"Hehe. Really? Burn?"
I allowed my magic to overtake me, slowly spreading the flaming coat towards my hands.
'I can't force you not to do this, so be careful. You need to survive! I'll help in any way I can.'
I looked around the village. Every last person was lifeless and frozen.
"Why?! They may have treated me like absolute shit, but even they didn't deserve this!"
My rage towards her continued to grow as the flames began to spill onto the ground. I stepped towards her, instantly moving to the side as a large chunk of ice was aimed towards Nera.
"Not even if I died here, would I let you touch her!"
The ice was knocked off course as my fist slammed into the side of it.
"Oh my. A just hero! Too bad for you, I'm a Dark Lord! HAHAHA! You're going to die here!"
Ice began to crawl around me, forming it onto Nera.
'Fire inside her, it'll keep her alive long enough to fight!'
Dropping next to her, my flames shrouded us both as my arms lifted her towards me. I propped open her mouth, allowing a breath of flame to slip past her lips.
"How romantic. A goodbye kiss?"
'Syrus, I can overcharge your abilities for about five minutes. This all I can give without causing permanent damage, but you have to win. You'll go unconscious immediately afterwards.'
"My chances of winning?"
'Slim without it, but it should be near definite. I just don't know if five minutes is enough.'
"Do it. Let's survive this bullshit encounter."
Ice encased Nera in the time it took me to agree to the systems conditions. She had at most twenty minutes in that ice crystal.
"You think you have a chance? Your little girlfriend is gonna die too. How does that make you feel?"
I stared into her dark sunken eyes, a small smile lighting my face up as I flicked ice off the corner of my face.
"DLS, do it. Help me destroy her."