Decisive Battle ~ Aaron and Miche v. James

“Miche, go!” Aaron yelled, simultaneously linking himself with his allies. In an instant, Miche had three copies engaging James. In the distance, Arie engaged Jane.

James quickly dispatched two of Miche’s copies, swiping through them with an arm covered in magenta energy. The last copy mirrored Miche’s own shock before she made it explode on James. After the brilliant light from the explosion cleared, James stood, barely moved, with his energy protecting him. Aaron could see through his arms a devilish grin; he wasn’t sure what it would take to win this fight.

 “What are you doing?! You know what the mission is!” he shouted at her angrily. Aaron looked at him in disbelief; how could he treat his twin sister like that?

 “There’s no honor within men like you, but I do know that she is the very image of it,” Aaron scowled at James.

“How… Dare you?!” James eyes began to seep his magenta energy. “Father and I have served under you for so long, waiting for our chance to take power. And you question OUR honor? All you do is perpetuate your banal idealism to the world, coaxing them to believe in you. You do nothing with your power.” James ran at Aaron, his fury manifesting as visible energy.

“Aaron!” Campbell screamed. Aaron barely dodged James’ before he attack. Miche quickly summoned a copy to propel James away, but he had managed to damage Aaron’s arm before being flung.

“You should be far more damaged than that,” James narrowed his eyes.

“I should…” Aaron thought to himself. He noticed the same blue flash of light as James hit him. He felt his arm and pulled it away, his hands stained red. “I didn’t know psychic energy could do that,” he stood resolute.

“Just wait,” James ran toward him.

“Miche, be ready,” Aaron said in her mind as James reached him. James launched a kick at him, surrounded by his energy. Aaron pushed it down, spinning to avoid the hit and land a telekinetically-enhanced punch to James chest. He shook his hand from the recoil; his energy clashed with James. “Looks like I can hurt you too!” Using enhanced speed, he rushed James, pushing him with telekinetic force. James withstood the attack and made his own, swiping at Aaron’s side.

“I’ve caught on,” Aaron winced. He managed to block James’ attack with his telekinesis, but still felt some pain at their energies clashing. He could feel James’ rage increasing.

“Why aren’t you helping me?!” he yelled to Jane.

 “Because you can’t force her to become the person you are,” Aaron told James, launching him in the air with his telekinesis. “Your wall is dropping.” With every successful attack from Aaron, James grew more infuriated.

“How are you able to do this?” James sneered at Aaron.

“Easy,” Aaron said, appearing above him. “I’m an opportunist.” He smiled, delivering a strong kick to James, sending him flying toward the ground.

“And so am I,” one of Miche’s copies said, flying toward James with a kick. At impact, the copy exploded, knocking James into Aaron, who kicked him further toward the ground. James struggled to steady himself from Aaron and Miche’s barrage. As Miche sent one more copy at him, he turned and stabbed it in the chest with his hand. The energy propelled him toward Aaron, who had a shocked look on his face. Just as James reached him, he used his telekinesis to slam James to the ground. He felt Jane’s pain at seeing her brother hurt, but knew that he had to incapacitate James before he killed him.

“Why!!!!” a surge of energy emanated from James’ body. “He said this would be easy! That you’re broken! He said it would take nothing to destroy you!”

“He was wrong!” Aaron hit him with an intense telekinetic blast. As James struggled to get to his feet, Aaron kept hammering him with his psychic powers. With each blast, he could see James’ energy grow. He used his powers at their limit in attempting to incapacitate James. Miche took the opportunity to send copies to James and detonate them, increasing the damage from Aaron’s attack. Aaron could feel James slip as they maintained their assault. He had hope the fight would conclude, until he heard Jane.

“No more!” Aaron turned to her and felt and immediate change. She was renewed and resolved. As he looked to James, his face was full of fear. James began to emanate an intense amount of energy, visible to everyone on the battlefield.

“Yes!” he screamed as he was enveloped in his energy. As it collected, the energy formed a giant.

“Power!” his voice was mixed with exhilaration and malice. He sent a blast to Arie, Miche, and Campbell, immediately knocking them unconscious.

Aaron was speechless watching his friends and his boyfriend fall to the ground. He turned to James with rage in his eyes. His body and eyes began to glow a violent blue.