Talia

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Banan's POV

He notices that I'm right behind him. Anzor jumps down on the ground and turn so he lies at his back. I'm about to chop his chest, but he covers it with his sword. Anzor use his sword to push away my ax, along with me. Then he rolls in the opposite direction from where he pushed me, safely out of my advantageous position. When he stands I hear his heavy breath. My confidence rise as I see how tired he is. His face is soaked with sweat as well as his hands, which gives him trouble getting a good grip. Anzor almost loose his sword a couple of times.

I attack him, but my ax is hard to control today. It swings by itself if I use too much power. Anzor keeps his distance. He seems to know that I don't have any control. And it is at this state I'm the most dangerous. Suddenly he makes a move. He times his swing with his sword to hit my ax, and force it out of my hands. It goes so fast I don't get the chance to react. The ax flees high in the air. For a moment I think it will reach heaven and never come back. I have to focus on the fight. Anor tries to strike; I duck and kick him in the butt. My ax is still in the air. I follow it with my gaze. The sun makes the polished steal shine. It ends up in the apple tree. Some apples fall down. They should have hit Talia, but she isn't there, and neither is the rope.

"Stop!" I say and stretch my hand in front of his face while I still look at the tree. He holds his sword with both of his hands behind his head, like I usually do with my ax. Anzor stays in this position, bewildered, but he withdraws his sword when he sees that Talia is gone.

"Where is she?" Anzor shouts angry.

"Calm down. We haven't discussed much, she can't be far away." I turn to face him.

"It must have been Faby."

"You mean Fabulous? No, that's wrong. I mean Fabian?" Anzor asks. I clear my throat.

"Yes. I saw him when we were in the city. But I didn't think he saw us."

Talia's POV

"How did you find me?" I ask.

"It was easy. I saw this huge crowd of people and got curious. That was when I saw Anzor and you Talia." Fabian looks like he is bored, checking his nails. To my surprise they are painted in black. The fact that he is lower than me, boost my confidence.

"Leave me alone!" My voice is harsh, but strong.

"I don't have to worry about harming you anymore. What a relief." I try to hit him in the head. He uses a knife as shield. It went so fast I didn't even see it. Blood drips from my fist, but I don't care. I try to kick him instead. He grabs my leg and pulls it enough for me to fall. Then he slowly presses a knife against it. The blood strainers down my leg. Since I'm already at the ground I kick him with the other foot. This time I actually hit him in the stomach. Fabian drops my leg and put his hands around his tummy while he makes weird noises, most likely out of pain. When I try to kick him again he retreats to a safe distance.

"Coward." I shout. I can feel my wounds growing back together. It feels strange and I'm afraid to get small stones in them or something while they heal.

I run towards him, but he starts to throw knifes again. Every time he throws one, he hits me. I stop to move when he have thrown all of them. My body has twelve knifes inside. It doesn't hurt; it only bugs me because it's hard to make a movement. The blood I spill might be enough to fill a small pool. I'm surprised I haven't passed out yet. Even though it's hard to move, I pull out one knife after another. Fabians eyes widens of terror. When all of them are at the ground, I walk to him. He covers his face with his hands and screams like a little girl, too afraid to run, too scared to do anything else.

"Not the face."

"Stop it, down with your hands." He does as I command and I tie him to a tree with the rope I've been having around my shoulder.

"How far is it to my brother?" I ask.

"Not far." Banan stands behind me. "As I thought; first we meet Mino, and now you."

"Mino was also one of the people who were after me?" Nobody answers. I start to notice how much blood I've lost. My head gets dizzy and I feel like the world is spinning with two Banans and two Anzors.

"Talia!" Banan shouts and catch me before I faint.

Anzor's POV

Banan gently lays her at the ground. Then he pays attention to me, while Fabian complains and tries to escape. Banans gray eyes suddenly seem black and emotionless.

"My boss will get angry if I don't do my duty. I'm sorry, but this is where it ends. Leave now and I won't harm you." The smile he gives me makes him look like man who tries to sell a product, and I startle. Even his polite manner and voice is uncomfortable. His smile doesn't fade, not even when he retrieves his ax. I first react when he try to gain speed with both hands behind his head. Some of the sun's rays come into the woods and makes Banan black as I look up at him. I've automatically taken out my sword and use it to respond to his hew. We push ourselves against each other. He stands at a taller place, which is a benefit, and makes me lose my balance. Before I'm put out of action, I step aside. Banan throws away his ax, while he jumps and extends his arms to reach me. I put up my sword too late. He takes hold of my head and drags me with him down at the ground. We roll down the hill and when we stop, Banan is faster than me. He sits on my arms and grabs my head again. The smile widens as he looks at me with joy, like he wants to see me suffer. My heart beats fast.

"No blood this time." Banans grip becomes firmer, it hurts. The little sunlight that still reaches us still makes Banan dark. I look up at him, but the only thing I can see clearly is his raised mouth corners, that smirk. I have never liked that smile, never will. To think that that is the last thing I see before I die, when he cracks my head, is horrible.