"How about this for your dress, my dear?" Kilix asked Leiko as he motioned towards a dress a merchant held up. The dress was big and fancy. It was white with belle sleeves and a big skirt that dragged behind, and on the back was a bow. There were pearls and crystals on the front and the top would expose her bust. Leiko turned away and didn't answer. She ruffled the chains on her wrists and made her hands into fists. She was ashamed to even be looking at such a dress. Kilix just turned back to the merchant and nodded, telling him that they would take it. Then he walked over to Leiko and placed a hand under her chin and directed her face to his, but she still looked away. "Why my love, what is the matter? Do you really hate the dress?"

"I hate you…and my father. That's the matter." She replied. Kilix sighed and let go of her face. "You can't make me go along with all of this, Kilix. You may be engaged to me, but no matter what you do, I will never love you." Leiko said without a smirk. Kilix just glared at her.

"You will watch what you say to your fiancée!" Kilix retorted. Then he smiled. "What if I gave you a wedding present?" Leiko turned her eyes up to him and then slowly her face. "I thought that might get your attention. Whatever you want, it's yours. Just tell me what it is that you want." Kilix said.

"Anything?"

"Anything, other than calling off the wedding." Leiko thought for a moment and then answered,

"An Agni Kai." She replied.

"What? Against me?" Leiko laughed sinisterly.

"No. My true love should take care of you." And Kilix glared at her at that remark, "I just want an Agni Kai against my father." She said. "And if I win, I get disowned from his custody. If he wins, than I'll do whatever you say without a single fight or a word of fuss."

Kilix's eyes grew big and he grinned. He was interested without a single doubt. In Leiko's mind, she was laughing. There was no way in hell Zhao could beat her, but Kilix didn't know that. Kilix was betting on Zhao winning, and Leiko doing whatever he wanted. He let his mind slip into perverted details about what he would do and he smiled. "Done."

"I want it tonight." Leiko said, "At sunset. And remember the deal. If I win, he disowns me for good."

"I'll have it set." Kilix said. And he walked forward and ran his hands thought Leiko's hair. Leiko sneered at him. "This should be interesting."

Later, at sunset, Leiko was in the stadium with Kilix and some guards. Her father stood on the other end and meditated. Leiko did the same but then stood up quickly and held out her hands for the guards to unlock the chains. They did and she turned and smiled at her father. Zhao stood up and looked at her.

The setting sun made everything a red tone, and the breeze gave the mood a rock hard setting. This was the moment Leiko had been waiting for almost all her life. She had been begging for a time to fight her father, and this was her chance. She could get back at him for everything he had ever done. She could free herself from his grip. She could get all of her anger out of her system by making sure he couldn't stand after. And that was exactly what she was planning to do.

Zhao stepped forward and took a pose. Then so did Leiko and she grinned out of pure delight. "Don't worry…even after I beat you, you'll still be daddy's little girl." Zhao said to Leiko. Leiko just grinned more and stood there.

"I'll give you the first hit, father." She said and stood with her arms crossed. "I won't even block it."

"You're setting yourself up. This will be far too easy."

"Cut the talk and let's get this over with."

Zhao ran forward with fire coming from his fist and screaming! Leiko stood there, not moving, just waiting for it. Then, he hit her. His fist of flames went right into her face and her head snapped back and she stumbled backwards! Zhao kicked her back with his foot, while sending flames out from it and she went back further! And then he hit her with his other fist and sent her face first into the dirt! Leiko laid there, with her face in the dirt, not moving. Zhao just took a deep breath and smiled.

"That's it?" He questioned. "You summoned me to fight you for this? It wasn't even a fair fight. You call yourself a warrior? This battle is already over."

"This battle… is far from over." Leiko said and she jumped back up on her feet! She sent flames at Zhao and he went stumbling back a few yards. She just smiled and wiped some blood from her nose that was beginning to trickle onto her upper lip. Then she began to walk forward, calmly. Zhao grew angry and charged again! He went to hit her, but she moved her head and he missed! He went to hit her again, and she did the same. This went on forever. He went to hit her, and she would simply move with that same grin on her face, dodging his moves and teasing him until he reached the point of furiousness! He went to hit her again, but she held out her hand and blocked his blow. "My turn!" she said, and she grabbed his wrist, pulled him forward and then kicked him in the stomach! He gasped in pain and went back a few feet and hit the ground. Then he stood back up and Leiko did a jump kick, knocking him in the jaw! He grabbed it and stumbled back further.

"All my life I was in pain and misery! All because of you! And I never ever had any freedom from it! You kept me in pain forever! You turned me into this! This thing I don't want to be!" and then she sent a huge flame at him and he went flying back and onto the ground again. "How dare you call yourself my father! You are nothing like a father!" she sent more flames at him! "Father's protect, care and nurture!" and she hit him again! "You just beat me and put me down until I felt lower than the dirt!" and then she ran forward and kicked him in the face with both feet, spun off and landed on her feet just as he did on his back! "You always were nothing but a coward!" She stood over him and summoned huge flames to her fists! "You may have created me…but I will NEVER be you're little girl!" and she sent the flames soaring at his face! He screamed in pain and stayed on the ground, covering his face. Leiko just placed her foot on his chest and smiled. "And I'm not your daughter anymore." And then she walked off and back up to Kilix.

Kilix was standing there in awe. "Your…your power!" he stuttered. Leiko just rolled her eyes.

"I know, I'm strong. Just like he wanted me to be. That was all he wanted me to be." And then she turned and looked back at her father whom some guards were helping get off the ground. "I guess I turned out to be too strong." And then she turned back to Kilix. "Looks like you'll be sleeping alone tonight." She said. "Pervert." She muttered. Kilix just nodded and smiled.

"You're so full of sass and wit." And then he stepped closer to her. "And that's just what I love about you." Leiko just grunted and let Kilix's guards place the cuffs back on her.

She was feeling like half of the world was taken off of her shoulders. No more pain, or anger, or misery…not more Zhao. That was just how she wanted it. There was nobody I the world she hated than her father, but Kilix was coming up close behind. Now that she had given all the pain back to Zhao, she could die happily. Now there was just one more major problem…Kilix. "Let's go home." Kilix said as he took Leiko by the chains and pulled her home.