"What's going on with her?" Demo asked as his hand continued to glow.
"I'm not sure but it could be related to her abilities. I've never seen anything like this before" Swor said as he watched Miri.
"If it's related to her ability then it could get worse the longer she's like this" Demo said in response as his hand continues to glow.
They both look at each other and nod.
"Then I guess we will find out if your sub ability will work" swor says as his arms darken as his ability also activates.
Demo looks at Miri as she continues to go berserk. Her abilities destroyed the forest around them. But he could sense something else deep within her.
Amidst all the power and fury, was fear. Swor and Demo both rush forward into the storm of flames and spikes.
Avoiding all the obstacles just as more emerged. Miri's eyes were bloodshot and crazed. Darted around but her pupils were faded as now she was reacting to movements and sounds.
She couldn't differentiate friend from foe as she continued to destroy the forest.
Swor blocked a cluster of spikes as he continued to dodge the attacks. Demo trying to get in close enough to Miri in order to use his ability.
"Damn it, I can't get a clear shot" he says frustrated as he avoids another cluster of flaming spikes.
It managed to graze his left leg but he pushed through it. At least that's what he tried to do.
As he got up he fell back down. Feeling pain in his left leg he looked down.
"Fuck!" he shouted seeing that from where he was grazed his leg was starting to crumble little by little.
*Shit I didn't expect this much* He thought to himself as he looked at Swor who was already busy enough avoiding the attacks and blocking them.
"SWOR CHANGE OF PLANS" Demo shouted over the roar of flames as he forced himself to get up and jump out of the way of a fire blast.
Swor blocked another spike "WHAT IS IT DEMO" HE SHOUTED BACK
"I'M HAVING TROUBLE CAN I HAVE PERMISSION" Demo shouted as a spike impaled his right shoulder. He pulled it out fast as it exploded, destroying a portion of his left arm.
Temporary inconvenience as his arm began to regenerate. He looked at his shoulder, his healing barely keeping up as it began to crumble from the fresh wound.
"SWOR" he yelled again
"CAN I HAVE PERMISSION" he shouted as he dove out of the way of a flaming spike that exploded upon impact.
Miri had focused on Swor and was closing in fast. Swor was visibly overwhelmed by her relentless attacks.
"Zero shot" Miri said as her eyes glowed once more as she pointed at Swor a tiny green light illuminated her fingertip.
Swor getting a bad feeling took a deep breath and shouted "YES"
Miri completely focused on Swor while charging the attack. Then suddenly the static vanished. Her anxiety disappeared so she could see clearly.
She had calmed down and blinked a few times.
She saw Swor out of breath at her feet. She felt something on her head and tried to look but stopped when she heard Demo speak.
"Don't move just yet, this only works with direct contact" he said as she could hear him breathing heavily.
Miri relaxes and clears her mind, all the abilities she had vanished. Causing all the spikes and flames around her to vanish.
She felt Demo release his hand from her head and she turned to see him fall to the ground.
"Please don't ever do this again" he said.
She saw that his arms and legs darkened like Swor's and there was a blue glow from his right hand. It was fading now but lasted for three more seconds.
"I'm so sorry to put you both through that" she said bowing her head apologetically.
"Don't you worry about it" he said, waving away her apology.
"But I have to say your ability is insane, what kind is it" he asked her
Swor had recovered enough to sit up. Still breathing unevenly but getting better.
"Some kind of rare power type" Swor asked her.
Miri took a moment to think before carefully answering.
"My ability… is called mother" she started.
"It allows me to create and use any kind of ability that I can think of, they last for as long as I want them to" she continued
"I can also temporarily lend them to others. The downside is that the more I create and use. The more anxiety I feel making me unstable" she finishes.
There is a moments pause as Swor and Demo take time to process what she told them.
"So they are after you too" Demo says, making sure to understand.
"That is a powerful ability" Swor says in response
Demo nods as Miri watches him. Noticing his darkened skin begin to lighten. His shoulder and leg continue to slowly crumble again as the ability fades away.
Swor gave a disappointed look to Demo.
"So it didn't work as well as we'd hoped, your limbs are significantly weaker than they originally were" Swor said to him as bigger chunks fell away and turned to dust.
"That's why I asked to borrow your ability Swor. It reinforced my body to make up for the weakness" Demo said to him as he lifted his right arm and another massive chunk fell off turning to dust.
"Wait what do you mean by borrowed" Miri asked curiously
"I can either permanently or temporarily use the abilities of others. Both depend on specific criteria" Demo said to her
"By killing someone their soul is taken and fused into my own therefore boosting my physical strength and abilities I already have" Demo continued
"Along with permanently giving him use of the person's ability and boosting it as well" Swor finished the first explanation
Demo nods before continuing.
"I can also temporarily borrow someone else's ability By asking them for permission to do so, they must also give their full willful consent" he said
"Otherwise it won't work" he finished
"And unlike the permanent transfer it doesn't boost his strength or abilities" Swor finished this as well.
"So if I understand, killing someone give your their full ability and their life energy which boosts your physical strength and ability strength" she went over what they told her
"The second only gives you temporary use of the ability and no boost since your only using their ability" she finished and looked at the two of them.
Demo and Swor both nodded.
"So if I may ask… what abilities do you exactly have?" she asked them both.
Swor got up and finally recovered more or less.
"My ability is called metallic inferno, it allows me to turn any part of my body into any metals I've dealt with before" Swor explained.
"It allows me to emit flames from those areas according to what the threshold is for that particular type of metal" he finished.
"So you can turn your body into metals you've used and can create heat from it as long as you understand their properties" Miri summarized
She then turned to Demo who's arm and leg were mostly gone now. However little nubs of flesh and tissue could be seen attempting to grow back.
"My abilities are stolen" Demo said as his appendages finished crumbling and slowly began repairing.