Chapter 33 : "Fight"

I am watched by that man, he really seems into me with his oh muscular body, I know I'm pretty but being stared that much it sucks. I feel ashamed because of all of them staring at me... they like to see me dance but I'm losing confidence since they are strangers and not people I lived with most of my life, I will win no matter what ! There is no way I lose to that, my life is on the line !

"How do you want to fight ?" he asks me, seemingly looking at my eyes instead.

"What ?" My body is getting heavier... is it the curse ? "I don't..." I can't speak.

"There was no need to undress, I always fight fair, I will not hold back on you." he smiles.

It seems I can speak again but not from my own free will, someone is controlling me and making me do a soothing voice.

"Then... If you win, what will I become since you are so much stronger than me big guy ?"

"I'm glad you asked. Since I want to have fun, something fun if I win. I'll let you choose the kind of fight you want."

"Then... If I win, all of you guys will be under my command and you'll never desobey me in any way. Let's play cut the rock half in paper. Three rounds."

"Seems like you are very confident. Although I must correct you since the game's name is rock paper scissors."

I'm closing my eyes on my own, that person who possessed me left me be free, now I'm forced into a game based on luck and I'm trying to see into the future but... there is nothing happening, damn me, next time I will destroy the shit out of him for killing me, maybe he'll understand the pain that way. I use my right hand for the game and so does that man.

"Good... Rock, paper, scissors."

I pull a scissors and at the same time he pulls a rock, we go for another round, I do a paper and he does a rock. For the third round I'm a little scared, I could stay dead forever and never learn who I am to that godess of love.

"Just say it if you want to give up mister."

"A war isn't won on a single battle." he says with his deep voice.

"Let me win please."

"No."

Well I tried at least, I'm getting my clothes on since trying to seduce him was desperate of me, doesn't even work on him to tease him either, what else can I do but rely on luck ? Maybe there is one last thing to do, something I couldn't think about since I'm always so serious.

"Then we will fight ! And I will emerge victorious !"

"Come." he provokes me using only his left hand.

I have no idea what to do, I run at him with all my strength that I put inside my punch and it reaches his torso, resulting in no damage to him, I am the one who's hurt and ache at the pain it causes me. He doesn't even try now, he punches my arms and legs four times each and I'm about to pass out from it, there are even bruises where he hit me, I'm not giving up... not now, not ever.

I get up, even if he breaks all of my limbs I'll get up, I will win this fight no matter what ! If I lose now, I will never be able to come back to life, to accomplish all my dreams, not just for me but also for Olivia... I bet she misses me, after all she does love me.

I'm taking a deep breath, I can feel the curse done to me by the Ruler, I can withstand it, every hero as a will that surpasses the gods, all the pain from those punches is reminding me of Olivia, I want to be powerful, I want to be the godess of all time ! The rage within my will is rising in my eyes, I can move my body as I please without struggling.

I am getting better, sometimes I forget how powerful I am, this man will lose because I have the will to live.

Even as we fight hands to hands, all those punches, kicks and headbutt makes our blood boil, even the sratches on our clothes, his strength is phenomenal, but I've been against worse opponents, demons that I have defeated on my own.

"Give up." I say confident in my own power.

"Gh... What are you ?" the man asks me as I'm the one who overtakes the fight and the sand at our feet clashes with our legs.

I have nothing to say to such a weak person, to lose to that man would be a shame on everyone in my family, I'm the best kitsune ever born, I must honor it for my parents, for everyone who died that fateful day.

The man pushes me with all his strength left, trying to make me full into the water that may be a way to beat me, just by looking behind me, sharks are in the water, they are eating fishes and my body is attracted to the water, I can't stop him without my powers, but... no...

"Noooooo ! No, no, no, nooo !" I'm screaming in despair.

"Just say it if you want to give up. I will train you." the fighter pretends calmly with his irritating smile, pushing me closer to the edge of the arena.

"Never !" I spite in his face as I kick his balls and switch our position with my sheer will.

Muscleman looks at his back then at me, his face is telling me everything I needed to know, the spectators are watching and encouraging me, telling me to push him into the water, where is my strength coming from anyway ? Is it just natural ? Is it for us to be even in this specific place ? He is about to cry... I kind of feel bad for him since he is a nice guy that I've just met.

"Are you by any chance, scared of sharks ?"

"Is it that obvious ? I thought I hid it well." he laughs.

"Only me can see you cry, I don't wanna disappoint them. But at the same time, I'm willing to let you go if you give up."

"Your will surpasses mine, you win. No matter what you do, don't regret it girl." he smiles at my face.

Somehow, his smile irritates me, I want to spare his final memory to be a nightmare that I had died to and yet it makes my heart pound crazy when I think about the idea of that man screaming until not even a single scrap of flesh is left... I've decided, I smile back at him and push him into the water where the shark catches him, I crouch on the edge to watch him being eaten him while he screams and only bones are left from his body, the public is praising me for what I did, they love me Ellen ! I don't regret it even a single bit, it feels good, It's like a cake, the less I taste it the more delicious it become.

And now that this fight is over, the Godess of Love herself is advancing right in my path, her smile fades away as she does an incantation to bring my powers back and speaks to me with low regards to me.

"I'm afraid I have to let you live, monster. Hence I told you that if you won I would tell you who I am to you."

Getting my powers back feels great, now that they aren't missing anymore I feel more complete, not entirely but definitely is better than staying dead forever.

"Tell me."

"It might be complicated for such a thing to understand. I am you, I also am your sister."

"This doesn't make any sense."

"You wonder why you are not a godess but I am ? It's a matter of sheer will, and the fact that you killed my predecessor."

"You mean Cupidon ? There is no way I did such a thing, I'm not a bad person." I mean, after what I did just now I could be questioned on it.

"Oh and, that man you fought, he wasn't eaten. I gave him another chance to live."

"Aren't you the Godess of Love ?"

"I am. The Godess of Life is me."

"Then... am I the real me ?" I'm having headaches, like someone is trying entering my memory.

"Too long to explain, enjoy the trip."

She waves her hand at me and disappear from my eyesight or is it me who is disappearing from here ? There is only me in darkness, there is no light, a dark pitch black kind of darkness, it's like being blind, I'm spinning in this endless void, my body is getting all fuzzy and it results in a flow of too much informations gathering all at once, all my encounters till now, I can't move and only experience the memories that have been hidden by someone I don't even know.

The darkness is soon showing me me playing with the other me in my parent's room, we look the same both in pitch and appearance, then there is this mirror who suddenly appears in my hands, no one knows where I am, no one should know anything about what happens here and with that in mind, I start dippin while being sucked in by the mirror.