I stared at Victor, standing beside Leo and felt like I'd been punched in the stomach. He really believed what he was saying--they both did.
"Fine" I said, "You two want to end the world? Bring it on. What can I do to help?"
I could feel Tessa resisting, and I was about to suppress her when I had a better idea. I separated myself from Tessa.
"What are you doing?!" She shouted at me, and I slapped her.
"Shut up! What do you know, you wimp?" I yelled back at her.
That seemed to be all she could take, because she jumped at me. I didn't even try to dodge, but slammed my fist into her gut, then followed it up with a blow to the side of her head with the but of my whip. After that, she crumpled to the ground, and I turned back to Leon.
"What do you want me to do with this trash?" I asked him. "She's useless without me."
