Infernal Entity: Evolving With My Demonic System

Chapter 100: Kinsey Frost

The green-haired stranger studied Axel for a moment, his pale blue eyes sharp but curious, like he was measuring something invisible about Axel.

"Shouldn’t you be at the Nexus Field right now?" he asked casually. "Your fans are probably still waiting for you to show up since you gave them one hell of a fight yesterday."

The word fans was a bit odd to Axel. Before he could respond, Kinsey muttered something under her breath.

"Oh crap..."

Axel glanced at her, then back at the stranger.

"And you are?" Axel asked.

The stranger smiled and stepped closer. He stretched out a hand like they were meeting at some casual gathering instead of a casino.

"Kyle," he said. "I was there earlier. At the Nexus Field. Loved your fight."

Axel didn’t take his hand.

Kyle didn’t seem offended. He pulled his hand back and continued speaking like nothing was wrong.

"I liked how you fought," Kyle said. "Three opponents, no hesitations, no wasted movement. You made it look easy even though you were literally up against a dual mutant."

Axel said nothing. He had learned the hard way that praise usually came with strings attached.

Kyle tilted his head slightly. "You must be a strong dual mutant yourself to have been able to pull that off."

Before Axel could reply, the mood shifted. A fist slammed on the table, causing a loud sound to echo.

One of the students who had been playing with Axel stood up quickly, annoyance written all over his face.

"I don’t have time for this!" the student snapped. "I don’t care who you two are. Give us our money back or we’ll beat it out of you."

The room went quiet around them. People were listening now.

Kyle slowly turned his head toward the student. He looked amused.

"Do you have any idea who you’re talking to?!" Kyle asked.

The student scoffed. "I don’t care if he’s the Lord of Frostfall himself. I want my money back!"

Before things could escalate, the attendant overseeing the whole dice rolling stepped forward. He kept his voice calm and professional.

"He didn’t cheat," the attendant said. "Every roll was fair. The system recorded everything."

The angry student looked ready to argue, but the attendant didn’t back down.

"Fair and square," he repeated.

Axel barely paid attention to the argument. His focus was elsewhere. Kyle knowing about the Nexus Field bothered him far more than the threats. That meant people were watching and that also meant his identity was spreading.

He leaned toward Kinsey. "We’re leaving, now," Axel said quietly.

She nodded without hesitation.

Axel turned to Kyle. "I’m done with the Nexus Field," he said. "I fought. I won. That’s it, you won’t see me there again."

Kyle studied him for a second longer, then smiled again. "Fair enough," he said.

Axel didn’t wait for another word. He and Kinsey walked away from the table and toward the exit.

Once they were out of sight, Kyle reached into his pocket and pulled out a small device. It looked ordinary, but it wasn’t. He brought it close to his mouth and whispered.

"I found him..."

---

Outside the casino, the air felt colder. Axel and Kinsey walked through the narrow path.

Axel sighed. "What happens when Dasha comes looking for me?" he asked.

Kinsey shrugged. "Don’t worry about her. She has other fighters. She won’t really care about you."

"Yeah, but she must think I’m a dual mutant so that makes me one of the most prized fighters."

Axel’s argument was solid but Kinsey had a counter argument.

"And what makes you think you’re the only dual mutant she has?" Kinsey asked.

"Touché... next question. Do you know who that guy was? Kyle."

Kinsey shook her head. "Never seen him before," she admitted.

Axel stopped walking. Kinsey took two more steps before realizing he wasn’t beside her anymore. She turned around slowly.

"Who are you really?" Axel asked. "And why do you know things no random person should?"

"I have no idea what you’re talking about. Can we go?" Kinsey answered defensively.

"We’re not going anywhere. I know nothing about you so maybe it’s time you tell me something. Who are you? Where are you from?"

Kinsey’s expression hardened. "I don’t want to talk about it."

She tried to walk past him but Axel stepped into her path.

"Spill," he said.

For a long moment, Kinsey said nothing. "Fine!" she snapped.

"My real name isn’t Kinsey Kit," she said. "It’s Kinsey Frost."

Axel’s eyes widened slightly.

"Frost?" he asked. "As in Forsen Frost?"

"Yes!"

Axel stared at her. "Why would the daughter of one of the most powerful men alive be at Oval Academy?"

Kinsey looked away.

"My father values strength above everything," she said. "When I was born, my father had me tested. The doctors found that I had little amounts of mutated genes. My sister on the other hand, she had more mutated genes. That’s how it works. More genes. More potential. More strength."

"My father despised me for it. So he sent me here. Under a different name. He didn’t want me embarrassing the Frost name with my weakness."

Kinsey looked upset. Her voice quivered but regardless, she continued.

"Being his daughter gives me access to money, places and information. That’s why I know so many things."

She looked back at him. "Don’t tell anyone. If my father finds out someone knows who I am, he’ll send me somewhere I won’t come back from."

Axel didn’t hesitate. "I won’t say anything."

All of a sudden, Kinsey started laughing. It was a loud bitter laugh that she couldn’t even hide. "I’m pathetic."

"You’re not," Axel said. "You just need to train and grow stronger."

"Yeah easy for you to say." She scoffed. "You’re a demon. You have a shit ton of abilities at your disposal."

"I only became a demon after years of being bullied and beaten for being a normal human," Axel argued.

"Do you remember the testing day? You beat me without using a single ability," she said.

"I used everything I had. My ice powers, pressure, control.... I couldn’t touch you. That’s weakness."

"That’s not t—" Before Axel could respond, the shadows in the alleyway shifted. One appeared behind them. Another formed in front.

Then three figures stepped out.

One of them flexed his orange glowing fists. Orange light also burned in his eyes.

Axel recognized them instantly. They were the ones from the casino.

"You can give us all the money you have," one of them said, "or we take it. Your choice."

Axel glanced around. "Didn’t you hear what that green-haired guy called me?" he asked. "He called me a Shadow Imp."

"So what?" one of them replied. "Are we supposed to be scared?"

"You’re attacking someone called a Shadow Imp," Axel said. "in a place literally filled with shadows. Including yours. That’s stupid..."

Axel stepped sideways. Suddenly, he sank into the shadow beside him.

---

Axel had been busy. Busy spending time with Kinsey, fighting in the Nexus Field and also worrying about the contract with Rick. But Rick wasn’t the only one he had a contract with. There was also Kora and Jayden. Axel neglected them.

Someone else had been watching them, though. A certain silver-haired electrokinetic with a tendency to stalk people.

When two Spectra tried to bully the twins days ago, Nile had stepped in without hesitation to defend them. Something she found strange. She had never stood up for anyone. She always believed that everyone should be able to defend themselves.

Kora and Jayden stacked weapons inside a restricted training hall. It was meant for Oval officers only. They were allowed inside because they were hired to clean.

When they finished, they locked the hall and left. Nile was waiting for them outside as usual.

She watched them quietly as they stepped out and walked away.

"What is taking that alien so long to come back to Earth?" Nile wondered.