"NO! Whatever you want with him, just take me instead! He's just a kid, he's a nobody."
"And what are you to be of such importance?"
My shoulders dropped and my head hung low as I uttered the truest answer I could give.
"I…I'm just a screwup who's trying to make a difference."
The darkness was silent for a while. And then I heard him sigh right in front of me.
"You are not—"
Teal sparks radiated off of my hands as I clenched my fist and uppercut the hell out of this guy.
"GAH! What the fuck Nia?!"
He knew my name?! How? Figure it out later I guess.
"Robin, do the portal now!" I called out to wherever he was.
Soon enough there was a light a few feet away from me, five claw marks showing the streets of Lepi's Grove. Robin went through first and as I ran I felt the shadows trying to drag me back.
