Anthony: “Your voice…”549Please respect copyright.PENANAGgH0Qu0Uyk
549Please respect copyright.PENANAHSxHvvgp4e
549Please respect copyright.PENANARNQCvMzr9S
Anthony: “So, you’re our predecessor. I don’t know how you possessed Nao without Arc but I don’t care. Me and Artemis can take you.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAB6p9qOxRlB
549Please respect copyright.PENANAPTkoyB4lqT
Alphon: “Artemis? Ha! That crazy bitch found herself another replacement for her dead husband. Poor ma-”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAVyC1JNDXys
*Boom*549Please respect copyright.PENANAxhpJGzsWdb
549Please respect copyright.PENANAO2niX60qYc
Artemis: “Shut up…”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsSReyYE7lP
549Please respect copyright.PENANAb450Ra8kGl
Alphon: *Whistle*
549Please respect copyright.PENANAomY2Im3pnz
549Please respect copyright.PENANAM0cgLpkAR3
Alphon: “Good thing you’re a terrible shot.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANApK6ABAaTlL
549Please respect copyright.PENANARW4l4onV2m
Anthony: “I already can guess her circumstances. There’s no way someone this powerful would willingly marry me.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA7Hrb8EyiEv
549Please respect copyright.PENANANGWmq1dpQa
Artemis: “Oh honey, you’re so understanding. I love you even more.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAEwYjcY1LcU
549Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8cGNHhKDV
Anthony: “…Sure.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAJQOU3gT5XL
549Please respect copyright.PENANAQgFYakNbRi
Artemis: “Don’t pout love. I know what will make us happy, how about some more murder.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAnberIZxkLb
549Please respect copyright.PENANAaxfOF08Qxe
Alphon: “Man, stop switching so much. It’s creepy.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANACyikfWDIGa
549Please respect copyright.PENANA7kN56qRStp
Artemis: “Tch.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAIga1orHRRN
549Please respect copyright.PENANA8j8WTUDLTJ
Anthony: “I rather not kill you when you’re possessing Nao. But I’ll do what I must.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAkQC2CaDQ5c
549Please respect copyright.PENANAd92jWxamto
Alphon: “So you’ll fight me first?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAmkljKALcNB
549Please respect copyright.PENANADF4gqs1YD8
Anthony: “…Why not? Despite her protests, I want to see how strong you were.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAfYjAl87FgS
549Please respect copyright.PENANAeSInhwNAa1
Alphon: “I see. Well, don’t be blown away too quickly.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAcrmc9nbYEf
549Please respect copyright.PENANAJEtIWfnKLa
Alphon teleports, actually teleports, behind Anthony and back fists him through multiple classroom walls. I can hear distant lightning strikes waking Anthony up after that powerful blow.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAz6Wx1mpxpo
549Please respect copyright.PENANAZgOZZTBx28
Alphon: “Man you can’t take a hit. If you keep shocking yourself awake this won’t take long.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAkDFXeRyBcx
549Please respect copyright.PENANAaRt2sO6kw2
Anthony pushes rumble off himself and coughs up some blood.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAA9QYpXZpXw
549Please respect copyright.PENANA3nZLMrgrU1
Anthony: “How can…you use spells without Arc?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAYjfrgKiY0R
549Please respect copyright.PENANAwuSuYVn5Qn
Alphon: “Arc is now really a source of magic kid. If you know how to cast yourself then Arc just makes things easier. I’ve learned everything Arc has to teach.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANANMCjzYxptG
549Please respect copyright.PENANAU8FABr1bvA
Anthony: “…No Artemis, one more time.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAi2YM9BpCY9
549Please respect copyright.PENANAf1t0QCkDe7
Anthony unleashes a barrage of lightning blasts but they simply bounce off of Alphon’s transparent shield.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAteTTZNvPNc
549Please respect copyright.PENANAokbZJLKgi0
Alphon: “Better let Artemis fight kid, you might not survive the next one.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAezGiJtE9QN
549Please respect copyright.PENANARghWZ9UHEb
Don’t kill him!
549Please respect copyright.PENANAS3VjLWbrS0
549Please respect copyright.PENANAb0p1FwbtUz
Alphon: “Don’t worry, I’ll try simple spells. But you gotta let me stretch my legs.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAbDA8QMzGSO
549Please respect copyright.PENANADF9lfwhy8n
As Alphon says that, multiple globes of fire appear around him. He points at Anthony and the fireballs start chasing him. Anthony dodges most and blows up the few that get too close.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAG8YUnO1jQU
549Please respect copyright.PENANAAchwfSPyf3
Alphon: “Keep running kid! Make it fun, it hasn’t even been a minute since we started.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANArydrtoYqO1
549Please respect copyright.PENANAnsCtOFucZt
Anthony: “Tch.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAA8CuyieOmg
549Please respect copyright.PENANAic5S12nEWY
Anthony stops running and charges up lightning in his palm. Any fireballs that get close get destroyed by the lightning filling the area around him.
549Please respect copyright.PENANApGAx6Oa8W4
549Please respect copyright.PENANA2vZdnX7cYf
Alphon: “Sure, why not old fashioned clash.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA8F8YAC3AcT
549Please respect copyright.PENANAOf8AAICk89
Alphon points a finger at Anthony and charges blue energy. The energy sends ripples through the water around his feet and burns the air.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAdAOgzBvvYu
549Please respect copyright.PENANAApuEWNiEh5
Anthony: “Thunderous Cataclysm!”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAiECPs9G7mP
549Please respect copyright.PENANANiT6Z6E2ON
A purple storm of lightning and death races towards Alphon. It rips apart and burns everything in its path. But Alphon only smiles at this.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAlgWcZlABGZ
549Please respect copyright.PENANAWFacQqpT5N
Alphon: “Magic Cannon.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAEiPkQks793
549Please respect copyright.PENANAj0Out9eVyL
The energy in his finger first shrinks into nothing before ballooning into a massive wave of magical energy. It collides with Anthony’s attack which shatters all the grass in the building.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAMzMkIwelpv
549Please respect copyright.PENANADfV9JtliD7
The sound of it was deafening. For that fragile moment, nothing moved and nothing breathed. It was silent and dead. As reality went mad from the power on display. But it was a moment, an infinitely small moment in time. It must pass.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAiISh3SyLe1
549Please respect copyright.PENANAfQHDST6Lml
And it did, the magic cannon ripped through Anthony’s attack and erased everything in its path. That entire part of the school…gone…just like that.
549Please respect copyright.PENANACGklGgsrmX
549Please respect copyright.PENANA7dcT4nI2v5
What…have you done?
549Please respect copyright.PENANAdE9cLV4yrI
549Please respect copyright.PENANA5rMoKOg3Wn
Alphon: “Don’t worry, I made sure there was no one left in that. The ones there I used long-range teleport to move them elsewhere.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAbdOuwMH3AH
549Please respect copyright.PENANALEwrG40R9f
And what about Anthony!?
549Please respect copyright.PENANA1OF9HBRMF9
549Please respect copyright.PENANAdy8VjxgH2z
Alphon: “I’m sure Artemis will save him. That attack was too weak to end them both.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA78b0GF4BQC
549Please respect copyright.PENANAeSZ53lbwUH
Weak?
549Please respect copyright.PENANAzF0yHNH4Rt
*Drip*549Please respect copyright.PENANAAYdnW8MisB
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsAZK5gS7o9
Alphon touches his nose and again, it’s bleeding.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAXa7OpIUXMb
549Please respect copyright.PENANAks9vyzH4K0
Alphon: “You gotta be-”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA8A1JHk4hYR
549Please respect copyright.PENANAmwkWpQixRN
A flash of purple light from the lights above catches Anthony off guard. From it, a being of purple electricity escapes into our reality. That being soon forms into a slightly burned Anthony with a spear made of lightning. 549Please respect copyright.PENANA5NNmP4o4jI
549Please respect copyright.PENANAjkuVZjG05L
549Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9fNJLxiyi
Artemis: “My turn.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAQOgRFpbGi7
549Please respect copyright.PENANAD1v1OhG1Ba
Artemis slams hard onto Alphon who blocks it with his magic-reinforced hands.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAFRw0DDMh0B
Alphon: “Damn Arc, you taught Nao the crystal mana center. This shit is really unstable and unpredictable. The power and growth speed are not worth it.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA9s8Zu0i3uA
549Please respect copyright.PENANAwVDwZCPu2p
The lightning spear starts to burn through the magic reinforcements and shock Alphon.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAWzG8Osd7c0
549Please respect copyright.PENANALIU3RKSFBT
Alphon: “Guh. Hehe, that’s more like it.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAoj6BPmDLmO
549Please respect copyright.PENANAQZnFk4rOEd
Alphon commands the surrounding water to form a fist to punch Artemis off. She takes the hit and bounces back into the fight. Alphon wipes off the blood and summons two swords of blue light.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAs5NJ3fjyGe
549Please respect copyright.PENANAUCikkPshRB
They clash in the hallway and exchange hundreds of attacks. Far faster than I can keep up. It’s of such intensity that the water begins to run in fear of it. A sphere of heat and power surrounds this display of power. But someone had to break eventually.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAJBLQ1M4ZEJ
549Please respect copyright.PENANAXbb6pnyl68
Alphon finds an opening and kicks Artemis in the chin. The blow lefts her off the ground and through the ceiling.
549Please respect copyright.PENANApPstIHE0yt
549Please respect copyright.PENANAjjeJr4k12b
Alphon: “Brace yourself.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAMXu4YW9tOI
549Please respect copyright.PENANAdJVMuYvvs9
Alphon readies some type of martial art and waits until Artemis returns to striking distance. When that happened he delivered a soul-destroying blow to her body, sending her flying far off.
549Please respect copyright.PENANABfJPdq1wEb
549Please respect copyright.PENANAkzRWNX2pTg
Alphon: “She’s good.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAuBX1pdw5JC
549Please respect copyright.PENANAbhocRfEZaJ
Alphon looks at his scorched fist.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAf5q3106Nqp
549Please respect copyright.PENANA5hKz137hry
Alphon: “But, I’m better.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAojgUY5Ln5C
549Please respect copyright.PENANAfHhf2FmcGc
Alphon opens his fist to reveal Arc! Alphon puts Arc around his neck and once again I can his voice.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsgPBelrB6r
549Please respect copyright.PENANAm6e5g9L5Dt
Arc: “Welcome back…master.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAlu373ywYYE
549Please respect copyright.PENANA8KPiDFVDTX
Alphon: “Hey, Nao is the master. He has clearly proved to be worthy of you.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAFmTXQDrOAk
549Please respect copyright.PENANAjYEYsaibjK
Arc: “No one is more worthy than you Alphon.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAHwMFc6lLhf
549Please respect copyright.PENANAjbyL8pr0iy
Alphon: “Sure but this has gone long enough. Stop trying to overwrite his consciousness with mine.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAWOKRXtUTtu
549Please respect copyright.PENANAjAnWackddz
He tried to do what?
549Please respect copyright.PENANAYNvrTZRoUx
549Please respect copyright.PENANAArYUfm95Z1
Alphon: “He’ll explain after all of this and apologize. Won’t you Arc?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAniClfPobOr
549Please respect copyright.PENANAKuiROsP6Vp
Arc: “…Yes.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAm0raT2QDpp
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsRXoI5U0yx
This is all just…insane.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAQiiW7jfVfz
549Please respect copyright.PENANANZhgFlGyBC
Alphon: “This is only the shallow waters kid. Now, let’s see where she landed.”
…
…549Please respect copyright.PENANAQqHg6aCanu
Alphon: “I guess I can’t teleport anymore. Damn, this magic center. At least this body is healing nicely, I won’t have to fight for much longer.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA6eCTCIOklj
549Please respect copyright.PENANAnCCEG42VJr
Alphon pushes off and glides over the ground at incredible speeds. It didn’t take any time at all to find Artemis at the school gym. 549Please respect copyright.PENANAiclV3Ygi8L
549Please respect copyright.PENANABKQNVPu7Vt
549Please respect copyright.PENANAZs2CeC8NNA
She was still on the ground breathing heavily.
549Please respect copyright.PENANA3784IxrcLC
549Please respect copyright.PENANA0YcKXTmmON
Alphon: “Damn, I might have overdone it. You okay Arms?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAMD9DyfMNZK
549Please respect copyright.PENANAeAgpMrQG4B
Artemis: “Don’t…call me that.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAkY2CzDdKGi
549Please respect copyright.PENANABbuoVBG73j
Seriously, what is your relationship with her?
549Please respect copyright.PENANAJGhWL13MXs
549Please respect copyright.PENANAbl6iEU79AY
Alphon: “A good question, for another time. We got things to do right?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAtdKPwZ7PEi
549Please respect copyright.PENANAavWh4QCBaK
Yeah, let me take over.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAdxWBkfoj7F
549Please respect copyright.PENANAhCPwXfTHNZ
???: “Nao?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANATMZpw51zll
549Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1Mwnu1dED
We look over to Alyson, Deanna, and an unconscious Trevor hiding in the corner of the gym.
549Please respect copyright.PENANANRTXDtcvD6
549Please respect copyright.PENANAlQMyrKXAp6
Alphon: “Oh, Nao’s sister he somehow fell for you.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANApx76Lno0xI
549Please respect copyright.PENANAROYmwXCLzw
Wasn’t that a bit of your influence? I only started to feel these things after I transformed into you.
549Please respect copyright.PENANATEsy2jurr6
549Please respect copyright.PENANAc4Gck1cmlP
Alphon: “…Not entirely. Anyway, forgive your brother would you. He didn’t mean to break your heart.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAYOfPTn6MY7
549Please respect copyright.PENANAzqdCJiKZ9r
Alyson: “Wha-”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAS0s8MPwXQW
549Please respect copyright.PENANAFT9jihZ7fg
Artemis: “Alphon!”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAvZ0Uaa3qCC
549Please respect copyright.PENANAAE3gffDeGW
Artemis forces herself up, despite the serious wounds.
549Please respect copyright.PENANABnoiyL053M
549Please respect copyright.PENANAPRlqmFNdC1
Artemis: “For hurting me and my husband, I’m going to turn everything here to ashes.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAHNKR4g60ao
549Please respect copyright.PENANA9czqB8hh0y
The lights begin to flicker violently and lightning starts to strike everywhere. Eventually, all the lights go out and we can see is the light from the giant lightning ball.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsbCS1neGJo
549Please respect copyright.PENANAGEhnTk6YGy
Alphon: “Wow Arms, really?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAQI3m0ySkEC
549Please respect copyright.PENANA12MxhaDFAP
Artemis: “Knowing you, you’ll try to save those kids. Take this if you can.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA6gCAWFe1FJ
549Please respect copyright.PENANAJpdeUrECg9
She unleashes the lightning ball in a massive explosion that covers the entire gym. Alphon rushes to Alyson’s group and summons a massive magic barrier.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAY1QYxMr87A
*BOOM*549Please respect copyright.PENANAKzX3SgYS1V
549Please respect copyright.PENANA6CkL7y5xDm
For a while, there was nothing but white and the smell of burning metal and wood. When the smoke clears and the light fades, everything in the gym is either burnt or melted. Everything except what’s behind Alphon. The most important things.
549Please respect copyright.PENANARweBVte1BZ
549Please respect copyright.PENANAIykU1ntBkL
But it came at a cost. I could feel some burns on Alphon too. The bleeding nose returns and Alphon is forced to his knees.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAgJkfnbG9Df
549Please respect copyright.PENANAvroxQ38HAz
Alphon: “Sorry, I couldn’t block everything. This pushes you healing back a bit but-”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAwewxOXqKh6
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsDKXCtG7Vr
Got it, I can handle it from here. My body shrinks, my eyes return to blue and I look like me again.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAyg1byebJFZ
549Please respect copyright.PENANA5NO9Msneug
The lights flicker back on but dimmer. The soft light reveals the true devastation of the area. I can’t help but gasp in awe of such power. In the center of it all is Artemis, still recovering from the strain.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAjB1ZXIf8lV
549Please respect copyright.PENANAY6CRa1mBGO
Artemis: “Damn, I don’t even have enough energy to keep the lightning cage activate. I’m sorry…my love.”
…
…
Anthony: “It’s alright, I’ll take it from here.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAwxfws0p4Pu
549Please respect copyright.PENANAGYd2b2dg8B
Antony gets up and looks toward me with the same determination as before.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAVxIt0qYNQW
549Please respect copyright.PENANASjJW3CIooL
Nao: “Anthony, it’s not too late to stop.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAo18FPeXF0L
549Please respect copyright.PENANA6VopnjaJrN
Anthony: “I…am really tired now, I’ll admit. But I can still fry you and those three before the police get here.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAyxMYnhACqO
549Please respect copyright.PENANAl0aV4M0CYw
I look behind me at Alyson shaking with fear and Deanna holding onto Trevor for dear life.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAknzIlOaZMO
549Please respect copyright.PENANAaFEeIUm1ra
Nao: “…I won’t let you.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAKE2WXRbMOp
549Please respect copyright.PENANAuhL9TcXP1D
???: “Neither will we!”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAUoOg9isGtL
549Please respect copyright.PENANAzIYQbR0Q4m
Both of us look to the gym entrance and to our surprise, it’s the rest of our friends.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAmjN1vRyRPy
549Please respect copyright.PENANAZl19hOQsEf
Mat: “Anthony we-holy crap what happen here!?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAXtKIa8juai
549Please respect copyright.PENANA2eN70pzbIx
Anthony: “Guys, are you okay?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA9Vo4FclHLC
549Please respect copyright.PENANA4Y1Q8Fsyeh
Mat: “The hell you mean okay? What are you doing Anthony?”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAoLRZAIsC26
549Please respect copyright.PENANAsJBpjPwHDv
Anthony: “…Not you too…”
549Please respect copyright.PENANABD63R8pBgf
549Please respect copyright.PENANAyp2y8Ev0za
Anthony: “Don’t you understand I’m doing this for people like us! Don’t tell me you sympathize with those that persecute.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA3LWYI1vn5I
549Please respect copyright.PENANA5v2zvxQNyT
Tallow: “Of course not, but we didn’t want them dead.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANALNr1fMmWrR
549Please respect copyright.PENANAwwKnlFROBu
Velo: “We just wanted to be left alone.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAKctfqyajBS
549Please respect copyright.PENANAtqBZ6kZ2pv
Anthony: “That wasn’t going to happen! Please, help me end this. Don’t-”
549Please respect copyright.PENANAL09MNnql2S
549Please respect copyright.PENANAdkEa7H7GnB
Mat: “Sorry Anthony.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA5r05bKcHc9
549Please respect copyright.PENANAvJeTmJG0Rt
The Black Listers stand beside me and face Anthony with the same determination. The desire to stop the slaughter and save their friend from himself.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAiSe6FYNuxJ
Anthony: “…”549Please respect copyright.PENANAVIVnmEdgv9
549Please respect copyright.PENANAWHVy7eWzwG
Tears begin to fall from Anthony’s face and evaporate as they hit the sizzling ground.
549Please respect copyright.PENANAhufqaXymxI
549Please respect copyright.PENANAAY2kCdnuht
Anthony: “…I’m too weak to hold anymore. If this is the path you want to take, I will respect that.”
549Please respect copyright.PENANA25Xo0RzRtG
549Please respect copyright.PENANAu5U619pTus
Anthony summons the last of his strength and takes a battle stance. We do the same, me with arc and everyone else with their magic items.
549Please respect copyright.PENANA4e8jdfmORf
549Please respect copyright.PENANAajQexN53t5
The final clash, starts now.
ns216.73.216.224da2