Miranda delivered the first hit with her sword which Chaos easily avoided due to her intense reaction speed. Miranda increased her rage and charged even faster than before landing a heavy hit on Chaos. It was so strong the impact shattered all the windows that were close to them, but it only pushed her a bit. Miranda was now panting from so much exhaustion and fatigue. She had consumed so much magic-using blood rage.
"Bloodlust is good," Chaos began to even glitch more, "but not good enough." she laughed and turned her vicious look to Miranda throwing only fear into her mind.
Miranda Could no longer move after that, her feet felt too heavy to carry. She was trembling from fear yet she never had any at the beginning. Was this chaos magic?
Chaos moved closer to get a better look at her, "Remember this face, Miranda. for it's the face you must fear." Her face was pale but incredibly beautiful and despite the glitching, Miranda could see the red eyes filled with only rage that had been kept for centuries.
With those words, Chaos backed away from her smiling to prove her triumph over Miranda then snapped her fingers altering reality in an instant placing every back to how it was as if nothing happened. Miranda's wounds healed themselves, and the broken glasses and buildings were along restored. She was in denial of what had just happened it was obvious chaos was easy on her for if she were serious Miranda would be dead for sure, the entity was rouge and out for revenge. She had to warn everyone but how when there is no evidence to prove what had just happened.
"Miss."
A boy had appeared from nowhere, he was about fifteen with blonde hair and very brown eyes dressed in green shorts and a t-shirt written on "wonderworld" like an amusement park. He was holding a book in his hands which by its Design was a spellbook. Miranda hadn't seen one of those in years.
"Where am I?" the boy asked. Miranda was in complete shock because it didn't feel like he belonged here.
"Downtown New York. Am officer Miranda Raymond-",
"Officer? What the hell is that." the boy raised his hand directly at her in fear trembling and crying from loss and pain, she looked and saw he was even bleeding from his head and looked like he had been in a fight with someone or something because parts of his shirt had been torn down.
Miranda raised both her hands in mid-air to show she meant no harm he was just a kid in distress. After confirming she wasn't a threat. He dropped the book abruptly and just passed out on the street.
"This officer Raymond I need the med team immediately injured civilian appears to be a minor I repeat a minor." she alarmed over her radio and ran to the injured boy laying on the street.
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Scarlet was on the rooftop with Mr. Hayward who was now standing with one of his female elf bodyguards. He had requested to see her after classes to see what mage type she was so it was finally time for her to uncover what type was.
He kicked a sword towards her and said," I want you to fight her without holding back." he pointed at the elf. She then picked up the sword and as a true amateur, her hands were shaking violently from its weight. Like seriously who used swords these days she wondered but Mr. Hayward still saw its superiority over guns and modern age weapons. But was he serious about wanting her to fight one of the elves she feared on her first day?
"Are you serious.?",
"Do I sound like am joking, if you are a strength type your power will protect you and vice versa," he said then commanded the elf,
"Attack."
The elf attacked by swinging her blade with so much energy. Scarlet was surprisingly able to block it by swinging her sword back. The force she had used was intense.
The elf wasn't holding back. Scarlet had to find another way of winning this even with her little combat skills, she looked around and stared directly at the elf trying to study her movements. She had to trust her instincts as Hayward said the power type had to protect either way.
She sighed deeply. And concentrated on the elf's next attack.
The elf changed her fighting position. She then charged again but this time, Scarlet was moving as fast as the elf dodging each swing with her newfound vast speed .this time she felt her body move but she wasn't in control with each block and counter it didn't feel like they were her moves it felt like she was remembering.
The elf threw her fist that Scarlet dodged easily counter-attacking with the same attack but twice the strength throwing the elf a far distance followed by an impact so loud it sounded like thunder. Scarlet's eyes changed color from blue to red. Her power was now manifesting as her hair changed to red, with a red glow flowing from her body.
Hayward felt it her aura was increasing rapidly. So he created a barrier surrounding the entire building to slow down the power's growth and prevent her energy from being sensed. She wasn't a power type nor a magic type, he noticed she was in her league of power taking the resemblance of chaos.
"Fascinating," he commented staring at the display of her raw power.
"Stop her," he commanded the elf. She had barely inflicted any harm and just looked dusty, she then released a blue-colored lightning blast that hit Scarlet with brave force. But she barely moved from that attack absorbing the impact to make more energy.
She was now ruffled by the attack. She then released the same lightning attack but the barrier blocked it before hitting the elf.
She was no longer in control of the power anymore. It now felt like a strong push coming from her body altering the air within the barrier.
Hayward knew what he had to do. He had to stop her from going haywire.
"Scarlet." he shouted, "I need you to stop.",
"How? it can't stop growing." she cried trying to pull the power back in but it was too overwhelming for her.
"I need you to look all at me." He yelled.
"I know what you are thinking. You will die," said the elf to Hayward,
"Wouldn't be the first time." he took a stance and prepared to do the spell. "Now, please do it," he yelled,
The elf opened the barrier and he jumped in within distance to absorb Scarlet's rogue power before she went nuclear. The air changed turning more intimidating as he began to absorb the power. It was vicious and strong enough to make a mage like him sweat. It all began to reduce as it entered his body. Blood flowing from his eyes and ears like tears and hands trembling like he was carrying a heavy load, he continued this till it was all he overpowered her and sucked all the energy into his body and fell only to be caught by the elf.
Scarlet then fell to her knees crying like she was looking at something so irritating in shock and devastated. Her mind was somewhere else she was seeing and hearing something else. She was no longer on the rooftop but in a cave. She heard the sound of water as the wakes hit from outside.
"Argus...…." she said, "where are you...Argus. I need you." a man was standing right in front of her. His face was long face with a deep scar across he had blue eyes or eyes she wasn't sure due to the scar, instead of fingernails he had claws. And veins that stretched along his neck were exposed. It was only the two of them in the cave and it looked like he couldn't see her. Around him were bodies of four kids three boys and a girl all of them looked dry and old like he had sucked their life force.
"Talon. Let's go." a man called him from afar but he didn't respond his focus was still on the kids he had just killed. His hands were bloody and it was like he had been injured by one of them judging by his look. He was so annoyed she could even feel the weight of his rage. Another man walked dressed like an army soldier holding a machine gun in his hands, "The boy vanished." Talon said, "I was about to get hold of that power and vanished." the soldier said nothing, "Do know what that means?" talon asked "No sir." answered the soldier.
"It means we lost cadet. It means we freak-in lost." he punched the wall that was next to them causing the entire cave to shake on impact. Scarlet got scared on seeing that.
He then stopped like he had noticed something. "Cadet. I feel like we are not alone here." Scarlet stood on her feet like she knew she had been noticed. Talon scanned the cave and shouted, "Show yourself girl. I can feel your very strong aura and fear." he sniffed in a huge chunk of air as she was trying to hide behind him to keep her presence hidden.
"Found you." grabbed her by the neck the second he felt her from his back intending to squeeze her life out. He lifted her off the ground though he couldn't see her he could touch her and that was enough. Scarlet fought for her life by maybe hitting him but he was too strong, " You aren't from this world. Are you." his eye changed color and he could finally see her.
She felt her life go and that's when her mind returned to the rooftop struggling for air and screaming in Jack's hands.
"Calm down Scar....calm down," he said as Alex was trying to keep her stable by recovering her psyche with her hands on Scarlet's head. she was struggling and still calling for Argus. The name of the Chaos lord that died protecting what never survived.
Mr. Hayward stood up. It was only Alex, Jack, and a few other students who were. He had called for them when Scarlet fell an hour ago and had made a ritual circle around her, "Argus-" he said trying to walk towards them, "he's dead."
She finally stopped her tantrum on hearing that, "He's not dead. He's here. We have to find him." she stood up like nothing had happened and looked at the ritual circle around her, "Find who exactly. And why." Alex asked, "Argus. Because we need need to stop Talon before he comes here." she sounded so different. Her tone was so confident and her hair had changed even and was now red.
"You need to go home and get some rest Scarlet," Hayward insisted, "you not in your right mind." she felt his words hypnotize her slowly then lose her consciousness Kendall holding her before she hit the floor.
"Kendall take her home, keep watch, and don't let her leave her room. Jack, Kyle, and Alex, I need you to search the city and -.",
"Sir I don't involve myself in human conflict."Kyle interrupted speaking in disgust, "I don't care what happens to any of them." then flew away leaving only Jack and Alex. Kendall felt embarrassed by her brother's actions. And without mentioning anything she followed her orders and flew away with Scarlet in her arms.
"If you find anything report back to me."
Alex placed her hand on Jack's shoulder and teleported away with him.
Hayward was now worried. He had confirmed that Scarlet was a chaos lord in transition with the powers of the previous five and maybe even their memories, that was just one problem the other being the sudden appearance of an Argus and a Talon who by how Scarlet said it they may be a threat to him and Adam.
"Eva I need you to go find that boy and kill him if possible." he told the elf, "And the girl.", "She's my problem. Don't tell anyone about this not even your sister."
"Understood." drawing her weapons which were short twin blades she disappeared within a blink of an eye.