He nodded again, and closed his eyes. “I forgive you.”
“Why does he have to be so insufferably nice?” Kes muttered, and stepped in front of him, her hands on either side of his head. “Three,” she said, “two, one.”
Power pulsed from her fingertips and Omen’s entire body jerked back as Valkyrie fired, the bullet catching Kes in the back. Omen fell and Kes cried out, twisted, and vanished before she hit the ground.
Valkyrie looked away immediately. A few seconds later, the phone rang.