Chapter 16: Elektra and Echo II
Elektra looked at Dave, her eyes filled with questions. "Why did you save us? You didn't have to. You never considered we could've been involved in your father's death?"
Echo, having stopped crying, also turned to him, waiting for an answer.
Dave paused briefly. "No, neither of you were involved. It was Bullseye who killed my father, and he's already dead," he replied, his voice calm and distant. Then he stood up. "As for why I saved you two? I just felt like it," he said with a shrug as he began to leave the room.
"You two can return to your lives, if you still have anywhere to go. Or, if you want a purpose, join SHIELD—it's your choice," Dave added as he left.
As he walked down the hallway, Dave reflected on Elektra's earlier question. 'At first, I wanted to take advantage of them,' he thought, 'but after that little session with Trish, I got control over myself, and my desires were tempered.'
He glanced at his hand, which still held a faint trace of demonic energy, a red mist curling from his palm. Clenching his fist, Dave willed the energy to disappear. 'I need to control this... or I'll end up consumed by it,' he thought, realizing how the demonic energy was amplifying his negative tendencies more than he anticipated. Trish was only a temporary solution, but what if she wasn't around? He feared he might do something he'd regret.
"I have Dante's experience, but I'm not him. I don't have his mindset, his discipline," Dave muttered under his breath, frustration creeping into his voice.
"I need to learn how to control this," he resolved, setting a mental goal to master the demonic energy coursing through him, to prevent it from taking over him and lead him to an accident.
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