"So be it." She challenged and flung the body away from her but none of them took their eyes off each other, eyes riveted on every limb, anticipating every move.
She knew he had woken up too early and was not at his true strength while she was powered by a hatred so strong she could taste it. She fired the first volley, she summoned her powers, the energy taking on a red cast before she blasted him.
He tore it apart with a belligerent wave of his hand but it cost him, she knew what it cost him, he was suddenly paler than before and she knew the sheen on his skin wasn't just because of his ethereal beauty.
Then he fired back, the color of his power was white, biting and hungry, flickering in the air for a moment as if tasting its target before it was released.
