048 The Road To Ascension

With white pained ringing echoing in my ear, I managed to muster enough focus to looked at Ventus.

I gave her a look of disbelief and momentary anger as I stared her down.

Her face bright red and enraged. She was breathing heavy and I swore on any and everything that could be sworn upon that visible smoke was coming from the now rosy hand she used to slap me.

Taking in this image I immediately understood how she was able to knock me down with one slap. There was only one logical answer to how Ventus achieved this preposterous feat.

She was clearly on some kind of performance enhancing potion I had no knowledge of. It must have been some sort of heady mix between werewolf testosterone and and kraken venom.

Any other explanation would make no sense.

Still incredibly dazed from the recent slap, I engaged Ventus. Bringing her recent accusation towards me to the forefront and throwing it back to her face.

"What do you mean what the hell Em?!"