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 twos 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.
"Demi'se 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 Demi'se with half a sword. Yang didn't look good as Demi'se 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 Demi'se. Yin's mind had second recoil as years of reading sword-fighting techniques filled his mind. "DEMI'SE!"
Demi'se turned just in time to get a hilt to his face. "AGH!"
Yin spun around a blur of gold as he deflected Demi'se's blade landing a strike to his chest plate just above the guys heart. Demi'se jumped back in a daze of how fast He had just been attacked. Yin charged forward sliding under Demi'se'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?" Demi'se said looking around for the warrior who had nearly killed him.
"Yes I do believe I'm the one you're looking for... Demi'se." Yin said readying himself for a real fight.
Demi'se 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 Demi'se's flames being called away. "You seem to forget something Demi'se!"
"What's that!" Demi'se 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 Demi'se's burning blade as a sickening smell filled the air.
"AAAGGGHHH!" Demi'se 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 Demi'se's eyes as he pulled the blade of Mars from its sheath using his left hand shakily. "Yin meet the blade of Mars!"
"Demi'se meet my left hand!" In a blur of motion Yin tossed his blade into his left hand charging Demi'se rebounding off a tree bringing his blade down with both arms. "AAAAAGGGGGHHHH!"
Suddenly both boys stopped in their tracks. Yin in mid air his blade centimeters from Demi'se'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 now boys this was supposed to be a friendly skirmish." Alanna's voice sighed as she walked out from the line of demititan's 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!" Demi'se 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!" Demi'se growled.
"Guess what!" Yin growled back.
"What?" Demi'se 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?" Demi'se asked trying not to laugh.
"Yeah." Yin said breaking the tension with a laugh.
"Good now that your cooled down rewind." Alanna said snapping her fingers as the two backtracked until Demi'se 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 Demi'se 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 Demi'se caught Yin's eyes.
"I wouldn't expect less from a son of Prometheus... Yin." Demi'se said smoothly.
"Thanks." Yin said finding no bitterness in Demi'se's voice. "is this what's it's like to be number one."
"Do you feel alone?" Demi'se 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." Demi'se 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." Demi'se 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 Demi'se'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."