Chapter 5: "Fight"
Me and Jam circled each other weapon's bared. I didn't want to do this. But it had to be done. We weren't going to get out of here until one of us won the fight. Jam mouthed the words sorry and then he jabbed at me with the polearm. I ducked. He jabbed again and i ducked again. He jabbed for a third time and I yet again ducked.
"June, you know sometime we have to fight, it's the only way we get out of here. I relished the idea of hurting him. I new i had to strike but i wished he didn't have the monstrous polearm to block me or hurt me back. I wanted to be able to sneak up on him, as wrong as the idea was. But how could i? No hiding places in this arena. It couldn't be a game of hide and seek. Jam looked stunned. He looked round and round the arena like he was looking for something.
"June, where'd you go?" He asked " I was looking at you just a second ago!" I was puzzled. I was standing right in front of him. Maybe he'd gone blind. Oh well, I took the opportunity to jab at stomach with my daggers. I hit straight on but the padding stopped most of the daggers from piercing flesh. Jam clutched his stomach and howled in pain. An almost feral look was now in his eye. He jabbed out with his polearm, now glowing with green sparks of something. He missed narrowly but grazed my knee. He suddenly looked shocked.
"June I'm so- I mean how could I?" He said. He couldn't apologize every time he hit me, it wouldn't work.
" Jam, don't be sorry, we have to fight. You know I'll always forgive you for whatever you do, and you need to forgive me." I said. He nodded and got back up. We circled each other again. Finally we both lunged. Jam's eyes now glowed green and his polearm was completely engulfed in green sparks. Everytime they hit i felt a pain in my body, not really physical though. It made me dizzy and empty, almost painfully hungry. It was like wrath had been unleashed on my whole body. I in turn jabbed with precision and speed at weak spots. My daggers now radiated with purple energy every time they hit Jam. each stike built confidence and weakened Jam, finally i felt my daggers go hot and orange. I jumped and twirled with tremendous speed, slicing Jam with each turn. I then felt the daggers go normal again. I didn't have the energy for another move like that. At the same time I had stuck Jam, his polearm got my knees. We both stumbled back, panting. He grinned at me and lunged. I blocked the attack with one dagger while using the other to knock the weapon out of Jam's hand. Jam looked shocked as the polearm fell to the floor. I was sure i had won but Jam was now building up the green sparks in his hands. He stuck them out and the green sparks came flying at me. I was hit square in the chest and fell to the floor. I felt the energy come flooding back and i leaped back up again. Jam suddenly stuck his hands out a column of pink light formed through me. I felt severely weakened and all my speed and energy were gone. Jam took advantage of this and picked up his polearm and prepared to strike. I would be defenseless. Jam had won. Just as he jabbed at me my energy returned and i ducked. I swiped at his feet while i was down there. He half jumped but one of my daggers caught on his boot and he fell to the floor. I stuck my dagger at his throat. We both grinned.
"Looks like you win." He said. We both burst out laughing as i helped him up.
"I'm never calling you a pansy night elf again!" I said as he chuckled.
"And i won't make fun of your size!" He replied. We chuckled together as we made our way to the now open exit of the arena. We emerged into the sunny glade holding hands chucking, sweat dribbling down our faces. Most of the class were already here, sunbathing on the grass, talking and drinking and eating. They too must of fought one of there friends. A sudden realisation came to me.
" Jam, I'm a rogue; in the arena when you couldn't see me. I wanted to sneak up on you, I must of been stealthed!" I said.
"Yeh! You must of been. I must be a druid then. From the start I knew i was casting wrath. And that moment near the beginning when i was angry and attacked you? I totally felt like an animal, i probably would've morphed into a bear if I hadn't of realised I hurt you." He replied. We spotted Leeroy and Smithy and went to sit by them on the grass. Smithy had was sipping some ice cold water and Leeroy was eating a little cake.
"So how did you guys do?" Jam asked as we sat down.
"Not to bad i'd say" Smithy said with a smirk.
"He won, only because it was really difficult for me to hit him with my sword at his height. And he kept blasting me with fire and then freezing me!" Leeroy said as he play attacked Smithy.
"Results?" I asked
"Paladin" Leeroy answered
"Mage, obviously" Smithy said
"What'd you guys turn out as then?" Leeroy asked.
"Druid." Jam answered.
"Rogue," I said.
"So," Smithy turned to Jam "How'd ya feel about winning Jam?" Jam blushed
"Errm, well, actually.... I didn't" He sighed. "Ju did."
"Yeh but only at the last second, you were totally going to win if your Faeirie Fire hadn't of run out at the last second." I said
"Naw, Ju, you won fair and square." He said. Asiz walked up to us with drinks and cakes.
"Hey, you two look like you need some nourishment after your fight, quite impressive may i add." He offered us the cakes and gave us each a generous mug of ice cold water. We all sat back laughing together on the grass, tucking into to our cakes. I sat back and just relaxed into the sun.