– Step away from the man on the ground! – The rigid yet melodious voice came from the direction of the approaching flames, belonging to a beautiful young woman. – You’re under arrest, surrender now or I’ll have to use force!
She was surrounded by flames that danced around her body. Her skin was fair and smooth, while her eyes were green with a light blue glow sparkling in her pupils. Her long hair was red, with the tips seemingly merging with the flames that encircled her. Her face was delicate, with full lips.
The young woman’s gaze remained fixed on Koji, occasionally glancing at Williams. She wore a tight, white bodysuit with red and black details that accentuated the curves of her body. Her outfit appeared unaffected by the flames, and they propelled her feet, keeping her from touching the ground until she finally landed.
– Good evening, Miss Scarlet Flame, correct? To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit? – Koji gave a slight bow of his head as he asked.
He raised his half-closed eyes to meet hers, keeping a faint smile on his face.
– This is your last warning! – As she spoke, the flames around the girl burned even brighter. She clenched her fists, aiming them at Koji. – Surrender now!
– Why do you Convergents always want to fight? Couldn’t we just talk and settle this peacefully? – Koji asked, shrugging as he slowly moved away from Williams.
– In front of you there is a man in need of medical attention, and you’re the only suspect! And you still want to talk!? – The girl demanded, gritting her teeth and holding her firm stance. –You better stop!
– Fair enough, – Koji said, sighing as he looked at her with a wide grin. – then let’s play!
He responded quickly, aiming his hands at the young woman as his pupils began to spark intensely. He unleashed a powerful concentrated vibration wave toward her, shooting through the air without damaging anything in its path.
The young woman stood with both fists raised toward Koji, and the flames around her ignited even more, focusing in front of them as she unleashed a massive blaze of fire.
When both attacks collided, the deafening wave of vibration shot through the corridor, unaffected by the flames. Instead, the fire was distorted and scattered in all directions, quickly spreading and starting a large fire.
Sensing the sound and air vibrating around her, the young woman swiftly darted into one of the rooms without a door, using the flames as propellers. The attack continued toward the stairs, crashing and creating a tremendous noise, damaging the side wall of the building. The floor briefly shook from the impact.
The flames spread throughout the area, and Koji had an arm raised over his face due to the heat surrounding him, searching for the young woman. He shot waves of vibrations at the walls of the rooms next to where she had entered.
– You should know there's no scenario where you win this battle! – Koji's voice echoed down the corridor as he continued to take slow steps backward. – Why don’t you come out and have some fun with me, little girl?
Suddenly, a nearby wall took on a yellowish, heated tone, prompting him to launch an attack in that direction. His strike pierced through the wall, destroying a large portion of the room and sending dust everywhere, part of it spilling into the corridor.
He squinted briefly because of the dust, noticing nothing but flames in that room. Turning his attention back to the hallway, he saw a figure enveloped in flames emerging from a room behind him, flying toward him.
He turned and aimed his right hand at the flaming figure. However, at the last moment, he switched and fired with his left hand in the opposite direction, eliciting a scream of pain from a feminine voice.
The young woman had been hit, falling to the ground, and much of the fire surrounding her dissipated, along with the fiery figure advancing behind Koji. The girl collapsed with clenched teeth and shut eyes.
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– A distraction? Too bad the darkness made it clear that figure wasn’t solid. – Koji said arrogantly as he continued to back away from the rapidly spreading flames. – Are you sure someone like you is capable of acting as a Convergent?
The young woman stood up, glaring at him with clenched teeth, wiping the blood that lightly dripped from her lips. Quickly, she shifted her attention to the man lying on the ground, who was losing blood rapidly as the flames around him closed in.
Her pupils sparked once more, and with a swift gesture of her hands, the flames nearing the man retreated. She needed to make a decision. First, she saw the man in the jacket retreating further from the fire; then, she looked at the wounded man on the ground. As her green eyes reflected the flames, they suddenly widened.
– Argh...
Looking down, she realized a blade had pierced through her abdomen. Slowly, she opened her mouth, letting out a groan of pain as she turned her head slowly to look back.
Behind her, two red, glowing dots hovered in the air. She let out a scream, clenching her fists and stretching as if awakening from a long slumber, while her pupils glowed even brighter. The air around her ignited rapidly, creating an explosion as she screamed. Sombra was partially hit, thrown back about a meter along with his blade, and vanished once again. The girl let out a pained groan and fell to her knees, blood streaming from her uniform.
– We don’t have much time, it’s time to go! – Sombra shouted, moving toward Koji.
– Then let’s finish this! It was a pleasure, little firey girl!
Koji’s voice echoed toward the kneeling girl, once again with a wide grin on his face. His pupils flickered even more intensely, and the vibrations emanating from his hand now affected the floor, spreading to the building’s structure, creating cracks in the concrete ahead of him.
The floor began to give way, along with the ceiling and walls, and soon part of the building started to collapse. The young woman lifted her head and, gritting her teeth, looked toward the fleeing individuals and the man lying on the ground.
The ceiling above her gave way, and she quickly surged forward. Her pupils flickered again, absorbing some of the flames that had engulfed the nearby corridor. The flames wrapped around her and flowed to the tips of her hands and feet, giving her an extra boost toward her target. She dodged several falling debris, getting hit by a few and falling to the ground, but quickly resumed her path.
When she finally reached the man, she swiftly grabbed him under his arms, groaning as blood poured down her uniform. With a burst of flames, she propelled herself toward a room to her right, as the path ahead was blocked by rubble.
She screamed, concentrating and absorbing the flames around her, then released them, forming a massive, almost solid ball of fire around her body. With a scream of pain and desperation, she crashed through the wall, destroying it as she passed through, just as the building collapsed behind her.
Two-thirds of the building had been destroyed, and only a few concrete structures remained standing. A cloud of dust formed around the nearby areas of the construction, spreading into the streets. Panic ensued, and nearby residents peered out of their windows; some even rushed into the streets with their phones to record the event. Amidst the smoke, a yellow glow appeared, flying erratically, losing altitude with each passing second until it finally hit the ground at the construction site.
The young woman managed to land with the man in her arms, crashing harshly to the ground and rolling to break the fall, dispersing most of the flames she had concentrated. She groaned, placing her hands over the wound that had already stained much of her clothing. Her eyes were closed, and she gritted her teeth as she pressed down on the wound in her abdomen.
Lying on her side, she gathered the remaining flames around her, focusing them into the palms of her hands and placing them over the wound on her abdomen and back. The fire took on a bluish hue, and instead of burning her skin, it began to heal it slowly, from the inside out, stopping the bleeding and closing the injury. She sighed, eyes closed, breathing deeply as she lay there. However, she quickly turned her attention to the man just a few meters away from her, kneeling beside him. First, she checked his pulse at his neck; it was weak, but still there.
For a moment, she sighed and closed her eyes, but then noticed the blood flowing from the man’s arm.
– This is going to hurt. I’m sorry, but it’s the only way… – she said, her voice weary.
Straining as her pupils flickered, flames ignited in the palm of her hand, surrounding it and turning it red-hot and glowing. She quickly grabbed the severed arm with her left hand, breathing rapidly as drops of sweat rolled down her forehead and quickly evaporated. Then, with her right hand, she gripped the edge of the wound.
As soon as her hand’s heat made contact with the wound, smoke quickly rose from it, and the wound began to cauterize from the intense heat. The man woke up screaming, trying to push the girl away, but she held him firmly, biting her lip and furrowing her brow.
– Just hold on a little longer... – she said to the man, who was screaming, but he passed out again as the wound was finally cauterized.
The young woman sat on her heels for a moment, panting, trembling, and staring at her bloodstained hands. She looked at the man before standing up and grabbing him under his arms. She bit her lip and bent her knees before launching into the air, propelled by flames generated from her feet.
The crowd was filming the scene; some shouted words of hate while others simply watched. Sirens in the distance signaled the approach of police and firefighters as the dust slowly settled.