Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

"ROAAARR!!"

A victorious roar was reverberating throughout the forest, followed by horrified and agonized screams of humans.

"ARGHHHH—!"

"NOOOOOOOO!"

"BOSS! Save me, please! Where are you?!?!"

Many of them didn't even get a chance to complete their words as the large lizard-like beast would take a bite of them, tearing the upper part of their bodies away from the lower part.

In that same forest, just a distance away from where all of this was happening, sat Alex with Urmina glaring daggers at him.

He was keeping an eye on the Emberclaw while also keeping Urmina bound to a tree; it was as if he was concerned about Urmina's safety.

Urmina, however, was tense, her vigilance raised to the maximum.

'So, he was here since the start...'

It was now sure that Alex's egg was in this area—she didn't need any more proof to make that out. But there was one thing that concerned her...

'Why did he make a move right now? Wouldn't it have been better for him if I were to die by the beast's jaws? Or does he want to kill me himself to make sure that I stay dead? But if he does that...'

"Are you going against your words?"

She couldn't help but question out loud, but Alex didn't even turn to look at her. His eyes kept scanning the area as he surveyed the surroundings from every side.

He wasn't even looking at her, much to Urmina's frustration.

If it were up to her, she would've just shouted out loud, but she couldn't do it as she was bound in her place.

In case the beast were to come rushing here after hearing her scream, Alex would be free to move, but she wouldn't.

'Gahhh!'

She yelled inwardly as she attempted to break free from the rope binding her—it was more like a thread, but Alex was using it as a rope.

It was a thin string that was shining blue as it kept her bound in her place.

She had tried using physical force to break it, only to fail. It seemed to be mana-operated as Alex was holding one end of the thread, pushing mana into it.

She could easily break free if she were to use her mana, but doing that might make Alex aware of her attempt, and she didn't want to die because of her impatience.

She just needed to be patient; maybe she'd get her chance to run away.

"Answer me. Are you going to kill me?"

Till then, she was going to keep bugging Alex.

She wanted to tell everyone about what was happening, but she couldn't as her arms weren't free. She couldn't even scratch the itch she was feeling on her back, much less type a message.

"Are you really going back on your words, oh righteous devil?"

She questioned Alex again; her tone raised a bit. She was sure that Alex was going to kill her, but didn't that mean he was going back on his words?

"Or is it that you were never some righteous bastard in the first place, and that was all a lie?"

Her words turned sharp, and her eyes turned cold as she realized something very disturbing. Her words made her realize what she was implying, and for some reason, it didn't seem farfetched.

If it was Alex, then maybe he really had been manipulating them into believing something that wasn't even true. It could be that he had some major motive, and all of these were just the base of this.

The more she thought about it, the grimmer the situation looked.

But she didn't get much time to think about it.

*Woosh**Grab*

As soon as her words ended, she found Alex right in front of her, holding her chin hard and tight; his eyes looked into hers with a weirdly dangerous look.

There was a warning in his eyes, but there was something else as well—something she didn't quite understand.

"I am trying to save you, so be quiet for fucks sake!"

He growled as his face moved closer to hers, their noses almost touching each other, and Urmina, for some reason, felt very strange.

It was the first time she was looking at Alex from this close-up, and as she stared at his face, she realized that, in all her life, no matter how many men she had seen, Alex might be better than them when it came to looks.

His staring down at her and holding her domineeringly made her feel strange, as if her face were on fire.

It was then that Alex's words settled in her mind, causing her eyes to go a bit wide in confusion.

'Huh?'

"Save me?"

She muttered out loud as she stared at Alex in confusion, not minding how Alex's fingers clenched harder on her cheek.

"Did you not hear it the first time? That beast is a level 35 classed beast for your information, so running away from it wouldn't be possible... at least not for you."

Alex gritted his teeth and huffed in annoyance before he moved back to keep an eye on the beast.

Urmina, on the other hand, was frozen still for a second.

'What? Level 35 classed beast??? Really????'

Her world was spinning as she realized just what kind of beast she was trying to run away from. It was probably not even using its full power right now; it was playing with them.

'Why is it here, though?'

It was then that this question appeared in her mind, causing her to frown, but as soon as her eyes fell on Alex, who was staring at the ongoing fight with a frown, that question was replaced by another.

"Why do you want to save me...?"

She questioned, and not inwardly, her question was for Alex. She hadn't realized it, but she wasn't struggling to break free like before.

Alex, who heard her question, frowned harder, his fists clenched, not looking back at her. It was as if he was trying to avoid that question.

"Answer me. Why do all this when you could've just let me die? Wouldn't it have been better for you if I were to die—?"

Urmina questioned, her tone dripping with curiosity.

If he didn't answer it, she would just keep bugging him until he answered.

She was his enemy, and she was here for his egg—to shatter it and kill him—so why was he trying to save her?

His actions were unlike what she had heard as well. His touch was a bit weird. It didn't feel like he was angry at her for making noise when he grabbed her.

It was as if he was angry at her for some other reason.

He was irritated or something like that. It seemed like he was mad that she couldn't understand something he was trying to make her understand.

It all seemed weird to Urmina, but for some reason, she wanted to know more about it. She felt like she was about to discover something she would've never thought was possible.

But before she could even complete her question, Alex's annoyed and irritated voice was heard, cutting her words.

"It is because I love you, dammit. Why can't you understand something so simple?!"

The moment those words were heard, the world went still, enveloped in a deathly silence.