Chapter. 23

On the opal/emerald border Levi relaxed at a table outside a cafe. A waitress walked to Levi's table and put down a tray with a pot with a small cup. "You're tea miss."

"Thank you." Levi tipped the waitress, causing her to smile brightly as she left. Levi picking up the cup and filled it with tea from the pot, as she was about to take a sip Catherine fell into the seat across from her.

"Hello Levi, how's the princess doing?"

Levi sipped her tea and lowered the cup to look at Catherine. "Keeping my kingdom in check. How's your work as a lady of the night doing?"

Catherine laughed. "That's a good on. Now then." Catherine waved her finger and sent a message to Levi. "That's the real name of the emerald legion leader."

Levi opened the message. "Acceptable."

The two sat in silence before Catherine tilted her head. "That's it? Alright." Catherine pushed off the table to stand up.

"Wait. That's something I wish to ask you."

"Okay what's-"

The world shattered around them and reformed into one made of stone. Levi looked down at herself to see she was in her avatar form. "Catherine! I didn't consent to this!"

"Oh lighten up Levi, a little fighting won't hurt you. Oh right, you can't fight!" Catherine drew two of her daggers.

Standing before them were a yellow avatar and metal avatar. The metal avatar broke into a sprint towards Catherine. Catherine ducked then leaped over the avatar as she ran for the yellow looking behind her to throw a dagger into the metal avatar's back.

The yellow avatar's body started to glow then gave off a blinding light, causing Catherine to stop. The yellow avatar drew a knife and it walked to her.

"Vanish!" Catherine's body disappeared in a poof of smoke. The yellow avatar looked around for her. they swung their knife hope to get a hit. They looked at the arrow to see it was pointing them and was stabbed in the back. "You think yellows are the only tricksters?"

The metal avatar threw a punch at Levi who knocked it aside with her staff then kicked them back. The avatar tried to punch her again, Levi sidestepped the attack then struck the avatar in the back of the head then stabbed them in the back with her staff.

The metal avatar stumbled forward then turned back to Levi. The avatar charged at Levi and grabbed onto her staff. Levi kneed the avatar in the stomach then shoved them down, followed with another strike to the avatar's head with her staff.

"That all you have?" Asked Levi as she spun her staff. Once the metal avatar we on their feet again Levi held up her staff. "Heat Raiser!" The metal avatar stepped back but nothing happened. They took a stepped and Catherine threw them to the ground.

The avatar looked up to see Catherine coated in a red, green, and purple light. The avatar got up rushed at Catherine to tackle her. Catherine grabbed onto the avatar's arm and hurled them down, she then took hold of their head to smash it into the ground. "Shh. Go to sleep, go to sleep. Just fade away." Catherine snapped the avatar's neck to end it.

The world returned to normal as the two were back to their seats outside the cafe. Catherine dusted her hands off. "Well that was fun, thanks for the work out Levi."

"Hold it." Levi's voice was forceful. "We're not done talking."

"Really?"

"I still have that question to ask you."

Catherine groaned and sat down. "What is it?"

"What's your interest in Vincent?"

Catherine perked up. "Now why would that be, you interested in him?"

"I want to know why you are, to the point of letting him punch you."

"He has a power, one I want to use. Besides why do you care?"

Levi picked up her tea. "I ask for the good of the opal legion."

Catherine rests her head on her hand. "That's cute, you caring about the legion."

"At least I have a legion to call home. What about you? Where can you call home?"

Catherine nods with a small smile. "I'm welcome in any legion-"

"Until your secret is out, then what?"

"I'm apart of the opal legion-"

"Until your secret is out, again what then? The legion will lose its trust in you."

Catherine leaned back with her arms crossed. "I work in the shadows to keep your legion working. It's something you and I share."

Levi put down her cup and looked at Catherine with more focus. "I am nothing like you."

"Oh really?" Catherine grinned. "How do you figure?"

"You work in the shadows because your actions are ones you don't want to be seen. I may not be in the spot light, but at least I don't have to hide." Levi takes a sip of her tea. "You still haven't told me your interest in Vincent."

Catherine shifts in her chair. "Did you know he has a child? A girl at our school named Rebecca."

Levi smirks. "Sounds like you have competition."

"Don't be ridiculous! She's just some-" Catherine stopped herself and looked away. "She's nothing."

"You sure? You got a little heated there." Levi laughed as she was enjoying herself.

"I'm fine. Besides, why do you care? You interested in Vincent? That desperate for a man in your life?"

"I don't need a man in my life. Though you're not one to judge, since your man left you for another woman."

"That's not-" Catherine slammed her fist on the table. "Vincent is mine. No little bitch is taking him away from me."

"Sounds like she already did."

"Shut up already!" Catherine was grinding her teeth. She stood up and both of her hands pressed on the table.

Levi laughed lightly. "Careful Catherine. Unless you want to entertain our audience."

Catherine looked around to see several people staring at her. She fell back into her seat. "I know what you're doing. You think you're so much better then me."

"Oh Catherine." Levi refilled her cup. "I don't think I am, I know I am." Catherine tightened her fists. "Don't want to make a scene now do we? What would dear old daddy think?"

"At least I have a father." Catherine grinned at her own comeback.

Levi inhaled slowly. "True, but I don't need one. How many problems did you need your father for again?"

Catherine pushed herself up. "I'm leaving. Find the emerald leader and get Lyle and Corina to work."

"Maybe Vincent would like you if you weren't a thot."

Catherine stopped and turned back to Levi with tightened fists. She stomped back to her table. "You're lucky I need the opal legion but it won't protect you forever. Once it falls you're the first one I'm killing." Catherine spit in Levi's tea then stormed off.

"Such a child." Levi raised a finger to press a button. "Recording complete. Keeping this for later." Levi pushed her tea aside then waved down another waitress.

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