"You don't remember me do you?" The look-alike asked me. "When you called me brother just now...it was a reflex."
I couldn't respond to that...I mean...he was right.
"I thought so. But alas...it's true." He acknowledged. "Unfortunately, we ARE brothers."
I finally gathered up enough strength to cast him away from me. We collided back and forth. Steel clanging steel. But still, from below, RaXi and her opponent were completely silent.
"Unacceptable!" My 'brother' Condemned me. "Stop worrying about them! I am your opponent, remember?!"
"Ugh! You're annoying!" I shouted shooting a lightning bolt at him, in full force. An icy shield formed and deflected it. I was shocked.
"Unacceptable..." He repeated. "You really don't remember anything...so the fall did that much damage, eh?"
"Fall? And....QUIT SAYING UNACCEPTABLE! As though you're judging me!!!" I was quite irritated.
He smirked. Then raising the huge hammer above his head, he brought it down on the ground...sending a wave of Ice shooting at me. I brought up a ball of lightning...my impenetrable defense shield. Most all the ice disintegrated...save for a single shard that cut my cheek as it shot through. Blood drizzled from the small scratch.
"I grazed you that time." He gloated. "So you've gotten weaker after all..."
I growled. "Just spit it out then! You know so much about me...spit it out!"
He began to laugh...a maniacal and irritating snicker. "Very well Brother...I'll tell you one thing. Domix #III."
"What?" I asked. "Domix?"
"My name and assigned Number...but trust me...it says nothing about my strength..." Domix admitted.
Suddenly I heard the clang of RaXi's sword...hitting the ground. Was she defeated! No, but now her opponent was holding her. o_O I didn't get it...but knew I had to help her out. Shooting lightning in all directions towards Domix I rushed in and swung at RaXi's opponent. He dodged and backed away.
"WHAT THE HELL RAXI?! THESE ARE ENEMIES! WHY AREN'T YOU FIGHTING?" I shouted standing before her. She was gone...totally out of it.
She didn't answer me. Domix came and took his place next to his partner. "Well this is a party killer..." He said scratching his head.
"It's time to pull out...I'll be back for you RaXi...I'll sever your ties from this place and free you from your pain." Her opponent said. What the hell was that supposed to mean...did she know him too?
Suddenly they opened up a portal and started through.
"Running away!!" I shouted angrily.
"Don't worry bro...I'll be back to deal with our matter too. I just came this time to warn you..." Domix stated. "Just don't forget...the name is DOMIX!"
They were gone...and the spur of the moment battle was over just like that. But now...what was I supposed to do with RaXi? She didn't seem like she was coming back to this world anytime soon...
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