Who Am I? What Was That?

Why must I hurt her again?

To protect our culture.

I have to kill to protect isn't that..?

It is your fault, you slipped up.

My...fault

She wouldn't have known had you not told her

My..fault...I'm the reason...I have to kill her?

Yes

"You! You want to learn Impact training?"

*cough* *cough*

She looks shocked did I say something wrong?

"So that's how it is. You.. you wait till I get off the ground, your dead." Slowly regaining her balance, standing tall, drawing her knife.

Her knife, is she trying to kill me?

Yes, for your power

"Do you seriously think you can hit me with that? Last time didn't go so well did it?"

She looks enraged did you say something to her?

Only what's needed.

"Shut up! Come here"

Please, don't say anything to hurt her

Fine but it's not like you can hear what I am saying anyway.

That's right.

She jumped at me erratically, swinging her knife vertically making sure not to overexert herself.

She's quick!

Speedily following through with a step, she spun, swinging high horizontally forcing me to block with the outer part of my forearm. Stabs followed in bunches missing by mere inches, it looks like she's aiming exclusively for my neck. Am I alarmed? I must be she has some intent behind those swings, still, I avoid her flurry of attacks.

*pant* *pant*

"If teaching me was such a problem you could've just said no"

"No"

"Am I a joke to you?"

I threw a sloppy punch that she slipped with ease aiming to stomp my toes, by instict I move.

I can fight like this?

You can, but choose not to

I choose not to, because I cant

Various slices, stabs and patterns were thrown my way keeping me on my toes. Aldis is skilled, unlike me she has experienced true battle. However, I dodged them all. My offence is stale, I can't seem to land a descisive hit her.

*pant* *pant*

"Dammit! why can't I? why can't I hit you! Pfft! So this is how a kaya fights when they're serious?"

"No, you still don't get it. This is how we defend ourselves and those who cannot fight. Aldis was it?.. Do you understand now, the gravity of the question you asked?"

!!!

"You even play with my name!?"

Kill.

Your still telling me to do that?

Now you might have to.

"Ahhhhhh!"

She's mad, It's because of you, isn't it...

I am you.

"Aldis, do you know why we kaya survive? Its because we protect our way of life, our culture. According to the rights, I can't let you leave me, in fact, according to the rights I should kill you."

"Ha! You! kill me!? You are seriously starting to piss me off"

We are almost out of time, dont be alarmed when your senses return.

Time?

Were still fighting, I wonder how long it has been. She charged at me with reckless abandon, flailing her dagger haphazardly. Fatigue has captured her face, her movements less precise and thus more predictable. My sight seems slow, I must be out of it as well.

Shortly after the battle came to a stand still, both parties gasping for air.

I can feel already?! How can I not be alarmed when it's so sudden.

Slowly I was able to piece together what exactly I was feeling, still fighting.

Sweat, running down my brow like a leaky faucet, slow stale air penetrating my lungs and most likely hers as well. Bones steady but aching, fingers sore but set for the occasion.

At the moment, you are not strong enough to kill her but when you are I'll be back.

Sooner than I could reply my ears began to twitch, hearing, slowly coming under my control. A short violent echo reassembling static repeated continously. I can almost make out what she is saying, so close.

"I dont care how tired I get!"

Time is up

Are you leaving?

For now, remember to protect your impact, protect our ancestors and protect yourself.

"You'll pay for stringing me along!"

As of now all my senses have now completely returned, speech and movement are now freely mine. New emotions flooding my body every second.

"I hate you! I hate you for forgetting my name!"

!!!!

Your name?

"It's Aldis!"

The moment I said her name Sadness captured my eyes "How could I do this to you?"

I feel like I'm learning my body all over again. The state of sadness that has suppressed me for a while, inches through every part of my body before invading my state of mind. A tsunami like wave flooding all personal space.

"Dont you dare say my name!"

She still hated my guts and for just reason.

"Aldis, please listen to me I... I dont know what happened..I'm just...I don't"

She rushed once more, As she went to swing again I hesitantly grabbed both her arms to keep her in place.

"Let go of me"

"Ow! Stop!"

She basically tore off a bunch of flesh with her teeth, I pushed her face grabbing her again.

Unfortunately theres no calming her down now.

"Stop, Moving!"

"Nooo!"

"Aldis, can you stop for a second?"

I guess I dont have a choice, I crept behind her and held her in a bear hug

"Let. Me. Go!"

"Not until you let me speak"

She threw the dagger towards my shoulder.

I prepared for the impact, but it never came. I found myself once again opening my eyes to a singular skeletal figure stopping the blade in place. I fled immediately with Aldis on tow.

There was no music? How did I?

"Ahahah this is ridiculous"

???

"I hate you and I cant even hit you? To hell with that! I dont care how many of those damn things appear. Your going to pay."

"Aldis, please listen. I need you to run away, leave me here...please"

With no response she stopped putting up a fight so I let her go. Unawre I was serious she took swipe across the entire mass of my chest. She was stopped once again.

"Leave....please"

"Your serious?"

"I..."

...

"Fine"

"Aldis wait! It's not that I want you to go I just.. its just... I don't want to.. I hurt you... I dont know what to do. I'm so confused."

"This, this is hard for you isnt it?"

"...Yeah"