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Chapter 13: The Peak
Scarlet

    I walked up the mountain, hands becoming warm for the fight ahead. Nerves of fear tried pushing itself forward but I forced it to the back of my mind. I can’t let fear take control of me. This is my chance to overcome my fear, destroy him, and escape. I thought. Kai was on my left and I glanced at him. He nodded and I nodded back. We came to a wall that led to the top. I took the ladders out of my pocket and began placing them, sticking them to the cliffside. Then, I began to climbing and placing, controlling my breathing as we climbed higher and higher. The air around us was getting colder as we got higher. I looked up, blinded by sunlight for a few seconds before putting one hand as a shield for my eyes to see we were nearing the top. It’s just a few more blocks away and it’ll begin. I thought. For a few seconds I knew I lost control, my eyes had changed for just seconds and I knew she was waiting for another moment of weakness where she could take control and destroy me. But I wouldn’t let it happen. It’s not going to happen. I’m not letting you control me because you may be the original me, but that’s not who I am anymore. I gave myself into you and that’s who I let myself believe I was. You're not me and will never take control ever again after this. I thought. Ever since seeing him again memories had begun to come back, one’s from here and others from somewhere unknown. Those other memories probably shouldn’t be there. But they’re coming to me slowly. I kept pulling myself up the ladder as I pondered these things before pushing them away, seconds away from the top of the cliff. I pulled myself over the edge to see him there, on the other side of the area. His back was turned to me. Beside him was the person I had thought was my friend, but how quickly the tables can turn away from your favor. The person who was once my friend was now my enemy. My travels and hardships had taught me who I can and can’t trust. Blake was unfortunately one of them. I got up and stepped to the side quietly, letting Kai come up beside me. I gave my hand and helped him up to his feet. Blake turned around to face us. He knew we were coming; they both did. We knew it’d come to this at some point.

    It was silent as I grabbed my bow and arrows and took my bag off, tossing it to the side. The wind picked up, filling my ears with it’s sound. Then, with a nod from Kai I smiled and a small ring of flames sprouted around me just as Kai launched himself at Blake, diamond sword in hand. Blake took out his iron sword to block the attack and I waited for my foe to make his first move. He hadn’t turned to face me, but I knew he didn’t have to. If he wanted to he could make me feel the worst pain ever, anywhere he wanted, and I could be done right then and there. I put my bow up and put the arrow in the spot, pulling back the string. Then, I let it go, the snap of the string reverberating as the arrow flew toward him. In a swift movement he dodged the arrow and came dashing toward me. But I was ready as he came toward me I sent up a wall of flame in front of myself, spotting the iron sword of mine that had fallen out of the bag from when I had tossed it to the side. I threw my bow to the ground and in those few seconds as I grabbed for the sword he got ahold of my wrist and pulled me toward him. Then, he put his own sword in front of my throat. I dared not look back and look into his eyes. My eyes closed as he tried whispering in my mind. I pushed the intruding voice away and my hands flared up causing him to let go of me. In those few moments I grabbed the sword and he looked at me, a bit shocked. He only spoke in my mind when I was like this. But now I was immune to it or at least that's how it felt. I was more powerful than I was before. Holding the sword in my hand I twisted it in my hand, holding it firmly. A few weeks back you would have never seen me holding a sword. But that was then and this is now. I had new skills ever since my memory had begun to return. I’d learned and relearned things that I never knew I could do or that I was too afraid to do before. I took the iron sword up and began charging him ready to cut him to pieces. But he predicted my move and sent shadows out that blocked my path, surrounding me. I wouldn’t let that stop me though and I cut right through the blackness. The shadows around me disintegrated.

    “You can’t control me anymore. I’m stronger and I’m not the afraid child I was before,” I said. “You’re not on top like you were before and I’m not a toy or something for you to mess with, or to see the reactions that I make.” Many emotions flowed through my veins. Anger, fear, sadness, and other things were there. His face began to portray anger, annoyance that someone was now better than he was. His former servant had rebelled. That was when he finally spoke to me with his own voice and not thoughts in my mind.

    “I know you more than you think I do. Even if you have escaped me you can’t hide forever. You can’t run away from your past. That’s what you’ve been doing since the beginning, running away from your past, Scarlet. You’re a murderer at heart,” he said and I clenched my teeth, holding back the flow of emotions that tried to overwhelm me. I glanced at the fight between Blake and Kai that was still raging. Blake and Kai were both tired, breathing heavy. They had bleeding cuts and gashes all over them. But yet they still looked at each other with determination. Neither was going to give up the fight easily. What I didn’t think of was what those few seconds of distraction would do. Once I glanced back he was right in front of me. Before I could do anything he formed a shadow sword and knocked my sword out of my hand, sending it flying off the cliff. My eyes widened as the sword fell to the bottom of the mountain with a clammer.

    “Now, what?” he asked me, his eyes penetrating my skin. I almost answered but before I could do a thing he pushed me down, pinning me to the ground. In seconds his hands were around my throat, squeezing. The air was cut off from my lungs and I tried to breath, but it was useless. He locked eyes with me and I tried to turn away but I couldn’t. His purple eyes penetrated my own eyes as I struggled to get out of his grasp. I squeezed my eyes shut for seconds before moving my hands onto his arms, pushing them away. At this rate I wouldn’t last long. My head was already getting hazy from the lack of air. I couldn’t say a word as I pushed with all my might to get him off. He could see the terror in my eyes, the panic as I tried my best to stay calm when I was on my deathbed. My vision faded for a few seconds and I knew if I didn’t do something quick I’d lose consciousness and it’d be over. I tried doing something else I pulled his arm toward me with the bit of strength I had, knocking him off balance. His hands stopped and I gasped for breath. In a moment of desperation I rolled out from under him as he fell on his side. I was without air for milliseconds but it was enough to make me off in balance. My vision faded for another few seconds as air was still trying to get to the needed spots. The figure got up slowly as I did. I grabbed my bow and arrow, hands shaky. Thousands of things went through my head in the few seconds that I put my bow up, put the arrow on the string, and fired. The arrow shot toward him at high speed, starting to fall but hitting him in the leg. I half smiled as he flinched at the pain of the arrow that penetrated his leg. Then, all of a sudden pain flared up in my entire body and I cried in pain, crumpling to the ground. This was the one thing I couldn’t block out, the pain he generated. My eyes squeezed shut and that‘s when I realized something. The pain wasn’t real. It was just an illusion, fake pain that seemed real, but in the end just like everything else was a trick, something that could be blocked. Once that hit me the pain faded away as if nothing happened. He looked at me, astonished once again as I got through his tricks. A ring of flames surrounded me as a new found energy flowed through me. The flames grew hotter and brighter by the second.

    “So, you’re going to kill me as you killed those hundreds of people that day, your parents,” he said and I tried my hardest to push away the emotions that washed over me. It was true. All of it was true. But my actions didn’t define me here. The flames around me erupted, shooting like arrows toward him. The arrows circled him and he knew he had no escape.

    “You’re a murderer Scarlet, a coldblooded murderer,” he told me, his purple eyes full of many emotions before the arrows of flame covered him, burning him. I turned away, closing my eyes, trying to block out his cries best I could as he turned to dust. A tear slipped out of my eye as the emotions that I had trapped inside overwhelmed me. Blake and Kai stared at me, full of both terror and surprise. I fell onto my knees, not looking back at the spot where a person once stood. Blake’s blond hair fell over his brown eyes, casting a shadow over his face as he looked down at the ground. He had no reason to fight anymore with the person who controlled him gone. Tears flowed down my cheeks and fell to the ground. Kai ran over to me and knelt beside me, putting a hand on my shoulder.

    “Scarlet?” he asked and all I could do was look up at him, eyes and face bloodstained. Kai pulled me to him and held me as I cried into his jacket. But I knew she was waiting and I knew this was it. I pulled away from him, wiping away the tears and looking him straight in the eyes.
“K-Kai,” I stuttered, holding back the overflowing tears wanting to continue.
“What is it?” he asked. But I couldn’t say the next thing as I felt the presence. Kai felt it too.
“No,” he whispered. “No. This can’t-” I nodded, tears flowing down my cheeks. He held me tight. Kai didn’t want to let me go, but it had to happen. I heard a crack as I looked at the sky. The sky was beginning to break and fall down in tiny pieces. But in these seconds she knew she had won and I couldn’t escape this time. There was no other way.
I’m sorry… Goodbye. I thought before pushing Kai away from me with all my might, seeing his face turn to one full sadness and terror, as a wave of pain washed over me and my vision faded to black forever...

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CAUTION FEELS AHEAD...
Chapter 13: The Peak
Scarlet

    I walked up the mountain, hands becoming warm for the fight ahead. Nerves of fear tried pushing itself forward but I forced it to the back of my mind. I can’t let fear take control of me. This is my chance to overcome my fear, destroy him, and escape. I thought. Kai was on my left and I glanced at him. He nodded and I nodded back. We came to a wall that led to the top. I took the ladders out of my pocket and began placing them, sticking them to the cliffside. Then, I began to climbing and placing, controlling my breathing as we climbed higher and higher. The air around us was getting colder as we got higher. I looked up, blinded by sunlight for a few seconds before putting one hand as a shield for my eyes to see we were nearing the top. It’s just a few more blocks away and it’ll begin. I thought. For a few seconds I knew I lost control, my eyes had changed for just seconds and I knew she was waiting for another moment of weakness where she could take control and destroy me. But I wouldn’t let it happen. It’s not going to happen. I’m not letting you control me because you may be the original me, but that’s not who I am anymore. I gave myself into you and that’s who I let myself believe I was. You're not me and will never take control ever again after this. I thought. Ever since seeing him again memories had begun to come back, one’s from here and others from somewhere unknown. Those other memories probably shouldn’t be there. But they’re coming to me slowly. I kept pulling myself up the ladder as I pondered these things before pushing them away, seconds away from the top of the cliff. I pulled myself over the edge to see him there, on the other side of the area. His back was turned to me. Beside him was the person I had thought was my friend, but how quickly the tables can turn away from your favor. The person who was once my friend was now my enemy. My travels and hardships had taught me who I can and can’t trust. Blake was unfortunately one of them. I got up and stepped to the side quietly, letting Kai come up beside me. I gave my hand and helped him up to his feet. Blake turned around to face us. He knew we were coming; they both did. We knew it’d come to this at some point.

    It was silent as I grabbed my bow and arrows and took my bag off, tossing it to the side. The wind picked up, filling my ears with it’s sound. Then, with a nod from Kai I smiled and a small ring of flames sprouted around me just as Kai launched himself at Blake, diamond sword in hand. Blake took out his iron sword to block the attack and I waited for my foe to make his first move. He hadn’t turned to face me, but I knew he didn’t have to. If he wanted to he could make me feel the worst pain ever, anywhere he wanted, and I could be done right then and there. I put my bow up and put the arrow in the spot, pulling back the string. Then, I let it go, the snap of the string reverberating as the arrow flew toward him. In a swift movement he dodged the arrow and came dashing toward me. But I was ready as he came toward me I sent up a wall of flame in front of myself, spotting the iron sword of mine that had fallen out of the bag from when I had tossed it to the side. I threw my bow to the ground and in those few seconds as I grabbed for the sword he got ahold of my wrist and pulled me toward him. Then, he put his own sword in front of my throat. I dared not look back and look into his eyes. My eyes closed as he tried whispering in my mind. I pushed the intruding voice away and my hands flared up causing him to let go of me. In those few moments I grabbed the sword and he looked at me, a bit shocked. He only spoke in my mind when I was like this. But now I was immune to it or at least that's how it felt. I was more powerful than I was before. Holding the sword in my hand I twisted it in my hand, holding it firmly. A few weeks back you would have never seen me holding a sword. But that was then and this is now. I had new skills ever since my memory had begun to return. I’d learned and relearned things that I never knew I could do or that I was too afraid to do before. I took the iron sword up and began charging him ready to cut him to pieces. But he predicted my move and sent shadows out that blocked my path, surrounding me. I wouldn’t let that stop me though and I cut right through the blackness. The shadows around me disintegrated.

    “You can’t control me anymore. I’m stronger and I’m not the afraid child I was before,” I said. “You’re not on top like you were before and I’m not a toy or something for you to mess with, or to see the reactions that I make.” Many emotions flowed through my veins. Anger, fear, sadness, and other things were there. His face began to portray anger, annoyance that someone was now better than he was. His former servant had rebelled. That was when he finally spoke to me with his own voice and not thoughts in my mind.

    “I know you more than you think I do. Even if you have escaped me you can’t hide forever. You can’t run away from your past. That’s what you’ve been doing since the beginning, running away from your past, Scarlet. You’re a murderer at heart,” he said and I clenched my teeth, holding back the flow of emotions that tried to overwhelm me. I glanced at the fight between Blake and Kai that was still raging. Blake and Kai were both tired, breathing heavy. They had bleeding cuts and gashes all over them. But yet they still looked at each other with determination. Neither was going to give up the fight easily. What I didn’t think of was what those few seconds of distraction would do. Once I glanced back he was right in front of me. Before I could do anything he formed a shadow sword and knocked my sword out of my hand, sending it flying off the cliff. My eyes widened as the sword fell to the bottom of the mountain with a clammer.

    “Now, what?” he asked me, his eyes penetrating my skin. I almost answered but before I could do a thing he pushed me down, pinning me to the ground. In seconds his hands were around my throat, squeezing. The air was cut off from my lungs and I tried to breath, but it was useless. He locked eyes with me and I tried to turn away but I couldn’t. His purple eyes penetrated my own eyes as I struggled to get out of his grasp. I squeezed my eyes shut for seconds before moving my hands onto his arms, pushing them away. At this rate I wouldn’t last long. My head was already getting hazy from the lack of air. I couldn’t say a word as I pushed with all my might to get him off. He could see the terror in my eyes, the panic as I tried my best to stay calm when I was on my deathbed. My vision faded for a few seconds and I knew if I didn’t do something quick I’d lose consciousness and it’d be over. I tried doing something else I pulled his arm toward me with the bit of strength I had, knocking him off balance. His hands stopped and I gasped for breath. In a moment of desperation I rolled out from under him as he fell on his side. I was without air for milliseconds but it was enough to make me off in balance. My vision faded for another few seconds as air was still trying to get to the needed spots. The figure got up slowly as I did. I grabbed my bow and arrow, hands shaky. Thousands of things went through my head in the few seconds that I put my bow up, put the arrow on the string, and fired. The arrow shot toward him at high speed, starting to fall but hitting him in the leg. I half smiled as he flinched at the pain of the arrow that penetrated his leg. Then, all of a sudden pain flared up in my entire body and I cried in pain, crumpling to the ground. This was the one thing I couldn’t block out, the pain he generated. My eyes squeezed shut and that‘s when I realized something. The pain wasn’t real. It was just an illusion, fake pain that seemed real, but in the end just like everything else was a trick, something that could be blocked. Once that hit me the pain faded away as if nothing happened. He looked at me, astonished once again as I got through his tricks. A ring of flames surrounded me as a new found energy flowed through me. The flames grew hotter and brighter by the second.

    “So, you’re going to kill me as you killed those hundreds of people that day, your parents,” he said and I tried my hardest to push away the emotions that washed over me. It was true. All of it was true. But my actions didn’t define me here. The flames around me erupted, shooting like arrows toward him. The arrows circled him and he knew he had no escape.

    “You’re a murderer Scarlet, a coldblooded murderer,” he told me, his purple eyes full of many emotions before the arrows of flame covered him, burning him. I turned away, closing my eyes, trying to block out his cries best I could as he turned to dust. A tear slipped out of my eye as the emotions that I had trapped inside overwhelmed me. Blake and Kai stared at me, full of both terror and surprise. I fell onto my knees, not looking back at the spot where a person once stood. Blake’s blond hair fell over his brown eyes, casting a shadow over his face as he looked down at the ground. He had no reason to fight anymore with the person who controlled him gone. Tears flowed down my cheeks and fell to the ground. Kai ran over to me and knelt beside me, putting a hand on my shoulder.

    “Scarlet?” he asked and all I could do was look up at him, eyes and face bloodstained. Kai pulled me to him and held me as I cried into his jacket. But I knew she was waiting and I knew this was it. I pulled away from him, wiping away the tears and looking him straight in the eyes.
“K-Kai,” I stuttered, holding back the overflowing tears wanting to continue.
“What is it?” he asked. But I couldn’t say the next thing as I felt the presence. Kai felt it too.
“No,” he whispered. “No. This can’t-” I nodded, tears flowing down my cheeks. He held me tight. Kai didn’t want to let me go, but it had to happen. I heard a crack as I looked at the sky. The sky was beginning to break and fall down in tiny pieces. But in these seconds she knew she had won and I couldn’t escape this time. There was no other way.
I’m sorry… Goodbye. I thought before pushing Kai away from me with all my might, seeing his face turn to one full sadness and terror, as a wave of pain washed over me and my vision faded to black forever...