Okay, so if this week wasn't stressful enough (honestly, today was pretty cool being in a college class), I can't view the story or profile stats from my profile. It gives me this error message like, "error while processing request". Has anyone ever had this problem? I've emailed Support, even sent them a Tweet from my basically-inactive Twitter, but have received no response.
In summation: Sorry, I can't see how many of you lovely people view Black Ice. I'll dream that it's a bunch :)
~*~*~Black Ice~*~*~
Chapter 53
~Faythe and Amber~
"Why is she so mean?! She's nothin' like Morgan-chuu!" Faythe pouted.
Amber glared at her sister, "It's your fault we got caught."
Faythe stuck her tongue out, "You're the one who said we should go!"
Amber frowned and turned her head to the side in an effort to see Faythe. "Well I can't see anything!"
Their predicament was a bit… bad.
They were suspended high in the air tied to a spike. Faythe's back was pressed to the side where she could watch the fight. Amber, on the other hand, was facing the wrong way and couldn't see anything.
Faythe sighed, "Then move."
"Okay~!" Amber cooed.
Faythe squirmed as Amber tugged against the roped, "What are you…?"
Amber managed to slip out of the ropes, hugging the spike as she slid down and stopped halfway down on a ledge.
Amber looked up and cooed, "What are you still doing up there?"
Faythe rolled her eyes. "Just go! You can go find Paige and Itachi!"
Amber nodded and slid the rest of the way down, luckily landing in a spike-free spot.
Faythe sighed. "She's so lucky…"
She shook her head and turned to watch.
~Morgan and Hidori~
Hidori smirked and crossed her arms, "Let's lay down the rules. We will fight until death. We will only use our chakra, no fists or kicks. And… hmm, that's all!"
I glared as I looked from her to the spike where Faythe and… wait… where was Amber? She was gone? I smirked. Hidori hadn't noticed.
I jumped at Hidori, chakra swirling around my body.
She smirked and a chakra wall appeared in front of her. My spikes crashed against it and shattered. Her shield was so HARD!
She smirked and jumped around it. Her foot collided with my cheek.
I was thrown back and into a spike. I screamed as it shocked me.
She smirked and landed in front of me. At my accusing look, she cooed, "I lied~!"
I stood and we both shot chakra spikes at one another.
As they collided, a plan formed in my mind. Faythe and Amber BOTH needed to get away, but I couldn't do anything big with Hidori in close-range…
Hidori attacked again and I moved my spike to ricochet off of hers.
The spike veered off the course, moving away from our fight.
I ducked under Hidori's kick and controlled the spike.
Faythe looked at me with a confused look.
I winked and she smiled.
The spike I had shot sheared through the rope, and Faythe dropped down the spike. Hidori hadn't put a shocking chakra on that spike, apparently.
I frowned. The girls were free… But if I didn't stall Hidori, they could just end up caught again. That would be bad.
I smirked. But now I could, at the very least, go all out
~Itachi~
I didn't think as I ran. There was nothing to think about. I couldn't worry about Hidori. Sasuke was far from the most important thing at the moment. Nothing needed to be considered. I was tired of thinking. I was simply going to react.
That was my new rule, and I was not going to think about this anymore either. I was just going to let everything happen. Without any restraint, I would charge forward. Without anything to hold me back, without anything to consider or reconsider… I would not waste one more moment of time thinking.
Only one thing is in my mind. I can hear my heart… and it only beats faster.
~Morgan and Hidori~
I couldn't dodge her attacks for much longer! Her spikes were faster than mine, and her moves were always one step ahead of me.
I was constantly tricked into ambushes. Then a spike would press against my back and I would be electrocuted.
I screamed and moved away from the spike and straight into another attack.
What could I do?!
Thorn bush! I could try that!
I launched the attack and Hidori smirked, "Using your old tricks now?"
Nine spikes drove through the brush and cut me.
Scratches on my cheek, forehead, right thigh, both shoulders, right knee, left foot, left hand, and one that nearly pierced my chest.
I gasped and shatter them.
I escaped and found myself right in front of Hidori again.
She smirked, "I know your every move, Morgan-chan!"
She kicked my face and I was thrown into a tree.
A spike grazed my head, slicing off a few strands of hair.
She laughed, "You are so useless! Fight!"
I stood and charged her. She smirked as a group of spikes formed around us.
I gasped and jumped back just as a spike slipped into my back.
I screamed.
I heard her chuckle. "What would Itachi think? You are so weak… he's probably so far gone you could never find him even if you won!"
I looked at the ground.
"Itachi is nothing! He has no power without his eyes! He is a nobody! Without him, you'd be dirt! He's better off without you!"
My face shot up to face hers. "Itachi…"
She smirked and crossed her arms, "He's what, dearie? I can't hear you."
I glared as I stood and straightened my back. "Itachi is my friend. I will not allow you to insult him."
She smirked and leant down in a mocking sort of stance, 'Itachi is a *beep*. What are you going to do about it? He killed his family. He is a complete and utter *beep*."
My chakra swarmed and attacked her from every direction.
My spikes were suddenly stopped right in front of her nose.
"Can you even see them yet?"
I was shocked.
The light flashed over her, and I saw the reflections of tiny, almost invisible, spikes blocking mine.
I took a step back, my eyes wide.
She smirked, "You can't do anything against me. You are going to die."
I heard her, but I chose to ignore it. "I will not die! I will defeat you!"
Hidori nodded and smiled like a predator as she shifted her stance, "Then prepare to meet your maker."
Her spikes shot at me.
I needed some sort of defense, but there were so many spikes… just one of her super-hard attacking-spikes could break one of…
I looked around and smirked.
With most of my leftover chakra, I shot out ten huge spikes straight to my left.
Hidori looked at me with a wild and confused expression, "ARE YOU GOING BLIND! MY ATTACK IS NOT THAT WAY!"
I smirked.
"YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIE! WHY DO YOU SMILE?"
I laughed as my attack took effect, "I will not die alone. Come along, Hidori. I am taking you with me."
She realized the plan too late.
My spikes had smashed into the base of her tall spike that had held Faythe and Amber, and it was falling straight for us.
She could not dodge.
My chakra was practically gone, but I used the last bit and sent it straight to my feet.
I was thrown out of the way and into a safe zone.
I smirked as her spike crashed down on her.
The dust swirled around me. Victory tasted ever so sweet.
I closed my eyes. All that chakra… that fight with Daichi and now this… I was pretty much done fighting for quite a while.
I laughed as the dust cleared. Hidori was gone! I never had to worry about her ever again!
Until I heard her laugh.
I straightened my back as she stepped OUT of the spike.
"Nice… if you had remembered that it was MY spike, you might have found the right answer."
I groaned and tried to stand.
She smirked and cooed, "Let's make you look the part of the loser~!"
She took a kunai from her pocket.
I backed up and into a tree in the center of the clearing, the one I had run from during the storm.
Hidori smirked.
Her kunai whirled against my body again and again.
My legs and body were bleeding.
I couldn't move. I couldn't scream. No one was coming.
After she was sure I was bloody enough, she backed away, and I fell to the ground in a bloody heap.
"It is almost how I imagined it! Your death, I mean. I had everything all planned out from the beginning. This is the ultimate art! I will make your death something to remember! AHAHAHAHA!"
Her chakra spikes shot at me.
I screamed in agony as her spikes pinned through my hands and into the ground, pinning me to the ground in front of the tree.
She smiles insanely.
"I saw your death in my mind! I imagined how you will die, and I shall make it happen! This is art! Your death is my greatest pleasure!"
She smirked as she began her next attack. Her chakra pressure was enough to hint that I wouldn't live this time.
My eyes were wide. My mouth was open, gasping for breath as the blood flowed freely.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE THIS!
I squeezed my eyes shut and hunched my shoulders in preparation.
…
Something stepped in front of me and kicked Hidori away.
I opened my eyes in shock.
Itachi stood in front of me, arms wide open, bandages bleeding, breathing hard from exertion, and Sharingan blazing. In the most defiant tone I have ever heard, he glared at Hidori and stated, "Do not touch her."
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'Black Ice Chapter 53'
