Star Crossed In Time

I quickly lift my hands and use my powers to make the cave wall give so I don't lose my teeth or break my nose as well! I quickly use my power and watch out of the corner of my eye as the surrounding cave wall shoots out, instantly hitting Eli.

He grunts from the impact and stumbles forward several feet as I slowly turn around to face him again. He turns around and smirks at me saying "Someone learned some new tricks... very well. It'll make this so much more interesting."

I watch his nose heal as his smirk turns predatory. He starts slowly walking to the side as he says "Tell me, who's the Deity?" This time I smirk as I say "Wouldn't you like to know." His smirk instantly disappears as he lunges at me.  

He appears before me and swings, no doubt wanting to knock me out but I quickly lift my arms and use my powers to help shield the impact. I slide back a foot or two and use my power to send a punch of air straight at him. 

The blast of air hits him in the ċhėst but he only takes a single step back. We were both holding back with our powers. This wasn't going to be a quick fight... No, this was a personal fight that each one of us wanted to savor. Even if it was for different reasons.

I wanted him to suffer... to feel what it's like to be beaten, to feel hopelessness and fear. I want to give him a taste of his own medicine but I won't let my head and judgment be clouded over with my dėsɨrė for revenge. 

He lifts a hand up to his ċhėst and gives me a dark smile while saying "Is this really what you want? I'll beat you either way!" He attacks again but it's almost like I know what he's gonna do before he even does it. He may have gotten some nasty upgrades but he was still the same cruel Eli. 

He tries to kick me in the stomach but I easily catch his foot and quickly snap his ankle without batting an eye. He yells out and tries to swing at me again but I quickly lift my other arm and block his punch before kicking him as hard as I can between the legs.

I'm pretty sure I felt something pop as he screams with pain. I quickly push him back and watch as he falls to the ground holding his bits. As he's struggling to breathe, a side step him and kick him as hard as I can again in the side. 

I hear a few ribs crack as he falls over to his side, still holding his junk. I feel his power shift and know without a doubt that he's healing his 'bits'. I step back and catch my breath as I try to remain calm. He's gonna be pissed... the real Eli is about to show.

His breathing evens out and he slowly comes to his feet but when he looks up at me, my heart can't help but skip a beat. I know this look... this is the real him. The one that haunts me... He cracks his neck as his ice-cold eyes stare at me in deadly silence.

"You bitch... I'm really going to have to put you in your place." He says in a voice so low, the dead bodies around us even seem to shiver. I steady my heart and know that now 'playtime' is over for good. He's out to kill. 

He's suddenly before me and I only have a split second to protect myself as a fist lace with black energy nearly smashes me in the face. My wind power collides with his but I sharpen it and turn it into a blade! It cuts his hand but instead of stopping or pulling his hand back, he hits me!

I quickly pull up the stone ground under us and try to stab him but he moves so quickly, my eyes even have a hard time tracking him. Before I realize it, he's behind me. A blast of dark energy hits me from behind, sending me flying to the other side of the room.

My head spins and my entire body refuses to work! It feels like I was hit with an electrical fence! I struggle to breathe as Eli grabs me by the hair. It doesn't really surprise me... it was always his thing. He drags me up and flips me onto my back, slamming his foot down onto my stomach.

What little air I had managed to get instantly flies out as I try to reach for my power. He sneers down at me and straddles me. He remains standing as he rolls his neck again. Something he always does when he's super angry.

He slowly looks back down at me as I suck in my first breath of air. Even if it does smell like death, it was greatly needed. "You always did fight me... maybe that's why you are so different. It makes me want to punish you into submission even more. Every woman after you has either enjoyed it or became my little puppet. It was truly boring... not with you though... never with you."

I suck in another breath and try not to focus on the painful tingling sensations still running through my body. It feels as if someone poured boiling water on my back! I know my eyes are tearing up but it's not because of my fear, no. It's because of how pissed off I am. 

I finally feel my fingers twitch but I remain completely still under him as he continues to watch me with cold eyes. Probably thinking of different ways to torture me before ultimately killing me. I struggle with another breath as I say "Why don't you just kill me and get it over with."

He looks genuinely shocked before darkly chuckling "Kill you? No, Nova. I don't want to kill you." He slowly crouches down over me and says "I'm thinking about all the fun we're gonna have now that you're back. I have the perfect cage for you but first, I have to kill everyone you care about."