âBIG BROTHER!!â Jessica shouted in shock!
âHey Jess!â Elliot grinned at his sister as he came out of stealth from behind her.
He was in his Flame Wolf form, and it was him who had twitched slightly by the bushes earlier, and who had fired three consecutive fire blasts at her! He knew that she was immune to fire, so he had no qualms firing off so many powerful fire blasts to get her to panic a little.
âSo it was you! I thought I was being ambushed by a powerful monster⦠You!â Jessica pointed at her brother with a quivering finger as her indignance drowned out the fact that she missed him quite badly for a moment.
âWell, technically you arenât wrong. Because the one ambushing you wasnât me, but Rex. Hey Rex, you can come out now! Say hi to⦠WHOA! What happened to you??â Elliot gasped in shock at poor Rexâs terrible condition!
âAHH! REX!!! Oh my God⦠Iâm so sorry!â Jessica squealed loudly in panic!
Big patches of his once majestic fur were burnt, and he looked completely pissed off. Although no serious damage had been done to him since he was a powerful King level beast, he was still very much in pain due to Jessicaâs searing hot black flames!
Elliot quickly blinked to his side and gave him a beast full restore which saw him heal completely within a few short moments.
âThere you go. Hehehe, sorry Rex. I shouldnât have gotten you to ambush a powerful Phoenix like Jessica. You can go now!â Elliot patted Rex sheepishly.
Rar! Rex gave Elliot a snort and proceeded to Jessicaâs side to purr and ask her for pats!
Even though it was Jessica who had burnt him so badly earlier, in its mind, it was Elliotâs fault for getting her to do such a stupid thing! Jessica was completely innocent!
âBig brother! How could you do that! See what youâve done! Youâve injured Rex and youâve made me so scared there for a moment!â Jessica scolded her elder brother sternly even as she patted Rex very lovingly.
âI miss you, Rex! How have you been? Did you grow stronger? Wow! Youâre a King level beast too! Impressive! Very very impressive!!â Jessica gushed at Rex who was strutting before her proudly like a little kitten showing off her new power and strength.
Jessica giggled lightly and hugged Rex tightly.
âHehehe. I was about to just give you a quick BOO to scare you when I overheard you saying that you could defeat me in ten moves! So I decided to see if you could actually do that. Haha! Jess, youâve really become so strong! I am very proud of you.â Elliot said in an impressed tone while nodded at Jessica proudly.
âI guess I am pretty strong now. But big bro, youâre so broken. Iâve gained so much strength, and you seem to still be much, much stronger than me! How did you do that?â Jessica asked him.
âI have a secret. Donât worry. I will be sharing the secret with you later. With what I am about to give you, youâll definitely become much, much more powerful than now!â Elliot said with a mysterious smile.
âReally? Amazing! But donât give it to me if you still can gain strength from it. Itâs better if we focus on increasing your strength to the maximum first! That way, we can have a higher chance of saving Jennifer.â At that, both Elliotâs and Jessicaâs mood fell slightly as they were reminded of the great mission that they still had.
âIâve already reached maximum saturation. I canât benefit anymore from it at this point in time. Iâll share some with you so you can have a qualitative upgrade to your strength. Donât worry. I have Jenniferâs rescue as my top priority. I wonât do anything to jeopardize that. Just take my gifts later and be at peace.â Elliot assured his sister.
âOkay! If you say so.â Jessica smiled at her brother. And at that, she let go of Rex, and immediately gave Elliot a big hug!!
âIt has only been almost two weeks, and already I feel like weâve gone through so much. What will the future hold for us, bro?â Jessica said slightly emotionally as she slowly allowed all the pressure that she had been dealing with for the past few days to unwind and disappear.
In her brotherâs embrace, she was truly at peace! A deep sense of security surrounded her and she could finally, at long last, relax her guard.
âI have found a few powerful allies for us. We will be fighting very hard to win as many resources in the next few months, save as many of our fellow human beings as we can, and then weâll participate at the final tournament which will allow us to win back the planet if we win. I have everything planned out already, Jess. You just need to stay safe, and trust me!â Elliot told her.
âI trust you.â Jessica said softly.
âGood.â Elliot said simply. âNow, letâs find a safe place thatâs completely out of sight of prying eyes in the sky, and weâll power you up a little bit! After youâre done, I will bring you to meet our new allies. And then⦠Weâll go and save Jennifer.â
Elliot and Jessica stared at each other for a moment, each of them finding solace and comfort at the other, each of them feeding off the energy, the determination, and the blazing fury that burned within their eyes.
âWeâll save Jennifer. And skin that damn Emperor alive.â Jessica said softly.
At that moment, all of the avian viewers in the known universe who were looking at Jessica couldnât help but be surprised.
Even if they couldnât hear what she said very clearly, the expression on her face was a very, very familiar one.
It was an expression that they often used and saw among their kind.
It was an expression that simply said, âAngry. Need blood.â