SORRY TO THOSE WHO HAD TO SEE THE CHAPTER IN RAW FORM!
I was awake till 3am last night giving final touches to this and then when I saved it it was fine I could clearly see the last two lines I had written and then in the morning I got up to see the first review I checked my chapter. I am glad that he/she wrote that review or else the update would have been late.
Hope you guys like the chapter and please leave a review for the same.
"Choose one." Asked rather forced Katana. Pointing to her right. Percy turned to see a row of blades of all possible shapes and sizes.
Percy pointed to the blade that looked almost like Riptide. He looked back at Sam. She was in a vertical glass aquarium. Filled with only water hopefully. Sam was able to breathe because of the 3 inch gap between the perforated glass lid and the water level.
Katana's POV
The new guy Jake looked over to Kiarah. He seemed to concentrate on her. As if he was trying something. Grass-hopper had to poke him with the sword to get his attention. Jake seemed disappointed when he held the blade in his hands. I was impressed by his selection. The sword he chose was one of my personal favorites. But none of this mattered now that he had the blade.
He is mine to kill.
General POV
Percy tried to control the water around Sam/Kiarah it was hard for him. He wasn't able to. Percy was dumbstruck because of his failure.
Grass-hopper poked him with the chosen blade through the cage, as if Percy was a caged animal. Percy held the sword and balanced it by switching it between his hands. The sword felt so foreign in his hands. It felt nothing like his Riptide.
'Try again' said Percy's conscience as he looked over to Sam. She was struggling to breathe. The duo in the cage went about in circles. Percy stopped when he was facing Sam. Taking a deep breathe he tried again. This time he was able to take control of his powers and controlled the water force it to move away from Sam's body. It worked for a second as he saw a change of expression on Sam's face but this didn't last long. As Katana made her move distracting him from Sam.
Blades clashed and the sound echoed in the small stinky room. The crowd was too shocked to move and watched the match between their defending Champion Katana against a black haired newbie. Both of them trained to kill. One trained its whole life and the other not only god-gifted but also trained to kill. It seemed as if both of them were dancing with swords. His every offence met her defense. And Her offences met his defenses.
Percy saw her right shoulder was open so he struck. And lo there was a cut on her right shoulder. Blood streaked out. A scream escaped her gritted teeth. With this she tore out her sleeves revealing a purple bruise that had been there as a mark of her last fight.
She glared daggers at Percy. During this tiny duration Percy concentrated on Sam and spilled water through the perforated glass top at the same time relieving Sam from the electricity passing through her body.
Percy turned around just on time to avoid a deep cut aimed on his thigh. He was saved, he sighed. But it didn't last long as her next stroke gave him a cut on his abdomen. Tearing the fabric, blood made it appearance. Luckily it wasn't deep. This time Percy saw her lower leg being defenseless and was about to make his mark on her leg.
Sam screamed louder this time. Grass-hopper had suddenly turned the knob to the higher point. For a minute right there, He forgot about Katana and focused on Sam in order to remove a small amount of water. Katana was the fast and made a gash on Percy's back which ended right above his Achilles Heel. It was Percy's turn to shush his sudden scream.
In this process he spilled out a good amount of water. The wires now were barely touching the water. Katana circled around Percy as if assessing a new creature. She kicked the back of his knees making Percy fall to the ground on his knees. For a moment Percy and Sam looked at each other. Somehow they knew they had to fight their own battle.
Sam's POV
I struggled in the water. At first I ignored the sudden decrease in the water level but then current increased rushing through my body at a striking speed. I shouted for help.
"AAaaaaa HELP!" Every time Grass-hopper increased the current I felt the lightning pass through each cell of my body. This left me breathless. I was loosing consciousness but 'I had to stay conscious'
I had to watch Percy. I reminded myself. and when he got a cut on his abdomen I felt it.
And then the strength of the current increased I screamed for help. This time water slipped out of the tank. And the current stopped. I knew that this was him. My back hurt as if someone had made a cut on it and I looked over to Percy he had the same cut on his back. I took a deep breathe calming myself and looked over at Percy. I knew after this he can't help me anymore, I had to get out on my own.
Grass-hopper panicked at the sudden decrease in the water level. He bent down to pick up the bucket full of water to add it to my tank. But I was fast enough to get hold of the two dangling wires in the tank. As his hands came into reach I attached both the wires to his hands. I could see the current passing through his body.
I tried to open the lock of the tank but it was impossible without external help. I looked at Percy. His had switched to defense. It seemed that either he was giving up or she was too strong for him. From what I just saw I knew the later, wasn't true.
"Percy you have to fight." I shouted from the tank. But he didn't seem to hear me, he was too busy focusing on Katana. Her strokes became deadlier and stronger. The clanking now echoed in the still room. An aura of power radiated through the cage. Like everyone I gaped at the scene as it enfolded in front of me. Percy was at the loosing end. But he was holding on well not even a slightest sign of fear was visible on his face. Rather he seemed like, he knew what he was doing.
I felt the ground rumble like it did whenever any monster was about to come near me. I panicked and all the tiredness and pain vanished. Percy was too busy to notice this small vibration. I looked at him. He had just blocked one of Katana's iconic killing strokes and was smiling at her. I heard something that blew my mind away and brought a smile to my face.
"My turn!" Said Percy and then his game began.
He was using everything he had got against her. During the start Katana seemed taken aback but then she recovered and blocked his strokes. I could sense his stokes and the power he was putting in each one of them. A bead of sweat dripped down her forehead. She was struggling under his strength. Defending his blows was becoming harder for her.
From the corner of my eye I saw a lady to enter the room. She seemed out of place to this fighting arena. Tagging behind her came her chihuahua. Standing out of the full fledged room filled with fighters this lady looked like she was going to the salon and lost her way.
I saw her hoping Percy would too. But No. One we both were locked and Two he hadn't noticed her. Three My daggers, were in my bag which lay 20 feet away from me. The lady eyed Percy in the cage. She smiled and grew to her full size into a creature with a head of a woman and the body of a lion. Sphinx I remembered. The Chihuahua transformed to have the head of a lion with a blood-caked mane, the body and hooves, of a giant goat, and a serpent for a tail, a ten-foot-long diamondback growing right out of its shaggy behind. Chimera I remembered.
They both shouted or screeched and the room shuddered. Everyone present there cleared the room.
"PERCY!" I shouted to get his attention but he seemed like he already knew. During this little appearance Percy had successfully disarmed Katana and had his blade placed right under her chin. With a small tug on his sword and she would be dead.
"I am not killing you. Help her. Take her and leave." He pointed at me. With this he slashed open the lock. And gave the sword to her.
"GO!" He ordered. Katana accepted the sword with a nod and came up to me. Percy clicked open his pen and there was a sparkling sword.
"You know what's going on don't you?" Questioned Katana and she opened my lock.
"Yeah! Now get out." I said.
"You?" She questioned. I looked over my shoulders at Percy. I shook my head to a no. She patted my shoulder and ran away.
I ran to my bag and tucked two daggers inside and took the other too arming myself. Percy seemed to be uncertain about the both of them. Chimera spat fire at Percy. But he was fast to avoid her fire. I remembered something I had seen way back when I had just found this place. I ran to the store room to retrieve it. I found it is rushed back to Percy. I motioned at it and then at my mouth and then at the Chimera. Hoping Percy got what I had just told him. Unlucky me he had no idea. Rather he was telling me to get out.
How can he take the both of them all together. Is he mad?
The Sphinx pounced on Percy. Percy tried to move and attack but was enable to do so. After a two minutes of struggling under the Sphinx he was out of its grasp. Percy guided it away to the other side of the room.
The only two important things were left were, me and the Chimera. My daggers seemed of no use. I couldn't go near the Chimera. The heat of her breathe was suffocating and hot as a lava. Chimera spotted me standing there doing literally nothing gaping at my surrounding.
What a pretty way to die I taunted myself.
Ran through the hall. Using anything and everything that could shield me from her hot breathe. The store room I remembered. It was as big as a this fighting hall.
Percy's POV
I was busy fighting the Sphinx that I forgot about Sam and the Chimera. I saw Sam as she dashed into through the doors. With the Chimera at her tail.
"SAM!" shouted Percy.
Kohinoor~
"I hope you guys like the chapter. Only I know the amount of work that has gone into this this one chapter.. I hope this chapter is able to covers up most of my flaws.
Katana didn't run away from danger although she was able to sense the tension. The mist showed her something [probably a natural phenomenon] and it was in her best interest to run away. Plus Sam was able to feel things that Percy felt because half of his attention and focus was on the water that surrounded Sam.
Thrawn13 - hope the wait was worth it. I'll post the next chapter faster.
Death Fury - thank you.
Others please review! love you all. Cookies.