I didn't believe these guys had followed us out here. Shocked and panicking, Mr Pete Licht asked "Who are these?" "Oh them? They're just here to kill me." Eric answered nonchalantly and turned to me "Contact Delphine" he said "Tell her that I gave over and that she should come over as soon as possible" as he closed his eyes "Who is Delphine?" his mom asked and I replied "The only person I know who can return control to Eric should he give over to his powers. I guess it's time to introduce you all to Casper, Eric's twin and other half." I answered as Casper turned to us, eyes glowing green with pale white skin and asked "Can I count on you to keep them safe?" "Sure!" Talia and Natalie answered.
He turned and said to his opponents "Welcome to my world" he said as he grabbed air with both hands and smashed Luke's and Castor's heads into Will's. I managed to contact Delphine and she came almost immediately "That idiot" she said as she came in "It's going to be very hard to bring him back given the amount of control he has ceded over."
"Who are you and how did you get in here?" Jeremy asked and she replied "Pleased to meet you all. I'm one of Eric's friends, Delphine by name. I'm sure you must have heard this but, I'm the only one who can bring him back should he cede control over to Casper".
Already, the battle was already too intense that I couldn't follow it anymore as punches were traded. Surprisingly, for a fight so intense, I noticed there was little to no damage to the surroundings so I looked again. At that moment, I realized what was going on. He had warped space around himself and his opponents, hence, their battle doesn't affect the areas surrounding them. They battled for quite some time before I noticed. He was actually holding back against them which made me shocked. I looked at him and asked him "why?" to which he answered "it's one of the reasons Eric was locked up. They couldn't handle someone with blood on their hands so they did that".
After saying that, he turned to his parents and asked "Hope you don't mind another blood stain on my hands?" "We don't mind" came the reply and his eyes seemed to glow slightly brighter.
The cool breeze that had been blowing since the fight started suddenly became more violent as he turned back to his opponents. It seemed that they felt he was finally getting serious so they started chanting in a strange language.
Joining hands, they fused together to form a monster which shocked me. "Isn't that--" I thought but it was obvious. That being was the same one that Eric had fought some days back at school. I bit my lip in disgust as I watched him get pushed back by this monstrosity.
He laughed, a sign that he was having fun despite the fight at that level. He spoke in the same language that they used when chanting as two swords materialised in his hands out of the blue.
Looking them straight in the eye, he said something in that language and they charged at each other, out for blood. He looked at me and smiled as they both disappeared. A few moments later, he reappeared and smiled. "Done" he said as he sat down. Delphine came to him and said "Time for you to return control." "You should know it isn't going to be as easy as you say. I really love this physical body, you see." he laughed and she grinned "oh don't worry. You'll be in the physical soon enough".
Immediately she said that, he froze and fell face down to the ground, revealing a dagger in his back. She retrieved it, saying "Given his condition, we need to separate them as soon as possible."
"How do we go about that?" Mrs Licht asked and she answered "For that, we first need to meet the doctor that handled his delivery. How fast can you get us to meet with her?" "I'll find out when we can meet her." She said as she went to the phone, seemingly to contact the doctor. His mom came back and said that we would be able to meet the doctor anytime from the next day. His dad then asked "How long till he wakes up?" "A week, four days if we get lucky." she answered as we carried him to his room.
The next day, I went with Eric's mom to meet the doctor. At the hospital, the nurse at the front desk was rude and wouldn't permit our entering, for reasons best known to her. Even after trying to reason with her, she remained adamant. I laughed, telling his mom to leave it to me and turned to the nurse for the last time. I asked her again "Would you let us see Dr Williamson? We have an appointment with her." "Not until I know what you came to see her about. If you won't say, you're free to use the exit over there" she said, pointing at the door.
I looked at her, balling my fists with such force they burst into flames and slammed it into her desk. Dead calm, I asked "Would. You. Let. Us. See. The. Doctor?" She was sweating profusely, whether it was from the heat of my hands, I can't really tell but she managed to dial a line. After speaking to the person on the other end, she turned to us and said "She'll meet with you now. Third office on your right." "Thanks." I smiled as I and Mrs Licht walked in.
Getting there, we found an empty office which surprised us. We thought we had been tricked and I was about going to give that nurse a piece of my mind when I felt someone just behind me, a switchblade to my throat.
"State your business" a female voice snarled but Mrs Licht smiled. "Hello Liz." She said as the doctor lowered her weapon. "Jennifer!" she called as they hugged each other. "Who's the lady?" she asked, pointing to me to which I answered "A family friend." his mom answered as they sat down.
They talked at length, catching up on each other as they talked about anything and everything until Mrs Williamson asked her "How's your family?" "I actually came to see you about that. Eric says he has to meet you, no matter what." his mom answered "Why me?" she asked to which his mom replied "If I'm not mistaken, you handled his delivery, right? That's actually the main reason for meeting you. He said someone told him something about his birth, but he'd like to confirm it with the person who handled his delivery." The doctor then sighed and asked "Where's he?" "At home." came the reply "but he won't be awake for the next few days" I chipped in "I'll come over once he wakes up." she said as we picked up our things, getting ready to leave.