Chapter 22: Fight For Life And Love
Slowly the flesh continued to rip away from your grandmothers old wrinkled face. Small traces of blood started to trickle down her face. Adam loosened his grip on his as you stop struggling and just stared in horror. {What is going on here?} you shouted in your mind as your eyes stayed fixed on your grandmother. But the true horror came once the flesh was off her face. You gasped and took a step back. The face you were looking at now had changed radically. Her face had turned pale towards a point of almost being snow white. But the worst of it was, she had the same mask and scar from your nightmares. She was the creature from your nightmares.
[You] you gasped as you pointed your finger towards the creature standing by the thrown. Adam just turned to look at you as if you were nuts. The creature just smirked. [You were the one that tried to kill me!] you screamed as your eyes blazed with a new found hatred. [Oh why yes I am] she said toying with you. Her voice had changed as well. It was now cold as ice. Not that it wasn't cold before. [It was a pity I never seceded. Maybe today will be the changing day.] she said examining her nails. This made your blood come to a boil. Slowly she turned her back on you and walked towards her chair. Before sitting down she held her right hand up in the air. As she did this a light surrounded her. After the light had faded she was now dressed in a short black dress with purple trim matching a pair of boots on her feet. By her side was two sais type things attacked with a metal chain.[So I guess before I start my fun I should tell you how this all started.] she stated in a bored tone as she flopped down in the chair. [The would be nice] growled Adam as he placed his right hand on the hilt of his katana. [Not-a-a] she said as she waved her finger in front of her face. She then pointed towards both you and Adam. In that instance chains shot from the floor and encircled themselves around your ankles and wrists. For a minute you fought with the chains, but their strength pulled you as well as Adam down to the floor. [There is no need to fight. Yet.] She said a smirk dancing on her lips. [So I'm going to start with were the infamous dog and wolf should have told you. They should have known about Meian.] At this point she grabbed a glass sitting next to her and just spin the liquid around. [Four hundred years ago he decided that he was going to be more powerful then the Dog of Light and the Wolf of Darkness. He was going to do something unthinkable. He was going to combine a human and a bit-beast. And who was his first combined bit-beast?] She now took a sip of her drink. You were now glaring at her. You've had enough of the history lessons for one day. At the moment the only thing you wanted to do was save Tala. It now looked as if he was having a hard time breathing. He needed to see a doctor and fast. [Why that first experiment was me] she finished a horrible twisted smirk plastered on her and Raikou gasped behind you making both you and Adam turn to look at them. [Hyoukyo!] Raikou says placing her hand over her mouth. The creature smirks. [You remember my name. How touching.] Hyoukyo sneers. Shakaku just glared at the combined human bit-beast in front of him. [Do you remember our battle Raikou?] Hyoukyo asked as she continued to spin her glass. [Like it was yesterday] Raikou seethed also glaring at Hyoukyo. [Then you should remember how I got this.] she said as she pointed towards her mask. Raikou's frown became even deeper as she said [I do]. [It was your sword that gouged out my eyes.] Hyoukyo hissed anger clear in her voice. [I should have gouged out your heart. If you even have one] Raikou spat at her as she clenched her hands into Raikou and Hyoukyo were talking you spent the time scanning the area close to you for something to break the chains with. Your eyes scanned over stone tile after stone tile, but you could find nothing near you to help you break free. Just then you remembered that you had a pocket knife in your pocket along with many tools just in case your bike had broken down. Slowly you pulled up on the chains and reached into your pocket. You made sure to keep your glaring eyes on Hyoukyo so she wouldn't suspect a thing. {Just a little farther} you thought as you continued to search through your pocket. Finally your finger grazed the top of the knife. Gripping it you slowly pulled it out of your pocket. Skilfully with one hand you pulled out the Phillips head screw driver. You then carefully placed it on the part of a link that was sauntered together. If you applied enough pressure you would be able to break free.[Now Meg, what do you think you're doing?] came a voice breaking your concentration and making you drop the knife. A loud clank was heard as it hit the floor and made it's way away from you. Everyone's heads shot in your direction as you glared up at Hyoukyo. She just smirked down at you. [Don't think I forgot about you] she said in a false sweet tone making you cringe. She then waved her hand and the chains pulled both you and Adam closer to the floor. [Since you and your brother seem to be so impatient, we will start your challenge now.] She looked over behind the thrown she was sitting on and waved her hand. Slowly two shadows started to move to the light. {Shit... This doesn't look good} you thought as you eyed the shadows. {This is going to take way to long. And I have no clue how much longer Tala is going to last}From the shadows emerged a guy and a girl. The guy was dressed all in black. He had on a long short sleeved trench coat which was open revealing his black leather pants and plain black shirt. A large cross necklace along with a small cross necklace was around his neck. He had black gloves on his hands going up to just below his elbows. Spiked bracelets hung on his wrists. His hair was black and long. Around chin length. Then his eyes were blood red. In his right hand he held a katana.
The girl was a complete opposite from the boy. She was wearing a school girl uniform that was a light and dark pink. Her hair was a flowing pink and close to her butt in length, if not longer. Holding her hair in place was a yellow bow. Then her eyes were a bright shade of pink. There was no weapon on her.
[Meg, Adam. This is Matt and Violet. You will be fighting them.] Hyoukyo said another smirk spreading across her face. Adam and you just glared back at her. [Adam you will be fighting Violet while Meg fights Matt.] she finished standing. Adam's jaw dropped. [I'm fighting a freaking powder puff!] he screamed pointing at her the best he could with his chained wrist. Hyoukyo laughed. [You will be surprisingly shocked.] she answered as she waved her hands. As she did the chains released and sunk back down into the floor. Quickly you grabbed each of your wrists and rubbed them. But you didn't have much time to tend to your sore appendages as Matt came flying at you. In the blink of an eye you jumped to the side and out of the way of an on coming katana. You could feel the wind of the blade as it just barley missed your skin. Once you regained your senses, you pulled out your sais. [Two blades are going to do you no good.] Matt snickered looking at your black bladed swords. [This should be fun.] he smirked twirling his sword in his hand. You just glared at him as you held your right blade over your head and your left blade just above your stomach. A look of determination crossed your face. With one final smirk Matt charged. As he came closer you could tell that he was going to stab you through the abs. You brought your right sword down and connected it with his sword to block him as you used the left to try and stab him in the chest. But he saw your move to stab him and quickly twisted to push off the right blade and block the left while jumping a safe distance away. [You're going to have to be quicker.] he said a huge smirk on his face. Your glare just worsened as you gripped your swords even was now your turn to charge. In a speed not detected with the human eye you went charging at Matt. He waited, smirking. His sword was still down by his side. He was making no attempt to block your oncoming attack. This infuriated you, yet you had to smirk at his stupidity. First you threw your left blade at him aiming for his right arm, his sword wielding arm. In a flash he jumped back. Then in one quick movement he brought his sword up. A loud clash was heard as the two blades met. It was too easy for him to deflect the sword. Quickly you swung your second blade hoping to hit him somewhere, anywhere. He just smirked as he again deflected it. Your breathing was starting to become laboured as you jumped back to catch your breath. But Matt charged after you. With his quick movements you had no time to react. Rising his sword around his shoulder he swung at you. Your attempts to jump back did no use, he hit you in the left arm. Satisfied he jumped back to admire his work at a safe distance. A glare crossed your face as you took a quick glance at your arm. Blood was oozing from a deep wound just below your shoulder. It hurt badly but it didn't injure the muscles that bad and wouldn't t stop your ability to use your sword. But it would loose a lot of blood, and fast. It now was more important than ever to finish this battle and quick. Again you tightened your grip on the hilts of your swords. You then brought your left sword above your head and the right one just above your stomach so the blood from your left sword would not affect your grip on the hilt. [That boy over there. He's your boyfriend is he not?] asked Matt as he nodded towards Tala's unconscious body. Your eyes followed his nod. For a minute longer then they should have been, your eyes lingered on him. How much you wanted to run over to Tala and save him from this nightmare. But you had to save yourself first. You would be no use to anyone dead. Just as you were about to turn back to Matt, he came charging at you. Your eyes widened knowing you didn't have enough time or space to react. As he swung his sword, he slashed you in your other arm. You cringed in pain as this cut went deeper then the other. Satisfied with his work at the moment, Matt jumped back. A smirk firmly planted on his face. A burning pain raced up your arm. This cut had severed a tendon. With a slight gasp you dropped your sword. Your arm was now to weak to hold it. Through gritted teeth you glared at Matt. [Now let's see what other kind of fun we can have.] he said putting away his own stayed where you were as Matt started to circle you. A smirk never leaving his face. It was your right hand that was now useless which meant that you would have to rely on out smirking Matt. You through your left sword to floor to free your only good hand. Matt now passed behind you. Straining your ears you followed his every movement with your ears. Just then you could feel the movement of wind. Quickly you jumped to the left as Matt's foot just barley passed your body. The second Matt placed his foot on the ground, he swung the other one in your direction. Hesitating only a second you flipped out of the way. You cringed as you placed your left hand on the ground. The pain worsened as you landed back on your feet. For a brief second you glanced at your wound. The wound was now bleeding even worse. But Matt wouldn't give you a minute to rest. The minute you looked back at him, he was throwing a punch your way. With no other choice, you brought your left arm up to block the hit. You tried your hardest to keep in a gasp as another wave of pain shot down your arm. But then another punch connected with your jaw. From the force you were sent toppling towards the ground. Pain rushed your body. Your teeth grinded together as you tried to push yourself off the ground. But your hand slipped on a pool of your own blood making you topple to the floor once again. Your eyes went blurry as you could feel the blood soaking into your clothing. The wounds on your arms were now gushing blood at an alarming rate. With every movement you were making, the more the blood pumped from your heart and out of your wounds. Your self defence in the end just may get you killed. Just then the sound of someone's footsteps caught your attention. Looking up you could see that Matt was standing over you. A twisted smirk was planted on his face. [Night] he whispered as he took the hilt of his katana and smashed it down on your skull. A mind blowing pain was the last thing you felt before the darkness consumed you.A pounding headache greeted you as you woke up which just increased the pain you felt all over your body. With a groan you picked yourself off the floor into a sitting position. After a quick scan of your wounds you could see that the blood had either stopped flowing or was very close to stopping. Dried blood covered your arms, clothes, and even your wings. Just then another waves of pain pulsed through your head making you grip it with your left hand. After a few minutes your head was in good enough shape to look and see where you were. It was very clear that you were on top of the stairs sitting right next to Hyoukyo herself. In the centre of the room was Adam still fighting Violet.[I see you're up] said Hyoukyo. You just grunted in response as your eyes stayed fixed on the battle right before you. [Your brother will be joining you soon up here. Don't worry, I wont be killing he either. Yet.] she said a large smirk planted on her face. You just worsened your glared, but kept your eyes fixed on Adam. He just had to win this. But at the moment you had a couple of questions for this... Creature. [And the reason for not killing us is?] you asked your voice as cold as ice. [You'll see] was the only answer you got. You growled. This is not what you wanted. [Why did you pose as my grandmother?] you hissed almost to low for her to hear you. [I had killed Meian many years before to gain more power myself. Up till then he had always been talking about the Light and Darkness protectors. The Dog and Wolf. At that time I decided that one day I would kill them and become the most powerful being in the world. After many years of research I found that you and your brother were the holders of the beasts. To reassure that you and your brother would be strong enough to grow in power with your beasts I took it into my power to change your lives. I killed your parents to start your hard life. A quick slight to the throat as your dad was driving. Nothing to major. I then found the next relative that could clam custody of you. That would be your grandmother in the great United States. Miles away from Japan, a great place to tear your life apart. I quickly got rid of her as well. She was too trusting. She let me right into her very home. Tut-tut-tut. I then filed for custody of just you and Adam. After winning the battle I brought you both to the USA. I filled your days with torture to make you deeply disturbed children and to make your power grow. Then deciding that the time was right I shipped you off to Russia for you to farther your pain and suffering and strengthen your beybladeing power. It all worked off in the end. You and Adam are truly the best beybladers in the world. I then had Diablo kidnap your friends and combine you with your bit-beasts. I knew that you would not fully combine with Eclipse or Dawn and in the end it weakens your beasts. Now after Adam falls, I can finally get ride of Eclipse and Dawn. Or Shakaku and Raikou as their form is now.]You stayed silent for a while just taking in all that she had told you. Your fists slowly clenched as you bowed your head so your hair was covering your face. [You mean... you were the one that killed my parents... And tortured me... And sent me to the Abbey... You... You BITCH!] you screamed shrugging with your chains. [Why yes I am] she whispered a delighted smirk on her face. She then stood up from her chair and stood right in front of you. [Why you don't seem to be very grateful of my gifts to you] she said looking you in the eye. You just glared at her. With a smirk she leaned down and grabbed your chin. [You wouldn't even know your precious Tala if I hadn't done this to you] she whispered. With a glare you spit in her face. Pissed she smirked you. With your weakened body you were sent toppling in a heap on the ground. She then stepped on your wing. Her heal digging into the very sensitive wing. [Don't ever underestimate what I have made you] she hissed as she wanted back to her seat. But you wouldn't give in. Not now. Not ever. Slowly you sat up in defiance. You pulled as hard as you could on your chains. At the moment all you wanted to do was to rip this foul creatures face off. Your wrists started to bleed as the metal dug deep into your wrists. But you still wouldn't give up. You continued to pull deepening the cuts. You let a small yelp out as the cuffs cut to the bond. Finally you gave up your attempt to free yourself, your wrists couldn't stand anymore abuse. Nor could your body stand anymore blood with that you turned and started to kick Hyoukyo's chair. Hyoukyo quickly turned to face you. You could feel her glaring eyes under her mask. But you glared at her defiantly and continued to kick her chair. She then pulled Tala from her side. Her hand was gripping his neck tightly. [I wish to watch your brothers defeat in peace.] she snarled. [Shut up and amuse yourself with this.] she said as she tossed Tala's lifeless body next to you. It was as if she was talking to a three year old that wouldn't sit still. But you would do nothing to put Tala's life in danger. Immediately you stopped kicking her chair as your heart sank while you looked at Tala's deteriorating condition. Slowly you reached your hand over towards him. You winced as the cuff brushed against the deep cuts in your wrists. They were very tender now and with each heart beat came a pulse of pain to them. [Tala... What happened to you] you whispered as you looked over him. He had a dark bruise on his right check and a swollen cut on his forehead. Blood had seeped onto his jacket from a deep cut on his chest. His breath was shallow and laboured. He needed to see a doctor and you gripped his shoulders and pulled him towards you. You winced in pain from your arms and wrists. After pulling him close enough you rested his head on your lap. [You're going to be just fine Tala] you whispered to him as you pushed a strand of hair out of his face. You just stared down as he face. It was heart breaking. And this happened all because of you. [You've always been there for me Tala, it's my turn to be here for you] you whispered as you gripped his body in the best of a hug you could do and buried your head in his neck. Slowly the blood from your arm soaked into his jacket as his blood soaked into your clothes. [Here's the second one] came a girls voice in front of you. You looked up and saw that Violet had an unconscious Adam in her arms. He had a deep cut in his back and chest, but it looks as if a blow to his head is what knocked him out. Your heart sank farther yet as you saw your broken brother. [Chain him up] Hyoukyo ordered a satisfied smirk on her face. All you could do was stare as your brother was chained on the other side of Hyoukyo. Slowly you laid Tala back down on your lap. [Now, Shakaku, Raikou. It comes to you] she said standing. For the first time you noticed Shakaku and Raikou chained to the back wall. Raikou had tears rolling down her face as she looked in you the eye. You could tell that she desperately wanted to help you and Adam. Then Shakaku was fighting with his chains as you had been. His wrists were bloodily and down to the bone just like yours. But he wasn't about to give in. [I will let these three live.] Hyoukyo said spreading her arms to show you, Adam, and Tala. Shakaku stopped fighting with the chains and Raikou turned her gaze to Hyoukyo. [What's the catch?] growled Shakaku. Hyoukyo smirked. [Nothing much.] he said smirking. [You just have to surrender your lives.] You looked at Shakaku and Raikou with wide eyes. [Don't!] you screamed gripping Tala even tighter. You would rather die then have Shakaku or Raikou hurt. They were a great part of you. And what would happen to the world if no one was here to stop Hyoukyo? [Shut Up!] Hyoukyo hissed as she smacked you. You went flying towards the floor from the force of the hit. But Tala stayed in your arms.[We'll do it] said Raikou lowly another tear running down her face. Your heart ached, but you dared not to say another word. [Then come here and we shale make our trade] Hyoukyo said as she waved her hand and the chains were gone from not only Shakaku and Raikou but you and Adam as well. You were in no shape to fight anyway. Your eyes diverted to the floor. You had no desire to see what was about to happen. But just then a whipping sound slashed through the air. You quickly turned your head just in time to see one of your sais slice through Hyoukyo's throat. Quickly her hand flew up and grabbed her neck. Blood went flying everywhere. Shock filled the room. Where did this fatal blow come from? Finally your nightmares where over. But with her final dying breath she threw her chained sais towards her killer.
Your eyes followed her sais as they flew across the room. A gasp escaped your mouth as you saw just who they struck. It was Chris that had thrown your sais at Hyoukyo. Chris saved you. He gave a cry of pain as the one sais cut his right side and the other wedged itself deep into his chest. [Chris!] you cried as you stood up with what little strength you had left and rushed down the stairs. You fell halfway down from your fatigue, but picked yourself up and ran to your badly injured cousin. Tears formed in your eyes as you kneed next to Chris's fallen body looked over his face. [Chris... You saved us..] you said smiling down at your cousin. One of your tears splashed on his cheek. [Is... Is she... Dead?] he gasped before slowly closing his eyes. [CHRIS!] you screamed tears freely flowing from your eyes.