To my reviewers,
Once again thanx for the awesome reviews…sorry about the cliffe and as to me being evil well…if I had the idea to turn my main character evil and do it moreover, of course I am. Lol j/p. It broke my heart to do it but I have a plan.
(oh and by the way) Shadow Samurai of the Darkness: Good guess about the scarf, you really catch on fast. I put that in there to show that its for one really not Angel anymore. With the leaving of Kai's "bandage" behind she is in a sense leaving him along with all the others behind meaning yes she has forgotten him. So yeah nice deduction I didn't think anyone would get that but heh looks like I was def. wrong. As to Kai being in trouble….heheh you shall see.
But yeah I' am really sorry I haven't updated in a while but I just got a job and now I'm sick so yeah, its been difficult for me to sit down and write so consider this a fair warning, this may not be good at all or perhaps may really stink but hey least I updated. Well without further ado chapter 15 (the real one)
Chapter 15: When Darkness Consumes (Part 1)
The Bladebreakers walked searchingly through the long crowded hallways that led to the main seating areas of the arena. The White Tigers had to be around here somewhere. Suddenly a bright spot of pink caught Rays' eye as he fought his way over to it, his team following or atleast attempting to.
"Mariah!" he exclaimed as he pushed his way up to her.
"Ray!" she smiled happily.
"You and Lee ready?" he asked in a more serious tone.
"As ready as we'll ever be." came Lee's voice behind her.
Ray simply nodded in grim understanding.
"Hey you guys lets go to the competitors entrance. Its way too crowded in here to talk." Tyson complained as he was elbowed for the fifth time in the back of the head.
"Okay. We need to head down there anyways." Mariah agreed as she and Lee led the way.
Soon they all stood there, the Bladebreakers and the White Tigers before the competitors entrance. At any moment the tournament would begin and Lee and Mariah would face off against Angel. Ray had to admit he was worried for Mariah. What if something happened to her? He could never forgive himself if he allowed Angel or anyone else for that matter to hurt her.
"So where are Kevin and Gary?" Max asked curiously yet a bit warily.
"They're back at the hotel trying to work on their blades." Lee answered.
"Yeah and we understood when they weren't so keen on seeing Angel anytime soon." Mariah added.
"Speak of the Devil." Ray muttered under his breath as he saw two figures approaching out of the corner of his eye.
All talking ceased as all eyes glanced up to see Angel and Brooklyn approaching. Ray tensed with each step closer as he stood protectively in front of Mariah anger boiling up within him as he kept recalling the incident in the dark hallway not so long ago. Angel walked with head slightly bowed hiding her eyes with Brooklyn at her side. But alas Ray couldn't hold back his anger and fear any longer.
"Where're your thugs today, Angel" Ray snarled angrily.
Quickly Angels eyes flashed as she slammed Ray into a nearby wall and proceeded to swipe his legs out from under him in one smooth and effective motion as he crumbled to the ground.
"Don't taunt me Kon, you'll find I have very little mercy now a days." Angel challenged in a sickeningly cool and icy tone as Ray stared up at her in a near rage. "I would recommend you stay out of my way unless you want the consequences taken out on your little girlfriend here." Angel taunted before pushing her way past them and heading for the arena, Brooklyn at her side smirking in amusement.
"Ray are you alright!" Mariah questioned dropping down next to him.
'You'll pay for this Angel! And if you so much as lay a finger on Mariah again…I'll kill you, by all the stars in heaven I'll kill you!' Ray thought angrily as he glared after Angels now disappearing form.
"Ray?" Mariah questioned, worried almost panicked when he didn't respond.
"I'm fine." he muttered still angry before finally meeting her gaze which caused him to soften his voice immediately.
"I'm okay." he voiced gently pulling her into a warm embrace. "I'm okay."
"Welcome back to the last day of the semi-finals! I'm Brad best here with A.J. Topper and let me tell you today is going to be jam packed with be blade action!"
"That's right Brad! Today we have the White Tigers, The Burning Dawn, The Celtic Dragons, and of course the Bladebreakers all facing off for the right to blade tomorrow in the final battle against the Celtic Dragons!"
"You said it A.J. and our first match of the day will be the White Tigers vs. the Celtic Dragons."
"You know Brad there has got to be some high strung competition between these two teams considering the match between the very same teams just yesterday which left the White Tigers blades utterly demolished!"
"Most definitely. The Celtic Dragons have one win against the White Tigers but will history defeat itself or will the White Tigers have their revenge?"
"Good question. But one things certain. This is going to be one heck of a match!"
"Lets go Mariah" Lee stated as they announced them before standing to his feet and leading the way out into the arena.
Mariah stood to follow but was stopped momentarily by Ray whose hand now held her wrist firmly yet gently,
"Be careful." he whispered in her ear as he planted a short kiss on her forehead.
"I will." she smiled before turning and catching up with Lee/
Ray watched her leave longingly as fear suddenly sunk its sharp claws deep within him. For once he hoped the instinct that told him something was going to happen to Mariah was wrong.
The crowd cheered as Lee and Mariah walked over tot heir bench and prepared for their battle.
"Remember, keep your cool. We will avenge Kevin and Gary!" Lee stated as the Celtic Dragons were announced.
Mariah's blood boiled as she saw Angel walk out with Brooklyn but kept her emotions in check as Lee led the way to the dish and soon they found themselves gazing straight into the cold empty, and death filled eyes of Angel waiting for the battle to begin.
"3...2...1, Let it rip!"
All four blades were launched powerfully into the dish and began to circle it at amazing speeds. Quickly Angels' Ryker centered itself while Brooklyn kept on spinning around the edge of the dish.
'What are they up to?' wondered Lee' Angels' open to a direct attack! What's she planning?'
Not knowing what else to do Lee called fro Galeon's attack and Mariah's Galux soon followed suit as they attempted to take Angel out together. They barely noticed Brooklyn's blade spinning around the dish nor notice it starting to move in closer. Mariah and Lee's blades went in hard and fast to attack Angel's blade but were surprised when their blades merely bounced back. Again and again they tried but Angel's blade only showed a minimal sign of slowing. Meanwhile Brooklyn's blade was now a spinning blur of black and gray and was now becoming a tight circle around the other three blades. The blades were now inches apart in the stadium and Lee and Mariah were quite confused as to what Angel and Brooklyn were planning.
"Now!" Angel suddenly commanded in a hollow and death-chilled voice.
Suddenly there was a bright flash of light, the loud roar of something crumbling followed by two screams…a boys and a girls.
Ray instantly opened his eyes. He knew that scream! The light was only just starting to fade again as he jumped to his feet, Then as suddenly as it had charged forth, the light faded as a gray smoke clouded the now demolished beystadium below. First he saw Lee on his back but before he could even panic more Lee sat up and looked confusedly at the be blade at his feet.
'Mariah!' Ray thought jumping out of the stands and running toward Lee. His heart stopped as the smoke cleared away slowly revealing the limp form of Mariah on the ground amidst pieces of the demolished beystadium.
"Mariah!" Ray screamed dashing to her side.
She was unconscious and had a deep gash to her side as well as a bad bump on the bak of her head and a few bruises and cuts along her bare arms. Ray put his hand to the gash on her side that bled freely and tried to wake her up. But alas, she wouldn't wake. Lee son knelt by his side next to her in shock staring at Mariah's limp, unconscious form.
"We didn't see what happened. All we saw was a bright light and then some enormous force flung us backward along with pieces of the stadium. We both I guess were hit by the debris but I didn't think she could get hurt this bad." Lee muttered still in shock and disbelief.
A medical team hurried to the scene and soon Mariah was placed on a stretcher and wheeled out to the awaiting ambulance, Ray and Lee following.
On the other side of the arena stood Angel and Brooklyn watching through the now feint smoke that was all but gone now. Angel held an evil smirk on her face as she watched Mariah wheeled away 'one down…three to go' she thought maliciously.
"Well done captain! It looks like you've had a taste of the blood you've been wanting. Excellent work. Now on to bigger and better opponents" came the voice in Angels earpiece as her grin only widened.
In a small corridor, which opened into the arena, stood two figures watching in horror as all of this took place.
"Oh Angel, what have you done!" gasped Jess watching in horror as Angels mouth broke into a sick grin at the sight of the injured Mariah.
Tears fell silently down Jess' face as suddenly two strong arms encircled her waist. Jess turned and fell into Tala's comforting embrace.
"She's turned Tala, she's no longer in control of herself." Jess muttered against his shoulder.
"What do you mean?" he questioned confusedly.
"She's become evil!" Jess muttered again though fear was evident in her voice.
"Don't worry Jess, I'll protect you." he tried soothingly.
Jess smiled faintly into his shoulder relaxing as he gently rubbed her back soothingly. She stayed there for some minutes liking how it cleared her head, but reality cannot be escaped forever. And soon she had to come back to it.
"We should prepare for our match." she said gently pulling away from him.
"I thought that was what we were doing." Tala grinned mischievously.
Jess laughed sarcastically, " hahah nice try Tala, but seriously we need to be ready to face Angel. She will be nearly impossible to take down and controlled by this evil, she'll only play dirty."
Tala's face grew serious as he comprehended what Jess was saying and looked out at the damage Angel' had done in her first match alone, before nodding in agreement,
"Should we warn Kai?"
Jess looked up searchingly into the crowd before her gaze met Kai's. For a moment they but stared as if in deep conversation before Kai simply nodded ever so slightly and looked away.
"He already knows." Jess said distantly almost confusedly, " and I have a feeling he knew about this."
Tala simply nodded before taking Jess' hand in his, pulling her out of her thoughts,
"Come on lets go get ready."
Jess simply nodded and followed him as he led her down the hallway, her mind plagued with questions and fears about her upcoming match. None of which could seem to be silenced.
Yeah I know its short for me, but hey I'm sick. I might update again later tonight but I dunno Im still kinda sick and I hafta work tomorrow. But yeah please review cuz really the only reason I updated when I'm this sick and worn out was because I got reviews. So yeah if you wanna find out what happens in the epic battle between Jess and Angel review and let me tell you as a heads up the battles will be getting even more intense as they progress, beyond what most of you are even imagining at this point. So yeah review and if that doesn't work go ahead and email me. And I promise I will update this, just don't feel too bad about pushing me to do it cuz I admit I can get lazy.lol but yeah once again thanx for the reviews for last chapter and hope this one wasn't too bad. Oh yeah and sorry to any Ray and Mariah fans, but hey…atleast I didn't kill her…atleast not yet I havent.lol. However we still have Jess, Tala, Ray, Kai , and whoever in the final round against Tristan and Lance so I've still got plenty of twists waiting to happen. Well take care and peace out.
LightInTheDarkTempest , Signing out.