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Sorry about last chap and the Max/Draciel bond thing.I put it in so it would seem that losing wasn't all that bad. Anyways, here's the forth chap. It's medium length but some of it is really unbelievable, like what the girl does, but I but it in to make it sound cooler. This is kind of predictable as well.criticising your own work is not the way to encourage people to read your work so I'll shut up now. Also, the flashback thing I put in is weird.
Destiny's Path
Chapter 4 - Blast from the Past
"She's mine, Tyson. I'm going to give her a battle she'll never forget!" Ray wasn't pleased with what she had done with Max.
Tyson was annoyed. This was the second time someone had beaten him to a battle. He'd get Ray for this. But for now he'd just have to wait for the outcome of the battle. He trusted Ray but he didn't know enough of this girl to let his guard down.
She'd battle Ray but Kai was the one she wanted. Wasn't Max enough to prove she was worthy of him? "Still don't want to battle me Kai?"
"You're still no match for me. Even by your rules." Kai snorted, he had returned to his normal cold self. "We'll see how you fare with Ray," he noted mentally and snickered aloud.
"That's not what you're going to be thinking when I'm finished with you're friend here." The contempt could be heard in her voice.
Max could see the same expressionless face before him. Her eyes, the only clue to how she felt, were cold, as ice, they told him she would not be so easy on Ray. She was frustrated, he could see it. What had Kai done? "Ray, Good luck!"
Mariah held on to Ray's hand. "Be careful Ray." She didn't want him to battle in his unrecovered condition but she knew she couldn't stop him once he set his mind to something.
He picked up the already attached blade from the bench. He followed her face as he approached the open area below where the battle was to be held. He raised his blade and launcher anticipating the count.
She raised her blade.
There was a pause before a count was given. The uncertainty of the outcome of the battle was clearly what caused the hesitation.
Tyson was sure Ray would win but would it be worth it. Was it worth the risk, the injury, the pain? It troubled his mind deeply.
Max looked at his hand. It bled, red drops dripping down his arm. It hurt. He closed his palm, covering up his wound. It hurt more, inside.
Kenny had stopped tying on his laptop. Fear and confusion filled his mind. Why were they doing this? They knew too well the dangers involved so why were they still choosing to battle? Was it for the pride, for the honour or was it for the proof? The proof that they were the best and nothing would stand in their way. What would they give to be the best?
She read his mind. What would she give to be the best? Everything, anything. To be who they were, she would give anything. How much they didn't know.
Kai was impatient. Why wasn't anyone giving the count? Were they afraid? Afraid of what she could do? Her power? Impossible! She was a meagre obstacle that had to be knocked down. Why were they so hesitant? He gave the count. "What are you, scared Ray? Three, two, one.let it rip!"
Kai wasn't mistaken. They were all afraid, afraid for Ray. Kai had forgotten a fundamental point. Ray had not fully recovered from his previous battle. This was his weakness. They were all aware she knew this too.
Ray wasted no time. If he didn't attack, she would.
Her blade hit the ground. She did not have a strategy as of yet. She would see what he did first. Fast and furious was not the approach she wanted to take. She would show them she was bendable. She wanted them to know she could can tactics at any point. She wanted them to know she was good.
"Driger! Tiger Claw, on her!" Ray called, summoning his bitbeast.
They were shocked by his actions. Summoning his bitbeast out so early was unlike him but what really surprised them was that Ray was going to attack. Not her blade, but her. He was going to use her rules to his advantage.
Something unravelled in Kai's mind. "Very clever Ray, you explore every possibility to your advantage." Ray wasn't as ill prepared as he pictured.
She was stunned by his response. This was not what she expected of him. He was playing by her rules. She felt agitated. "Well, at least I'll have some sort of challenge." She thought of what to do in her mind, confident as usual.
"This'll teach no one toys with us."
"Give it your best shot, boy." His attack would not bring her down even if it hit her on the head. She laughed menacingly, unafraid of what was almost upon her.
Ray looked on with anticipation.
The attack was inches away from her body. She waited for it to come and the blade flew airborne, moments from impact. She let herself fall backwards, doing three backward handstands away from the blade, ending the combo off with a back-flip towards the right, evading the attack.
Tyson, Max and Kenny stood dumbfounded. Did their eyes play tricks on them?
Mariah looked at the display, somewhat amazed by her flexibility. Envy in her eyes.
It was then he came to his senses. She did not bluff about her abilities. He knew he was wrong and he hated it. Kai was never wrong.
She looked to Kai and smirked. "Now you see Kai."
She forgot that she was still in a fight-too preoccupied with convincing Kai she was worthy. Ray took this to his advantage. He still couldn't believe he had missed the first time. But he couldn't let that determine the rest of the battle. He couldn't waste anymore time. Soon enough he launched another attack. This one weaker than the first, after all it does take time to recover energy.
By the time she had realised that a new attack was headed her way it was too late. He had caught her totally off guard. She jumped out of the way hoping for the best. She landed on the floor on a foot and a knee. She thought she had scraped through until she sae the blood run down her arm. His blade must have cut her arm as she jumped. She looked at the wound for a while, taking her mind off the battle.
FLASHBACK
He threw her to the ground with force. Anger, frustration, annoyance and rage were all he could feel momentarily.
"How could you do this to me? Your own father. I gave you everything, a home, an education and you just shove it back in my face!" His voice loud and unforgiving.
"You gave me everything? How could he say that? You gave me everything but love and you know it! You hate me!" She screamed to him in her mind. How she wanted to shout it to his face. How she hated him. 'Hate' was not strong enough a word to describe how she felt.
She lay on the floor awaiting her punishment.
He took out the whip and began.
Lash after lash until she bled. The pain she felt but no tears did fall from her eyes. She closed her eyes waiting for the ordeal to end. The pain inside hurt more.
END FLASHBACK
Her mind clicked back to the current situation. The pain in her arm she felt not, too accustomed to the pain to notice its presence, letting the blood flow freely. She rose from her position to face Ray. "You'll pay for that!"
Before Ray could absorb her comment, he was struck by some unseen force. Once it sliced him on the back, next on the arm and finally a cut in the shin. He didn't need to see it to know what it was. It was the sharp edges of her blade slicing through his skin, the blood seeping through his white garments. He could not stand for much longer, all strength lost from the blows he endured.
Mariah stood up in pure shock.
"It's time to finish this!" she commanded, hate in her voice. The hate for her father coming through undetected, undistinguished. The boys too concerned for Ray to take notice.
Her blade spun back towards Driger. It hit his blade with incredible force. Enough force to send it flying through the air, heading straight for Ray.
Ray was too weak to move, though he still saw his own blade coming towards him. It hit him in the chest before he could even finish his thought, sending him falling to the cold hard floor. His blade lay on his collapsed body, stopped.
"Score two for me!"
"Ray!" Mariah screamed, "What did she do to you?" and rushed over to him.
"I gave him sufficient warning."
"How can you say that? How inhumane can you be?" Tears formed in her eyes as she walked over to the cold heartless girl. She slapped her hard on the face.
Thanks for reading and thanks to the people who read and review. Please review.I would really like to hear what people think. Poor Ray.will update soon.
Sorry about last chap and the Max/Draciel bond thing.I put it in so it would seem that losing wasn't all that bad. Anyways, here's the forth chap. It's medium length but some of it is really unbelievable, like what the girl does, but I but it in to make it sound cooler. This is kind of predictable as well.criticising your own work is not the way to encourage people to read your work so I'll shut up now. Also, the flashback thing I put in is weird.
Destiny's Path
Chapter 4 - Blast from the Past
"She's mine, Tyson. I'm going to give her a battle she'll never forget!" Ray wasn't pleased with what she had done with Max.
Tyson was annoyed. This was the second time someone had beaten him to a battle. He'd get Ray for this. But for now he'd just have to wait for the outcome of the battle. He trusted Ray but he didn't know enough of this girl to let his guard down.
She'd battle Ray but Kai was the one she wanted. Wasn't Max enough to prove she was worthy of him? "Still don't want to battle me Kai?"
"You're still no match for me. Even by your rules." Kai snorted, he had returned to his normal cold self. "We'll see how you fare with Ray," he noted mentally and snickered aloud.
"That's not what you're going to be thinking when I'm finished with you're friend here." The contempt could be heard in her voice.
Max could see the same expressionless face before him. Her eyes, the only clue to how she felt, were cold, as ice, they told him she would not be so easy on Ray. She was frustrated, he could see it. What had Kai done? "Ray, Good luck!"
Mariah held on to Ray's hand. "Be careful Ray." She didn't want him to battle in his unrecovered condition but she knew she couldn't stop him once he set his mind to something.
He picked up the already attached blade from the bench. He followed her face as he approached the open area below where the battle was to be held. He raised his blade and launcher anticipating the count.
She raised her blade.
There was a pause before a count was given. The uncertainty of the outcome of the battle was clearly what caused the hesitation.
Tyson was sure Ray would win but would it be worth it. Was it worth the risk, the injury, the pain? It troubled his mind deeply.
Max looked at his hand. It bled, red drops dripping down his arm. It hurt. He closed his palm, covering up his wound. It hurt more, inside.
Kenny had stopped tying on his laptop. Fear and confusion filled his mind. Why were they doing this? They knew too well the dangers involved so why were they still choosing to battle? Was it for the pride, for the honour or was it for the proof? The proof that they were the best and nothing would stand in their way. What would they give to be the best?
She read his mind. What would she give to be the best? Everything, anything. To be who they were, she would give anything. How much they didn't know.
Kai was impatient. Why wasn't anyone giving the count? Were they afraid? Afraid of what she could do? Her power? Impossible! She was a meagre obstacle that had to be knocked down. Why were they so hesitant? He gave the count. "What are you, scared Ray? Three, two, one.let it rip!"
Kai wasn't mistaken. They were all afraid, afraid for Ray. Kai had forgotten a fundamental point. Ray had not fully recovered from his previous battle. This was his weakness. They were all aware she knew this too.
Ray wasted no time. If he didn't attack, she would.
Her blade hit the ground. She did not have a strategy as of yet. She would see what he did first. Fast and furious was not the approach she wanted to take. She would show them she was bendable. She wanted them to know she could can tactics at any point. She wanted them to know she was good.
"Driger! Tiger Claw, on her!" Ray called, summoning his bitbeast.
They were shocked by his actions. Summoning his bitbeast out so early was unlike him but what really surprised them was that Ray was going to attack. Not her blade, but her. He was going to use her rules to his advantage.
Something unravelled in Kai's mind. "Very clever Ray, you explore every possibility to your advantage." Ray wasn't as ill prepared as he pictured.
She was stunned by his response. This was not what she expected of him. He was playing by her rules. She felt agitated. "Well, at least I'll have some sort of challenge." She thought of what to do in her mind, confident as usual.
"This'll teach no one toys with us."
"Give it your best shot, boy." His attack would not bring her down even if it hit her on the head. She laughed menacingly, unafraid of what was almost upon her.
Ray looked on with anticipation.
The attack was inches away from her body. She waited for it to come and the blade flew airborne, moments from impact. She let herself fall backwards, doing three backward handstands away from the blade, ending the combo off with a back-flip towards the right, evading the attack.
Tyson, Max and Kenny stood dumbfounded. Did their eyes play tricks on them?
Mariah looked at the display, somewhat amazed by her flexibility. Envy in her eyes.
It was then he came to his senses. She did not bluff about her abilities. He knew he was wrong and he hated it. Kai was never wrong.
She looked to Kai and smirked. "Now you see Kai."
She forgot that she was still in a fight-too preoccupied with convincing Kai she was worthy. Ray took this to his advantage. He still couldn't believe he had missed the first time. But he couldn't let that determine the rest of the battle. He couldn't waste anymore time. Soon enough he launched another attack. This one weaker than the first, after all it does take time to recover energy.
By the time she had realised that a new attack was headed her way it was too late. He had caught her totally off guard. She jumped out of the way hoping for the best. She landed on the floor on a foot and a knee. She thought she had scraped through until she sae the blood run down her arm. His blade must have cut her arm as she jumped. She looked at the wound for a while, taking her mind off the battle.
FLASHBACK
He threw her to the ground with force. Anger, frustration, annoyance and rage were all he could feel momentarily.
"How could you do this to me? Your own father. I gave you everything, a home, an education and you just shove it back in my face!" His voice loud and unforgiving.
"You gave me everything? How could he say that? You gave me everything but love and you know it! You hate me!" She screamed to him in her mind. How she wanted to shout it to his face. How she hated him. 'Hate' was not strong enough a word to describe how she felt.
She lay on the floor awaiting her punishment.
He took out the whip and began.
Lash after lash until she bled. The pain she felt but no tears did fall from her eyes. She closed her eyes waiting for the ordeal to end. The pain inside hurt more.
END FLASHBACK
Her mind clicked back to the current situation. The pain in her arm she felt not, too accustomed to the pain to notice its presence, letting the blood flow freely. She rose from her position to face Ray. "You'll pay for that!"
Before Ray could absorb her comment, he was struck by some unseen force. Once it sliced him on the back, next on the arm and finally a cut in the shin. He didn't need to see it to know what it was. It was the sharp edges of her blade slicing through his skin, the blood seeping through his white garments. He could not stand for much longer, all strength lost from the blows he endured.
Mariah stood up in pure shock.
"It's time to finish this!" she commanded, hate in her voice. The hate for her father coming through undetected, undistinguished. The boys too concerned for Ray to take notice.
Her blade spun back towards Driger. It hit his blade with incredible force. Enough force to send it flying through the air, heading straight for Ray.
Ray was too weak to move, though he still saw his own blade coming towards him. It hit him in the chest before he could even finish his thought, sending him falling to the cold hard floor. His blade lay on his collapsed body, stopped.
"Score two for me!"
"Ray!" Mariah screamed, "What did she do to you?" and rushed over to him.
"I gave him sufficient warning."
"How can you say that? How inhumane can you be?" Tears formed in her eyes as she walked over to the cold heartless girl. She slapped her hard on the face.
Thanks for reading and thanks to the people who read and review. Please review.I would really like to hear what people think. Poor Ray.will update soon.