Chapter Twenty Eight
The Battle Between Wind And Poison
Every
time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Every feeling that I
get
But I haven't missed you yet
Every roommate kept awake
By
every sigh and scream we make
All the feelings that I get
But I
still don't miss you yet
Only when I stop to think about it
My eyes snapped open. I was lying ontop of a bed that looked like nobody had slept in it for years. The room looked as if I was the only one who had ever walked into it. It seemed unreal and unloved. Why did Chase have so many rooms in his palace and not use most of them.
I then remembered my hand and the searing, stabbing pain returned. My head was pounding. Suddenly I felt as if someone had just pushed their hands through my skull and were probing around in my brain. A screamed at the top of my lungs, the pain was excrucciating. The pain dimmed down after a while but I had the biggest headache I got up of the bed and left the room. I wondered where Zakmes was, he was probably outside doing some intense training. I turned the corner and stopped dead in my tracks when I heard an erruption of laughter coming from the room next to me.
"Truth or dare Xsin...dare!" the girl, obviously Aketai, didn't even give Xsin a chance to answer "Okay, I dare you to..."
But her voice dissapeared behind a blanket of her own laughter.
"Kiss Zakmes!"
There was a stunned silence for a couple of seconds and Aketai whooped with laughter.
"But he's practically my dad! That's practically incest!" Xsin protested.
"I don't care, just do it now!"
I shook my head and smiled. I thought they would be all train train train but it seemed there was a fun side to them too.
"TONGUES!"
"Hey, that wasn't part of the deal!" Xsin shouted, I could practically see him scowling.
"What's said is done now kisshimwithtongues!"
It was silent for about a minute but then Aketai screamed with laughter and clapped.
"I didn't think you had it in you!" I heard her clapping Xsin on the back.
I think I should take a retreat now. I didn't think the Heylin side would have room for games. I thought they would always be training for the war. As I begain walking down the corridor the door opened and out stepped Zakmes, Xsin and Aketai. Aketai had a huge smirk on her face, Xsin was scowling but Zakmes showed no emotion.
"Ah, Vixtra. I was just about to come and find you," he said.
"No you weren't," Aketai giggled "You were busy sticking your tongue down Xsin's thr-"
Zakmes stepped backwards hard onto Aketai's foot and she shut up instantly.
"I thought the Heylin side was more than this," I murmer "I thought it was no fun and games and all training and work."
"There's always time for a game of spin the-"
Zakmes stamped on Aketai's foot again. She gasped in pain but otherwise stayed silent.
"As I was saying before I was so rudely inturrupted," Zakmes glared at Aketai "We were just about to go out and train."
I arched an eyebrow.
"Oooh, she knows!" Aketai screeched in delight, then whispered "B-U-S-T-E-D."
"Well we are going to train now so get ready," Zakmes' expression was strained, I could tell that he was dying to laugh at any second.
I shook my head and walked off, to the grounds outside of Chase's palace.
"Unbelievable," I muttered "Unbe-bloody-lievable."
The others joined me soon after, Aketai had to get her nun-chucks and mace. Although I was now on Zakmes' side, his prescence sent a shiver down my spine. He was so cold and scary it just made you want to run away in fear. I looked at Aketai's nun-chucks which she had clasped in her righthand. All too many times I had felt the blow of that weapon.
"Okay, training time," Zakmes growled "In training we just fight eachother until the best fighter wins. Is that okay Vixtra?"
"Yeah," I replied.
"Good 'cause even if it wasn't we'd do it anyway," he said to me then turned to the others "Okaaayyy...on the count of three."
"One," said Aketai.
"Two!" Xsin shouted, his claws glinting with the sunlight.
"Three!" Zakmes roared.
He ran straight for me and everything went red.
Raimundo and Edward hadn't caught a wink of sleep. It was very obvious because their eyes were all bloodshot and they sometimes nodded off for a couple of seconds. They didn't eat either, they couldn't bring themselves to do it. Edward had already been violently sick earlier that morning.
Shashine broke down at breakfast. It was as if all of the feelings that she had kept bottled up had just exploded out of her all at the same time. She cried so hard that she could hardly breathe. Kimiko and Rei were straight by her side, comforting her and telling her that everything was going to be okay. Raimundo got up from his chair and gave her a huge hug.
"You'll always have a shoulder to cry on," he whispered softly in her ear.
Shashine buried her head in his chest and she sobbed for ages.
Vixtra was always cold and horrible to them but they couldn't help but feel like they had lost something very dear to them.
If you have never felt that way I shall put it in easier terms. How would you feel if you lost your favourite teddy bear? How would you feel if you hot lost somewhere and you thought that you'd never see your friends or family again? That's how they felt.
I
hate everything about you
Why do I love you?
I hate everything
about you
Why do I love you?
The knife cut deep into my shoulder.
"Show no mercy," Zakmes said, and twisted the knife.
I held my tongue and didn't scream. I kicked Zakmes in the gut and he stumbled backwards. I grabbed the handle of the knife and pulled it out of my shoulder with a sickening squelch. I rounded on Zakmes and was about to drive the knife into Zakmes' stomach until Xsin jumped on my back, his hands covering my eyes. I kicked him from behind and he fell from my back. I spun around to face him, brandishing Zakmes' knife. I swung it at Xsin and it just cut his arm. Blood spurted out everywhere. Xsin's ears went back and he hissed at me. He ran up to me and sliced my hand open with his claws. He then got behind me and bit hard into my other shoulder. I screamed out in pain. Xsin released me then straight after I recieved a blow to the head by Aketai's favourite nun-chucks. She smiled evily them kicked me in the gut with her black stilettos. I felt as if all of the air had just been squeezed out of my lungs as I stumbled backwards. Aketai kicked me to the ground and swung her spiked mace at my head...
I rolled over just in time and she swung it into the ground. I leapt up and bent Aketai's arms behind her back. Zakmes and Xsin were fighting in the backround and they hadn't noticed. For Zakmes, Xsin and Aketai I could tell that they weren't really fighting, they would rather die then hurt eachother. For me though, I was actually fighting them and they were actually fighting me. I think this may be a test to see how good I am. Zakmes has already said that I'm talented but he wants to see me fight to a good standard. I am longing to unleash my true potential, I want to let all of my anger out on those around me, regardless of who they are. Aketai tried to flip around to make me release her but I was too strong for her. I booted her in the back to the ground and kicked her full-force in the back of the head. Zakmes saw and did a running kick in my face. I dodged, grabbed his foot and flung him away from me. Zakmes was stunned for a couple of seconds but then got up from the ground.
"Well done," he said, clapping "Let's call it a day. I've seen alot that you can do and improve on already."
I nodded and with my hands in my pockets I muttered:
"I'm going for a walk," then walked off out of Chase's lair.
"I'm going for a walk," said Raimundo, got up from his chair and walked out of the temple.
It was a relitively sunny day and Raimundo had decided that he would take a stroll, just to clear his head. He didn't know where he was going or where he was going to end up, quite frankly he didn't care. He just wanted to walk to nowhere in particular, where no one would trouble him and where he could just think things through.There was a waterfall near the temple, Raimundo liked to go there sometimes when he wasn't busy. He just liked to watch the water crash down into the foamy river below.
That's when he saw her.
Vixtra.
She was walking twards Raimundo at the other side of the waterfall. Raimundo's heartbeat was quickening. Vixtra? She was dead. His pace quickened, he had to get a closer look. It was Vixtra! There was no mistaking it!
"Vixtra!" Raimundo exclaimed, breaking into a run.
Vixtra's head snapped upwards. She scowled when she saw Raimundo. Raimundo stopped in his tracks when he saw that her face was contorted with rage.
"What the hell do you want," she snarled, when she was face to face with her cousin.
"I-thought you were dead," Raimundo was beaming "But you're not."
He tried to give her a hug but Vixtra karate-chopped both of Raimundo's hands and frowned at him.
"Vixtra..." Raimundo withdrew his sore hands and looked at her with confusion in his eyes.
"I've got a surprise for you," Vixtra then gave Raimundo a crazy smile and there was a glint in her eye, she leaned in so her mouth was next to Raimundo's ear "I'm Heylin. Aren't you happy for me."
Vixtra withdrew her head. Raimundo was totally frozen to the spot, trembling. Vixtra just glared at him, the coldest look in her eyes.
"Well heaven didn't want me and hell's afraid I'll take over," Vixtra taunted (knowing fine well that Tiffany would rip her to pieces).
"I don't get this," Raimundo managed to say after a while.
"I died and went to heaven then was tossed down to hell. I was recovered by Zakmes who took me to limbo and struck a deal with me. He said that the Heylin side had many oppurtunity's for me, things that weren't even realised by the Xiaolin side. I took the offer and I am now serving for the much greater Heylin side. The ones that see my true potential."
Raimundo's jaw dropped slightly.
"And you're on the Xiaolin team, so I have permission to fight you. Even if I weren't I still would fight you," Vixtra said simply.
"But...I'm your cousin," Raimundo said "Remember all the good times-"
"Phooey to the good times," Vixtra interrupted "I want a fight right here, right now. And if you're not gonna start it, I will!"
Vixtra aimed a kick at Raimundo's legs but he dodged it.
"Oh, you're the quick one now are you? Well how about this!"
Vixtra booted him in the stomach and he went hurtling backwards.
"But Vixtra!" Raimundo screamed, getting up "I'm not gonna fight you!"
"Well you're just gonna have to get beaten to a pulp then aren't you!"
Vixtra kicked Raimundo in the face but he dodged out of the way just in time. She tried to kick him again but he grabbed her foot and threw her in the lake below the waterfall. She growled and ran for him, punching him in the face and sending tiny flecks of water everywhere.
"Vixtra stop it!" Raimundo shouted at her, grabbing her fist when she attempted to punch him again "We can still be friends!"
"Friends!" Vixtra spat "Who would want to be friends with you!? If you haven't forgotton Edward and Kimiko have never forgiven you either!"
"But you've forgiven Edward! Isn't that right!" Raimundo shot at her.
Every
time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Every feeling that I
get
But I haven't missed you yet
Only when I stop to think
about it
"What is there to forgive!" Vixtra said in the way that you can't think of something really cool to say so you say something completely lame.
Vixtra aimed another punch at Raimundo and hit him in the side of the head.
Flashback
"I'll
do it!" Edward and Vixtra said at the exact same time.
They
glared at eachother. I'm
going to get the Wu first!
Edward thought triumphantly, and turned to his heel into the thorn
wall. Vixtra growled, ran at top speed and dived in. The thorns
scraped at her hands and dug into her face so much that it stung.
Blood trickled down her cheeks. One huge thorn ripped the sleeve on
her jacket but she wasn't giving up. Edward certantly wasn't going to
lose to Vixtra. He wanted to prove the others wrong, he wanted to
show them that he as better that Vixtra, she couldn't steel the
spotlight all of the time. Edward fell backwards when the Moler 2000
sprung out of the ground infront of him. It was Jack
Spicer...again.
"Oi, sissy!" Edward called "What
the hell are you doing here!"
"I,"
said Jack, saying it with alot of emphasis "Am going to be the
one who gets the Wu! Jack Spicer Evil-Boy-Genius strikes again!
Mwuhahahaha!!"
Edward rolled his eyes and continued looking.
Edward saw a glinting infront of him. He'd found the Wu! He grabbed
it...and it began to glow.
End Flashback
"You've forgiven Edward for getting that Wu first!" Raimundo exclaimed "But you haven't forgiven me for a tiny little thing!"
"That's not true!" Vixtra screeched, kicking him to the ground "I haven't forgiven Edward! Now can we stop fightning about him and start fighting ourselves!"
Raimundo got up and kicked Vixtra into the lake again. She screamed at him and drove him into the lake too, the two of them were soaking wet. Raimundo's hair was sticking to his forehean and whenever Vixtra moved her head bits of water flew off in all directions.
"I hate you!" Vixtra screamed, and kicked Raimundo into the waterfall.
The water went cascading down onto him and he would have drowned if he hadn't swam out in time. He stood gasping for breath. Vixtra smirked and attempted to kick him down again. Raimundo grabbed her arms and flipped her over backwards into the waterfall. Vixtra ran out of the waterfall, growled at Raimundo and punched him in the gut. He fell down into the water. Vixtra smirked and kicked him in the stomach. Just before she pulled her leg back up Raimundo grabbed it and threw her down sideways. The two of them got up from the water and punched eachother full-force in the face at the exact same time. The two of them fell down again with the impact of the punches. Raimundo was first to get up but Vixtra grabbed his foot. Raimundo kicked her off and she got up. Vixtra punched Raimundo in the chest, winding him. Raimundo grabbed a fistfull of Vixtra's hair and yanked it, then kicked her in the stomach.Vixtra recovered quickly and kicked him in the face. Raimundo wiped the blood from his lip. The two of them looked at eachother with the coldest expressions. Their mouthes opened at the exact same time and they said two different words in unison:
"WIND!"
"POISON!"
And the two of them were engulfed in their elements...
I
hate everything about you
Why do I love you
I hate everything
about you
Why do I love you
Only when I stop to think
About
you, I know
Only when you stop to think
About me, do you know
"He's been gone for ages," Rei said as the sky went dark, looking at his pacman watch.
"I'm starting to get worried," Edward said, not knowing where to put his hands so he just kept changing positions.
"You're worried," Clay said"I thought you couldn't care less abou' poor Rai."
Edward looked down at his fidgeting hands guiltily
"You said you' never forgive him," Clay recalled, making Edward feel even worse.
"Well I...I was wrong okay!" Edward blurted out.
"What if he's dead like Vixtra," Rei suggested, his eyes getting big.
"Don't say that!" Edward moaned, covering his face with his hands.
"I think we should go and look for him," said Rei, looking out of the window and into the black sky.
"I'll get the others," said Clay, and walked out of the room.
Kimiko, Shashine and Xavier joined them soon after. Kimiko had the Star Hinaby and when Clay asked her why she hid it, blushed and said 'just in case'.
"It'll probably be better if we stick together," Clay said, as Dojo climbed ontop of his hat looking hopeful "Walking."
"Well if you're gonna have a mystical fire-breathing dragon who can transform forty feet long and fly, what's the use of having him if you're just gonna walk everywhere!" Dojo pouted.
"Don' worry Dojo," Clay replied "We'll use you as a mystical flying dragon sometime soon."
Dojo smiled and climbed under Clay's hat.
They set off out of the temple five minuits later. Kimiko insisted that Edward had to give her a piggy-back (because she couldn't be bothered to walk) and if he didn't she would beat him within an inch of his life. Edward hastily agreed, he hated being punched by someone especially if it was Kimiko. After a while Kimiko began to way him down. She wouldn't let him put her down so he dropped her on her bottom. Kimiko scowled and cursed Edward and was really annoyed because she had to walk.
"Still no sign of the wind guy," Dojo sighed, scanning their surroundings an hour into the search.
"Okay, now I'm starting to get really worried," Edward groaned.
"My feet are as sore as hell!" Kimiko yelled, looking at herself in a pocket mirror and doing her hair as she walked.
"We're never gonna find him!" Rei wailed.
"Were none if you yellow-bellied piglets born with courage or confidence!" Clay exclaimed.
"No," Rei whimpered.
"I've got a note from my mummy," Dojo replied.
"I read too much," Xavier sweat dropped.
"You can't get courage from reading a book," Clay said "So stop complaining. We'll find him."
Rei nodded and the six of them carried on through the descending darkness.
"Look!" Rei called joyously "A shooting star!"
And sure enough there was. Everyone looked up to see it passing. Edward closed his eyes and made a wish...
I
hate everything about you
Why do I love you?
You hate
everything about me
Why do you love me?
Their ears began to fill with the rush of the old waterfall. The waterfall brung back so many memories for Kimiko and Clay. When they'd first started out as Xiaolin warriors, along with Omi and Raimundo, they did their training there sometimes.
"I see someone!" Rei called.
They all ran up to the waterfall. Raimundo was slumped against a rock. And on the other side of the lake lay another person...
"Vixtra!" Edward exclaimed, pointing to her.
And sure enough, there she was. Her ginger tangly hair falling limply across her face. The two of them were drenched in water and hurt badly.
"She's alive!" Kimiko gasped.
Clay took Raimundo out of the water and Edward took Vixtra, joy threatening to burst out of him at any given moment.
They took the two of them to the temple and lay them down on the hospital beds. Edward was the only one who hung back in the room. He sat in a chair and felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. He then felt his eyes closing. Soon, he had drifted off to sleep...
I
hate
You hate
I hate
You love me
I hate everything about
you
Why do I love you?
Wooot! Chapter twenty-eight is upon you finally! I don't own the song I Hate Eveything About You by Three Days Grace XD. Whee! OMG! They don't actually realise that Vixtra is evil :(. Poor souls, they're gonna have an ordeal finding out! Stay tuned!
ToXiC xoxox
