The Slums

Ning controlled the air around him with his Aether as he pressed down on Fiona.

Her body uncontrollably shuddered as it fell to the ground. She gasped for breath, but none of it entered her lungs.

Ning was using his Aether to command the air after all. She looked at him with fear in her bloodshot eyes. 

"Will you try blackmailing me again?" he asked. However, she couldn't speak. She couldn't even move from the air around her.

"I came here on a whim to help a couple who seemed to be having trouble. I stayed here because I wanted to help them survive the unfairness. Did you really think I was here because I fell in love with a little girl? Pathetic!"

Ning undid the air around her, letting her breathe once again. Fiona breathed heavily on all four. She was shaking a little as she looked towards him in pure terror.