Chapter 13

Split got up after being knocked off by the explosion, she seemed rather indifferent about Roxy's appearance. Her main interest were fixated on both Priya and Jordan. She had surprisingly taken an interesting liking to them and somehow wanted to explore the very depths of their capabilities. Especially Priya, whom she was already familiar with from the old days and Jordan who has undoubtedly gained Priya's interest. And of course, her's as well.

Jordan dusted his shirt and left a soft sigh, then said “wait for it”.

“Like we were totally having like lots of fun before you like came and tots interrupted us. But like since I happen to be like the nicest person among my teammates, I'll like...let you join the fun hmmm?” she chuckled.

Roxy glared at her for a while and shrugged, then said “what's with this weirdo, she talks too much, I don't like it, get her away from me or someone's gonna start smoking...literally!”.

Jordan immediately directed his gaze at Roxy “wait! That's the weird part?” he muttered.

Priya giggled.

“Like I'm not so sure how you guys like do it, but like I'm just seeing her and I already don't like her”

“Gee, colour me surprised”

“But the friend of my friend is also my friend, so that makes us friends, weather you like it or not” her eyes and voice changed as she made that last statement.

Roxy tightened her fist in annoyance and muttered “she's driving me nuts, mostly cuz of the fact that she's saying all these things but I don't see any reflection of those cooked of expressions”. She then turned to Jordan and Priya and asked “What are her superpowers anyway?”

“Its like nothing I've ever seen before. I've seen people use clones, but nothing like the way she does. She's on a whole different level” Jordan said.

“What makes her's so different?”

“Well the thing is, her clones have the ability to adapt repeatedly to any form of attack. Which means you can't kill any of her clones from the same attack for more than twice, except if your next attack is stronger than the first one. They keep adapting to the thing that killed them, and when they respawn, they become invulnerable to it” he concluded.

She turned to Priya “then what about Priya, how was she able to keep on destroying them?”

“Priya is just as good as you and Jayna in hand to hand combat, one could even say she's better. The only reason she was able to keep up with each wave of clones is because she wasn't making use of one form of martial arts, in fact from my analysis, she was able to use a maximum of thirteen forms of martial arts. That's why she was able to hold her own against them for a while. Strip the professor off his powers, and he will realize that he's facing a skillful opponent”.

“Your likes shouldn't be underestimated Priya”. Roxy muttered. “So what's the plan now?” she asked Jordan.

“Initially, the plan was to wipe out all the clones until we're down to the original. Then you came and made it look pretty easy by destroying all of them with just one attack. Now we're left with just one and I believe she's the original, but I'm having this very bad feeling that things aren't gonna get any easier from this point on”.

Priya nodded and concurred with Jordan “Yeah, me too”.

Suddenly, the air got filled with a dark and ominous energy. The three of them could feel it seeping into their skin. This was nothing they've felt before. Pure energy is normal and isn't felt by anyone since it is what surrounds the atmosphere. But dark energy or impure energy is always felt, no matter the quantity. That's what makes it easy to detect a villain as they are the ones who possesses this dark energy due to their minds being corrupted and clouded with impure thoughts and intentions. The only way pure energy could be felt is by a sensory superhuman.

“It's quite ironic how we got to meet again after so long" Split said with her voice sounding rather sinister this time. “You still have the same looks as when I remembered centuries ago. Such is the mystery of continuous reincarnation. It's a pity you've been reduced to such level as to being called an Abnormal, but I really want to see that power of yours that instantly makes my day, so show it to me”.

“What is she talking about?” Jordan asked.

“I-i don't know” Priya replied reluctantly.

“Its coming from her no doubt” Said Roxy as she clenched her fist then blood slowly rolled down her hands and dropped to the ground.

“She's hurt!” Priya spotted it “she must have took part in a tough fight before coming here, why so reckless Roxy. I can't let her fight like this, it's too dangerous” she muttered.

“If you can't entertain me with what I want to see, then I'll just have to force it out hahahaha” Glasses began to shatter all around them as her laughter created offensive sonic waves followed by a loud screech which disrupted their hearing as they all held their ears in pain.

Jordan touched a screen on his left hand gauntlet and exclaimed “guys, I'm detecting a strange and unusual neural activity going on inside her, It's as if she's generating more energy from an unknown source. Whoever this is, is much more powerful than the person we were fighting a moment ago” he said.

Priya curiously looked at what was happening to split and slowly muttered “She's transforming”

Roxy raised up her baton and made a stance “there is only one explanation, she is not a superhero, she's a villain. Which makes her an even bigger threat. So I'd suggest we take action now before it's too late and not hold back”. Roxy wondered if this was related to the things she thought about after defeating Frosty, she knew something strange was going on as everything seemed off.

“No!” Priya immediately objected.

“It's time to end this” Split's voice echoed through the space as she uttered those words.

“She might not be a villain” Priya continued.

Roxy asked “What do you mean, what are you talking about?”.

“Just leave her to me, I know how to stop her. Though she might appear to be our enemy at the moment, but that doesn't mean she is a villain. She is still a superhero fighting for what she thinks is right. Besides, I'm well aware of what she truly is...a DEMON!!!”

They were both shocked after hearing that from her. Demons, who were said to be inmates of hell were supposed to have been completely separated from the humans years ago but the fact that they found themselves to be in battle with one of them filled their hearts with awe. Roxy and Jordan remained silent for a few seconds before Jordan finally asked.

“How are you so sure of that?”

“Because, my dad sends demons like this to hell!”