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Chapter 4: First Try-Out With Black Drazier

The following morning, I woke up to see a little light, but mostly the normal darkness. I was about to try getting up into a better position, but then the memory of my punishment came back and I gasped in pain making Kai look up from his sleep.

"I'm not going to ask how you feel. I can tell." he said and I looked over at him.

I managed to just about move so I was sitting up, but it took all of my energy and I sat back against the wall next to the bars adjoining my cell to Kai's.

"I'm sorry, Kai." I said slowly.

"What for?" he asked.

"For not listening to you back at Tyson's dojo and also for getting into this mess." I answered.

Kai just sighed and turned away from me for a moment.

"It's more my fault for not trying to protect you." he said.

"I don't blame you, Kai. In fact, the only people we can blame is Voltaire and Boris." I said and I growled lightly, but winced since every part of my body ached.

In the cell opposite ours, Daichi was whining and Kenny was whimpering, but the others were mainly worried what Voltaire had planned next.

"Dawn, how are you feeling?" asked Hilary as she turned to face me, then she gasped with her hands over her mouth.

My clothes were ripped. My top had slashes in it, mainly on the back fortunately and my trousers were slightly ripped too. The wounds on me were still dripping small amounts of blood. The guys looked as best as they could at where I had been lying before and saw a puddle of blood. It made Tyson feel funny while Hilary grabbed him and had to turn away from it. Daichi looked disgusted and Kenny was more scared.

"I feel like I've been run over by two trucks." I said and winced as I moved slightly.

"Those injuries will heal...in time. Won't they, Kai?" Hilary asked the dual blunette.

"They will heal, yes, but they are going to need serious medical treatment, so we have to get out of here or..." answered Kai, but couldn't continue his sentence.

I gasped slightly and Hilary stared.

We turned around as the doors opened and three guards came in and approached mine and Kai's cells.

"It's time for you to use Black Drazier." said one of the guards to me.

I looked up weakly and the guard opened my cell and entered.

"Well, come on, get on your feet." said the guard and pulled me up by my wrist, but I could barely balance and I stumbled, making the guard grab the back of my hair so I stayed upright.

"I can't..." I muttered weakly and the guard pressed me against the wall and punched me in the back twice.

"Stop! Please!" Hilary cried out, but Ray stopped her, knowing the more she begged, the more punishment I went through.

The guard punched me again and my screams echoed through the dungeon. The Bladebreakers in the cell opposite were trying to look away and block out my screams, but it was impossible. Kai was obviously furious, but trying not to show it if he could help it.

"Okay, don't overdo it. She has to be able to launch a blade, remember." said the second guard who was waiting outside with the third guard.

The guard punching me stopped and backed away from me. I was more or less slumped against the wall trying not to fall.

Then Boris walked in and when he saw how weak I looked, he smirked.

"That's perfect. She's weak enough now." and he entered the cell and came over to me.

I looked up at him slightly. I was shaking and trying to stay on my feet.

"Yeah, she's weak enough all right. Completely broken." he said and held my chin up in his hand.

"Get off of her!" shouted Kai suddenly.

Boris turned to Kai in surprise. He never expected an outburst like that from a former student of the abbey.

"What are you going to do about it, Kai?" asked Boris and he turned to the guards and nodded.

Two of them came into my cell and pulled me out of the cell. The third guard went into Kai's cell and got him to his feet. He pulled his arm free of the guard's grasp and left the cell.

"Okay, Dawn. Time for you to start making use of your new best friend." said Boris smirking and placed Black Drazier's blade into my hand.

I stared at it in fear again, but I tried to relax and just held it in my fist as I looked up at Boris.

"Take them to Training Room 6 and put them to work." he continued.

"You're insane. She won't be able to train like that." said Tyson.

"You'll be surprised what she will be able to do once Black Drazier is in control." he finished and left.

"Come on, you two." said the guard.

He and his two comrades left with me and Kai between them.

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When we reached the training room, we were pushed in and the guards started to leave.

"You two better get some training done, or you'll be in so much pain. I feel so sorry for you." the guard said sarcastically and laughed evilly as he shut the door behind him as he left.

I was still barely standing, but it really hurt to. Kai watched me and felt horrible, but knew worse would happen if he didn't do this, so he got his launcher and blade out.

"Come on, Dawn. We have to do this or we'll both get into trouble." he said.

I looked down in fear, but got out the launcher Boris had given me on the way down to the training room, then placed Black Drazier in it.

"Okay, now position your legs slightly apart and hold the launcher like this." said Kai and he demonstrated how to hold it properly.

"Right. Got it." I said and copied him.

"Okay, lift the launcher slightly higher or your blade will go flying straight down into the ground and you want it to land on the base." he said and I lifted my launcher higher and slightly winced.

"Now that you have your position, pull back the ripcord and make sure you pull it at the right angle." said Kai and he demonstrated. He pulled the ripcord and his blade went flying from the launcher and landed perfectly and spun in a circle and then started to spin in place at his feet.

I tried and the blade landed very wobbly and I groaned in pain from the launching process.

"That wasn't too bad for a first try, but I'm afraid you have more to do before you can control that blade." Kai said and I nodded weakly.

After a few more painful tries, I was able to launch the blade and make it move successfully.

"You've done well for the condition you're in." said Kai and he came over to me. "But we do need you to control its power before we're let off the hook."

"I don't want to...stop. I need to keep going..." I said weakly.

"I know what you want, Dawn. You want more power and I can give you that." said a deep voice in my head.

"Black Drazier? Is that you?" I asked the voice and it indicated 'yes'.

"Keep teaching me, Kai. I have to learn more." I said in a firmer tone which surprised Kai.

"Okay. Well, you've done what you can, except controlling the power." said Kai.

"Fine, then I'll control it. Let it rip!" I shouted, slightly quietly, but I released the blade and it landed perfectly.

Kai watched in concern.

"Black Drazier, go for it." I said and the blade glowed. The glow surrounded me and I started to groan in pain and I collapsed.

"Dawn?" asked Kai in concern.

The glowing intensified and I let tears pour from my eyes as the black glow sparked all around me. It then disappeared and I fell to my front.

"What happened? Are you okay?" Kai asked and knelt down to help me.

"I'm fine. Back off, Hiwatari." I said and pushed him away. He frowned, but guessed that Black Drazier had got control over me now.

I looked around the room and smirked evilly.

"I'm new and improved." I said to myself and called my new blade back to my hand.