Shattering The Night Chapter 5: The Topaz Thunderbolt
"Just look what you've done!"
His words rung through the silent room like a lonely church bell. Satsuki stood smiling calmly in a corner, while Krad and the malicious grin plastered on his face stood directly in his path.
"So," he began, glaring at Krad. "which of you has it?"
"You mean this," Satsuki asked innocently as she held out her hand to reveal a small broach glowing brightly in the darkness. Her smile grew wider. "I'm afraid you will just have to get through Krad first to reach it."
Figures, it was never simple, and beating Krad was no joyride. He couldn't even remember one time in both their existence that either of them had won a solid victory over the other. Most of the time, uncontrollable outside forces caused their conflict to end rather abruptly, not that he minded. The less he saw of Krad, the better and longer his life was for it. Still, the problem at hand was difficult. Not only did he have to face Krad head on, but in the middle of what seemed like a raging tropical storm that was caused by an itty-bitty broach no less. Oh yeah, this was going to be fun.
"Krad," her voice whispered over the thundering storm. "I give you permission to kill them both. Destroy the Niwas in one fell swoop."
"Don't worry," Krad replied with an unusual amount of edge in his voice. "I know exactly what I have to do."
He took a hesitant step backward after hearing Krad's words. This enclosed place was no place to hold a fight, there was literally no maneuverability. Yet he couldn't leave the room while Satsuki still held the Thunderbolt, who knows what she could do with it if she left his sight. He sincerely doubted that she would follow Krad if their fight moved to a different location. In fact, Krad would probably order her to stay away and keep the Thunderbolt out of reach.
It suddenly occurred to him that he was looking at his problem the wrong way. Krad was not a dead-end; he was a road-block, one that he would simply have to bypass. If he could get his hands on the Thunderbolt and get out as fast as he could, Krad wouldn't even be an issue. The question still remained, how was he to get to the Thunderbolt anyway?
"Distract them!"
"Quiet Daiki, I need to think!"
"And I already thought this through. Listen, distract Krad and then double back for the Thunderbolt, Satsuki shouldn't be hard to get by."
"And how exactly do you propose I distract Krad?"
"I don't know, he's your other half, not mine. Besides, how long have you been fighting him? You must know something that works."
"Yeah," he let out a half-hearted chuckle. There really wasn't that much that actually did work on Krad, and as the years wore on, their number grew fewer. There are only so many parlor tricks you can use to confuse someone before they catch on. He glanced over to Satsuki. She showed no signs of any emotion; she only looked mildly interested in Krad's actions. But when he looked closely, her eyes were fixed on Krad, greedily waiting for the climatic finale to a plan she had carefully set in motion. Perhaps this was his opening.
"Well Dark," Krad queried, the smile fading. "are you going to do something? After all these years and now you're stunned. I've waited a long time for this, don't disappoint me."
"Wouldn't dream of it Krad," he replied, his cocky edge re-emerging. He casually took several steps forward, keeping his eyes fixed on Krad. It was imperative to keep Krad thinking he was focused on him, if he got wind of his real plan, well, he didn't want to think about it. He capriciously waved his hand, With's silent signal. He was suddenly aware of how glad he was that the room was pitch black, this was going to be a lot easier. With quietly transformed back to his normal self and scampered across the carpeted floor. He stopped near Satsuki, being careful not to make a sound, waiting for his next move.
"Well," Krad said mildly amused. "you've given up on your wings already? That is disappointing; I was so hoping we could take this outside."
"That would be a waste," he replied snapping his fingers, a jet black feather appeared in his hand. "I wouldn't be able to see the look on your face when I've beaten you."
Krad mimicked his actions and a pale white feather was in his hands. Within seconds, their feathers were crossed, causing sparks of black and white lightning to burst out from their hands. It always started this way, Krad and himself, facing off head to head. It was so predictable it made him laugh on the inside.
"Any time now With, anytime," He thought to himself. He snuck a glance to where Satsuki stood, gazing at their stalemate in wide-eyed amazement. Behind her, With transformed, but this time into an exact replica of his master. With's hand reached carefully toward the broach on Satsuki's blouse, and with a sharp jerk, ripped the Thunderbolt off.
"KRAD!" she bellowed, suddenly realizing what just happened. Her hand shot out, attacking With, but missing her target by a mile. "THE THUNDERBOLT! HE HAS IT!"
It was then that Krad's concentration broke, his head whipped around to see a flustered Satsuki attacking what seemed like a small bunny. In the tiny creature's mouth there was the Thunderbolt. In total confusion, he spun to face Dark, but to his surprise, he was not there.
"Catch ya' later Krad." He said standing on the open windowsill, his black wings re-adorning his shoulders. "It was real fun."
"STOP!" Krad and Satsuki cried in unison as he jumped from the window into the pouring rain. The farther his wings disappeared into the night, the lighter the grey sky grew.
"He sealed it didn't he," she asked turning her fiery eyes toward him.
"Yes," Krad replied, glaring out the open window. "and eventually, all the Hikari items will be sealed if this keeps up."
"I cannot allow that to happen, I must not allow that to happen."
"Well then, I guess we will just have to make things a little more interesting."
"I will do anything you ask of me."
"Good, that will make this a whole lot easier."
Destiny's Quill- Alright that wraps up the first encounter. I hope I won't have to do any more "to be continued" chapters. Please R&R. I hope the next chapter will be up soon.
Disclaimer- I don't own DNA, but that can be arranged…