Chapter 5

Powers Collide

Ender's plane

A dark figure just got done being yelled at. A portal opens next to him and he jumps into it in a hurry. The dark lord seems a little less frustrated as he looks into his crystal ball on the table. It showed his servant chasing after the boy and the cat girl.

Rift's plan

"Come on Rift were going to be late. ", Seeth said

"I'm coming, I'm coming", Rift replied

They just got to the Elders house with a little time to spare. The Elder was finishing up telling the leaders of each house were they had to set up. He then separated the group that was to receive their place in the tribe. He put Males on one side and females on the other, and then taking them to where the ceremony was going to be held. It being very windy made it a bit difficult for every one except Rift. How still did not know why she was not fazed by it. When they got to the place she saw Justin leaning on a tree. She noticed he was dressed a fancy out fit. She also notices he was holding some thing in his hand but could not see it.

Justin was looking in his hand at the crystal ender had given to him. He really wonted to know what it was for. Putting it away he looked up and saw the crowd enter. He headed to the elder for his next assignment. Every one in the group is surprised to see him, since the never seen a being like him before. The elder told him he could relax for now and sit in the shade of the tree. An half an hour passes pretty quickly and the ceremony starts. The music plays and the assigning begins.

Dan's plane

"The next battle is Silver vs. Wind rider." The announced yelled. The crowd gave a great big cheer. Dan enters the ring with silver fallowing. Each stud at their respective areas and with in seconds you could see the mana swirling around each of them. Silver drew his sword and instantly the blade turned into furious flames. Dan smirked and dropped the huge sword from his back and focused his mana into his body. His eyes narrowed at silver and the big sword on the ground floated to his right hand and let off a swirl of energy as it touched his hand. When he grasped it, it turned white and had a golden aura. Silver stepped into the fighting circle and said "let's do this." Dan just nodded and stepped in. Every one cheered again as the fight was about to start. Dark black clouds appeared in the sky as the wind picked up.

(Note: storm is like the same one that is in Rift's plan, but no clouds. Hmmm...)

Rift's plane

The elder was addressing the crowd, of how would be the new trainees to their squad of worriers. After the speech was delivered every one heard laughing from up in a tree. It sounded evil and sadistic. (kinda like kodachi's laugh from Ranma 1/2)

Them being cats allowed then to quickly find the tree. The figure continued to laugh as it jumped down from the tree and landed. When Justin saw the figure he admittedly knew that it was one of Enders minions.

(Note: of course every one was in a bit of a stunned by this thing happening)

"Where is the one named Rift ", the figure cried out.

"Not where you're going to be", Justin yell, grabbing a spear and charging at him.

"What?" the figure spat out as it leapt into the air, evading the attack.

"You will leave or be slain by me." Justin shouted getting into a fighting stance.

"Your strength can't even compare with mine BOY!" the figure shot back. "But I will take care of you first, and then go after the cat girl."

"What did she ever do to you?"

"I only fallow orders that are given and Lord Ender wants you both dead to the world…, is that good for you."

"NO! But die!" Justin charged at him. When the elder and rift heard the name Ender they knew what it was about. Rift had been told by Justin that it was Ender who sent those others after her for some reason. The elder quickly told the guards to get the man. The being was just toying with him in their fight, as he fooled Justin that he was weaker then him. When the guards got to him he simply gave a slash with a blade that appeared for his wrist and they fell to the ground in two halves. Rift looked into one of the eyes of a guard and could see the pain he felt and knew that they were in trouble. Justin was then thrown in to the crowd. Rift approached and helped him up.

"How is this? Is she Rift, the one I seek?" The figure asked.

"Who are you" Justin asked holding a now injured arm.

"Hmmm…. Ok I'm Hor-sar the Plague fist. But it does not matter; you have no chance of winning."

"Is that so? Well not if I have any thing to do about it." Rift shot back, as she felt the power in her rise to the surface again. Quickly her aura appeared like roaring blue flames and the skies started to seem distorted and warped as black clouds appeared. Justin felt his head start to hum but he ignored it. Har-sor gave a strained look as he let loose a wave of dark energy towards them. They were sent crashing into a tree, a couple of yards away.

At the same time in Dan's Plane

Silver and Dan have been fighting and at the moment, Dan is on the receiving end. Dan gets up from yet another crushing explosion unharmed and lets off a smug look. "Is that all you got Silver? I have experienced stronger blasts then that. "Will you just drop the mitts so I can see how power full you really are." Dan yelled out to Silver.

"So why don't you show me what you can do? So far all I seen in a man how only likes to doge." Silver spat back.

"Fine but I did worn you before the fight had started." Dan replied as he started to focus his mana again. Letting loose a hug cloud of dust, that when it settled a dragon stud before Silver. Dan let loose a laugh from be hind it.

(Note: JB Well any way you are the dark editor. "Heh heee hee.")

Ok back to Rift.

They screamed out in pain as they hit the tree. Justin staggered to his feet and got into his fighting stance again ignoring the fact that his arm was going num. Rift sprang to her feet pissed off with her aura blazing and made a mental note that it hurt allot and to doge it next time. Har-sor grind as he pulled out two scimitars and got into a strange stance. Rift let out a scream as she felt a sharp pain piercing her right leg. Stumbling to the ground, she noticed dark slender crystals dug into her leg.

"Am I to fast for you? You did not even notice that I throw that at you." Has-sor scoffed and started to walk towards them.

"You can't scare me that easily! What a cheap trick." Justin yelled after seeing what had happened and began to dash at Has-sor. Has-sor dodged the first punch Justin let loose and countered with a quick kick to Justin's side. Justin was sent sprawling across the ground. Rift grabbed hold of the crystals and pulled them out. Her hands burned as she held them in her hands. Throwing them to the side got up and focused on Has-sor. Her anger peeked and she felt an unbalance around her as her aura exploded. Has-sor looked up to the sky and notice that this was not a normal storm that was coming, but it was the souse for the unbalancing of the time flux and space barriers. Glancing back at Rift, who was glowing like a fire. Rift's eyes were closed as her aura faded but showed no sign of her power disappearing. Also she was flouting a foot off the ground. Has-sor gave a smirk, jumping high into the air and with a couple summersaults he was about to crash down on Rift with his blades. The older cast a fire ball that traveled at great speed and hit Has-sor sending him to the ground. Rift started to glow lightly with the white waves and flout towards Justin as she opened her eyes. Her eyes shown completely light blue. Has-sor was laying on his back laughing and grinning with his blades across his chest. Justin staggered up to his feet again as the elder reached him. After Has-sor finished his little laugh he jumped to his feet in a fighting stance once again.

"Well I think I most defiantly found you so it time for all to die." Has-sor shouted at them. Has-sor let loose another wave of power that sent Rift into another tree. The wave was a lot faster then the last and left cuts as it hit. Has-sor was on her in a flash about to give the killing blow. Justin in seeing this, made a mad dash screaming "no!" towards her rift. Instantly the sky turned purple and began to swirl. Lightning rippled the sky and clashed. Rift also realizing that Has-Sor was right about to attack closed her eyes and tensed up prepared for the blow, since she had no time to block or doge the strike. Has-sor let loose his fury and upon Rift. Has-sor first blow was hit home but the rest of them met a blinding light, stopping Justin dead in his tracks. After it faded away Has-sor jumped away form the tree surprised that she was not lying dead in front of him. She had disappeared from right in front off him. Some one grabbed Justin by the shoulder and turned him around.

"Rift?" Justin yelped as he was startled. "How did you get over here when you were over there?"

"Um I don't know, but lets get out of here" Rift replied holding her open wound from the attack that Has-sor unleashed at her. She was now back to normal since the sudden flash.

"But he will just fallow us to were ever we run in this woods of yours"- Justin

"We got to, we can't mach his power in a strait up fight like this, at least not yet."

"Then lets get going" Justin replied and turning to the elder how gave a nod. Has-sor now looking their direction notice that his attack did do damage gave a smirk. Rift and Justin turned and fled towards the group of guards in the direction of both Rifts home old the elders place. Has-sor chased after them but ran into the guards but made quick work of them. Rift and Justin were now at the elders place. Justin graded a pack used for a hike and stuffed his few belongings in it. They hurried over to Rift's home with Has-sor hot on their heals. Reaching her place, she rushed in and began to treat her wound, also telling Justin what to grab and such. Of course there was a good amount of thing that she told Justin to pack. As they exited they saw Has-sor leaning against a tree waiting for them.

"What took you so long in there? I was getting worried that I might have had to go in and get you two. You shouldn't leave a guest unattended at a party you know." Has-sor said with a taunting voice.

"Just leave us alone and go tell ender that I will be involved in none of his affairs." Justin shouted in frustration at Has-sor.

"Well I am going to have to kill both of you then, in quick secession." Has-sor responded charging at them. Rift grabbed Justin's arm at the expense of Has-sor's words. Justin shouted "no" as Has-sor's blades were inches from him. In a flash they all were consumed in darkness. Rift felt a power tug at her a pull her and the object or objects she has been longing for have some what been reached.

In Dan's plan

Dan looked up into the sky, he sensing a power and his dragon energies around him responded to some thing else. It was as if they were doing some one else's will. The more puzzling thing was that he felt that he should stop the fight as soon as possible.

In Enders plan

Ender is hitting his head against the wall as he now knows what the on coming disturbance was. Ender also just got done with lecturing on how Has-sor should have brought him a being with a special talent such as opening rifts in the time and space field.

Back to Dan

"Sorry Silver nothing personal but I am going to have to end this fight of yours' right now." Dan shouted at silver how had a sweat drop on the back of his head trying to kill the dragon in front of him. The dragon tried to step on him but he dodged and sent a massive fire ball at the dragons head. The dragon was thrown back, crashing into the side of the ring. Silver then dashed over and stabbed it through the heart, killing it. Dan looked over his shoulder and saw a flash of light as Rift and Justin stumbled to the ground. Silver shouted "You are going to get hit by this one!" and fired a shot that covered the entire battle field. Dan hearing those words he dashed over to were the two lied and used his body as a shield for them. After the blast Dan jumped back up on his feet and drew his sword once more. He came out with only singed clothing. They both dashed at each other and gave each other their assaults. Both stood on opposite sides of the now burnt ring, retiled with cracks and pot holes from the explosion.

"You were supposed to go for a kill… You bustard." Silver spat out.

"Just pass out already ok." Dan shot back, putting his big sword away. Silver turned around and collapsed to the ground. Rift and Justin got up to see him collapse and Dan looking at them.

"So what do we have here?" Dan said walking over and kneeling on one knee offered to help Rift up. But she declined the offer.

"Well who are you? And where are we?" Justin asked the being in front of him.

"Well I might ask you the same thing. Are you her guard?" Dan asked scratching his head.

"Well no I'm not but answer me first." Justin

"well ok, You are in the fighting pits and I'm a dragon mage. You can call me Dan. But don't get me piss off ok.

"Are you going to attack us to? Rift asked in a low tone.

"No I'm not, but how did you get all the way here. Both of you tiered way don't you come and stay with me tonight.

"Wind Rider will you please leave the ring and get your winnings. We have to clean up and fix the ring." The announcer yelled across the entire station.

"Come I have more than plenty now." Dan said extending his hand to help Rift up again. This time she accepted and was brought to her feet in no time at all. The three exited the stadium with Dan carrying a big sack of money swung across his shoulder. Rift could not help but notice that the cat features that Dan had were not normal and was yet such apart of him. His sent was a mixture of the cat's and a variation of Justin's smell. She had to ask why. Dan said that he would explain latter and they could talk all she wonted.

In Enders plane

"Why are the Gods tormenting me? Why is grace shown to them, such petty creators that I should have smite? "Ender screamed out loud. Turning around he found Has-sor walking in to the room. (Yet another tong lashing)

Back in Dan's plane

. Dan could not get it out of his mind that his energy did something that was not of his command. His mana he had no problem with, but the new found energy surges his body admitted was another story. He had just learned how to uses and manipulate it, giving him far greater speed, agility and strength. He discovered he had this power in a moment of rage that he rather not talk about. He had heard of different forms of energy that beings can use to fight with but he never heard of the kind that he was experiencing. This energy was fueled by emotions and will power that he possessed. Other than amplifying his abilities their seemed to be no other use for it, actually it was the fact that he was compelled to go to the pits by a strange echoing voice in his dreams.

"So the city were in is nick-named 'Black Dragon' and we were in the fighting pits?" Justin tried to confirm even though Dan was not listening.

"Well that is what he told us when we first left the fighting ring area." Rift said still looking closely at the strange appearance Dan had. They continued to fallow Dan through the crowded streets. About 5 minutes later they came to an inn name "Peat Gorse's inn" and Rift finally getting a hold of her self and coming to her sense quickly questioned herself. "Why was she with two boys and more importantly, why was she tagging along with them." Justin noticed her standing there, so he waving his hand him front of her face to get her attention as she gazed off into emptiness. Dan walked to the counter and pulled a couple of papers out of his pocket and said for three. After the man at the counter saw the papers, the guy rang for the attendants to get his baggage. Rift and Justin approached as Dan turned around to get them.

"Well, we will be staying hear tonight. Also are room is the master's sweet. Don't worry about room it is very big." Dan commented

"We are in the same room?" Justin asked a little nerved by the idea of sharing a room with other people.

"Ya, but this room is huge. It is about the size of the ring in the pits we were at." Dan replied "besides I got the deed to this place from betting Silver in the pits today. I can really see why fighting in the pits would be quite a pay of thing. Well tomorrow is the finals."

"Well I guess we should get to are room so we can unpack." Justin returned. Rift did not say any thing trough out this and not until she had her stuff put where she saw fit. This of course meant to every one across every plane, that Dan and Justin had to weight a while for her to do her unpacking and rearranging.

(Note: I guess Girls from one plane have the habits of others that are in another plane.)

So they spent their good old time talking about what had happened in the ring and how Justin and Rift suddenly appeared were they did. When Rift did enter the conversation until was about an hour later and she was more intrigued by the fact that Dan seemed to be nice to her. So her reel of at questions came at him, but she still presumed that it was only because she was a girl and he was a pervert. That is not to say the Justin was not one as well and they could be plotting something. When it cam to Dan's past all he would tell them is that, if they stuck around long enough that they might learn of it and that's all they needed to know. Later that night when Justin and Rift were asleep, Dan opened the sack that he had swung over his shoulder after the fight. Yes, there was a lot of gold but more importantly amongst the gold was sack of 7 gems and 5 small charms and something in a small little sack. Each charm was about 2 inch long, ½ an inch thick, and an inch wide. They had special markings on them, which provoked mana to flow through them. They were also enchanted to strengthen and restore other enchanted items that it was in contact with, but they are only one shot things. The gems were not much special. They were only items to focus your mana. Commonly used for training the young how to manipulate mana and cast various spells and such. After examining them for wile he put them away until he figured out what he was going to use them for. He would see what was in the little sack later. Dan made plans to go to the smith early the next morning and have his huge sword sharpened before he entered the ring tomorrow. Shortly after this he went to bed as well.

Dan awoke earlier then he had wonted to, and decided that it would be best if he just got his stuff together before he went to the smith. As for every one else being asleep, it gave him some time to figure out why his energy was acted so strange. It was attracted to one of them, that was for sure at least. It was not a very strong sense but it did make him wonder why. Ever sense that fight with Silver his energy was at half and would not go any higher even when it was being focused. It was as if something was draining him and not leaving a trail. The more energy his body let off, the more was taken away to maintain him at half. To top that, he was not even sure why he even shielded Rift and Justin from Silvers blast, he just did for some crazy reason. Yet again he also invited them to stay, which was even a bit more confusing. It probably had to do with the special experiments and stuff that Riptide had done to him. "Dam Riptide" he yelled out, stuffing a spare set of clothing in a duffle bag. Rift and Justin awoke to his sudden out burst, but Dan did not notice. He was lost in his thoughts. It had to be riptide doing something to him he thought, which must be what was going on to him now. But, then why would it happen to him now and not in the past he wondered. It just did not add up. Rift made a quick check of her belongings before she began to do anything else. She decided to change her clothing and put on a red shirt and dark blue pants. They hung loosely around her but did not reveal any thing. She then grabbed a bandana and tied it around herb head. She also took a golden colored ribbon and tied it to her tail as well. Justin just stared at Dan hopping that he would give them some more info unintentionally. But no luck came as Dan turned around a few seconds later and saw that they were up.

"You are awake? I didn't even notice." Dan said in surprise not knowing that they heard him.

"So are we going to today, the pits again?" Rift asked looking at Dan, who was in his beat up fighting clothes.

"Ya I'm going back for the final mach. It is a free for all who have made it past the first 6 rounds. Others how were not in the qualifying fights can enter but get only 1/25 of the prize money and none of the other prizes." Dan said in an infirmities voice.

"Why not let us have a shot at getting the prize money. We do need it more then most, seeing how we are broke in all. "Justin commented.

"Well I will talk to the council and see what I can do. And I will see if there are teams allow to enter in the fight, so we can fight together, for your safety. If you are on my side then you should be ok." Dan said with a friendly smile on his face. Rift just looked away as the idea of them on a team seemed a little farfetched. Seeing she resented boys and all, well if they tried to do something she would just have to pound them. Besides she was getting a little nervous with them being so nice to her and stuff. Not at all like how boys acted. She needed to hit some one cuss of it, so she liked the idea that they were going to a fight. Dan grabbed his sword, said he was going to go to the smith to sharpen the blade as he left. Rift and Justin yield waited up as they rushed after him. "We needed weapons to!" they both yield as they chased after him.

Some time later they arrived at the pits and Dan went to the council of judges to sign in. Rift and Justin stud against a near by wall watching him converse with the judges. They both spent the time in silence as they waited for the verdict. Her keen sense of smelling told her that Dan was a being like Justin, but had the look of a cat being. This puzzled her and she wonted to know the answer. Justin thought about how he was going to survive with no weapon to his name. Dan said that he was not going to by them any weapons, cuz he was more than enough to take on and they could stand behind him doing what ever they pleased. After a few minutes he came back with the news. The judges would let them fight as a team with the ability to get all the prizes if the man named silver and a few others were allowed to reenter the fights. Rift agreed quickly, but Justin still was not sure how he would fair. After a bit of convincing from Dan he agreed to it and they also signed in. They entered the pit and the announcer yelled out the rules of how the fight would be…. (What Rules? "There are not many at all, but they try to make them sound long. A little bit longer, not sure how thou.") Justin stood off to Dan's side and Rift stood behind Dan. She wondered if Dan was actually going to protect them. He waved Justin to stand further back and looked to his right, seeing Silver enter the ring with a bunch of guys that looked like thugs be hind him. Silver looked made as hell and would not back down to any one. About 3 more groups and 5 others entered the ring, making it a bit packed for fighting. Dan went by the wall dragging both Justin and Rift. The crowd was cheering like crazy for the fight had so many people in it.

"We will wait for a wile, so that the crowd will be thinned out. Then we will be able to move more easily." Dan said looking back at them. Rift gave a nodded and looked at Justin, who was still hopping Dan know what he was doing. A few seconds latter every one heard and big bell ring out, singling the start of the fight. Dan notice that the guys that came in with silver were completely using charms in their hands to focus and cast spells as they fought. They also were beating down their opposition in no time flat. Silver who was on the other side of the ring dashed strait at then with his sword slashing about, Cutting down any I who get even near him. As soon as Silver reached the middle of the ring his blade turned red like fire and he jumped high in the air ready to unleash his fury. Dan reached to his side and tossed a bag up at silver, who was now coming down at them. Dan then yelled out, "Shield of light!" as the bag and silver got with in 5 inches of each other. Just as instantly as Dan said that the bag was dissolved in a blinding light and Silver collided with a hard surface then fell to the ground. Silver opened his eyes and jumped up with a evil grin facing Dan, like he was not even fazed by the sudden impacting of the barrier.

"Lets finish what we started" Silver said turning around and letting loose a blanked of fire that on contact turned every one into crisp. The barrier and the flames canceled each other out, but it did leave the three unharmed. Every one else was taken by surprise and were left defenseless.

"Well a guess we have lots of room to fight now silver. Let's do this." Dan said in a bit spiteful tone as he drew out his sword and got into his fighting stance.