The New Rose

Chapter 32: Desire or Right

FreeSeth groaned as he struggled to open his eyes, still reeling from the pain Yang's punches dealt him. He honestly wasn't sure which was more painful, getting smacked in the face by the Xiao Long or having her mother blast him with a stream of fire.

"Honor's for the weak like you and Summer." Seth gasped in fear as Raven's spiteful voice resonated in his head the moment he thought about her.

Seth still remembered the immense pressure just her bloodlust put him under. He could feel the power difference between them, he was an ant about to try and bite a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Honestly, he'd rather face a dinosaur right now than Raven, she was much more terrifying and bloodthirsty. But his heart skipped a beat as he found himself reliving an even worse terror before him, a sight more horrifying than Raven's deadly crimson eyes or the jaws of such a beast.

"AKALI! SETH!" His lover Ruby had screamed concerned as she pushed them away from her with Crescent Rose.

Seth clasped his ears as he desperately tried to block out even worse screams from Ruby as he saw the lightning flash before them and strike her Scythe, electrocuting her and making her arms burst open with a torrent of blood spurting. Seth couldn't hide from those painful squeals nor could he stop his eyes from watering as they locked on the image of Ruby's charred body smoking as she dropped her scythe and just stood there seemingly lifeless.

He couldn't find it in him to hope for her survival at this sight, his lightning semblance jabbing at his spirit, as if bragging such power could kill anyone, even his badass lover to his horror. Seth's body in the real world, still unconscious, squirmed as electricity leaked from his skin as his body began going under even greater stress, making his heart monitor spiked.

Soon Seth began feeling a sharp pain in his chest as the image of the yellow blade of hers striking Akali, tearing a bit of flesh from her arm as she fell flashed in his mind. The mere thought of Akali being zapped and hurt mortified Seth, but none worse than his sense of powerlessness right now to prevent it or his girlfriend's supposed demise.

"Akali! Hang on!" He screamed in his mind as he rushed to go over to her, but as he was about to touch her body, he simply phased through to his shock. He began to hyperventilate as he frantically and vainly kept trying to pick her up to get her out of their, only to phase through every time.

"W-What the hell is this!?" He yelled confused before feeling a stabbing heat come for him. His eyes widen in terror as he looked to see a stream of fire from Raven's red blade come for him. He covered his face and screamed with fright as he prepared for the hellfire to consume him before his body suddenly flashed a blue light.

"AAAAAAGH!" He screamed as he awoke, his eyes flashing blue and electricity leaking off his skin, singing his bed's sheets as sweat dripped from his face.

His frightful awakening was met with startled cries from Akali and Bakugo. They saw their friend shaking in his bed before his aura began shining bright, lightning balls shooting off randomly and charring the room.

"Damn that's too bright! Turn down the lights Seth!" Bakugo yelled as he painfully covered his eyes with his arm.

Akali shoved him aside and squinted hers to fight past the blue ray of light and lunged for Seth, still screaming as his aura flared, wrapping her arms around his head and shushing him, her aura guarding her from the electricity.

"It's okay! It's okay Seth breath! Your safe now, she can't get to us again!" Akali yelled at him while rubbing the back of his head.

The soothing touch did its trick as Seth soon began following her breathing and calmed down, the light he was emitting dying down to her and Bakugo's relief. When it faded, Seth's arm in its sling wobbled as he took a deep breath stretched it, now having fully healed it with his semblance, to his friend's comfort.