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Chapter Nine

Arrow

Alex was seating alone waiting for Rebecca to show up today. The young girl was observing her hand, thinking back to the power she had unleashed that day…the power she had that managed to push back the Vibration Conduit ability against her.

She remembers seeing the white within the mass of blackness she usually summons out. It was strange to see her ability so different like that. The young Conduit let out a sigh before standing up from her seating spot which was on the side of the roof of the old refinery.

"Well I`m not going to figure this out by simply seating here," she murmured to herself.

The young girl jumped down from where she was seating and landed upon the ground in a crouch which causes her power to act up around her hands and feet. Alex paid it no mind as she walked inside the large building.

The young woman glanced toward a large thing standing within the middle of the room. She looked up toward it and then with her hand she started to gather her power and as it grew, the white light was back again drawing her attention down toward it.

Alex looked down at her powered blast for a few seconds before she launched it straight toward the large metal tube that was in front of her and with a loud bang, her attack hit the metal straight in the middle and dissipated.

The young girl stared at the spot where she had attacked and noticed that the metal had bend considerably from her attack. She glanced at her hand again, amazed at it for a few seconds.

I really did get stronger, she thought, seems my powers aren't done growing yet.

Alex continued to blast her newly found strength toward the metal tube in front of her, testing just how strong she had gotten.


Merlyn Mansion

Rebecca was already fully dressed by the time the sun was starting it`s climb into the sky. The young woman had pulled her hair into a messy ponytail and made her way down the stairs with her bag in hand. She was already late enough as it is, and she was glad she was able to go visit Alex again.

Alex was a Conduit, a girl that had the power to control shadows from what Rebecca knew she can do. She hadn`t seen Alex using her power quite a lot lately, thought she had a feeling the girl was keeping herself in check because she was around. Rebecca had to smile a little at her friend concern for her sake, at not using her power in her presence.

Alex should know by now that Rebecca could handle seeing her using her powers. The young woman made her way down the stairs of her house and toward the main doors which she threw open. She made her way toward her Audi noticing that her dad`s car was already gone.

"No wonder I didn`t hear him when I woke up," she said looking at the spot the car usually was parked.

She made her way toward her car and was starting to unlock the door when another car pulled up right beside her. Rebecca turned her attention toward it, confused for a few moments before realizing whose car it was.

She shook her head.

"Hey Becky," a young man yelled, "Glad I caught you."

"Kyle," Rebecca said without turning to face him, "I`m kind of in a hurry."

"Alright," the young man told her with a grin, "Just hear me out."

Rebecca turned toward him.

"You have five minutes," she said, "Starting now."

"Great," he said, "Look I`m throwing a party this coming Saturday at my Villa, and I was wondering if you would like to come you know…it`s been a while since we`ve hung out."

Rebecca chuckled.

"I`m surprised it took you this long to throw a party," she said.

Kyle ran a hand through his hair.

"I know right, they must be something wrong with me," he said as he came to stand right beside her, "So what do you say? You`re coming or do you have something else planned already…cause, it`s cool if you do."

Rebecca thought about it.

A party would do her some good…but she don`t know about Alex. She didn't like to leave her friend behind in her lonely abandoned building. Kyle was standing there, waiting for her to say something. He was wearing a long sleeved shirt and some knee length shorts. He was someone that Rebecca knew from her rich kids entourage…at least, the ones that are in Port Angeles.

"I`ll think about it," she said.

"Great, I`ll see you on Saturday," he said.

The young man turned toward his car and Rebecca raised her eyebrows at him.

"I said that I`ll think about it," she called, "Not that I`ll be coming."

Kyle turned his attention toward her as he opened his car door.

"It`s just a late yes," he said, "So I`ll see you there."

He got into his Mercedes and drove out of the courtyard. Rebecca stared at him for a few seconds before shaking her head. She got into her Audi ready to get out toward the refinery.


Flash…Flash

Jackson car came to a stop as both him and Hart stepped out of the vehicle. The two walked toward the police line that had been set and went through it as the cops still walked around. Jackson walked forward seeing Helena standing there.

"Hey there Helena," he greeted.

"Jackson, Hart," the woman greeted.

"What do we have?" Hart asked.

The woman stepped aside letting the man see the victim who was on the ground dead. Jackson observed the dead body who was dressed in his suit with the arrows producing from his chest. Hart seems to be shocked as well.

"Whose the victim?" Jackson asked.

"His name is Amell Law," Helena said, "35 owner of the small company known as Laws Industries. HE didn`t show up to work this morning, so we had a few people looking for him and we found him. I`ve done a check for time of dead ranging from eleven thirty to midnight."

"I`ve heard of Law Industries before," Hart said, "Almost went bankrupt a few years back, but they managed to bounce back quite surprisingly. Who would want to kill him with arrows…not a usual murder weapon these days."

"Three shot to the chest," Jackson said observing the body, "Whoever did this is quite skilled and is well trained in firing and arrow and with shots aiming to kill."

He glanced at the duo.

"This wasn`t a murder…it was an execution."

Helena glanced at the dead man in front of them.

"Maybe I should be able to find some DNA on the arrows," she said.

Jackson nodded.

"You`re telling me that there is an assassin out there who kills people with arrows?" Hart said.

"Yes," Jackson told him, "We need to put the cops out to see what they can find about our mystery assassin. Someone must have seen what happened last night to Law."

"An assassin who kills people with arrows," Hart said shaking his head, "And I thought having Bioterrorist in Port Angeles was the strangest thing we`re going to have."

The duo got into their car and drove off.


The refinery

Rebecca entered inside the large refinery, glancing around herself wondering if Alex was even here yet. She turned her attention toward the large thing in the middle of the room, noticing the large dents which had shadows growing from the said marks. She stared at it for a few seconds.

"Hey Becca."

She turns toward Alex who had appeared right beside her from absolutely nowhere causing her to jump back in shock.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?"

"Sorry," the smaller girl said with a small smile as shadows grew around her body.

Rebecca shook her head.

"Just make some noise at least when you appear alright," she said, before indicating the large metal tunnel with the many marks upon it`s side with shadows growing around it, "So you might want to tell me exactly what this about? You`re remodeling the place?"

Alex stared at the thing that she had been hammering with her newfound powers all morning.

"Well…not exactly," she said, "Hey you remember when I told you I face off against the other Conduit and I managed to fight him off."

"Yeah what about it?"

Alex looked down at her hands.

"I…I think I have gotten stronger."

Rebecca raised her eyebrows.

"Stronger?"

Alex glanced at her, a worried look crossing her features for a few seconds.

"It will be easier to show you but I don't want to scare you…,"

"Alex," Rebecca said, "I saw you use your powers before remember. I doubt anything you do now will scare me anymore."

Alex smiled at her before raising her hand. Shadows started to gather around it causing Rebecca`s eyes to widen slightly as she stared at the mass of darkness that was upon her friend`s hand. Then white lights started to appear within the mass of the shadows almost like a gray mist that was surging through it.

Then Alex aimed her hand straight toward the large metal tube in the middle of the room and with a loud bang that rattled it`s entire rusty frame, Alex`s attack connected. Rebecca stared at the spot seeing the dent it had done to the metal and the hole that had been blow through it.

"Wow," she whispered.

Alex glanced at her, surprised at her reaction.

"Wow?"

Rebecca glanced at her.

"You couldn't do this before?" she said.

Alex shook her head.

"It`s not like I ever had the chance to actually develop my powers," she said.

Rebecca could understand as to what she was talking about. The young woman was probably taken captive by the DUP sometimes after she had gotten her powers.

"How exactly did you get your powers?" she asked.

Alex frowned lightly.

"It`s not a good memory," she said.

"Sorry,"

Alex gave her a light smile, thought it didn`t quite reach her eyes.

"Don't worry about it," she said.

Rebecca placed her hands together.

"Okay, I have something to talk to you about," she said.

Alex looked at her curious.

"What is it?"

"A friend of mine invited me to a party," Rebecca said, "Well, he is not really a friend but we`ve met each other in the past and his parties are always completely insane."

"So that mean you`re going?"

The girl frowned a little.

"Well, I was thinking of going simply to relax a little," she said, "and I wanted you to come along with me."

Alex stared at her, shocked.

"What?"

"I want you to come with me to the party," Rebecca told her.

Alex shook her head.

"I don't do well with parties," she said, "If you want to go…you can…I`ll simply stay behind."

Rebecca was surprised at that.

"Why not?" she asked.

"Becca, going to a party while I can shoot shadows out of my hand isn`t exactly a good idea," she said turning to face the girl.

"Look if your powers are starting to act up," Becca said approaching her, "Then come find me and I`ll be able to calm you down."

Alex gave her a glance.

"You`re going to calm me down?"

Becca grinned.

"Well, I'm your damsel in distress considering you saved my life twice now," she told her, "And it`s my job as a damsel to calm her hero down."

Alex couldn`t help the chuckle that escape from her lips.

"I`m glad to see that you`re taking this so seriously," she said smirking lightly.

"So you`ll come?"

Alex let out a soft sigh glancing at her hands. She can see the shadows appearing around her hands. There was one reason as to why I didn't want to go to that party…it gave me some bad memories…

Memories of what happened to me during my sixteen birthday…

A dark memory lies within Alex`s mind...

Next Time: That Day

Jacques0 out.

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