UNMASKED

John stood there still. He had no idea about the two people standing opposite to him. Why would I fight against them? I don't want any rewards. he thought.

He sensed the powers possessed by them. The girl looked frozen and her hands were cold and full of ice. The other guy seemed to have no power until he shook his hand in the empty air and surprisingly, there emerged a hammer. Awesome, John said to himself.

Donald, on the other hand, marched towards the opposite guy in full rage. "Wait!"John warned but it was too late. The guy with a hammer hit Donald on his jaws before he could disappear. Donald fell and went face first on the land. "Hold on." John said as he summoned fire.

Before that, the guy turned his hammer to a sword. He directed it towards Donald's neck. "Vanish!" John yelled at Donald.

The guy was too fast than he expected. He slit Donald's neck in an instant. John's fireballs hit him and he fell, his clothes burning. Also his body.

John ran towards Donald but he wasn't there. John stood there flummoxed. He lost his teammates. Daisy and Donald. Reduced to dust.

He slowly turned back. The girl with the ice glared at him. "You burned my mate. Alive."she said furiously. "You're gonna pay for it."

She used her power to freeze John. But, ever thought of this? Who will win between them? Fire vs Ice.John thought of a different plan this time. "Hey, girl" she said, "Hold on."

She stopped generating ice around John. "We don't need to fight."said John. His last tool to defeat is manipulation. Like they are manipulated. "Don't come toward me."the ice-girl warned. "It's okay..."said John.

His plan was to give her a hug, maybe a kiss, and then burn her.

"See, we are being manipulated. We don't need to kill ourselves. We've seen enough." said John. The distance between them reduced.

The ice-girl went deep in her thoughts on hearing his words.

"We can find the one who is doing this to us."John said. He went closer to her.

"We shall do this. Whatever it takes."

"Whatever it takes."the ice-girl replied. John hugged her tight. He started to generate heat to destroy her. But then, he saw the thing.

He found a necklace on her neck. Very much similar. He moved back.

"Take off your necklace. I wanna see it."

The ice-girl looked shocked. She nodded and took her necklace out. It had a heart-shaped pendant. John's eyes widened out.

"Oh, no."he said, "You're my Lily."

"What's wrong, John?" asked aunt Rosie. John came back to reality.

He found Lily, hugging him tight and deep in her sleep.

"Go back to sleep,John. You look exhausted."said aunt Rosie.

Then he went asleep, holding Lily tight.