Chapter 14: End of the dark warrior.

He continues to run through the fields. His great powerful strides give him speed that rivals that of a cheetah. His massive body frame rivals the greatness of the trees. With his strength he has nothing to fear. He is a drakin;the last of his race. After the plague destroyed everyone of his race, he vowed to protect the all other lifeforms in the world. He continues to run with his great speed where his help will be needed. Those who threaten the people he guards will regret having ever been born.

(And now let's return to Kardum shall we?)

Things didn't look good. With his shoulder bleeding and being forced to fight with his left arm, it seemed that he had no chance of winning. Bad enough that Artanis having his shields active making the battle almost impossible, but a warrior will always fight valiantly to the end. Still, without his own shields the fight looked grim. Kardum looked at his surroundings seeing if he could locate Artanis in the midst of the flames. He could hear him chuckle from the fire, but trying to pinpoint where the sound came from was useless since there was an echo in the room.

"Face it boy, you have already lost the battle." Artanis said from the flames.

"Even if that is so, I will not go down without killing you first Dark warrior." Kardum responded.

"Let me see you back up those words with your sword." Artanis said as he jumped out of the flames.

As quick as he could Kardum parried the blow with his bkade and took advantage of the speed momentum Artanis had built to strike at the shield. As soon as Artanis landed he turned around and did a wide arc slash which was easily dodged. Artanis then swiftly brought his blade down to land on Kardum but, Kardum just rolled out of the way and was able to strike once more at the shield of Artanis. As soon as Kardum got up Artanis attacked and a duel of blades commenced. Each warrior matching every blow for blow and parrying everything that came their way. Then both blades met in front of their faces and the duel became a standstill.

" I'm impressed." Artanis sneered "Not bad for a young terran."

" I was trained well as you can see. And it will me by my sword that you will perish." Kardum answered.

With a sharp kick he pushed Artanis away. Even though his kick only hit the shield it had enough force to push Artanis back at the cost of sharp pain in his foot. After Kardum turned and started.

"I only have one try at this." Kardum thought. "This is the only chance I have to win."

"COME BACK HERE! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU." Artanis screamed as he ran in pursuit.

Jumping through the flames Kardum continued to run until he was in a nearby room and stopped next to a cylinder. He turned around to face Artanis. The dark warrior came through the hall and stop just a few meters away.

" Why run hey? I thought you were going to kill me by your sword." Artanis said. " A warrior should never run."

"Yes that is true." Kardum answered. " But remember this fallen warrior. A true warrior should always use his surroundings to his advantage."

"Yeah! Like what?" Artanis asked.

"Well since this is a science facility that means that they produce this!" Kardum said as he pressed a few buttons on the cylinder and an EMP wave coursed throught the building killing all the lights and the shield of Artanis.

A fear grasped the dark warriors eye as the darkness swallowed the building. The only thing the fallen one could see was the warp blade moving towards him. But it was too late for him to prepare himself as the blade slashed at his head. No sound was made as the blade cut through the neck and the dark one's body fell lifelessly to the ground. Time seemed to stand still for the next 20 seconds as the power slowly returned to the facility.

"It is done." Kardum thought out loud. " May you rest in peace Artanis."

Kardum slowly turned around and started to walk towards the exit to meet up with his friends and to find a way to return to his family.

A/N Sorry this took a while guys. Now that it's summer again you'll be seeing updates like crazy. Seeya.! R&R.