“Yeah, yeah, we both know that’s a lie,” I reply, finishing my drink. “So, when we returned to Earth, what was the aura I felt from you?”
She stiffens ever so slightly, and her heart betrays her for a fleeting second.What do you mean?she writes gracefully.
I sit forward, turning my head to look at her. “Are we really going to do this, Blondie? I felt it. So don’t lie, alright?” I whisper, looking her dead in the eye, now serious.
She stands up, turning her back to me as she walks a few steps away and takes a sip of her drink. I stand up and walk over to her, stepping in front and raising an eyebrow.
“What did you do in return for that whip?” I reword my question, my eyes fixed on her.
Nothing,she writes, with a flick of her hair.
I scoff. “I ain’t buying that shit. You gave up your voice for our safety. I know how the gods play; there’s always an exchange. You gave something for that whip. What was it?”
Nothing!she writes again before turning away from me, but I take hold of her arm, turning her back towards me. She gasps, the sudden move causing her cup to slip from her fingers and fall to the ground.
That gasp – I realise it’s the only sound she really makes anymore… I’ll just have to shock her more often for a reaction.
She tries to pull away, but I refuse to let her go. “Come on, Blondie, tell me what you did?” I ask, my eyes burning into hers.
She looks away for a second before looking back into my eyes, frowning deeply as if debating what to do. Either she’ll tell me, or she’ll get pissed and not even help me later.Not a smart choice of timing, Theo. Everyone shares better after dark. I should have asked her after I got that video from her.
My hand begins burning up, and I let go of her, realising she’s doing it. I shake it, man, it’s on fire. She creates a dome around us before she turns to me, her aura surging, and once again, it’s different. The same kind I felt when we returned.
I gained power,she writes.
I frown just as she splits the ground beneath my feet, and I manage to jump back just in time, my feet digging into the dirt as I skid to a stop against the force of the attack.
She looks at me challengingly, the faintest of smiles on her lips, and without even lifting a finger, the words appearbefore me.Want a taste?
I can’t help but smirk. “I’d love a taste, Sweetcheeks. Show me what you’ve got.”
How she got it, I’ll ask that later. Right now, I actually want to see how she’ll fare against me.
Give me your all, Blondie. Let’s create some fireworks.
A Dance of Power
Theo
Ismirk, seeing her aura glow around her.
First one to fall on their arse, loses,she declares with words that appear before me.
Look at you, Blondie, not even having to use your fingers to write. What else are you hiding behind that mask? You might share some, but there’s still a lot that you keep to yourself.
The barrier she’s created around us hums, and I smirk.
“Deal. Hope you don’t hurt yourself too much when you kiss the ground!” I taunt her as a mist creeps around us, filling up the tight area within the barrier that is barely four metres by four metres.
Likewise, I hope your ego survives,she replies tauntingly, that fancy font dancing in front of me.
“My ego’s the size of the Pacific Ocean, Sweetcheeks. It’llsurvive anything.”
She throws the first attack, roots erupting from the ground, and I jump back, hitting the barrier behind me.
Fuck, it’s tight in here.
I let the mist unfurl, retreating into its fold as I realise that, rather than powerful attacks, I’m going to have to calculate them. Silently, I move as the ground becomes a sea of tree roots that look like snakes slithering around the ground. She’s sensing where I am through the earth.
