Author's Note: Well this was a quick update... Well quicker than usual. This was one of the chapters I was looking foward to writing . Anyway thanks you to any who has read up till this point and thank you to the reviewers!

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Chapter 33

"3..." Kai wasn't sure how he was going to win this round as Sota looked almost unharmed and Lotan was still looking quite irritated, which was not a good sign. He would have to aim for the middle to stand a chance.

"2..." Kai gripped the launcher tightly; he felt his heart-beat in his throat and wondered why it was beating so fast. All that had happened was a few scratches and maybe a cut here or there…
"1..." Kai took a deep breath in and help it until he heard the instruction he was not really wanting to hear.

"Let it rip!"

Without much warning Lotan came out, and instantly Lotan's large claws aimed for the boy's beyblade. But his target changed suddenly and it came clear that his intent was to hit the blue-haired boy. This boy should be in pain - hurt like he had never experienced. Lotan let out a loud war cry and swung his long, powerful hands to strike Kai Hiwatari.

"D-." Before Kai had enough time to call upon his fire phoenix, Lotan's hit came and caused him to hiss in pain as claws merely missed his head. Kai had managed to get his head out of the way but the force that Lotan used caused the blader to be sent to the ground with a loud. Thump.

"Ouch! Kai couldn't even do anything there!" AJ yelled and looked to see Kai, pushing himself up again, ready to call out whatever demand he was thinking of.

"Lotan seems to be still angry after what happened." It was true the appearance was now not smug on either Lotan or Sota's face.

"He did get his head ripped off. Again." Brad must have thought that the bitbeast would have been getting weaker, but it didn't seem like that at all. With each head that came off the angrier it became.

Kai was again going to call on his bitbeast but he was struck down again as if he were a piece of paper that was absolutely nothing. Kai growled in annoyance as he imagined he must have looked rather pathetic. However that was not the case.

"Looks as if Kai is in for a serious hiding." Brad wasn't sure about saying something like that but he did really want to be realistic, it was his job after all.

"Let's hope he can get out of this!" AJ tried to counter the more negative commentator and hoped that Kai would just give up and stay down for the count of three. At least if Kai stayed down he would still be able to walk.

The BladeBreakers gave worried glancing to each other and even some to Kai even though they knew he would never look up at them. Tyson blinked as he suddenly remembered something that was rather important.

"Hey, Rei. Kai still has those chips inside him right?" Rei thought Kai couldn't have got into a worse situation but he just did. Rei looked around at the other team-mates faces and noticed that the same emotion was on all of them.

"Oh my God! So he does!" Rei looked back at the match, which still had Kai standing up and being knocked back down, he was at a loss since he wouldn't call out to Dranzer if he was on the ground.

"What is it?" Max looked at the paled expression Kenny was now having, there had to be worse news to follow.

"Remember Tyson, the doctor told us not to let him get too stressed or do anything too physical demanding!" Kenny blood pressure was almost hitting the floor along with everyone else's.

"He's getting a beating out there." Tyson muttered not really wanting to say anything that would bring down his hopes about Kai beating Lotan too much.

"Yeah… Doesn't look like he'll stay down any time soon though…." Rei was worried only about Kai's health, not if he beat Lotan and managed to get Sota back. He just hoped Kai would either beat Lotan quickly or just give up. This was just something Kai never did.

"It appears that Kai can't even call out Dranzer." For whatever reason the boy wasn't taking the time to call out Dranzer was a mystery.

"Lotan's attacks keep coming!" AJ yelled and shielded his eyes just so he didn't see what would happen next, but he couldn't help it… He took them away and saw a horrible event take place.

./. I'll break every bone in your body boy!./. Again the insane and destructive bitbeast lunged forward, avoiding and ignoring Dranzer. A huge hand, with three claws gripped Kai completely. Two claws were quickly making their way towards Kai's torso, and Lotan let a penetrating screech. Kai felt as his body was slowly crushed, his lungs hardly moving - he gasped for the air that was being forced from his lungs. The other claw was at his shoulder, curling round to stab the blader roughly.

But the dragon bitbeast did not stop, a horrible grin covered each fire-breathing face. Kai yelled out in pain as the monster continued to squeeze every last breath out of the tensed body.

Lotan was attacked from behind, by Dranzer who was worrying more and more about it's master. It began to send feathers of fire and used it's own talons to dig into the hand that held it's master up.

./. I'll drop him then! ./. The beast lifted Kai off of the ground, until he was around twenty-feet off of it. Kai was still trying to get free, but noticed that even if he did get released, he would fall to his death.

Lotan's heads began to move as if they were teasing and taunting Dranzer. Kai couldn't help but hold whatever breath he still had in his lungs, as Lotan's hand came dramatically downwards towards the cold, hard concrete.

"AH!"

The stadium could hear the very sound of Kai's body hitting the ground. Everyone gasped in horror and each blader and spectator stood up to check if Kai was okay. Lotan's claws dug into the floor, as the other hand swatted the bird away as if it were a mere fly. Lotan slowly took his hand from the area where Kai was meant to be standing.

"He cannot be okay after that!" Kenny yelled, as he saw everyone else tense uncomfortably at the sight the were seeing. Rei gulped and turned to look at Tyson, who had gone slightly pale.

"What if he's…" Rei trailed off, letting hundreds of different scenarios run, each in their own minds.

Sota screamed and started crying wishing that she had never even known Boris or anyone else that had been mean to her or her brother. To not know this bitbeast. The BladeBreakers ran down, and jumped from the smaller platform and were all about to run up to their captain until they saw him twitch.

"I've never seen a bitbeast do that to any blader!" AJ wasn't his hyperactive self he was managing to overcome the shock that that scene had created.

"Will Kai be able to get up after that slam-dunk on his body?" Brad was half hoping a no and a yes. Since if it was a no then Kai wouldn't have to go on, but a yes meant that he would be well enough.

He was laying on his back, eyes close and his hands by his side - the exact position he had been in when he had made contact with the floor. Kai's fingers twitched. Then slowly he began to move his legs and hands, until he was kneeling and gasping for breath. That hurt.

Kai managed to get up to a crouching position, still gasping for air as if it would heal the badly beaten body that he now had. He wouldn't be able to let that happen again.

A sharp pain was felt just below his chest - had he broken a rib? Kai managed to sway - and stand, but stumbled back when his beyblade was knocked again and again by Sota's beyblade with the power of Lotan behind it. Kai blinked as he saw the image of Lotan get fuzzy and then come back into focus.

Then it would turn blurry, he could feel something warm run down his back. It must have been where Lotan stuck the claw into him. Kai rubbed his eye with one hand, but still his vision did not come back to him, everything seemed to be swirling, turning, everything was just not as it was suppose to be.

"Kai's having trouble concentrating!" AJ was worried and anyone could have been aware of the unusual serious tone that he was using. Brad was trying to think on whether they should call this match off and proclaim that Sota was the winner, but it did appear that Kai wouldn't like that. Not one bit.

"Anyone would have a sore head after that!" Brad looked around the audience and saw the small smiles that were slowly coming back to everyone's faces. All because they knew Lotan hadn't won yet and Kai was not… Dead.

Kai suddenly stumbled back again, his face was etched in pain. He was in agony, not only did his whole body ache and shooting, sharp pains run everywhere… He managed to see what look like a cover of darkness coming towards him. Aww, crap.

It wasn't sore, it was like he was being suffocated… But still being about to breathe, the darkness smothering his whole body, slowly pulling him into yet another weary and unhealthy state. Arms of black shadows came and wrapped themselves around the boy's body. Again the crowd booed and hoped Kai had enough strength to get out of it.

The phoenix had still not appeared, the small chip not letting it free to help Kai. It had wanted to try to break through it but worried if it would use the last of Kai's energy.
./. Kai, Master please! Call Tundra to help me protect you!./. Dranzer said quickly as if the fire bird was waiting for the final blow. Kai closed his eyes as the arms keep their hold on him. He let out a breath slowly hoping he would be able to do something after it.

I can't move…Kai tried to twitch a limb or even move his head but the arms kept them still. As if he were a puppet, he could hardly see as the arms wrapped around his body again and again.

I can't speak… Kai moved his lips, but no sound came, why couldn't he say anything - call for Dranzer? Why couldn't he call for someone to help him? At all?

It hurts… Kai's pain did not disappear it only seemed worse and much more unbearable since these hands had come.

Everywhere… To breathe… Maybe if he held his breath he wouldn't feel the sharp pain in his back and side? Maybe if he just stopped…

If I lose… Kai was sure that he was falling into Lotan's trap, as guilt and failure managed to crept into his head. If he did lose then what would become of Sota? His own family?

I… Kai tried again to tense his muscles, to try to rip the dark restrictions off his body so he could continue beyblading. What was everyone else doing? Couldn't they see he was being smothered of his very life?

I can't win… Kai gave up.

He is so powerful… Kai didn't want to try anymore.

./. Just say my name… ./. A voice whispered in his ear as if it were in the exact same position as he was. He blinked - and he really did blink.

Tundra? His mind seemed to acknowledge who it was, but not holding any significance Kai let it go. It was a once off thing his pain would end soon anyway. Aton could save Sota. Tyson would be able to save her.

./. Say my name, say Dranzer's name, we will help. ./. Tundra whispered again, this time much more forcefully and Kai opened his eyes.

From the corridor, watching one of the small screens Aton blinked in shock. Aton's body winced as he watched his little brother be beaten up by some bitbeast. Something he didn't even have. The whole scenario of being so helpless made him angry beyond anything he had felt.

"Oh god…Kai." He muttered maybe he could run, and stop the battle? He could at least save his little brother rather than losing both his siblings. Aton sighed, but Kai would hate him if he were to stop the match. Aton shook his head, he would he'd stop this match before Lotan killed Kai.

A voice came from the back of him, Aton looked over his shoulder and saw his father once again, standing nearby.

"Don't." He raised his eyebrows as Aton frowned and rudely replied. Aton was not happy that his family was slowly shattering before his eyes.

"What do you mean don't." He didn't turn around fully, but kept a displeased look on his face. For some reason he felt incredibly angry now, whenever his father appeared. Was it because he wasn't doing much to stop Kai from being hurt?

"This is Kai's battle, he is the one that got himself into this mess, he can get himself out of it." Aton let out a breath he had no idea why he was holding. Why was his father being like this, did he know something he didn't? Why was he always being kept in the dark? But something inside Aton boiled up, what was his father saying?

"You're blaming Kai! For trying to protect us!" Aton narrowed his eyes, listening to the words he had just spoken. They made sense, they were probably the only thing Aton would ever admit that Kai did better than him, and it hurt to notice that. Aton wasn't sure whether it was because he couldn't do anything or if it was the fact, that he hadn't tried hard enough to help his family. Which ever one it was, was making Aton feel miserable.

"It's not his job." Adonis stated and moved forward towards the purpled haired boy, but before Adonis even made more than a mere inch towards him Aton yelled back.

"Just like it was never yours'!" Aton was now turned around facing his father. A glare to match his mood. Was this why he was angry, did he blame Adonis for everything? Adonis noticed that Aton was clenching his hands, so much that his knuckles had turned white.

Still, Aton ranted, letting his father know exactly what he was thinking.

"At least he's trying to help! Where the hell have you been! What's with all the secrets." Aton was pondering over to punch his father - like Kai had done to him. Then again Kai had more than any right to strike him...

Adonis sighed and rubbed his head; Aton guessed he had seen Kai a little while ago, maybe he had given him an earful too. Whatever the reason Adonis shook his head and looked Aton in the eye.

"Kai should lose, it would be less burdening on Sota." Aton knew what it meant, that Sota would win so she wouldn't have to know that she was beaten up by none other than her favourite big brother. Although didn't that work vice versa too? Kai would be hurt even more if he knew he had failed to get Sota back.

"What! How can you say that!" Aton yelled again, this time he had forgotten that Kai was still having trouble with the large dragon bitbeast. Even though the television was just a few metres away the volume just disappeared in the thick tension that was surrounding the two males.

Adonis didn't like to be shouted at, no one did and so he tried not to yell back at his son, and explained why he was so calm.

"Don't worry there is a way to get Sota back without...Hurting her."

"How?" Aton narrowed his eyes again, wondering why on earth he was the one that never got told anything, it was as if he just was forgotten about and no one could be bothered to keep him up to date.

"Follow me." Adonis turned his back and started walking away slowly so Aton had time to think about what he was going to do. Curiosity got the best of him and he decided that he would give his father the benefit of the doubt.

I can't speak…. Kai was unsure on how he would be able to call on Tundra or even Dranzer to aid him when he couldn't speak. But Tundra was not going to let the darkness take the boy away, Dranzer's high pitched squawking could be heard. As if it agreed.

./. Say one of our names!./. Tundra hissed, hoping that the hands of darkness had not completely taken over Kai's mind. He was weak to dark things, Tundra knew that, Dranzer knew that.

Kai tried to open his mouth but it didn't budge. He had to get out of here… His little sister meant everything to him and he was going to lose because he couldn't say one name?

Again, he opened his mouth, and this time it did, he managed to drawl out one of the names he had to.
"T-tun…" The movement of his mouth and the vowels that he spoke got peoples attention, now believing Kai was okay and could do this!

Again he tried to say the word Tundra, but it felt strange, as if he was being forced not to say the name of the woman-like bitbeast. "DRANZER!" The arms disappeared into flames and Dranzer flew up bashing the other bitbeast away. In great anger of Lotan hurting it's dear and loved master.

Kai was not standing straight because he couldn't, it was too painful and he would rather use all of his energy on the one move he never wanted to use. He didn't even know if it would work. This pain is unbelievable… I'm going to die… If am I… I'll go out with a bang at least… A smirk came across the boys face one which caused the spectators to expect something phenomenal.

His sight was blinded as the colours started blending into one another, making it harder and harder for him to make out the image of Dranzer. Even though it's feathers were of a blinding colour… A high-pitched sound was heard in his ears, nothing like he had heard. It began to get louder and louder. Kai suddenly knew that those chips were doing something.

Malfunctioning.

Without much time left before he let his body shut down, he had to win this match even if it did mean that he would use this move. The one that he had managed to make up - but not use in real beybattles… It was too dangerous.

"ARMAGEDDON!"

Dranzer appeared, raising higher than usual and called out in pain as Kai's beyblade began to knock itself around the dish completely destroy it - pieces of debris flew up and were held by the large phoenix energy which was slowly draining Kai of his. The beyblade did not stop and still managed to pull more and more of the stadium apart. Lotan was ignored and still Kai's beyblade knocked into things at random. Whatever the reason was would soon be found out.

Inside Kai, the chips were tearing again at his spinal cord, slowly depleting any reserves that were being used to help stop the pain that was seeping through him already. Kai yelled out in agony as he held his head in his hands. Hoping that this would all be over shortly.

Once the stadium was thoroughly destroyed and in the air, still being held by Dranzer were millions of small jagged edges. Soon these plastic and metal parts were engulfed in fire like small meteors. They began to raise higher as if they were going to be projected into the very sky. People remained silent as the small, fire consumed metal past headed towards the remaining heads of Lotan.
More and more speed was placed into the shots as they came down, quicker and quicker. Cutting and causing the large bitbeast to scream in agony. Kai's beyblade began to bash against smaller more fragile pieces of the beyblade, slowly tearing it apart.

Lotan's heads were slowly destroyed, one by one. Each head that vanished just made the others angry and they would try to reach Dranzer, but to no avail. Suddenly Dranzer went plummeting back down to the chip where it normally rested. "That was awesome…." was all Tyson and the others could even think of saying.

"Looks like that has left one head!" AJ shouted down the microphone happy to see that the horrible beast may be beaten and that Kai would have a chance at living afterwards.

"I wonder if Kai will have enough energy to finish this match off!" Brad watched Kai sway slightly, and then he fell to his knees.

He was gasping for breath as pain just would not go away, it just would not leave. His head hurt. Very badly. He couldn't help but notice that Lotan was still standing - was still there. Would win if he didn't do something

"Tundra…" Help me… Kai wasn't sure if the bitbeast would come or not, but it had been her that made him able to summon Dranzer when Lotan had those stupid hands of darkness over him.

From the bottom of Dranzer blade came a small white glow, and then - boom - Tundra stood there underneath the hovering fire bird. Tundra stood with some sort of rod, or a staff maybe; Kai wasn't sure since his eyesight was going. It had never really came back.

"Well it looks like this bitbeast is morphing with Dranzer!"

Dranzer flew down to meet with the ice element and they both turned into a large puff of small cells. Picking and choosing which would be best. The body of Tundra was taken, golden armour began to weave it's way around her body. Slowly Tundra's face changed, the beak came - but the eyes stayed the bright green that belonged to Tundra. Tundra's green hair was changed to a murky white, hands, feet and nails turned into large claws and talons. Wings came from the bitbeasts back, the searing heat making even Kai uncomfortable.

Tundra dashed forwards and with the help of Dranzer's flying ability easily jumped up high enough to reach the monsters shoulders. The largest head snapped and roared in angst as Tundra stuck her weapon deep inside one of the open wounds.

Sota's beyblade was smashed into the wall, being grinded against the hard wall and also the heavy beyblade that Kai owned. Everyone held their breaths as Tundra was hit away, and landed awkwardly, but she hopped up again wondering why Kai had not said any commands yet.

Kai was no longer on his feet; nor his knees he was so close to losing his conscious. But when he looked up and saw that Tundra had managed to chop the last head off he couldn't have been happier to have heard the commentator scream.

"KAI WINS!" The whole stadium was filled with people screaming and chanting Kai's name. They watched Kai limped over to his little sister that had her bubbly blue eyes back. Kai didn't kneel down feeling that if he did; he wouldn't be able to get up again.

"Sota…" His throat was sore and his whole body was shivering and shaking as if it were cold in the stadium.

"Brother… I'm sorry…He was -." Sota stood up, not incredibly hurt as she had no link towards Lotan except possession. Sota was going to start crying until Kai ruffled her hair and interrupted her.

"-It's fine…"

"Now isn't that just what a real family should look like!" Brad made the spectators make a loud 'aw,' which made Kai feel a little bit embarrassed, even after those horrible events.

"Who knew Kai would actually be able to carry anyone after putting up a fight like that!" AJ watched as Kai pulled Sota up, since she was only half his height, maybe a little taller. Sota went to rest her head against her big brothers shoulder but ended up in a deep slumber. Still the BladeBreakers ran over to him so he didn't have to walk - limp far.

"Tyson…" Kai's voice was weak, his face was incredibly pale - maybe because he had lost a lot of blood and might have been bleeding from the inside out. Who really knew what pain the blue-haired teen was going through?

"Yeah buddy?" Tyson walked a little closer, hoping that Kai wouldn't collapse again. That was a very scary day for the World Champion. Kai gave a small smirk; none that anyone would think was abnormal for Kai anyway.

"Take Sota for me." He handed the small girl over, using his own bleeding shoulder to transfer her weight onto Tyson. He could hardly feel his arms. Or legs.

"Eh, sure." Tyson gave a worried smile, why would Kai give his little sister who he had just fought like that for so easily? The answer was known in a few seconds as Kai ended up collapsing, this time Rei managed to catch him.

"Kai!" The BladeBreakers bellowed at their captain who was now in the arms of Rei and Max, unconscious and with a lot of blood pouring onto each of his team-mates clothes.

Author's Note: Well... -cough- What do you think? Only two more chapter till the end, I think... Yeah... Two... So I should have this fiction completed by the end of this week! Well please review...!