Yes! This is the chapter I have been waiting to write, hope it doesn't suck.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, although I do own Kagen, Leonid and any other OC that have appeared in this fic.
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Wolborg answered for the group, a harsh light in her eyes. "The vessel of destruction. He will end this world, whether he knows it or not."
Kagen shook his head. "No, I would never do that. I don't care what my grandfather wants me to do, I won't do it." His voice was cold by time he reached the end of the statement. His eyes narrowed into a harsh glare that he directed at all the Bitbeast in front of him. All the Bitbeast turned to face one another before Dragoon came forward to speak.
"I am afraid it is not your grandfather that is behind this young one." "He's right," All eyes turned sharply to the door, as the Bitbeast disappeared into their bits. A tall man, with the same deep blue hair as Kagen stood in the door frame. His imposing crimson orbs showed his fatigue. "Dad," Kagen whispered, backing up beside Tala.
"Kagen, I'm sorry you had to find out this way." Tyson and Max picked there blades up. Looking at the man in the door way, Kai and Kagen's relation became more apparent. The man, who was apparently their father, had the same eyes as Kai and the same hair color as Kagen. Tala gritted his teeth.
"So you're the one behind this." The man held up his hands. "No, I'm not. The ones behind this new plan are none other than my brother and your favorite person in the world." Tala growled slightly. "Boris," He snarled, the man shook his head. "Alight, who the heck are you and how is everyone finding our hotel room?" Tyson asked looking at the three invaders.
The man stepped all the way in. "I am sorry, Tyson, right?" Tyson nodded, slightly taken back. "My name is Alexei Hiwatari, I am the father of your team member Kai, if you didn't catch it, Kagen here is my youngest son. I can't speak for my son and Tala but I didn't come here to look for you, I simply followed them." Kenny, Max and Tyson all exchanged a quick glance. They had always wanted to meet Kai's father, any of his family really, other than Voltaire of course, but now that they were standing in the room with his family, they were kind of regretting that.
"You followed us?" Kagen spat at his father, stepping farther into the room with Tala right beside him. "Kagen ple=" But Alexei couldn't finish his thought, Kagen began to scream bloody murder as he dropped to his knees and grabbed his head. "NO!" He cried, his eyes flickering from dark to light blue. Tala moved back a few steps, turning his ice blue eyes to Alexei.
"Do something, Kagen can't handle this anymore." Alexei shook his head sadly. "I know," He whispered, as Kagen screamed again, tears coming to his eyes. "Then do something. If you know, Kagen is your son for crying out loud!" Tala yelled his voice dangerous. "I can't." Alexei said.
"What is wrong with him?" Tyson asked as Kagen's screams finally dissipated into pained whimpers. Tala looked back at the boy. "He is dying, slowly from the inside out." All eyes once again turned to the door where the new voice had come from.
A tall man, with honey colored skin stood in the door frame. His black hair was pulled back in a ponytail and reached to just below his backside, sharp golden eyes peered out from under ebony bangs. His white Chinese shirt and black pants made him look just like a grown up Ray. The man walked in heading strait for the young boy in the middle. "Wait, who are you?" Tyson asked getting feed up with all the new people. "Why Tyson I am hurt. I knew you when you were a little thing, you and your brother." Tyson's mouth parted as the man picked up Kagen. He placed a hand to the bit that hung around Kagen's neck.
A bright light filled the room and soon Zodia was once again standing in front of them in human form. "Lord Shun, years have passed since we last meet." Shun nodded looking down at Kagen. "Zodia I must thank you for keeping my nephew alive all this time." She nodded solemnly. "I have done what I can to keep my mistresses will alive in the boy, but that damn Phoenix has made my task hard." Max spoke, still timid of the adults. "Are you talking about Kai?" Zodia shook her head. "I am talking about the phoenix that came before your friend. He is the one behind this all. I fear for the other two blood children, my guard line is weak right now. I have talked to the other two guardians and they also fear for their children, for different reasons I am afraid." Shun stood up, Kagen still in his arms. "Zodia, my son?"
Zodia fell quite, her eyes shimmering the pale blue that Kagen's normally held. "I am sorry; I have not been able to contact his guardian, so I cannot say for certain of his health." Kenny spoke, he had been listening and putting together the pieces in his head and now he was ready to say them out loud.
"Sir," Shun turned to face Kenny. "Yes?" Kenny swallowed, the man's gaze was soft but power was apparent in his eyes. "I just need to know, is Ray Kon your son?" Shun smiled weakly at Kenny. "Yes, Ray is my son." Kenny nodded once before pressing on. "You called Kagen you nephew right? Well does that make Kai and Ray cousins and if so are you and Kai's father, like brothers?" Even Tala was taken aback by Kenny's question. Tyson was the one to speak however.
"Um Chief, Kai and Ray look nothing alike. Besides Ray is Chinese and Kai is Russian, remember?" Tala however spoke this time. "Half," He muttered, when he saw Max and Tyson's look he continued. "Kai and Kagen are half Russian and half Chinese." Shun chuckled slightly, despite everything, the boy's faces were priceless. "Actually they are three/fourths Russian and one/fourth Chinese my half-sister, their mother, was only half Chinese. And yes Ray and Kai are cousins. But you could have asked Zodia that, she is the Kon family Guardian"
All eyes turned to the ice bird in the middle of the room. "It is true; I am bound to the Kon family line." Max shook his head. "What does that matter, I mean just because you are that family's guardian doesn't mean anything right?" Zodia shook her head. "How little you know of your guardian's young one. Each guardian is bound to a family line. I to the Kon line, Dragoon to the Granger, Draciel to the Tate and so on." Tyson shook his head, hard. None of this was making any sense.
"That can't be true 'cause Ray got Drigger from Lee's family." Shun nodded once. "Yes he did. Because his mother was from that line. Ray and Lee both had blood claim to Drigger. Just as Kai, Kagen and Ray all have blood claim to Zodia and Kai and Kagen to Dranzer." Max, Tyson and Kenny all exchanged quick glances. "Really Tyson, did your father not teach you about the guardians?" Tyson shook his head before realizing what Shun had said. "Wait, how do you know my dad?" Shun smiled.
"The same way Alexei does. You boys have been destined to meet for quite some time now." Alexei interrupted before anyone could ask any more questions. "Shun, we need to get Kagen back to the hotel, we have to get this done before my brother gets back from his errands." Shun nodded before walking towards the door. Tyson stepped in front of him however. "Hang on, our friends are missing, we thought they were dead, then these two show up and say they aren't, then you two show up and are like 'we are their fathers', now you just expect us to let you leave without so much as an explanation?"
Shun casted a look at Alexei, when he saw him shaking his head no, Shun smiled. "Alright you want answers? All of you follow us; I'll tell you what I can once Kagen is safe and sound." Tala spoke finally. He had seen Shun a thousand times in the prison. Never would he have guessed who he was however. "You're going to help him?" Alexei sighed heavily before leaving the room, his last words drifting in the room, "He's the only one that can."
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Kai's POV
It had been hours since we had arrived at the hotel. I was sitting in "my" room. Ray was asleep in the bed next to mine; his side had healed up quickly as I had known it would. He was learning to control his abilities even faster than I was.
How could all this have happened? I had never meant for them to get as close as they had. Keep others away and you keep alive. That was rule number one in the abbey. Of course trust no one but family was rule number two.
Of course family had never meant blood. Tala, Spencer, Ian, Bryan and Kagen. That had been my family; they would always be my family. But still they weren't my only family anymore, where they? Ray, Tyson, Max, heck even Kenny had become part of my family. That's what was killing me, to know I had put four more people in danger; still they had wanted to be let in, right? At least Ray always had, he had always put forward more effort than the other, and I had always trusted him more than them.
I wonder if part of us still remembered each other from when we were little. I knew the memories were gone, but maybe the trust we had built then hadn't went with them, at least not totally. I looked to my right as I saw Ray began to stir. I would answer all his questions this time.
Ray looked over to his left and saw me, but for some reason that hatred that had been in his eyes was replaced with something else . . . tears.
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Ray's POV
I sat cross-legged on the floor. My dad wasn't back yet, again. It was becoming a habit lately. I picked his plate up and put it down on the counter. At least I had become a pretty good cook. I heard some yelling coming from outside and ran out to see what was happening.
I saw Lee and run up. "Rai, what's going on?" I asked smiling, his face however looked scared. "Rei, they are attacking, your dad told me to find you and take you back to our place." My blood froze in my veins. That's why he wasn't home yet.
I ignored Lee's cries and begin to run towards the battle field. I had to make sure my dad was alright. The smoke coming off the battle field was thick in the bright blue sky. I was there in an instant. Dodging around the fighting soldiers, I stick to the trees, praying I can find my dad.
Finally I spotted him. He was locked in combat with another man, the other man had auburn hair and cruel twisted red eyes, four blue triangles were painted on his face, two on each side. They were clashing swords, and it looked like my father had the upper but the other man wasn't done yet.
After another clash, the red eyed man drew a knife and slashed at my father's stomach. I grabbed the tree I was hiding behind tighter. This couldn't be happening. My father jumped back in time to avoid the knifes blade. The man smiled and it was then that I recognized him. His twisted smile and eyes jolted my memories, as flashbacks of fire leaped into my memories.
A growl cracked from my throat as I dug a glare straight at the man before me. "Very good, Shun. But let's see how you do against this." The man said, placing a hand over the hilt of the sword. A warm heat quickly spread over the battle field, as the deep red phoenix raised high above them.
My father took a step back, he couldn't fight that. Nothing could. "Come on Shun, what type of leader are you that you can't even summon your own beast? Oh that's right the only people who could summon the guardian are dead." The man said with a smile. My father gripped his sword tighter, the phoenix dove towards the earth and my father dogged.
I held my breath, as the phoenix made another pass. My father though caught the one weakness in the plan and dove at the man. His sword slashing away the others, causing the phoenix to retreat back into its bit. My dad held his sword only a few inches above the others throat. "Well Shun? What are you waiting for? Kill me." The man hissed. I waited; I wanted to see the man's blood spill for all he had done. "I won't sink to your level." My father hissed picking up the phoenix's sword. "This war is lost to you Leonid, leave now."
I couldn't stand it anymore. I jumped out of my hiding spot. "NO!" I screamed, letting my eyes slit in anger. My actions surprised even my father, which was the last thing I needed to do. He turned to me, "Ray, you shouldn't be here why aren't you with Lee?" I was about to answer him when I saw the red eyed man pull out another knife. "DAD!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, it was a vain attempt however. I watched as the blade dug into my father's stomach.
Fear flooded through me as I watched the man pull the knife out and pick up the tiger sword that my father had been carrying. "What was that about the war being lost Shun?" My father's eyes began to dull as he drop to the ground. The man looked over at me with a smile.
"I remember you, Mei's little brat, so you didn't die in the fire, too bad." The man then looked down at my now motionless father. "Well Shun it's been fun but it's time for me to end this w-"
I couldn't stand it anymore. Anger and energy flooded through me as the world became awash in a blinding flash of green light. My eyes began to glow bright green, shielding my vision from the blinding light that had overtaken the area. My world began to move in slow motion, everything slowing to crawl.
I ran at the man, the bright light increasing with each step. I sunk my fangs deep into his upper arm. With a yell he dropped the sword and swung blindly at the air, where I had once been. I dropped away from him, watching his sluggish movements; I grabbed the sword from beside his foot.
I popped the Tiger spirit out of the hilt, before turning and doing the same to the phoenix. With a spirit in each hand I prepared to run, but my luck ran out before I could escape. The green glow that had kept me safe began to disappear.
The man blinked a few times, murder in his blood colored eyes. I backpedaled away from him, stumbling over some rocks in my haste. He began to advance on me, but was stopped. My father was holding his legs, a smile on his face as he saw me.
My world was still in slow motion as I stood to run. I hadn't gone four steps when a sharp gust of wind smacked the center of my back. The world began to move at full speed again as my eyes reverted back to amber. I turned around as a green aura resided into the guardian's bit. I looked down and spotted a knife lying on the ground, knowing that knife had been meant for my back, I looked wide-eyed at the man. The man however was being held back, the bleeding form of my father, holding him in place, anger radiated off the man.
He narrowed his blood red eyes at me. "Hear me child, if you don't return those bit's to me, I will make sure you know pain beyond measure. That is a promise." I swallowed my fear; I couldn't surrender, not to him. If I did, everyone would suffer, those that survived the slaughter would become nothing more than slaves, and there was no way I could let that happen.
"I'll die before I give up." I growled, before turning away and running full force from the battle field. All that I had to do was get the two guardians back to the village and the nightmare was over. I was almost home free when reality finally caught up with me. My father, the only family I really had left, was either dead or dying, either way I would never see him again. Both my parents had been slaughtered in this war, and Lee and Mariah's father before them.
All the people I had trusted were gone. I stumbled over something and didn't even try to stop myself from falling. I found myself on my hands and knees, the tiger bit in one hand, the phoenix in the other. Tears streamed from my eyes, as I quietly cried myself out in the woods.
"Rei-Rei where are you?" A voice called, soon followed by another. "Rei? Rei where are- oh crap." I felt a hand fall on my shoulder as the figure dropped to their knees in front of me. "Mao, I found him, go get one of the elders, he might be hurt." I felt a hand on either shoulder as the person forced me to look them in the eyes.
Deep amber eyes stared back into my lost eyes, their owners worry obvious. "Rei, what happened? Talk to me." Lee said calmly. I couldn't bring myself to answer as the tears streamed down my cheeks. Instead I opened my hands, the two bits being reviled.
He said nothing knowing what the two bits meant, instead he held out his arms. I fell into them gladly and buried my head into his neck, crying to one of the few family members I had left. Soon I couldn't hold my eyes open any longer and drifted off to sleep.
I awoke in a hotel, but still the tears remained. I flipped onto my side, knowing what I would find. Kai was sitting on his bed, looking at me with foreign eyes. I felt every emotion I held melt into one, all the anger and betrayal I had felt towards him was gone. He hadn't controlled what had happened in the past, if anything it was my fault, not his. I pushed myself into a sitting position. "Ray?" The voice was certain but quite. I didn't meet Kai's eyes again, I couldn't, the guilt weighing down on me was close to unbearable.
I just continued to look down as tears fell to the floor, wrapping my arms around my legs I gave up. I couldn't stop them anymore, everything that had happened, everything that was happening, all of it was just too much. I couldn't handle it any longer.
I felt two hands grab my shoulders, forcing me to look into the others eyes; crimson orbs stared back at me. "Ray, what's wrong." Kai demanded his voice strong. I smiled, tears still streamed down my face. "I'm done Kai, I've had it. I don't care what happens to me anymore. I'm tired of trying to control what I just can't and taking the blame for what's not my fault." I waited, half expecting Kai to get angry and tell me I was being a baby and a wimp, but he didn't.
"I know what you mean. It's hard when you're on your own not to just give up and do whatever they say. You just have to remember, you're not alone." I let a slightly bitterer laugh out and was rewarded by a very confused Kai. "I am such a hypocrite aren't I Kai? You must think I'm such an idiot for how I acted after finding out about Leonid. Especially when the truth is . . . I've been keeping things from you as well." Kai stood up quickly and I took a deep breath. 'Way to go Kon, you should have listened to Lee, oh well too late now.' "Kai you might want to sit down." Kai did as I instructed and sat on his bed. Wonder what how he's going to react? I took one more deep breath. "When we were in the village I had a talk with Lee and the elders about this. They all think it's time you know as well."
He raised an eyebrow to show his interest, he most likely wouldn't talk until I had told him everything. "When I accepted Mr. Dickenson's offer to be on the Bladebreakers it wasn't just because I wanted to be on a team." I looked down at the floor, unable to meet his eyes.
"Everything, it was all planned out, it was set. I was just playing out my part. You see there was a purpose for me being on the Bladebreakers."
I brought my eyes back up and caught sight of Kai's crimson orbs; please don't let him hate me for this. "Kai . . ." I started quietly, taking a long breath. "You were my purpose."
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A/N
Okay tell me the truth now, how many of you saw all this coming? ^-^
I was working really hard to get this chapter right and I still don't think it is how I wanted it but oh well.
Also pre-warning for Kai fans, the next chapter might such for him a little bit, (Well most likely a lot but . . . ) Just thought I would warn you. (Why don't I warn Ray fans?)
Anyways review time.
Racerabbit: Yep, originality is something I strive for, hopefully I hit my mark. I am glad you liked the Bitbeast thing, it will happen more often most likely and you might wanna remember that it can happen *Wink, wink*. About Wolborg, that was my point, everyone pictures it as a guy, to be honest I always did to, but then I got this mental image of that medieval girl in my head and was like "What the –" So I was unique and made Wolborg a girl. P.S Soon Ray will get his pay back, hehe
PWN3D: Thanks! Well if you like Kai torture you will most likely like the next chapter, I fell I have neglected him in this story and need to set things right, or wrong as it will be. But alas Ray isn't going to fight Kai; Ray is to forgiving for that, besides Ray has been keeping some interesting secrets of his own.
Mimi 007: hehe I thought you might like it. Yes it does sound like one of your type endings. The human bitbeast are suppose to represent there culture. (I went brain dead with Draciel) I am glad you think Wolborg fits,(I also had a fit over her.) The rebirth was something that I have been thinking about forever, especially with Zodia being the true imortal bird, I liked the contrast. Brooklyn's evilness will be explained in time, I can tell you though that Tala has already hinted at what is wrong with him in the story, as well as Kagen. I am glad though that I got his charater right, I said this at the start, I am really kind of at a lost with the BEGA bladers and was just like, oh let's use them. *Sweatdrops* oh don't worry Brooklyn will be back in force soon, next chapter maybe? Haha really it means 'Hey?' That is funny, if I wasn't so lazy I would go back and fix it, but alas I am and alas I really don't feel like it. (I am liking the laugh talks), you are right the voice didn't fit what they were having him doing, maybe if he had a deeper voice or something that laugh would have sounded evil instead of . . . yeah, but it wasn't. Your right Tala doesn't learn, but we love him for that right?
Chaseha-Wing: hm? Tala and Kai put together? Sounds cool, I might have to try and find it. I hope my story isn't to similer. *Whimpers slightly* I would hate to be ripping someone off without knowing it.
Hey you finally said Leonid's name in a review, yay! . . . A pic axe now? I'm scared. About the lightning, the thing is, it didn't really hit him, (guess I should have explained it better *Face palm*) Lightning makes Fire seem cold, so even though the lightning only shot over him it brunt him. (Pretty much Ray has two attacks in one with Lightining) I promise however that I will explain Brooklyn's evilness soon, I can't say how soon but for now keep wondering, With Kagen destroying the world, things are going to be fun.
Also your right about Ray's shack.
Ray: Are you going to start that to?
Me: Yep! Your right he did deservie it, that's why it's gone. His poor empty shack
Ray: It wasn't a shack!
Me: *Shrugs shoulder* Whatever it was, it's gone now. . . please keep reviewing. I like your reviews, they are fun to reply to.
Suzanne: It is true Ray can't keep a home, fire is his worst enemy right now. Revenge and loveing reunion, you are waiting for a lot aren't you? Well hopefully soon I can get everything worked out. Hope you keep liking
Ninja2k: Thank you very much. Always happy when someone likes it. So here was your update
My Own Demise: Yep Kagen is going to end the world, fun right? Your right poor Ray, he can't catch a break in my stories. Wonder what your hunch was? Oh well, you were either right or you weren't hope you liked it.