Vezarius Inferno

crystal-mist

Chapter 4

Shun's powers- he was able to transform himself/parts of himself into a demon. And from the looks of it, the demonic side seemed devilishly strong.

His gaze was stone cold; he said nothing as he turned away from her and proceeded towards the hawk-man who still had a club in his hand. And for the first time Alice and Dan witnessed the decisiveness of Shun's ability. He was fast, smooth and precise. Close combat specialist indeed!

Dan helped Alice back to her feet and soon the hawk-winged man and the tree-controlling guy was defeated.

Shun morphed his hand back into human form.

Meanwhile Mira and Joe were still on the run with the minister and his daughter.

They were being pursued by at least a dozen other people.

"Mira, I thought you said that there were only four Vexos and one human… But-"

"Joe, I am positive… I can only detect one life form following us." She answered indignantly.

"Maybe, the others are illusions." suggested the minister's daughter.

"Don't be absurd!" both Joe and Mira exclaimed at her.

She was intimidated by the seriousness on their faces so she did not utter another single word. Joe was racking his brain… What could this be?

They soon reached a clearing and to the minister's utter dismay/horror they were surrounded by hideous metallic contraptions.

"Robots." Mira gasped in a 'why didn't we think of that possibility?' voice.

Mira confirmed the location of the Wexos who controlled these 'things'. And he soon emerged, looking very pleased with himself.

Joe and Mira were not the ones who had offensive powers. But then, that sagacity on Joe's face seemed almost uncanny.

"You have to be the weakest link of the group." snickered the man who also was dressed in a black coat and suit.

"Really?" taunted Joe as he snapped his fingers. As he did so, one of the robots dislocated itself and fell to the ground in a heap of scrap metal.

Mira's face lit up in a bright smile. "I didn't know you could do that." She said in a pleased voice.

"You thought that the only thing I could do was hack into computers?" asked Joe raising and eyebrow.

He snapped his finger once more and one more robot fell to the ground.

The man seemed distressed. "ATTACK!" he cried out desperately.

The robots launched a simultaneous attack. Mira had a thick stick in her hand, ready to fend off any robots that tried to attack the minister.

Joe closed his eyes and initiated the strongest resonating signal he was capable of.

ALL the robots fell into bits and the man robot controller was left there gaping.

Mira was indeed surprised as Joe's power. "Good work." She congratulated.

"Thanks." Muttered Joe as he coughed a bit, he could feel his head getting heavy. He had overexerted himself. He fought his fatigue and manages to keep his eyes open.

More robots cam emerged out of a little compact box the man held and Joe was once again able to disintegrate all of them. Although powerful, these attacks were taking its toll on him. He felt as if he were about to collapse but he held on, for Mira's sake.

Out of the corner of his eyes he spotted a blob of orange and immediately identified it as Alice. Dan and Alice rushed over to where they were as Shun just stood there as if he cared about nothing in this world.

"You guys alright?" questioned Dan.

Mira nodded. "Thankfully Joe saved us with his powers."

Joe smiled as a sensation of triumph resounded in his tired mind. "Thank Goodness, you guys made it in the nick of time." Just as these words escaped his lips he fell unconscious.

Dan and Mira held him and gently set him down against a tree.

The man in the black suit smirked. "Your trump card's been terminated. Too bad for you. Hand the minister over if you value your life." And many more robots appeared.

Alice's carefree look left her face. She hoped that Joe would be alright. They had to get this done with as quickly as possible.

"Dan…It's go time." She instructed and then turned towards Shun. "I mean you too…"

Shun said nothing, his face bore no expression as usual. It looked like he hadn't heard what Alice said.

Mira snorted in disbelief. What was wrong with this self-conceited jerk? He should help.

Dan did not waste a single moment and started the battle. Alice had one of her hands on her forehead and the other one was extended forwards. Occasionally she would send one robot ramming into three or four others and Kablaam!

Alice turned her gaze towards Shun and raised an eyebrow in an 'are you deaf!' look.

Shun gazed back at her, not the least bit intimidated.

And soon a sigh escaped Alice's pink lips.

Alice:-: Please?

Shun:-: Don't barge into my mind without my permission.

Alice:-: Well?

Shun once more rolled up the sleeve of his right hand and it once more morphed into that silver metallic arm, the scaly arm of a demon. And then he went on a robot splitting spree.

In the end, Dan managed to get himself close enough so that he could burn/melt the contraption in the man's hands. Apparently, the contraption was responsible for the endless sea of robots which kept them busy.

Then- Thwack! And the man was unconscious.

The minister was dumbstruck. And his daughter was filled with wonder. Alice managed to carry Joe back into the carriage with her levitating ability.

Soon they crossed the forest and dropped the minister at his destination. Then they made their way back to the Vezarius headquarters.

Alice went into the phone booth and dialed a number.

The others were right outside, Joe was in his room.

Dan had his arms folded across his chest and his mouth pulled into a taut line. "I really do NOT like the idea of calling them for help." He muttered to himself.

"Hello, Inferno headquarters." came a male voice from the other end of the receiver.

"This is Alice."

"Hm?"

"We need Baron."

"Hn."

"Will you please quit it Ace?" said Alice slightly irritated. "Joe is hurt…I think."

"So, one of you has a booboo. What am I to do for you, your majesty?"

An anime vein popped on Alice's forehead. "Stop it…" then she sighed. "Don't let's be childish… We need your help…" Guilt of not being to able to help Joe overtook her. "Please, if something happens to Joe then I…I…"

"Fine, don't get your pretty little head in a knot. We'll come…"

Alice smiled. "Thank…you."

Ace's features softened. "How's…" he gulped. "You know who I mean."

Alice face wasnow filed with a sly smile. "The newcomer you mean? He's a bit conserved but other than that-"

"Alice…You know exactly who I meant." He cut her short.

"Hm…" she decided not to tease him any more. "She's still mad at you…" said Alice in a low voice.

"Still? Well, I hope she doesn't bite my head off or something." He muttered in an irritated voice.

"Oh just admit It." said Alice. "You have a crush on Mira."

Alice's statement was answered with a faint bleeping sound. Ace had probably disconnected the phone...

She the opened the door of the booth and nodded to the others. "Baron's coming…And Ace is too."

Mira snorted. "Why does he have to come too?"

Soon Baron arrived alongside Ace.

"Come in." welcomed Alice with a smile. As Baron and Ace entered Joe's room they were surrounded with what was like an extremely hostile atmosphere. Mira was glaring at the wall for no apparent reason, Shun, well Shun was Shun –silent and unperturbed, Dan had this annoyed look on his face and Ace's face mirrored the same annoyance. Alice and Baron were smiling waveringly, they were sorry for Joe who definitely would feel the unpleasantly negative vibe that was engulfing the whole room.

After checking his temperature and all that Baron held his hand in front of Joe and emitted this green light.

He then turned to Alice. "It's fatigue. He overexerted himself… And he had always bee a bit sickly in the first place right?"

Alice nodded.

"I would advice that he stayed away from missions and all that excitement for a while…We don't want him to cause permanent damage to himself, do we?"

Alice nodded. "Thank you so much for coming Baron."

"It's nothing." replied the pink haired boy.

"Perhaps you would like to stay to tea?" asked Alice, she knew that the offer was hollow because everyone seemed so displeased.

Mira abruptly stood up from her chair and walked out the door.

Ace seemed a bit more alert. "I need to use the washroom." He said as he walked out as well.

Alice knew very well that Ace was going after Mira but she said nothing. Baron however stood there wide eyed, he was ever so confused.

"Well, Baron…You should wait for Ace to return... Meanwhile, this is Shun. He's our newest member."

Baron smiled at Shun and was a bit distressed at not receiving any attention whatsoever.

"He's just a haughty fool." muttered Dan as a way of an explanation.

Shun said nothing. His intimidating golden eyes just glared at Dan. Alice sweat dropped; distracting Baron was going to be hard, really hard!

Meanwhile Mira reflected on exactly why she had left the room like that? All she had to do was stay put, it was easy enough. But her steps were without any destination so she stopped after a little while.

She heard some footsteps heading towards her. She sighed, expecting it to be Alice who came to comfort her.

But when she turned in the direction of her pursuer she was met with a green-haired guy. Her eyes widened.

"What are you doing wandering around?" she asked him.

He shrugged his shoulder and did not reply.

She then turned away from him and walked away at a faster pace but he held onto her hand. He tugged at her and prevented her from moving any further.

"What...do you think you are doing?" she muttered fiercely.

He moved closer to her. Her eyes widened as she felt him right behind her, just centimeters from her. A red blush covered her cheeks.

"L…let me go."

"Hm...I doubt if that is really what you want." He muttered as he rested his chin on the top of her head. He smiled as the flowery smell of her shampoo penetrated his nostrils.

"I said, let me go." She instructed more sternly.

"Fine…" he said letting go of her hand. "Now don't say I didn't try apologizing." And with that he removed his chin from her hair.

She turned around to face him and pointed her index finger at him. "This is NOT what I'd call an apology!" The expression on her face was becoming unstable "You are just being your arrogant self...You don't care if I'm hurt or not."

Ace's eyes widened as he heard her statement. "Mira I…"

"I don't want an explanation…I don't want an apology either… Just…." Tears threatened to flow down her cheeks. "Stop…" her voice was lowered to just a whisper. "Stop toying with me like this… I have feelings you know… I am not made of stone."

"I never said that-"

"Please just stop…I beg you."

His face dropped and let out a regretful sigh. He couldn't answer, he was at a loss for words so he said nothing, and he turned and walked back to the Vezarius main room.

Mira stood there as if rooted to the spot. Then she shakily made her way to her room and flopped onto her bed. She clenched her fists as the tears finally escaped her eyes. "Stupid Ace." She muttered; her voice sounding muffled through the pillow.

Fourth Chapter done.

Hm..m Yeah, I guess this plot does really seem to resemble the X-men… I like the X-men series, big fan of Jean Gray and Rogue. Although I much prefer the animated versions than the actual movie. How about you?

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Ps- I am planning on launching a new story…So tell me which title is better kay?

My Muddling Mirage.

My Mesmerizing Mirage.