Nastier Threat

When Pablo jumped on Cupid to attack her, he had picked up the stone lying beside her as well.

And with the same stone, he stabbed the left eye of the muscular man.

And Pablo being Pablo, he didn't stop there.

He pushed the stone further inside the man's eye and used all his strength.

Pablo knew he couldn't take it easy with these men. They had something which he didn't. Pablo would make sure he kills at least one man.

And to make that sure, Pablo used his free left hand and poked his fingers inside the right eye of the man as well.

The man screamed in pain as blood dripped from both his eyes.

"Just die!" Pablo shouted and pushed his hands further.

THUD!

The muscular man fell on his knees and Pablo used this chance to escalate his actions further.

He applied all his force on the stone of his right hand and that right hand, with a now increased force, went inside the socket of the man's eyes.

Pablo's right hand came out from the back side of the man's head. Pablo pierced the very brain of the man.

His hand was covered with blood and some gooey substances and Cupid puked at the sight.

"You are a Demon." She muttered but Pablo heard her.

"I've been called worse."

Pablo took out his hand and checked the heartbeat of the man.

"One down." He spoke and let go of the man's body.

THUD!

The man fell down on the ground. Lifeless.

Pablo still had the stone clutched inside his fist as he looked at the other man. The middle aged man who he had to ask some questions from.

"That's impressive. If you can fight like that, why didn't you do something when they were having fun with that girl in the morning?" The man asked.

Pablo stepped on the dead body and came face to face with the man.

"I arrived late at that time." Pablo answered.

The man quivered his brows. "Late? You were literally there, kid. The man was raping that girl in front of you and you were just crying, screaming and other shit."

"That wasn't me."

"Huh? Then wh-"

"Forget that," Pablo interrupted. "Why didn't you attack me when I was fighting that man? You two could have beaten me together or you could have just attacked from my blind spot. But you just stood there, watching me kill him."

At this, the man scoffed.

"Why would I help a stranger and waste my breath? It's not like I need to form a team with someone to kill a kid. At least, the man made you sweat and made it easier for me."

"Thought so." Pablo had a feeling the man would say something like that.

The man opened his mouth again but Pablo spoke first.

"Who were those five men? I need to know. I want to know everything you know. Tell me." Pablo demanded answers.

"I won't say a damn thing. I'll be dead if they got to know I told you about them. I am not sure how or why they left you alive but I am not that kind. I will finish their job."

CLAP!

CLAP!

CLAP!

The man clapped his hands three times and it produced a loud sound.

"That was some clapping. You can do a proxy for crowds to clap in shows." Pablo commented but the man remained silent as he rubbed his palms.

"I think he is going to use his Ego." Cupid said from behind Pablo. Her diary was getting filled constantly as well.

"Oh. Ego. So the superpower Altor was talking about is called Ego. Now I get it." Pablo now focused with more precision on the middle aged man. He really wanted to know more about Ego.

"What's your name, kid?" The man asked.

"First tell me yours." Pablo replied.

"I am Luke. Luke Warm." The man said and Pablo raised his brows.

"Is that your real name?"

"It is. Now tell me yours."

"My name is Cold. Cold Winter." Pablo jested.

The man nodded. "Well, Cold, you are about to die."

'He accepted the name? I just made that up, you know.'

Pablo however didn't fret over it and took a stance.

Luke kept his palms joined with each other and walked towards Pablo.

'I am sure he has something in his palms. They are his weapon or power or ego or whatever.' Pablo remained vigilant and focused on Luke's whole body, not just his palms.

Luke took another step forward and…

WHOOSH!

Luke vanished from Pablo's sight.

"Behind you!" Cupid shouted and Pablo instantly jumped forward.

But…

"Aaaaanghhhh!" Pablo screamed as on his back he felt fire. It was as if his skin melted.

And when Cupid saw Pablo's back, she wrinkled her nose.

"Your skin really melted. Like burnt. Must be painful."

Pablo couldn't see his back nor could he touch the spot where the burn took place so all he could do was to endure it and focus on Luke.

Running a little more forward, Pablo turned around and finally saw Luke standing in front of him but far away.

"Haha. How was that? Too fast for you?" Luke mocked and his palms weren't joined anymore.

Pablo squinted his eyes at Luke's palms and noticed something.

'Is that smoke coming out of them?'

Black smoke was fuming out from Luke's palms and the smoke was not that much in quantity. But Pablo still saw it.

He wanted to know what took place when Luke was behind Pablo and only one person could tell him that.

"Hey Angel, did you see what he did?" Pablo asked in a low voice.

"He came behind you and raised both his hands. He was going for your neck but I shouted in time and you jumped forward. As a result, both his palms touched your back instead of your neck and the rest you know." Cupid answered right away.

"You sure are cooperative right now. Good."

"Well I don't want you to die on the first day."

Pablo gave a slow nod and raced his mind.

"His palms are his power and I think he can't use it continuously. He has speed but only for coming behind me and touching me with his palms. And the fact that he is standing far away from me proves he can't fight hand to hand that well. I hope I am right."

Pablo deduced some things and stayed in the same spot. He waited for Luke to do something.

And Luke surely did something.

CLAP!

CLAP!

CLAP!

Luke clapped three times again and rubbed his palms rapidly.

After that, he kept his palms joined and finally started walking towards Pablo.

"This time you will die." Luke said.

Pablo's lips curled up.

"I was right. When he claps and rubs, his power activates and now both his palms have the power to burn me. It's good he underestimates me."

"But the question is the same, how will you beat him?" Cupid asked.

Pablo glanced at Cupid and just said, "I won't."

Cupid frowned and before she could ask something else, Pablo started running.

"Hey wait. Where are you going?" Cupid shouted but Pablo didn't reply. He kept running.

"Haha. Running away, eh? I will catch you no matter what." Luke laughed and increased his pace as well. His palms stayed joined.

Cupid and Luke followed Pablo and Pablo kept running.

Pablo ran and ran until he finally slowed down in front of someone.

That someone shivered under Pablo's gaze and was frozen in the spot.

Cupid saw that someone and her brows shot up.

"Don't tell me you are going to…" She didn't finish her sentence.

After Cupid, Luke saw that someone and as soon as he saw, his eyes went wide.

"You bastard. Don't you dare touch her!" He yelled and finally started running at full speed.

But it was too late.

Pablo already grabbed the person in front of him and wrapped his hands around their neck.

Luke finally reached in front of Pablo but he stopped.

"Leave Betty alone. My daughter has nothing to do with this." Luke shouted as that someone whose neck was wrapped by Pablo's hands was none other than Betty, his daughter.

"Now, old man," Pablo spoke, tightening his grip on Betty's neck.

"Answer my questions or I will kill her, or better yet…" Pablo flashed a grin and gave a nastier threat than before.

"Rape her."