As I dodge the stars from her. I get myself up and she charges at me without her sword. I block with my arms and my face but she goes low and punches me Square in the chest cracking my armor and sending me flying a few feet back.
"Agh!"
I roll on the ground as peices of my armor falls on the ground.
*huff huff huff*
My breathing is getting brought Agh! If it wasn't for my armor at that moment my ribs might've been broken from that punch. I hate to admit it but yeah Lara is better than me at fighting.
I get self up and remove my cracked armor and emediantly feel a sharp pain in my chest. I notice she has gotten a Star thrown into me as I removed my armor. I need to end this. I can't keep this fight up.
I pull myself up and remove the star in my chest and throw it away. Wait...I just remembered something...
*Flashback*
"You must take her out somewhere nice and calm her nerves out. This should allow her situation to subside."
How do I do that?! Unless I get close to her and "hug it out"
"Lara! You need to think clearly you ain't thinking straight!"
"I am thinking fine! I am doing what I need to become a warrior!" she yells back while running at me with her katana.
I dodge her next few strike and slap her in the face and grab her shoulder and shake her aggressively hoping it could snap her out of her frenzy.
I take the sword out of her hand and stand in front of her and try to speak to her.
"Lara snap out of it! Your attacking your closest friend with a sword! How can you do that! Because it is not you think!"
For a brief moment she seems to catch her bearings but her eyes redden again and she knees me in the stomach wound I have and kicks me away and rolls towards her sword.
I hold my stomach and look at the blood in my hand and back at her. I am getting woozy. She had been throwing me around like a ragdoll this whole time and I barely have done anything.
"Agh!" I suddenly feel this pain in my head and this rush of adrenaline.
My muscles start to enlarge and my height increases as my tail and teeth enlarge.
"ROOOAAR!"
I stand up and start crawling on all fours. I attack her with my claws and swipe at her and she gets hit sending her flying. She gets up however and throws a couple of stars at me but I absord them without a care.
I start rushing her and grab her and throw her around like a ragdoll and hold myself back from biting into her.
I snarl and then run at her again and pounce at her. I am in the air and about to jump one her but she swings around with her katana facing upwards and she stabs me in the chest. Aagh! Oh god this hurts so badly!
It gets lodged into me and she twists it in me and I pull out backing off all wobbly. I fall over on my back and my adrenaline starts dropping. I start returning to normal and I feel a sharp pain in my body as I try to get up.
I put my hand on my chest and feel the blood pouring out of it. It hurts so much! How am I not dead Maybe it is because I was in my transformation and that's why I didnt die. But how am I not dead right now though?
I get myself up in a boxing stance as best as I can but it hurts to stand up at all. I try to stand still but every second passes I feel like my head is spinning...I...I can't do this anymore. I might die here...
It's not her fault. It's the powder's fault...I wont let that taint my mind about her. I get myself to move and I run at Lara with her still holding her katana. She swings at me and I deflect her attack with my gauntlets and hold her closely. She tries to push me off but I keep holding on to her.
She kicks me off of her and she thrusts her sword deep into my stomach and out the other end.
*Gasps*
I am in shock and I look down and and her sword has gone totally through me I look back up and she twists it in my stomach. Oh my god the pain is immeasurable!
*Huff huff huff* "Gah" *cough cough* blood comes up my throat and out of my mouth. She holds the blade inside of me and doesn't move it.
It it all going faint. No, not yet! I have to save her from her madness! I can't let this end like this!
I use all my remaining strength and wrap my arms around her and pull her on closer to me staining her kimono in blood. She is in shock and starts trying to push me off but my grip is strong right now. I pull her close to me and maintain my grip on her. She shoves her sword deeper into me and blood start coming out of my stomach and mouth even more. My head is over her shoulder and I spit blood over her her shoulder.
*cough cough* *wheeze*
It is hard for me to breathe. I can't focus....I need to save her before I go out black..
"Let go of me you...you!"
"Sh-shut up *cough* you idiot...*wheeze* Don't you dare get away *wheeze* from me..."
"W-what?! Who are you calling an idiot...idiot!"
*Cough cough* *Wheeze* "I love you Lara..."
"W-what!?"
*Wheeze* "I loved you since the beginning...I-*wheeze* I care about you. Even thought you are *wheeze* trying to kill me...*wheeze*
As I am on my knees and her is against my chest. I can feel her heart beating fast. How am I able to feel that and not the current pain in my stomach. I think she missed some vital organs but still I could die from this. Katana to the gut isn't something I think would be survivable.
*Wheeze* "Lara..."
I look her in her eyes and she looks into mine. This might be my last chance to be with her until I die...I have to take this chance or I won't agh! I wont get another chance! I pull her in closely and kiss her on the lips gently. She receives my kiss and she stops struggling against me. She seems shocked.
I let go on my kiss and look into her eyes. Her eyes. still beautiful even when red. I think I am at my limit...Its all..going faded. My grip on her loosens and she backs off from me.
"W-what was that for?!" she says wiping her lips of the dried up blood.
"I-*wheeze* I love you...I will always even in death...*wheeze* It might be my time now...My final minutes alive *wheeze* I want it to be knowing I accomplished a life long goal I had since *wheeze* Since childhood..."
"W-What?! No that's not possible! You look at other girls ogling! You must hate me for doing this to you!"
"I *wheeze* don't agh!" my stomach aches as blood continues to drip out of the open wound. She hasn't moved the sword since I kissed her.
"Bu-But! I stabbed you with my sword! You have to hate me! I-I!" she starts to tear up and cry. I need to let her know I still love her.
I brace for the pain and pull her closer to me and the sword moves a bit deeper in me. Causing me to spit blood over her shoulder.
"I will always *wheeze* love you..." I start going limp as all my muscles struggle to hold her. I try my best not to fade into darkness but I am still here.
I slowly look up into her eyes. They are fading back to brown. Her natural brown eyes. Beautiful...might be the last thing I see...I'm fading...
"C-Coda?! What is happening? Why are you-oh god...oh god oh god oh god what have I done!"
I start going limp as it all fades to black...I can't feel the pain anymore...My yes however are still open still though. It means I am dying.
She start take my face and looks me in the eyes. My heavy droopy eyes now.
"Stay with me! Oh god what have I done! What happend while I was away! Oh gods! No no no!"
She is panicking...I need her...to calm down...
"Its *wheeze* okay..."
"But-"
I kiss her on the lips one last time and I struggle not to spit blood in her face. So I wallow it down. God it taste awful. I feel like this is the end.
It's over. Times up for me...
"Coda! Stay with don't you dare die! You, You! You idiot! Your stronger than this! Don't leave me!"
"I'm *wheeze* sorry...I...*wheeze* love you."
That's it. My eyes close and it fades to black. I can't see anything. Or hear anything or feel. I think that were my final words to her.
"Coda?! Coda! Please don't leave me! Oh god oh god oh god! No! Stay with me!"
She let's Coda lay down as blood comes out of his wound from the back and leaves a puddle of blood staining his shirt and the ground. She tries to stop the bleeding but to no avail. She tries shaking him awaking but nothing. She even slaps him once in the face to wake him up and kisses him again in order to force him to come back like in romance stories.
"Please *cries* Dont leave me! I am so sorry! Wake up please!" She start shaking my body and kisses me on the lips trying to wake me up but nothing happens. She starts to panic and weeps tears.