Alex barely heard Nyx, but he didn't want her getting hurt. He pulled himself away and a wall of ice shot up between them. Turning back to Z, the man could see his red eyes had turned silver and wild. The white flames surounding him turned opaque and vanished, leaving the space empty. Instead of a charred corpse like he expected, Z found Alex already in front of him. "Give up." He said simply, and then there was a silent shockwave, and he was holding a sword. He swung upwards at Z, a wild fury in his face.