Chapter 4: The Battle
Tony looked at the girl in front of him, took off his shirt, flexing his muscles and said wickedly, “Beautiful, surrender to me now, and I might go easy on you.” He laughed out loud after saying that.
Xerah stared coldly at him and said, “Are you here to fight or just talk? Be a man and show me your strength in battle!”
She formed her hands into claws and rushed towards Tony. “Good, come at me!” Tony waited until Xerah got close, and threw a straight punch towards her face. However, Xerah was very agile, she tilted her head and dodged the punch, using her right hand’s sharp nails to scratch Tony’s right arm fiercely. The scratch left a long trail of blood, from his arm down to his armpit. The nails pierced his skin and made Tony’s sturdy muscles bleed. But for Tony, this injury was nothing. He was surprised at Xerah’s speed and agility, but soon he swung his arms and got into a fighting stance, saying to Xerah, “You asked for it. I’ll make you suffer!”
Tony shouted out loud, and quickly kicked towards Xerah, but she dodged it with agility and used her nails to attack Tony’s side. Xerah deliberately dyed her nails black, making it hard to notice them, and also terrifying. Tony saw the nails shining with black light, and felt fear in his heart, turning his head to avoid them. However, Xerah seized the opportunity to turn around to Tony’s back, leaving four bloody marks on his back with a sharp hiss. Tony yelled out in pain and turned around to kick Xerah fiercely.
Seeing the kick coming too fast, Xerah crossed her arms to block it. But soon, Xerah regretted it. She didn’t have the strength to resist the powerful blow of a 19-year-old boy. Xerah was kicked and stumbled a few steps back, and fell to the ground. Tony took advantage of this and kicked her a few more times, while Xerah could only roll on the ground to dodge Tony’s attacks, making her covered in dirt and looking very embarrassed.
Tony saw Xerah’s appearance and laughed happily, saying, “You see my strength now. You still have a chance to surrender.” While Tony was speaking, Xerah got up from the ground. She felt her arms were weak and her wrists were extremely sore from being kicked. She felt the difference in strength between her and Tony. In order to fight, she stood up with all her effort and searched for the familiar power inside her body.
After Tony finished speaking, he kicked towards Xerah’s chest with greater speed. Xerah felt that she couldn’t compete with this kick, and quickly dodged to the side. Xerah repeatedly dodged, while also counter-attacking Tony and making him covered in blood. This made Tony more furious and his attacks became more fierce. Xerah failed to dodge Tony’s side kick, and was hit on the shoulder, causing her to fly out and fall to the ground.
Tony walked towards her with a sinister smile.
At that moment, Xerah felt a mysterious force moving throughout her body, growing stronger with each passing moment. Her eyes turned red, and instead of feeling pain, she felt an overwhelming surge of power that filled her limbs and body. Tony’s movements seemed to slow down in her eyes. When Tony threw a roundhouse kick, Xerah crossed her arms and blocked the attack. Taking advantage of Tony retracting his leg, she launched a flying kick that hit him in the back, sending him flying several meters before he came to a stop.
Xerah watched him from a distance, feeling the energy flowing through her feet, hands, and fingertips. Tony was struck hard and couldn’t get up. He lay there in pain, feeling as though every bone in his body was broken. He felt both pain and fear. That was when the leader of Hive5, Neo, threw his knife to Tony, who grabbed it and prepared to deliver a fatal blow to Xerah.
Xerah noticed that Tony had not moved and was curious. She approached him and lightly tapped his shoulder with her hand to see what was wrong. At that moment, Tony spun around and slashed at Xerah’s hand with the knife. She realized too late and had three fingernails sliced off.
The fingernails fell to the ground, breaking Xerah’s heart. She became enraged. She kicked Tony hard in the face, causing him to scream in agony as he flew back several meters. Several teeth fell out of his mouth, and his face was pierced by the sharp nails. Blood streamed down his face as he cried out in pain. Hive5 dared not approach as they saw Xerah become terrifying; her eyes turned purple, and her black nails emitted a dark red aura. But Xerah ignored them and picked up her fallen nails, running back home without looking back. Tears filled her eyes.
… to be continued
