{"id":131,"date":"2009-11-27T17:10:14","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T17:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sophiehoulden.com\/writings\/fair\/?p=131"},"modified":"2009-11-27T17:10:14","modified_gmt":"2009-11-27T17:10:14","slug":"chapter-52-echoes-in-the-dojo-of-a-different-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sophiehoulden.com\/writings\/fair\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 52: Echoes in the dojo (of a different kind)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- \t\t@page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } \t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8230; Cadence?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Don&#8217;t act so surprised &#8216;sister&#8217;, it&#8217;s not like I let you think I was dead for years on end or anything.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cadence was clearly filled with rage, it was all she could to to hold back and appear calm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I know cadence&#8230; I did something stupid. I had gotten to thinking whatever I did I could only harm the people around me so I ran, and I stayed hidden until recently. I found out even in hiding I was doomed to harm again.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Save it Doll, I don&#8217;t want to hear how you justified it. What you did I cant forgive.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cadence stood upright and faced Doll. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fight me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doll looked at cadence and sighed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I wont.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">LIER! You knew I was on the list when you decided to clean up the banded warriors.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I kept myself from thinking that far ahead-\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">FIGHT. ME!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I wont, even if I meant to before, standing here now I&#8217;ve already done too much harm to you Cadence.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cadence pulled out her flute and swung it sharply, the shrill sound cut the air, and Timon fell to the floor, his throat cut.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">TIMON!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Aella screamed and rushed over too him, but he had already passed away.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doll, fight. me. Now!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cadence walked slowly towards doll.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What have you become Cadence? You gave him no warning!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I&#8217;ll do it again if you don&#8217;t fight me Doll!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cadence, don&#8217;t make me-\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Doll was in tears now, but there was something that took the attention of both Doll and Cadence, beside Timon&#8217;s body Aella stood up, her whole body appeared to have a strong blue halo whilst she herself turned darker, eyes glowing and spark flying from her like lightning, Doll was more charged than she had ever been.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cadence swung her flute but it had no effect. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ha! Finally the bitch is ready to fight!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Doll spoke almost in a whisper, but it was deafening to those that heard what she said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I&#8217;m not going to fight cadence, you don&#8217;t deserve it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Doll rose up and started to hover towards Cadence. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I&#8217;m just going to kill you. There wont be chance for you to fight.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cadence was really pissed now and turned away from doll to Aella, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153don&#8217;t underestimate me bitc-\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The air was on fire, the dusk became a bright blue fire. It was impossible to see a thing from the glare, and when it faded, what was left of Cadence&#8217;s drifted away in the breeze.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aella fell to her knees exhausted and still in shock, but a loud roar behind her got both her and Doll&#8217;s attention, a helicopter flew away to the north west. Aella quickly looked around and then got to her feet to chase after the helicopter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Sans,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Claire!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but Aella was too weary, she fell again, and this time everything went dark.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153&#8230; Cadence?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don&#8217;t act so surprised &#8216;sister&#8217;, it&#8217;s not like I let you think I was dead for years on end or anything.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cadence was clearly filled with rage, it was all she could to to hold back and appear calm. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I know cadence&#8230; I did something stupid. 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