Chapter 7 Weak or Strong?
Kai was weak. He had admitted that to himself the moment that he had excepted 'Black Dranzer' from Boris.
It had all come back to him that horrid moment in the bowls of the Abbey, the things that had been done to him, the things that he had done, Black Dranzer….
But the pull of the dark blade had even dimmed his fear and like a helpless child starving for love he had crawled back into the lap of his abuser.
He had betrayed his team and he was weak, weak as a person anyway but as a blader now he was unstoppable.
He would use any means possible to be the best and maybe along the way he would become a better person too, rid himself of the stupid feelings that kept bubbling up, relearn the numbing techniques a childhood of abject terror and pain could provide for him.
He didn't need the Blade breakers, he didn't need anyone but Black Dranzer…
Tala watched Kai from a distance, the boy was like a moving cut out from a magazine. Strikingly attractive even with the strange blue face paint. He'd always worn it and never explained when Tala had asked, which he had at least once a day. But no matter how attractive Kai looked right now Tala would not move to speak with him.
He'd heard things about Kai after all, terrible things. Things that even memory loss would not excuse.
The whole Abbey was scared of Kai (except maybe Bryan) he had been on the outside, lived, trained and travelled with non-Abbey members. There were even rumours that he had been in a gang. Tala knew that Boris had been leaking these things, the more isolated that Kai became the more that he would be dependant on Black Dranzer.
But who would not be scared of a boy that came back to the Abbey voluntarily, bribed by power and living up to his family's dark reputation.
Some believed that Kai would betray them and use Balck Dranzer to Destroy the Abbey again, some thought that Kai was Boris' new lapdog and was being passed between him and his grandfather like a party favour. Others thought that Kai could bring them the victory that would bring power once and for all.
All Tala knew was that since Kai had come back he had been poison, a slow acting venom killing him inside and making him numb.
Kai was nothing but sarcastic to all of them, not even to stop and eat with them at meal times. Kai hadn't even acknowledged him properly and although he had been warned about the memory loss it still made him ache.
He was eating even less now and had taken to watching Kai from hiding at every opportunity. But Kai knew he was there and some times he could swear that Kai knew why as well. This felt like one of those times.
Tala jumped when he saw that Kai was standing in front of him. He had been so lost in thought that he had missed the boys approach, so much for all that training...
"You watch me." Kai stated making weary eye contact.
"No I..."
"You watch me." Kai stated again leaving no room for argument.
Tala usually so cool and confident had no idea what to say.
"Why do you watch me? Do you want Black Dranzer?" asked Kai palming his blade protectively and placing it is his pocket "Or something else..."
"I don't want your stupid blade." Tala snapped willing Kai away with spite, if only because the numbness had left his body and he felt his insides begin to tingle.
"If you don't want my blade then you want something else..." Kai eyed the boy up and down as if appraising him "Fine but make it quick I have training to do."
Tala nearly choked backing himself up against the wall, was he being offered what he thought he was being offered? He could see Kai smirking at his reaction and felt an angry pride begin to well up in his chest. So Kai was mocking him.
Tala stepped forward and grabbed Kai by the back of the neck pulling him in towards him, Kai quickly closed the gap crushing Tala against the wall and making their lips meet in a bruising kiss.
Tala barely had time to react before Kai pulled himself away roughly taking shaky steps backwards. His eyes were wide and his pupils slighly dilated shining with fear and something Kai couldn't quite read.
Tala reached his hand out towards Kai hoping to comfort him when he heard heavy footsteps, He knew it was Boris, no one else was as bold or confident when walking such dank and winding corridors, not even Tala and he had walked them almost all his life.
Tala's head had only been turned a fraction of a second but when he turned back Kai was gone.
Tyson held Dranzer in his hand and cried. Kai was gone, gone and acting evil. He had stolen bit beasts and hit Tyson away at the Worlds opening rounds.
Kai had snuck out one night and never come back. It was all his fault, If he had told the others then maybe they could have caught Kai before he left, maybe they never would have been betrayed...