"can the damn chains come off?"

asra lurches backwards and held his stomach. every bit of air had left his body

Alex chuckles. "We only need air to circulate our blood. If we can willfully force our blood to flow, we can get rid of the need to breathe."

To prove his point, he stops breathing. "And the thing is, we can still talk."

asra tried to understand but he was coughing to hard

Alex groans slightly and snaps, allowing Asra to draw in a deep breath. "Breath for now, babe."

"sorry.. its still ew.." he said softly

Alex nods. "It's okay."

He steps away. "You okay now?"

" yeah, thanks," he said and thought about the process, slowly his chest moved less and less

Alex nods. "Good, good."

Alex comes at Asra again, this time sweeping Asra's legs from underneath him.

asras eyes sharpened, automatic throwing a hand backwards and flipping back upright. his low growl echoed when his eyes turned red.

Alex looks surprised, then gives Asra an unsettlingly grim grin. "You seem to already be adept."

Alex starts punching and kicking, full speed and force, watching Asra's every move.

asra kept up, dodging and blocking. he caught most of alexs fists and landed a few blows

Alex looks surprised, then narrows his eyes, sending bursts of magic along with the attacks. Mostly, he managed to block the blows, and land a few of his own.

asras fire became more strong, his eyes burning red. even though he was in control

Alex starts pushing harder and harder, upping the strength on each blow. "You're holding up surprisingly well, Asra."

asra huffed, sending a larger spike of fire at him.

Alex blows it away, chuckling. "So you have more of Alix's blood than I'd thought possible. But not enough."

He launches a tidal wave of fire, cackling madly.

asra threw up his arms, causing a part in the magic

Alex gasps, then laughs. "Oh! I take it back then! Defensive magic was never Paragon's strong suit."

He throws a shield around himself.

asra was growing tired " im calling it!" he huffed

Alex chuckles. "Fair enough, babe."

His shield goes away, an the house repairs itself. Alex collapses, asleep.

asra picked him up the best he could, dragging him to the be and laying with his alpha

Alex sleeps for another couple days, then wakes up tired still. Huh. Never happened before.

asra was sleeping soundlessly, his chest no longer moving

Alex looks over, then inhales sharply when they don't see the usual rise and fall of Asra's chest.

Is he…? he started to think, then shakes the thought away. But the thought creeps up again.

it was only a few minutes later when asras chest moved, he was practicing what alex had taught him.he nuzzled closer to him and let the breath go.

Alex breathes a sigh of relief. "Hey, love. I see you've been practicing."

asra gave a soft hum, opening his eyes to expose the silver in his eyes

Alex chuckles, then inhales sharply. "Your eyes are more silver than they used to be."

"? i dont see why they would be? " he said softly

Alex shrugs, bemused. "But they are."

He leans in, examining Asra's features.