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Chapter 18 – The awakening

Winter is slowly making its way in the capital city of Russia. Leaves are turning brown and falling to the ground, birds are starting to emigrate to the south for the southern summers. The temperatures are dropping, nights are becoming colder and even the day doesn't feel that warm anymore. The people of Moscow are getting ready for the coming winter, packing away the summer clothing and opting for something warmer. Everyone seems ready for the harsh winter that is on its way; soon the plains of Russia will be covered in white snow, revealing a beautiful white desert, magical, yet brutal with its coldness. Everyone is going on with their lives, following their usual routines, some taking their children to school, others going to the gym; everyone just on their own little mission in life.

Somewhere in a hospital room, three doctors, along with two nurses are gathered around a bed, reading the latest test results of the patient laying in bed, a young man of about 18. "Do you think he will wake up, Dr Zarskia?"

"I won't be surprised, I mean, he already proved the medical world wrong by surviving that horrible accident, so it will only be more a case of like, when will he wake up, instead of will he wake up. I just don't understand why he is still in a coma, according to all the tests, there is nothing wrong with him, well with the exception of his heart, but other than that, he should have woken up already. Let's just continue keeping him under strict observation and hope for the best."

"He really is miracle, Dr Ulog."

"That is a fact, Dr Vankiv, when he came in the first time and the paramedics told me what happened and me seeing him alive, I started questioning this miracle stuff these religious people always talk about because this young man is really a walking miracle. There is nothing in the medical science world that can explain this, a heart totally damaged and yet, he is still alive; now if that is not a miracle then I do not know what is. We can come see him again tomorrow before you fly back to Kiev. Now the next patient in the room..." The three doctors and two nurses left the room, closing the door behind them and moved onto the next patient in the next room.

Inside the room the doctors were just now, lay a young man on the bed, all alone, machines beeping all around him; IV lines inserted into him, supplying his body with various medicines and nutrients and an oxygen mask on his face, with the occasional foggy appearance as he exhales into the mask. He looked so peaceful but that looked was quickly replaced when his eyes shot open suddenly. Two glowing red eyes were wide open; no sclera or iris visible, just the glowing red. The young man's eyes remained like this for some time, no blinking and no movement from his eyes or his body. When he finally blinked, the red glowing eyes were gone but were replaced by pitch black eyes, and like the same with the red, there was no iris or sclera visible. Again it remained like this for a few minutes, without blinking or any movement. He finally blinked again and then his eyes returned to normal, the mahogany coloured iris's appearing, with the perfect white sclera but then the mahogany slowly changed into the colour of blood, the exact same red. He blinked his eyes a few times, but he failed in keeping his eyes open as his eye lids slowly closed again; no sign of him ever opening his eyes and the strange events that took place within his eyes.

It is a month since the accident at the world beyblading finals. Kai has been in a coma ever since, leaving doctors in a mystery as not one of them can understand how he was able to survive the damage caused to his heart. Kai was declared dead at the stadium but his grandfather, Voltaire, demanded they try and revive him, despite the paramedic staff telling him that it is medically impossible for Kai to recover from that. Voltaire continued demanding they try; he even threatened to have them fired from their work, never being able to work at any medical institute ever again, and with this threat they finally gave in. The paramedics charged their manual external defibrillator and after just one shock, Kai was revived. This shocked everyone, especially the medical team as they have never ever seen something like this. Kai took a deep breath but remained unconscious as they immediately lifted him onto a stretcher and rushed to the nearest hospital for an emergency heart surgery. Cindy and Tala was with him all the way, right up to when Kai was taken into theatre. All the other family members and friends followed the ambulance to the hospital. Doctors were left with unanswered questions of how Kai could possibly have survived something like this. Something like this has never occurred in the medical world. When they opened his chest in surgery, they just could not understand how it was possible, seeing as that piece of metal has damaged his heart beyond repair. However, the surgery team involved in Kai's surgery tried their best of fixing his heart but were not very optimistic of how long Kai might be able to survive. The head surgeon estimated a time period of a week, but a month has already passed since then, although Kai is in coma, but he keeps surprising the medical personnel everyday with his survival.

Cindy of course cried tears of joy when Kai was revived, along with the others. The Hiwatari household has received many letters and presents of support and love in this difficult time they are going through. They have visited Kai every day, hoping that he might have woken already but they are still hoping for the best; he is alive and that is all that matters right now. However, over the past month, everyone has seen the change taking place right in front of them regarding Kai. After Dranzer combusted herself, Kai was left with a pale face; the blue triangles completely gone but it seems like they have slowly returned, but instead of being blue, they are black. A week after his surgery, they all noticed the faint outlines on his face and as time progressed, so did the triangles, becoming darker in colour. First it was the faint outlines, and then a light grey, turning darker and darker until they were completely black. No one knows what to make of them; and that is not the only thing that has changed of Kai. His hair also changed. The dark blue at the back of his head is replaced with black and it is longer, his black hair just reaching beneath his shoulder; the light blue-grey mixture at the front is replaced with dark grey and it also seems longer. His body still remains the same, very toned and fit.

Tyson has been declared the world champion of the beyblading tournament but he refused to accept it, saying he did not deserve it fairly, so currently there is no beyblading champion. Kai's parents have arranged for the four boys, Ray, Max, Tyson and Kenny to be home-schooled in Moscow as they do not want the boys to leave while their friend is still in hospital and the boys, along with their guardians, have all agreed to this arrangement. This way they will not fall behind in their education. The Hiwatari's even managed to arrange for one of the leading students from Tyson's school to tutor them, and invited her to stay with them for their duration in Moscow, although she and Tyson does not seem to see eye to eye, Hilary Tachibana is after all known for her strong will and her dislike in lazy people, which Tyson is most of the time.

There have been no new developments on the X-twins; there is no way Tala will go on a killing spree if his partner is not with him, that they promised to each other. The police are under the impression that the two serial killers have quit once again; that will be seen when Kai wakes up. Cindy was taking everything the hardest, although she does not always admit it, seeing as she has to stay strong for the sake of little Ciara. At night, when she is all alone, Cindy will cry herself to sleep, longing for Kai and wishing that he soon wakes up, stronger and better than he was ever before but only time will reveal it. She sleeps on his side of the bed, somehow feeling closer to him, but his warmth is missing; she misses feeling his strong arms wrapped around her, his skin touching hers, their bodies fitting perfectly with one another. Tala had a talk with Cindy a few days after the accident, telling her that Kai knew his time was up. This broke her heart as she could not understand why Kai did not say anything, why he kept on pretending that they have a future ahead of them when he in fact knew that it will never happen, it hurt her a lot. The 18th birthday of Solange and Kai was two weeks ago but Solange refused to celebrate it, saying there is no point in celebrating it while her twin is stuck in a coma. She spent the whole day by his bedside, just sitting there, in total silence and everyone else respected her privacy. Ciara realised something was wrong with her father because whenever she goes with Cindy to go and see Kai in the hospital, she is quiet and just wants to lie next to Kai on the bed, holding his one hand in her two small hands; she has fallen asleep like this numerous times, but whenever she does not fall asleep, she starts to cry when it is time to leave. This also breaks Cindy's heart every time, knowing that her daughter, despite being so young, senses that her father is not well.

Ian has been released and all charges dropped against him, all thanks to the CCTV footage which clearly showed that the three men attacked Ian first and he just defended himself in self-defence. Brooklyn has been flown back to London where he was admitted into a mental asylum. He can respond again but he has the mentality of a three year old child; whatever Kai did to him, damaged his mentality in a horrible way. Tala and Solange are still going strong and are very much in love, which is also perfect timing as they are able to support each other so far with the ordeal with Kai. Ray is also in a relationship now, with Mariah, the pink-haired girl he met earlier. Kenny does not have a girlfriend but has a special friend with whom he is very close, so maybe in the near future something might happen. Max also does not have a girlfriend but he regularly hooks up with the older woman he met at club Infinity when it was Tala's 18th birthday. Bryan and Spencer are not interested in relationships at all and continue to enjoy their freedom to do what they want, with who they want, when they want.

There have been days where Cindy leaves Ciara in the care of Solange to just come and sit quietly next to Kai's bedside, constantly thinking back of how broken she was on that day in the stadium and how she felt when she thought she had lost him. Sitting alone by his bedside helps her recover from that pain; just holding his hand and seeing him alive is all she needs to know that everything will be fine, that he is still with her and that they still have a future to look forward to. Alec, Mila and Voltaire have cancelled all their business meetings until further notice, saying there is no way they are going to fly to other cities while their son is in a coma. The whole family along with their friends, makes turns in visiting Kai at the hospital; they want to avoid the room from becoming too crowded and so that everyone gets a fare chance in spending enough time with Kai, even the staff at the Hiwatari mansion has come by to say hello to Kai and to see how it is going with the young man, all hoping and praying for the best. The other bladers that have fought against Kai in the past have also come to pay their respects to their fellow blader, wishing him all the best in the future and a speedy recovery.

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It is midday in Moscow. Tala is alone at the hospital next to Kai's bedside; he was busy looking through a magazine when he heard a soft grunt. He immediately looked towards Kai, seeing a small frown on his face. Tala shot up to stand right next to his friend. "Kai, can you hear me?" The red hair heard another soft grunt and just then he took Kai's right hand into his. "Kai, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand." Tala could definitely feel a clear squeeze to his hand, and just then he rang the bell for the nurses to come. They arrived within a matter of seconds, they all have grown very fond of the very handsome young man, the main reason why they rushed to his room as quickly as they can.

"I think he is waking up."

"Vera, go call Dr Zarskia, hurry. Kai, sweetie, squeeze my hand if you can hear me." The blonde haired nurse has taken hold of the hand that Tala just held, and she too got the same result of the gentle squeeze to her hand. Soon the doctor arrived and started examining Kai, checking his eyes and listening to his breathing and heart beat. Kai has not opened his eyes yet but at least he is responding. Tala got a quick glance at Kai's eyes when the doctor opened them to shine his little light into them and was very confused of seeing that Kai's eye colour has changed. He shrugged it off for now.

"Well, he is without a doubt out of his coma, I will shortly sent him for some more tests, you know to determine his full brain function; we just want to make sure he did not obtain any damage seeing as he was deprived of oxygen for a very long time. I will leave you with him for a few minutes more while I arrange for him to be transported to the radiology area."

"Thanks doctor, I will also inform his family of this."

"Good, we will see you soon, Tala." Tala nodded his head at the doctor and watched him leave along with the nurses, giving him a chance to talk to Kai again.

"Kai, it is me, Tala." Kai tried to speak but it was very difficult for him, he also tried to lift his hand but that too proved to be difficult. "Just relax my friend, there is no need to talk for now, I am just relieved that you are finally awake. I will let everyone know you are awake; Cindy and Ciara will be over the moon to hear that. Are you exited to see them?" Kai slowly nodded his head, barely visible but Tala saw it and it warmed his heart to know that Kai does remember them. Just then two male nurses came into the room to get Kai ready for his trip to the radiology room. "See you soon my friend." After watching them take Kai away, Tala immediately called Solange, telling her the good news.

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The time is 6:47 pm in Moscow. The air is becoming cooler; anyone who dares to wander in this weather without a warm thing on their bodies is clearly mental in the head. No one should pretend to be brave in this type of weather and it is not even winter yet, it is only autumn now and the coldness is already brutal and unforgiving. In the hospital where Kai is currently situated at, however, is perfectly warm inside, a nice and cosy environment despite it being filled with sick people, some on the brink of death. Luckily for Kai, he is not one of those unfortunate ones. His room is currently pre-occupied with his parents, grandfather, two siblings, best friend, fiancée and their daughter. His other friends have already paid him a visit earlier but all have agreed that now was family time. Ciara was next to her father on the bed, her head gently resting on her father's chest while he gently strokes her hair. He still cannot manage to open his eyes, the doctor explained saying that he is beyond exhausted, despite sleeping for such a long time. Kai also cannot manage to say a few words, just the occasional nod, but luckily they all could see that Kai is happy to have his daughter with him.

The doctor said that they will know the next day for sure if there are any damage to his brain but so far there seems to be none, but just wants to make 100% sure of his facts. Dr Zarskia said it will take some time before Kai is back to his usual self. Being bed ridden like that for so long is normal for his leg muscles to lose some of their function so it will be difficult at first for him to walk on his own. His appetite will also be very poor in the beginning but that too will get better with time. Overall Kai is still very healthy but has to remain in the hospital for another two weeks and only then will they decide whether he has to stay longer or whether he can go home and re-cooperate there.

"We will leave you and Ciara alone with Kai for a while; we will be waiting in the cafeteria when you want to leave."

"Thanks Mrs Hiwatari."

"Cindy, my dear, what have we talked about?"

Cindy smiled. "Sorry, mom."

"That's better, well, see you in a bit my dear."

"Thanks." Everyone left the room to give Cindy some time alone as a family with Kai. She took his hand in hers and he immediately gave it a rather tight squeeze and a very soft smile. "I have missed you so much my love, just being here with you is the best thing in the world." He again squeezed her hand, showing that he understands her. Ciara continued lying peacefully on her father's chest, just enjoying the sound of his heart and luckily she is not heavy so she can cause no damage or injury to his wound. The three remained in the comfortable silence for a little while longer before it was time for them to leave, despite that Cindy did not want to; she would much rather spend the night by Kai's side. She gave him a soft kiss on his forehead and also allowed Ciara to do the same before they said their good-byes. No one has mentioned Kai's changed appearance so far, deciding that it will be best if he sees it himself. The new look suits him perfectly, making him even more handsome than he already was; the black suits him very good in a very unique way.

When Kai was certain he was alone, he forced his eyes open, however, it was not without difficulty, and he only managed to open his eyes half way before he cringed of the bright light shining in his eyes. 'I just wish the nurses can come in to switch off these damn lights, all I need now is darkness. I have to get out of here, stupid body with its idiotic injuries, it is just slowing me down, but then again, it was all needed for the transformation to take place. I am sure my appearance has already started to change, hopefully completely. Soon, the darkness will start taking its rightful place, along with my trusted companion, Black Dranzer. Very soon my dark phoenix, we will be reining this puny world, our will shall prevail.'

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Two days have already passed since Kai have awaken but he still could not manage to speak, although he did manage to open his eyes some time ago, everyone was surprised at his eye colour but just like the rest of his changed appearance, no one has mentioned anything of it. It was very clear to them all that Kai has changed, whether it was for better or for worse, will only be seen, but somehow Tala had a very bad feeling about this all, even Solange was slightly uneasy of her brother's eye colour. It is exactly the same colour when he disappeared that Monday morning to go find Mikhail and Oleg. Tala tried to question his bit-beast, Wolborg, but the mystical wolf just said that the departure of Dranzer and her companion has opened the doorways to the dark; Tala of course had no idea what it meant, seeing as Kai is not dead but the wolf refused to elaborate on the matter any further. Something was not making sense about this whole situation and it is not like Tala is not happy about Kai still being alive, but why has he changed so dramatically over the past month?

It is night time and all Kai's visitors have left, except one, Tala. He decided to stick around just a while longer. He was standing in front of the window when he heard Kai coughing and immediately turned his attention to his friend. Kai's eyes were half way open and he was looking right at Kai. "T...Tala," That was the first time Kai has spoken and Tala could hear his voice was very hoarse, much deeper than his already deep voice.

"Kai, here, drink some water." Kai shook his head.

"Pain...in my...chest." Kai appeared to be very exhausted from just saying those few words. Tala immediately called the assistance of a nurse which came to give Kai something for the pain which is going to make him very sleepy.

"I'll see you tomorrow my friend. I'll tell Cindy that you have managed to say a few words, she will be so relieved." Kai just nodded. "Well, get a good rest tonight and I will see you tomorrow." Again Kai just nodded his head with his eyes closed and then his red-haired friend left.

'Black Dranzer,'

'I am here.'

'I need your help to get out of here.'

'There is only one way I can help and you know that.'

'Do it, if that is what it is going to take, I don't care. Take my body for as long as you need, as long as you heal me.'

'Are you sure?'

'Yes.'

'Very well, I will heal you my young companion.'

Kai continued laying there and before the medicine came in to full effect, he could feel how his body was taken over by another being. His bit-beast, Black Dranzer, has taken over his body to heal it with its own mystical powers. Kai will be totally gone for this process, with no memory of any of his loved ones, not even Cindy or Ciara, so when they come to visit him again, and he may be awake, he will not recognise them, and that will not be the only thing; seeing as a dark and evil bit-beast has taken over his body, the personality of Black Dranzer will be reflected instead of Kai's personality and Black Dranzer has no respect for anyone or anything. This will definitely cause some confusion amongst his loved ones if they come to visit him while Black Dranzer is still in Kai's body.

Outside in the hallway, a priest was making his way over to one of his friends, which is in the room right of Kai's one. He greeted a few nurses on his way all friendly but the moment he walked past Kai's room, he had to grab hold of the railing that was situated all along the wall as an intense wave of nausea came over him. "Father, are you alright?"

"Yes, yes, my dear, goodness me, must be something I ate." The priest regained his posture and gave the nurse a re-assuring smile before she went back to her station. The priest glanced to his right, knowing that whoever is in this room, is pure evil because he only gets that nauseous when he is the presence of demons, but this is much more than just a demon, this is much worse for he has never before had to grab on to something to hold him up after getting nauseous. Another nurse walked by and the priest just had to stop her. "Excuse me my dear, but can you be so kind as to tell me who is in this room, room 13?"

"That would be the young Kai Hiwatari, father. Is there something wrong father?"

"No not all, just curious, that's all, my dear. Well, I must be on my way otherwise I will never hear the end of it from my dear old friend." The nurse just smiled at him and after greeting him, made her way down the hall. The priest slowly made his way over to his friend where he spent about 40 minutes, and by the time he finished, he braced himself before passing Kai's room, and again, the same intense wave of nausea came over him. 'Something is very wrong here, this just can't be; so much evil coming from one person, something is really very wrong.' With that thought, the priest slowly made his way out of the hospital, not realising just how right he is about all that evil present in that room. Kai was lying peacefully in his bed, no sign of pain on his face, he looks like an innocent young man just enjoying the night but that is not the case at all. At this very moment, a very powerful, dark and evil spirit is occupying his body, healing Kai's heart completely, with the rest of his body.

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The new morning approached rather quickly, a brand new day with new happenings and events. The doctors were doing their rounds and when they came to Kai's room, was greeted with a very surprising sight. Kai was sitting upright in his bed, having removed all of his IV lines and also the oxygen mask. "Good morning doctor." Kai said with a smirk on his face, with an even deeper voice than he already has.

"Morning Kai, and how are you, although by the looks of it I can see it is going excellent with you."

"I feel like a brand new person, no pain, just lots of energy."

"I am very glad to hear that. Do you mind if we take a listen to your heart quickly?" Kai just nodded his head and the three doctors made their way to Kai to listen to his heart. Doctor Zorskia was the first to listen to the young man's heart but was shocked of what he was hearing.

"Is anything wrong doctor?" The doctor looked at Kai with a very confused look before he let one of the other doctors listen and just like Zorskia, they were all very confused.

"Well, that's new. Err Kai...it seems like you have a perfectly healed heart, beating just like a normal heart, like you had no damage done to it at all." Kai remained smirking at the doctor, knowing very well it was all thanks to Black Dranzer.

"Does that mean I get to go home?"

"I just want to run a few tests just to be sure, and after that, I will decide whether you are fit enough to go home. Okay?" Kai's smirk disappeared after hearing this and can feel his anger boiling inside of him.

"Whatever."

"Good, well, see you shortly." The three doctors left the room to go give instructions on the tests needed to be done but Kai was not happy at all.

'You will regret it, all of you; I will make sure of that. I am going to slit all your throats.' Kai got out of bed and glanced out the door to see that everyone is occupied with something. Quietly, and quickly, Kai made his way out of the room, looking for the stock room. After finding what he was looking for, he made his way back to his room, the scalpel hidden from everyone's view. 'There is no way I am leaving here without spilling some innocent blood.' The smirk re-appeared on Kai's face, along with a red glint present in his eyes.

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"Guys, get ready! We are leaving in about 30 minute's time!"

"Okay!"

"Yeah!" Various responses were heard all over the house as Alec announced for everyone to get ready. It was just past ten in the morning. Alec, Mila, Tala and Miguel were in the dining room, enjoying a cup of coffee, waiting for everyone to finish up. "I can't wait to hear my boy speak again, it will be so nice to hear his voice again."

"Now, now Mila, we have to give it time. You heard what Tala said, the poor guy was exhausted after muttering just a few words, and it will still take some time for him to recover completely. Being bed ridden for a month also takes its toll on the human body."

"I know my love."

"I just don't get it why they won't let Kai recover here at home? He will get better so much faster if he is in his own environment."

"Tala is right, and we can just hire our own nurses if it is necessary."

"I'll talk to his doctor this morning and ask what options we have."

"Mr Hiwatari?"

"Yes Maggie?"

"There is a phone call for you, it is the hospital." Immediately a feeling of dread came over everyone. Alec hurriedly made his way over to the study to take the call, with the other three, right behind him. Tala stood in the doorway, looking at Alec and he just knew something was very wrong when Maggie said it was the hospital. Tala could not concentrate on the conversation, being lost in his own thoughts about what it could possibly be about. Alec just slumped down in the chair, the phone shaking in his hand. "Tha...thank you." After hanging up, Alec just stared at the phone. "Honey," Mila made her way over to her husband.

"What's wrong?"

"It...it is Kai. He...err...well, Kai killed 9 personnel members at the hospital some time ago and then escaped...our son is..." Alec couldn't even finish that sentence. Mila immediately took her husband in an embrace. Tala just stood there, not shocked but very surprised. Miguel just looked at his parents. At that moment Solange came walking in, all smiles but turned serious the moment see saw how depressed everyone looked.

"What's wrong?"

"Come on." Tala pulled Solange into the living room. "Your dad just got a call, Kai is gone, he escaped from the hospital and in the process he killed 9 personnel members of the hospital.

"What?!"

"Relax Solange, I know this is a shock but we have to stay calm. You parents are still processing it."

"How is this possible? Last night Kai couldn't even move, and this morning he kills 9 people, how is this possible Tala?" Tala just shook his head.

"I wish I knew; come on, let's go see how your parents are doing."

It did not take long for the authorities to show up at the Hiwatari mansion, asking questions of where Kai might be or what might have caused this sort of behaviour from Kai. Kai killed the three doctors that were in his room earlier that morning, along with four nurses, two males and two females, and two security guards. The scalpel Kai obtained from the stock room earlier was his murder weapon. He killed them all when they were about to come and take him to the various testing facilities, but they never managed. The authorities said they have everything on CCTV footage and Kai seemed like a skilled killer the way he moved and used the scalpel flawlessly. Tala was not surprised about this news, he of all people, knows just how skilled of a killer Kai really is. He slit all the throats of his victims and then just disappeared. The Bladebreakers were beyond shocked; Kenny had to get sugar water to overcome his shock. Cindy, well, no one knows for sure. Miguel was the one who told her about the news. She just quietly turned around with Ciara and went to her daughter's room, where she locked the door. There was no answer from her; she had no expression on her face when she heard what Kai has done. Kai is being charged with 9 counts of murder as there is no denying that it was him that killed those people. It was on footage and there are many witnesses that can testify that it was indeed Kai. Alec was hit the hardest with all of this; he could hardly speak and was looking very pale. Mila kept close contact with her husband. The authorities made no secret that they will do everything in their power to catch Kai, no matter who he is. He killed 9 people in cold blood without flinching and for that he has to face the law, just like all other murderers.

"Man, you guys, how can this be happening? It is like one never-ending nightmare. First we had the championships where we all thought Kai was gone. He came back to life, but now it turns out, he is a murderer; what the hell is going on?!"

"Tyson, relax, please. I am sure there has to be a logical explanation to all of this, I mean, Kai would not just kill anybody; he is not a killer." 'If only you knew just how wrong you are Ray. Kai is a ruthless killer, no mercy or remorse for anyone.' Tala just listened to how his friends were going on about Kai. They all were having trouble digesting the news of Kai killing people just like that, when he was bed ridden just the previous day.

"Don't you think we should go looking for Kai?"

"That will be a very bad idea Tyson."

"How come Tala, we are his friends, we need to help him."

"Tyson, Kai killed people without thinking twice. That alone is a sign that he is not himself. I know that none of you want to hear it but Kai is very dangerous right now and confronting him now will do no one any good."

"Tala, he is your friend, we can't just leave him like that. Who knows what the police will do to him if they get to him first."

"And who knows what he will do to us if we get to him first? I know he is my friend and it pains me to know that Kai is a fugitive but we cannot let our emotions get in the way; Kai is a murderer and we just have to face it. Let the police do their work, and in time we will get our answers, okay?"

"Yeah, alright."

The day went by slowly. By the afternoon, pictures of Kai has been posted everywhere and were on all the news channels, informing the public that Kai Hiwatari is a fugitive on the run. A reward is being offered but everyone is advised to keep away from him as Kai will not hesitate to kill someone else; and seeing as Kai is very well-known in Moscow and the rest of Russia, it will be easy to recognise him, despite his appearance changing a bit.

Tala, Bryan, Spencer and Ian decided to go out and look for Kai but they did not tell anyone else. The rest will all go ballistic, especially after Tala told them not to attempt it. The four boys had no idea where to start looking. "What about all the other places we looked for him at last time, you know, the fight clubs?"

"Might as well start somewhere. Split up just like last time?"

"Sure."

"Okay, you guys know what to do, do not approach him, just follow him and keep a safe distance away from him until all four of us are together."

"Got it."

"Well then, see you guys, and good luck." The young men separated; Tala and Bryan together, with Spencer and Ian together.

"Why do I feel like we are all walking to some sort of death?"

"Relax Bryan, I am sure it will all turn out just fine. We know Kai, he could not have changed that much."

"I just can't help but feel very uneasy about everything. Ever since that battle of him and Brooklyn, something was bothering me about Kai."

"I know what you mean, I have felt the same, and then when his appearance started to change, something is not right Bryan."

"Tell me about it. Let's just hope we find him by tonight, for the sake of everyone."

Bryan and Tala left for the same fight clubs they were the last time when Kai also disappeared, but without any of them realising it, Kai has already found them, hiding in the shades of the trees nearby where the four young men have decided to split. Two blood coloured eyes, with a red glint in them, watched and listened to them. Being fully dressed in black and with a sadistic sneer on his face, Kai disappeared into the shadows.

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Night time has fallen in the city of Moscow, with the temperatures dropping, but instead of the cold, a storm was making its way over the city; huge thunderclouds were rolling in, the wind howling everywhere. So far no one has had any luck in finding Kai and there were also no leads to follow. Tala and the rest of The Blitzkrieg also had no luck in finding him. They gave up and they all went home, except Tala who just had to see his girlfriend before he retires for the night. The mood in the Hiwatari mansion has not improved at all, everyone still in shock of what Kai had done that morning. Cindy only appeared when she had to fetch food for her daughter or for herself, she did not want to talk to anyone about what happened, and not even Ray could get through to his sister.

The time just reached 16 minutes past eleven. Most occupants in the mansion already went to sleep, all except for one. Cindy was in her room, trying to read but with no success. Her eyes were red, clearly she has cried a lot during the day. The storm has made its way over the city and it was raining very hard, with the thunder also being very heavy outside. Next to Cindy on the bed were a few photos of her and Kai together. 'Oh my love, what is going on with you? This is not the person I have fallen in love with, I did not fall in love with a killer. If only I knew what is going on in that head of yours, if only I could just smack you a few times.' Cindy softly laughed at herself. "Yeah, if only." Just then Cindy heard a loud crash outside on the balcony. Thinking that it might be a bird or something, highly unlikely, she still went to check it, despite it pouring outside. She was greeted with rain and strong wind when she opened the door, but that was not all. Right before her stood the man she fell in love with, the red glint still visible in his eyes, with that scornful smile on his face; fully dressed in black, a black coat to protect him from the rain and wind, just as muscular as always, if not even more. "Hello my love, mind if I come in?"

"Kai."