee and bowed his head in attempt to control the pain he felt as he grasped his shoulder and his tongue tasted the blood that trickled into his mouth from the invisible blow.
Lifting his head, Kai glared at Tala, every pore spiking with the anger. It was so intense, that a split second of nervousness slithered across Tala's eyes. But then it was gone, replaced by madness itself.
"Dranzer would come to me without hesitation, she would come to me in human form and talk to me - something you could never achieve!" Kai rose to his feet, a sinister smirk firmly in place, "And do you know what gets to you even more than all of that?"
Kai paused, as if expecting an answer. Tala seemed frozen by Kai's callous words, cutting into his core. To Kai nothing else mattered other than Tala's response. The crowds no longer existed, his friends were no longer behind him, and Boris was no longer sitting with the Demolition Boys. It was as if the world had become just Tala and Kai. Their beyblades spun on the spot, not attacking each other, as Kai waited and Tala floundered.
With his patience wearing thin, Kai sneered sadistically, "The fact that I got out, and you didn't!"
"...You really did betray us..." Tala whispered in a moment of lucidity, to which Kai shrugged, not giving an answer either way; then the rage came flying back to Tala, and everything came back in sharp focus, "I'LL SHOW YOU!"
As if on a silent command Wolborg whirled to life.
"I've got a special surprise for you, Kai!" Tala cackled, a wild twist of madness dominating the red-head, "I'll show you just how unimportant you are, RISE DRANZER!"
With that Tala's arm swung up to the sky, his palm facing upwards as Dranzer, his beloved Dranzer, rose up out of the beyblade to face him. As an enemy. As she rose up, her plumes covered her face as if she were cocooned, but even they warned Kai of her change. The feathers themselves were a darker, more menacing hue - and as they parted to reveal Dranzer's face - Kai stepped back in fright.
Her eyes, once caring, now held malice. Her beak had opened to release a war cry. Every contour screamed hatred and darkness, as if the Dranzer Kai knew was dead. She held back, looking at Kai as though he were her victim. Then on Tala's command, she went on the attack.
Kai's confidence had gone at the mere sight of her, but at her charging form, he snapped out of it. Knowing that she would never forgive herself if she ever hurt him, he solidified his resolve to act.
"DRANZER!" He cried, hands held up in an surrendering gesture, remembering a short time ago when she cried out to save him from Black Dranzer, "Stop! Remember who I am! How we fought together with the Bladebreakers around the world and won! How when I doubted them you said they would pass my expectations - and they did!"
Dranzer suddenly stopped, her phoenix form hovering bare inches away from Kai's outstretched hands as memories conflicted with her orders. The boy before him, he was familiar, she sensed, but something within her was preventing her memories from surfacing. Tala's orders reverberated within her skull, demanding her to burn the boy before her. But his words were familiar, his tone of voice soothing to her very soul.
"Remember our fight on the balcony, less than a week ago? How you begged me not to make a deal with Boris and I ignored you? You were right and I'm sorry!" Kai continued, his desperation to help Dranzer overriding his need to preserve his pride. He knew millions across the world would hear his anguished plea, but it was necessary, and one he would repeat time and time again if it meant saving Dranzer from the Hell known as the Abbey, "Dranzer please, please I'm begging you!"
"Fight the hold they have over you!" He whispered, barely choking back a heartfelt sob as his eyes began to prickle with unshed tears, "I know you deserve so much better but for some reason you've stuck by me through everything! Dranzer! Please! Remember my place in your heart!"
She faltered, as if unsure of herself. Tala, who had been watching the whole interaction with amusement, laughed mockingly, "She doesn't remember you, why would she? You're nothing more then granddaddy's spoilt little rich boy! ATTACK HIM DRANZER!"
Dranzer shuddered with the pressure of the command, her logic demanding it of her while her heart doubted everything besides the boy that stood in front of her. The boy with the wild two-toned hair, the boy with four shark fins adorning his cheeks, the boy with strength radiating on the surface but with vulnerability hidden deep inside. The boy with red eyes so intense it made her want to cry. A piercing shriek tore from Dranzer as the conflict intensified, her wings slamming down either side of her head as if attempting to drown out the noise as she hovered above the centre of the dish.
"Dranzer!" Kai cried out, desperate to ease the phoenix's pain.
"Hiwatari only used you for power!" Tala snarled, fists clenched as he watched the struggling phoenix, "Attack! Him! NOW!"
Dranzer flinched at the command, the conflict suddenly dying in her eyes as the darkness prevailed once more. She let a battle cry stream throughout the stadium, before diving at Kai. Kai trembled at the mere possibility of her hating him, of her not remembering who he was. The very idea of walking life without her left him empty inside.
"DRANZER!" He called again, and once again she stopped, "Do, do you remember that you once said that pride hid the true me from the world. That no one knew me like you did. Do you remember that?"
Dranzer stared at him, but her gaze was blanked by confusion - tearing Kai's soul apart. She didn't remember, the darkness kept her from him and Kai bit his lip until it bled to stop the sudden trembling that tried to engulf him. Shaking his head in denial, an abrupt boldness overtook him - a desperation so violent rattled within him like a hurricane on the warpath and as it escalated, he suddenly realised, that without Dranzer his life held no meaning anyway.
"...Pride doesn't control me anymore..." Kai whispered so that only Dranzer could hear him.
And with that, he moved. His hands unclasped the armguards with ease, and then they trembled slightly as they reached his scarf, but he did not stop - removing the white protective garment in an instant. They all clattered to the ground noisily, the only sounds to be heard in the suddenly deathly silent stadium. The trembling in his hands quadrupled as they lowered to the hem of his tank top. As he grabbed it he could hear Boris yelling orders at Tala to stop him, he could feel his cheeks burning with the sheer gravity of what he was about to show the world. But then he found Dranzer, whose eyes had widened as if subconsciously aware of how important this second was.
"...Well that's embarrassing ... Kai's stripping down to feel more comfortable...!" He heard Jazzman's voice in the distance, "...The stress of the battle got to him..."
Ignoring them all, he pulled off the tank top in one swift, easy movement.
The gasps that resounded around the stadium flourished, followed by the harsh gossiping that was bound to follow. It rose up in a tidal wave, and Kai could feel the humiliation sting his eyes as his cheeks flushed with it. The scars that littered his back and chest said it all, they were all different sizes with different ages attached; all with an horrific story to tell as they showed prominently on the pale complexion. One of the camera's had gotten a close up shot of the back, which was now being displayed on the wide screen so that the rest of the world could get a good look.
But none of that mattered.
None of it, if it meant he got through to Dranzer.
Dranzer, who was trembling at the sight of his naked torso, who seemed to hug herself with her wings as if to escape it. But Kai wouldn't let her. With his eyes fixated on her watery ones, Kai did the one thing she wanted him to do the most. With the back of his hand, he roughly wiped away as much of the blue paint as he could without a mirror or a cloth. It smeared across his hand and cheeks as another scar appeared under the larger fin on the left cheek. All the while he never lost eye contact. His eyes burned with the utter humiliation and vulnerability of exposing his past so flamboyantly.
"Dranzer!" He urged, stepping forward, finally allowing a tear to trail down his smudged cheek, "This is your Kai, remember?" His breath caught in his throat as he tried his hardest to ignore the chaos around him, and he pressed on, "If you can't remember me then I want you to kill me, because I can't--I just can't!"
Dranzer did not seem to care, had not changed or responded in the slightest, so he gave up, "…It's your choice…"
Dranzer's heart broke with that simple admission, and swooped down to face Kai directly. Kai, thinking she was going to kill him, hung his head in acceptance. But unknown to him, she changed so that she became her regal human form. She stood bare inches from him, tears trailing down her own cheeks as she freed herself from the chains of darkness. Her hand cupped one messy cheek to lift Kai's head. She stared longingly at the boy, her boy, praying to rid him of his humiliation.
"...My Kai..." She murmured, her thumb straying to his split lip, "...So brave..."
"...Dranzer...?" His eyes welled up, everything cascading over him as he let loose, "...You remembered..."
She pulled him to her, covering as much of his exposed flesh with her body as she embraced him. Kai returned the hug full force, his eyes sliding shut so that just for a moment, he could feel at ease with the world. He heard her whisper that it was going to be ok, and Kai let out a soft sob, clutching Dranzer closer to his heart.
Then or course, reality had to bite, hard.
"WOLBORG!" It was Tala, his command reverberating through the calm.
Crimson irises wrenched open in alarm, watching as the ice wolf charged at them, towards Dranzer's back. But she too heard the command, and whirled around so that Kai was behind her. She protected him as much as she could, but in her human form, it did not compare to the full might of Wolborg. And so, despite the fact he did not receive the blast, he still fell, face-first, to the floor with a thud.
Darkness seemed to cloud his vision, and for a moment he feared that he was going to loose consciousness. But then he noticed the familiar ice growth that worked its way down to create the dome that had trapped Tyson before. As the darkness and coldness grew, Kai heard Tala's crow of laughter in the distance, along with a few, scathing words.
"...You didn't forget that this was a Beybattle, did you...?"
888 End Chapter Twenty Five 888
OMG, That was so heartbreaking. Poor Kai, Poor Dranzer, evil, EVIL Tala...!
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