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Chapter 5. Slash
Cyborg, Starfire, Terra and Valere arrived, where Blood had been spotted, in a matter of minutes. Brother Blood and someone, who the Titans had never seen before, just watched their enemies approach.
"Ahhh, Cyborg." Blood said with a malice grin. "How good it is to see you again."
Cyborg's rage was rising. "Can it, Blood. This time, when you go down you go down for good!"
Blood laughed. "Is that a threat? You should know that I will not fall into the same trap again." He looked at the other Titans before his vision fell on Valere and for a brief moment, fear washed over him. "Last we met, you left no time for introductions. I am Brother Blood."
Valere narrowed his eyes. "You can call me Ghost Blade." His voice laced with venom.
Blood laughed again. "So, you're the one Slash was hunting, before I took control of his mind." He turned to the person next to him. "Slash, be a good boy and introduce yourself to Ghost Blade."
Slash rushed at Valere. They were about the same height and both had the same hair color, but Slash had blue eyes. The air seemed to twist and turn around Valere as Slash neared. That's when it hit Valere. Slash was a wind sorcerer.
Slash swung his arm through the air and a blade of wind came at Valere. He was fast to move out of the way, but not fast enough. The wind cut his cheek.
Blood laughed. "I see you figured out what Slash is before it was too late. Not many do." He put up a mental barrier as a sonic wave attacked him. "You're going to have to do better than that, Cyborg." A boulder hit him from behind.
"Great shot, Terra." Cyborg congratulated. He fired another shot at Blood and that one made contact, taking off his robotic left arm. "Booyah!"
Slash saw Starfire coming at him and threw a wind blade at her. She couldn't see it coming and Valere knew this. He ran towards her, grew his wings and used his ability, when he had her, hoping that the wind blade would pass through both of them. It did.
He let go of Starfire. She looked at his wings. "Brother? Did you not say your magic was no more? How do you still have the wings?" He paid no attention to her and searched for Slash.
Slash was in full retreat. He was heading for a four story cliff. He used his powers to leap off of thin air and get to the top of the cliff with ease. He disappeared over the edge.
Valere flew to the lip of the cliff and slowly rose over. Slash was standing fifteen feet away. Valere landed and retracted his winds. He drew his sword and charged his foe.
Slash sent a wind blade at his enemy and it passed right through, due to Valere's phasing ability. Then it was Valere's turn to attack. He brought his sword in high, but Slash put up a wind barrier. Their battle continued for a while before Valere thought of a move that would work.
Valere brought his sword up high and was blocked by another wind barrier, but as he did that he pulled his left hand in for a punch. His fist came in hard for the punch and was blocked by another barrier, but this had been a part of his plan all along. He flicked his wrist and the blade went back into motion, coming at Slash's head. There was a glint in Slash's eyes and before Valere could think of anything, he saw blood. His blood.
At Titans Tower, for the very first time, little Zelda cried.
Valere took a step back and heard metal hit rock. He heard dripping blood. He heard a wail of terrible pain. It was him screaming. He slowly looked at his right arm, where his sword and hand should have been, but what was there now was a bloody stump at the wrist. Somehow, his left hand had found its way there and had grabbed the end of his forearm to cut blood circulation. He looked up and went pale as he realized Slash wasn't done with him just yet.
Slash had used the wind barrier to take Valere's hand. Slash used another wind blade and Valere's world went red before it went dark, he had lost his eyes. Another wind blade toke Valere's left arm at the shoulder. He backed to the edge of the cliff, before he lost his right foot.
Valere could feel himself falling, through the pain. His left foot touched solid ground first and it was accompanied by a sickening crack.
Valere now lay on the ground, bleeding to death, and still, Slash was not through with him. He picked up Valere's sword and ran to the edge of the cliff. Freefalling, he positioned the blade perfectly, so when he landed, the blade pierced through Valere's stomach.
Slash pulled the sword free of its master and raised it above his head. "And, now you die, Ghost Blade." Slash said in a voice familiar to Valere alone.
Suddenly, black lightning streaked across the sky. Its destination was Brother Blood and Slash. When it hit them, they were gone.
Cyborg, Starfire and Terra rushed over to their fallen friend. He lay unconscious in a pool of his own blood and near death to top that. Starfire was about to pick him up and rush him to the nearest hospital, when flames ignited from all of his wounds. This cartelized the veins and prevented anymore blood loss.
"Star, pick him up and fly him back to the tower. That's the only place were he can get the necessary attention." Cyborg was on the verge of a breakdown.
Since it seems that no one is reading my story, I wont continue this story unless I get at least one review. I have more important things to do. (but keep in mind that this is not the end of the story)
