"Hello Kadiem. We meet again." Said
the figure that had just walked through the Chronoplast.
Kadiem looked at him, squinted, then replied.
"Kain?"
"Yes. A future Kain."
"When? How? Why?"
"Ha. You seem shocked little Kadiem. Didn’t you expect your real father to
show up?"
"So it is you. You're the Kain I
want."
Kadiem visibly tightened his grip on his sword.
"Nice little reunion we've got here."
Said my future form.
"Enough small talk. I want my
revenge."
"It wont be sweet. I'm not the same man
you just beat. You'll me to be somewhat more of a challenge."
"We'll see about that." Replied
little Kadiem.
Kadiem began unsheathing his sword. I heard the
metal blade scrapping the sheath, it was an eerie sound that sent chills down
ones spine. His blade was thick, and incredibly well kept. It had a plain, yet
effective combat design. It was relatively long, similar to a broad blade
sword, yet distinguishably different. As the sharpened tip of the blade showed
its face to the world, metal clasps suddenly appeared on each side of Kadiem
hand. They shot around his hand, and intertwined, forming an impenetrable
protective shield around his hand.
"Nice sword you've got there. But will it
face up to mine?" Said the Kain from the future.
I suddenly realised that he had the Soul
Reaver, and that mine was gone! It must have been taken from me when I was
brought here! Why had I not noticed that before? I truly wasn't back to my
normal self yet.
"Lets see!" Shouted Kadiem.
He dropped the sheath of his sword, and
prepared for battle. Kain slowly walked down the first flight of steps of the
Chronoplast, then leapt down the last flight, landing on the marble
battlefield. I noticed that his hands were also clawed. How far in the future
had he come from?
Kadiem
gripped his sword with both hands, his right hand was protected, but his left
hand was protected less. He raised his sword above his head, and charged
towards Kain. Kain sprinted towards Kadiem, and he to lifted up his sword. They
were on a collision course. But neither of them was going to back out.
They both started to bring their swords down,
slanted oppositely. Kadiem screamed, and the future Kain seemed unfazed. They
neared each other, and swung with extra force as their swords clashed. The
sound of metal colliding with metal rang through out the chamber. The two
vampires stood, swords raised and touching, forcing against each other. It was
futile. They both simultaneously withdrew their swords, and swung their second
strikes.
Their swords clashed once again, at shoulder
height, and the ring of metal was sent out for the second time. The Reaver slid
down Kadiem's sword, but the future Kain quickly pulled it away, swung it
slightly above his head, and brought it down at an angle, towards Kadiem's
right side. Kadiem had enough time to counteract. He slanted his sword to his
left, and blocked my future forms attack, but the position looked
uncomfortable.
They looked into one another’s eyes, and I
could sense their anger from the other side of the chamber. Kadiem kept eye
contact, and started to pull his sword to a vertical plane. He was forcing
against the future Kain, but he seemed strong enough to overpower Kain, and
gain the advantage in the battle. Their swords, and eyes kept contact at all
times. Their swords were both vertical, and they were both still pushing
against each other. Kadiem quickly withdrew his sword away from Kain, towards
his left shoulder.
The future Kain had seen it coming, and was
only momentarily thrown off balance. He quickly recovered, and as Kadiem
thrusted his sword towards Kain's chest, the future Kain merely sidestepped to
his left. Kadiem was still lunging forward, when the future Kain counter attacked. Kain swiped the Soul Reaver,
parallel to the floor, towards Kadiem right ribs. His attack was somehow
thwarted, and both men quickly withdrew and stood looking at each other.
They were equals, and no attack had yet to hit
home.
"Well done little Kadiem. I commend you on
surviving for this long." Said the future Kain.
"Ha. I'm only warming up."
"As am I."
"Enough talk. It is time for me to get my
revenge." Shouted Kadiem.
"HaHa! You still don’t know the truth do
you?" Replied Kain, in time to stop Kadiem from attacking.
"The truth about what?" Asked Kadiem.
"The disgrace of a vampire, your mother,
the wench, hasn't told you yet. Has she?"
"How dare you insult my mother."
Shouted Kadiem once more.
He ran towards Kain, and lifted up his sword
for another attack. The future Kain blocked it once again. They were back where
they started. Swords raised above their heads, heads dangerously close. Once
again staring into each other’s eyes.
"Ha," laughed Kain, "You really
don't know much do you?"
Kadiem tried to bring his sword down on Kain,
but it didn't work.
"What are you talking about? Tell me
now!" Shouted the now aggravated Kadiem.
"I'll test you first. If you survive. I'll
think about telling you."
Kain was suddenly surrounded by a blue light,
he merely forced his arms apart, and Kadiem flew across the chamber. He landed
on the floor, and seemed stunned. His sword flew up to the second level, way
out of anyone’s reach. The future Kain lifted up both his arms, and a pillar of
red energy, red light, appeared under Kadiem. It rose upwards, and consumed
Kadiem. It was too thick to see through, but the attack looked devastating.
Kadiem was surely dead.
To my surprise, and my future forms amusement,
Kadiem stepped out of the pillar of light. He and his clothes were completely
unscathed. But how could this be? That was supposedly a powerful attack. How
had Kadiem survived unscathed?