07-02-2014, 03:12 PM
Those words got to him. They piqued his annoyance to a point that it rose through the anger. From his memories, Melanie knew that Matthew was the guy who got his power from numbers. He was always the guy with the crew looking after him. It was something he hated. The attack from Eltiask when they were younger only proved that he was nothing by himself. That’s what pushed him to be so ruthless now. He no longer did team assignments.
“Yeah, we’ll see about that.” Matthew’s hand inched closer to his concealed weapons.
Melanie knew that Eltiask was telling the truth though. He was much more powerful than Matthew. She could feel their power emanating from them, and despite Eltiask’s quietness, his power was much more overwhelming. He could actually kill him.
“Stop it,” she insisted again. This time she added a mental push to her voice, forcing the suggestion into their heads. Of course she came up against barriers, but she pushed against them anyways. Twenty minutes of a headache would be worth it if they just calmed down. She wanted to spend at least a little time of the day not fighting for her life or worrying for anybody else. She remained standing between them, but she knew it was futile if they had the capacity to fight her mental suggestion. Both of them could easily just throw her aside. Or I’d get hurt for being directly in the line of action.
“Rose, stand down,” Matthew said quietly. His rage came off in waves. His mind was weakening and she could see the bubble of secrets again. If she pushed a little harder, she’d be able to burst it and finally get her answers. But that would also leave the two of them in a weakened state, and Eltiask could easily kill them then and there. No, it would be better to wait for a time where they could be alone.
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