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Chapter Nine
Kalirn tried a slash at Gaolik's leg, but it was dodged. When he looked, he didn't see Gaolik anymore. He looked around, and finally saw him standing in the crowd. The older boy laughed, and did a flip back to the battle. "Watch this!" he exclaimed. He threw his sword into the air, and shot two beams of water, one from either hand, towards it. The water turned to ice around the sword, and fell down on Kalirn's arm. Although the actual blade didn't hit him, the ice was extremely sharp. The boy screamed in pain, and dropped his sword. With the other hand, he picked it back up and walked towards Gaolik. Meanwhile, Gaolik had scrambled over and grabbed his own sword. Kalirn laughed, seemingly unfazed by the state of his arm. "You're not the only one with tricks," he said. "I was hoping not to have to use this until I fought Zinin, but it looks like a time has come. Even he doesn't know about it." He lifted his hands into the air, and golden light surrounded him. When the light died down, Kalirn stood there, looking exactly the same as before. He smiled, and said, "Notice any difference?" Gaolik shrugged, and shook his head. Kalirn laughed. "Good," he said. He walked over to Gaolik, and grabbed his sword quickly from him. He pulled back his arms, and threw both swords into the audience, smashing the ice still clinging to Gaolik's sword when it hit the ground. He grinned at his opponent, and said, "Fist fight?" Gaolik shrugged, but before he could reply, Kalirn had smashed his fist into his face. Gaolik fell backwards and rubbed his nose. "You haven't won yet!" he exclaimed, leaping into a defence position. He grinned, and healed his bleeding face. Ducking under Kalirn's next attack, he reached for his legs. He barely managed to grab one of them, and tried to knock him off balance. Kalirn shook his leg free, and kicked him in the jaw. Gaolik flew backwards a couple of feet, and again healed himself. He sighed to himself, and shot another beam of water at Kalirn. It hit his right arm, and froze solidly. Kalirn glared at him, but decided to use the ice to his advantage. He ran towards Gaolik, attempting to smash it down on his head. However although Gaolik was a Mercury adept, he had speeds comparable to a Jupiter adept. He managed to nearly dodge the entire blow, but a portion of it hit his shoulder. He groaned, but when he looked up, he saw that Kalirn was fighting a large beast... the very same one that had caused Zinin to win his battle. 'What's going on with that thing?' he asked himself. He grinned, however when he realized it was beating him. Meanwhile, Zinin watched the battle from his position in the stands. When Kirin appeared, he sighed. 'I guess those djinni will do anything to make me win... even get involved in somebody else's battle.' He laughed. Soon, Kalirn lay unconcious on the ground. Gaolik grinned over at the unconcious body, and walked off the battlefield.
After the battle between Kalirn and Gaolik, Zinin stood in his room at the inn and said to his djinni, "Why did you do that? That wasn't my battle, so you had no business getting into it! Kalirn had a right to beat Gaolik because he was stronger. The goal of Collosso is not to see who can cheat the best, it's to see whose the strongest. I may not have been able to beat Kalirn, which means you could have just removed the winner from making it to the last round!" The djinni shrugged, and giggled. Phobos looked at Deimos and nodded his head. They stood from their positions on Zinin's bed, and disappeared.
Zinin knocked on Kalirn's door. There was no reply, so he knocked again. This time, Kalirn opened the door and stepped out. He smiled weakly, and said, "Yes, Zinin?" The younger boy sighed, and said, "Phobos and Deimos would like to apologize to you for your defeat." Kalirn sighed. "Phobos? I don't know any Phobos, only Deimos. So, what did they want to say?" Zinin laughed, and the two fire djinni appeared. Phobos said, "I'm Phobos..." Kalirn sighed, and said, "Alright, what did you do?" Deimos nodded, to Phobos, who disappeared. "Well," he said, and cleared his throat, "Um... we made you lose... because we wanted Zinin to win. But you should take it as a compliment, because..." He was cut off when Zinin glared at him. Deimos continued, "Well, we made you lose because we were afraid you would beat Zinin. You see, we made Kirin come along." Kalirn laughed bitterly. "Oh, so that's what that thing was?" Deimos nodded slowly, and disappeared. Zinin shrugged, and said, "I can try to get a rematch for you, but I don't know if they'll agree." Kalirn nodded, seeming slightly cheered up. "Well, I'm glad to know that wasn't Gaolik. Now, I'll atleast have some defence when he goes on and on about how he beat me." Zinin laughed, and walked off.
"What do you mean, rematch?" shouted Gaolik. "I beat him fair and square." Zinin laughed. "No, that's only what you think. Actually, my djinni beat him." Gaolik laughed. "What are they?" he asked. Zinin laughed, and the two djinni appeared. "Phobos and Deimos," he said. Gaolik shrugged, and said, "I still think I beat him fairly." Zinin shook his head, and turning to leave, said, "Well, the people running Collosso didn't seem to think so."
Gaolik stood facing Kalirn, and began to glare. He stuck his hands into the air, and a large thin sheet of ice surrounded him. The ice was completely clean, making it easy to see through. Kalirn laughed, although Gaolik didn't hear him. He used the same attack he had used in the match before, which he had called strength-enhance. Running towards the icy wall, he drew his sword back, and thrust it into the wall. Although his attack gave him strength and kept him from wearing out, the only drawback was in speed. When using his attack, he was less than half as fast as before. Because of his loss of speed, Gaolik easily dodged the blade as it shattered the entire ice wall into peices. He quickly got behind Kalirn and thrust his sword into his back. The younger boy screamed in pain, and drew the sword out. Although he was hit with an attack that would most likely kill almost anyone, even a full grown man, he didn't die. Instead, he had taken small damage, rid his enemy of a weapon, and gained himself another weapon. Gaolik glared to himself, and kicked Kalirn's leg out from underneath him. He fell hard, and Gaolik took advantage of this time to barrage him with kicks and punches. However soon Kalirn was again standing, holding his two swords ready. Gaolik put a lot of energy into an ice attack, barely knocking one of the swords out of Kalirn's hand. Before his opponent could get the sword, Gaolik rushed to pick it up. He grabbed it and threw it at Kalirn. He grinned inwardly as it struck barely into his right shoulder. Kalirn glared at him, and ran towards him as fast as he could. Gaolik slowly backed up, and then started running towards the side of the arena. Kalirn was now running nearly his top speed, and close behind. With a grin, the older boy kicked off the wall and flipped over Kalirn's head, punching him hard as he did so. To the amazement of Gaolik, Kalirn suddenly stopped the strength, and whirled around quickly, sending his foot into his stomach. Gaolik fell backwards, but managed to do a backflip to stop his fall. Kalirn watched as he backflipped away, sending a blast of water towards him. He laughed, and put up his hands. A golden- brown boulder appeared in front of him, blocking the entire water attack. Walking around the boulder, Kalirn was surprised to see another blast of water coming towards him. This time, he was unable to block it. The freezing water washed over him, and he was barely able to withstand it. He cast potent cure on himself, but still was barely in a position to fight. Again, he cast strength-enhance and approached Gaolik. He was dodged again and again, but eventually managed to land a solid punch on Gaolik's head. The older boy flew backwards several feet, and lay still. Kalirn laughed, and said, "So much for winning, huh?" With a grin, he walked away.
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Yay, FINALLY another chapter. Terribly sorry, I just never really got around to updating.
Oh well...
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Chapter Nine
Kalirn tried a slash at Gaolik's leg, but it was dodged. When he looked, he didn't see Gaolik anymore. He looked around, and finally saw him standing in the crowd. The older boy laughed, and did a flip back to the battle. "Watch this!" he exclaimed. He threw his sword into the air, and shot two beams of water, one from either hand, towards it. The water turned to ice around the sword, and fell down on Kalirn's arm. Although the actual blade didn't hit him, the ice was extremely sharp. The boy screamed in pain, and dropped his sword. With the other hand, he picked it back up and walked towards Gaolik. Meanwhile, Gaolik had scrambled over and grabbed his own sword. Kalirn laughed, seemingly unfazed by the state of his arm. "You're not the only one with tricks," he said. "I was hoping not to have to use this until I fought Zinin, but it looks like a time has come. Even he doesn't know about it." He lifted his hands into the air, and golden light surrounded him. When the light died down, Kalirn stood there, looking exactly the same as before. He smiled, and said, "Notice any difference?" Gaolik shrugged, and shook his head. Kalirn laughed. "Good," he said. He walked over to Gaolik, and grabbed his sword quickly from him. He pulled back his arms, and threw both swords into the audience, smashing the ice still clinging to Gaolik's sword when it hit the ground. He grinned at his opponent, and said, "Fist fight?" Gaolik shrugged, but before he could reply, Kalirn had smashed his fist into his face. Gaolik fell backwards and rubbed his nose. "You haven't won yet!" he exclaimed, leaping into a defence position. He grinned, and healed his bleeding face. Ducking under Kalirn's next attack, he reached for his legs. He barely managed to grab one of them, and tried to knock him off balance. Kalirn shook his leg free, and kicked him in the jaw. Gaolik flew backwards a couple of feet, and again healed himself. He sighed to himself, and shot another beam of water at Kalirn. It hit his right arm, and froze solidly. Kalirn glared at him, but decided to use the ice to his advantage. He ran towards Gaolik, attempting to smash it down on his head. However although Gaolik was a Mercury adept, he had speeds comparable to a Jupiter adept. He managed to nearly dodge the entire blow, but a portion of it hit his shoulder. He groaned, but when he looked up, he saw that Kalirn was fighting a large beast... the very same one that had caused Zinin to win his battle. 'What's going on with that thing?' he asked himself. He grinned, however when he realized it was beating him. Meanwhile, Zinin watched the battle from his position in the stands. When Kirin appeared, he sighed. 'I guess those djinni will do anything to make me win... even get involved in somebody else's battle.' He laughed. Soon, Kalirn lay unconcious on the ground. Gaolik grinned over at the unconcious body, and walked off the battlefield.
After the battle between Kalirn and Gaolik, Zinin stood in his room at the inn and said to his djinni, "Why did you do that? That wasn't my battle, so you had no business getting into it! Kalirn had a right to beat Gaolik because he was stronger. The goal of Collosso is not to see who can cheat the best, it's to see whose the strongest. I may not have been able to beat Kalirn, which means you could have just removed the winner from making it to the last round!" The djinni shrugged, and giggled. Phobos looked at Deimos and nodded his head. They stood from their positions on Zinin's bed, and disappeared.
Zinin knocked on Kalirn's door. There was no reply, so he knocked again. This time, Kalirn opened the door and stepped out. He smiled weakly, and said, "Yes, Zinin?" The younger boy sighed, and said, "Phobos and Deimos would like to apologize to you for your defeat." Kalirn sighed. "Phobos? I don't know any Phobos, only Deimos. So, what did they want to say?" Zinin laughed, and the two fire djinni appeared. Phobos said, "I'm Phobos..." Kalirn sighed, and said, "Alright, what did you do?" Deimos nodded, to Phobos, who disappeared. "Well," he said, and cleared his throat, "Um... we made you lose... because we wanted Zinin to win. But you should take it as a compliment, because..." He was cut off when Zinin glared at him. Deimos continued, "Well, we made you lose because we were afraid you would beat Zinin. You see, we made Kirin come along." Kalirn laughed bitterly. "Oh, so that's what that thing was?" Deimos nodded slowly, and disappeared. Zinin shrugged, and said, "I can try to get a rematch for you, but I don't know if they'll agree." Kalirn nodded, seeming slightly cheered up. "Well, I'm glad to know that wasn't Gaolik. Now, I'll atleast have some defence when he goes on and on about how he beat me." Zinin laughed, and walked off.
"What do you mean, rematch?" shouted Gaolik. "I beat him fair and square." Zinin laughed. "No, that's only what you think. Actually, my djinni beat him." Gaolik laughed. "What are they?" he asked. Zinin laughed, and the two djinni appeared. "Phobos and Deimos," he said. Gaolik shrugged, and said, "I still think I beat him fairly." Zinin shook his head, and turning to leave, said, "Well, the people running Collosso didn't seem to think so."
Gaolik stood facing Kalirn, and began to glare. He stuck his hands into the air, and a large thin sheet of ice surrounded him. The ice was completely clean, making it easy to see through. Kalirn laughed, although Gaolik didn't hear him. He used the same attack he had used in the match before, which he had called strength-enhance. Running towards the icy wall, he drew his sword back, and thrust it into the wall. Although his attack gave him strength and kept him from wearing out, the only drawback was in speed. When using his attack, he was less than half as fast as before. Because of his loss of speed, Gaolik easily dodged the blade as it shattered the entire ice wall into peices. He quickly got behind Kalirn and thrust his sword into his back. The younger boy screamed in pain, and drew the sword out. Although he was hit with an attack that would most likely kill almost anyone, even a full grown man, he didn't die. Instead, he had taken small damage, rid his enemy of a weapon, and gained himself another weapon. Gaolik glared to himself, and kicked Kalirn's leg out from underneath him. He fell hard, and Gaolik took advantage of this time to barrage him with kicks and punches. However soon Kalirn was again standing, holding his two swords ready. Gaolik put a lot of energy into an ice attack, barely knocking one of the swords out of Kalirn's hand. Before his opponent could get the sword, Gaolik rushed to pick it up. He grabbed it and threw it at Kalirn. He grinned inwardly as it struck barely into his right shoulder. Kalirn glared at him, and ran towards him as fast as he could. Gaolik slowly backed up, and then started running towards the side of the arena. Kalirn was now running nearly his top speed, and close behind. With a grin, the older boy kicked off the wall and flipped over Kalirn's head, punching him hard as he did so. To the amazement of Gaolik, Kalirn suddenly stopped the strength, and whirled around quickly, sending his foot into his stomach. Gaolik fell backwards, but managed to do a backflip to stop his fall. Kalirn watched as he backflipped away, sending a blast of water towards him. He laughed, and put up his hands. A golden- brown boulder appeared in front of him, blocking the entire water attack. Walking around the boulder, Kalirn was surprised to see another blast of water coming towards him. This time, he was unable to block it. The freezing water washed over him, and he was barely able to withstand it. He cast potent cure on himself, but still was barely in a position to fight. Again, he cast strength-enhance and approached Gaolik. He was dodged again and again, but eventually managed to land a solid punch on Gaolik's head. The older boy flew backwards several feet, and lay still. Kalirn laughed, and said, "So much for winning, huh?" With a grin, he walked away.
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Yay, FINALLY another chapter. Terribly sorry, I just never really got around to updating.
Oh well...
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