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I'm a nice author, really, I am. And if you're a loyal enough fan and you review often, I'll use quotes on chapters that haven't been posted yet, like now. I owe a quote to Thomas Drovin. You'll see next to it. Enjoy the story! I'm posting the rest today!
Chapter 63: Nearly Forgotten
"Why do you listen to him?"
"He is my master."
"You don't have to listen to him."
"He spared me, now shut up. I shouldn't even talk to you. You want to destroy him."
"With just cause. Look at the walls. He destroyed those planets."
"I'm surprised you can even walk." Akuman laughed.
I was being led down the halls from the dungeon once more. Roxx was done with me for now. Three hours and I still didn't break.
I've been torture for a week now, but the time for action is now. My spirit is still strong, and I laugh after each torture. I don't scream, which makes Roxx try to hurt me even harder, but soon he grows bored and the torture stops soon afterwards. When I laugh he beats me harder. Sarah and my family have helped me all they could, but I could feel my powers weakening from the treatment I was receiving. I'd have to attack soon or I wouldn't be able to stand up to Roxx.
Akuman opened the door and let me in. Once the door closed I fell to the floor. Mirai lifted me up and placed me on the bed.
"What did he do this time?"
"All I can remember was the pain. Fire was involved." I went to turn over, and it stung just to move.
I looked down at my feet, the black marks and blisters still showing.
"And you walked down here?" Goku asked.
"Roxx dared me to, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show off my resolve."
"When is this plan of yours going to take place?" Vegeta asked.
"With any luck, today."
The doors opened, and Akuman was there.
"The master requests your presence."
"Again? It's only been a few-" I cut Goku off as I stood.
"Katie… don't let him break you." Mirai said.
"I won't." I walked out, head held high as I followed Akuman back to the dungeon.
"There's my favorite Potential Angel. Are you ready for the next lesson?" Roxx asked. This time he was in the form of Dr. Gero.
"A mad scientist? How fitting."
"Don't you just love the irony?" Roxx laughed.
"Lets get this over with already."
"Still so much spirit? Well, today it will break."
"I'd like to see you try."
"I will, I always do."
"Overconfidence has been the downfall of many. I've seen it before."
Every 'lesson' began like this. He used his mental powers to throw me onto a table and chained me tight. I couldn't break free with the collar on, but if I had any luck left I would be free today.
"Lets see, how should I start this time?" Roxx asked out loud as he looked over his toys.
Roxx got a chain off the wall and started whipping me with it.
"Scream and I'll be easier on you." Roxx said.
"Never." I said, coughing up blood.
"Scream! Scream right now!"
"I won't break, Roxx. No matter what you do, I won't break!"
Roxx stopped hitting me and walked over to his table of toys.
"If I can't break your spirit, then I'll break your mind." He picked up a dagger and came toward me, slowly to add to the suspense.
"Cut me wherever you want, there isn't a place where I won't expect it."
"I know, that's why I'm going to cut myself." He took the dagger and drew it across his wrist, and black blood started to ooze out. The scent caused me to turn away in an attempt to fight the lust. Being so weak the blood seemed so tempting.
"Have you lost it? I thought the point of these lessons was to drive me mad." I spat.
"It is. I know all about Sayjins. I saw your trek across my property. All four of you were fighting the scent of the blood, even Goku. And I know of your time as the Slaughterer. You craved blood then, and you do now."
As he spoke, I watched the blood drip to the floor. I turned away again, trying to fight the lust. He wouldn't break me.
"And what's the point of giving me your blood?"
"I found out an interesting fact about myself a few hundred years ago. A fact I didn't know. I fought a creature similar to a vampire once, another potential Angel. At least that's the closest thing to a vampire I've seen so far. She fed off me, and then she went mad. I'm going to give you my blood, and you'll forget all about fighting me. You'll forget everything." He said while he watched his own blood trickle down his arm.
"You can't make me drink it."
"But I can." He leaned over and grabbed my face. I struggled as he put his wrist over my lips.
"I will never forget. I will defeat you! I can't-" he pressed his wrist over my lips and his thick blood started to fill my mouth.
"There." Roxx let go, but I spat the blood right back at him.
"You won't… break me." I said, gasping for air.
"You even resisted me as the blood filled your senses? I guess I'll just have to try harder."
I couldn't breath as I fought the coppery liquid starting to slip down my throat. I coughed, I tried to spit it out, but it was no use as I swallowed more of his blood. My mind went fuzzy, as did my vision, and finally I blacked out.
3rd P.O.V.
Goku, Vegeta, Mirai, and Sarah the elf were all in the room, waiting for Katie's signal. If she truly escaped she would return to the room for them soon. It was early afternoon now, and they were all nervous. Roxx had never kept her for so long.
But what happened, none of them could imagine. Another one of Roxx's useless guards arrived with Katie, and threw her inside the room. They all ran over to her, she was unconscious and alive, but her pulse was weak, even weaker than it was when she tried to blast off the Majin symbol.
"What's wrong with her?" Mirai asked as they got her onto the bed. She only had a few bruises, but there was blood around her mouth.
"Give me some room." Vegeta ordered. He put two fingers over her heart and over her Solar plexus, the place where Ki was stored. He sat there, concentrating on whatever it was he was doing.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
"I'm trying to find out what's wrong with her, now shut up so I can concentrate."
They all sat, quiet so Vegeta could concentrate. After a few minutes Vegeta stopped. He only stared at Katie, eyes wide.
"Vegeta? How is she?" Goku asked. Vegeta regained his nerve and stood, but Goku could sense he was shaken.
"She's physically alright, but mentally I can't be sure. I can't… I can't sense her."
"What do you mean you can't sense her?" Mirai asked.
"Lord Roxx fed her some of his blood. She won't be herself when, or if, she wakes up. I was so sure she was the one." Sarah said as she turned away.
"Katie is the one. She will wake up and she'll be okay." Mirai said angrily. He went over to Katie's side and sat on the floor next to her. Though he didn't show it, his Bond scar was burning badly. Katie was in trouble.
"She is in a state of shock from the blood right now, that's all I can say. She's in our hibernation state, like she was after the Majin experience. I have been in it many times, but it is dangerous to do so. Most die, but I think if she has come out of it before, she will now." Vegeta said as he got up. "If only we didn't have these damn collars on! Elf, how do we get these off!"
"The only way to get them off is to break them." Sarah said.
"Damn." Vegeta spat.
"She'll come out of this okay, dad. She's done things none of us could do. Just look at her torture. She had been tortured for the past week and her spirit is still just as strong." Mirai said, more for himself than for Vegeta.
"I feel so helpless! Damn it all!"
"Calm down Vegeta. Katie is the one, and therefore she will come out of this. Just keep telling yourself that."
"For once Kakorot, I completely agree with you." Vegeta turned back to Katie's pale body, laying there and looking like a china doll. It was five years ago that Mirai thought the same thing as Katie lay in a similar situation.
Katie's P.O.V.
I remembered everything, unlike what Roxx said would happen. I was in the tomb again, wondering down the black halls with my Inner Light. Symbolically, of course.
"My body is fighting off Roxx's blood, isn't it?" I asked her.
"Yes, it is. And it will work unless you figure out how to free me."
"What do you mean?"
"I am always here, but I am not free. I'm like a tiger locked in a cage. Ferocious, but unable to do anything while trapped. You have to find out how to free me."
"So where's the key?"
"The better question would be, 'what' is the key. I am only the power, not the knowledge for the power. That you must do on your own."
"It would help if that stupid collar wasn't around my neck." I spat.
"Yes, you need to take it off."
"I can't take it off if I can't raise my Ki."
"Then use something else to take off the collar."
"What else is there?"
"Your Inner Light."
"But you said…" I stopped, confused. She looked at me with a smile.
"You can use an attack with some of my energy, correct?" I nodded, "the Inner Light Gatlik Wave. A combination of your heroes' attacks and your own power. That's like the same tiger reaching out with its claws. Still sharp, but not as dangerous. When you set me free you'll see what I mean."
"I understand, I think. Roxx said there were other potential Angels. What if I'm not the one?"
"You are. None of the other Angels had an Inner Light, only the chosen one can."
"So, how do I get out?"
"You have to free me. Only then can you get out. Then you can use my power to defeat Roxx."
"How do I free you?"
"You free me by releasing me."
"Another circle with a dead end." I sighed.
"You'll figure it out."
"If I wake up too soon, would I forget? Like Roxx said I would?"
"Yes, that's why I brought you back here. If you forget, then I would disappear and all of reality is doomed."
"So, can I have a hint as to how I can free you?" I asked. She laughed as she answered.
"Let me ask you this. Why are you fighting Roxx?"
"To protect all the ones I care about and avenge the ones already gone."
"Is that the only reason?"
"No. I fight because I'm Sayjin. I fight because it's right."
"There's your answer. Look inside yourself, there is another reason you fight. That's how to release me fully. Now go." She reached out to me and we touched, and just like last time, a bright light shown brightly. "Find you're true reason to fight, and I'll be freed."
