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Xander felt a pit of worry form in his stomach. Was she killing him? But he said it himself: he'd rather Will be dead than keep suffering. Upon further thought, however, Xander decided that was not the case. She could kill him much easier than this.
"Who's the group you're working with? And what's their goal with the attacks? You've blocked us into the city, right? For what purpose? We can't comply to any demands if we don't know what you want."
"I took all the heat out of his core, his body will do the rest." She stood up and stepped away from Will, falling into a chair. "I don't know the reason, but we're taking this city. Our group is filled with very powerful users, don't try to find us, you'll loose." Scarlett sighed, a small hint of happiness, "They made me burn him like that, proving what I can do. I've spent the last 5 years learning how to withdraw heat."
"Okay, got it. Then why did you join them?" Xander asked, "You're just following their greater goals blindly. You have to have some sort of motivation beyond them telling you to do things. Why were you so okay with ruining your supposed friends' lives? You didn't have to prove yourself, dammit! You were already stronger than most of us!"
"I was selfish, I wanted more and they showed me what I could have, but I can't leave. I'll pay the price for what I've done." She walked to the door, "I have to go, I'll be back once Will wakes up, stay indoors though, it's getting wild out there," she opened the door, slamming it behind her. Just like that, she was gone.
"I'll be here. He needs someone familiar by his side when that time comes," Xander said.
He wasn't ready. He wasn't ready to explain everything. But one step at a time, right? As he waited for Will to wake up, he sent a message to Isolde to come to the hospital when she could. He thought about messaging Alice, but maybe he'd wait until Will woke up; he wasn't sure she would listen until then, given how she blew him off earlier.
"Will, I'm so sorry," Xander whispered, "I wish you didn't have to come back to us at such a chaotic time."
"I want you to bring me that hero, Xander." Omen spoke. Star stood next to him, looking guilty.
"Yes sir," She clenched her fists, "What do you need with him anyway,"
"He would make a good spy, shadow is a nice ability."
"Jericho is already perfect for the job, are you going to fire him or something," She smirked, they didn't need Xander
"Don't think, obey," Omen was always distant, never letting anyone know what he was think, no one except Star knew.
Xander was none the wiser to this plan, but he was still wary of the situation. It already looked bad enough that he was even speaking to Scarlett outside of battle. Not that anyone knew yet aside from Isolde and his other roommate, and he was still pretty sure neither was convinced of the situation.
Still, it was time to focus on Will. And maybe from there, he could push Scarlett out of the picture as a friend unless she did some serious changing.
"Go and flame some random locations, keep them on their toes." Omen pushed on our newer members my way, "Take Matthew with you, he needs experience in the field."
Matthew was maybe 18, he looked scared and in pain, she knew the feeling. "Let's go," Scarlett rolled her eyes and grabbed his arm.
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(I'm backkk, sorry! School and work were kinda kicking my ass)
"Isolde, should I tell Alice to come here?" Xander asked, "She visited earlier, it might look… suspicious, I guess."
"We don't even know how quickly he's going to wake up, Xan. Just leave it for now," Isolde replied, "We don't even know if he's going to wake up. Hell, Xander, she could've been lying. A villain lying? What a concept, right?"
Xander bit his lip.
"I-I know. I just- even if it killed him…"
"It'd be better than this state. Yeah."
"I still don't understand why."
Breaking new hit once more, from coffee shops to parks, locations were either being flamed or being turned to dust. "The locations seem to be at random." The reporter spoke, "we are fearing that the city needs to be evacuated."
Xander leaned down towards Will as Isolde scrolled through her phone, keeping up with the latest news.
"Xander…" she said, "Do you really think we're trapped? They're about to call for evacuation."
Xander's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "I don't know, not that it matters to me. I'm not leaving."
"You're not going to… be seen with her anymore, right? It's dangerous for everyone, and you know it. I understand you did what you've done up to now for Will's sake, but-"
"Isolde, you should leave me," he said, "Whatever happens, you're not getting caught up in this."
Isolde frowned and waved. "I'll be around here if you want to be alone with Will for a bit longer. Call me if you need me."
With that, she turned to leave the room, leaving Xander by himself and vulnerable.