195 The Final Showdown (1/2)

Have you ever played a game where some asshole puts a high level boss towards the beginning and you had no clue that it was not only unbeatable, but also you weren't suppose to challenge it at all? Like, there was no reason for it to actually exist other than to be a big, creepy boss that made you run away. When confronted with that, you might try to figure out a way to beat it, a way to get around it, or anything, thinking it's an obstacle you could overcome with a bit of creativity. But the truth is, as mentioned, it was just put there to look cool. Once you figure out that it serves no purpose, your just kind of annoyed about the whole thing? That's what Laz was feeling right now.

As the lightning and the thunder exploded in the sky, Laz got the feeling that it was going to be directed at him soon, strangely. It was like a mage channeling a spell. If you could get in close and do some damage, you would interrupt them. But, it was a little late for that. And besides which, those bastards with the guns weren't going to let him get anywhere near Brian. Combine that with him still recovering from the blast and things were looking pretty bleak.

Laz had never gotten hit with actual lightning before, but he was sure that it wasn't something he wanted to experience. Sadly, when face with the threat, he really had no idea what he could do. Even with his insane speed, he couldn't outrun lightning. As such, he could only brace himself.

The build up was huge as lightning streaked across the sky. The many security, swat and federal agents who were all aiming weapons at Laz started to get real nervous as it seemed like the ground was going to become a blast zone soon. Just when things seemed to reach a fevered pitch, everything stopped.

Everyone turned to look at Brian whose face was now freely dripping blood. Just when they settled their gazes on him, he smiled.

BOOM!!

An incredibly large streak of lightning boomed out of the clouds and came directly for Laz like it had been aimed right at him. The lightning hit Laz dead center in the chest and came out the other side, as though it had blown a hole in his body. The resulting force caused Laz to be blown backwards, sending him flying into one of the groups that had surrounded him.

There were many loud cries of shock as the various groups turned and noticed that several cameras were now pointed at their direction, although they had been specifically aimed at Laz and Brian's showdown.

”HA HA HA ha ha ha ha haaaaaa.” Brian's harsh laughter rang out among the quiet crowd as the the cameras had captured his attack and heroic figure perfectly. The only problem was that he now looked like a complete madman as he stood there laughing while covered in his own blood.

But Laz had figured it out right before he had gotten hit. Power like that came at a price. Apparently these blessed sons of man could channel various powers of the elements without limit, but the price to pay was directly related to their own strength and ability to handle such power.

Brian's move was way above what he could safely do.

None of that mattered though as Laz had no way to act on that info once he figured it out and instead had to take on the bolt of lightning head on.

He had no idea how he was going to survive.

But somehow, he wasn't dead, although he could barely move.

Not only was he not dead, but he didn't see his alien savior either. Therefore he must had had just enough in him to resist it. But now he was completely spent.

His entire body was devoid of energy as he laid there, almost unable to open his eye lids.

Not only that, but the lightning was still rampaging around in his body like bugs underneath his skin.

The char marks on the outside of his clothes along with the gaping hole and exposed flesh caused everyone to think he was dead. That was probably the only reason why he wasn't being rushed right now. That, and the fact that people were still trying to figure out what the hell just happened gave Laz a little bit of breathing room.

The other thing that had people in shock was that the entire group of guards that Laz had plowed into were not moving either. They had all been knocked over like bowling pins and were now piled on top of each other so it was kind of hard to make out just which parts of the pile were Laz.

Since the had crashed into the wall, the pile of guards were very much near where the group of escaped girls were hiding. Seeing the person who had freed them being killed caused many of them to start crying while a few of the stronger ones ran over in full view of the crowd to check on Laz.

Just when the media, local police and firefighters couldn't have been more shocked at what had happened, they saw several malnourished girls jump out from the bushes farther up along the wall and go running straight for Laz. They reached him in almost no time and started to drag him out of the pile, as though wanting to help him get out of there.

No one knew what to make of what was happening.