Only the Devil Knows. (Hawk vs Sha)

 While it’s true the angel of death waited for no one, he did sometimes gain help. Whether it is a Fire, Flood, Animal or a Human or old age, everyone was destined to die. It was Sha’s belief that death was truly God’s greatest gift to man. They were born in the first place to see if they could stand the test of time; seeing as most can’t they struggle and endure hardship after hardship, many live in harsh conditions, while the others define Opulence. What makes death so great is the Irony, one goes through life gaining a high Stature, only to be put in the ground, with the worms and rats.

She jumped back and forth across the night’s sky just scouting Solace City out; her mother had various Love agents working around the clock; looking to locate Sha. Sha had payed G’Bandit to break into LOVE to steal the Ninjan Replication Formula, she didn’t know exactly what she wanted it for, but she didn’t want her mother to have it, she dropped down to an adjacent roof, and sprinted full speed across it. Since she didn’t have any powers she had noticed how fast she was.   Parrying up the wall, and then grabbing on to a fire escape she climbed up to the next roof.

When she became lateral again, her blue eyes gazed out at the Jewel of America, Solace City; the lights from the massive city made the skyline light up as if it were some light show. She heard someone’s voice from behind her it sent a chill up her back, making her quickly unseath her sword. “What the hell?”She said taking note to whom it was. Hawk; they both were former members of the ICE Dragons. Sha considered him to be one of her mentors, but she could see this was going to have to be put aside tonight.

He seemed much darker than his ICE days, like he had been poessed by a demon, She really couldn’t judge him, but she knew this once beautiful night was going to end with Mayhem and bloodshed.   The two stood silent as the city quickly began to pick up underneath their feet, Sha’s sword reflected the Moons glow, in his face bringing out every little mark on him. The waiting game was always hard for Sha to play because, had this been a real fight she would have already attacked at least; just another con of no powers.

Hoisting her sword, she motioned for him to come towards her, not something she would usually do, but his wings gave him a huge advantage in this bout. She didn’t really have a remedy for it, but she knew she had to do something, reaching down on her belt she tossed a quick, flash grenade hoping the flash would stun him; moving with her own speed she closed the gap and tried to kick him square in the balls.

Her beauty was always breath taking and her smell floated over to him in the cool breeze. The flashes of memories that washed over him of the days of ICE feeled him with a since of peace and trust. They would train together and spur over and over again in the training room, knowing each others secrets and studying each others best moves. Hawk didn't take her stance lightly, her feet were dug in and her hips shifted ever so slightly. The two of them had changed in the years since ICE. Hawk had embraced his dark side after the departure of his wife and children. And to look upon Sha, her eyes held the secrets. He saw into her dark soul and wondered what happened to the happy spirit that once dwelt there. Now both of them stood facing each other, Angels on the outside and a demon within.  
 
 The silence was deafening. Each stood ready to strike at any moment, he had a speed advantage in the battle. But his intel on Sha was not up to date. When they had last fought side by side she was a figure of power and agility, placed in the body of a model. Now he stood across from her not knowing whether she would throw a car at him or slice him with the sword that hoisted towards him.  
 
"Come" she beckoned with her sword. Hawk had no time for games and his rage would soon build. As his attention was on the sword begging him to come a flash grenade went off at his feet. The light was blinding and his backed up instinctively covering his eyes. Her footsteps came quickly closing the gap between them, he laughed for her to think he was so foolish. His hand quickly went down to block and her foot hit his hand with a hard crack. She was close enough for him to feel her heat.  
 
Hawk's eyes spotty, his wings quickly engulfed the area surrounding him. Enclosing where she was standing. With a whisper of venom he made his point known to his former friend.  
"If I wished you dead you would be. Don't play games with me girl. If you come to kill me bring the tip of your sword and use it. Otherwise, come to me with palms open and love in your heart."

 
His dark voice carried through the night air and he moved with a lightening flash. Hawk's eyes regained their vision slowly but blurred as he moved with speed. Gaining thirty to forty feet Hawk's game plan took effect. The night the was once clear and cloudless began to fill. The first car landed were he was standing just moments ago. The next several came falling to Earth like a metor shower. Cars exploded all over the street as they dropped from the sky until the moon was blocked out. A tanker truck hovered in the air over the street of burning cinder below. "The arrow's tip." Hawk dropped the tanker onto the street below, the explosion filled the street like a tital wave filling every alcove and corner. The heat of the blast blew back his long hair.  
 
Hawk walked amoung the fire running his hand through the flame. Though he couldn't see her he knew she was still there. Eyes blurry he knew that for the moment he was vurnerable, though he was never let on.

 The chilly night cold very well be the reason, she wasn’t thinking with any rational forms of thoughts, surely she had trained with Hawk, too often to try something like a kick to the balls, not only was she widely known for it; but he was just to adept at fighting for it to even hurt him.   From the corner of her eye, she caught glimpse of his wings closing, there sheer size and speed proved to be more than she could combat against and she became enclosed inside the “Winged tomb” with him. In the tight space she couldn’t access her sword; she had no other choice really than to accept what came next. She felt him lean over and whisper in her ear; although they were in the heat of battle, she never really felt threatened by him.  

"If I wished you dead you would be. Don't play games with me girl. If you come to kill me bring the tip of your sword and use it. Otherwise, come to me with palms open and love in your heart."

She felt that he had sensed her hesitations, she couldn’t help but think that this was destiny though, there had to be a reason they ran into each other, on this night of all nights. This was the night Sha first came to earth; many years ago, Hawk and the rest of ICE (Whom were the ZS) at that time came to visit her.   Whatever the reasoning was, she had to remember the fight, he had now gone airborne with her in the confines of his wings. The thought of being so high up and not being able to fly her gave her a bit of a scare. Despite this she still tried to wiggle free, but it was to no avail, she was simply packed in too tight.

Without any warning at all; Hawk released Sha and everything else within his wings, and they all began to free fall from the air. Sha twisted her body so that she fell down at a vertical position and then, moved in towards a car that was falling with her. She landed on the top, and then jumped across the airway to another car, trying to get as far from the oil tanker as she could. In the blink of an eye they hit the street causing Sha to jerk up first and then be sent flying into the street coming to a skidding stop. As the painful skin began to up heel on her body, and the blood began dripping from her nose, as the fire from the various cars, began stalking the leaking oil tanker, she quickly rose to her feet fighting the injury, and swiftly limped towards a candy shop. “BOOM!” She heard turning back to look at the wave of flames coming her way, she threw her body into the candy shop to elude the fiery kiss of hell. “Shit that was close” she said rising too her feet and exiting the store. The once grey road had become decorated with charred cars, and black top. She glanced up at him now with a tranquil smile on her face.

“The problem with you Hawk, is many people underestimate you, a mistake I’ve made here today… I won’t do it again” She said with her eyes turning purple.   She extended her hands out to the burned cars, and oil tanker that he had sent raining down on the earth back up at him, through her telekinetic powers, Only this time, she jump up with them. Every time she hoisted a bone she could feel the sharp pain shoot through her body; however every time she leapt up the car, she drew closer to him, finally removing her sword , she Slashed at him in a “Z” pattern, hoping he would protect with his wings so she could keep him grounded.

Hawk's keen eyes scanned the area as he made his way through the streets of fire and smoke. He pushed debry out of the way looking for the body of his one time friend. She was a survivor in the highest degree, so he called out to her. "It doesn't have to be this way Sha. I remember the good times....." “The problem with you Hawk, is many people underestimate you, a mistake I’ve made here today… I won’t do it again”  Her eyes turning a shade of purple as she spoke.

Ah shit. The cars rose into the air and she made her way towards him climbing the ladder of destruction that he had created. She pulled out her sword and let loose a quick slash. Hawk could not cover up his body quickly enough to avoid the slash. It ripped deep across his chest and left arm, then down into his right thigh. Blood pour down his body as he fell to Earth. A pool of blood gathered under him as he lay on the ground, his body shaking. Hawk looked up to see Sha glowing purple with her telekinetic powers.  
 
The whole world had turned upside down for him. Never would he imagine that he would be laying underneth Sha as he bled out below her. Hawk's chest began to close slowly stopping the blood flow but he was weak and losing conscienceness as he lay there. Hawk grabbed his mace that lay on the ground next to him and readied himself for pain that would be beyond compare.  
 
With a turn of the handle Hawk clicked the mace. Activated Hawk lifted it high above his head and with all the strength he had left he bashed the mace into the ground. An explosion rocked 3 city blocks and could be heard a mile away. With Hawk's wings wrapped tightly around him the fire and explosion burned his face and legs. Hawk opened his eyes to find noting but fire and black smoke. Hawk lay his head on the asphalt and tried to ignore the throbbing in his leg. With his eyes closed Hawk spoke quietly.....I can still smell you Sha.

 Sha stay suspended in the air, falling slowly. “Alright it’s time to start this party” she said to herself activating her Sethosphere she switched from the gloomy Assassin clothing to her Red and Blue Uniform with the White Sha Emblem in the front. She let out an over-awing smile while balling her fist up.  Sha remembered the “Good times”, he was right there was no need to let the good times die tonight.   However; he had activated her battle mentality, and there was no escaping that. It was like a libido to Sha one it started the only thing that stopped was sleep, or death.

The Ninjan Queen landed on the ground, causing a crater within the one that had been previously created. She folded her hands, smiling her sword pierced his peritoneum causing his blood to hit the cement.  He was staring at her as if the events that had transpired were all just an entry of imagination. “I’m you’ve heard about me Hawk, I’m a fierce competitor with or without powers, you might want to start trying!” She said, she didn’t want to give off the impression that she was taunting him, she just wanted to leave satisfied.

Sha watched as her former teammate lay wounded on the ground; she soon began stalking towards him like a predator proving her dominance on top of the food chain. Her stroll was nothing less of methodical, she was dissecting within her mind, perhaps this was an underestimation on her part but she didn’t feel her could do anything with her being so close. Her eyes flashed purple once again, signifying the presence of her Telekinetic Powers.   Her eyes showed no remorse, but her brain did however, she couldn’t kill someone she had been friends with; but she would figure that out later.

She couldn’t see exactly what he had in his hand but, whatever it was he clenched it as if it were his last life line. Stopping for a bit she raised an eyebrow trying to scope out what was potentially going happening. Before she could think of a counter attack a powerful burst of stench and a think black cloud converged on her. The fire caused Sha to take cover, next to a charred vehicle; she was able to escape the blunt of the blast but, took burns to her thighs and arms. “Didn’t see that coming at all…” she said resting her blond hair on the extra crispy vehicle.

The ringing sound in her ears, finally subsided, but the linear silence that followed was disturbed by a growl let loose from the lungs of Hawk. The growl was filled with aggression, an aggression that turned into a phrase. “I can still smell you Sha”. He yelled causing her eyes to narrow, she didn’t know if she was supposed to be scared. However with the flames and thick black smoking coming from a head of her, there was no way she could attack him head on.

Taking a moment to glance the block down, she spotted a manhole not too far from where she last spotted him. Charging her ion energy in her palms, she fired it at an adjacent building; this was simply to snag his attention. When she was sure, he would elude the danger she dashed forward; Desert Eagle in hand firing at him. She stopped right above the manhole and fired a few rounds, until she emptied the clip.   “Great” she said sarcastically, tossing the gun aside. Using her telekinetic powers she removed the manhole cover, and sent it towards Hawk forcefully.  Glancing down in the Manhole; she was already regretting this decision, however she dropped down into the sewer waters,not only to elude him, but to shed her smell.