Wally rolled off to the left and flipped over onto his feet. Gabriel stood and watched him as he shifted so he was watching her sideways on.
"Please don't do this." Wally pleaded. "You're strong, we can fight our way out of here!"
Gabriel breathed a laugh. "You don't get it." She hand on her hip. "I can't let them die."
"I'm lost." Wally sighed, looking down. Gabriel frowned and tilted her head to the side, glancing back up Wally explained. "If you win, will you get them?" he asked.
"Yes." She promised.
"But would he let it be that easy?" Wally asked, letting his guard down and paced to one side.
"He has a contract." She stated.
"Words?" Wally asked. "Like he would honour those." He stopped and faced her again. "If he lets you live, will he leave you alone, will he let you see where we are?" She looked to one side, thinking.
"And if you live?" she asked. "You said it yourself, you can't get through to the telepath. They haven't found you."
"I have to give them more time, so they can save everyone!"
"I'll bring them to you!" she shouted, lunging forward. Wally ran to the opposite side, putting the entire centre of the arena between them. To be perfectly honest he was scared to die, but knew he still had to save the others in there, however, something deep inside himself kept telling him there was something more to what was happening. He had a reason to fight, but it seemed a smaller chance compared to what Gabriel had. Something was telling him to fight, because he still had something left to give in the future.
Gabriel suddenly appeared behind him and he jumped to one side as a knife blade fell for his head.
"Surprised?" Wally stepped backwards. "Can't travel beyond these walls with this." She whispered, looking at the hand with one of the knives held in it.
"So this is how you've survived so long?" he asked.
"She appeared to the left of him, causing him to step back. When she disappeared again she appeared behind him and pushed him roughly into the wall. "It won't hurt for long, I'll make it quick." Her eyes flashed gold.
Wally shifted to the left as the blade came down to his throat. It however still caught his on the side of his neck; droplets of blood fell down his shoulder.
He ducked further and caught Gabriel in the lower ribs. Again he elbowed her, forcing her back. Throwing an arm up he caught her under the chin. She landed on her back but flipped back to her feet, limping on her injured knee.
Wally on the other hand was running so fast Gabriel could barley see him apart from a dark coloured blur. She stooped into a defensive position, eyes glowing gold. She lunged forward a light extending out from her arms and lightening crackled around the arena, bouncing of the force field but not breaking it.
Wally cried out and fell to his knees as the lightening caught him in a death grip, preventing him from breathing.
The pain stopped and Wally looked up, taking gasping breaths. Gabriel stood over him, a long bladed sword in her hand poised over Wally's shoulder. Wally rolled his feet and jumped back from her attack, getting caught across his leg. Each time she could have killed him she hesitated.
Finally she shook her head and pinned Wally against the Wall, literally holding him up. Her bare hands grasped him throat and her eyes suddenly went milky. She gasped, eyes went wide and she stumbled away from him, the sword falling at her feet.
"Now I know." She whispered. "Visions of you." She said, smiling slightly. "Find them, and save them." She told Wally as he scooped up one of the knives at his feet. "You're destined for so much."
Wally nodded, realising that she saw the future, that she was a seer. He closed his eyes and brought the blade into her chest, through her heart. A gasp barely escaped her lips as the blood gushed from the wound. He pulled the knife free, numb at the sight of her body on the floor before him.
Silence circled the arena and Wally limped over to the black leather coat that Gabriel had given him before. He pulled it on and limped to the arena doors, finally leaving his third battle, alive.
The Slaves on the other side were asking how Gabriel had done and if she was out there watching them.
Wally simply shook his head and said she had died because of a cruel match Malcom had made. No one lese questioned him as he went off to his room, the black leather dust swirling with his movement.
The Watch Tower was quiet as they tried to take in what had happened. No seemed to be able to figure out why this woman had stopped, although they were glad they also realised that this would have been her last match and that they could have rescued some one.
"We lost it." Came a voice over the com link, telling Batman the progress of the signal.
"Send the satellite pictures back." He sighed, watching the now blank screen.
"Yes sir." Came his response.
The pictures and locations came in slowly and batman announced that it could take the rest of the day for all the information to be compared. That became everyone's cue to leave.
They left in small trickles and groups. Each in silence thinking of their friend, who himself was slowly loosing hope in ever being found.
Sorry if this one sucked, I was having trouble trying to explain why she died. And what she saw? Well if this story works then the next one will explain what he's 'destined' for. Review please, ideas are always welcome and mild criticism always taken, tried to make this one longer, but it's hard!
