Brotherhood of the Bladers- Chapter Five

Dralyxaedra's Attacks:
- Double Helix Firestorm (Offense, Fire)
- Armeggeddon Barrage (Offense, Fire)
- Kamikaze Superblaze (Offense, Wind/Fire)
- Divine Wind (Defense, Wind)

It was silent there in the dark except for the furious sprinting footsteps echoing off the stone walls surrounding a cloaked figure. Whoever they were, someone else was following them with heavy footsteps. One stone jutting out of the ground caused the figure to trip and fall. The hood fell off, revealing a face. Kai didn't stop to put the hood back on and just kept running. Rounding a corner in full sprint, he ran into a dead end. He turned to leave only to find that his escape was blocked by a large figure. "Lights out, Kai." The figure raised one hand, holding a cocked gun. Kai screamed as they pulled the trigger.

Kai jolted out of bed with a start, sitting bolt upright with a thin layer of cold sweat on his face. It was just a nightmare…. But it had seemed so real…. It was then that Kai realized that he was clutching the sheets and that there were beads of sweat sliding down his broad chest. He sighed, trying to help his shot nerves. Heh. Bad pun. He glanced at the clock. 1:30 am.

It's going to be a loooooooooooong night.

The alarm on Taylia's clock went off, arousing the dragon from sleep. She snarled hatefully when she realized that the song blaring on the radio was the one that had been playing when she woke up to find her brother dead. Suddenly enraged, she leapt from her bed, grabbed the clock and hurled it with all her strength at the wall, the force causing it to smash into hundreds of pieces. She glared at the instrument before going to start her morning routine. Damn piece of junk.

One by one, the others came downstairs stretching and yawning. Taylia had been up at least an hour before them and already had breakfast on the table. Saiyana was the first to come down, then the others sort of just drifted downstairs. Outside, it was cold and cloudy, the norm for November. While the others eventually got to training or unpacking or whatever, Taylia stared aimlessly out the window.

Something wrong?

It's nothing, Dralyx.

Hm. You're staring out the window, you're quieter than usual, and you just threw your alarm clock at the wall. That's quite a strange bit of nothing.

Oh shut up.

Dralyxaedra shrugged it off and went in search of something to do. Taylia resumed looking out the window. It was just then that it hit her like a ton of bricks.

We have school tomorrow.

This is not happening to me. It was Taylia's worst nightmare come true.
"If you stop thinking about it, it's not so bad." Tala muttered while dragging her down the hall. Actually, he was more wrestling her down the hall. "There is no fucking way you are getting me out there." She turned to leave, trying to pry out of Tala's grip on her wrist. He stood firm. Taylia, getting annoyed, tried again to wrench out of his tight hold. Tala was starting to get irritated with Taylia trying to get away, and in one fluid move picked her up under his arm. "I swear Tai, you are so immature."

Taylia wasn't amused, but he knew she would be like that. Taylia was hugely anti-social and despised the idea of having to go to school, but this….. Before he could react, Taylia grabbed the hood of his jacket and yanked it up over his head then down over his eyes. Tala countered as fast as he could, throwing off the hood so he could see but mostly succeeded in putting himself and Taylia in a rather awkward position. By now, he was practically crushing Taylia against his chest, but she seemed more concerned with the previous dilemma than with being suffocated.

"Look, just cool it and anyone that laughs I'll cave their head in."

Taylia sighed in defeat.

Downstairs, the others were waiting while Tala got Taylia out of her room. Unfortunately, the school required them to wear uniforms, something none of them was too thrilled about. All eyes widen (except Saiyana's) when Taylia came down the stairs. There were several suppressed laughs. A dare gone wrong that had gotten Spencer to wear pink had been funny enough, but Taylia wearing a skirt was the topper of Ultimate Side-Splitters. Taylia glared at everyone.

"The first person that laughs DIES."

The room fell dead silent, making Tala snicker, not at Taylia but at how she'd scared the crap out of everyone. "Shit, how am I supposed to ride to school in a god damn skirt!" The others heard Taylia cuss in the garage. They all knew she was referring the motorcycle she had built herself. It was a black bike with red, orange, and yellow flame patterns on it. A second later, she ran by the others. Kai and Tala exchanged looks as if to say What the hell is she doing?

Taylia came back a moment later, smirking. "What did you do?"
"There's no rule saying I can't wear shorts under a skirt, so this is the only option I have." With that, she walked back into the garage and revved the engine. "Who's riding with me?" Tala got there first. The reason everyone wanted to go with Taylia is because she was the only person who didn't drive like a madman. Taylia put her helmet, the one that matched her bike, while Tala put his on, the black one with the electric blue clawmark designs on it. While the others braced for a crash course with Bryan behind the wheel, Taylia and Tala cruised down to their new school. Several people stared when they pulled up, wondering who the person with the motorcycle was. As soon as Tala had his helmet off, excited gossip spread like wildfire. The others eventually pulled up as well.

"Oh shit." Tala muttered.

"What?"

"Fangirls."

Taylia looked up from untying their backpacks to see a group of fangirls approaching.

"Play it cool and let me do the acting." She muttered while handing Tala his backpack.

The group eventually reached the two, the leader's attention immediately going to Tala. "So, the famous Tala Valkov is transferring here. Betcha didn't know I'm your biggest fan."

"In all honesty, I really don't give a shit."

The girl laughed a nauseatingly preppy laugh.

"You're really funny. But really, lets cut to the chase."

"I'd rather not."

"I have connections, I'd watch how I talked if I was you."

Taylia stepped forward, clearly ticked off.

"I'd go jump off a cliff if I was you. But heaven forbid, glad I'm not."

Several 'ooh's could be heard in the crowd behind the girl.

"Just who do you think you are!"

"If you must know, I'm Taylia Calov, and I happen to be Tala's girlfriend."

The entire mob of fangirls gasps.

"Yeah right."

"Yeah, that's right." Taylia said smirking. "And if anyone has a problem with that, I dare you to say it to my bit beast's face."

The leader scowled at you.

"Ooooooooooooo, the big tough girly has a bit beast, I bet it's some weak little wannabe bit beast like a kitten."

Taylia's eye twitched. She didn't mind being called names, but nobody insulted Dralyx.

She whipped out her blade and proudly showed the bit chip bearing Dralyx's portrait. "Got something to say to my dragon Dralyxaedra?" She replied in a tone so dangerous it actually scared the leader. She snapped out of her silent stare.

"You, me, after school."

"Bring it on, townie."

The fangirls walked away. Tala breathed a sigh of relief once they were out of earshot.

"Thanks, I owe you one. But I get the feeling I'm going to be repaying you sooner than we think."

"What makes you say that?"

"Tai, you disregard yourself. With a figure like yours, I get the feeling you'll be listening to several wolf calls." Taylia smirked at his comment.

"How ironic that you're the wolf around here." She said jokingly nudging him with her elbow in the ribs.
Tala snickered as the group walked down to the office.

On the way there, Tala was proved right- Taylia got a lot of lookers. Almost at the office, one boy wearing a baseball cap whistled. "Hey cutie, you available?" An infuriated Taylia whirled around and grabbed the jerk by his shirt collar, pinning him to the wall dangling several inches off the ground.
"Do I look like a fucking hotel room! Get lost, asshole!" She dropped the boy, who stared, terrified at the gray-eyed dragon. It took all of the boys' and Saiyana's will power to keep from laughing.

I don't believe this. I have been subjected to life-threatening experiments, nearly clubbed to death, and been attacked by a bit beast. Who knew I would die slowly and painfully in this GOD FUCKING HELLHOLE!

Taylia thought bitterly as she twitched with boredom. At long last, the bell to freedom rang. In a split second, Taylia went from being slumped over her desk like a snake in a coma to standing up ramrod straight, ready to get the hell out of here.

"Don't forget, you have to battle that wannabe bitch after school, remember?" Tala prodded.

Taylia smirked and cracked her knuckles menacingly.

"I am SOOOOO going to enjoy this."

Much to Taylia's amusement, a crowd had gathered to watch the battle between Taylia and that bitch Skyde. She smirked at Taylia, who just a moment ago had changed into her usual attire –black cargoes, shin-high boots with the silver buckles, and a gray-black-and-red colored halter top- over this she wore her black and red motocross jacket with #89 printed on the back. On her face was a bored rigid expression, and she had her arms folded. Skyde got into her bladers' stance, Taylia doing the same.

"3, 2, 1, LET IT RIIIIIIIPPP!"

The two girls let loose their blades, Taylia, still uninterested, closed her eyes as Skyde's bobcat bit beast made hit after hit.

"That's all you got! HA! Finish her off Gareia!"

As Skyde's blade charged and the bobcat emerged, Taylia's eyes suddenly shot open as she was surrounded by an inferno.

"DRALYX!"

She was suddenly surrounded by vertical streams of fire as her massive dragon emerged in all its glory.

"DRALYX, DOUBLE HELIX FIRESTORM!"

It was all over in a second as the fire disappeared to reveal Skyde's obliterated blade, which was now lying in thousands of pieces all over the ground, flung in every direction. Taylia picked up her black blade and smirked.

"Never mess with a dragon."