So… I guess you guys want to work me to death don't you? Well, I guess I shouldn't be doing this but… here's another chapter for you. Before we start, a few honorable mentions for the people who commented: Renbao Liu and Anonymous and a couple of guests, thanks guys/gals it really helps. Also if you feel that my content is decent, please share it with someone else, I'd be delighted if you did.
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Whitney's POV:
It was noon. Kha'Zix told me that they would be there by around this time. I wonder what they're doing? I gave them my number just in case they needed to call… Ahh I want to meet those allies as well… Sad thing is my mom has no means of letting me out of the house. I checked everything in my room once more. Door, locked from the outside. Vents, don't even want to know how she put a lock on that.
I sighed, "Is it that hard to leave your own safe zone?" I sat on my bed thinking about all the good things that could've happened if I was with Jason. I mean seriously, he gets to meet awesome people while I have to stay behind. Then again he doesn't have any family so I guess it made sense.
An hour passed, normally I would've had lunch right now but nobody showed up at my door to notify me. I lay on my bed and waited patiently, occasionally I would imagine the things that Jason would be doing only to realize that I was guessing in the dark. I groaned, "I wish life at this place could be much more interesting…" That was when they came, from the ground.
Sirens ringing, people screaming and most of all, those hideous creatures laughing at the deaths of others.
I held my breath, I could tell there was a slaughter going on outside. Why weren't summoners powerful enough to fight back? Why could we only watch? Tears filled my eyes. They rolled slowly down my cheeks, slowly and painfully. My pride as a proud human was being stomped on. "They'll pay for everything they did to us humans." I breathed, "They'll pay it back with interest!"
I felt my body heat up, at first I thought it was my anger coursing through my body and didn't care much, but I was proved wrong when I touched my bedroom door. It burned and disintegrated into ashes. I could only th fire burning it for a moment, then, ashes were left.
I left the house and saw them. Giant Xer'Sai not as large as Rek'Sai, but definitely as dangerous, came through tunnels like packages on a transport belt. Somehow, I wasn't afraid, I was only angry. I charged at one to test out my powers, one second later, its ashes lay on the ground. I grinned. I thought to myself, 'A good Xer'Sai may as well be a dead one.'
I continued to dash back and forward between these Xer'Sai, apparently they had no knowledge of my attacks. After a few minutes they were gone, if there were any left, they would be scurrying back to where they came from.
I couldn't remember anything, all I remembered was the distant view of the Xer'Sai in the shelter and the ashes of them remaining. I guess that's what it means to be in a battle trance…
I felt like I was forgetting something… Ma! I dashed to where everyone was gathered at- the main hall. I searched, nobody from my family was around… No! I can't let these feelings get to me. I kept on looking, still nobody. It was then that my hope was lost. It went down the drain of despair.
I dragged my legs back to my room, that was when I found my hope once again, "Ma!" I cried in joy, "Where were you? I was worried you would… you know." Smiling, she replied, "Well now, I would want to witness my daughter's summoning magic before I died anyway."
"Summoning magic? What do you mean?" I asked intently.
"I thought you were the one who had most knowledge about summoning magic in this family. Anyway, it's not like I don't know anything either…"
I raised an eyebrow at this, "What do you mean?"
She sighed, knowing when I was curious, she would either face me all day, or answer it now and end it. "You… have summoning magic, but we hid the truth from you. Remember that test you took to see if you were lucky enough to become a summoner?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"The professionals actually said that your potential as a summoner was extremely high, up to standards they've never seen before. We hid the truth from you though, we couldn't let you go onto the battlefield. That was why we always made you stay in the shelter, never having the need to face danger. It turns out we were wrong about that. Looking at you in battle tells me that… you've grown." She smiled warmly, this made me proud of myself, I had finally earned her approval.
"Ma, can I take care of myself now? I mean I am able to fight back…"
"Yes, you have proved to me that you are an independant individual and you may have your freedom." She smiled in a motherly way, it was a comforting smile and in its own way, made me feel safe.
I smiled sheepishly back at her comment, having being told that feels kinda embarrassing. But there would be peace and safety in this shelter now. I recalled her saying that I had summoning magic so I asked, "I thought summoning magic is used by summoners summoning champions, then how did I do that?"
Ma chuckled, "Well summoning magic doesn't always come like that… Remember Kha'Zix saying that Jason was his master?"
"Yeah."
"Well that, I presume, was Jason's unique type of summoning magic."
"Ok… Then what about mine?"
"Your style of summoning magic is also extremely rare."
"Oh, do tell… "
"Usually, summoning magic is used simply for making mental connections to a champion or using a small fraction of the champion's magic to create barriers. Rarer ones would be to be able to use a tiny part of their abilities, think of it as their abilities, but a hundred times smaller. In your case, you inherit the champion's abilities by making an emotional connection with them."
"How do you know all of this?"
"The professionals told us your type…"
I groaned, how did the professionals know everything?
"Excuse me…" A voice came from the door's direction.
I spun on my heels to find almost everyone that was still alive standing at the doorway of our apartment.
"Hey…" I started, knowing that some of them might be angry for me not being able to save their kin.
"Thank you for saving us!" They all shouted in unison as they bowed. I could see it in their eyes, pure gratitude and joy that it had ended.
"There's no need to thank me," I answered, "I was just… doing what I should do. And I'm sorry that I couldn't save all everyone… "
"What are you talking about young lady?" An old man with wispy white hair said, "It doesn't matter how many you couldn't save, but rather how much you saved! We proved to them that we aren't weak and we proved that we have some of the strongest in our kind. And judging by how most of us are still alive, you did a lot of work."
Everyone praised me for saving the shelter from harm, or killing those wretched Xer'Sai. Soon they all left and it was only Ma, Pa, my sister and I left in the apartment. I walked back to my room, sadly I had forgot that my door had been burned down and I needed a replacement… Ehh it's not like anyone would want to come in now that I was a summoner, would they? I dismissed the problem as I fell flatly onto my bed. 'Wonder what Jason's doing right now… I'll surprise him when he gets back.'
Jason's POV:
"Fight me. Do you not understand what I meant?" Butterfly repeated a bit irritated.
"I understand what you mean… But why?" I asked, puzzled.
"Simply because, if we did and you win we will see you as our Master." Natalya replied coldly.
"Very well… It's not like I'll win anyway, but ehh, it is worth a try…" I sighed.
"Good, oh and by the way this'll be a duel to the death!" Butterfly mentioned before walking off.
I was left with my mouth gaping open at those words. So if I lose, I die? I groaned before plopping myself down on a sofa.
A few minutes passed, these minutes flew by quickly, it was time to die…
Sona came to me and led me down to a basement of sorts. There were more people down there, a few more men and women were down there. One woman had purple hair with a ponytail, another woman had blonde hair and long ears and large horns above her head, a man who had a captain's hat and a gun strapped to his side.
"Pick your weapon." Butterfly announced as she picked her own. Apparently she picked a long katana, I guess she was used to using those…
I picked a shorter blade, simply because of its appearance. Everyone seemed to be surprised at why I picked this, not that I cared much. There was some excitement and chatter going on among the audience.
The battle had begun when Natalya announced that we could begin. I stood there, observing my opponent's actions. Butterfly held a poker face for the whole time, apparently she could hold that face for quite a long time. We observed each other, one sudden movement from me, and it would seal my fate. She charged at me, silently, then she disappeared in a split second. I did not see her coming.
She had blinked behind me in less than a second and had her blade at the ready. I knew I had to act. I dashed away so her blade wouldn't harm me, I readied myself for the next time she would do so. She didn't blink this time, instead she charged at me and threw her sword in a whirling fashion. It struck me. The tip of the blade left a graze on my cheek. I stumbled backwards, almost tripping. The katana whirled back to its owner. I was curious but knew I had to leave it for later.
I regained my balance quickly and took on a stance of my own. Strange, I didn't really know how to fight, but my body seemed to almost force me into this stance. My back was hunched, my blade was pointing towards my direction alongside my forearm, my knees and arms were bent.
'It was time to fight back', I told myself, I spun my blade so it was pointing forward, and I charged. Butterfly was not surprised at this and instead, readied her blade and started to charge at me as well. Our blades collided, her strength was overwhelming and I jumped backwards to dodge the incoming blow.
My body was feeling exhausted, I could barely see what was in front of me as she charged towards me. A song was playing in my head, I could only catch a bit of the lyrics. It went, 'She said, ooh ooh, shut up and dance with me…'
"Ironic huh?" I chuckled, "Now let's dance with death, shall we?"
I focused my senses, I let my feelings seep in, I had only one target, all I needed, was to kill her.
I looked at Butterfly with cold, dead eyes. I raised my blade, and dashed forward. She did not expect this. I dodged her blade and ducked to her side. She noticed and jumped upwards and rolled back onto the ground with the grace of a dancer.
I lost all control of my body and let my bloodlust rule my empty shell freely, while my humane part sat back and watched. I held on tight to my blade. I noticed myself smiling. A twisted grin was on my face and it sure did feel comfortable wearing it. I dashed at her with inhuman speeds, not giving her a chance to blink behind me. I did not falter in killing my target, I toyed with her, chased her around and mostly, tasted her fear.
Soon, she was cornered. Her knees quaked from terror, arms wavering from seeing my appearance. The audience seemed to be keeping their distance from me. The match was over, I had won it. My grin was uncontrollable now, I could feel the adrenaline flowing swiftly throughout my body. As I readied my blade to kill my target.
"Please, have mercy on me!" Butterfly cried. She was shivering from fear. I faltered, could she be lying, or was she really terrified? I was conflicted, if I were to kill her, I would win the match, but if I didn't, I would never be accepted. I let my humane part take over again, I dropped my blade and hugged Butterfly. I wasn't screwed up enough to kill an innocent soul that begged for life.
"It's ok, I'm back to normal now." I smiled, it was the normal smile this time. Then she did something that I didn't expect her to do, she cried like a newborn baby. I guess she still was a child at heart huh. Well, I guess I lost the match huh.
"Congratulations Jason, you have proved to us that you are our long-lost master." Shouted Natalya who had watery eyes while covering her mouth in joy.
"Yes!" I heard from the crowd that had once more grown to be much more larger, "Extra rations for me tonight!" It was the girl with horns on her head, she seemed to be very happy about something.
"Umm, sorry, but what do you mean by extra rations?" I asked the girl.
"Oh, umm, we were sorta gambling on how long you would survive for…" The girl laughed sheepishly, "I said you would win and not kill Butterfly, didn't think I would be right though. My name's Diana by the way!"
"I was about to die out there!" I ranted.
Everybody chuckled. Violet laughed, "She was just joking about the duel to the death thing, didn't know you would take it seriously!"
By now everyone was either rolling on the ground or laughing their heads off (including Butterfly). I was infuriated, but I wanted to gain trust so ignored it.
I guess this was a happy end, it would be quite a view seeing so many people laughing at a somewhat teenage boy. It ended with nobody dying, I was quite happy with that anyway.
That's it for today, I'm sorry that I don't have unending strength… So anyway, if you want to do a good deed for the day, I suggest you to leave a comment/review, it really helps.
