Alex was running to the woods, being pursued by Asher Beckett, who was enraged in his pursuit, using his blue energy to try and attack Alex, who was barely dodging his attacks.
Asher was becoming more and more unhinged while attacking Alex. He was being consumed by his anger after Alex killed his two closest friends without mercy. He never wanted them involved in his quest against the origin users, but they both suffered because of it. Alex slit their throats and left them dying in the streets.
Asher was attacking without mercy or consideration for anything around him, which damaged the village on their way out of it.
"YOU BASTARD!" Asher yelled out as he continued to take strikes at Alex, who kept dodging his attacks, making Asher more and more frustrated.
Alex smiled, knowing what he was doing was working to perfection. There wasn't a chance in hell that Asher wouldn't follow him wherever he went, which would allow the trap to work.
However, what Alex didn't know was that the two were being followed at a distance.
"How is he so fast?" Seraphina said running in the direction that Alex went. "Has he been holding back around us?"
"Wouldn't surprise me; he still has a lot of secrets." Raven said also chasing after him.
Freya was also chasing after them, but unlike the others who seemed frustrated in the chase, she was smiling. "So much potential..." she thought to herself.
Claire remained silent as they were running; she was still trying to figure out how she felt about telling them more about Alex and Adelia, but she also knew it was the right choice at the same time.
None of them could even see Alex and Asher anymore; instead, they just followed the noise of the fight.
Alex led Asher all the way deep into the woods before suddenly stopping.
"What...you drag me all the way out here because now you're worried about the civilians? WHAT ABOUT MY FRIENDS WERE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THEM?" Asher yelled out after catching up with Alex.
Alex didn't respond and instead simply smiled behind the mask.
Then a circle of ice appeared on the ground, and walls of ice appeared around the two, trapping them inside of it.
"Oh...you brought friends..." Asher said, noticing a woman standing on the ice wall.
"Another origin user. How lucky am I? Two in one day." Asher said he knew he was outnumbered, but at the moment he didn't care; all he wanted was Alex dead, that's all.
"Who said anything about there being only two of us?" Adelia said.
Soon, it was almost as if darkness itself attacked Asher, who could barely dodge as a giant cut appeared on his chest.
"Oh...another one." Asher said, breathing heavily.
Out of said darkness, Ophelia appeared in the center of it all, almost as if she were blanketed by it.
"Hello, Mr. Asher Beckett."
"A fucking demon?" Asher said shocked.
"Well, don't you have a mouth on you?" Ophelia said it with a demonic smile.
Asher, while still enraged, wasn't an idiot; he was surrounded by three origin users. Normally, his side would play the numbers game, but now...it's the opposite.
"Dammit...and no one can reach me in time if I send out a SOS..." Asher said, clutching his sword tighter.
Asher didn't catch a break as Alex and Ophelia attacked Asher from the sides as Adelia launched ranged attacks on her wall.
Asher was fending the two off well but was taking minor damage to his body as he did his best to avoid any fatal wounds.
Asher blocked the two who synchronized their attacks and said "Haven't any of you heard? Three's a crowd."
Ophelia laughed at him as she pressed her attack. "And here I thought the saying was three's company."
"Demon bitch..." Asher said as he managed to get away from the two, creating distance.
"He called me a bitch...that's one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me." Ophelia said once again with her demonic smile.
Alex looked over at Ophelia "She's fucking crazy..." he thought to himself.
"Aw...thanks Alex." Ophelia said, looking over at Alex, who was taking her aback.
"You heard me?" he said behind the mask.
"I'm a demon; we all can sense emotions and general thoughts." Ophelia said.
"Great..." Alex said.
"Are you two done..." Adelia said from up top, pointing at Asher.
Asher was by himself, becoming more and more infuriated, his eyes changing to a deep black color as red energy surrounded his body.
"That's it..."
On a nearby ledge, the girls who followed Alex were watching the fight.
"I have a bad feeling about this..." Freya said, looking at Asher, who was gathering energy.
Seraphina was shocked to see this sight in front of her. "What monsters...."
Seraphina was always more in tune with magical energy, so seeing the amount that Asher was gathering was mind-boggling.
Asher unleashed a powerful wave of pure magical energy, causing the ice that Adelia had created to melt away in an instant, and Alex and Ophelia were sent flying backward, falling onto the ground.
"This...is...insane..." Ophelia said trying to pick herself up.
"What the hell is he...." Alex said also trying to stand up.
Soon the two heard the most terrifying laughter inside the middle of the onslaught of energy.
"You three...have no idea who you fucked with..." Asher said.
His body had taken on a new appearance; his eyes were fully black, and his body was covered in dark red markings.
"Wow, you three have tons of fucked-up shit going through your minds..." Asher said with the creepiest smile. "Well, sorry for the three of you...your up against me, The Cursed Blade of Empathy."
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