To Annika Lee: Yea, you and Tom are right, I really do need to put some personality. Now I'm getting confused. Oh btw, I read your bio, Stc ka pla? 2-1 pa? dun rin pinsan ko, sakto sa 2-1, de guzman sya, kilala ka rin ng sis ko hehehe /no1 merry christmas!
To asuran-73: hey, this update's for you dude! Enjoy!
Chapter 5
Arthur continued the tour of the Zenith's base and was soon back at the entrance. Then a portal opened behind them. Ace Algiz turned around to see who had come. He recognized on of them almost instantly.
"Scythe!!!" he yelled. An assassin turned around to see the sage running to him.
"Yo Ace! Wazzapenin' man????" the assassin shouted. They met halfway and gave each other high fives. Ace saw the assassin turn to face Kat.
"This your girlfriend? Nice pick dude!" he laughed when Ace and the priestess blushed.
"Um…This is Katherine Lockheart. Kat for short," he wanted to change the subject. The assassin laughed at Ace's effort as Kat stretched out a hand. Scythe ignored it. A momentary flash of anger appeared in Ace's eyes, which was directed at the assassin before him.
"That huntress is Annie Dagaz, and the priest is Michael Gomez," the four shook hands with each other.
"Are these the new recruits Ann?" a voice came from behind Ace.
"Leader! Ummm…Yes they are the new recruits," she reported.
"A pleasure to meet you Scythe Othilla, descendant of Shudoushi Othilla," the wizard offered a hand, which the assassin ignored once again. He turned and walked away.
"I don't talk to people who don't have manners," he told him. Ah, Arthur didn't say his name, Ace thought. The wizard seemed intimidated though.
"Oh, and don't refer to me as HIS descendant, he's just my uncle," Scythe added. Ace saw the assassin and his friends walk towards a large door and enter it. He let go of his breath. He didn't notice he was holding it in.
"Sorry about that sir…" Ace apologized on behalf of Scythe. The wizard nodded and walked away.
"By the way, there will be a meeting later, you are free until then. I will notify you when it will start," with a swish of his cloak, Arthur turned a corner and disappeared. Ace sighed again.
"That Scythe…If only…" Ace whispered to himself. But Kat had overheard.
"If only what Ace?" Kat asked innocently.
"Oh nothing Kat, don't mind it," Ace smiled and offered his arm, which she took. Before they could step forward, someone called out their banes, it was Michael.
"You are Michael, correct?" Ace turned to face him.
"Yeah," Michael flashed a handsome smile, a smile meant for Kat. Ace quickly noticed this but decided to let it pass for now.
"So, how long have you two been in this guild eh?" Michael asked as he moved along side Kat.
"Oh not long, Ace has been here only this morning," Kat smiled at him.
"Really? Us too!" the priest told her.
"They're having fun…" Ace grumbled and shoved his hands into his robes as he followed behind the two. This continued for hours, and Ace was catching on to Michael's advances. He was actually flirting with Kat. His anger flared to dangerous levels, as hour per hour passed. Then he snapped when Michael put an arm around Kat's waist.
Ace reeled back, steadied his balled hand and punched Michael.
"Don't touch her…" Ace warned him. He slowly advanced towards the fallen priest, emitting an aura of power. In his head, Ace went from one brutal way of hurting the man, to another. A million ideas went, each a lot more gruesome than the last. He pointed a single finger at Michael and began chanting. He was interrupted by arms wrapping around his waist.
"Ace please stop…Please?" came Kat's soft voice. Ace hesitated for a moment but he eventually lowered his hand.
"Thank you…" Kat whispered and kissed him on the cheek.
"Go back to Scythe priest. Don't ever touch her again, understand? This is your last warning from me," Ace said menacingly, trying to hold back his rage. The priest stood up and rushed away.
Ace turned to face the woman behind him. His anger slowly disappearing when he saw Kat was about to cry.
"Hey don't cry…I'm sorry…Guess I'm a little too protective of you…" Ace told her.
"I-it's alright…Be as protective as you want…I'm yours…Only yours…" she looked up at him and smiled weakly. Ace lowered his head to meet her lips in a deep kiss. They stood like that until Ace's communicator beeped.
"Ace, time for the meeting, bring your friend along," the communicator closed.
"Alright then, shall we go Kat?" Ace asked at a mesmerized Kat.
"Uh, s-sure Ace. Whatever you say," she replied. Ace hid a smile.
The two proceeded to a sealed room. Arthur pointed this out as their guild meeting room. Ace opened the doors and they went in.
"Take a seat Ace. We'll start once everyone's here," the wizard offered a seat to Ace. The sage, in turn, pulled a chair out for before seating himself. He looked around the room to see the various members of the guild. Of course, wizard Arthur Stormraid was there. To his right was the knight, Raven Slenderfang. Again he was eyeing Kat, a look of lust showed on his face. Ace put an arm around her protectively and glared at him.
Ace examined the other members just as Scythe and his friends entered. The assassin took a seat beside Ace and put his feet up on the table. Ace, Kat, Annie and Michael snickered while the rest of the guild made faces of disgust, aimed at the assassin.
"Better learn respect dumb!" the knight yelled at Scythe. The assassin stood up and in a blink of an eye, he put his deadly katars around the knight's neck.
"We can always suspend the meeting. Scythe, Raven, settle this in the arena!" Arthur ordered. The guild went to the arena to watch the two fight. They all sat down and started cheering, mostly for Raven, but the assassin didn't look a bit intimidated.
"Ready, set…BATTLE!!!" a monk announced. Both the assassin and the knight stood still. Raven got impatient and charged. His sword, a claymore, glowed a whitish light. He took swipe at Scythe but saw that the assassin wasn't there anymore. The knight turned around only to see a foot kick him, sending him flying towards a wall. The audience gasped in surprise when they saw what happened. Raven, the strongest in their guild, was getting pummeled, by an assassin!
Raven stood up once again but this time he put on a defensive stance. Scythe moved in for the kill. In less than a second, he moved to knight's front, slashing him, followed up by a kick to the chest. Raven Slenderfang fell down, flat on his back as Scythe put a foot on his neck.
The assassin told Raven something which was barely audible to the crowd. He continued adding pressure to the knight's neck. Ace looked around and several men stood up to try and stop Scythe, but failed.
Then a blur of pink whizzed past Ace towards the arena.
"Ann…" Ace whispered closing his eyes.
"Scythe, he's now worth killing!" the huntress cried out, running to him. Ace opened his eyes to see the huntress crying on Scythe's chest while the assassin moved away from his victim.
"Guess the fight's decided," Ace motioned to Kat and went out of the arena. Kat held his hand, moving her head to lean on his shoulder.
"Don't ever get into things like that, okay Ace?" she looked up, worried for his life. Ace smiled at her and put his arms around her shoulders, hugging her. After a few minutes of wandering, someone called from behind. Ace noticed the sound of clanging armor.
"Hey wait!" the man yelled, stopping them. The knight regained his poise as he neared the couple.
"I got permission from the guild master…" he said bringing out a communicator and an armband,"…to invite Kat to the guild." He put the items into Kat's hands.
"Thank you Raven…" the priestess bowed, pocketing the items. Ace eyed him suspiciously. What is he up to? Ace thought. The knight turned around, hiding a mischievous smirk on his face. Then he turned a corner and disappeared from view.
"Something's up with that guy…" he voiced his thoughts.
"Huh? What do you mean Ace?" she said, a bit confused.
"Nothing, nothing…Forget about it Kat," the sage started walking. Kat brought her armband and put it on, grinning. Soon they reached Ace's room.
"Well, this is me," Ace said, glancing at Kat.
"Um…Can I stay with you tonight?" Kat asked him cautiously.
"H-huh?" he was a bit surprised at her…request.
"B-because they h-haven't readied my r-room…" she said looking, try to hide her face.
"Ah…Sure Kat, you can stay here. In fact, I'll ask if this can be your room as well," he said.
"Thanks Ace!" she said jumping and hugging him. Ace opened the door and they stepped in. Kat moved to the bed and sat on it.
"Wow…These sure are soft!" she said grabbing one of the pillows to lie on. Ace laughed at her child-like behavior. He took off his robe and went inside the bathroom. After a few minutes, a loose shirt and long shirts replaced his usual sage uniform.
"I know something else that's soft…" he stared at her, a big grin on his face. Kat blushed fiercely when she got what he meant by that. She went to him and playfully punched him on his shoulder.
"Ow," Ace said, feigning pain while laughing. Kat laughed with him. They stopped after a while.
Kat turned around so that her back was facing Ace.
"Hey Ace, can you unzip my uniform? I can't reach the zipper," she said while making an effort to reach the said zipper.
"Sure Kat…" the sage moved towards her back. He put one hand behind her ear and one to her neck. He caressed those places gently, getting Kat to moan lightly. Then one hand moved to the zipper and pulled it down. Ace then moved back but quickly turned around when Kat let her garment fall, while turning to face him.
"Naughty boy…" she smiled. Ace turned around to see a grinning Kat in a pink mini-skirt with a tight white shirt.
"Sexy," Ace commented, moving to kiss her. As soon as he reached her, the guild communicator beeped.
"Ace, meeting, now," a voice said. Ace sighed.
"Shall we?" Ace opened the door. Kat nodded and went outside. The two made their way towards the meeting room. Again, the wizard was there. But the knight constantly sat and stood and paced around the room. He seemed agitated for some reason.
Soon, Scythe, accompanied by Ann and the priest Michael entered the room. Raven eyed the newcomers and sat down. Scythe just stood there.
"We are here to discuss the rematch," Ace seemed a bit confused. What rematch? "It will be a 2-on-2 match. You can not choose your closest friends as your team mate, which means Scythe, you can not choose Michael or Ann. Okay, choose your team mates," the wizard announced.
Ace saw Raven choose the high priest. Hey wait a minute, if Scythe can't pick any of those two, then…
Scythe pointed at Ace. Of course, the sage was a bit shocked but didn't object.
"Sure, I'll help you," Ace stood up at those words. Then he took a glance on Kat's disapproving face.
"The battle will take place tomorrow morning in the guild arena," the wizard said. All of them nodded their heads and went to their rooms. Only two figures were left.
"What's wrong with you Ace?!" Kat shouted at the sage. "I thought you wouldn't join any of those things!! What if you died huh? What then?!" the priestess' eyes were red and tears were already falling. All through out, Ace didn't speak. He let her bring out all her anger.
With one final yell, she exited the room. Ace just sat there, thinking.
"Was I wrong? Should I have not agreed to this? Argh! Damn it!!" he slammed his clenched fists on the table.
Kat was stomping back to her room. She was still crying so her vision was a bit blurred. She didn't notice a person standing in front of her.
"Whoa there, you okay?" the figure spoke.
"Yes I am! Now move!" she yelled, wiping her tears.
"Hey c'mon! I won't hurt you. You're Kat right?" the person asked.
"Huh? Raven?" she blinked once and saw a knight.
"Yep. So, what happened to you?" the knight asked, concerned. Kat went on telling the whole story. After which she cried again.
"Aw, that's okay Kat…" he hugged her. She hugged hum back. He grinned evilly.
Ace slammed the door shut as he walked back to his room.
"I'll back out…I don't want to see her like this…" he said to himself.
"Last turn…" he whispered as he reached an intersection. As he turned, he saw two people hugging. He wasn't the gossipy type so he just walked on. As he neared them he saw something familiar. A pink skirt. Kat. And who's this guy she's with?
The knight…Raven Slenderfang. He was hugging her. His eyes flashed dangerously. He was getting ready to attack but decided against it.
"Tomorrow Slenderfang…" he slammed the door again as he went inside his room. The sound startled Kat and quickly broke the hug. She ran to her door, not looking back at Raven. The knight had an evil glint in his eye as the priestess went inside. He left as well.
Kat got in just in time to see Ace get inside his bed.
"Ace I'm sorry…Please…Please…" Kat whimpered.
"Good night Kat," Ace said blankly. He heard her cry more. He didn't feel sorry for her right now. He was just plain angry at her. After she had yelled at him, she goes to a stranger and hugs him. What the hell? Ace thought.
Kat looked around and found her bed ready to sleep in. She slowly removed the covers and got in.
"I love you Ace…" she mumbled but was loud enough for Ace to hear. She turned and closed her eyes.
How'd you like it? Comments, suggestions, flames, whatever? Oh btw, I'll post the next updateafter my cousin posts his, it will get confusing if you read only this. Anywayz, merry christmas to all of you.