tactics, Kane snapped out his fist, aiming for her throat, trying to deliver a shot to her windpipe. It was the easiest way to defeat an enemy who didn’t have a pair of balls to kick. You can’t fight if you can’t breathe. Throat chop or ball knock…they both had the same effect at the end of the day.
But she caught the strike with her chin, pinning his hand in place between her lower jaw and her chest. His disbelief over the creative move didn’t last, however, going from shocked to terrified in less than a second as her eyes started to glow. They quickly changed from the previously bright white-blue to a smoldering red-orange.
“Aw, shit,” he said, trying to push away from the petite girl. Kane didn’t know if she was going to go supernova or anything, but he being dressed in only a pair of board shorts wasn’t going to help against this kind of heat.
Neither would SPF one million.
Finally, he wriggled out of their entanglement, planted his feet into her chest and shoved, launching himself forward while still facing the wrong way. The increased velocity shot him headfirst faster—and that’s saying something since they were already traveling over 30mph to begin with.
As he was propelled, she was thrown back, widening their distance enough for him to catch his breath and regroup. Their ride was about to end after all, and he needed to think of a way to snuff out this little firecracker. Whereas Olivia melted him passionately from the inside out, this Phoenix girl would do it physically—and quite literally.
I wonder if she can burn underwater.
He was about to find out as the tube ended, throwing him into a small pool of water at its base. The stairs were straight ahead, but the going would be slow. Wading through the water would be a rough go, so instead, he stayed under and waited for the phoenix to come to him. He’d have to time it right, but there’s no way she’d see it coming.
From under the overly chlorinated water, Kane saw a glow emanate from somewhere in the tunnel, watching it grow brighter and brighter as the lifeguard grew closer. Then, he saw her as she appeared, following the tunnel’s only exit. He made his move, his lungs just starting to burn from the lack of oxygen.
Kane planted his feet and shoved, leaping from the normally waist-deep water like a dolphin-seal hybrid. He ducked his head and in midair drove his thick shoulder into the airborne killer, hearing an audible ‘oof’ from her as the air was forced from her lungs.
He continued his forward momentum, gulping a deep breath for himself, and grabbed her tank top, laying as much of his weight into her as the buoyant water would allow. She struggled as they both went under, and Kane watched as her eyes dulled just a pinch. He held on and locked his arms as she kicked and pounded on his face and chest, but thankfully the attacks were basically reduced to slow motion and easier to dodge. While annoying, the ones that did land did no real damage, except making him close his eyes or turn his head.
She suddenly stopped struggling, giving Kane the impression that she passed out. He cracked his eyes open, hoping she wasn’t about to poke one of them out.
Boy, was he dead wrong.
Phoenix was very awake and massively pissed off. He watched as her eyes brightened ten-fold, making Kane let go and shield his face. Then, the world turned white and he was hurled from the tide pool, landing hard on the dry land up and behind the stairs.
His skin itched and burned and he hurriedly checked to see what type of damage was dealt. Lucky for him, it didn’t look any worse than a bad sunburn. He could only guess the water lessened the impact of her going off like a flashbang.
Kane sat up only to see his attacker stand, hands outstretched and on fire. They blazed like Hank’s did but were a blistering white hot instead of Hank’s electric green. While hers was most definitely fire, Hank’s was a weird type of energy that resembled it.
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But she caught the strike with her chin, pinning his hand in place between her lower jaw and her chest. His disbelief over the creative move didn’t last, however, going from shocked to terrified in less than a second as her eyes started to glow. They quickly changed from the previously bright white-blue to a smoldering red-orange.
“Aw, shit,” he said, trying to push away from the petite girl. Kane didn’t know if she was going to go supernova or anything, but he being dressed in only a pair of board shorts wasn’t going to help against this kind of heat.
Neither would SPF one million.
Finally, he wriggled out of their entanglement, planted his feet into her chest and shoved, launching himself forward while still facing the wrong way. The increased velocity shot him headfirst faster—and that’s saying something since they were already traveling over 30mph to begin with.
As he was propelled, she was thrown back, widening their distance enough for him to catch his breath and regroup. Their ride was about to end after all, and he needed to think of a way to snuff out this little firecracker. Whereas Olivia melted him passionately from the inside out, this Phoenix girl would do it physically—and quite literally.
I wonder if she can burn underwater.
He was about to find out as the tube ended, throwing him into a small pool of water at its base. The stairs were straight ahead, but the going would be slow. Wading through the water would be a rough go, so instead, he stayed under and waited for the phoenix to come to him. He’d have to time it right, but there’s no way she’d see it coming.
From under the overly chlorinated water, Kane saw a glow emanate from somewhere in the tunnel, watching it grow brighter and brighter as the lifeguard grew closer. Then, he saw her as she appeared, following the tunnel’s only exit. He made his move, his lungs just starting to burn from the lack of oxygen.
Kane planted his feet and shoved, leaping from the normally waist-deep water like a dolphin-seal hybrid. He ducked his head and in midair drove his thick shoulder into the airborne killer, hearing an audible ‘oof’ from her as the air was forced from her lungs.
He continued his forward momentum, gulping a deep breath for himself, and grabbed her tank top, laying as much of his weight into her as the buoyant water would allow. She struggled as they both went under, and Kane watched as her eyes dulled just a pinch. He held on and locked his arms as she kicked and pounded on his face and chest, but thankfully the attacks were basically reduced to slow motion and easier to dodge. While annoying, the ones that did land did no real damage, except making him close his eyes or turn his head.
She suddenly stopped struggling, giving Kane the impression that she passed out. He cracked his eyes open, hoping she wasn’t about to poke one of them out.
Boy, was he dead wrong.
Phoenix was very awake and massively pissed off. He watched as her eyes brightened ten-fold, making Kane let go and shield his face. Then, the world turned white and he was hurled from the tide pool, landing hard on the dry land up and behind the stairs.
His skin itched and burned and he hurriedly checked to see what type of damage was dealt. Lucky for him, it didn’t look any worse than a bad sunburn. He could only guess the water lessened the impact of her going off like a flashbang.
Kane sat up only to see his attacker stand, hands outstretched and on fire. They blazed like Hank’s did but were a blistering white hot instead of Hank’s electric green. While hers was most definitely fire, Hank’s was a weird type of energy that resembled it.
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