--===Marcus's Power (10 of 16)===--
 
-===Marcus's Power===-
 
-=Chapter 10=-
 
"So.... Do you mind telling me a little more about the Dark Knights, Kait?"
Marcus asked as he drove the car. Jesse would point out were he should turn
since he really did not know the area.
 
"Sure. They have four High Council members. They are all Masters, but the good
news is that there are only about sixty of them. We are pretty much even on
that score. It's always nice to have even or better odds." Kait said and could
not wipe a silly grin that had came to her face off.
 
"So what are you smiling about so much?" Jesse asked, which in turn made Kait
blush more.
 
"I just can't believe that I'm going to have dinner with the Son Of Dakrin."
she said in a low voice.
 
"You're not only having dinner with him, he's also going to let you pick the
place." Marcus said in a low and charming voice. He still wasn't very
comfortable with people making such a fuss over him. But he guessed that he
would get used to it.
 
"How does pizza sound, my Lord?" She asked in a very low but sweet voice.
 
"Sounds great. So, your pretty good with a blade, huh? Maybe we could spar
after Jesse teaches me a few things." Marcus usually wasn't so open with
people but he wanted her to loosen up.
 
"That would be an honor, my Lord." She said with a radiant smile that almost
made Marcus blush. 'Oh yea, she really likes me' Marcus thought with a twitch
of a smile. He supposed, that with time, he could get used to being called
Lord.
 
Marcus drove in relative silence and contemplation after that. He had a lot on
his mind. Jesse would look over at him every now and the with a warm smile.
That did not go unnoticed by Kait either. Marcus took the appropriate turns at
Jesse's request because he really did not know the area. Marcus would ever so
gently glance in the rear view mirror to catch Kait smiling at him with that
same hero worship grin.
 
"Kait, how good is Shain with a blade?" Marcus asked, the words slipped out
before he could catch them.
 
Kait took on a proud smile at the mention of Shain. "He's the best I've ever
seen. He can move a sword so fast that you question yourself if it moved at
all." She said with a low and firm voice. but she still had a touch of a smile.
 
"Does he talk about Dakrin or the Son Of Dakrin much?" Marcus asked this with
a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
 
"All the time. He calls it the second coming. Like in the bible, only this is
to do with our kind. Shain says that you will end all the civil wars between
us. That YOU are the only one that can." She said this with a smile so bright
that Marcus had to do a double take on her cute face. 

"Well.... I guess I have a lot to live up to then, huh?" Marcus said as he
lowered his shades and gave Jesse a wink. "You better teach me good." he then
added, making Jesse blush rather deeply.
 
Marcus was partly joking, but he was also a little serious. He did not know if
he could cut the mustard with a Master or not. He has not even learned the art
of the sword yet and this young Knight was ready to follow him blindly? If
that was the case then Marcus wanted to be the best possible. The idea of
people following him blindly was a little overwhelming. He drove and thought
of that.... And the Kinetics he still felt.
 
The Kinetics he bound himself with were still flowing nice and strong. Marcus
was starting to get used to them. His sight was at the point were he really
did not need the headlights of the car. But he decided to use them because he
figured that it would freak people out if he didn't. He could also smell the
womanly scent of Knights that were with him. The scent seemed to comfort him
for some cause.
 
"Right there's the Pizza Place, Love." Jesse said as she pointed her finger
towards it. Judging from the knowing grin of Kait, the fact that Jesse called
Marcus 'Love' did not go unnoticed.
 
Marcus gave her a smile as he pulled in, but that smile was quickly erased.
There was a black van pulling in behind them. Marcus could tell that the girls
could not sense them because their Kinetics were not raised. But Marcus' were
and alarm bells started to go off in his head. Judging from his senses there
were three Knights in that black van.
 
Marcus did not slow down until he was ready to park though. When he neared a
parking space, he turned to Jesse and said, "You want to have a little fun?"
He asked with a wicked grin but a tight steady voice.
 
Even though his voice was steady Marcus felt her Kinetics go up full blast. At
first Kait thought she was looking at her until she raised her Kinetics and
felt the presence behind them. "I'd say that there is about three of them...
What would you say Kait?" Jesse asked in a small but deadly voice.
 
"I'd say you're about right. What do you wish to do, my Lord?" She asked, her
senses were telling her to serve and protect at all costs.
 
"Your LORD is going to stay behind me. Isn't that right? Don't argue with me
on this Marcus. You're skill with a sword is Nonexistent, so let us handle
this, please?" Jesse asked lowering her shades and batting her baby blues at
him.
 
Marcus said nothing as he pulled into the parking place. But then he turned
towards her and said, "As you wish, Love. But I still want to talk to them."
He said as he opened the door and stepped out before she could say anything.
 
"Shit! Hurry up.." She mumbled to Kait as she stepped out to see the black van
parked behind them, effectively cutting them off if the wanted to back out.
 
Both girls hurried in front of Marcus when the men in the black van opened
there doors. Two of them had black hair and the third had brown. They stepped
out with swords in hand. The blades reflected the light of the restaurant
behind them. They walked up to them slowly. Their face was a complete mask,
showing no emotion.
 
"Well, if it isn't the famous Jesse Budroux. The prodigy sister that Shain is
so proud of. You know John," he said turning to his friend with a simple
smile. "I heard that she did not know a sword from a butcher knife." That got
a low chuckle from his friends.
 
"I'm sorry to say this Jess, but you have a reward out on you. Anyone that can
bring in your head get's promoted to captain." He then added with a rather
large smile.
 
"I'm sorry to tell YOU this, Brian, but if you come near her I'll cut you
into." Kait said with a quiet quark of the lips. But her voice had venom in it.
 
"This is none of your business Blade Runner. I suggest you go home before you
get hurt. You too outsider." He said pointing his sword at Marcus. Marcus
could not resist, he just had to say something.
 
"So you want to take HER head?" Marcus said stepping in front of Jesse while
jutting a thumb at her. Jesse gave him a look that asked 'What the hell are
you doing?!' Marcus ignored it though and stepped in striking range of the
Dark Knights.
 
"Marcus! Step off! You promised." Jesse hissed at him to no avail.
 
"So, Brian is it? Why would you want to take such a pretty head as hers? I
have to say that three on one is not good odds. Are you careful or just
gutless?" Marcus said in a voice that was just as sweet as honey. His face was
animate with a smile... It even stayed that way when the Dark Knight pressed
the tip of his blade to Marcus' neck.
 
"You are a daring little fucker aren't you? And just who in the HELL do you
think you are?" The Dark Knight asked with a chuckle.
 
Marcus sudden lowered his shades, so that the Dark Knight could see the icy
blue coldness of them and let his hands fall to his sides. "I am the Son Of
Dakrin." Marcus said in a low and deadly voice.
 
But before the Dark Knight came up with a reply, Marcus shot his hands out in
a scissor motion that struck his opponents sword and shattered the titanium
blade to pieces and then reaching with deadly quickness, Marcus snapped the
Dark Knights neck with one fluid motion, letting his lifeless body fall to the
ground.
 
One of the other Dark knights were about to react when Marcus just seemed to
vanish. This wasn't the case though. Marcus just moved faster than the Knight
could see. The last thing that Knight saw was Marcus' hand coming from behind
and grabbing his face, then pulling his neck back until it snapped. Marcus
just let the lifeless body slip down the front of his with ease. Marcus
stepped over the body to look at the one remaining Knight. He watched with
quiet satisfaction as the Knight dropped his sword.
 
Marcus was dimly aware that he had just killed to Knights, with his bare
hands, faster than it takes most people to blink. The only surviving Dark
Knight was trembling noticeably. Marcus walked up very slowly and got close
enough to kiss him on the cheek if he wished and said in a low but very, very
deadly voice, "I am Marcus. Son Of Dakrin. If I was you... I would not forget
that." Marcus said this and looked the Knight in the eyes with a cold blue
fierceness that made the Knight shake more.
 
"Tell your Master that I am coming.... And I'm bringing HELL along with me."
Marcus said, as he took a few steps back, so that he was standing beside Jesse
and Kait again. "Also, tell him if he ever tries to harm my friend again, I'll
introduce him to the pleasures of being skinned." Marcus said that last in a
fierce voice.
 
The very scared looking Dark Knight looked at Marcus then at Jesse and Kait,
who were still baring swords, then took about three very slow steps back and
bolted for the van at top speed. He was in that van fast that it made Marcus
have a genuine smile despite himself. The tires squealed as the Knight pulled
out.
 
"I apologize my Lord, I should have reacted quicker.." Kait started but Marcus
held up his hand to cut her off and looked at Jesse.
 
"I want to say I'm sorry, my Love. But I also want to say that if I had to
break that promise again... I would. Nobody and I mean NOBODY, threatens my
family or loved ones. Without getting away with it. But I am sorry that I
lied." Marcus said and then pushed up his shades and gave a little shrug.
 
"No, it's me who should apologize, for doubting the Son Of Dakrin's
abilities." She said with a smile and sheathed her sword.
 
Then Marcus turned his gaze on Kait. "As for you," He started with a rueful
smile. "I'm sure you would have done just fine if I hadn't got in your way."
He added with a chuckle as he seen Kait blush.
 
"I think we should get out of here before people start noticing the bodies
here..." Jesse said motioning to the corpses on the ground.
 
"I do think your right about that." Marcus replied and walked back to the car
and got in. The girls followed suit.
 
Marcus noticed that Kait was staring at him quite intently. "What is it, OH
sweet protector of mine?" Marcus asked with a sort of embarrassed grin.
 
"You're the real deal... Don't get me wrong, I didn't doubt you before. It's
just that I never in my life seen anyone move that fast. I could barely keep
my eyes focused on you and... Don't get me wrong, I'm not bragging but my eyes
can move fairly quick in a battle. That was amazing my Lord." she said with a
quiet blush.
 
"Why, thank you Kait. I just wished I could have used my sword. Is it a wrong
think that I'm glad there their dead? I don't know what came over me." Marcus
said as he started up the car.
 
"No... Shain sometimes said that he thinks that we're embedded with warrior
instincts. They always surface sooner or later. But it's up to you on how to
control them." Jesse said in a low voice as they pulled out of the parking lot.
 
"They were just Dark Knight scum anyway, Marcus. Don't worry about it." Jesse
added, as she patted his leg.
 
"Well, we still need to get food. We can get some sandwich stuff at the
market. I'd rather eat at the cabin anyway. How do you think they found us
anyway?" Marcus asked as he pulled out onto the road.
 
"I think they just lucked out, because I did not feel their presence at the
cabin." Jesse said in a low voice.
 
"Good, then we can get some food and head back there.... I was thinking that
you could teach me how to use my blade tonight and we could start for New
Orleans in the morning." Marcus said waiting for protest, but none came. 

"I think your right, Love. Shain would be better for a sparing partner than me
anyway. You would be to fast for me even to compare with, judging by the speed
you showed with the Dark Knights." She said with a quiet smile.
 
Marcus just smiled a little and started driving down the road towards the
market. There was a lot on his mind. He wondered just how in the hell he could
move so fast in a deadly manor like that. When he killed those Knights, he
knew for a fact that he had started a war. Marcus also knew that those Knights
were not Masters, not even close. Marcus wondered how he would fair against a
Master.
 
What he did to those Knights had boosted his self-confidence somewhat but he
still held it in check. Marcus really hoped that Shain would ally with him
like the two girls in this car think he will. Marcus looked forward to the
sword training that Jesse could teach him. He had a strong feeling that if she
just taught him the basics, that he could go self-teach himself from there.
 
They went to the market and picked up some lunch meat and a twelve pack of
soda. Kait got herself a carton of Camel non-filters. All this stuff was free
with a little PERSUASION from Jesse. Then they started off back to the cabin.
Marcus let Jesse drive because he wanted think about what might happen in New
Orleans. Marcus wanted to think about how he should act and what he should say.
 
The thought of leading all of those Shadow Knights into battle made him a
little nervous. Marcus was the type that knew that power implies
responsibility. He wondered if the other Knights would be so quick to follow
him as Kait was. Then he scolded himself for being such a worry wart. He knew
it was not his style. But a lot has happened in the last few days. He was
still amazed at his power.
 
On the way to the cabin Jesse turned to Marcus and asked, "Penny for your
thoughts?" She asked this in a sweet manor.
 
Marcus did not want to say that he was doubting himself, so he said, "I was
just wondering how fast I would learn the sword." He said this with a small
grin.
 
"Oh, I think you will do just fine. You will probably do the same as the rest
of the stuff I taught you. And since Kait here is probably a little better
with a blade than I am, she could probably show you a few moves as well."
Jesse and patted him on the leg while watching the road. 

"I hope you're right Jess, I really hope you're right." Marcus said with a
sigh and then turned his attention to Kait. "So what do you think? You think
Shain will want my help?" He asked her with a grin.
 
"Are you kidding? He is going to flip when you get there!" She said with a
small chuckle.
 
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After dinner in the cabin, the three of them was out in the cool night air.
Kait was sitting on the porch watching Jesse explain things about the art of
the sword. Marcus had his shades lowered and watched her very intently. Jesse
went through a few of the basic sword blocks and counter strikes. They did
this very slowly at first. Marcus was very patient when it came to learning
something that he wanted to know.
 
"There are three main area's in the art of the sword," Jesse commented to
Marcus. "The lower part of your body, the middle part and the upper part. You
have to watch all of these carefully. I'm going to show you three drills that
I want you to remember and practice." She said in a very serious tone.
 
"Ok, show me." Marcus said with a serious tone. This was not play time. The
stuff he was learning here might save his life one day.
 
Jesse then started in with the drill. She was swinging the sword with expert
skill. Then she would thrust and block with the imaginary enemy with deadly
skill. It impressed Marcus allot. His eyes never left the drill she was
preforming. He soaked in everything. His memory absorbed everything like a
sponge. He loved the way she moved, it was most definitely an art. So he
definitely wanted to master it
 
"Ok, did you get that? Or should I do it again?" Jesse asked with a look of
proudness.
 
"No... I think I got it the first time." Marcus said with a rueful smile. "Let
me give it a go and you tell me what you think." he added.
 
Marcus then stepped a few paces back and loosened his grip on his sword just a
little so the moves would flow better, then he started. At first he went a
little slow. Then he started to pick up speed, thrusting and spinning the
sword as Jesse taught him. He started to pick up speed after a minute or so.
Then something amazing happened. Well, at least to Marcus it seemed amazing.
He felt at one with the sword.
 
Marcus' speed began to pick up rapidly. He was going at the same speed Jesse
was going at for about ten seconds and then his speed doubled. Then tripled.
The sword in his hand started to go so fast that it was almost just a blur...
And then it became a blur. It was moving like a high powered fan, but only in
all directions. Both girls mouth dropped when he was going that fast. Then he
jumped in mid air, still spinning the sword, did a flip and landing gracefully
on his feet, bringing the sword to a stop.
 
"Jeez Marcus! You make me look horrible!" Jesse said with a chuckle.
 
"That was the best I've ever seen my Lord!" Kait said while clapping her hands
slowly.
 
"Thanks Kait." Marcus said and then turned to Jesse. "And you... Could NEVER
look horrible." Marcus said and winked at her.
 
"Ok, you big flirt, let's spar a little." Jesse said with a quark of a smile.
 
"I'm game." He said as he stepped towards her.
 
"Don't go to fast though... I don't want you to cut off my arm by accident."
She said and Kait laughed a little at that.
 
"Ok... Let's do it." Marcus said, getting in a defensive stance.
 
Jesse came in with an overhead strike and Marcus blocked that easily and
jumped backwards, out of her striking range with a smile. Jesse's next try was
an inward thrust and quite a few other moves which Marcus blocked with allot
of ease. They went on like that for quite a while until Marcus struck her
sword at the base and it flew in the air landing neatly in his free hand.
 
"So, favorite teacher of mine. Do I get an "A"?" Marcus asked with a rueful
smile.
 
"Yea... You get an 'A'." She said as Marcus handed her back her sword. She
also had a very proud look on her face.
 
"I'd say you get an A+, my Lord." Kait said with a very warm and kind smile.
 
"I think we should get some rest now.." Jesse said as she sheathed her sword
and pulled Marcus by the shirt towards her and gave him a light kiss on the
lips.
 
"MMM, I think your right. Let's go 'REST'." Marcus said in a low voice as they
turned and started for the cabin door.
 
"We're gonna go rest." Jesse said to Kait as the approached the door.
 
"Uh huh, I bet." Kait said with a very knowing smile as she watched them walk
into the cabin.
 
The walked in the bedroom and Jesse used her Kinetics to shut the door behind
them. "Do you have any clue as to how hot you make me when I watch you in
action?" Jesse said in a low and husky voice as she pushed Marcus on the bed.
 
Marcus watched her as she unstrapped her sword and let it fall to the ground.
She then kick off her shoes and pulled her shirt over her head in one swift
motion. Exposing her bare breasts and very erect nipple. Her shades were
lowered so Marcus could see the look of pure animal lust there in her eyes.
Jesse then unbuttoned her jeans and slid them down and stepped out of them.
 
That left her only with a pair of black lacy underwear she had on. She was
about to reach for them when Marcus used his Kinetics and completely ripped
them from her body so that she was fully naked. He then made her raised about
a foot off the ground and float to the bed. Jesse did not seem to mind this.
In fact, by the look on her face she down right enjoyed it.
 
They locked in a passionate kiss when she landed on the bed. She whimpered a
little Marcus caressed her breast in a gentle motion. That's when he used his
Kinetics vibrate her clit back and forth. "OOOH" she moaned out and pushed him
down on his back and went straight down his body to undo his pants.
 
She unfastened his pants and slid them down to his knees and exposing his very
hard manhood. She the started to lick his shaft up and down, making him breath
a little shallow himself. He used his kinetics again and swung her body up so
that they were in the 69 position. He looked up and seen that she was already
very wet.
 
"OOOOHHHHH GOD!" She moaned out as he started to gently suck on her clit. But
then she started with vigor on sucking his cock.
 
Marcus ran his tongue then up and down her wet pussy until she was writhing
all over the place and moaning his name rather loudly. The she sat up and
rolled over on her back. "you better fuck me now, or else." She said in a very
husky voice
 
"Oh, you bet I will!" He said with a smile and positioned his dick right at
her opening and slid it in with one smooth motion.
 
"OOOOHHHHH, Marcus!" She moaned loudly and bit down on his shoulder as her
legs wrapped tightly around him.
 
He then started to pump in and out of her quickly since he knew that she was
on the verge of an orgasm and a big one at that. She moaned loudly and started
to buck her hips against his. Her face was flushed and her body had already
broken out in sweat. Marcus looked at her eyes and seen they was that of pure
lust. Marcus knew that he couldn't hold back much longer so he speeded up so
she would reach orgasm first.
 
"Ohhh I'm cuuummmminng!" She moaned and bit down on his shoulder hard as her
body went through convulsions her orgasm was so strong.
 
Marcus reached his point as well and shot his seed deep within her. This
seemed to further her orgasm and she shook all over the bed and finally just
went still. She had passed out from the pleasure. Marcus just rolled over on
his back somewhat out of breath and smile rather widely. He took another look
at his Love then rolled out of bed.
 
He pulled up his pants fastened them again. 'If she gets like that when she
see's me fight... I'll be sure to pick quite a few in the future' he thought
with a chuckle.
 
He then walked out of the room into the main part of the cabin. He seen that
the front door was open and he seen that Kait was going through sword drills.
These were a little more complicated than the ones Jesse had showed him. She
was doing back flips and front flips, all the while she was thrusting and
swinging the sword. Marcus thought that she was quite good. He stood in the
door in complete silence and watched.
 
Finally she stopped when she noticed her audience. "Do you need something my
Lord?" she asked with a bright smile.
 
"Yea, I was wondering if we could talk." He said in a low but kind voice as he
sat down on the porch.
 
"Sure my Lord. What would you like to talk about?" She said as she took a seat
next to him.
 
"What exactly does a Blade Runner do?" Marcus asked with a curious expression.
 
"We're the bottom line. We do the stuff the regular Knights can't." She said
with a proud expression.
 
"How many Blade Runner's does Shain have?"
 
"Ten. He really should not have made me leave, since there are only ten of us.
But he wanted his sister to be safe. I fear for his safety without me there."
She said with a slightly sad expression.
 
"Well, we will be leaving at daylight so you won't have to worry much longer,"
He said with a smile. "What is the leader of the Dark Knights name?" he added.
 
"Jacob Taylor. Some people say that he can match Shain with a sword. Go cut
for cut with him. But them are just rumors. The truth is that no one has seen
him fight... And lived to tell about it that is." She said with a worried face.
 
"Can Shain match me in speed?"
 
"I think he can come close... But i think that you are just a little faster,
my Lord." she said with a smile, then added, "But with both of you in New
Orleans, beating the Dark Knights will be a cake walk." She said this with a
proud look.
 
"Don't you think that Shain will be a little irritated at having someone lead
him, after he's been leading the Knights this long?" Marcus asked with a look
of concentration.
 
"No my Lord! he has been waiting for years for you to take over. He's going to
flip when he see's you." She said, with a smile that showed most over her
pretty teeth.
 
"Well, you better get some rest. We leave out at daylight. I hope your right
about Shain not minding me coming." Marcus said and stood, then reached out
and took Kait's hand, helping her up.
 
"Shain won't mind. Don't worry. I guess I should rest.." She said and started
in the house. Marcus watched her walk in then he sat back down on the porch to
wait for dawn. 

He knew that he had a rather large fight against the Dark Knights in New
Orleans. The two Dark Knights he fraught were amateurs. Sooner or later he
would have to go up against a Master and he did not know if he was ready or
not. Marcus really did hope that Shain could teach him a few more things.
Marcus knew that if he could fined someone that he trusted to spar with that
could also match his speed, he would be the best. But he did not want to put
faith in someone he has never met though.
 
Marcus had fears of leading that many Knights. He hated to be responsible for
other peoples actions, but he also knew that it had to be done. He had to take
down that Dark Knights and the Shadow Knights in New Mexico. Yes, he was most
definitely in for a long fight. He also knew that he had to come up with a
plan of how to act so that people would trust him for who he was and not his
heritage.
 
All of these thoughts ran through his head as he sat there in silence. Marcus
wished that there could be a way of doing all of this without killing anyone,
but there was none that he could see. It made him a little worried that he was
happy to kill the two Knights in the parking lot and that worried him. 'But
the end will justify the means' he thought to himself with a sigh.
 
Marcus then stood up, deciding to do sword drills till dawn to hone his
skills....