And So It Begins
The remaining fighters were Liam and Felix, who were still locked in a not so intense fight.
"C'mon. Fight back." [Felix]
"You…!" [Liam]
Lightning sparks shot around him, but it didn't seem to faze Felix.
"Again? Really?" [Felix]
Liam threw a flurry of punches, only to be blocked off by an invisible wall.
"What is this?!" [Liam]
"Don't worry about it." [Felix]
("The hell is happening?") [Adam]
Those watching were dumbfounded by what they were watching. Liam was being toyed with, unable to even grasp Felix's coattails.
"Is this your ability?!" [Liam]
"Yeah." [Felix]
"What?" [Bruce]
("Is his ability tracker off? But that can't be! I never saw him take it off like me and Bruce!") [Liam]
Seeing Liam's confusion, a smug smile appeared on Felix's face.
"You're not looking too hot there." [Felix]
"Is this air manipulation? No way is a level 4 ability stronger than mine!" [Liam]
Struggling to understand the situation, Liam continued to punch the air.
"Bro. Did you really call my ability air manipulation?" [Felix]
Offended by his words, Felix hardened his fist and slugged Liam.
"Agh!" [Liam]
Skidding across the floor, Liam groaned in pain.
"If you're gonna call my ability something like "air manipulation", I might as well call you a knock off of Adam's sword." [Felix]
"...What?" [Liam]
"They haven't seen it yet." [Orion]
"I know. You're talking to the guy with photographic memory." [Felix]
"Wait, doesn't that only keep what you've seen-" [Orion]
"Shut up." [Felix]
He approached Liam, who was suddenly feeling a tinge of fear with every step.
"H-hold on! Time out!" [Liam]
"No." [Felix]
Hardening the space around his feet, Felix kicked Liam across the face.
"Ack!" [Liam]
"Give up?" [Felix]
Liam seemed to be reeling from Felix's kick, but instantly whipped his arm forward before anyone could react.
"Lightning Frenzy!" [Liam]
A purple flash of light emitted from his hands, allowing little traces of lightning tongues to rapidly attack Felix.
"Felix!" [Adam]
"Oh, wow." [Felix]
Despite attacking without warning, Liam found Felix unscathed. The purple lightning seemed to linger around an invisible dome around Felix, rendering them useless.
"Wha… What is that…?" [Liam]
"Here's some big news for you. You may have the level 5 ability, Lightning Manipulation, but you see… My ability is still higher." [Felix]
("It's higher?!") [Bruce]
Feeling a sense of urgency, Bruce glanced at Dante.
"..." [Dante]
Dante seemed unimpressed, which immediately relieved Bruce.
("It's fine…! We still have Dante.") [Bruce]
Liam shut off his ability, lowering his hand with a defeated look on his face.
"I… I've lost…" [Liam]
"Good thing you've understood the difference between us. Maybe if you worked harder, you could be as strong as my level 1 friend over there." [Felix]
Nodding his head towards Adam, he sent him a thumbs up.
"So, Dante? How did you like my friends?" [Orion]
"...Decent enough." [Dante]
Crossing his arms, Dante stared at them with an intimidating glare.
"Decent enough? They haven't even shown what they can really do." [Orion]
"Same." [Dante]
Reaching into his pocket, Dante dialed someone up.
"...What are you doing?" [Orion]
"Showing you that coming here isn't going to go well for you." [Dante]
The phone clicked, and Dante smiled.
"What is it?" [???]
"You're late to the meeting spot." [Dante]
"..." [???]
Voices could be heard in the background of the caller, but none were clear enough to be understood.
"I apologize, but I will not be able to come today." [???]
"...What? This isn't part of the deal." [Dante]
"..." [???]
More speaking was heard, but still too vague to be made out.
"...We'll be sending in somebody to replace me. I apologize for this." [???]
"Hey! You can't just-" [Dante]
The call shut off, leaving only a few lingering beeps.
"Well? Looks like something didn't go well for you too." [Orion]
"...Whatever. I can handle you guys on my own." [Dante]
Unlinking his arms, Dante stepped forward.
"Oh? Looks like you're raring to go." [Orion]
"Yeah. Hopefully you don't go down as easily as before." [Dante]
His words immediately dropped Orion's mood.
"Don't worry about that. You're fucking dead." [Orion]