Alex stood, hunched over, as he could barely remain standing after suffering the first attack from the Emperor.
Yet he was supposed to experience two more of these.
Gasping as whatever the Emperor had done ravaged his insides, Alex drew on Evernight, utilizing his authority to try and offset some of the damage.
Then, he spoke. "I am… a flesh-eating bacteria. Skin ravaging, innards destroying…"
Enoch froze at that moment as his flesh began to break down in real time though it only damaged a fraction of his entire skin before it stopped.
Then the childish grin returned, followed by his comeback. "I am… a hot summer wind. Drought-inducing, bacteria-killing."
Alex gasped as visible cracks emerged on his skin, an uncanny amount of pain leaving him incapacitated with no chance of talking back.
Seeing this, Elena stepped forward, though hesitant, and remarked. "I am…"
