A pulse of light swept across the controlled student.
And just like that, the suit's glow dimmed completely.
Disconnected.
Bea's split flinched.
Then hissed in frustration.
She'd hoped to keep him under the radar just a bit longer. But the connection was severed. And once that leader conveyed how she'd controlled Karson, they likely would all have a much stronger guard up.
So she did the next best thing.
She stopped pretending.
Controlled Karson blinked once, hard—then turned on the nearest Starfire contract and launched an attack.
Everyone froze.
Not a single person in the audience understood what was happening—until another attack followed. Then another. Karson was attacking his own team.
One of the Starfire students shouted in shock as they were forced to defend against their own ally. The spiritual creatures hesitated, confused. The suits struggled to compensate.
The crowd exploded in confusion.
"What's going on down there?!"
"Is that… are they fighting each other?"
