The much anticipated, not, chapter 38! Also, should I stop with this bold thingy?
Avery was in the practice area, waiting to see if Christine would show up. Three hours ago when she had declared the fight Christine said possibly. So now with five minutes to spare Avery was using her black hoodie as a pillow and was laying down bobbing her head to the tune that only she heard. If she had had her iPod she would have been listening to it. But that was long dead all because of that fucking pond she had been thrown in. "Even though you challenged me I'm surprised you showed up."
Ignoring the comment Avery stood and kicked the sweater out of the way. "I'll give you this one warning, I will fight to kill. And I will win. So back out now or be prepared." Avery paused before adding. "I take every fight seriously. I give my opponents the respect of knowing that they fell to someone that didn't hold back."
"Hand to Hand or weapon to weapon?" Christine asked and dismissed everything Avery said. When Avery shrugged she thought. "We use the shock staffs for half the fight, then hand to hand." Christine thought she had the upper hand in this because she knew Avery was inexperienced. And if by chance she wasn't then Christine still had the upper hand. For the past several years she been getting shocked by the damn staffs, this girl has never been shocked.
"Fine. Let's go." Avery broke Christine's thoughts. Even if she somehow managed to make it the first round and into the second round she wouldn't be able to go for long.
"Avery, don't. Please, you don't know what the shocks feel like. It's horrible and hurts." Cyber tried to beg her friend. Her hormones overrode her knowledge of Avery's experience and training. And her pleading brown eyes met Avery's mismatched blue and green ones.
"Are we too late fer the match?" A heavily Irish accented voice asked. "Tin told me 'bout it and we jus had ta come ta watch ya kick 'er ass." Fate grinned at Avery before saying seriously. "Good luck lass."
Grinning and waving Avery got a fully charged staff. "Ready?" Christine didn't bother to answer but charged. The staff in the taller girls hands made a wide arch and swiped from the ground up. She had hoped to hit Avery in the chin. The block position seemed like a natural instinct to Avery. And just as smoothly as she had blocked pushed her right hand forward and hit the older girl. Yelping in pain Christine jumped back. So Avery did know how to use a staff. Calmly Avery tossed the staff from hand to hand. Christine attacked over and over again yet got no result. "My turn?" Avery asked.
She was teasing, the older girl realized and growled. Suddenly the staff stilled in Avery's right hand. Raising it over her head she spun the staff in a helicopter motion. After a moment Avery pulled her arm down and charged. When they clashed Newton's third law of motion came into play. The third law stated that mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite and collinear. This means that whenever a first body, Avery, exerts a force F on a second body, the second body, Christine, exerts a force −F on the first body. F and −F are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. Because of this law the girls wet flying in separate directions. Avery landed neatly on her feat, she bent forward and used her free hand to help slow her down. Unable to keep her balance Christine went tumbling backwards.
They continued to fight and when Christine repeated her very first attack she gave a wicked smirk when Avery blocked. She shove with as much force as possible into Avery's stomach. Avery went airborne for a minute before gravity caught up to her and made her hit the ground. When her form stilled she was silent for a moment before laughing. "Is this really what Duke is complaining about? Really? Man, that is one weak charge of electricity. I mean that damned socket hurt worse." Avery stood and grinned. The girl sure didn't look like she had many volts of electricity sent through her. Hell she hadn't even looked like she had been thrown near to ten feet.
"What do you mean weak? This shock hurts like hell." Christine hissed at Avery.
"Well obviously you haven't shove a finger into a socket. Or tried to set up cables. Cause that is a shit load of pain. More so than this." Avery threw her staff to the side. " 'Sides I prefer hand to hand." Once again avery charged. And once close enough Christine swung the staff. Ducking Avery shot up with her fist outstretched. The contact was made as Christine's head flung back and she flew backwards, making sure to hold onto the staff. She was going to have to end this fight soon or with another puch like that she might just be out.
This whole time what neither girl noticed was that Snakes was watching. He was surprised at Avery's skill. Wondering when she had become this strong he thought back to the month that she had been gone. But no, it had to have been before that. It had to have been when he was on missions that she practiced. He was brought back to reality when Christine yelled in anger. Avery neatly dodged the swipe from the staff by going to the ground then rolling backwards a bit she sprung to her feet. "One shot, I'll end it with this single shot." And forward she ran. When she was in range of the staff Christine swung it at Avery's right side.
A look of shock entered Avery's eyes before a smirk formed. She didn't duck this time but grabbed the electrical staff. "I told you so, it doesn't hurt. Good news bad new. Good news for me and bad new for you is well, I'm a lefty." Pulling back her left arm she threw it forward. She had to lift her left foot to keep balance and in her right hand she still had the staff that was burning her flesh. Christine had been punched in the stomach with at least fifty pounds of force. Avery let go of the staff and simultaneously it hit the ground when Christine did. She looked to be nonchalant right then. "I told you so. I take my fights seriously and I aim to kill. I took pity on you. Had I aimed a little to your left or right one of your kidney would have been too damaged to work, then the other would be too overworked especially after the fight to sustain you without immediate medical help."
Avery watched as Cyber went to her sister. "Is-is she going to be alright?" Cyber looked at Avery for the answer.
Avery calm and emotionless demeanor faded and she grinned like she normally would. "Of course. I would never let myself kill her." Snakes left before Avery could see him.