Saul lunged forward with his claws and fangs extended and curved. This time Aradia was ready for him. The weeks she had stayed with Whisper and Shayde they had taught her some fighting techniques. It was to help her get off the drugs and to defend herself against Saul should he ever try to hit her again. Most of all, it was to make sure her revenge was sweet.
Saul hadn't expected this from Aradia so when she dodged he had been surprised. Aradia took this as an advantage and kicked him once again in the back. Saul turned and lunged again. Aradia attempted to dodge him but his hand caught her hair.
Before she realized it she was on the floor and he was on top of her. He hissed as Aradia struggled. She stared at him straight in the eyes before thrusting up her arms and pushing them against his own. She raised herself up enough to head butt him and then kicked him from under his chin. Saul fell but quickly got up.
In spite of her winning the fight so far Aradia thought to herself, I will never be able to stop him with just brute strength. I could hold out until sunrise but I don't know how long that will be.
Saul lunged again and Aradia spun out his way. If I want to end this fight on a winning note and with all my limbs still enact I need an advantage.
While she dodged Saul's blows her eyes glanced around for a weapon. She knew she could conjure a piece of wood out of thin air but that would take too much of her energy. Besides Saul knew she could do that so he would be expecting her to make such a move. This would easily give him an advantage and an opportunity to use her own power against her.
I have to do something that he isn't expecting.
Aradia's eyes kept darting around until she saw something sticking out of Ricky's back pocket. Could it really be what I think it is? She doubted but then she decided it was well worth the risk.
She threw a kick at Saul which temporarily threw him off balance. Aradia then raced forward to get to Ricky. Saul chased after her. She had barely reached Ricky's pocket before Saul grabbed her leg and yanked her back. Aradia fell with a loud and painful thud. She winced as the pain hit her knee hard. Saul tried to yank her back but Aradia semi turned and using her free leg kicked Saul right in the face.
He cried out and leapt back but only for a moment. A second later he lunged once again right at her throat. Aradia was on her knees right in front of him and amazingly all she did was throw up her hand to stop him.
Saul hand's were almost at Aradia's throat when he stopped. He looked down as Aradia pulled her hand away. There, sticking out of Saul's chest, was a small piece of wood with a tiny red eraser on its end.
"A number two pencil?" Saul gasped.
"In an age where everybody uses pens," Aradia muttered with a smile, "Go figure huh?"
Saul fell backwards still gasping in pain. Aradia got to her feet and stood over him. Slowly she raised her leg and stepped lightly on the pencil.
Saul gasped once again.
"You know," Aradia remarked, "it's a damn good thing I didn't hit your heart but don't think for one moment that wasn't my intention. After all, if I move the pencil like this,"
She used her foot to move the pencil at an angle and Saul cried out in pain.
"It would go straight toward your heart," Aradia went on but then she lowered her voice, "and if I tap it ever so slightly it would kill you."
For a few tense seconds, Aradia just stared at him. "You know I should kill you. You played me, manipulated me, and you tried to destroy my own home right behind my back! I should kill you for everything you have done."
She stared fiercely in his eyes, her thoughts heavily concealed. Another few tense seconds passed before Aradia lifted her foot from the pencil. "But you haven't corrupted me that much. There a bunch of lines I have crossed but there is one that I never will. I will never ever be a killer. Justified or not. I will not kill Not even for you!"
"Oh and by the way," She added as she turned to leave, "I want you out of Salem by tomorrow. If not I will tell the Morales family what you have done and unlike their Uncle they are healthy and fine. Meaning if they were in their wolf forms they would love taking a bite out of your hide. I won't kill you but I can't vouch for the others."
She then started to walk out of the center, only stopping to gather up the papers, and without one glance backwards she left.
She did, however, pause to shout at Saul, "as for the pencil stuck in your chest...Get it out yourself!"
Aradia immediately made an anonymous tip to the police and waited on the rooftop of a nearby building. This was to make sure Ricky got arrested but most of all to help her rejuvenate. She had used her powers in good proportions during the fight. However, unless she rested or at least sat still for the next hour she would collapse as the energy left her body.
Two hours later, she saw Ricky get led out in handcuffs. She didn't see Saul but that didn't surprise her. She did feel a bit sorry for Kaiser especially once he found out Ricky had been arrested. But there was not much she could do about that except be his friend. She sighed heavily as Ricky was shoved into the back of a police car. She stared at the car as it sped away. Daylight is coming soon, She realized while staring after it. So Saul won't get far at least not without getting burned.
She knew she could have used her power over fire to end the fight with Saul quickly. However, the man had humiliated and abused her so an easy out was not something Aradia wanted. Furthermore, if she had used fire she would have risked burning the evidence. Namely the Rage, and the files. Aradia glanced down at the papers in her hand. She knew she shouldn't have removed evidence from the scene of a crime but she figured the Rage was enough to put Ricky behind bars.
Most important of all, Aradia realized as she thumbed through the files she needed them to stop an even bigger disaster from happening. She snapped the folder shut and tucked them in her coat. She pulled out her phone and dialed Shayde's number while thinking I only hope I am not too late.