Chapter four.

Sakiro rose to his feet getting dressed, stretching and grabbed a little breakfast and tea to wake him up. He grabbed his whip and left to meet his fate… He walked across the clearing to find the domain of madam Rivina. Brink saw him on her way to drop off an herb. Sakiro walked up to madam Rivina's door as Brink murmured to herself 'I hope you know what your doing' watching a moment longer before rushing away for another errand. "madam Rivina?" he spoke loud and clear in front of a small domain. "come in kind sir!" as he walked in side. "what can I do for you today?" she said lifting her head to look at him. "oh!"

"what do you mean 'oh'?" he said getting annoyed. "nothing, nothing what do you want?" she snapped. He glared at her for a passing moment. "I wish for you to fight me in a dual for the freedom of —"she laughed loudly

"I do not fight I am a healer! Find the real world lover boy!"

"this is not just for Brink. it is my duty to kill you!"

"oh is it? Shall I repeat myself? I cannot fight!"

"Are you afraid the great madam Rivina? Might as well just kill you now!" he said in a tainting voice drawing his whip and pointing it toward her. "Argh fine! What are the terms!"

"Ten step pace hand to hand combat, weapon of choice last one standing"

"Fine provide my with a weapon and I will" he smiled "which would you like?" He said with an evil smile.

"A saber"

He wielded a saber behind his back with some deluded iron he had. He shoved it to her "here lets go!" he walked out side leaving her to follow. Brink saw madam Rivina and Sakiro step outside and she stopped once again. 'Sakiro what are you doing?"

"10 paces out" he whispered to her as they stood back to back she nodded 10 paces outward. He stopped speaking loudly for all to hear "if anyone of you value your lives you'd best stay out of our way he drew his whip and she her saber.

"hope this works" she murmured to herself slashing her blade a few times. He blew out a breath of air in concentration it looked as white mist but no it wasn't white mist it was…steam. From that moment both brink and madam Rivina knew that he was no ordinary human. Rivina stood for just a moment a bit startled but quickly snapped from it and charged full force at him aiming the blade strait for his heart. The steam blew out through his nostrils as he didn't move from his original position in fact his eyes were closed as he tried to--

"concentrate, concentrate I can do this!" his eyes shot open when she was about 2 feet away from him. A swirling orb of water was created and thrown at her with such force knocking her off her feet in no longer than an instant. "do you honestly think its that easy to kill me!" He yelled. She looked stunned for a moment before her next death attempt. Laying on her back. He only smiled leaping into the air strait toward her giving just enough time to rise to her feet. After much struggling she stood and started to chant something under her breath. A tornado was summoned "Aw shit you gonna play dirty eh I can play that game." Shaking his head to concentrate himself. He seemed to be focusing on something apart from the tornado because it came and hit him full force he could of leapt out of the way but it was like he wanted it to hit him.

"NO!" Brink yelled and stepped toward the spot where the tornado had hit. Sure that he was beyond dead madam Rivina smirked.

"one for one" as the smoke cleared it revealed a barrier which he had in closed on his body. It went back to nothing more than dust. "Brink stay back!" He turned to Rivina, "Stupid bitch its raining! A tornado is weakest during the rain your nothing but a elemental wanna be you have to be one with the power not control or it back fires and something goes wrong" "but-I…"she was too speechless to say anymore than that. But more than anything she was outraged in such anger and hate she couldn't say more. She ran at him slashing furiously. He flashed his whip and it grabbed hold of the saber. She tried pulling away but it was useless.

"Perfect set and match" The whip became a glossy color of a golden orange and it melted the iron blade it griped. The saber was a red hot glow of a fiery haze. It was now gone, melted to a puddle on the ground. Brink just stood in awe at this 'this is my protector, watashi no kishi!"

"And now its time to end this- Meet your fate and die!" he yelled. Molding the earth to her legs she so couldn't move. He took a deep breath steam filled his nostrils as he blew out flames high as the sky target? Madam Rivina. When the flames were liquefied all that was left was ash. "Brink!" She nodded and ran up beside him the fight had drawn a crowd. As he once again spoke for all to hear. "Your madam Rivina is dead now and if I ever hear that this town is ruled by a dictator ever again… I'll hunt everyone of you down and kill you!" As he and Brink walked away no one dared to step foot in their way. He stopped when they were out of sight and got down on one knee "Brink, my one true love, would you travel to the ends of Atheron with me?"
"Of course! I wouldn't travel with anyone but you" she smiled and kissed him as he stood. There was a coughing sound coming from the near by brush. He whipped around drew his whip and pointed it. "Who goes there!"