Chapter 5
Starry Night (part 1)
Kara couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned in her bed, excited and worried at the same time. 'What if he doesn't know yet.then I must tell him.but how?.' she was thinking so hard that she gave herself a major headache. She got up and with the guiding light of her scales; she managed to find her clothes and change into them. She quickly and quietly went down the steps and went for a walk. The warm night was clear and the stars were out in full force, a cool breeze gently toyed with her hair and she sighed. She missed Egypt with its hot days and starry nights, 'I can't go back now.' a silent tear stained her jacket collar. She reached her destination, Domino Park. On the way home from school that day she noticed a very large park and she resolved to explore it one time. 'I guess now is as good a time as any' she thought. The gates were closed but Kara held out her hand and whispered "Anjahta Jahnn!" the gates creaked open and Kara walked through. She walked a few steps her eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness created by the large trees filtering the city lights. She heard a rustling behind her, she slowly turned around to find nothing but a squirrel, 'Jumpy much aren't you Kara' she silently chastised herself. She walked onward down the dirt path when she felt the presence of another watching her, she whirled around, and what she saw made her gasp. Whatever it was chuckled evilly and slithered in the shadows. "Who or what are you!?" Kara called out, preparing a psychic shield around her. "No one you haven't met before." the thing replied. Kara squinted her eyes in memory unable place the thing's voice with a face. Suddenly the shadows themselves seemed to melt towards the thing, and it greedily absorbed the shadows; a young woman stood where the shadows had melted, Kara gasped "You!" the creature looked up at Kara with her blank brown eyes, her limp hair blowing in the slight breeze 'yes.it's me.' Kara could hear the girl's voice in her head. The creature moved towards her 'but now I am known as Anita' the girl coldly laughed in Kara's head 'not that you'll live long enough to use it!' Kara gritted her teeth and backed away, gathering her strength. Kara hid her hands behind her back as Anita advanced on her, then Kara jumped up lithely like a cat, her millennium scales and third eye blazing, safely onto a tree branch. Anita laughed out loud, her dead eyes flashing 'now really, a tree?' she asked in Kara's head ' you seek refuge in a tree!? What happened KaRaah? Lose your touch?' Anita telepathically sneered. "Actually just the opposite!" Kara shouted, like an acrobat she flipped down from the tree, landing lightly on her feet, she quickly murmured a spell "Tutankus Lecanto!" a green fireball formed in her outstretched hands. The colours changing in her eyes from a deep blue to cold silver, they sparkled dangerously. She threw the ball of fire at Anita. Anita grinned and put her hand up and absorbed the attack, Kara gasped dumbfounded. "Your little fireballs wont hurt me like you used to," Anita snickered "you can't hurt the un-dead" "What!?" Kara responded aghast. "Since the last time our paths have crossed, I have grown considerably stronger you know!" Anita warned, sounding extremely happy with herself. "I'll be sure to note that!" Kara replied angrily, as she thought up a sabre into existence using her mind. She expertly handled the deadly weapon as a defence mechanism; Anita laughed cruelly, "I have also improved on my sword to sword combat!" "Good 'cause you will need it!" Kara raged. The two women, their weapons ready, faced each other, in the standard hailing position. Kara lifted her sabre above her head; Anita did the same with her blade. "Ukan!!" Anita cried out as she rushed towards Kara, her blade down; Kara saw the attack coming and defended herself by bringing her sabre between her body and Anita's blade. The swords shrieked as metal clanged onto metal. Suddenly Kara felt her muscles weaken 'what is happening to me?' she thought, she had no time to investigate further; Anita swung her sabre upwards, freeing the blade, she tried to attack from the side but Kara blocked her again. But every time Anita attacked, Kara weakened bit by bit, and then it hit her. "You've enchanted your sabre!" Kara angrily called out, she lunged forward, her blade singing, catching Anita off guard. Anita breathlessly stepped back "How did you ever guess KaRaah?" she sarcastically asked. Kara knew now that she was in trouble, on one hand is the option of surrendering to avoid her essence being sucked out of her, if she did that Anita would surely kill her; on the other hand if she kept fighting she would be so weakened that in the end Anita could easily kill her. Kara decided to keep on fighting, hoping against hope that she would find a flaw somewhere in Anita's perfectly executed combat style; sweat beaded into her eyes making her concentration falter for a second. Anita took that second and kicked Kara in the ribs. "Oooof!" Kara grunted as she lost her balance and fell onto the ground. Anita sauntered over to Kara on the ground. She bent down, playing with Kara's hair she whispered wickedly into her ear "Just the way I like it, my victims begging for their lives at my feet!" Anita cackled, her blank eyes flashing. She raised her sabre above her head, Kara desperately tried to grope at her sword, just out of her reach; Anita called out proudly and triumphantly "Death to the-." she was cut off as a figure knocked her down. On her knees Anita growled angrily and looked up at her aggressor, then fear washed over anger in her face. "No! You!" she gasped, she hissed fearfully and melted into the shadows, escaping from his presence. The figure kneeled down beside a now passed out Kara and picked her up to put her in a safer area..
Kara couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned in her bed, excited and worried at the same time. 'What if he doesn't know yet.then I must tell him.but how?.' she was thinking so hard that she gave herself a major headache. She got up and with the guiding light of her scales; she managed to find her clothes and change into them. She quickly and quietly went down the steps and went for a walk. The warm night was clear and the stars were out in full force, a cool breeze gently toyed with her hair and she sighed. She missed Egypt with its hot days and starry nights, 'I can't go back now.' a silent tear stained her jacket collar. She reached her destination, Domino Park. On the way home from school that day she noticed a very large park and she resolved to explore it one time. 'I guess now is as good a time as any' she thought. The gates were closed but Kara held out her hand and whispered "Anjahta Jahnn!" the gates creaked open and Kara walked through. She walked a few steps her eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness created by the large trees filtering the city lights. She heard a rustling behind her, she slowly turned around to find nothing but a squirrel, 'Jumpy much aren't you Kara' she silently chastised herself. She walked onward down the dirt path when she felt the presence of another watching her, she whirled around, and what she saw made her gasp. Whatever it was chuckled evilly and slithered in the shadows. "Who or what are you!?" Kara called out, preparing a psychic shield around her. "No one you haven't met before." the thing replied. Kara squinted her eyes in memory unable place the thing's voice with a face. Suddenly the shadows themselves seemed to melt towards the thing, and it greedily absorbed the shadows; a young woman stood where the shadows had melted, Kara gasped "You!" the creature looked up at Kara with her blank brown eyes, her limp hair blowing in the slight breeze 'yes.it's me.' Kara could hear the girl's voice in her head. The creature moved towards her 'but now I am known as Anita' the girl coldly laughed in Kara's head 'not that you'll live long enough to use it!' Kara gritted her teeth and backed away, gathering her strength. Kara hid her hands behind her back as Anita advanced on her, then Kara jumped up lithely like a cat, her millennium scales and third eye blazing, safely onto a tree branch. Anita laughed out loud, her dead eyes flashing 'now really, a tree?' she asked in Kara's head ' you seek refuge in a tree!? What happened KaRaah? Lose your touch?' Anita telepathically sneered. "Actually just the opposite!" Kara shouted, like an acrobat she flipped down from the tree, landing lightly on her feet, she quickly murmured a spell "Tutankus Lecanto!" a green fireball formed in her outstretched hands. The colours changing in her eyes from a deep blue to cold silver, they sparkled dangerously. She threw the ball of fire at Anita. Anita grinned and put her hand up and absorbed the attack, Kara gasped dumbfounded. "Your little fireballs wont hurt me like you used to," Anita snickered "you can't hurt the un-dead" "What!?" Kara responded aghast. "Since the last time our paths have crossed, I have grown considerably stronger you know!" Anita warned, sounding extremely happy with herself. "I'll be sure to note that!" Kara replied angrily, as she thought up a sabre into existence using her mind. She expertly handled the deadly weapon as a defence mechanism; Anita laughed cruelly, "I have also improved on my sword to sword combat!" "Good 'cause you will need it!" Kara raged. The two women, their weapons ready, faced each other, in the standard hailing position. Kara lifted her sabre above her head; Anita did the same with her blade. "Ukan!!" Anita cried out as she rushed towards Kara, her blade down; Kara saw the attack coming and defended herself by bringing her sabre between her body and Anita's blade. The swords shrieked as metal clanged onto metal. Suddenly Kara felt her muscles weaken 'what is happening to me?' she thought, she had no time to investigate further; Anita swung her sabre upwards, freeing the blade, she tried to attack from the side but Kara blocked her again. But every time Anita attacked, Kara weakened bit by bit, and then it hit her. "You've enchanted your sabre!" Kara angrily called out, she lunged forward, her blade singing, catching Anita off guard. Anita breathlessly stepped back "How did you ever guess KaRaah?" she sarcastically asked. Kara knew now that she was in trouble, on one hand is the option of surrendering to avoid her essence being sucked out of her, if she did that Anita would surely kill her; on the other hand if she kept fighting she would be so weakened that in the end Anita could easily kill her. Kara decided to keep on fighting, hoping against hope that she would find a flaw somewhere in Anita's perfectly executed combat style; sweat beaded into her eyes making her concentration falter for a second. Anita took that second and kicked Kara in the ribs. "Oooof!" Kara grunted as she lost her balance and fell onto the ground. Anita sauntered over to Kara on the ground. She bent down, playing with Kara's hair she whispered wickedly into her ear "Just the way I like it, my victims begging for their lives at my feet!" Anita cackled, her blank eyes flashing. She raised her sabre above her head, Kara desperately tried to grope at her sword, just out of her reach; Anita called out proudly and triumphantly "Death to the-." she was cut off as a figure knocked her down. On her knees Anita growled angrily and looked up at her aggressor, then fear washed over anger in her face. "No! You!" she gasped, she hissed fearfully and melted into the shadows, escaping from his presence. The figure kneeled down beside a now passed out Kara and picked her up to put her in a safer area..