Kaijudo: The Fire Within Me

Chapter 19

"Oh my God! Oh my God!" I kept muttering. This test was about summoning and controlling a creature! I kept thinking about all the things that can go wrong. I can feel my heart beating against my ribs. I didn't know if my creature will accept me at first. What if it gets loose and attacks the others?! Like Jane said, they'll try to fight you and might attempt to kill. I was so anxious, I couldn't even breathe. I was pretty much freaking out! "You will do great!" Jane  encouraging me. "I don't know! What if something happens? What if-" "Ōkami, you got this! You are a natural. Though not small like Kenina, but still powerful. Give them time and let it calm down and  you need to calm down. If you act like that you'll make them anxious. And you don't want them to be anxious. Let them trust you and you can trust them back. Ok?" I sighed trying to calm myself. I took deep breaths. "Give them time. They will come around." They'll come around. I thought. "Thanks." "That's what friends do." She gave me a hug. "You got this! I believe in you." She left to join the masters. I walked into the arena with my head high and I was trying my hardest not to freak out. "You got this." I said silently. I was eventually calming down. Then I heard Malcolm yell out. "You got this! No pressure!" I wanted to tell him to shut up and telling me 'no pressure!' Is putting a little pressure. "Concentrate." I told myself. I saw a brief image of what my creature would be. I took a deep breath and did the kata. "Tatsurion the Unchained!" A veil opened to a creature that had the same facial features of what I saw in the barn. The one I swiped at. Oh god! "Holy-" It roared, scaring everyone in the audience cutting me off. "What is this place?! Whoever brought Tatsurion here will pay!" Did he just recite himself in 3rd person? Is that what they do sometimes? Scratch that. He must've recognized my scent from before and I saw the wound on his claw. The moment I hit him with the heated poker flashed into my head. I remember what Jane said about taking certain things like that personally. "Oh, fructose!" I muttered. It looked like he didn't recognize me. Tatsurion stared at me while snarling. So he does recognize me? Oh crap! I rather deal with Doragon than be in this situation! He walked towards me while I backed up hoping not to be cornered. Give him time to adjust and he'll calm down. I thought to myself. He kept pacing towards me as if expecting me to react. "Just like before," He waited for my reaction when I partially saw him and when I tried to defend myself. "I know the legends of my kind being taken away to battle." He said. "Why have you brought me here?" "I don't really know." I whisper. I felt the flames and the nature side of me start growing and was about to show itself. "Don't change nor cast your spell or you'll be in hell." I stopped pacing backwards and stared up at him. Demonstrating that I'm not gonna run like last time. Even though I was internally screaming. He looked at me cautiously but curiously. He said something that shocked me. "Kaiju?" Kaiju? Like the practice? No, he meant someone else. A person or creature like himself. He got too close and I had to back up. I can feel his breath on my face.  "You are afraid." He said. Everything was so quiet. No one said a word. I can hear my heartbeat. "If you are afraid, then why have you brought me here?" I felt like I was gonna die. I didn't know what to say. One wrong word could be the end of me. I didn't answer. I couldn't move. All I could do was stare. I averted my eyes to show that I don't want to fight. He grunted. I slowly backed up to keep telling him that I didn't want to fight. I need to get out, I feel like I'm gonna pass out! I heard Fingers call forth his creature and shot at Tatsurion only pissing him off. "Fingers! Pull out! Pull out now!" Man that sounds wrong! Tatsurion charged at his creature, banishing it with at least two hits. Then he charged at Fingers. I used my gauntlet to hold him back. He stopped for a brief moment with him fighting me. Man he is powerful! "I am Tatsurion....THE UNCHAINED!" He broke loose and and charged at him again. Going straight towards Jane and Malcolm. I grabbed a rock and threw it at Tatsurion getting his attention for a brief moment. Then he went back to chasing Fingers.  "Leave them alone!" I ran after him and trying to get him away from them. "Seal the arena!" Master Brightmore demanded. I heard Jane call my name and she summoned Gargle. "Jane stay there!" "Ōkami get out!" She cried. "Now!" Fingers got out before a barrier locked us in. Master Brightmore was calling his creature. "Ra-Vu, seeker of lightning!" I saw a robotic like creature standing tall and floating a few inches off the ground. It looked at me and struck lightning at me. I nearly hit me, I was nearly struck by it. "First a giant eel, and now a robot? That tried to kill me?!" I saw Tatsurion charge at it only to get knocked down. Though he terrified me, I didn't want to watch him die. Another memory flashes into my mind. The moment my mom got into car crash in an attempt to kill herself to when she was admitted and the sound of the monitor going offline. Not again. I couldn't help her. I can't let that happen again. Not now! I ran up to him to see if he was alright. He grunted as he tried to get up. "Stay down." I told him. He looked at me curiously. "Why?" "I don't know. Its my fault, I should've never brought you here." I felt tears filling my eyes. I heard Master Brightmore telling me to move. "Get clear!" "Aren't you gonna acknowledge the fact that Ra-Vu tried to KILL ME?!" He didn't respond. "I said get clear!" "Why? Tatsurion didn't do anything to harm me!" I protested. "I would rather die than let anything innocent be killed off or something because of a stupid mistake!" I felt all the pain course in me. I stood my ground to make my point.