Chapter 224: Rise of a Hero Part 4 (2/2)
Jumping from the club's second floor, Adam stood in the streets watching Alton slowly pull himself up, dazed from the change of scenery and blunt force taken. Stumbling around, he wasn't given any time to avoid a speeding car flying by. Alton's head turned to the car as he fully phased through, turning to smoke before coming back to normal when the danger was gone. Shaking his head, he looked at his head, still pouring with smoke muttering. ”Oh, I get it now. So that's how this power works. Convenient.”
”Eve, prepare the portals. I don't like any of this.” Alton stood to Adam's demand running at the two heroes. Eve reacted too quickly, summoning her portals to hold Alton down; inches away from being consumed, Alton phased through, avoiding all of her attacks. Now right in front of Adam, he readied himself attacking. ”What?!”
Adam was launched, flying back as Alton kept with his momentum landing serval devastating blows. Not knowing what to do, Eve created more portals to hopefully catch Alton stopping his barrages. The moment a portal opened, Alton used this, grabbing Adam throwing him into the portal, using it to send him even further out. Crashing into a bus stop, Adam glossed up seeing Alton crashing down. At the last moment, Adam passed by Alton, avoiding the attack distancing himself all the same in a single second. Kira was watching idly with nothing but the excitement in her eyes, never once seeing Kurt ever go this hard against an opponent. ”It appears we've heavily underestimated our enemy, brother.”
Adam grumbled reluctantly, agreeing to his sister's worries. ”I hate that I have to agree to that. Mister Phantom! I admit you've thrown us off indeed. How about we call this a draw and leave it there for today.”
A single smoke bomb rammed past, just missing Adam exploding into a pool of thick smoke. Adam cranked his head around, losing his patience more. ”What you've done to my friends, I simply won't let you just leave!”
Adam sighed, shaking his head. ”Fuck it, fuck it. Don't say I wasn't trying to be friendly, but I won't kill you.” Walking casually up to Alton, he waited for the bait to be taken. As Alton came in for his own attack, Adam zipped past Alton before he could respond, kneeing him in the stomach. Alton gagged before being thrown over Adam's shoulder, crashing to the ground. The man was moving so fast it felt like he was slowing down time itself. Alton was tossed in the air, ready to be finished off for today, Sending serval more attacks. Free falling to his doom, something snapped in Alton as flaming smoke rippled and exploded from his body, igniting the sky. Adam stepped back weary as Alton bolted even further into the sky like a speeding bullet. Making it to nearly the top of the buildings around him, Alton turned around, crashing back down like a bomb ready to explode. Eve ran in, making serval portals to stop his onslaught, but to her shock, Alton's sheer power smashed each one apart, making her collapse to her knees in pain. ”What the hell is this?! Is this the power of the Phantom?!”
Slowing downtime to a crawl, Adam picked up Eve in a panic, fleeing as far away from the battle as he could before Alton crashed to the ground blowing everything around him away. Smoke poured through the streets, exploding as Alton formed back together, stumbling around panting. Small clusters of smoke danced around his hands as he looked about dazed. ”Did I do that?”
Before any more was said, Alton collapsed to the ground overworking his new powers. Kira walked out, skipping away, kneeling down at an unconscious Alton blushing. Staring at him with a matching look, she giggled, sitting next to him. ”You've gone and done it, Alton Brantley. You're nothing like the boring Kurt, I know. Your powers are chaotic and raw yet calm and collective. Your pure rage and willpower are just blissful. You better take responsibility for making me fall for you, hero.”
Shane stepped out, waving his hand around in front of all the smoke. ”Man, this was way overkill. If the Blight Father catch wind of this…”
”Don't worry about him. He'll understand.”
”Are you satisfied with the outcome?” He questioned, stepping over rubble, looking disgusted. ”What a waste. I liked this place.”
”I am. I'm so very satisfied…”
Shane stared at Kira, weary as he cleared his throat. ”I don't think I've seen you so excited over something so trivial before. We should take Kurt home before anyone sees us.”
Kira stood up, continuing to watch Alton biting her thumb nodding. ”I've discovered the greatest feeling possible. I've fallen in love.”
Shane took a deep breath picking Alton up, staring down in disgust. ”Good grief, good luck Kurt… You're in a world of pain now.”