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the dust cleared and taras was there on one knee and he got to his feet. his arms swung limp as he looked at the monster chuckling. taras eyes shone a golden yellow as he looked at the monster dead in the eyes and gritted his teeth. a fang could be seen in taras mouth as the monster took a step back.

"come on!"

taras suddenly moved a lot faster and he had auto haste cast on himself. faster he went as he ran around the monster confusing him, he shook from side to side dizzy. it started to slash in the air and taras jumped on the rusty metal of the sword and smacked the monsters hand. it dropped the sword and taras back flipped away. the monster was fast and used its other two hands and gripped around all of taras body leaving only his head piping out.

taras couldn’t do much as the monster held on to him then as he tried to wiggle out something fell from his pocket on the floor but it was just below him. taras gritted his teeth and more red steam came from his boy and he started to push the hands of the beast apart. it looked shocked and moved its other two hands to push on him too. taras flinched and started to weaken but then with one final push his strength grew and his fangs grew larger, it was a stalemate.

taras then suddenly pushed down and hit the ground. out of the monsters grip he picked up the flute and was swiftly kicked by the monster and sent flying to the other side of the sandy arena.

"ladies and gents the boy is doing the best out of all the competitors but i don't think he can hold in there."

the commentator shouted. taras hit the wall and fell to the ground blood dripping from his mouth. he picked up the flute and began to blow into it a quiet song played one he new some how but it didn't seem important right now. he began to heal a little with each note. the monster came charging over and body slammed him into the wall. taras lost his grip of the flute and it slipped through his fingers. spinning in the air it hit the ground and rolled under the wooden door.

"dam it."

taras sighed and smiled as he pulled out his club and smacked the beast around the face, its jaw clicked this hit did some damage and the monster swaggered away

taras looked up and his eye looked crazy as he pushed the monster away and it fell to the ground he had new strength and he yelled out loud. the ground under his feet cracked a little. his muscles and veins bulged as he looked severely angry and full of rage.

"i am a monster!"

He said with one thick fang sticking out his mouth and yelled with saliva shooting out as he talked. the creature cringed and he jumpe, dust in his wake. his club came around and hit the legs of the monster and then clicked in like breaking sound. the beast tried to punch taras, he dogged and was twisted around a little by the final fist. then at his head taras dropped his club and punched the monsters jaw, it was like slow motion as the two met then the beast span in the air and hit the others side of the arena, the wall collapsed onto him.

"umm........ we have a new winner ladies and gents"

the announcer said as the aura dissipated and taras calmed his body

taras got up and walked over to the man that was talking to the spectators. he chuckled and threw down a bag as big as taras’s head, he seemed happy to give the gil he must have made a lot or would make a lot after this sort of fight. taras walked out through the wooden doors as the man carried on shouting out to the people.

tara was greeted by the group of men wanting there money but all being to scared to come out and say it. taras put his hand in the bag and pulled out a bit of gil for later and gave them the hole bag it was easily 10 times what they gave them.

"you shouldn’t get wooed by a pretty face you may meet someone stronger then me, but not a nice guy."

he saw the flute on the floor and picked it up then he headed to the bar.

"Sorry that took so long."

taras walked over and took naiyu hand and lead her back into the door she came from and looked up at her.

"you should rest for sometime and we will get on a boat out of this ice content."

taras looked over at the food, he walked over and took hands fall of food and swallowed a mouth full to help get his strength back, then he took some food in his arms and sat on the fold up bed that Naiyu was on and he began eating some more.

"ill stay here as you rest."

he didn’t seemed that tired after all the fighting, sure he was injured, but he was like a beast out there, all that fighting came easy to taras. He looked at the floor as he eat still thinking why.

((sorry my uni work got on top of me lol sweatdrop ))


Taras lay there as he finished his food and started to have thoughts of where to go next. It seemed like they just got into more trouble every where they went, but he was kind of happy to be helping some one and not be so feared.

"Thanks"

He whispered quietly as he thought how she didn’t call him a beast or a monster for acting his way. Taras counted the gil in his hand and asked himself which place they should head next.

"hmmm, yes and no. "

he looked at her and she gave a odd look back and taras continued with

"well .... um...... what i mean to say is, yes, you can be a handful but it is your way of living and no you have a right to life. i feel everyone has the right to live but no one to take it."

he stopped and sighed thinking how bad that sounded coming from a blood hungry monster like him.

"i am a hypocrite, i know and if you were to right off a list of those unworthy to live, i would be at the top some where, you wouldn't be, so don't worry about it ok."

taras got up and looked down about to ask about the dream she had but left it alone for now. he walked out the door and smiled at the person that let them stay there with a thank you and walked into the bar area.