Ned's crystal Core shook violently, then black clouds started to ooze out of it.
"You idiot." a voice claimed the silence in Ned's mind. "Now, tell me. Do you accept my powers?"
"No," Ned replied in earnest. "But I'm going to use you, Rassus."
"Ha!" Rassus shouted. Ned's mind shook with his voice. "I, Rassus the Devourer going to be used by you? You, who was not even a full-blown human? Let's see who's going to be used."
Ned confronted the pain coursing his body with a smile. Black clouds started to leak from his body, enveloping him.
Then these black clouds vanished. Ned's display went back on to normal and ICE's voice resounded through Ned's mind once again.
[Ned.]
[What happened?]
It was then followed by the worst feeling of pain Ned had felt so far. After the Overclocking, Ned's body was caught by the recoil. He knelt with the sweat dripping her forehead down to his cheeks.
