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Chapter 19
The Truth, the pressure
'Kai! Fight it!' another voice shouted from inside his head. The voice rang in his head. Who was it? He slowly began to grit his teeth, his rage rising in his mind. 'Kai! Don't let him use his Bit beast against you, if he does, you must do the same to him.' A voice kept talking to him, coaching him in his thoughts. It was a soft feminine voice, a voice he wasn't sure of.
"What's he doing?" Uriko asked watching him.
"What do you mean?" asked Ray in confusion looking at Kai.
"He's stopped writhing in pain," Uriko replied. "It's almost as if he's got control of himself again, like he can't feel the pain, or something is helping him soothe the pain." She was right; Kai began to fight the lightning that shot through his body.
'Grit your teeth and fight it Kai. This match belongs to you,' it rang again, distant now. He decided to heed it and gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and stopped the lightning hold. It dropped him, he collapsed onto the floor.
"How did he do that?" exclaimed Tyson. Kai was slowly getting back up, holding his arm and his lip bleeding.
"Why did you let him go? Stupid Bit beast!" Yukichi shouted. Kai was panting heavily, but that voice was right, he wasn't going to let the little dweeb win.
"Dranzer! Take out Windeleion! Fire Sabre Attack!"
"Counter attack Windeleion!" Yukichi shouted running towards Kai. Kai blocked his attack and elbowed him in the throat, he then elbowed him in the back as he leant forward clutching his throat.
"Dranzer! Finish off Windeleion!" Kai shouted ignoring Yukichi for a moment. Yukichi went to strike Kai while he had his head turned but Kai caught his arm and smirked. He then struck Yukichi's arm and a loud crack could be heard. Kai's rage finally allowed him to launch the same attack he had on Nanasi. He threw a punch that sent Yukichi right into the stadium wall. Yukichi crumpled onto the stadium floor, he didn't move or breathe.
The whole stadium was silent as Kai went down on one knee, Windeleion slowly disappeared. Kai's hands hit cold stone as he panted heavily, totally exhausted. Alice ran out to check on him, Steve beside her.
"Kai, are you okay?" asked Alice exasperated as she watched the medics run to the dead Yukichi.
"I.don't know," he stammered.
"Get him back to Chin caro," Alice ordered Steve who nodded and picked up Kai in one arm.
Kai was deep in thought. Who was that voice, and how did they know how to fight Windeleion's attack? Or even better, how did they know about the attack? He looked around the stadium but no one stood out in particular. There was murmuring right throughout the stadium.
"Whoa, I can't believe Kai did that," said Tyson quietly, as if talking at a funeral.
"I know," breathed Ray.
"Get used to it," Uriko replied firmly. "That's all that seems to happen in these last few rounds." They nodded slowly, but Hilary had tears in her eyes.
"Come on Hilary, you heard the girl," Gramps said softly to her.
"I know, but poor Kai," Hilary cried, leaning into Tyson's shoulder. He patted her uncomfortably, looking to Gramps for support. Gramps shrugged solemnly.
Steve approached Chin caro with Kai leaning on his shoulder.
"Excuse me? Chin caro?" Steve stammered anxiously. Chin caro looked up with her visor flashing red.
"Yes?" she asked solemnly. She saw Kai and saw his face. "Leave him here." Steve let go of him and Chin caro leant him against the wall.
"You got him?" Steve asked, unsure about the cold girl. Her visor flashed and she ignored him. Steve left. Kai looked down at Chin caro as she was slightly shorter than him.
"I." Kai started.
"Ssh, come with me," she said leaving the wall and walking out the door. He followed her slowly.
He couldn't help thinking about how dangerous the power was inside him, 'Could it have been the result of bottling his emotions inside of me?'
"No, it isn't," said Chin caro suddenly.
"What?" asked Kai in surprise.
"Your bottled emotions have nothing to do with what just happened," she replied, her voice seemed softer, as did her eyes when she took down her hood.
"How did you.?" he started but then answered himself. "You were the voice!" She looked slightly apprehensive but nodded.
"How?" he asked moving closer to the wall she was leaning on, her eyes looking at the ground.
"I don't know.can't remember," she replied quietly. As Kai watched her, he saw her for the first time, not Chin caro but the real Nanasi. Her whole face seemed to have softened and she actually looked like she was the same age as him. Her image was no longer hard or tough and emotionless, it was like how Kai sometimes felt when he was alone and angry about something that made him despair.
"But, can you read all-?" he asked moving closer.
"No," she replied shortly.
"So, is that how you always knew what I was thinking?" asked Kai without thinking much. She simply nodded, still looking at the ground.
"I had too, I knew Fight God was around and I thought I knew what he wanted; now I'm not so sure if I can help." Kai didn't know what was becoming of him, but he was feeling sorry for her. He looked away, trying to block out his thoughts. He then realised something else.
"Is that why you taught me the mind blockage? So you didn't read?" he demanded now getting angry. She looked up, her eyes were red.
"Not just me, Fight God is probably tracing you," she replied looking fearful as Kai's temper rose.
"Well, it seems to me you're more trouble than you first seemed," sneered Kai. He was reacting the only way he knew how to the strange despair he felt for Nanasi. "We don't need your help to get our friends Nanasi!" She looked shocked as he shouted her name, she quickly raised her visor so it wouldn't get wet as she burst into tears and Kai stormed down the corridor.
Ray saw Kai storm out of the side corridor and out of the stadium. He slipped away from the others who were watching Alice try to escape from Steve's hard blows while still flinging in some of her own.
Kai stormed back to the beach where Chin caro had spoken to him about his fight against Baek Doo San. He leant against the wall that separated the sand and the concrete.
'Why on earth did I say that to her?' he said mentally hitting himself. 'I saw who she was for the first time; she's vulnerable too, just like me.' He hit his fist against the wall. Suddenly a thought hit him, actually an image. He thought of how sad and vulnerable Nanasi had looked standing against the wall in the corridor.
'Wait, why does she look suddenly familiar,' Kai thought frowning. Another image flashed, a small girl. 'I don't think so; she was way too vulnerable and skinny. And girly for that matter.'
"Hey, what's up?" Ray's voice asked from above him. Kai looked onto the path that he was leaning against.
"What do you want?" sneered Kai, seething.
"Whoa, what's eating you?" Ray retorted backing up slightly. He jumped off the path.
"None of your business," hissed Kai.
"Get over the kid Kai," Ray said sitting on the sand. "He deserved it and Uriko says that there's going to more in the next rounds."
"Yeah, well why don't you go back to your girlfriend and leave me alone?" Kai muttered. Ray blushed slightly.
"I would, but she's not my girlfriend so that wouldn't happen," Ray retorted, still red in the face. Kai 'hmphed' and stayed silent, watching the waves. He still couldn't get Nanasi out of his head. They heard a cheer from inside.
"Looks like Chin caro won," Ray commented.
"Chin caro?" asked Kai in slight surprise. He felt his stomach belly flop slightly.
"Yeah, Alice beat the boxer almost straight up so Chin caro was in," Ray replied getting up. "I think now that she's won I'll go back in. I was only out because I knew Chin caro would win and since you don't want to open up." He shrugged and then jumped back onto the path and walked back to the stadium, leaving Kai to his own thoughts.
Kai was still on the beach as the night swung around; enveloping the sea and making it look dark and dangerous. It kind of gave his thoughts life. He was watching the moon's reflection ripple on the waves; until he saw movement further down the beach.
It was Chin caro. She had her hood down and her visor off, hanging around her neck. She looked across the water, her face pale and the red tattoos standing out against her skin. She stood there for a moment and Kai wondered what she was doing; then she fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands.
'What's wrong with her?' Kai thought to himself. He saw something sparkle in her eyes. 'Is she crying?'
He stayed still watching her as her fists hit the sand, her fingers clawing at it. Suddenly he felt like his whole mind had opened and had emptied every thought. Then he heard a voice, a soft echoing voice, he thought for a moment that Nanasi had tapped into his mind again; until he heard what was being said.
'I can't do this anymore! I'm becoming soft and allowing emotions to push through my thoughts, I can't even control my mind now. Stupid kids all that time of spent with them I've softened and become weak!' she pounded her fist again. Kai watched as she put her head down to the sand, continuing to hit the ground.
'Why is she so angry at herself? Although, I suppose I can often be like that, but I scold myself, not feel sorry for myself,' thought Kai frowning; she transformed into the snow leopard before roaring. She thought again.
'I was lonely before, long ago before I met Tyson, Ray and Hilary. Hell even Kai was company to an extent, even he has made me become weak to emotion, his coldness seemed to help soften me.' She sobbed as she hit the sand again. 'And now I realise how alone in the world I am, why can't I cope with it?'
She sat up and rubbed her temple, un-transforming, sand falling onto her face. She looked down at her hands. Kai felt very uncomfortable at what he was hearing. He was about to walk away when he heard her humming to herself. The tune was familiar, it was song he often thought of when he was despairing about what had happened at the world finals; Avril Lavigne's 'I'm with you'.
He stayed and watched her until she looked back up at the stars and she finally blocked her mind. Kai however, sat deep in thought. How had he been able to read her thoughts as she had read his so many times before? He had his mind blocked so he knew Nanasi wouldn't know he was there, even so he figured she couldn't unless she concentrated on him.
'That must be it, I was concentrating on her, it can be the only reasonable explanation to what is going on,' he thought to himself. He watched as she slowly got up looking at the waves, sighed and gracefully walked down the beach as if her moment of weakness had never happened. He shook his head and returned to the hotel room.
He crept into his room that he was sharing with Ray, thinking the Chinese teen was asleep.
"What took you so long?" asked Ray, his voice piercing the silence that Kai usually found so comfortable but now felt edgily about.
"No reason," replied Kai coldly, seeing the golden orbs of his friend float above his bed.
"Don't try and hide it, even you don't stay out past midnight," Ray replied standing up.
"It's none of your business," he snarled angrily.
"Come on Kai," said Ray trying to soothe the frustrated teen. "You can tell me."
"I'm going to bed," sneered Kai as he changed and slipped into the sheets. Ray stayed standing, but then he too got into bed. After Kai was sure Ray was asleep Kai sat up and looked around the room.
'What is it that makes me so. important? What is Nanasi trying to protect people from?" Kai looked out the window to where the moon shone in. He got up slowly and looked out; it was full still, but was a slight orange colour. Kai stared at it for a while until he noticed something strange. A shadow flickered across it, just a quick movement that caught his sharp eyes.
'What the?' he heard a shout within the compound of the stadium and an alarm sound. He thought it best he went to sleep if there was something going on, he didn't want to seem suspicious.
The next morning they arrived at the stadium with an armed escort. Mishima's men had arrived in the morning to take them to the stadium. All around the stadium were armed guards and soldiers, all looking very scared and suspicious.
"Hey look, there's Chin caro," whispered Hilary as they entered the stadium. Indeed she was, she was propped up against the wall. Her arms were folded and she had her swords strapped to a belt around her waist under her cloak.
"Hey!" Tyson exclaimed. She looked up, but didn't smile; her visor flashed and she looked away.
"Hey, what's up with her?" asked Hilary looking at her strangely as she strode away. Ray turned to look at Kai who was frowning. He thought for a second that he saw a flicker of concern, or maybe guilt.
Later the four Bladebreakers sat in a room separated from the other competitors.
"I'd really like to know what was wrong with Chin caro," said Hilary as they sat waiting for Kai's fight.
"So would I," added Ray looking at Kai. Kai's face was emotionless but Ray could see the concern and guilt that had now permanently resided in Kai's eyes. "What happened Kai?"
Kai was about to answer when the door opened.
"Kai Hiwitari? You're up," said a young man. Kai stood up and strode to the door.
"Good luck Kai, Alice isn't going to be an easy opponent to beat," shouted Hilary as he was led down the hall.
"What were you talking about Ray?" asked Tyson as they walked back to the stands where they had saved seats.
"Hmm? Oh nothing," Ray replied sitting down.
"It must have been something," replied Hilary as she took some popcorn from Tyson.
"Oh, hey look. Here they come," Ray said suddenly changing the subject. Indeed the two competitors walked out. Alice bouncing as she ran out, Kai frowning, but focused. They got into their ready positions.
"Ready! Begin!" Alice was attacking as soon as the word came out of his mouth.
"Jesus!" Kai exclaimed as she jumped straight at him, knocking him to the ground with a swift kick. He managed to jump back up off the ground with a strange floating sensation. He looked strangely at his arms and legs before looking back at Alice. He sprinted at her throwing punches and kicks at Alice as she tried to jump up and over him to avoid the attacks.
"Whoa? What's Kai doing?" asked Tyson. "I've never seen him fight like that."
"You know, it's almost like 'The Matrix' or something," Hilary added.
"Hey, did you guys ever wonder what it was that Nanasi talked about?" Tyson whispered. "Maybe Kai has something to do with 'The Matrix'." Ray and Hilary looked at him strangely, before looking away and shaking their heads.
"No, it's something else," Ray replied watching as Kai pulled off an impossible mid air spin kick and still landing on his feet. "I'm going to find Chin caro." He left the others to watch the fight.
He found Chin caro sitting in a room, her legs folded and arms crossed. Her eyes were shut and she showed no sign of hearing him enter the room.
"Err.Chin caro?" said Ray stepping into the room. It was very cold to the Chinese teen and he could seen that Nanasi wasn't affected at all by the coldness of the room as she had her jumper off and sat there peacefully. "Hey! Chin caro!" he said a bit louder.
Her eyes shot open and the room seemed to return to a normal temperature.
"What is it Ray?" asked Chin caro coldly.
"I wanted to know about.Kai," he asked in an unsure voice. Her eyes narrowed. "I want to know if Kai's the one with the Devil Gene."
Chin caro looked at him carefully her eyes roving his facial expressions. Ray thought that she was reading his mind for a second but thought that was a little too unrealistic.
"Chin caro?" asked an official looking in through the door. Chin caro's eyes snapped to him, a cold expression taking over. "You're up."
Chin caro stood up and swept past Ray, her swords hitting him as she strode past. Ray followed her until he came to the exit for the stands.
"Good luck Chin caro!" He watched as Kai and Chin caro met in the hall, Kai obviously winning as Alice was stretchered away to the medical room. They stopped and watched each other, Kai's eyes wide and slightly guilty. Chin caro eventually pushed past him, making him turn around and stare at her.
"Hey Kai!" Ray shouted trying to catch his attention. Kai turned around and snarled at him.
"What?"
"I'm not taking no for an answer. What happened?" asked Ray making Kai walk into one of the empty rooms.
"Well, all I can say is I hope you're happy with yourself," said Ray as they emerged from the room. Kai had told him everything except for his own mind reading.
"Look, it's done now, I can't do anything to stop it," replied Kai coldly. They were walking down the corridor towards the arena. They heard someone crying out in pain and looked at each other before hurrying out to see what was happening.
Chin caro was being thrown around the arena by Lee Chaolan, the same guy who had beaten Long. Chin caro was transformed, but even now was struggling to get up.
"What? No way," said Ray as they watched helplessly as her face was cut in several places. Her swords were missing; Kai spotted them lying discarded on the other side of the arena. "Chin caro can't lose."
"Why? She should be able to beat this guy easily," Kai watched as Lee continued to kick her while she was down, making her fall every time she tried to push herself up.
"Maybe she's distracted," Ray replied as she was thrown against a wall.
'Why doesn't she just throw in the fight, I don't think she can handle anymore of this,' thought Kai his fists clenched as she was hit by an energy blast from Lee, throwing her back and making her untransform. She slowly got back up, coughing up blood as she struggled to her feet. Her left arm was broken, her face badly cut and grazed.
He took a step back as her head jerked up and looked at him, her eyes full of coldness and hate.
"What's wrong Kai?" asked Ray seeing the look on Kai's face. Kai looked away as Chin caro was hit again, she cried out in pain. "Kai?"
"Why doesn't she just give in?" said Kai quietly, cringing as she cried out again.
"Because she can't Kai, if she does that he'll kill her," replied Ray. Kai's eyes opened in realisation.
'He's right, she can't give in otherwise she'll be killed. That's why I can't lose her, otherwise I'll be killed too,' he turned around as she was thrown in the direction of her swords.
"Chin caro!" Kai shouted as she was picked up again by Lee, looking to hit her with a final blow.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Ray as Chin caro's whole body reacted to Kai's shout. Her arms shot up catching Lee in the face. She stood up quickly, seeming to have found a new energy. She kneed him and switch kicked him making him fall backwards heavily.
"Yes!" shouted Ray as she flipped her way back one handed to her swords, picking one up as she flipped over. She flicked the other up with her foot, throwing it outside the arena so Lee couldn't use it against her. She smiled malevolently.
"Now, it's my turn!" she shouted causing her sword to light up a shimmering blue. It shot a beam at Lee, hitting him in the chest and throwing him into the stadium wall. Her left arm hung limply by her side as she watched the medics run to Lee.
"The winner and finalist number two Chin caro!" the announcer called. Chin caro looked up as Hilary, Uriko, Alice, Long, Shina, Gado, Tyson, Gramps and Yugo ran towards her, but saw nothing else as she swayed and fell.
Ohhh.What's happened to Chin caro? Is she alright? Find out in the next chapter of DEVIL GENE.don't you love it when I do stupid things like that?
Luv all my reviewers! And welcome a new admirer Droopy1389. Thanks! Krayon
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Chapter 19
The Truth, the pressure
'Kai! Fight it!' another voice shouted from inside his head. The voice rang in his head. Who was it? He slowly began to grit his teeth, his rage rising in his mind. 'Kai! Don't let him use his Bit beast against you, if he does, you must do the same to him.' A voice kept talking to him, coaching him in his thoughts. It was a soft feminine voice, a voice he wasn't sure of.
"What's he doing?" Uriko asked watching him.
"What do you mean?" asked Ray in confusion looking at Kai.
"He's stopped writhing in pain," Uriko replied. "It's almost as if he's got control of himself again, like he can't feel the pain, or something is helping him soothe the pain." She was right; Kai began to fight the lightning that shot through his body.
'Grit your teeth and fight it Kai. This match belongs to you,' it rang again, distant now. He decided to heed it and gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and stopped the lightning hold. It dropped him, he collapsed onto the floor.
"How did he do that?" exclaimed Tyson. Kai was slowly getting back up, holding his arm and his lip bleeding.
"Why did you let him go? Stupid Bit beast!" Yukichi shouted. Kai was panting heavily, but that voice was right, he wasn't going to let the little dweeb win.
"Dranzer! Take out Windeleion! Fire Sabre Attack!"
"Counter attack Windeleion!" Yukichi shouted running towards Kai. Kai blocked his attack and elbowed him in the throat, he then elbowed him in the back as he leant forward clutching his throat.
"Dranzer! Finish off Windeleion!" Kai shouted ignoring Yukichi for a moment. Yukichi went to strike Kai while he had his head turned but Kai caught his arm and smirked. He then struck Yukichi's arm and a loud crack could be heard. Kai's rage finally allowed him to launch the same attack he had on Nanasi. He threw a punch that sent Yukichi right into the stadium wall. Yukichi crumpled onto the stadium floor, he didn't move or breathe.
The whole stadium was silent as Kai went down on one knee, Windeleion slowly disappeared. Kai's hands hit cold stone as he panted heavily, totally exhausted. Alice ran out to check on him, Steve beside her.
"Kai, are you okay?" asked Alice exasperated as she watched the medics run to the dead Yukichi.
"I.don't know," he stammered.
"Get him back to Chin caro," Alice ordered Steve who nodded and picked up Kai in one arm.
Kai was deep in thought. Who was that voice, and how did they know how to fight Windeleion's attack? Or even better, how did they know about the attack? He looked around the stadium but no one stood out in particular. There was murmuring right throughout the stadium.
"Whoa, I can't believe Kai did that," said Tyson quietly, as if talking at a funeral.
"I know," breathed Ray.
"Get used to it," Uriko replied firmly. "That's all that seems to happen in these last few rounds." They nodded slowly, but Hilary had tears in her eyes.
"Come on Hilary, you heard the girl," Gramps said softly to her.
"I know, but poor Kai," Hilary cried, leaning into Tyson's shoulder. He patted her uncomfortably, looking to Gramps for support. Gramps shrugged solemnly.
Steve approached Chin caro with Kai leaning on his shoulder.
"Excuse me? Chin caro?" Steve stammered anxiously. Chin caro looked up with her visor flashing red.
"Yes?" she asked solemnly. She saw Kai and saw his face. "Leave him here." Steve let go of him and Chin caro leant him against the wall.
"You got him?" Steve asked, unsure about the cold girl. Her visor flashed and she ignored him. Steve left. Kai looked down at Chin caro as she was slightly shorter than him.
"I." Kai started.
"Ssh, come with me," she said leaving the wall and walking out the door. He followed her slowly.
He couldn't help thinking about how dangerous the power was inside him, 'Could it have been the result of bottling his emotions inside of me?'
"No, it isn't," said Chin caro suddenly.
"What?" asked Kai in surprise.
"Your bottled emotions have nothing to do with what just happened," she replied, her voice seemed softer, as did her eyes when she took down her hood.
"How did you.?" he started but then answered himself. "You were the voice!" She looked slightly apprehensive but nodded.
"How?" he asked moving closer to the wall she was leaning on, her eyes looking at the ground.
"I don't know.can't remember," she replied quietly. As Kai watched her, he saw her for the first time, not Chin caro but the real Nanasi. Her whole face seemed to have softened and she actually looked like she was the same age as him. Her image was no longer hard or tough and emotionless, it was like how Kai sometimes felt when he was alone and angry about something that made him despair.
"But, can you read all-?" he asked moving closer.
"No," she replied shortly.
"So, is that how you always knew what I was thinking?" asked Kai without thinking much. She simply nodded, still looking at the ground.
"I had too, I knew Fight God was around and I thought I knew what he wanted; now I'm not so sure if I can help." Kai didn't know what was becoming of him, but he was feeling sorry for her. He looked away, trying to block out his thoughts. He then realised something else.
"Is that why you taught me the mind blockage? So you didn't read?" he demanded now getting angry. She looked up, her eyes were red.
"Not just me, Fight God is probably tracing you," she replied looking fearful as Kai's temper rose.
"Well, it seems to me you're more trouble than you first seemed," sneered Kai. He was reacting the only way he knew how to the strange despair he felt for Nanasi. "We don't need your help to get our friends Nanasi!" She looked shocked as he shouted her name, she quickly raised her visor so it wouldn't get wet as she burst into tears and Kai stormed down the corridor.
Ray saw Kai storm out of the side corridor and out of the stadium. He slipped away from the others who were watching Alice try to escape from Steve's hard blows while still flinging in some of her own.
Kai stormed back to the beach where Chin caro had spoken to him about his fight against Baek Doo San. He leant against the wall that separated the sand and the concrete.
'Why on earth did I say that to her?' he said mentally hitting himself. 'I saw who she was for the first time; she's vulnerable too, just like me.' He hit his fist against the wall. Suddenly a thought hit him, actually an image. He thought of how sad and vulnerable Nanasi had looked standing against the wall in the corridor.
'Wait, why does she look suddenly familiar,' Kai thought frowning. Another image flashed, a small girl. 'I don't think so; she was way too vulnerable and skinny. And girly for that matter.'
"Hey, what's up?" Ray's voice asked from above him. Kai looked onto the path that he was leaning against.
"What do you want?" sneered Kai, seething.
"Whoa, what's eating you?" Ray retorted backing up slightly. He jumped off the path.
"None of your business," hissed Kai.
"Get over the kid Kai," Ray said sitting on the sand. "He deserved it and Uriko says that there's going to more in the next rounds."
"Yeah, well why don't you go back to your girlfriend and leave me alone?" Kai muttered. Ray blushed slightly.
"I would, but she's not my girlfriend so that wouldn't happen," Ray retorted, still red in the face. Kai 'hmphed' and stayed silent, watching the waves. He still couldn't get Nanasi out of his head. They heard a cheer from inside.
"Looks like Chin caro won," Ray commented.
"Chin caro?" asked Kai in slight surprise. He felt his stomach belly flop slightly.
"Yeah, Alice beat the boxer almost straight up so Chin caro was in," Ray replied getting up. "I think now that she's won I'll go back in. I was only out because I knew Chin caro would win and since you don't want to open up." He shrugged and then jumped back onto the path and walked back to the stadium, leaving Kai to his own thoughts.
Kai was still on the beach as the night swung around; enveloping the sea and making it look dark and dangerous. It kind of gave his thoughts life. He was watching the moon's reflection ripple on the waves; until he saw movement further down the beach.
It was Chin caro. She had her hood down and her visor off, hanging around her neck. She looked across the water, her face pale and the red tattoos standing out against her skin. She stood there for a moment and Kai wondered what she was doing; then she fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands.
'What's wrong with her?' Kai thought to himself. He saw something sparkle in her eyes. 'Is she crying?'
He stayed still watching her as her fists hit the sand, her fingers clawing at it. Suddenly he felt like his whole mind had opened and had emptied every thought. Then he heard a voice, a soft echoing voice, he thought for a moment that Nanasi had tapped into his mind again; until he heard what was being said.
'I can't do this anymore! I'm becoming soft and allowing emotions to push through my thoughts, I can't even control my mind now. Stupid kids all that time of spent with them I've softened and become weak!' she pounded her fist again. Kai watched as she put her head down to the sand, continuing to hit the ground.
'Why is she so angry at herself? Although, I suppose I can often be like that, but I scold myself, not feel sorry for myself,' thought Kai frowning; she transformed into the snow leopard before roaring. She thought again.
'I was lonely before, long ago before I met Tyson, Ray and Hilary. Hell even Kai was company to an extent, even he has made me become weak to emotion, his coldness seemed to help soften me.' She sobbed as she hit the sand again. 'And now I realise how alone in the world I am, why can't I cope with it?'
She sat up and rubbed her temple, un-transforming, sand falling onto her face. She looked down at her hands. Kai felt very uncomfortable at what he was hearing. He was about to walk away when he heard her humming to herself. The tune was familiar, it was song he often thought of when he was despairing about what had happened at the world finals; Avril Lavigne's 'I'm with you'.
He stayed and watched her until she looked back up at the stars and she finally blocked her mind. Kai however, sat deep in thought. How had he been able to read her thoughts as she had read his so many times before? He had his mind blocked so he knew Nanasi wouldn't know he was there, even so he figured she couldn't unless she concentrated on him.
'That must be it, I was concentrating on her, it can be the only reasonable explanation to what is going on,' he thought to himself. He watched as she slowly got up looking at the waves, sighed and gracefully walked down the beach as if her moment of weakness had never happened. He shook his head and returned to the hotel room.
He crept into his room that he was sharing with Ray, thinking the Chinese teen was asleep.
"What took you so long?" asked Ray, his voice piercing the silence that Kai usually found so comfortable but now felt edgily about.
"No reason," replied Kai coldly, seeing the golden orbs of his friend float above his bed.
"Don't try and hide it, even you don't stay out past midnight," Ray replied standing up.
"It's none of your business," he snarled angrily.
"Come on Kai," said Ray trying to soothe the frustrated teen. "You can tell me."
"I'm going to bed," sneered Kai as he changed and slipped into the sheets. Ray stayed standing, but then he too got into bed. After Kai was sure Ray was asleep Kai sat up and looked around the room.
'What is it that makes me so. important? What is Nanasi trying to protect people from?" Kai looked out the window to where the moon shone in. He got up slowly and looked out; it was full still, but was a slight orange colour. Kai stared at it for a while until he noticed something strange. A shadow flickered across it, just a quick movement that caught his sharp eyes.
'What the?' he heard a shout within the compound of the stadium and an alarm sound. He thought it best he went to sleep if there was something going on, he didn't want to seem suspicious.
The next morning they arrived at the stadium with an armed escort. Mishima's men had arrived in the morning to take them to the stadium. All around the stadium were armed guards and soldiers, all looking very scared and suspicious.
"Hey look, there's Chin caro," whispered Hilary as they entered the stadium. Indeed she was, she was propped up against the wall. Her arms were folded and she had her swords strapped to a belt around her waist under her cloak.
"Hey!" Tyson exclaimed. She looked up, but didn't smile; her visor flashed and she looked away.
"Hey, what's up with her?" asked Hilary looking at her strangely as she strode away. Ray turned to look at Kai who was frowning. He thought for a second that he saw a flicker of concern, or maybe guilt.
Later the four Bladebreakers sat in a room separated from the other competitors.
"I'd really like to know what was wrong with Chin caro," said Hilary as they sat waiting for Kai's fight.
"So would I," added Ray looking at Kai. Kai's face was emotionless but Ray could see the concern and guilt that had now permanently resided in Kai's eyes. "What happened Kai?"
Kai was about to answer when the door opened.
"Kai Hiwitari? You're up," said a young man. Kai stood up and strode to the door.
"Good luck Kai, Alice isn't going to be an easy opponent to beat," shouted Hilary as he was led down the hall.
"What were you talking about Ray?" asked Tyson as they walked back to the stands where they had saved seats.
"Hmm? Oh nothing," Ray replied sitting down.
"It must have been something," replied Hilary as she took some popcorn from Tyson.
"Oh, hey look. Here they come," Ray said suddenly changing the subject. Indeed the two competitors walked out. Alice bouncing as she ran out, Kai frowning, but focused. They got into their ready positions.
"Ready! Begin!" Alice was attacking as soon as the word came out of his mouth.
"Jesus!" Kai exclaimed as she jumped straight at him, knocking him to the ground with a swift kick. He managed to jump back up off the ground with a strange floating sensation. He looked strangely at his arms and legs before looking back at Alice. He sprinted at her throwing punches and kicks at Alice as she tried to jump up and over him to avoid the attacks.
"Whoa? What's Kai doing?" asked Tyson. "I've never seen him fight like that."
"You know, it's almost like 'The Matrix' or something," Hilary added.
"Hey, did you guys ever wonder what it was that Nanasi talked about?" Tyson whispered. "Maybe Kai has something to do with 'The Matrix'." Ray and Hilary looked at him strangely, before looking away and shaking their heads.
"No, it's something else," Ray replied watching as Kai pulled off an impossible mid air spin kick and still landing on his feet. "I'm going to find Chin caro." He left the others to watch the fight.
He found Chin caro sitting in a room, her legs folded and arms crossed. Her eyes were shut and she showed no sign of hearing him enter the room.
"Err.Chin caro?" said Ray stepping into the room. It was very cold to the Chinese teen and he could seen that Nanasi wasn't affected at all by the coldness of the room as she had her jumper off and sat there peacefully. "Hey! Chin caro!" he said a bit louder.
Her eyes shot open and the room seemed to return to a normal temperature.
"What is it Ray?" asked Chin caro coldly.
"I wanted to know about.Kai," he asked in an unsure voice. Her eyes narrowed. "I want to know if Kai's the one with the Devil Gene."
Chin caro looked at him carefully her eyes roving his facial expressions. Ray thought that she was reading his mind for a second but thought that was a little too unrealistic.
"Chin caro?" asked an official looking in through the door. Chin caro's eyes snapped to him, a cold expression taking over. "You're up."
Chin caro stood up and swept past Ray, her swords hitting him as she strode past. Ray followed her until he came to the exit for the stands.
"Good luck Chin caro!" He watched as Kai and Chin caro met in the hall, Kai obviously winning as Alice was stretchered away to the medical room. They stopped and watched each other, Kai's eyes wide and slightly guilty. Chin caro eventually pushed past him, making him turn around and stare at her.
"Hey Kai!" Ray shouted trying to catch his attention. Kai turned around and snarled at him.
"What?"
"I'm not taking no for an answer. What happened?" asked Ray making Kai walk into one of the empty rooms.
"Well, all I can say is I hope you're happy with yourself," said Ray as they emerged from the room. Kai had told him everything except for his own mind reading.
"Look, it's done now, I can't do anything to stop it," replied Kai coldly. They were walking down the corridor towards the arena. They heard someone crying out in pain and looked at each other before hurrying out to see what was happening.
Chin caro was being thrown around the arena by Lee Chaolan, the same guy who had beaten Long. Chin caro was transformed, but even now was struggling to get up.
"What? No way," said Ray as they watched helplessly as her face was cut in several places. Her swords were missing; Kai spotted them lying discarded on the other side of the arena. "Chin caro can't lose."
"Why? She should be able to beat this guy easily," Kai watched as Lee continued to kick her while she was down, making her fall every time she tried to push herself up.
"Maybe she's distracted," Ray replied as she was thrown against a wall.
'Why doesn't she just throw in the fight, I don't think she can handle anymore of this,' thought Kai his fists clenched as she was hit by an energy blast from Lee, throwing her back and making her untransform. She slowly got back up, coughing up blood as she struggled to her feet. Her left arm was broken, her face badly cut and grazed.
He took a step back as her head jerked up and looked at him, her eyes full of coldness and hate.
"What's wrong Kai?" asked Ray seeing the look on Kai's face. Kai looked away as Chin caro was hit again, she cried out in pain. "Kai?"
"Why doesn't she just give in?" said Kai quietly, cringing as she cried out again.
"Because she can't Kai, if she does that he'll kill her," replied Ray. Kai's eyes opened in realisation.
'He's right, she can't give in otherwise she'll be killed. That's why I can't lose her, otherwise I'll be killed too,' he turned around as she was thrown in the direction of her swords.
"Chin caro!" Kai shouted as she was picked up again by Lee, looking to hit her with a final blow.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Ray as Chin caro's whole body reacted to Kai's shout. Her arms shot up catching Lee in the face. She stood up quickly, seeming to have found a new energy. She kneed him and switch kicked him making him fall backwards heavily.
"Yes!" shouted Ray as she flipped her way back one handed to her swords, picking one up as she flipped over. She flicked the other up with her foot, throwing it outside the arena so Lee couldn't use it against her. She smiled malevolently.
"Now, it's my turn!" she shouted causing her sword to light up a shimmering blue. It shot a beam at Lee, hitting him in the chest and throwing him into the stadium wall. Her left arm hung limply by her side as she watched the medics run to Lee.
"The winner and finalist number two Chin caro!" the announcer called. Chin caro looked up as Hilary, Uriko, Alice, Long, Shina, Gado, Tyson, Gramps and Yugo ran towards her, but saw nothing else as she swayed and fell.
Ohhh.What's happened to Chin caro? Is she alright? Find out in the next chapter of DEVIL GENE.don't you love it when I do stupid things like that?
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