Chapter 205: New Body 2
The scarred man, Edward, saw him coming. His eyes went wide with surprise. In addition to surviving his assault, the boy was now charging back, prepared to engage in combat.
He squinted, a smile emerging on his face. He clenched his fist and ran forward, directly confronting Adam’s charge. There was going to be a great power struggle.
However, a new figure appeared between them at an impossible speed just before they could collide. Ricky was there, his red hair a fiery banner against the village’s dusty background. He had suddenly materialized, directly in the line of their two assaults.
When Adam noticed him, he made an automatic attempt to stop him, but it was too late. Already released, the whirling ball of magical energy in his hand was a lethal projectile yelling at his new father.
He noticed that Edward was in the same situation at the same moment. He was unable to stop either, coming within inches of hitting Ricky in the chest with his own strong blow.
Adam’s thoughts were racing, "I have to reroute this attack." A teleportation spell, a brief flash of movement to move himself or the attack away, was what he was about to use. Then he paused.
He turned to face Ricky, the man who was now well his father. No, he thought as an odd protective instinct arose inside him. I must defend the father of this body. Regardless.
However, Ricky moved before Edward’s fist could land and Adam could take action. With unbelieveable speed, he arose both of his hands out. He did not block. He did not avoid.
He managed to capture them. Both attacks were halted when one hand closed tightly on Edward’s fist and the other engulfed Adam’s glowing hand.
The combined force of the two canceled-out attacks had nowhere to go. It erupted outwards, a violent shockwave of pure force that blasted through the clearing. A wall of wind tore through the village street, kicking up a storm of dust and debris, causing the nearby houses to groan and shudder.