Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. Well, wasn't that rather blunt?
You know, the ground feels slightly damp… A sudden feeling of daijavou overcame me, and wheels spun inside my brain. Didn't I walk on damp ground shortly before we had to face Rana? I think my face paled, but I really could care less and soon I found myself running blindly to wherever it was that was pulling me. Dodging trees without thinking, all that I knew was that I must find Takuya, and hoped that he was all right and Rana was nowhere nearby. With fear driving me to make sure everything was all right, it was not long before I found myself face to face with a large river running through the forest. I had nearly fallen in, but stopped just in time. Looking around, I sighed with deep relief when seeing Takuya had fallen asleep against a tree. Walking quietly over, I shook him until he finally woke up. Well, the river explains why the ground was damp further away… I think.
"Huwaanh?" Takuya yawned and looked with confusion around.
"You really shouldn't fall asleep so far away." I chuckle. Takuya looks at me with the uttermost confusion.
"I didn't fall asleep…" He murmured, and this got me. He didn't? Then why did I find him sleeping here…? A low cold laugh echoed, answering my question. We both looked around for the source, only causing the creator of the laugh to carry out their laughter even louder.
"I told you, I would take one of you down with me… but then I thought, what if I could take down two of you?" A feminine voice called out then began to cackle darkly. Rana… "I knew if I could get one of you away from the others, at least one of you would follow after… and just for my luck it was you Kouji! Ahahahahah!" Rana cackled more so, and slowly the water built up and she formed from the algea-infested waters. I suppose the water wasn't very clean, but then again we were probably very close to Cherubi.
"What do you want?" I snapped. Well, that was a rather stupid question, I already had knew what she wanted. I guess I'm still not fully awake, I'm asking questions I already know the answers to… Rana chuckled lowly, and smirked darkly at us.
"To kill you." She stated simply and held her left hand high above her. Even in the dark I could see all the damages of our last fight to her face. It was… horrible. The area in which was cracked by Junpei's Thunder Fists was crusted with blood, and scars ran all over her face. "Draining Rain!" She called, not that again… Not even a second after she said that the deadly rain started to pour down upon us two, the dangerous liquid burning at our skin again. I yelped, and cringed for a few seconds each time every new drop landed on me. Takuya was fairing slightly better, but the rain was still ebbing down on his skin too. It felt like rough skin being scraped painfully across your skin, but does causing any bleeding. It's painful…
"Can you do anything besides that!?" I hissed at her, and all she did was smile insanely, and her eyes got wide with malicious glory. She is rather freaky-looking like that.
"Plenty. Take this!" She hissed, and the river quite literally picked itself from its banks and hovered high over us, but the deathly rain still went through it landing on us. For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to fight her, and I can't understand why! Grrraah! Oh… this is going to hurt. The entire part of the river that removed itself now crashed down on both of us, washing around inside of it with the rain swirling around stinging at our skin. I let out a deep breath of air from the shock, as did Takuya, but I did not drink in any of it, as much as my lungs screamed at me to do so. Takuya on the hand did, and well… I don't think he knows how to swim. Actually, I barely know how to myself, so this is NOT a good thing! Flailing around I try to move around in the water, but it's churning so quickly, and my lungs are burning so bad… Then it all leaves. I collapse down onto the ground breathing hard in the sweet air. What happened?
"What… the… hell… happened….?" I pant out, and although my entire body is now aching with pain I look around desperately to find Takuya. Looking over I see him laying down and panting heavily, he opens his eyes and smiles weakly at me to let me know nothings wrong, he's just a little weak. Sighing in relief I search for Rana. Where did she g-AHHH! I cry out as something rams into my ribs. Snapping my attention to the cause I see Rana smiling before her fist flies up and hits me directly under my chin-she just did an uppercut. I feel my body get flown over backwards and the air is knocked again out of me as I land down harshly on the ground. I groan and stumble when getting up. Looking painfully at her, she holds a victorious smile.
"I really don't think you can defeat Lord Cherubi if I'm too much for you." She laughs out. I glare at her, and say nothing. "This will be to easy." She says with a smile. "Now, to drown you both." She says, and has a sickening sweet smile that Death himself wears when first greeting you. The river rises upwards again, but this time I'm ready. I go quickly over to Takuya and grab him tightly, before the river crushes us both again. I may not be that great of a swimmer, but at least I can slightly swim, from what I can tell he can't at all. The water spins us out of control once again, and our bodies are flung around and through it. It rams us into tree after tree, knocking precious air that can keep us alive, and it's hard to tell which one of us are facing the full impact of it. AH DAMN! I scream silently in the water as something strikes through my hand, and the pain is so horrible. From the shock ad horrific pain I let go of Takuya, a mistake that I realize right afterward. With my unharmed hand I grope the waters desperately to find him, but I get no such luck. Again the water flings me out of it, and soon after that I feel a heavy body land harshly on me. Wincing, I look at my hand with a pained expression, and turn to see Takuya out cold on me.
"Damn…" Was all I could mutter, and before I got anymore chances to do anything else, Rana reappears out of nowhere and kicks me clear out of under Takuya.
"Awe, did you hurt your hand? I hope it's the one you use, because maybe then I can kill that little worthless slave much easier." Rana chuckles. Okay, I have had enough now. I'm tired, my skin is burning, my entire body ached, and my hand was screaming out at me, then again I can't exactly blame it. Now, she was daring to call my Takuya worthless!? Ignoring what I had just thought I got to my feet best I could; though it was in a pained and agonizingly horrible way. I don't think I'm in shape to fight, but ah well.
"You know, I'm really pissed off at you right now, I suggest you don't say anything else that would tick me off anymore than I am right now." I warn her, and pant heavily, my energy slowly concentrating in my unharmed hand. Unfortunately for me, she did get the hand I usually fight with, so I'm not going to be very good. Doesn't matter, either way she'll either come back to the side of the light or she'll retreat, simple as that. I won't sink as low as her to kill.
"Really now sugah? I doubt it, but you can dream." She laughs.
"Lobo… Kendo…" I pant, and a surge of white light bursts brightly out of my hand. Her laughter falters, and she looks at me with minorly worried eyes.
"W-w-what?! Are you not weak enough for meh to kill yeh yet? Fine, Drain-" Before Rana could even finish her sentence I shot a nice amount of light towards her from my sword. I don't think she heard me whisper 'Cleansing Light'. She cried out, the purity of my attack obviously finding it's way to the darkness corrupting her. "NOOOOOO!" She screamed, and wrapped her arms about her body to try and keep the darkness inside. But… why? "Please… kill me… don't… don't take away my only comfort." Rana whispered, fear gripping her words.
"N-nani?" I gasp, staring at her in horror. She's rather die than be freed from the darkness?!
"No one wanted me… my parents… no one. All because I'm a freak. Half human, half element, and half something. Don't… don't take away my sanctuary…" She whispered.
"What? That's not true I bet! Cherubi's lying to you; he's controlling you! Let me free you from him so that you can be happy!" I growl. She let's out a cold and bitter self-loathing laugh.
"He is not… he saved me… from death. I am happy where I am now…" Rana explains, and looks at me with eyes brimming with tears, and as she talks about Cherubi, she gives a true smile. "I'd rather die… than ever betray Lord Cherubi. What I've always wanted, was to please him and make my way to be worthy of Mercury." She whispers then looks at me with hardened eyes. "I won't die alone… Tempest Twist!" she hisses, and again spins, but this time with control. And she was heading towards… Takuya! I move my legs and ignore the pain and fire-like agony stretching through them as I run at full speed. There is no other choice… I sweep my sword of light right through Rana's attack. And her. For a brief moment everything is at a stand still… and then she smiles. "I failed… but I did not betray." Then her body is lost to endless darkness. I stand there breathing hard, my energy quickly leaving me. My sword disappears and I stand there, motionless. She… she was acting of her own will. I could not believe what had just happened, but I need not worry about it for too long, as I passed out.
A/N: Mwahah, I escaped those evil men. Onto more important matters… Can you send me the picture you drew Rebecca? *Pleading eyes* Please? Err, oh and a little angst here, well on Rana's part, other then that there wasn't really any. T_T And please tell me what I need to improve on in the fight! I know it stunk so… helpful advice appreciated! Thank you so much for your kind support and I hope you had a lovely day!