I would like to take this time to dedicate this story to someone special. She's touched my writing and has encouraged me to go places where I never would've thought possible. Like Crimson Fire, she helped me get to where I am today. Kae Noel, this one is dedicated to you!
Chapter 14: Death is a FantasyKat was almost completely in the world of the unconscious and dead when suddenly her mind came to a realization. She wasn't dying. Everything came back crystal clear as she blinked and saw that the soldier that had stabber her wasn't in front of her anymore.
In fact, there wasn't any sign that he was even near her.
Instinctively Kat's hand went to her stomach. There was no gaping wound there; she was fine. Then what was the deal? She wondered, shaking her head and continued towards the center of the field. That was really odd.
She wouldn't let some vision stop her from her mission. Wait, how'd I know it was a vision? Not just some weird alternate reality? Hold on; is this death? The realization hit her hard. Kat sped up her pace to a full out run, trying to see if she was really dead. They tricked me! This isn't the pearly white gates waiting to accept me!
Being able to dodge most of the duels going on, she wasn't able to confirm her thoughts that she was dead because she herself got into a duel. A Nazi came up and attacked her, charging at full speed. Surprised Kat held up her sword and blocked his attack. "So I'm not dead because I can still kill you," she said as she pulled her sword away and shot the guy with a ball of energy. He flew back and didn't stand again.
Continuing to run, she realized that as she got closer to the center of the field the number of duels increased, making it almost impossible for her to move through them, dodge them and get anywhere near the center. How am I supposed to stop a battle when I can't get to the center? She wondered as she maneuvered past two Nazis. Also making me a target.
Suddenly she felt the hand on her shoulder, just like in her "vision". She swung around the other way, to her right not her left as the "vision" had warned her, and side kicked the guy, avoiding the ready sword. He stumbled away from her, falling into two other battles and creating a small opening for her to run through. She ran past the men tangled in each others and threw anyone in her way out of her way with balls of energy.
Kat ran blindly through the people, blasting them aside without another thought. This is seriously annoying me so no more Mr. Nice Guy! Wait, would that be Mrs. Nice Gal or… whatever, I'm getting too pissed off to care! Now, get to the center... fast! She thought. Running at top speed she jumped over dead bodies and made wave after wave of dark energy to blast people aside from her. Gee, you'd think they'd learn!
Abruptly she noticed that she had come to her destination, she was in the exact center of the battlefield… or at least, what she thought of as the center. She wasn't sure where to go but since her feet sort of stopped and everyone seemed to be staying away from this spot… also, it helps that there's this huge marking on the ground, she thought, looking at her feet and seeing the symbol for "life" burned into the ground.
Okay... I've got to do this right, even if I don't know how, which is not helping, she thought. Hey, big mysterious voice, can I get some help here?
Trust your instincts, it said.
Kat sort of growled; that didn't give her anything to go on. "Great, alright, let's see…" she closed her eyes and her hands suddenly shot up straight into the air above her head.
Across the battlefield Alex had recovered and was now standing. Trust in your instincts, a deep voice said within their minds. "Did you hear that?" Asked Nicole, glancing at Alex who was leaning on her shoulder.
"Uh huh. That's the same voice we heard in our visions."
"That's what I thought."
"Should we do as it says?"
"Uhm… I don't know? Maybe."
"Well I think Kat's doing what it says," Alex pointed to the breakage of fighting towards the center of the field and where one lone figure stood on the scorched symbol of "life" in Gaean in the ground. "So we should probably do the same."
Nicole nodded and Alex stepped away. Both closed their eyes and felt their hands as they flew up into the air, reaching towards the sky, over their heads…
AN: Are y'all getting annoyed with me for leaving you at cliffhangers constantly? **crowd nods** Yeah, okay, I'll try to stop that… but hey I gotta keep people interested. If anyone is still reading this pathetic piece of trash **cricket chirps** yeah I thought so. Hey, I'm the author; I can call my work a piece of trash! So basically-review and you get the next chapter sooner. Wonderful system isn't it?
~The Shadow That Takes The Form of a Kat~
~~ShadowKat~~
