He glanced behind him to see a ball of fire flying towards him. He flicked his whip towards the fire breaking it apart. But he didn't stop he was aiming for the fire user who was only a few feet away.

The whip wrapped around the hand that was preparing another fire and he pulled.

The man was yanked off his feet, slammed into the ground and pulled towards Alaric fast. He slid on the floor towards Alaric and the moment he was in range, Alaric kicked him on the head his neck snapping inwardly with a sickening crunch.

He died just like that.

" Jake!" A familiar voice shouted, the ice user, as he finally appeared jumping from the first floor to the ground.

That was when Alaric noticed that he looked exactly the same as the dead fire user. They were twins.

The man turned to him his eyes red after seeing his brothers broken neck.

" You killed my brother!" He shouted as a flurry of ice was sent towards him in rapid succession.

" Shit," Alaric cursed as he hit the icicles protecting his vitals parts as he tried to look for an opening. From the corner of his eyes, he could see the power user standing looking down at the madness.

He jumped back as the power of the ice seemed to increase until he was almost at the edge.

Alaric snapped his whip through the oncoming icicles aiming for his leg but a wall of ice appeared. The whip struck it and left a deeper mark than the last time he had tried.

Alaric noticed he was getting weaker but his attacks were getting stronger and more reckless. Blood had started to flow from his nose.

Alaric felt the ground underneath him shake suddenly and he jumped to the side before more ice bursty from below. If he had not jumped he would have been skewed.

" Stay still dammit!" The man shouted as more ice appeared where ever Alaric stood up the ice wall still Infront of him. Alaric was slowly chipping at it without the man noticing.

He glanced where the strength user had been to find him missing. His hear skipped a beat. If he joined the fight now, he would surely be overwhelmed.

Kael was already weak and seemed to have had his legs broken. Alaric looked at the beam on top of the ice user and the whip towards the bean and wrapped around it and pulled himself up narrowly missing the mist of ice that was released right after.

He landed behind the ice user and flicked the whip tying it around his neck and pulled, chocking him. He wanted to break the neck at once but the moment he tightened the whip he felt a kick on his rib and he was thrown across the room and he slammed against the wall. He had forgotten about the man in his excitement.

He coughed up blood as his rib broke and pierced through his lungs. He stood up unsteadily holding onto the wall whip in hand.

He was sure some of his organs must have been broken. He took in a hard wheezing breath looking at the man walking towards him.

He flicked his whip towards the man but he caught it bare handed and pulled him instead. Alaric still disoriented couldn't resist.

He was punched directly in the stomach doubling over as he slammed back into the wall again spitting blood. His organswere ruptured this time. He was sure of it. He summoned the whip back and it disappeared from the man's hand and appeared in his.

" Ooh, a soul weapon, " he said walking towards him his feet crunching on ice. Alaric stood up tremblingly.

When the man reached him he held his head in one hand and pulled it to him before slamming his head into the stone wall.

Alaric felt himself loose consciousness for a second. He subconsciously tried to twist away from the hand but the man put his other hand on his neck and lifted him up like a ragdoll his feet dangling a few inches from the ground.

" You embarrassed the wrong people, " the man snarled," they said to bring you alive but not undamaged."

He then slammed his head again on the wall. Alaric could feel blood slide into his clothes down his back as more pain exploded.

Alaric felt so powerless at this moment. The man was just playing with him . He was probably much stronger than him.

Alaric could feel his brain shutting down Even as he screamed desparately for his body to do something.

His body was trapped and he looked on through blurry eyes as the man lifted his fist ready to slam down onto his face , clearly the finished blow.

(DEFYING INSTINCT ACTIVATED)

Before his conscious mind could even register what was going on his body jerked sharply to the left tearing from the man's grip violently. He could feel the blood flowing from his bruised neck probably from forcefully pulling from the grip.

The man's fist slammed into the wall narrowly missing him. Most of the wall crumbled into itself leaving huge hole.

" Huh," the man exclaimed looking at the fallen Alaric a few steps away from him.

Alaric didn't answer , he couldn't, his body moved on it's own as he stambled away from the man trying to create a distance.

The man moved towards him fast his fist drawn, but the moment he threw it. Alaric's body moved to the side on it's own dodging the oncoming fist.

He threw a kick at him and his body fell to the ground but the man changed the direction and stepped down aiming to stomp on him but his body rolled to the side dodging it.

The ground cracked on the place it stepped and Alaric looked on shock, he would have been flattened if he had stayed there.

Alaric stood up fast as he moved backwards while summoning the whip. A forearm large forearm aimed at his face but his body leaned to the side, it brushed against grasping only a few strands of his hair. The pain alone from that made him wonky.

He flicked the whip in his hand towards the man despite his instincts telling him to get as far away as possible. The whip flew in the air and cracked against the man's cheek slicing into the skin drawing blood.

The man touched his cheek and felt the blood then he looked at Alaric in anger his eyes widening.

" You just made this personal."

The man rushed to him fast. Alaric's body reacted before his thoughts could register looking at the charging hulking man with his fist raised aimed at his chest.

He over under the sweeping punch, kicked his feet to the ground and slid behind a sofa. From a far he saw kael trying to stand up but falling clearly conscious and seeing his struggles.

The man crash into the sofa breaking it in half. Alaric was thrown across the room from the impact as piece of wood and cotton flew everywhere.

He stood up staggering his lungs burning and filling with blood as his broken ribs dug inside more.

Defying instinct kept him alive but it didn't erase pain, or give him strength or even help him win. It only helped him survive.

The man picked a piece of the broken sofa and launched it at him . Alaric staggered out of the way rolling into the ground as he watched from the corner of his eyes as it broke into pieces.

Thankful to all the instinctive movements that hedoubted he would naturally be able to do it.

The ability was draining him fast. He could feel it his reactions had started to slow down and his breath getting harder to drag in.

Move, Alarics body screamed as the man picked another part of the chair.

His instincts screamed for him to run. He roared Desparately and staggered behind the reception desk using the whip to pull him and balance.

Behind him the chair shattered into the wall it's pieces spreading around the brothel. He unfortunately managed to get some of it embedded into his back.

He leaned behind the reception looking at the man as he started to leisurely walk towards towards his direction.

" Come out come out where ever you were," he called in a singsong voice," you can't run from me."

Alaric could feel the effects increasing as his body started to tremble. Defying instinct was almost gone and he would be left to survive this monster Alone.

He could feel the footstep approaching like the footsteps of the grim reaper.

Alaric held his breath as the footsteps reached him.

" Found you, little rabbit," the man said his grin maniacal.

He raised his fist and smashed the into desk .

The desk broke into pieces and walked to Alaric who was trying to scramble away and caught his leg and pulled. He fell with a sickening thud to the ground, his breath being knocked out of his lungs.

Alaric from the floor looked at the hulking man, he was going to die today for sure.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.