Bloom.....
Dust filled the air as both candidates hopped back, ice spears zapped past the man as he used his illusional movement to dodge them before hopping backward again, he stared at the two of them with fear and disbelief.
"I have been outmatched for the first time I had fought in all my career." He said. "You two seemed to have the advantage against me..."
"What are you implying.?" Neil peered at him though his eyes were still close.
"You both know you can't fight me on a one on one combat." The man smiled. "You will surely lose."
Neil sighed and stood upright and watched the man for a while, he decided to go through his mind without his notice. Neil went through them and saw how kids were brought to his office, the way he smiled at them and how they were taken to the lab... The last image from his memory was he looking at Chiyo in a cone with blue substance in it. Neil lost his cool when he saw the memory of Chiyo in the cone...
He began to pant heavily with rage and Delia observed it with the corner of her eyes, the man looked at Neil with confusion written over his face.
"Delia..." Neil whispered. "Leave this to me."
Delia looked at Neil and observed the movement of his muscles, he looked very mad and wants to go bizarre... Delia did nothing but walked towards a chair and sat down.
"Don't lose your cool." Delia whispered.
"That's not a promise." Neil replied.
The man looked at Delia and smiled with the thought that he had provoked Neil with his words, and they had fallen to his trap by letting one of them fight him.
"Now you've crossed the line..." Neil said. "Lui Zhang."
"Wait..." Lui gasped. "How did you know my name."
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"It was good you didn't touch the cones." Ned adjust his specks. "It was programmed to shut down every programs active on this room."
"Programs." Zoe asked. "Do you mean even those inside the cone.?"
"Affirmatively." Ned said.
"Any remedy?" Kai asked.
"Let me work my magic." Ned cracked his knuckles.
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"Ahhhhh." Neil yelled.
"Ahhhh." Lui yelled.
Bang....
The sound came from the interaction of punches from both candidates, Lui walked back and pants heavily all the while watching Neil who remained calm and furious over some unknown mischief.
Swish....
"He moved again." Lui opened his eyes wide. "Where is he up to."
Neil appeared behind and threw a punch at Lui who crossed his arm above his chest to shield his face from Neil's attack, the impact from the punch pushes him backward.
Bang....
A kick fell on his back and it resulted in a silivary escape from Lui's mouth, he looked from the corner of his eyes to see Neil had gone behind him.
"How..." Lui thought.
He quickly spun around and swung out with his illusional motion aiming for Neil's face, before it could make contact; Neil disappeared.
Lui became confused but used his punching motion to swing around bringing Neil to his view, he aimed again at the chest and to his surprise it made contact.... But with a cylinder that he had seen by the edge of the room.
"But how.." Lui contemplated. "Is he switching position with objects?"
He turned around to see Neil standing.
"But his eyes are still closed." Lui's shock became visible.
Neil's eyes had been closed the whole time they were fighting and it somehow made his shock and fear increase, Lui's expression suddenly went to a frown and anger flushed through his eyes.
"You've had your eyes closed since we began this fight." Lui said. "What are you afraid of... That my movement is too fast for you to see?."
"Is that what you think." Neil snarled. "Am trying to keep myself from getting serious."
"Then let's get serious." Lui cracked his fist together. "Don't hold back anymore."
Lui laughed drastically with the intention of provoking his opponent who did not respond to his laughter.
"Very well then." He smiled. "Let's get serious."
Neil opened his eyes to reveal the purple iris with its glorious black flower-patterned eye, Lui looked at Neil in shock as his eyes fell on Neil's.
Lui suddenly went super angry that red and dark auras began to emit from his body, the auras were terrifying that large amount of wind blew past heavily but Neil remained calm and looked at him with disgust.
"Am going to show you my internal." Lui yelled.
"Hope you're ready to do something.?" Neil looked over to Delia. "I just have to take him down.. And you will handle the rest."
"Suit yourself." Delia looked away.
Lui moved and this time it was more confusing than it was before, his movement was like a woosh that one's eyes can't easily comprehend to the movement. Neil watches him closely as he roamed around the room for a while, he remained stationed all the while his vision was expanding to the point he could pinpoint Lui's exact position. Without further hesitation he spotted Lui was headed for him.... Swish..... Lui's punch hung midair when Neil disappeared and his fist made contact with the stones that were by his side, Neil appeared beside him with his feet swung to his stomach.
The impact made salivas Escaped Lui's mouth and the force pushed him backward, before he could regain himself a punch came from the right and hit squarely on his face thrusting him sideways. As he spined sideways in the air, a flying kick hit him squarely on the belly thrusting him backward against a wall.
He spat out blood after making contact with the wall, he pants heavily while on prone gesture all the while his eyes were dangling.
"He moved too fast that he did this to me in few seconds." He lifts his head to stare at Neil who had a killers stare. "Who's this kid? How is he this powerful?"
Neil looked at him for a while as his rage became more obvious, it showed that the nice cool kid has become a monster. Before Lui could stand up from the ground to regain posture, he switched position with a rock that was close to Lui and landed a punch on his face. Lui was about to return the favor when another fell on his right face and it wasn't from the first position, Neil switched positions continually and all the time landing series of punches on Lui. The more he switched... The more he punched and the more he began to replay all what he saw in Lui's memories, the last image of Chiyo in a cone made him walloped as he dropped the last punch on lui's chest which sent him through the wall.
Neil began to pant heavily as he stared at the hole which he made and spotted Lui standing up with blood dripping heavily from his mouth. Lui laughed heavily like he was enjoying the fight with Neil and it seemed to excite him.
"It's been a while since I had such a nice fight." He laughed with excitement. "You're good kid."
"If I listen to him...." Neil thought. "I would lose my cool... I guess I have to use my original plan."
Neil turned to look at Delia as she remained calm in her chair, he nodded at Delia who seemed to understand somehow.
"Let's get this over with." Neil telepaths.
"Thought you wouldn't ask." She stood up and cracked her knuckles.
Lui walked out from the other room to see the two of them as they stare at each other, he grinned mischievously and racked his knuckles. His suit has turned into pile of rags on his body, with a heroic gesture he tore it off his body to reveal his muscles.
"I was only getting warmed up." Lui laughed. "You are fun kid.... What's your name?"
They circles each other all the while staring at each other, Lui looked closely at Neil's eye to see the purple color in it for the pattern seemed dull for him to observe.
"Those eye.... They are not ordinary." Lui thought. "Is it the reason he could see me?... I haven't seen a psychic who had more than one ability."
Neil halted in front of Delia though facing Lui who seemed ready to attack him, he read his mind to know what he was about to do.
"Are you ready Delia." Neil telepaths. "Here he comes."
"You shouldn't tell me about that." She replied.
Lui fell for their trap and dashed at Neil with rage with the same illusional motion, Neil contemplated and spotted a piece of stone not too far from him. As soon as Lui stepped closer to him.... Swish... He switched position with the little stone and Lui dashed past him and was heading for Delia, he grinned devishly as continued without stopping with a laughing ovation on his lips. He seemed joyful and full of energy as he looked from the corner of his eyes and spotted Neil still standing and not making an attempt to defend her.
"What are you planning?" Lui thought as the smile fades off his face.
He looked over to see Delia standing up slowly and stared at Lui, before Lui could stop his feet from going further...
"FREEZE...." Delia whispered.
Cracks...
"Huh...." Lui thought. "Why can't I move my body?"
"Ice...?" Neil thought. "Wait a minute... Am frozen too!"
The room was covered in icy-blue auras and everything seemed to stop moving, Delia stared at Lui blankly and her eyes had no remorse in it and that feared Lui a lot.
"Her eyes are different now." Lui thought. "They are icy-blue in color now?"
Delia looked at Lui for a while before turning her stare to Neil whom was few meters away from him, he was stationed and couldn't move from the spot he was and seem to be struggling with Delia's frozen zone technique.
"It seemed you've gotten yourself caught up." Delia thought.
"Any remedy to help me out of it." Neil telepaths.
Neil could still listen to people's mind even in Delia frozen zone technique, and seemed not to be disturbed by it...
"Hey.... Delia...." Neil telepaths again. "Help me out please."
"No..." Delia replied almost immediately.
"Seriously." Neil gulped.
Delia walked towards Lui, she lifted her right arm to his face.. To Lui sight it was like she was walking through the Ice cube he was trapped in, without further delay; crystalline shackled chains fell on his wrist and ankles. As Lui moved his eyes to see if Neil was suffering the same treatment... He found out Neil was no longer behind him, he looked at Delia again then his eyes fell on Neil. He was behind her and seemed free from the attack.
"I know this kind of technique is a wide range and anyone caught in it." Lui thought. "Either friends or foes... They all suffer the same fate... But how did he get away from it."
"Because am different Lui." Neil telepaths. "This power is for the brains... She froze the water in your brain and with that restricted your movement."
"So you could hear my thoughts?" Lui thought.
"Yes..." Neil smiled. "The whole time."
Neil walked to Delia's side after she had finished her crystal chain.
"We better get going." Neil said. "They have arrived here."
"Am finished." She replied. "Let's get going."
"Yes ma'am." Neil smiled.
He gripped Lui by the shoulder and offered Delia his palm for her to hold. She looked at him for a while as if he was a moving picture, she walked towards Neil and gripped his palm... Neil winced.
"What?" She asked.
"Your hands..." Neil looked at her eyes. "They are cold and soft too."
Silence
"When this is over." Delia whispered. "You will answer to that."
"Roger." Neil smiled.
Swish....