LEO’S POV
‘You can’t fight me forever’
The words hovered there
‘Let me help you win’
Leo clenched his fist
He was still on his knees
Head low
‘You have a greater purpose’
Leo started to shove the words from his mind
Trying to change his thoughts
“Why don’t you fuck off?” He muttered
The words were disappearing
Until
‘Fine!’
It started hijacking Leo’s mind
He was having thoughts that might or might not be his It was like they were merging Leo clenched tighter Knuckles going white A bell continuously rang in his ears Making his thoughts seem distant Veins in his face bulged He aggressively turned his head to the right Then left He put his right foot forward Stomping the ground Then “Raaaaaaagh!” He roared Autumn was startled Thomas’s POV [A moment Before]
Thomas aimed his hand at Lydia and Scott
Flames enveloped it
“No more games” He said
“Give us back the key”
Lydia clutched the staff tighter
Scott took a step In front of Lydia
…
Seeing this, Thomas’s hands flared
“So be it”
The flames compacted into a dense sphere, humming with chaotic energy Scott sighed deeply With just one leg, he stepped further Before Thomas knew it Everyone was gone He found himself rolling at tremendous speed Breeze blowing hard around him as he rolled Thomas gripped his hands in the dried earth He still slid But he stopped a few feet back He found himself panting Heart thumping with adrenaline He looked at his hands, bruised from gripping the earth His elbows, shin, knees and back were bruised too He could feel it The burning sensation on his right cheek He scanned the area Just ahead Scott stood “Dammit!” Thomas muttered “What just happened?”
Autumn’s POV
She watched as Thomas charged his attack
For a brief second she looked at Damian
Still in his blocking position.
He was getting conscious again
By the time Autumn looked back
A huge amount of air flew past her
She saw a faint blur of blue
The air almost blew her away
When she looked
Thomas was gone
Scott too
Before she could look around
She heard a laugh
“Gee.” Dezmond said with a smirk
“This is gonna be an overkill”
He got up off the floor stretching
The ground started to shake slowly
“Water…”
Autumn looked infront
Damian stood there mumbling
“So hot…”
His eyes rolled back,
Shaking while still standing
“Water..”
The earth still shook
Even Dezmond and Lydia was confused
“What the?” Dezmond said
Suddenly a huge earth-made cup
Broke through the earth
It was way bigger than the teens
It gently turned over and started pouring water On Damian He opened his mouth Drinking some The cracks in the ground spewed water onto him like a geyser He fell to his knees Steam flowed off his red skin Soon he was dripping Eyes still shut, hair flat onto his head “Thank you..” he says softly The earth cup then crumbled And the ground retracted to normal He sat there still dripping Sighing softly Slowly he looked up at Autumn She held her breath He stood up Everything got quiet Except “Raaaaagh!” Leo shouted, jumping up Everyone froze Leo looked around widely, breathing hard First at Autumn Then at Dezmond Then Damian “Raaagh!” He shouted Leo dashed forward Damian barely look up before the punched crashed into his jaw Sending him rolling across the earth He took one leap and landed beside Damian “Oi!
Fuck face” Dezmond shouted
He ran after Leo
Autumn watched as Dezmond ran pass her
Everyone was gone except
Lydia.
Both were looking as everyone disappeared
Autumn locked back onto Lydia
But Lydia already did so
Immediately her punch stretched and slapped Autumn across the face Autumn took flight But Lydia grabbed her leg She swings the staff at Autumn Autumn twisted under the blow midair Autumn flew toward Lydia, pouncing onto her Both fell to the ground with Autumn on top Autumn punched But Lydia stretched her face away And Autumn punched the ground She winced But suddenly Lydia stretched and wrapped around Autumn completely Trying to strangle her Autumn flew up, going higher and higher Lydia was still wrapped around her At one point they were zigzagging then free falling Before even going higher They were high enough that the air got thin Autumn got the chance and bit hard into her skin “Aaaegh!” Lydia screamed letting loose of her neck Autumn then punched her downwards Lydia began to fall, the staff still in her hands The ground was farther than she thought She then bloated like a parachute The staff as her anchor Autumn was still high near a cloud She was catching her breath She looked and saw Lydia slowly descending Autumn charged then dashed forward Flying down towards her at immense speed The air whipped around her Both her fists were stretched outward towards Lydia Boof!
She slammed into Lydia’s back
The staff fell from her
Her parachute form turned inwards
Under Autumn’s pressure
Autumn was still descending fast
It was so fast that It looked like a meteorite falling Except there were no flames Just raw air, wind and pressure radiating around them Autumn twisted and pushed off Lydia So Lydia still went downward at the same force The momentum and force still pulled at Autumn Stronger than she thought Making her fall as well She tried going up But it was hard, the pressure at her But she trudged through it
…
Soon she was floating
Panting heavily as she watched Lydia fall
LEO’S POV
He was there panting
Damian was just In front of him
A few feet ahead, also panting on his knees
Dezmond was on the left of Damian standing
A faint electric Aura around him
Blood was on his lips
“Wow, you sure are strong” Dezmond said
“But how long are you gonna last?!”
He shouted
Suddenly
A giant earth arm tried to crush Leo
Leo dashed to the right
Mid dash Dezmond was already closing in on Leo Leo tensed and stomped the earth Causing dust to rise up Dezmond slowed just Infront the haze “Huh?”
A hand grabbed his face pulling him in
Leo twisted and threw him towards Damian
THOMAS’S POV
There were small craters all about
Patches of fires around them too at random spots Thomas was half kneeling while trying to catch his breath He held his stomach dearly, trying not to cough blood “Do you see how pointless this is?” Scott tapped his shoulder Thomas tensed, heart skipping a beat He was not beside him earlier “None of this makes sense” Scott says walking pass Thomas “You three are pathetic” he says calmly He was now 15 meters away Scott walked in circles a few times before looking back at Thomas “You can’t even use the key”
“It doesn’t matter” Thomas stood up still limping “You’re obviously the team we should beat”
“Hmmmm” Scott nodded “And what if you beat us?
What next?”
Thomas stayed silent
“What makes you so sure you win the game?” Scott asked “That staff obviously means something” he added “And I’m gonna find out”
Thomas struggles to stand up
“Ugh” he groaned
He flared his hands back again
Before Scott moved something plopped in the middle Shaking the ground Heavily A flat crater formed, dust rising Scott’s eyes widened when he realized who it was Thomas took advantage A fireball was thrown at Scott He side stepped it getting closer Another was thrown Before Thomas could throw the third He was slap across the face The next thing he knew he was flying LYDIA’S POV When Autumn used crashed into he parachute form She lost consciousness She barely felt when the staff disappeared She was falling at a tremendous speed Especially when Autumn kicked off her Her body flapped wildly, the breezed slapping against her body It didn’t take long for her to wake up The ground was getting very visible “AAAAGH!” She shouted On instinct she tried stretching Getting wider and more square like Soon PLOP Her elongated bones felt ruptured Her ears rang loudly There was dust around her She couldn’t see She started to choke on blood She was flattened in the crater like a mat Just then someone called her name She recognized it instantly Scott But it sounded dim beneath all the ringing in her ears She could feel her body slowly going back to normal LEO’S POV After he threw Dezmond something landed with a heavy thud Leo walked over to look It was the staff in a small crater He picked it up He looked in the sky No one.
He looked back at the staff
Leo barely remembered he was fighting
Suddenlt
Earth formed around his legs
When he looked up Dezmond was there
An evil smirk, blood from his nose
His hand wide apart electricity flaring
Dezmond clamped his hand on Leo’s head
Electricity surged through him
“Aaaaaaaaaaaagh!!” Leo screamed
Dezmond stopped
He watched as Leo fell limp
Smoke rising off his head
Dezmond sighed wiping the blood from his nose He picked up the staff Then looked at Damian “Let’s form up on the others” Damian said “Right”
Autumn’s POV
She was slowly descending
Muscles aching from all the momentum she had to withstand It was taking a lot of mental energy not to pass out and fall Her arms felt almost dead Except for the pain there
…
When she finally landed
She fell to her knees
Her eyes twitched
She felt weak, when she turned she saw Thomas walking over limping “Autumn..” he says “we failed”
Autumn didn’t answer
But she accepted it
Thomas sat beside her
“What now?”
Autumn looked at him
Slowly her eyes went from tired to terrified
Neither of them could speak as Autumn felt it too It was as if the atmosphere changed They could feel a huge amount of energy Concentrated at a certain place in front of them Then a cyan object flew across pretty quickly Colliding with something “Yo what the fuck!” A familiar voice shouted It was Dezmond “Why won’t he stay down”
This time it was less shouting and more talking They were still mumbling Autumn looked at Thomas startled She ran towards the sound of commotion Thomas followed She panted while running Her muscles ached But she ignored it Thomas followed behind When she reached The place was already empty No sign of the aura they felt before She looked around She heard a sound like a grunt Leo was flat on his back Autumn rushed over Her heart dropped She knelt beside him Tears welled her eyes There was a huge gash in Leo’s forehead Bleeding nonstop “Leo- Leo!”her voice cracked She grabbed his face with shaking hands “Stay awake, stay awake!” She begged Leo looked at her briefly Leo squeezed her hands He groaned softly Before his eyes rolled back “No!”
“What is it?” Thomas asked
He saw Autumn slumped over Leo crying
A pit opened in his stomach
He clenched his fist
Looking away
End
So hey guys, still in the middle of my exams rn and studying I can probably still squeeze in a few chapters, but I’ll most likely start properly fixing and polishing them after exams are done Appreciate y’all still reading fr