A Glitch In The System

"...Do you want to know why I chose this plan?" Emilio asked, holding onto the origin of the water bindings.

Amon continued to pull at them, attempting to escape by increasing the vibrational force on his arms, though as the water broke its form, it only reformed just as quickly.

"Don't bother. As it stands, you can't break from that with physical might alone," Emilio told him.

"What is it?..." Amon huffed as blood leaked from his mouth, huffing, "Is it because this is the only way you could catch me?..."

"No. To tell you the truth, there are more ways than I could count that I could've defeated you out there," Emilio told him.

"...Lie…" Amon hissed, still resisting.

"It's not," the young Dragonheart assured him, relinquishing the scales on his head as he met eye-to-eye with the man, "Every method would've either involved hurting my friends in the crossfire, or letting them see just how much of a monster I can be. Truth be told, I didn't want to do this in front of her…"