The moment Alex felt the drapes around his face drop, he knew he could no longer remain there. He did not need anyone thinking anything else.
The pause in attacks allowed him to leave. He immediately flew up, leaving the area.
However, before he could get particularly far away, a person appeared next to him at a sudden speed and punched him. Alex crossed his arms to block the attack, and somehow he was still sent flying into the ground.
Alex walked out of the sand where he had crashed, trying to fly away again. He didn't even waste any time trying to think about what had just happened. But as he tried to, he suddenly felt a piercing pain shoot through his mind.
Alex lost all control of his body and stumbled to the ground. He tried to keep his wits, but for some reason, he could not do anything at all. What was happening to him felt far worse than what he felt when he attacked the seal every night.
'I need to fight this!'
