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A warning for this chapter...It's boring plain and simple. It has a lot of dialogue in it which I don't like, but it's one of those needed chapters in order to explain a lot of things. I went back and rewrote a few things because I thought they may be too confusing...so hopefully I won't confuse the heck out of people...
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So...here's the next chapter!
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Chapter Two: The Blood Bond
The blue haired creature brought his free arm back, his long claws extended to dig into Hilary.
"What...what do you want!" She sobbed, grabbing the arm holding her tightly and trying to escape.
The creature paused for a moment, his eyes flashing slightly.
Suddenly, he inched his face closer to hers, sniffing silently as if trying to catch her scent.
"You...you're a...female." He seemed surprised.
His eyes suddenly widened as scenes began to play back from his memories.
"What do you want! Why did you hurt my mother!" His younger cried out in his head.
Suddenly, he hissed and dropped Hilary, clutching his left shoulder in pain. He sunk to the ground, closing his eyes tightly and hung his head low, almost in shame.
The three teens stared at the creature in amazement for a few moments, before Hilary silently crept over and reached out to touch him.
"Hilary! What the heck are you doing!" Tyson suddenly exclaimed.
"He tried to kill you!" Kenny added.
"Shhh! He's hurt! Can't you see it?" She hushed, not taking her eyes of the creature.
"Stay away..." He bellowed.
The brunette withdrew her hand slightly. "We won't hurt you...oh! I know..."
She turned around to her backpack and dug around. After a few moments, she found it.
"Here! Try this!" Hilary held the item in front of her.
"So you were the one that stole my chips!" Tyson exclaimed.
The creature's head rose slightly, sniffing the air. "No...I require no food..."
The navy haired teen stood up, brushing the dust from his clothes, and attracting the attention of the winged boy in front of him.
"Um...Tyson?" Kenny started.
Tyson began to walk over to Hilary, in hopes of reclaiming his snack, but was suddenly startled by another booming voice.
"Don't take another step!"
It was too late. Tyson's foot slammed down on yet another pressure switch, and the cave began to rumble.
"Tyson you idiot! What did you do know!" Hilary yelled over the noise.
"Get out of the way!" The creature jumped out for the two, and tackled them to the ground just as a large boulder fell from the ceiling, allowing more light into the dark cave.
"Tyson! Hilary!" Kenny exclaimed, batting the smokey air around him.
As the smoke cleared, three figures emerged.
The phoenix hybrid was shielding the two teens with his body! He leaned back on his legs and sighed.
"Are you alright?"
"So first you want to kill us, then you save us!" Tyson blurted out.
"I am sorry...I was ordered to kill anyone who set me free before my master...but she was the one that did so...and I will not take the life of any female."
"Well that's very noble of you." Tyson replied snidely, crossing his arms over his chest.
Hilary sat up and stared at her rescuer hard before letting out a surprised gasp.
"You're...you're blind!" This got everyone's attention.
Tyson stared hard into the creatures eyes, and indeed, they were void of any pupil, and glazed over with almost a lifeless quality to them.
"Not as you know the word...I just see in a different way."
"How!" Kenny gasped, curiosity once again getting the best of him. "Ah! You must see heat signatures!"
"Wha?" Tyson's brow furrowed in confusion.
The creature nodded slowly. "Indeed."
"Alright! I need some explanations!" Tyson exclaimed.
The phoenix sighed and looked away.
"I suppose I must tell you...since you have come across my tomb..." He stopped and glanced at Hilary. "I am called Kai. I was born to a clan of phoenixes that had magical powers to grant anything we would desire. We all lived in peace until I was 5 of your years...my clan was wiped out, leaving me as the sole survivor."
The three teens gasped softly.
Kai diverted his gaze to the wall on his right, a once colorful scene portraying the story he was telling.
"I was taken into your civilization by a man named Voltaire, who named me and raised me...but along the way he forced me to make a bond with him as was the custom of my people."
He grabbed hold of the gold collar around his neck, a thick chain hanging down and connecting him with the floor beside his casket.
"I was forced to do terrible things under him...but one day, he fell ill, and transferred the bond to my current master...Boris Balkov. This was over 100 of your years ago."
"Wait a minute...you're saying that you're over 100 years old!"
Kai nodded. "My kind age slowly compared to humans..."
"And you can't die...right?"
It was everyone's turn to look at Hilary now.
"If you're a phoenix...then you don't die...You are reborn in your ashes..."
The creature nodded again. "But when that time comes, I won't be the same as I am now...I will look entirely different, and have no memory of my past life."
"What about this bond? If that was made over 100 years ago, that Boris guy would be dead. but why were you still sealed inside this cave?" Kenny asked.
Kai growled. "Boris sealed me down here, saying he would come back for me when I was needed. He broke my wing to insure that I couldn't escape." He grabbed his left shoulder again.
"That's harsh!" Tyson exclaimed.
"Well after hearing that story, we can't just leave you down here..." Hilary started.
"But it's getting late...and Mr. Dickinson will be back with the car to pick us up sometime soon!" Kenny stated, looking up into the giant hole above them. The sky was turning orange and red as the sun began to set.
"Yes...please return to your world." Kai stood up and walked back to his casket. He extended his hand over the crushed lid, and with a bright spark of light, it was repaired.
Hilary jumped to her feet. "I don't think so! You saved us, and you don't deserve to spend the rest of our days in the dark!"
Tyson nodded. "Yeah! I say we all get outta here together!"
Kai looked over his shoulder at the three teens, confusion in his eyes. "But..."
"Tell me what to do! We'll make a new bond, and then that chain will come off, and you can come back with us!"
The blue haired phoenix stood there for a moment, before smirking and letting a soft chuckle escape his throat.
"As you wish."
He bent down on his knees in front of Hilary. "Give me your hand."
The brunette swallowed her fear and obeyed.
"This will sting..." Using his long claw-like nails, he cut Hilary's finger slightly, drawing a crimson liquid from under the skin.
Kai did the same with his finger, and watched it bleed for a moment.
"When our fingers touch, be sure to state your name, and your terms of the bond."
Hilary nodded, inching her finger closer until the two touched, and their blood mixed.
"I, Hilary Tatibana, form a new bond with Kai, that he will be free to walk the earth and serve no evil purpose!"
When she finished her words, a bright light erupted between the two.
Hilary felt a strange heat run through her body and suddenly, she fell back as a sudden shock ran up her arm.
The light faded as quickly as it came, and Kai stood to his feet.
"You did well...thank you Hilary." He extended his hand down to her and helped her to her feet.
Suddenly, the chain connected to his gold collar broke and fell to the ground with a loud clank.
The brunette smiled up at the phoenix.
"Alright! Let's get out of here!"
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Yeah...I know it was boring...but it had to be done in order to explain things...
I tried to make it simpler because it originally was getting confusing...so hopefully everyone can understand this story.
The action will pick up soon, I promise!
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