Hey everyone!
Thank you for all the reviews last chapter!
Yeah...I agree the fight scene was too short, but in this chapter it continues.
Hopefully it came out alright...
Oh and just to WARN you...you WILL be disappointed by how things turn out...I think.
It wasn't my first choice to finish up the fic this way, but oh well...
Enjoy if you can!
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Chapter 15 - Free At Last
Kai cursed as the truck hit a sunken pothole, and threw him from the top of the cab.
He managed to land on his feet, but his relief was short lived as Boris let go of the door and landed a few feet away from him.
"Heh heh heh...that was some stunt my young Kai."
The blue haired teen's crimson eyes narrowed at the older man as he took one more step closer.
"Now...lets finish what we came here for..."
With that, Boris jumped out at Kai, ready to throw a head on punch.
Kai did a quick backflip and dodged it, and countered with a roundhouse kick.
The older Russian grabbed the teen's leg and threw him back.
Kai cursed but managed to keep his body under control and did a back hand spring and landed on his feet.
Boris growled. "You're fighting at full power..." He looked down at the hand he had caught Kai's last attack with.
The sheer force of the attack had broken two fingers.
"...and you expect me not to!"
Kai charged at his enemy again, and began a fierce onslaught of punches and kicks.
After a minute, Kai's foot managed to catch underneath Boris' leg and trip him.
Boris let out a surprised yelp as he crashed down on the wet pavement.
Kai quickly followed, turning the older man slightly so that he landed on his chest.
The blue haired teen pulled his enemy's arms around with a sickening crack and dug his knee into the base of his neck.
"I told you...I'm not going back!"
"Heh heh..." Boris snickered, trying to squirm out of the teen's powerful hold. "Congratulations my young phoenix...you managed to pin me...but how long can you hold me like this?"
In the blink of an eye, Boris thrust his leg up and managed to hit Kai in the back of the head.
The blow sent the teen flying off his enemy and back onto the sidewalk.
He rolled over a few times before coming to a stop on his stomach.
Kai cursed. His vision was beginning to blur and his head ached.
He turned his head to see Boris get to his feet, popping his right shoulder into place with a frightening smile on his scratched face.
The purpled haired Russian began to limp over to the fallen teen, sure that he had nearly knocked him unconscious.
"You see Kai, I always get what I want...and no matter how hard you try...I will always WIN!"
Kai blinked again, and Boris was right over him, reaching down to pick him off the pavement.
With a gasp, Kai rolled over on his back and brought his legs over his head just as Boris got close enough.
With one last battle cry, the teen did a backward somersault, landing a powerful kick with both feet in Boris' stomach.
Hilary and the chibi Dranzer continued to run down the street, looking for any sign of Kai.
She had called the others and told them where she was heading, and that Kai was in trouble. She hoped that someone would get there in time.
"Don't worry about Master Kai...he can take care of himself until we get there." The child-like voice of Dranzer stated suddenly, as if reading the brunette's mind.
"I know...but I can't help but worry. He wasn't in the best shape to begin with...I just hope..."
Suddenly, a bus flew past them at full speed, sending a puddle of water crashing on the two girls.
Hilary growled. "Just when I thought I couldn't get anymore wet, a jerk has to come speeding by!"
That last kick sent Boris stumbling into the street. "Damn you..." He wiped a trail of blood from his mouth.
Kai rolled over and pushed himself to his knees and panted, trying desperately to regain his breath when suddenly, two bright head lights appeared.
"Watch out!" Kai suddenly cried out over the lightning.
He forced himself slowly to his feet and stumbled over toward the edge of the sidewalk, reaching out to his enemy, but was thrown back as a speeding bus cut him off.
It hydroplaned out of control and hit a street lamp, sending it toppling over onto the pavement.
Kai sat up and shook his head, trying to orient himself with his surroundings. He looked toward the street, and gasped as he saw Boris' motionless body sprawled across the pavement.
"...no...it can't end like this...not this easily..." Kai got to his feet again and limped over to the body.
He stared down at his enemy for a moment, watching as he struggled to breathe.
"What an unfitting end, eh young Kai?" He choked out, blood seeming down his chin. "I suppose you earn yet another stripe."
Kai's crimson eyes went wide. "No Boris! You forced me to murder all those people! Those stripes should be etched on you!"
"People choose their own fate young Kai, just like you are doing now...but I still won't allow my prized possession to walk freely...you're coming to hell with me!"
With that, Boris revealed a thick knife from his coat pocket, and before Kai had any time to react, he grabbed his shirt and pulled him down, plunging the knife deep into his abdomen.
Crimson eyes shot open as a wave of pain racked his body, a pain he had never felt before.
"No Kai!" A familiar voice cried out as the teen stumbled back.
He grasped the handle of the knife and pulled it out, blood pouring onto the wet street below him.
Boris' maniacal laughter echoed throughout the stormy sky as the teen sunk to the ground. Within moments, the laughter began to fade, and soon Boris fell silent.
"Kai!" The voice called again as the injured teen fell backward.
Before he hit the ground, he heard someone slide behind him and catch him.
"Kai! Kai what happened! Oh my God...you're bleeding!"
"Hil...ary?" He asked weakly, looking up into her ruby eyes.
The falling rain mixed with her tears as they poured down her cheeks. "Come on Kai...stay with me." She pressed her hand on his abdomen, trying to stop all the bleeding.
"He's...dead?"
Hilary looked over to Boris' mangled body, and shuddered slightly.
"Yeah...You're finally free Kai."
The elder teen smirked slightly and closed his eyes, exhausted from the fight.
"No Kai...stay awake! You can sleep all you want once we get back home, then we can celebrate!" The brunette sniffed, nuzzling her cheek in his blue hair.
"..but...I just...killed another person..."
Hilary stared at him with confusion written all over her face. "What are you talking about Kai? He tried to kill you! He's the one that forced you to do all those..."
"He didn't...deserve to die like...that...I...I wanted...justice..." He closed his eyes again, gritting his teeth as another wave of pain washed over him.
"Kai..."
"No...he...he..."
"Shh Master Kai...save your breath."
That voice startled him for a moment. He recognized it as a young girl's, but those words she spoke were so familiar.
Stiffly, he managed to turn his head to the left as stared at the small child with pure white hair and fire red eyes.
He gasped. "Dranzer..." His voice was nothing more than a whisper.
The child smiled, and sudden a bright ball of fire surrounded her.
Within seconds, the small human body transformed into a giant phoenix.
"Dran...zer...it is you..." He said weakly, his eyes beginning to close again. "What are you...doing here?"
"I belong with you Master Kai. I promised I would never leave you...I'm just sorry I took so long to find you."
Kai raised his arm slowly and placed his battered hand on the fire bird's head.
"I...swore you were gone..."
"Shh...don't say anymore Master Kai. You must rest."
"I'm...sorry...for doubting you...Dranzer..." Kai heaved a sigh and his arm fell to the pavement.
"Kai?" Hilary shook him gently, fighting back tears.
"He is alright. I was able to give him a little strength when he touched me." She nuzzled his head gently.
"Oh..." Hilary shifted her weight slightly and pulled out the blue beyblade, and placed it in Kai's limp hand. "You should return to him now..."
The phoenix nodded, smiling inwardly.
Suddenly, the bitbeast burst into flames and shot straight up into the sky. The fire turned into a bright red light and shot back down, aimed straight at the beyblade.
Within seconds, the beam hit the blade dead center, engulfing it in a fiery aura.
As the light faded, a picture of the legendary phoenix appeared in the center, and Hilary couldn't help but smile.
"Dranzer's back with you now Kai." She said, looking up toward the sky.
The dark clouds were slowly beginning to part, and the sun appeared, creating a rainbow across the sky.
"...and no one will ever take her away again."
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Alright! Another chapter down...one more to go!
I know everyone will be disappointed with this chapter...and how Boris finally died...but you're just going to have to deal with it.
The way he originally died was lost when my computer went on the fritz, and I just couldn't remember!
So I apologize for this cruddy chapter.
And this time...I'm not going to go back later and rewrite the way Boris dies...
Anyway...next chapter is the ending!
Please review!