Kimiko seemed smothered in flames, she was glaring with such hot intensity she seemed to be radiating heat, not just from the dancing flames in her hands, but from her entire body. The light was reflected in her blue eyes, making it look like her eyes were glowing. It filled Wuya's heat with a cold fear she had never experienced before. She shook her head and spoke.
"You don't really expect to win, do you?" she cackled, but her eyes seemed uncertain.
"You took the one I love from me once, don't even consider doing it again." she Kimiko evenly, not moving.
Wuya bent down and picked up Raimundo by the back of his shirt and lifted him up like a shield. He was already unconscious. Kimiko's eyes turned to slits.
"Put him down." She said, taking a step forward.
Wuya took a step back, trying to maintain the distance between them.
"I said," said Kimiko, "Put him down."
"Why don't you come and take him from me?" asked Wuya, a slit like smile spreading across her face.
Kimiko walked forward, leaving a trail of flames behind her. Wuya continued to back off until she hit the wall behind her.
"No where to run Wuya," sad Kimiko, "Aren't you sick of running? Using others as your shields? Jack, Katnappe, Raimundo. You were always using others to do your dirty work, tricking them into doing what you want."
Wuya threw Raimundo at Kimiko and dodged around her, heading for the exit. However, the mouth of the cave was instantly blocked by a wall of flame. Wuya turned and saw Kimiko laying Raimundo down on the ground. She then stood up straight and looked over her shoulder at Wuya. Her eyes were still dancing with the flames.
"I'm only going to say this once," said Kimiko quietly, "Don't do that again."
The flames circled Wuya, creating a tunnel around her. She could hear Kimiko's voice through the walls as she tried to move away from the intense heat.
"You're weak Wuya, you were once strong, but you spent so long relying on others you don't even know how to fight anymore." Kimiko said, "Hundreds of years locked in a box, then you trick Jack into doing you dirty work, then you dump him to use Katnappe. Luckily for her she was smarter than that and ditched you once she got what she wanted, so you go crawling back to Jack. Then you abandon him again to use your little soldier of death made up out of old Shen-gong-wu. You go back, but even he won't touch you now so you take advantage of someone who feels like an outcast. Like no one needs them anymore. You're pathetic; you can't even look after yourself. You use others, and then torture them while they're weak. You sicken me!"
Kimiko spat the last three words out and made her flame wall fall. Wuya fell with it. Her clothes and hair were singed and her skin was red from the heat. Instant sunburn, Kimiko style. Wuya rose to her feet. Her eyes were flaring with such intense hatred it even counselled out Raimundo's hatred. She wasn't going to stand for this. She was going to kill this little bitch if it was the last thing she did.
"You are going to pay for that." Said Wuya.
She lunged so quickly Kimiko didn't even see it coming. Kimiko was knocked backwards into her own wall of flame. She fell forward. Her clothes were stained black at the back. She got to her feet and Wuya lunged again; her nails like knives. Kimiko twisted her shoulder back. Wuya's nail carved a two inch long scratch in Kimiko's cheek. Kimiko closed her eyes, and wiped the blood tickling down her cheek away with the back of her hand.
When she opened her eyes again, Wuya was lunging at her face. Kimiko ducked, moved forward and slammed her elbow straight into Wuya's stomach. Wuya's mouth opened, spraying spittle onto the flame wall, making it splutter. Kimiko grabbed the front of Wuya's clothes and threw her head first into the flames. When Wuya stood up again, her hair was on fire. She ran a hand across it, making the flames vanish.
"That," said Wuya in a matter of fact tone "Was rude."
Omi and Clay ran along passages. Clay was following Omi, who was using his 'tiger instincts' to find Kimiko's positive energy. It wasn't easy and often eh had made a wrong turn and had to go back.
"I believe it is this way…perhaps…" said Omi, exhausted from running so fast.
"I think it's this way," said Clay, pointing down the opposite path.
"Why that way?" asked Omi.
"The flames at the end of the tunnel." Said Clay.
Omi looked down the tunnel, sure enough; there was a wall of flame blocking the entrance to the cave. This was either Kimiko's fire power, or Wuya's magic. Either way, they were down there and no doubt they were fighting. Clay looked down at Omi, he was staring at the flame, his brow was creased and he was concentrating hard.
"It is Kimiko's powers." Said Omi, "She is using them in anger, and it is dangerous to use them to such an extent as she will not be able to control them."
"What about you?" asked Clay, "Can't you put them out?"
"Not yet," said Omi, quietly, "Not yet."
Clay understood. Kimiko wanted to face Wuya alone and so she could feel that Raimundo had been given justice. But Wuya must have pushed Kimiko too far to make her use her powers so much. He wasn't sure why, it was obvious Kimiko would end up needing their help when it came to putting out the fire, but Omi wanted to let Kimiko get her justice against Wuya without interfering. What ever they did Wuya was going to pay for her crimes.
Kimiko hit Wuya straight in the face and knocked her backwards. She fell over the chains and hit her head on the floor. Kimiko rose straight in to the air and flew down at her. Her knees went straight into Wuya's ribs. There was a sharp 'snap' and Wuya doubled up on the floor.
"Get up," said Kimiko quietly.
"Y…you broke…my rib…" spluttered Wuya.
"I know, now get up." Said Kimiko, her face expressionless.
Wuya slowly got to her feet, only to be knocked down by a flying kick to her face from Kimiko.
"And yet, even after all this. It's nothing compared to what you did to Raimundo." Said Kimiko, "You haven't had everything that you are stolen from you. You haven't felt the pain he's felt trying to remember. You haven't felt the pain I've felt watching him struggle and suffer."
Wuya didn't get up; she remained on the floor, curled up.
"Get up," said Kimiko, "I said GET UP!"
Wuya pulled herself up. Kimiko punched her in the face with one hand, under the chin with another and then kicked her in the stomach. She fell back into the flames again. She screeched and got up, patting the flames out.
"I finally get him back and you take him away again," said Kimiko, grabbing the front of her clothes and throwing her across the cave."
Wuya landed face down on the stone floor. Her face was pressed against something cold and hard. She opened her eye. It was a knife with a curved blade. She slowly griped the handle so Kimiko couldn't see. She had left it in the cave to stab Raimundo with whenever she felt like it, but stabbing Kimiko would be much more fun.
Kimiko was walking towards her; unaware of the danger she was putting herself in. She was filled with white hot flames, fuelled with Wuya's pathetic-ness. Wuya was getting up, her back still turned to Kimiko.
"Turn around," commanded Kimiko.
"If you insist," hissed Wuya.
Wuya turned and flung the knife at Kimiko. Kimiko closed her eyes, waiting for impact. She couldn't move, she knew it was the end. She heard the thud and a groan…but it wasn't coming from her. She opened her eyes.
"Omi?"
(A/N) Another update will be coming soon. Thanks for reading. Feel free to review whatever you like.
