Caretaker

Gabrielle

Libya finds herself standing in an empty area.

It's white, and seems as though it could go on forever. She wonders if there's any walls around it. A flash of light appears in front of her, and she sees someone she dislikes so much.

Selena.

The red-headed woman stands there awestruck. She doesn't know if she can even speak or move at the moment. Selena summons a sword and tosses it towards her. Libya grabs it with ease as Selena conjures her own sword. She instantly thrusts it at Libya. She barely dodges and counters her own attack. The red-head doesn't know how to even use a sword yet, let alone battle with it! But she knows one thing:

She'll probably die in this match.

"Don't worry, I won't try to hurt you that much," Selena says. Libya is confused.

"What do you mean? I thought you weren't allowed to talk?" Libya asks whilst dodging one of her attacks.

"Maybe I'm different. Maybe I'm not a figment of your imagination," Selena says smiling. She twirls around and slashes towards Libya's chest. The red-head jumps back, barely dodging the edge of the blade.

"Well maybe-" Libya kicks Selena in the stomach "-I'm just hallucinating, and dreaming that everything is fake."

Selena jumps back up and round-house kicks her. "That could be, but what about the real Selena? What would she think if you were fighting with her right now?"

"I-" Libya lifts herself from the ground and jumps to grab her sword "-don't worry about that stuff because this is just a dream. She's probably messing with me right now while I sleep."

"Really?" Selena elbows Libya in the stomach. "Well in that case, then why are we fighting? Couldn't you just wake yourself up from this so called 'dream'?"

"If it were only that easy," Libya mutters to herself. "I'm a bit busy trying to not die from you right now. I don't think I'd be able to wake myself with a sword sticking out of my stomach."

Selena grins whilst smashing her sword against Libya's. "But I thought it was a dream? Couldn't you have just woken yourself then, and not be dead?"

"It's-" Libya struggles against Selena's brute force "-not that simple. I could die from being killed in my sleep."

"So either way, if I kill you, you die in both worlds?" Selena knees Libya in the stomach and steps back. The red-head coughs up some blood.

"Yes, technically, but if I survive this, then I would be able to wake from this dream."

"All right, say this is all a dream, what would happen if I lost and you won?" Selena walks over to Libya and knees her in the stomach again. The girl keels over whilst clutching her stomach. She coughs more blood.

"Then I would wake up."

"Tell me, Libyanna, if this is a dream, then why do you feel all the pain of a real fight?" Selena is now looking straight into Libya's face. She turns around and starts to walk away. How's the red-head suppose to answer that? This doesn't sound like Selena though. No, this sounds like-

"Gabby, are you fighting with me?" Libya asks whilst lifting herself from the ground. Selena turns around. Libya expects confusion, but only receives a smirk.

"You've got great observing skills," she says. "It didn't take you long to figure me out."

"You talk like a scientist; Selena talks like a ten-year-old. Which would you prefer?" Gabby chuckles in agreement.

"Yes, I do see your point there. But that doesn't end our little sprawl, you still need to defeat me." Libya snorts.

"Yeah, like I'm going to defeat a Noah in my mind. Please, something realistic?"

"Well, you can only test that hypothesis by doing so." Gabby then summons her sword and aims it at Libya's neck. "Ready?"

Libya hits the sword away with her own and swings. It clashes against Gab's and they screech together. After two seconds, Libya recedes and kicks her in the stomach. What am I doing? Libya uses her fist to punch Gabby, but Gabby stops it with ease. She front flips the red-head and aims her sword at her throat. Libya jumps up before Gabby can do any damage. She slashes her own sword at the Noah's stomach, but she dodges. It's weird though. Fighting someone who looks like your ex-co-worker is a bit unusual when they're actually a Noah.

Though Libya knows that Selena isn't Gabby.

"You can't resist, Libya. If you stop now, you'll lose the battle," Gabby says as she steps back. Libya groans.

"Why did I get stuck with the Noah?" she mutters to herself. Gabby is heard laughing in the background. "Don't mock my pain."

"I'm not. I just think it's entertaining that you think you can defeat me," she says as she grasps her sword that magically reappears in her hand.

"I know I can. Or at least try," Libya says whilst prying herself from the ground.

"That's the thing, you think you can defeat someone greater than you, when you know you stand no chance. That's your mask, Libya. The mask of selfishness."

"It's not selfishness, it's perseverance. I give everything my all, and don't back down from anything unless necessary." Gabby smiles.

"That's what makes you you, Libya. But sometimes, you can't win the fight, you have to let it go."

"I can win. I'll try forever if I have to, I just want to prove that I'm worth something to these exorcists." Gabby is a bit taken back from her answer. She starts laughing loudly. The area around them begins to turn black. Candles pop out from the now walled area to light the place. Libya is confused at first, but realizes that it's Gabby doing something to the arena. She feels a presence behind her.

"I thought this was a dream?" Libya turns around to find Gabby standing there in Noah form. She's smiling. Oh great. . .

Gabby versus Libya; how will this play out? Find out in the next chapter! Review please, it's much appreciated.

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