Genesis | Book One, The Genesis Series

THIRTY-FIVE

Kai felt himself being thrusted backwards as his back pounded against the metallic floor. The man had teleported behind him.

Ajax jumped into the air, clearly intending to skewer him with his blade from behind. Luckily, Kai had memorized his teleportation patterns. According to what he'd seen so far, Ajax usually teleported before or during his attacks.

This time, he hoped it was during. He launched his shield forwards in advance, having anticipated where the man would appear.

Ajax materialized directly in the path of the holographic disc, the tip of his sword aimed downward. The shield struck him in the chest with a loud pang, rolling up to his pale chin as it ricocheted off, returning to its containment matrix a second later.

Executing a kip-up onto his feet, he squinted in opposition at the man before him. Adam and Dylo could deal with Matthews. For now, he'd exact his burning revenge on Ajax. Even with his tactics and improved fighting style, he desperately needed to change the tide if he was going to have any shot at defeating him.

Luckily, he'd thought of the perfect strategy.

Shuffling away from his opponent, he threw his sword to the ground and deactivated his bio-shield. The man arched an eyebrow in confusion.

"Thought the mighty Ajax was more than a sword." Kai taunted slyly, hoping that the man would give into his scheme. The moment that Ajax went for his weapon, he'd use his Magno-glove to call his sword to him, giving him the advantage.

Luckily, he took the bait. Ajax huffed, a venomous smirk engulfing his face. It was almost as if he was entertained by the boy's apprehension for him. He threw his sword to the side. The weapon struck the floor with a clang, the purple aura around dissipating.

"Oh, I'm much more than that." Ajax sneered, assuming a standard fighting stance as he wiped the blood from his chin. The edge of Kai's shield had made a small cut on the bottom of his jaw.

"We'll see." Kai retorted, getting in a boxing stance. His mind flashed back to that last fight they'd had in the facility. He'd been beaten to a pulp. He'd felt weak, vulnerable. It angered him to his core.

It was time for a little payback.

The fighting in the rest of hallway had resumed the instant Kai was attacked by Ajax. Troy took on Steel. Amber and Leo immediately resumed their battle against Rift. Sharpshooter had remained on the roof, picking off enemies from above.

Adam and Dylo shared a stern gaze before nodding and darting off towards Matthews, who'd flown off towards the Triton a few seconds before. On his way through the halls to the exit, Dylo whizzed past Steel, landing a flurry of punches to his face and abdomen.

Troy would've thanked him, but the blond was gone before he could get the words out. A yellow trail was left in the boy's wake as he was out the door in a blur of motion. Looking down at his wrist-mounted speedometer, he noticed that he was moving at a steady pace of 400 miles per hour.

"Dylo, you go ahead. You can get there much faster than I can." Adam commanded, utilizing his telekinesis to hover over the ground like Matthews did. Going all out, he could barely keep up with a jogging Dylo, but it was still more efficient than walking.

"On it." The speedster replied before shooting ahead, kicking up a large cloud of snow as he accelerated up to 500 miles per hour. The immense heat he generated while running counteracted the severely low temperatures of the surrounding environment.

But that effect wouldn't last long, so he had to hurry things up.

The Triton wasn't a lengthy distance from the main base, but it was shrouded by a miniature blizzard, obscured from any normal human's view.