"No? Ha, you always were the rebellious one little brother." Dark laughed as he snapped his fingers, one of Anti's eyes glowing a bright green as he moved his knife to slit Felix's throat.

"No!" Mark cried as he quickly slowed time down with his quirk and took time to assess the situation, glancing between his eldest brother and the glitching psychopath trying to kill Felix.

Mark took a deep breath before running towards Anti and punching the male in the stomach, causing him to double over in slow motion while Mark grabbed Felix's arm and dragged him away.

"Shit, not now!" Mark groaned as the flow of time gradually began to normalize, Dark's head turning to look at Mark while Anti started to recover.

"Go, I'll hold them off!" Mark barked to Felix as he shoved him forward, running back to Anti to distract him from the Swede.

"Nice trick." Anti sneered as he twirled his knife in his hand, Dark cracking his neck as he casually strove over to stand next to his counterpart.

Mark skidded to a stop as his fingers curled into fists at his side, the dark haired teen standing face to face with two powerful villains with only time on his side.

"I'm not leaving you here alone with them you idiot!"

Mark looked back with wide eyes to see Felix striding up to him with fury shining in his crystal blue eyes, the blonde haired male's fist glowing blue as glared at the villains.

"Felix-"

"Just shut up and let me help you." Felix interrupted gruffly under his breath, Mark nodding in response as he returned his attention to the threat in front of them.

"I'll take Mark, you take the other one. Do try to keep them alive, they can help us later on." Dark instructed Anti calmly, raising his hands to command the shadows around them to swirl around him.

"Gladly." Anti laughed as he glitched out of view, appearing by Felix in moments with his knife poised to kill.

"What do you want Dark? Why are you here?!" Mark shouted at the darkness, squinting in hopes to try and spot his brother.

"You have so much potential, yet you choose to throw it all away and for what? Fame? Money? Power?"

Mark whirled around in time to catch a glimpse of Dark's black suit as the villain waltzed past, the male disappearing once more before Mark could attack. 

"I'm doing this because I don't want any families torn apart like ours!" Mark shouted back, his vision blurring with tears as Dark finally emerged with his hands at his side.

"You're the one who's tearing our family apart." Dark countered, smirking as Mark rapidly shook his head.

"You're the reason! You killed our-"

"I killed no one!" Dark snarled fiercely, grabbing the collar of Mark's shirt and lifting him high into the air.

Mark was silent as Dark's russet brown eyes bore into his chocolate brown ones, neither brother breaking eye contact.

"Mark!"

The dark haired teen looked away to see Felix swing his fist at Dark, distracting him long enough so Mark could free himself from the villain's grip.

"Fine. If you won't come with us now, we'll have you find us whenever you're ready." Dark stated matter of factly, using the darkness to create a shroud that hid him, Anti, and Felix from Mark.

"Felix!" Mark shouted, his voice cracking as he blindly ran through the dark to try and find the Swede.

Mark briefly saw a flash of blue before it faded, a muffled scream filling the air before there was an eerie silence.

When the darkness finally dissipated, Mark could see Anti start to glitch away with Dark, Felix trapped in a chokehold with the Swede's hand broken.

"No no no no!" Mark chanted as he slowed time down once more, running as fast as he could towards the trio.

"Run...Mark." Felix directed as he started to disappear with Anti and Dark, the knife wielding male laughing while Dark grinned in victory.

"NO FELIX!" Mark screamed pleadingly, his voice hoarse as he reached out to grab Felix's uninjured hand.

Mark's fingertips barely brushed against Felix's before he and the villains were gone, leaving the dark haired male standing alone in the dark with his hand outstretched towards the empty air in front of him where Felix had once been.

"DAMNIT!" Mark yelled at the top of his lungs as he collapsed to his knees on the ground, breathing heavily with tears flowing freely down his face as he bowed his head in defeat.

The teen didn't move when he heard footsteps approaching from behind him, Mark's body trembling as he squeezed his eyes shut to try and forget the image of Felix's face as he was taken away.

"Mark? Where's Felix?"

Mark let out a shaky breath as he lifted his head up to look at the night sky, Marzia's question repeating in his head like a broken record.

"I...I fucked up." Mark chuckled coldly with a grunt as he stood up, rolling his neck before turning to look at Marzia.

"Mark-"

"Dark and Anti have Felix too, I don't know what they're going to do to him and the others, and it's my fault that they're gone in the first place!" Mark blurted furiously, his fingers instinctively curling into fists at his side while Marzia hastily retreated back a step with eyes wide in fear.

"Well...we'll find them, right?" Marzia prompted reassuringly, offering Mark a small smile as his hands relaxed at his side.

Mark didn't answer as he strode past her to return to the academy, avoiding the hopeful look in her eyes as he passed so he didn't have to see the hope die away when he replied.

"Anti can teleport and Dark can hide in the shadows, finding where they are is like trying to find the city of Atlantis: impossible."