SHADOWS OF
THE UNKNOWN
( Supernatural Nexus... )
CHAPTER 13&14
★★★★★
"Don't leave me for her" Heaven repeated and there was silence.
"What are you talking about? Her?" Lamia asked.
"You mentioned her name" Heaven replied.
"Let's go together,you can't leave me here anyway" she added.
"How did you get here on your own?" Lamia questioned with raised brows.
"I followed someone here" Heaven replied.
Lamia sighed and held her hand before he started walking out of the garden.
"Hey! Come back here you dumb vampire!! Stop!!" Natasha screamed as she ran after Damon all around until she bumped into Lamia and Heaven,their connected hands unlocked and Heaven almost fell down but Lamia was fast enough to catch her.
"You should watch out where you're going" Lamia said to Natasha as she helped Heaven balance on her feet. Natasha looked at Lamia angrily.
"And stop screaming unnecessarily" Lamia added and gave Damon a short glance before walking away with Heaven.
Natasha fold her fist angrily,glaring at Lamia.
"Are you okay? You didn't get hurt right??" Damon asked.
Natasha faced him.
"The bracelet" she muttered,opening her palm and Damon gently dropped the bracelet he took from her on her palm.
Natasha walked away.
*****
HEAVEN'S ROOM**
"We are here" Lamia breathe out as they entered the room. Heaven smiled at let go of his hand.
"Thank you,I owe you one" She said.
Lamia pushed his two hands into his pockets.
"What will you give me in return?? Apple?" He asked and Heaven chuckled.
"I guess" she said.
"I don't really like apples tho" Lamia muttered.
"Oh" Heaven bite her lips.
"I'm leaving,bye" Lamia said and walked out before Heaven could talk again.
Heaven smiled and fell on the bed,but was interrupted immediately by the door that opened again.
"Tell me what's going on" Cat-Girl grinned and dropped Luna on the floor.
Heaven groaned loudly.
"Come on tell me,I've only seen Lamia entering your room,I don't think he enters anybody's room aside yours" Cat-Girl said.
"I can say we are friends" Heaven took her lips in.
"I guess you don't want to tell me,by the way,are you preparing for tonight?" Cat-Girl asked.
"What about you? You're going against the ice girl" Heaven said.
"Oh Winter,well I don't really care if I don't win,I will just make sure I don't get hurt either,but I'm worried about you instead" Cat-Girl said.
"Don't worry about me,I might not win,but I won't get hurt either." Heaven smiled.
Cat-Girl carried Luna,the cat meowed loudly and jumped on Heaven on the bed.
"Aww cutie,I've missed you" Heaven said,rubbing the fur.
"I can't wait to see you as a sorcerer" Cat-Girl faced her and Heaven smiled.
"You can fall sick and I will be one" Heaven said and Cat-Girl laughed.
"I hardly fall sick tho" She said.
*****
VILLA PASSWAY**
Damon lean on the wall as he smoked his cigarette. All he was thinking of at that moment is Lamia,the fact that Natasha shows more interest in Lamia than him make him mad.
"Dude,I've been searching for you" Chase said as he walked closer.
Damon puffed out his smoke and dropped it on the floor,he stepped on it and sat down.
"Are you okay?" Chase sat down next to him.
"I hate him" Damon muttered.
"Let me guess,Lamia?" Chase grinned.
"I don't want to hate him.....but I badly do. Especially when he keeps getting in my way,getting all the praise like he's some god,should I just suck up his blood??" Damon murdered.
"Thought he doesn't have blood" Chase chuckled.
"What the f**k is he without blood? I hate that we both breathe the same air,and what is it about him that curls love so much?" Damon hissed.
"Is this about Natasha? So you like him?" Chase asked.
"He's getting in my way" Damon muttered.
"So,what are you going to do? He will keep on being in your face" Chase winked.
Damon smirked.
At that moment,Ruben walked past them.
"Hey" Damon immediately called and Ruben turned back.
"What" He asked.
Damon got up and moved a bit closer.
"About tonight's duel" he said and Ruben raised his brows
"What about it?" He asked.
"Wanna fight Lamia first while I do the finishing?" Damon asked.
"You think he's going to win against me?" Ruben asked with a scoff.
"Even if you are stronger,can you let him win?" Damon asked.
Ruben looked at him closely.
"What are you planning??" He asked and Damon smiled.
"Are you interested?? I can tell you what I'm up to if only you're interested" He said.
Ruben kept quiet for a second before nodding.
"Okay" He said and Damon smiled.
"Okay,deal sealed." Chase clapped.
*****
TRAINING HALL**
It was with aggression,how Natasha was operating and jumping around while using her sword for her invisible enemy,the sound of her sword hitting the air could be heard too. She stopped for a second and Lamia came to her mind.
*You should watch out where you're going*
*And stop screaming unnecessarily*
She started the fight again until the door suddenly opened,Natasha stopped and turned to see Lamia coming in,also with a sword in his hand.
She looked away from him and continue her training.
Lamia sat down on a seat,watching her sweating tiredly.
"If you have nothing to do here,take your eyes off me" Natasha muttered without looking at him.
"People get turned easily when fighting the air" Lamia said.
"It's my tiredness,not yours" Natasha muttered.
"I'm saying...."
"Just stop talking to me already!!!" Natasha yelled and dropped her sword loudly. She faced Lamia with a glare.
"Stop it,you can't just come back to talk to me after getting mad at me because of a slight mistake just because of a a girl" She said and went to grab a bottle water,she uncapped it and drank everything at a go.
"Wanna make me your training enemy?" Lamia asked after the short silence and Natasha faced him.
"I'm done training,you can have this place to yourself or invite your best friend to join you" Natasha said and picked her sword.
"Hey,I wasn't even mad at you like you said,I didn't yell at you like you're doing now,I only said you should watch out,and then I asked you to stop screaming because I literally heard you right from the garden,I told you about my ears,I almost died when your high voice hit my eardrum,I came out of the garden because I thought something happened to you,I thought you got hurt,only to find out you were just.....geez" Lamia roughed his hair.
"You're the only one who makes me talk this much,I can't believe I just said all that at once. You can go if you're still angry,I'm tired of talking already" Lamia said.
Natasha rolled her eyes.
"Fine,I'm going" She said and started walking out,she suddenly stopped and turned back to Lamia.
"You really won't stop me?" She asked.
Lamia scoffed.
"I've said more than I should say today,I don't have strength again" he muttered.
"Even to be my training enemy?" Natasha asked.
"If you want" Lamia said and Natasha smiled.
"Fine let's do this" She said and walked back to the middle,Lamia also stood up and moved closer.
"Please don't make me talk this much again,I'm almost loosing my breath" He said,drinking water.
"That wasn't my fault" Natasha mumbled.
Lamia dropped the bottle and unsheathe his sword.
"Let's go" He muttered and Natasha smiled.
"Okay" She said and made the first attack at once.
*****
NIGHT★ARENA**
The light of the arena was shining so brightly,as a result of the work of Bryant. The students each sat down,waiting for when the duel will begin. The three masters still walking around as if inspecting.
"Who are the ones not here yet?" Master Liam asked.
"Natasha" Winter said.
"I'm here!! Sorry!!" Natasha said as she rushed to join them.
Summer scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Then without wasting time,we will start immediately" Master River said and everyone was quiet.
"I'm sure y'all are ready"
"Yes master!" They chorused.
"Then.....let's start with Skylar and Speedy" Master Liam said.
Skylar was the first to get up with her sword,Speedy also followed and they entered the duel space.
"Make sure you don't fight with your personal feelings and in the process hurt your mate,clear?"
"Yes master" Speedy and Skylar said at once.
"You start at the sound of the bell" Master Liam said.
Master Lilith hit the bell at once and the fight started.
"Who are you betting on?" Eugene asked Lamia.
"She's winning" Lamia muttered.
"Who?" Eugene asked.
"The one in the black outfit" Lamia replied.
"Speedy? How did you even know?" Eugene scoffed.
Lamia kept quiet.
Speedy and Sykar's swords meet at a time,causing a loud sound and they both fell on the ground but also got up at the same time.
Skylar attacked first,she strike forward and made a snap kick toward Speedy's jaw. Speedy slapped the leg down and dodged the sword coming her way too,in the process,she spin to her back and kicked her from behind making her fall on her face.
"Ouch" Eugene muttered.
Skylar tried getting up but then let out a soft cry.
"What's wrong?" Speedy immediately asked.
"My ankle" Skylar said,holding her leg.
"Are you okay?" Master Lilith asked.
"I think her ankle got fractured" Speedy said,helping Skylar up.
"Then,we can announce Speedy as the winner" Master Liam said.
"Ohhhh!!!" Speedy screamed happily while the rest clapped.
"Wow,she really won" Eugene muttered and Lamia let out a short smile.
"I don't want to go next" Euenw said.
"You're scared?" Lamia asked.
"Oh come on,scared of who? I'm not,I just want to Watch more" Eugene said.
"Next on the list are...Lamia and Damon" Master Liam said.
Lamia got up and walked to the space but Damon was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Damon?" Master Liam asked.
"I don't think he's here,Ruben can take over for now" Master Lilith said and Ruben came forward at once.
The sound of the bell came and the fight started.
"I'm sure Lamia is winning" Winter grinned beside Natasha who said no word,she only focused. It didn't take a minute before Lamia won.
"I knew it!!!" Winter screamed as everyone clapped.
"That's weird" Natasha muttered,her eyes still On lamia who also seems surprised that it was over as they started but the others are too excited to reason that.
"Is Damon back yet??" Master Lilith asked.
"I'm here" Damon said when he arrived.
"Can't predict this time" Winter said.
"Keep quiet,you're loud" Summer muttered.
At the sound of the bell,Damon and Lamia both charged on each other.
The first attack ended into an engage,their sword blades both came in contact and there was a short stop,both opponent staring into each other's eyes.
The arena was totally quiet,everyone was interested in the fight.
Lamia wrapped his sword around Damon's own,trapping it so it doesn't move,Damon glared at him angrily.
Lamia kicked his legs and pulled out his sword at once,Damon fell on the floor and he also got a slight cut in his hand. He got up almost immediately.
Lamia advanced toward him first,Damon also did the same,he jumped,coming with a strong strike of attack,Lamia immediately covered with his own sword and the swords came in contact again,hitting and slashing loudly as they moved fast against other.
Damon continue going closer to Lamia in the fast combat while Lamia kept moving back,but Damon didn't stop,he was getting the upper hand,he made a fake movement of attack and Lamia blocked it giving him the opportunity to attack him for real,he slide his sword across Lamia's shoulder giving him a direct deep cut. Red blood covered his cloth immediately and Lamia looked at his blood dripping down his arm before looking at Damon who smirked.
"I guess your green blood isn't there tonight" He smirked.
"He's bleeding" Natasha stood up from her seat,looking closely.
Lamia ignored his wound and continue fighting again. Damon tried giving Lamia another cut but seems impossible as Lamia guarded all well before making a counter attack,he pretended to smash Damon's tummy but immediately sent a heavy punch on his tummy instead,throwing Damon from his balance,he fell on his chest heavily and his nose crushed the ground,he started bleeding.
Damon turned with every anger inside of him and threw his sword directly toward Lamia,before Lamia could do a thing,Natasha appeared in front of him and the sword penetrated right inside her tummy. Blood spilled out from her mouth.
Everyone stood up with a gasp.
Lamia's eyes widened.