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Previously:
"Who are you?" the cold, shivering girl asked.
Chase smiled, "Chase Young, at your service."
"Okay." Toru said skeptically, "What do you want?"
"I've been looking for an apprentice lately and I've been watching you for the past few days. I see a large amount of potential in you Toru and I only wish to help you to become the best."
"That doesn't interest me."
Chase was surprised he thought on offer of power would be enough to entice her. but if she doesn't want that what does she want?
"And what would interest you?"
"I want revenge! I want to get back at my family for abandoning me and leaving me in that pit to rot!"
Chase gave a devilish smile, "Come with me and I promise you will get your revenge."
Chase held out his hand, and Toru thought about it for a second; she wanted pay back more than anything if she could show the same determination as she did last night and with this guys help then she would undoubtedly get it.
"Okay."
She took his hand and that's when it all truly began.
Chapter 15: Getting to Know You (part 2)
10 years ago-Chase Young's lair
Chase and a dirt covered Toru had entered the citadel. Toru looked amazed as she saw Chase's home-it was huge! The place seemed endless, she even noticed the waterfall-a waterfall! She's never seen any place like this it was magical.
Chase noticed the small child admiring his home and gave small smile that was barely noticeable.
He snapped his fingers and two cats, at tiger and lioness approached and appeared to have bowed to Chase.
Toru was curious any jungle cat she'd seen on TV (when she wasn't busy cooking or cleaning around the orphanage) they had seemed rather mean and instinct driven as animals normal are but these cats were showing Chase respect.
"So these cats listen to you?" she asked. Chase nodded. "That's so cool! What can they do?" she was wide-eyed she had never heard or read anything like this. She wanted to know more. Despite what her father said, or rather yelled at Toru when she was younger, about being stupid she was remarkably bright for her age. In fact if others saw her and gave her a chance some might say a genius. Toru could easily read at a high school level and if really challenged with it could do calculus.
Chase looked at the inquisitive young girl and answered. "Anything I desire." Chase looked at the 2 cats "Take our guest to one of the hot springs and get her cleaned up, and then bring her to the dinning chamber."
The cats nodded and nudged Toru towards the hot spring. As they arrived the tiger gave a remove-your-clothes look, and she saw it best not to argue with a 300 pound tiger. Toru removed her dirty clothes and stepped into the water. The dirt was quickly dissipating. Behind her the tiger and lion had turned in an African warrior and a Greek warrior, grabbed some of the oils and shampoo's that were next to them and began to scrub Toru.
Needless to say Toru was surprised that the cats just turned into humans and were now washing her.
"Whoa! What the hell!" Toru struggled away from the women but quickly regained their grip.
"Stop your struggling, girl." The African woman said. "Our master ordered you to be clean and you will not disrespect him with your filthy little body."
"Ease you will you she's just a kid. Listen we're just doing what our master wanted us to do and right now that getting you clean, into fresh clothes and to the dinning chamber to eat. Understand." The Greek woman said tenderly to calm her.
Toru nodded but had about a million questions running through her head but decided not to pester them.
"Do you mind if I sing? You don't mind a little entertainment do you?"
"Go ahead" they said simultaneously.
So Toru lifted her head and began to sing while the 2 women bathed her.
"La da da da da,
I'm gonna bury you in the ground,
La da da da da,
I'm gonna bury you with my sound,
I'm gonna drink the red from your pretty pink face,
I'm gonna...
Sorry I don't treat you like a goddess,
Is that what you want me to do?
Sorry I don't treat you like you're perfect,
Like all your little loyal subjects do,
Sorry I'm not made of sugar,
Am I not sweet enough for you?
Is that why you always avoid me?
That must be such an inconvenience to you,
Well... I'm just your problem,
I'm just your problem,
It's like I'm not, even a person, am I?
I'm just your problem
Well, I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn't have to justify what I do
I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn't have to prove anything to you
I'm sorry that I exist.
I forget what landed me on your blacklist,
But I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn't have to be the one that makes up with you,
So... why do I want to?
Why do I want to...
Even that I...
I'm just your problem
I know ... I'm just your problem
Yeah
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-h
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-h
I'm just your ...
I'm just sooo...
I'm just...
I'm just...
I'm just your problem
I'm just your problem
I'm just your problem
It's like I'm not, even a person, am I?
I'm just your problem
So... why do I want to?
Why do I want to...
Make up with you...
It's -oh so- pointless because
I'm just your problem"
Her voice could be heard throughout the citadel.
After the bath Toru was given a black and green silk kimono and was escorted to the dinning chamber where a large granite table laded full of exquisite food. At that every moment Toru never realized how hungry she was until she saw everything. Her stomach growled like it did the first few months she was at the orphanage, it eventually died down since she grew use to the hunger and it went far that Toru could do fine on the scraps that where left behind by the others because that's all she was able to eat.
"Where's Chase?" Toru asked.
"You will not use such formal tones; you will address him as 'Master Chase'" the tiger said firmly. "And he will not be joining you right now, so enjoy your meal until he arrives" and with that she was gone.
Toru made her way to the table and looked at the food. She didn't know where to start but she knew because she was so malnourished eating too much could kill her so Toru decided to start light with the salad. After about an hour Toru had felt the sensation of being full for the first time in her life-it was amazing. More than half the food was still there but she didn't care.
"I hope you found your meal satisfactory." Chase's voice echoed as Toru looked up and saw him on the second floor surrounding the dinning chamber.
"It was amazing. I'm actually full. I've never been full before in my life!" she cried gleefully. "I'm sorry so much of the food went to waste through."
"Pleased to hear it and it is of no consequence." Chase snapped his fingers and the jungle cats and removed the plates and placed dessert in front of her.
Toru looked at the cake placed in front of her and looked at it with curiosity.
"Cake? I haven't had cake since my sister-" she paused, "My sister." Toru then felt something cold run down her cheek. As she touched her faced Toru shuddered at what she saw and broke down.
Chase placed a hand on her shoulder. "Toru what's wrong?" He was confused she was fine a minute ago how could the memory of her sister upset her that much? She said she hated her family. This would require further investigation.
"I don't feel so good." Toru said shaking and trying not to vomit.
Chase took Toru to tower in his citadel it was mildly furnished with a large bed, a dresser, and a full body mirror.
"You will sleep here until permeate living corroders are prepared for you." He simply stated.
Toru shook her head. "Oh, no this is fine, honestly."
"If you insist."
He left and Toru fell on the bed-oh it felt so good soft and warm. She's never had a bed to sleep on only cots and if she got into trouble a cold wooden floor. She even had a cover and pillows! They both felt so great the pillow soft feathers on the inside instantly made her fell sleepy and the warm covers that engulfed the her tiny body made her feel safe. She was going to like it here.
Toru had a wonderful dream that her and her sister were running through a field of wild flowers until it began to rain but it wasn't water it was blood. And the flowers were gone the only thing that was there was the body of her father. The children laughed and continued to run. Her dream would come true, one way or another.
In the morning after breakfast, Chase had summoned Toru to his throne room. She was told to wear armor before she went. It wasn't heavy or anything it just seemed weird to Toru that she had to wear it. As she made her way to the throne room Chase was there waiting for her
"Toru before we begin I need to know something. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals? Are you willing to commit to the Heylin side and all of its evils? Are you willing to be my apprentice and be unquestionably loyal to me? Will you follow my orders without a moment's hesitation?"
Toru looked up at Chase with determination in her eyes. "Yes I am willing…Master Chase."
"Give me your hands, Toru." He ordered. Toru held out her hand as Chase grabbed a hold of her wrists and sent a surge of dark energy through her causing her to scream in agony for a second. As Chase released her hands Toru's was branded with the sign that showed she belonged to him-2 black dragons.
It wasn't long until Toru began her training, it was intense but she was a fast learner. Chase soon started her on weapons training. She was sparing with a Spartan man that Chase defeated. As he watched his new apprentice she was faring well as she dueled with swords for the first time.
'She is naturally skilled with a sword'
'Yes. One of our best warriors is evenly matched with her.'
'We chose our new apprentice wisely'
'We were fortunate to find her before the Xiaolin did with the dragon of lightning at there disposal the balance of power would have undoubtedly shifted. But while she possesses raw power Toru has yet to master it.'
'Then we must focus on developing her magic skills'
While Chase and his beast were discussing Toru was able to fake-out the Spartan and trip him up. She was about to decapitate him when Chase stopped her by grabbing onto his sword's blade and remained unphased.
"That's enough for today Toru. I can't have you killing my warriors." He said with a smile. "Come."
Toru nodded and followed Chase to a huge library he had. Toru had never seen so many books in her life.
Chase then handed her a book.
"I have to study? What exactly?"
"You have great magical potential, Toru and to harness that power it will require studying. These books contain powerful spells, spells that will not only help master the lightning element you control but to use it as if it mere child's play."
Toru liked the sound of that so she after hours of training she was studying, or trying to at least.
Toru looked through book after book. "Latin and Chinese. Latin and Chinese. Why couldn't he have any books in English? Now I have to learn 2 langue's just to read them and that's gonna take me at least a month." She sighed. "Oh well if anything obtained in this world was easy it probably isn't worth having."
A few days later
A hunter bowed to his master has he stated his report.
"Ah, I see so because of the mother's infidelities the father took his rage out on Toru." Chase scoffed at idea. She was put through constant abuse and torture because her mother couldn't keep her legs closed. "So the child shall pay for the sins of their parents"
The hunter continued to bow. "Yes, my Lord. Apparently the young miss was then sent to the orphanage were her living conditions didn't much change either. She was subject to daily beatings and was left nothing to eat but the scraps of the other children, which would explain reaction when she was first brought here. Toru was also separated from the other children having virtually no interaction with them. From what I gathered it would have appeared her younger sister, Karen, was the only one she truly cared for."
Chase thought about what his servant said for a moment. Her behavior was strange when she first arrived she seemed to appreciate any little thing he did for her. Toru didn't act like a normal 8 year old.
Chase looked at the hunter intensely. "Find Toru's family and report back to me."
The hunter nodded, took the form of a tiger and left.
6 years had passed in no time. Toru had celebrated her 16th birthday privately not wanting to bother Master Chase although he wouldn't have minded her having a small party with Hitomi. She had become very skilled in magic; Chase had even told her she had the capability of becoming a great sorceress. Of course magic was fine and all but Toru had preferred fighting, the thrill of it was indescribable.
Toru had kept her hair long for a while until one training session with Chase when he grabbed her hair and he told her that an enemy would take any advantage they could. So Toru took a small counseled knife and cut her hair right there to free herself and kept it short. Chase seemed to like it.
Toru had just finished her training for the day with the warriors and was exhausted. She thought she'd catch a few zzz's before lunch but Chase walked in. Even though Toru's legs felt like lead she stood and bowed to her master.
"Is there something you need Master Chase?"
"You've been training especially hard lately Toru and I think you're entitled to a reward."
"A reward, master? What kind of reward?"
Chase gave a devilish half-smile. "Why the location of your parents, of course."
Toru was shocked. Her parents? After living with Chase for so long she had almost forgot about them. She walked over to the mirror contemplating what her master said. The memories of her childhood came flooding back and with a bad taste.
As Toru looked into the mirror she saw her father laughing at her and the anger over her 16 years of life exploded and she shattered the mirror with her bare hands.
Her hand bleed only for a few seconds thanks to a spell she casted to herself to speed up her healing.
Toru looked at her master with a cold and at the same time excited expression. "So…where to?"
To be continued…
Aww you guys do care. Thanks to all the wonderful comments I got and I hope to keep getting them. Next chapter coming tomorrow if I'm lucky. To all my loyal readers I thank you. I really don't want to go on hiatus again. So Plez review. Oh if you haven't figured out what that song was it was from adventure time. here's the link to the extended version. Check out its awesome. watch?v=KhEca3dWomw