Chapter 5: Chapter 5

Ch. A5: Knowledge

Yin ran through the cold Alaskan woods followed closely by Alanna and Alastair. He paused noticing a pair of tracks leading in the same direction. Yin held his ancient gold Kopis tight as he held his free hand up stopping his teammates.

"What's up Yin?" Alanna asked just as three Demititans rushed in.

Yin ducked under a strike letting lose a rabbit punch to the gut then hilt slam to the face. Yin turned slashing the seconds' calf as he lashed out at Alastair. Yin sighed as he knife handed the wounded opponent in the neck crumpling him to the ground. He turned to see Alanna spin kick her foe in the jaw knocking him clean out.

"Remind me not to ever and I mean ever get on your two's bad sides!" Alastair chuckled putting snow on a cut above his eye.

"My bad Al should've moved faster." Yin said patting the guy on the back who looked confused. "What?"

"Nothing well yeah something I guess?" Alastair said looking at a puddle that started to steam. "I sense a disturbance in the water..."

"What does that mean?" Yin asked holding back the urge to laugh.

"Demise is fighting someone!" Alastair raised his hand to the puddle "Show me!"

The puddle exploded into a cloud of mist as a rainbow formed showing a battle take place. Yin gasped as he saw Yang fighting Demise with half a sword. Yang didn't look good as Demise pressed his assault lighting his armor on fire.

"That idiot!" Yin roared gripping his blade tightly turning to Alastair. "Where are they fish boy?"

"Hey-" Alastair gulped as Yin's blade met his neck. "North 400 meters..."

"AAAGGGHHH!" Yin roared as he charged north slashing down Demititans out of his way. Yin rebounded off a tree bringing his hilt down on another foe knocking her out cold. Yin glared ahead his mind snapping as he saw Yang get his knee kicked in by Demise. Yin's mind had second recoil as years of reading sword-fighting techniques filled his mind. "DEMISE!"

Demise turned just in time to get a hilt to his face. "AGH!"

Yin spun around a blur of gold as he deflected Demise's blade landing a strike to his chest plate just above the guy's heart. Demise jumped back in a daze of how fast He had just been attacked. Yin charged forward sliding under Demise's blade knocking his feet out with Yin's arm. Yin bounded to his feet noticing a ring of Demititans watching as their leader struggled to his feet.

"Yin?" Demise said looking around for the warrior who had nearly killed him.

"Yes I do believe I'm the one you're looking for... Demise." Yin said readying himself for a real fight.

Demise gulped as he looked upon Yin's cold dark eyes as he outstretched his arm. "BURN!"

Yin's eyes widened as his body was consumed in flames for a second he was burning.

"No!" Yin roared raising his blade as the flames died. Every Demititan recoiled at the sight of Demise's flames being called away. "You seem to forget something Demise!"

"What's that?" Demise asked coldly in disbelief of what just happened.

"I am the son of Prometheus! The bringer of fire! Your wimpy flames yield to the knowledge of their master!" Yin pointed to Demise's burning blade as a sickening smell filled the air.

"AAAGGGHHH!" Demise roared as he dropped his ancient silver blade as his hand sizzled bright red. The leader was in disbelief, as his flames hadn't just been rendered useless but also turned against himself. Pure rage filled Demise's eyes as he pulled the blade of Mars from its sheath using his left hand shakily. "Yin meet the blade of Mars!"

"Demise meet my left hand!" In a blur of motion Yin tossed his blade into his left hand charging Demise rebounding off a tree bringing his blade down with both arms. "AAAAAGGGGGHHHH!"

Suddenly both boys stopped in their tracks. Yin in midair his blade centimeters from Demise's skull. The blade of Mars inches from Yin's neck. Yin's mind was moving a hundred miles per hour yet his body was frozen midair centimeters from a kill.

"Now boys this was supposed to be a friendly skirmish." Alanna's voice sighed as she walked out from the line of Demititans glaring at the two who were milliseconds from killing each other. "Explain!"

Yin was the first to realize he could speak again. "He tried killing my brother!"

"Your brother tried stabbing me in the back!" Demise countered groaning as if trying to move.

"You tried burning me alive!" Yin retorted also trying to move from midair.

"Yeah well you hilt slammed me and fought like a freaken Ninja!" Demise growled.

"Guess what!" Yin growled back.

"What?" Demise sighed his body unable to move.

"We have an entire section on ancient and modern history." Yin said his rage leveling off.

"So you read a lot?" Demise asked trying not to laugh.

"Yeah." Yin said breaking the tension with a laugh.

"Good now that you're cooled down rewind." Alanna said snapping her fingers as the two backtracked until Demise sheathed his Blade of Mars and Yin was a good distance away. "Yin a show of faith?"

"Sure." Yin said flipping his ancient gold Kopis, which shimmered into a golden money clip that had a skull with crossed swords imprinted on it. "Happy?"

"Very." Alanna said giving him a smug smile then addressed both boys. "Now shake."

"Really?" both Demise and Yin said in perfect unison.

"Yes or do you want to return to camp in slow motion for the next thirty years?" Alanna asked raising an eyebrow.

The two Demititans approached each other Yin stuck out his hand as always after the two had fought. This time Demise caught Yin's eyes.

"I wouldn't expect less from a son of Prometheus... Yin." Demise said smoothly.

"Thanks." Yin said finding no bitterness in Demise's voice. "Is this what's it's like to be number one."

"Do you feel alone?" Demise asked letting go of Yin's shake.

Yin looked to Alanna feeling his bodies' warmth as she smiled. "No I don't believe so."

"Then you're not number one." Demise said with a grin as if that was a good thing. "Dean, Parry take Yang to the holding cell then tend to his wounds."

"W... Why sir?" Parry spoke up as he looked upon the mangled body of Yang who was clearly unconscious holding half of a sword in one hand and a burnt knife in the other.

"Treason." Demise spoke loud and clear for the whole camp to hear. "Yang being one of the top four for camp Kronos his brother Yin who has proven himself not just in technique but also in sword play will take his place! Anyone disagree?"

The camp was dead silent.

"Good then Yin son of Prometheus is now by my power entered into the top Four!" the camp cheered at Demise's words as the leader. He clapped Yin's shoulder whispering into his ear as he passed. "You will know when you're number one. Pray it never comes."