Chapter 13
David looked around the area where Dais had teleported away. 'That was weird,' David thought, 'why would Dais tell me good luck? Is he trying to manipulate the outcome of the gymnastics competition, or does he see something in me?'
"David," Amy yelled, startling the young man, "you okay?"
"Yeah," David replied, "I just took a trip to the weird corner."
"What…?" Sara asked.
David smiled, "it's just an expression I use when something bizarre happens to me. Let's go back to training."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Cassie asked.
"I'll be fine," David assured Cassie, "let's go back to our training."
As they walked back to the training area, David let his mind wander, 'what did Dais mean by I would carry the team to victory? What does he know that I don't?'
After training, Amy walked into her room to do a little reading. When she walked in, she found a small package on her bed, 'A secret admirer,' she thought, 'I wonder who would send me a gift.'
Amy gently opened the box and noticed that it contained a smaller box. Amy opened the small box only to find a silver ring. The ring was a silver band with Tiger's Eye gemstones, 'whoever bought this ring for me,' Amy thought, 'has more money than he knows what to do with.'
Amy looked in the box to find a note. Opening up the paper read:
My dear silver-eyed wild child,
I wish for you to face me in open combat. I have determined the stakes for this combat. If you win, then I will leave you and your friends alone. If I win, you must surrender to me. I hold you to your honor and word that you will agree to these demands and come to the Track and Field arena on Sunday at 8 PM. I have told no one about this dual and I expect no one else to know about this dual either. I DO NOT WANT ANY OUTSIDE INTERFRENCE. ANY OUTSIDE INTERFERNCE WILL BE ELIMINATED. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR FRIENDS.
Signed,
Anubis Koma
Warlord of Cruelty
Amy crumpled the paper up in her fist, 'he wants fair combat,' she thought, 'I'll give him fair combat with my switchblade buried in his chest.'
Amy sighed as she looked at the ring. It was a beautiful ring, and probably expensive. Amy wondered why Anubis would send a ring with the note. Amy studied the ring harder. She would have laughed at the thought, but she could almost swear that this ring looked like an old-fashioned engagement ring. 'An engagement ring,' Amy thought, as she turned red at the realization, 'I hope I win this dual. I don't want to end up married to a Warlord.'
Anubis smiled at Amy's sudden color change as he watched her receive the gift he gave her. Anubis had finally admitted to himself that he was attracted to this silver-eyed wild child. Somehow, he knew this girl was meant for him. True, he could have had any young woman he wanted, but it was this wild-child that captured his heart. She was beautiful, but she had many other qualities that he liked. She was very brave in battle; she had no fear of fighting the enemy or being intimidated. She was very resourceful, she armed herself with more than one weapon, and she had no problem using any of them. 'This girl is clever warrior,' he grinned, 'once I have her, I need to find a way to fake both of our deaths.'
After he had Amy, Anubis' plan included faking both their deaths. He hoped to start over with Amy. Hopefully in modern Japan under his family name. Or even in America, under her family name. 'That will come later,' he thought, 'right now, I need to win that dual before I can even think about what to do next.'
Anubis then thought of the reason why he wanted to fake his death. He had gotten into an argument with Talpa about honor before he sent the note, 'he knows nothing of honor,' Anubis thought angrily, 'he may be my master, but he has no honor. When I have that wild child, I won't have to worry about Talpa. I cannot serve a lord without honor.'
If Anubis had been standing in front of a mirror, he would have seen a dim glow on his forehead. The faint light of a Kanji glowing in Talpa's dark castle
David looked around the area where Dais had teleported away. 'That was weird,' David thought, 'why would Dais tell me good luck? Is he trying to manipulate the outcome of the gymnastics competition, or does he see something in me?'
"David," Amy yelled, startling the young man, "you okay?"
"Yeah," David replied, "I just took a trip to the weird corner."
"What…?" Sara asked.
David smiled, "it's just an expression I use when something bizarre happens to me. Let's go back to training."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Cassie asked.
"I'll be fine," David assured Cassie, "let's go back to our training."
As they walked back to the training area, David let his mind wander, 'what did Dais mean by I would carry the team to victory? What does he know that I don't?'
After training, Amy walked into her room to do a little reading. When she walked in, she found a small package on her bed, 'A secret admirer,' she thought, 'I wonder who would send me a gift.'
Amy gently opened the box and noticed that it contained a smaller box. Amy opened the small box only to find a silver ring. The ring was a silver band with Tiger's Eye gemstones, 'whoever bought this ring for me,' Amy thought, 'has more money than he knows what to do with.'
Amy looked in the box to find a note. Opening up the paper read:
My dear silver-eyed wild child,
I wish for you to face me in open combat. I have determined the stakes for this combat. If you win, then I will leave you and your friends alone. If I win, you must surrender to me. I hold you to your honor and word that you will agree to these demands and come to the Track and Field arena on Sunday at 8 PM. I have told no one about this dual and I expect no one else to know about this dual either. I DO NOT WANT ANY OUTSIDE INTERFRENCE. ANY OUTSIDE INTERFERNCE WILL BE ELIMINATED. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR FRIENDS.
Signed,
Anubis Koma
Warlord of Cruelty
Amy crumpled the paper up in her fist, 'he wants fair combat,' she thought, 'I'll give him fair combat with my switchblade buried in his chest.'
Amy sighed as she looked at the ring. It was a beautiful ring, and probably expensive. Amy wondered why Anubis would send a ring with the note. Amy studied the ring harder. She would have laughed at the thought, but she could almost swear that this ring looked like an old-fashioned engagement ring. 'An engagement ring,' Amy thought, as she turned red at the realization, 'I hope I win this dual. I don't want to end up married to a Warlord.'
Anubis smiled at Amy's sudden color change as he watched her receive the gift he gave her. Anubis had finally admitted to himself that he was attracted to this silver-eyed wild child. Somehow, he knew this girl was meant for him. True, he could have had any young woman he wanted, but it was this wild-child that captured his heart. She was beautiful, but she had many other qualities that he liked. She was very brave in battle; she had no fear of fighting the enemy or being intimidated. She was very resourceful, she armed herself with more than one weapon, and she had no problem using any of them. 'This girl is clever warrior,' he grinned, 'once I have her, I need to find a way to fake both of our deaths.'
After he had Amy, Anubis' plan included faking both their deaths. He hoped to start over with Amy. Hopefully in modern Japan under his family name. Or even in America, under her family name. 'That will come later,' he thought, 'right now, I need to win that dual before I can even think about what to do next.'
Anubis then thought of the reason why he wanted to fake his death. He had gotten into an argument with Talpa about honor before he sent the note, 'he knows nothing of honor,' Anubis thought angrily, 'he may be my master, but he has no honor. When I have that wild child, I won't have to worry about Talpa. I cannot serve a lord without honor.'
If Anubis had been standing in front of a mirror, he would have seen a dim glow on his forehead. The faint light of a Kanji glowing in Talpa's dark castle