Jax lay motionless for a few seconds, the pain excruciating, as she tried to get back up. She flipped onto her back, more pain ripping down her torso as a vicious scream of rage filled the arena. Was that her? She was in too much pain to think, and all her thoughts were focused on the fight. She was not preparing to be hit. In fact the second half of her plan needed her fully functional. She breathed heavily knowing that if she didn't get to her feet the ref would call it. She rolled once more, her lips pressing against the concrete as she used her one arm to push up. Her body shivered as her rigid form began to move into a bipedal stance. She shook violently as she stood, staring across the arena at Titan. He held her scythe in his palm, bending it and then throwing it to the side. She grit her teeth, rage filling her. That scythe was a gift from her father and treating it like a piece of pipe made her sick. She stood straighter walking a few feet back so that she hit the wall. She gripped her awkward arm pressing back against the stone. She looked up, one of her eyes already puffing and going black. She eyed a red figure and pressed her lips together. Jax raised her eyebrows as she saw him cheering for her. She turned looking at the field in defeat when suddenly a fire burned through her body. She gripped her shoulder and slammed it backward with full force, a scream of agonizing pain filled the arena, along with a smaller pop. She cut the scream short tears running down her cheeks as she pushed off of the wall,"F..Fight...isn't over...yet.."
Titan stared at her shaking his head,"You won't beat me without a weapon."
Jax took a step forward, a confident smile creeping off of her body as she walked slowly in a pattern, her boots sliding slightly against the ground,"You're...right...I can't beat you hand to hand. I never could. I never even tried. I just needed you to bleed."
Suddenly she stopped her eyes fading to a sickly black as her black pentagrams began to glow. She smiled, blood dripping from her lips as she fell to her knees gripping the edge of a star. For the first time, the crowd was made aware of the blood smear in the shape of a pentagram. The pentagram was huge. She gripped one part of the star then cranked it back like a door, as a bright red light erupted beneath her. Her hair and jacket flew up as a burst of wind glowed beneath her. She clenched her fists, whispering lightly, "Ad remum anima mea? Ad remum potestate mea! Et nunc absolvo vos, et peto, vincere hostibus meis victoriam. Libet Vangor tibi."
Jax took a few steps as a red glow filled the arena, some of the candles blowing out to dim the room. Jax stood, her palms glowing in the dark, as a hand erupted from the hole. The sick purplish palm gripped a sword of a red flame. The
Jax raised a palm and so did the demon,"Shut your mouth demon. This is my fight! Now bend motherfucker. I have a position to fill."
She ran forward the demon angrily propelled to copy her even though it was twice her size. Titan prepared himself, although his facial expression seemed uneasy. Jax came screaming as she brought her invisible fire blade down in a thick sweep. Titan fell to the side slicing up into the demon's belly. The demon/Jax pulled back, twisting on her heel to kick out into Titan's head. Titan fell back with an outstanding crash the strength of the demon enough to match his own. Jax grunted, not giving him the change to recover as she slammed the blade up and through Titan's shoulder. He howled in agony, gritting his teeth. Jax pulled back throwing away the sword to come up with a suckerpunch to the face. The demon followed her movements easily, licking his lip as blood hit his form. Jax hit Titan again. His body hitting the wall as she came at him again. He lifted his arms to block, using his strength to push her into a dance. Jax just stayed focus, the pain from her shoulder and previous beating ignored, but not forgotten. She was in intense pain but she was too angry, the adrenaline was too intense for her to slow. She knew control of the demon was going to be short, and she could already feel blood run down her nose. She punched left then right, then right back up with an uppercut. His form lifted off the ground and as he came down the demon kicked out sending Titan into the wall. He hit hard, the arena shaking as he fell to his butt spent. Jax paused, her breath heavy as she walked over to her scythe. She picked it up and threw it to the demon, getting him to bend it back into shape.
Jax turned, forcing the demon to bend to his knees infront of her. She walked over, taking the scythe from his fingers,"I'm done with you."
The demon licked his lips eyeing her with malice and hatred,"Raise me again, woman and I will use your skin for my bed sheets. I am not one to be used as a toy."
Jax lifted her arm and the demon was on his feet. She twisted her fingers and he slid towards the pentagram portal, her voice exhausted and angry"Go to hell."
She pushed him over the edge and the pentagram closed around him, leaving nothing but a screech of hatred. She turned, trying to see Titan rise to his feet but falling back. She waited for him to get up, her form barely standing up. She was bruised and bleeding, and covered in dirt, but as the seconds ticked by, he didn't get up. She waited when finally a whistle reverberated around the arena and the silence erupted into cheers.
Jax relaxed falling to her knees as she stared up at the large board of names that highlighted the top five. Titan Ragnus' name dissapeared as Jax Kariana glowed brightly above her.
Titan stared at her shaking his head,"You won't beat me without a weapon."
Jax took a step forward, a confident smile creeping off of her body as she walked slowly in a pattern, her boots sliding slightly against the ground,"You're...right...I can't beat you hand to hand. I never could. I never even tried. I just needed you to bleed."
Suddenly she stopped her eyes fading to a sickly black as her black pentagrams began to glow. She smiled, blood dripping from her lips as she fell to her knees gripping the edge of a star. For the first time, the crowd was made aware of the blood smear in the shape of a pentagram. The pentagram was huge. She gripped one part of the star then cranked it back like a door, as a bright red light erupted beneath her. Her hair and jacket flew up as a burst of wind glowed beneath her. She clenched her fists, whispering lightly, "Ad remum anima mea? Ad remum potestate mea! Et nunc absolvo vos, et peto, vincere hostibus meis victoriam. Libet Vangor tibi."
Jax took a few steps as a red glow filled the arena, some of the candles blowing out to dim the room. Jax stood, her palms glowing in the dark, as a hand erupted from the hole. The sick purplish palm gripped a sword of a red flame. The
rose from the ground cackling, his eyes a deep black as he stared at Titan,"I AM GOING TO EAT YOUR SOUL, LITTLE MAN!"
Jax raised a palm and so did the demon,"Shut your mouth demon. This is my fight! Now bend motherfucker. I have a position to fill."
She ran forward the demon angrily propelled to copy her even though it was twice her size. Titan prepared himself, although his facial expression seemed uneasy. Jax came screaming as she brought her invisible fire blade down in a thick sweep. Titan fell to the side slicing up into the demon's belly. The demon/Jax pulled back, twisting on her heel to kick out into Titan's head. Titan fell back with an outstanding crash the strength of the demon enough to match his own. Jax grunted, not giving him the change to recover as she slammed the blade up and through Titan's shoulder. He howled in agony, gritting his teeth. Jax pulled back throwing away the sword to come up with a suckerpunch to the face. The demon followed her movements easily, licking his lip as blood hit his form. Jax hit Titan again. His body hitting the wall as she came at him again. He lifted his arms to block, using his strength to push her into a dance. Jax just stayed focus, the pain from her shoulder and previous beating ignored, but not forgotten. She was in intense pain but she was too angry, the adrenaline was too intense for her to slow. She knew control of the demon was going to be short, and she could already feel blood run down her nose. She punched left then right, then right back up with an uppercut. His form lifted off the ground and as he came down the demon kicked out sending Titan into the wall. He hit hard, the arena shaking as he fell to his butt spent. Jax paused, her breath heavy as she walked over to her scythe. She picked it up and threw it to the demon, getting him to bend it back into shape.
Jax turned, forcing the demon to bend to his knees infront of her. She walked over, taking the scythe from his fingers,"I'm done with you."
The demon licked his lips eyeing her with malice and hatred,"Raise me again, woman and I will use your skin for my bed sheets. I am not one to be used as a toy."
Jax lifted her arm and the demon was on his feet. She twisted her fingers and he slid towards the pentagram portal, her voice exhausted and angry"Go to hell."
She pushed him over the edge and the pentagram closed around him, leaving nothing but a screech of hatred. She turned, trying to see Titan rise to his feet but falling back. She waited for him to get up, her form barely standing up. She was bruised and bleeding, and covered in dirt, but as the seconds ticked by, he didn't get up. She waited when finally a whistle reverberated around the arena and the silence erupted into cheers.
Jax relaxed falling to her knees as she stared up at the large board of names that highlighted the top five. Titan Ragnus' name dissapeared as Jax Kariana glowed brightly above her.