"Excuse me." My voice low when huffing past him, a purposeful accident playing out when the tray collapses under my forceful empty glass. His steps becoming quite collateral, brushing into one of Martinez men while he fell into another, 

 The dominos were collapsing. 

My frame slide under their spread legs, panic filling them and freezing their bodies before their epic falls, giving me enough time to usher underneath them and in front of Martinez. His 4'9 stature froze just like his assistant and assistants assistant, making it that much easier to grasp his shoulders but before I could manage, my body, along with the ones I surprised, froze. Glass shattered from the skylights, the entrance being flooded with people and all being led by one single man. His skin, a soft Carmel while his hair contrasted, a rich dark chocolate laced in a man bun that propped at his head. His eyes narrowed in on me as if before he bombarded the building he knew it was me he'd be looking for. 

And he found me.  

The look of anger and disdain that read through his gaze actually caused me fear, which is hard for one to do. 

"Rae." My voice rang, but only silence rang back. "Riley." I hardly called her by her first name but the urgency that shrilled through my tone gave away that it was of dire need. This is when the abilities I mentioned earlier comes into play, once I woke up it had been brought to my attention that I had something the UGF calls 'pyroconcitc manifestation' which meant I was able to create and control fire into any form I wanted.  

Two staffs took shape from blazing veins, though with the heat of fire, it had the power of staffs all the same. Both swirled around my frame the closer this determined stranger stalked my body. His surroundings took his attention as if he was looking for something, or someone. I took my turn at the element of surprise, the broken glass crushing beneath me when I slid against the slick floor underneath his feet, my staff grazing his ankle and causing his tall 6'5 frame to fall. The length of the staffs against the ground applied pressure under my push, propelling me into the air and at my feet. His brown eyes burned into my flesh with concentration evident in his stare. My mind in that moment began to fog, the thought I had only a second ago until all I could do or think was nothing. 

"What the hell--" 

"Why can't I make you see anything? What are you?" His voice, a gruff grunt bellowed from the pit of his chest, My vision and mobility came back ounces at a time until his body underneath layers of  glass became my vision. His leg bled and swelled from my fire, that had been extinguished from my lack of thought once he corrupted me.  

 Men and women, all races and body types stood together in a slow invasion. I knew given the intent on the man I grazed leg that they had it out for me, and that usually doesn't mean they wanna be my best buddy. Before their steps could grow any closer or haunting my arms swung upwards and with it grew a wall of fire, its flames peaking towards the ceiling so unless one of these bastards were fireproof, no one was breaking through. 

"Rae." I tried one more time, but again nothing. My staffs acted as a boost when leaping up towards the broken skylight to land amidst the rooftop, the view of the man I left in my wake and his army standing below me watching me closely. I had to go to base and quick. What happened?  Where's Rae? And what in the hell was I supposed to do now?