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I stood atop the moving plane that flew somewhere over South Korea. I'd chosen to wear something more befitting a leader to commemorate the team's first outing with me in charge. I wore a blue button-down shirt beneath a thin, short, brown jacket that stopped at my stomach. I had on light jeans, brown combat boots, and a holster on my left thigh, where I pocketed my spatial bag. Claeg and Kaila both wore dark clothing with Kaila rocking a hooded cloak as well.
The world, from my perspective, became light blue/white as I used Heart's Eye to discern their power more accurately.
So Naomi was right: Claeg is much less powerful, but he poses a greater physical threat, while Kaila seems to have abundant power.
On top of that, they both were colored in a searing red hunger shrouded in black that was so profound I could almost feel it myself.
They stared at me blankly before Claeg abruptly charged, then leaped forward, and Kaila manifested whips of blood that shot specks at me. The world turned greenish purple as I reflexively used Temporal Sight in a burst to see a few seconds into the future. I gracefully positioned my body in just the right spot to dodge the blood specks before I leaned back, narrowly escaping Claeg's tackle.
As he shot past me, I grabbed him mid-air by the ankle with one hand. I threw Claeg hard enough to send him through the plane's hull and used a little telekinesis to curve him back toward one of the plane's engines, which caused the plane to spiral out of control and crash into an uninhabited landscape below.
"There goes our mission," Kaila said nonchalantly as she and I landed gently a few feet away from the burning plane. A smoldering chunk of it was sent flying from Claeg, who exited the flames and smoke.
"Screw the mission. What the hell's going on? How'd she dodge me? How was she that strong? Did she get augmented, too?" He asked as he rolled his shoulders.
"Don't be stupid; it wouldn't have happened this fast, and they don't have Avarice's formula," Kaila told him as she observed me carefully. "This is something else. Guess there was more to you than even Avarice suspected."
I shrugged, "Maybe..."
"Whatever happened to you, with the two of us here, you're not getting out of this alive. I'm going to tear all the meat off your bones and eat it while you watch," Claeg grabbed the arm Kaila had just extended to him, then bit down hard until there was blood overflowing from where his mouth and her skin touched.
Kaila didn't wince in the slightest as Claeg's grey pupils glowed red, and his body grew slightly in size. When he stopped, he let go of her arm and vanished.
The ground crunched in multiple spots as he beelined toward me, but he remained unseen.
I leaned to the right just before I felt a brush of force reach where my face had been.
"Wha...?" Claeg uttered, stupefied as he stumbled from missing.
I kneed him hard in the gut, then swept his legs from under him. Before he could hit the ground, there was a needle of blood just inches from piercing my face. I spun light on my feet as I dodged the needle and the one hidden behind it.
I fixed my attention on Kaila, dashed forward, and pushed her back with a weak pulse of telekinetic energy from my hand. I stood firmly as she skidded to a stop a few feet away.
"So he gets stronger and faster when he feeds on your blood?" I glanced at Claeg, who had rushed over to stand by Kaila. "Does the same goes for you?"
"As if I'd answer that," Kaila responded snidely.
"Okay," I shrugged, "Either way, I think it'd be best to keep you two apart."
With that, I held up an index finger as a small amount of my spirit energy focused above its tip, serving as a nucleus. Then, I willed some of my spatial energy forward as it spiraled tightly around the nucleus.
"What the hell is that?" Kaila asked.
"Whatever it is, it's too small to be a threat. Let's kill her already; I'm getting hungry," Claeg responded eagerly.
"No, her goal is to separate us. Stay close; we don't know what she's up to."
"You should listen to your sister," I told Claeg. "Not that it's gonna help you much."
I pointed my finger at the space between them. In the next instant, the nucleus shot forward quicker than they could react. Kaila and Claeg turned in slow motion as all the power and force wrapped in the nucleus was suddenly released, causing an expansive dome sphere to appear that ejected them both in opposite directions. The burst created powerful gusts of wind as the ground under it caved in to match the curvature of the bottom of the sphere.
Those Expansion Shocks work a lot better than I expected them to.
Indeed. They are quick yet powerful. You have created a splendid technique, Viraa praised. I see you intend to force them apart.
Yeah. I'll let them tire themselves out, then knock them unconscious afterward.
Hm...
I watched as the two finally spun to a stop. Claeg was relatively unscathed—his toughness really was impressive. Kaila, on the other hand, was heavily damaged by the attack, but her destroyed arm was already slowly mending itself back together.
That explains why she doesn't have any wounds despite making herself bleed so often. Though, her healing powers don't seem to be as powerful as Michael's was.
"One's tough, and one can heal. It'll take some time until you two exhaust yourselves, won't it..."
"Quit talking like you have the advantage, brat. Regardless of your little boost in power, making light of us is a huge mistake. It's still two versus one," Claeg said with smug aggravation.
"How many times have I told you to train your senses more," Kaila interjected, slightly nervous.
"Relax, Kaila. It's unlike you to be cautious of a human. We got this," Claeg stated, noticing her being on guard.
"Yet despite that, she's displayed power a human shouldn't have....Think with your head for once. If you'd trained your senses like you were told, you'd know that she's holding a lot more power back than what she's shown. We're not winning this without using that."
"First you say that against Michael, now her? You sure you're not overreacting?"
"Shut up and let's do it," Kaila said as they super sped toward each other.
Curious, Alissia used Temporal Sight to view several moments into the future.
Oh? There is much more to these two than I would have thought, Viraa commented. Perhaps they'll pose a better challenge to you as you are if you do not interfere.
Yeah, and if Trik were here he'd tell me the same, but I'm not the gambling sort. Nor am I that sadistic.
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