Water: A Short Story

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'Flex my own muscles? ' he though, letting the example of the dirt falling through his fingers settle to his core. "I think I understand, I just don 't know how she will react when I won 't listen to her. I 've always done whatever she asked of me." taking a kneeling position, the bangle around his wrist slips away into wisps of softened light. The light reformed into a small ball of light that Kizen reached out to grasp, his fingers hovering over it as it spun freely inches from his palm, picking up speed as more light is drawn from the environment.

"You asked if I was ready, I realize now that no one can tell me when I am. It 's something I 'll just have to know. I think it 's time I found out, don 't you?" his words are followed by his
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The feeling of falling rises in the pit of his stomach as he descends deep into the inner world she calls home. His eyes open to an unusual setting; a dense fog presents itself along the shoreline; moving over the water in a slow creeping pace. A reflection of the moon above appears within the water, the water begins to tremble as she rises from the reflection. Her eyes were narrow, her lips purse. Her stance was guarded; her tone is scornful as she speaks. "You dare to come here thinking I will just hand over my true form to you? You really are a fool. This is no game! This time you will see the difference in your power and captains. You are not ready for this. So, I suggest you run like you always have. You 're afraid; I can feel it in your heart right now. If you think such things can be kept from me, then you are a fool" She forms a blade in her hand and charges at Kizen as he draws his blade to meet hers; sparks fly free from the metal clashing under great …show more content…
This is the truth you fool. Accept the reality of the life you 've been dealt. You 're afraid to be powerful; you honestly believe you will be found if you are. They found you anyway, no matter how hard you 've tried to hide you can never deny who you are. You 're afraid that power will corrupt you, that you will wield me incorrectly. You already have done that, you 've killed innocent people over that disgusting sense of pride that monster put into your head. Accept what you 've done, you idiot." Flicking the switch on the hilt of her blade, she enters it into a release state. "You have let fear cloud your judgement and a darkness inside you grow." The blade releases into its true state, flashing across the night sky. The light transforms into a smaller wakizashi that hums in her fingertips; with each small vibration, the light intensifies and fades. Locking the blade within her fingers, her eyes narrow; the tension begins adversely affecting the world around them. The water grows turbulent and violent winds shake the trees along the shore. She vanishes from sight, appearing for a moment only to strike Kizen in the chest. Her strike powerful enough to launch him through the water and smashing into the lake bed; the aftermath forms a small impact crater around him "I will never bend to a child; I 'll kill you before I let you turn me into a tool" Shouting she dashes at him again; he rolls to avoid the attack. The blood begins to pour from the wound the

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