Editing LotS/The Story/Playing with Fire (Part 2)/Through Hellfire

Alexa didn't scream. It wasn't the first time she'd found a creepy stalker in her dressing room. And if he tried anything... Well, her powers weren't just for show.
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Yes! Don't worry... We'll destroy him. Would you like us to destroy him now? We could...
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"You shouldn't be here," she said.
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The big toe of her right foot pressed down on the button concealed on the floor under the dressing table. It yielded with a satisfying, reassuring heaviness.
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"You'd better leave before security comes."
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He sniffed the air.
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"Your connection is strong..."
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His voice... The strange accent, the underlying growl that came as though from a second, bestial throat... Alexa Haelia had dealt with plenty of freaks. Blackpool City was full of them. But something about him sent a cold shudder through her body.
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He stepped towards her, his reflection looming through the darkness in the mirror.
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She sprang out of her chair and whirled around, hands raised.
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"Stay back!"
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He took another step. They decided that was enough.
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Flames raged across the room, illuminating the blackness in a ferocious, infernal blaze. An immense whoosh became a roar and a crackle. The man in black disappeared beneath gushing torrents of fire.
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"Wait!" Alexa hissed. "I was just going to scare him!"
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Mission accomplished. He was probably scared before we immolated him.
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"You-"
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Her anger and their half-formed retort both evaporated.
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A black shape emerged through the conflagration. Two azure slits glowed amid the fire.
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That's impossible! We...
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Alexa ran for the door. She tore it open and dashed into the corridor.
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"Ms. Haelia!"
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Two burly security guards, a human and a Snuuth, were running down the passage towards her. Each of them had a chunky blaster in his hands.
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"In there! But he's... he's..."
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"Leave it to us," the Snuuth said. "Go!"
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"But..."
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The guards plunged into the room as Alexa hurtled down the corridor.
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Their weapons fire zapped in her ears. Then came the screams.