"Hey are we doing this or not"
Credulous said and they all looked at Ryan. He nodded and Credulous split. There were three of him now.
" If I'm going to fight one, I'll like the original"
Ryan said and Helton pulled him aside.
"Original, You are in no shape to fight Codin almost killed you. I think you should resign."
Helton said to him, as he looked at Credulous trying to figure out, who was the actual Credulous.
"I'll be fine, I'm fighting only one."
Ryan said and Helton knew he wasn't listening to him.
"Okay, if you are going to fight, don't teleport, anymore and you'll trigger the activation."
Helton warned Ryan, he tapped Helton on the shoulder and walked away.
"I think something is wrong with him."
Helton said to Atta as the watched Ryan walk away.
"Let me.. fight.. him"
They said starting with Toe and let Tac have the last word.
"You are... not close.. to the peak, when I splited... I didn't split right... the first time.(Tic and Toe bow their heads) That's why... I had to... split again. You guys.. have less.. than a fraction.... of my strength. Let me.. fight.. him."
They said starting with Tac and ended with Tic.
" We know.. we.. were there. We do... not need to be close to the peak to... beat him. "
They said starting with Tic and ended with Tac.
" I know... he may not.. look strong, but... he.. is. If you... want to... fight, merge."
They said starting with Tac and ended with Toe.
Ryan and the others stood there waiting for them to decide. The crowd on the other side of the screens booed. The bracelet had turn green for awhile and they hadn't started fighting. Then Toe stepped forward and took a fight stance. Ryan stood there, he overheard their conversation. He knew Toe was weak, he did not feel he could be a threat.
Toe threw the first punch, the three feet distance between them disappeared in a second. Toe was fast but Ryan could see him, he tilted his head and hugged Toe. He squeezed as hard as he could, he started to hear Toe's rib cracking. He elbowed Ryan shoulders, in effort to let him go. When he saw it wasn't working, he clapped Ryans head.
Ryan quickly let go of Toe, and held his head. He felt ringing in his head, Toe quickly kneed him in the face as he held his head.
Ryan fell on his back and Toe stood there waiting for him to get up. Ryan got up, he tried to get angry but he had no luck. His rage mode was a no show, he looked at Helton and Atta.
"What is he doing?"
Atta asked Helton , as they both looked back at him.
"Something is wrong, I think he is trying to use rage mode"
Helton said to Atta.
Ryan charged at him and Toe did the same. Ryan was about a feet shorter than him. They slammed into one another and Ryan stumbled backward. Toe followed with a series of punches that almost sent Ryan down. Fortunately or unfortunately Toe grabbed him, he pull him towards him.
He delivered and uppercut that swept Ryan on his feet. Toe continued with his series of punches. They were now about the same height, Toe followed Ryan with the punches as he moved back. Ryan was suspended in the air by Toe's punches. The moment Toe stopped Ryan feet touched the ground and Toe turned and walked away.
The moment Helton and Ryan realized, Ryan and Toe had moved. Ryan was just standing there.
"Where is Toe going?"
Helton asked himself as they saw him walking towards his other clones. Then Ryan fell in his face, quickly Atta and Helton ran to him. Credulous was declared winner, his name was displayed on the screens, with moments in the fight.
A portal opened and four people came for Ryan. Helton and Atta followed them through the portal. They appeared in a big hallway, where Atta and Helton were stopped. Ryan was placed on a wheel stretcher and was taken behind a translucent glass door.
Atta and Helton waited for Ryan there.
Ryan was taken to a room, were they left him went. Ryan was conscious, but he could not move, he layed there and stared at the ceiling. He was there for a while when a man walked in.
"I'm doctor Burke Lee, and who do we have here
(he pick up his chart, placed in front of the bed)
Slain Ryan Greentree, elf named Ryan you must be half.
(he checked his ears)"
He then clapped his hands and opened them. A transmutation circle appeared, suddenly his broken bones started to heal. His falling skin heal with every organ and tissue in his body. Then a minute later, the newly regenerated tissues started to die.
Burke stepped out for a moment and brought in Lilium.
"why am I here, isn't you patient a zombie?"
"just watch"
Burke said to Lilium.
He created the transmutation circle and regenerated every again.
"What am I looking at?"
Lilium asked and Burke put up his hand to shut her up.
Suddenly the new tissues started to die again.
Lilium picked up Ryan's chart.
"Something is wrong with his information, maybe there is no bond."
Lilium said, and Burke shook his head.
"Okay, if there is no bond, I made a mistake which I never do. Shouldn't it mutate, but it rather dies."
Burke took a tissue sample and put it on a petri dish. He then placed it under a microscope.
"This micro camera amazes me every time."
Burke said looking through the scope. Lilium walked out, she went to Shoto's room. He was on the bed fully covered with sheets.
"I know you were training"
Lilium said the moment she walked in. Shoto removed the sheets and started to do sit ups.
"How did you know"
Shoto asked as he continued exercising.
"I didn't, I just knew you wouldn't listen to me."
Lilium said and remembered Ryan, which reminded her late husband. She sighed and Shoto asked her what was wrong.
"Nothing, tomorrow by this time you will be free to leave."
Lilium said and picked up a tinny bottle with something inside. She walked out back to Ryan's room. She handed the bottle to Burke.
"What is the?"
He asked looking at it in the glass bottle.
"it's a demon skin."
Lilium said as she looked at Ryan in the bed.
The moment Ryan demon he felt uncomfortable. He continued to close his eyes but he knew it would be bad if they found out he was a demon.
"I also thought the same, but he has red blood. Not a lot, but it's definitely red"
Burke cut Ryan as he said and the blood traveled down his arm and stained the sheet.
"Try it anyway, what do you have to loose?"
Lilium said and Burke took out the skin and placed it on Ryan. He clapped and spread out his arms, creating a transmutation circle that covered Ryan's whole body.
The Demon skin on Ryan grew, fusing with Ryan's body. The regeneration of his body started, and when it was complete. They waited to see it the cell will die, Ryan included.