The forest was cold and calm but yet the atmosphere was thick with heat.
Dr. Nefario was shocked to see that Cheng had survived the punch and now he had a totally different aura from before.
He was confused but excited and said with a calm but very careful voice. "How are you on your feet so fast? That punch was supposed to leave you unconscious for an hour, not to mention the fact that my teleportation ability brought you here."
He narrowed his eyes at him. "Whenever I teleport someone they are rendered unaware of there surroundings for nothing less than five minutes."
Nefario observed Cheng and saw that his eyes were hollow.
Nefario felt like he was staring into his soul and he looked like he was in control of his body. Almost like he was...possessed.
Cheng gave him a deadly smile and said with a deep voice. "I am a being of a very different existence. That drink you gave me helped to begin my awakening and that punch just completed it."
Dr. Nefario was still confused by the situation managed a smile. "Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend Vishanti. I'd recognize that dialogue from anywhere. Last I remembered you can't possess a human who has a brawl, at least not a strong one. The weaker the brawl the stronger you are."
Vishanti who was in control of Cheng's body replied. "Yes mortal. Fortunately for me, this human has zero brawl power. He is as useless as you were during the Mori era. Oh, pardon me. I forgot you were immortal now, how has that been working out for you."
Nefario sneered. He had always felt disgusted anytime he remembered his immortality.
"I regret how you made me to gain immortality and I have devoted my life to science so I can save weaklings who are like I was during the Mori era. I will end you here and now even if it means the kid dies too. It will be for a greater cause. "
Vishanti grinned villainously. "Very well then, let's end this now. I see you gave the boy regenerating factors. Trying to make him immortal like you I see."
Nefario was infuriated his statement. He shouted. "I will never be that guy again!"
Nefario pounced on Vishanti with his hand engulfed in flames, landing a swift punch on his jaw burning his skin and taking the head off.
Nefario thought. "This is my chance, he'll regenerate from his head."
Nefario kicked the head far away, deep into the heart of the forest then raised his arm up and shouted. "Magnetic shower!"
Huge chunks of metal started falling from the sky landing where Vishanti's head had landed creating a giant hole in the forest floor.
Nefario said. "That wasn't enough."
He rose the chunks of metal that combined were as big as a yacht with his magnetic powers and dropped it on Vishanti again.
Nefario did this multiple times without knowing that the head of wasn't there anymore.
When he stopped and peered into the hole to check if Vishanti had survived, Vishanti attacked him from behind with a katana.
Vishanti grinned devishly. "You think you can get rid of me just like that?" He tsked. "It also seems this human has body modification abilities, he must've drank another bottle. However, I need to hurt my self before I can enhance my body and I need to have felt the material I want to modify it to. Good thing you destroyed my body and used that metal on me."
Vishanti didn't give Nefario a chance to speak before yanking the katana from his back. He cut off his right hand and kicked Nefario to a further part of the forest.
He used all his speed to get there and stabs the katana protruding from his arm right into Nefario's head.
He cut off the katana from his arm leaving it in Nefario's head rendering him unconscious.
Vishanti sighed. "Wow, that was faster than expected. This human's body will be used well."
He started walking away, his arm regenerating just as Nefario got back on his feet and pulled the katana out of his head.
With a renewed spirit he called out. "Oi, this isn't over yet. It's been a while since I fought with thirty percent of my power."
Nefario landed a right jab on Vishanti's chin, a left kick on his neck and threw a perfectly aimed fire blast at Vishanti's throat.
These attacks were faster than ever leaving Vishanti flustered.
Vishanti, who stole Cheng's body, still hadn't gotten too used to it and wasn't able to fight easily.
Not being able to see clearly after such well aimed attacks, Vishanti jumped backwards creating a huge distance between him and Nefario.
Nefario smiled deviously. "Oh well, look who's running away, the immortal who called himself a deity during the Mori era. You little piece of shit, get over here and fight me. It's been a while since I let loose."
With a disgusted face Vishanti said. "You fool, you think I would run from a coward! Who was the one that left the celestial syndicate, the group we made to better the world, to conquer all that was imperfect and bend everything to our will!"
His tone changed as he gradually became annoyed. "We made a promise to make everyone suffer the same way we did, but no, you had to turn good for some reason. Do you know how much heartache I felt when you left? How much heartache we all felt?"
With pride and courage Dr. Nefario smiled and said. "Tch, and I moved away without a care in the world because I knew what I was doing was neither good nor was it ever helpful to us as a group. I changed and made my life for the better, look at me now making potions to get abilities that you stole from that kid by possessing his body. Stop this madness and join forces with me! Once again we can make the world a better place, just leave the kid out of this."
Vishanti scowled looking like he was about to complain but then he paused, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then he opened his eyes and gave a remorseful smile and walked over to Nefario.
"Ok bro, you have been forgiven, bring it in." Then he reached out for a hug and Nefario smiled and did the same. They both hugged.
"Brothers for life."
As Nefario uttered those words, he got stabbed in the back, literally.
Vishanti used his newly formed katana arm to stab Nefario in his back. "I will never forget what you did by leaving the syndicate."
In Cheng's mind we see Cheng's soul moving around wondering and screaming. "Hello? Where am I?"
Cheng then sees what is happening in the outside world, seeing Nefario and Vishanti hugging and saw the backstab first hand.
Cheng was disgusted by what he saw and tried everything in his utmost power to escape from his mind and to the real world but try as he might it was inevitable, there was no escape. The only way for Cheng to get his body back was for someone to make a huge interference from the outside world to stop vishanti from controlling his body.
Vishanti being the embodiment of darkness itself was like the night, and Nefario being the sun because his fire can be as hot as the sun itself.
Nefario moved back as fast as he could breaking Vishanti's katana arm and leaving it in his chest.
Suddenly, Nefario came up with a plan to end this fight. Although he knew it might endanger the planet and Cheng, he had no other choice because he knew that there was no other person who would be able or willing to beat Vishanti. The rest of the celestial syndicate were nowhere to be found, he was the last hope.
In a desperate attempt to get Cheng back to his senses, Nefario engulfed his arm in flames and raised it above his head screaming the words, "Vibrant flame!"
As he uttered those words he smacked his arm right on the ground. Immediately his arm clashed with the ground, a giant shockwave was created flowing around the world causing an earthquake.
The entire world shook for two minutes non stop and the planet vibrated with immense heat. The heat caused everything that was within a mile to burn, trees, bushes, everything was on fire even Cheng and Nefario but Nefario who was the heat himself didn't feel a thing.
Nefario entered his true form which looked like a being made out of fire. Everything part of his body was engulfed in flames and he could easily resist heat.
He felt nothing as he walked over to Cheng in the heat that was unbearable for people who stayed around the forest and also Vishanti.
Vishanti as the embodiment of darkness wasn't immune but rather immense heat was his one weaknesses. Vishanti fled from the body of Cheng seeking a cool place to calm down from the heat he felt.
Nefario knew this was an opportunity to kill Vishanti once and for all but as he dashed over to Vishanti, the embodiment of darkness disappeared leaving Cheng unconscious.
Back in China in the Banpai headquarters, the earthquake disturbance was large and the heat was undescribable.
The scientists of the Banpai were able to find out that it wasn't only in China an earthquake occurred. Immediately, they informed Li about it telling him something was going on.
"Huh? What do you mean the earthquake wasn't only in china? You mean to tell me there was also an earthquake in other countries with the same heat?" Li asked the chief scientist with a towel tied around his waist as he just had a bath.
"Not just other countries sir. Our agents all around the world said there was an interference in their countries too." The chief scientist said while adjusting her glasses.
With a shocked face Li said. "There's only one thing that can cause this planet to shake and cause excessive heat at the same time. Quick! Masha, pinpoint the exact location where the earthquake originated from."
Masha, the chief scientist, started looking at the computer operating the system doing as she was told.
"Sir we have found the place with the most heat sonewhere in Mexico. Also, our satellite found a giant crater in the middle of a forest." The scientist said with her back turned to Li.
Clearly pissed off, Li clenched his fists and yelled. "There is only one person who is capable of this! There is no doubt in my mind, Nefario is still alive!"
All the people in the room gasped shock written all over their faces.
"Sir, should we deploy our best agents to Mexico?" Asked an agent with a tattoo of a lion on his neck.
"No, this is syndicate business." Li replied as he dragged Masha and pushed a button on the system which opened a shaft beneath them.
They were lowered into the shaft where robot arms were putting on clothes for Li and Masha.
"Sir, you said this was syndicate business but I wasn't part of the syndicate back in the day. I was merely a candidate." Masha said averting her eyes so she wouldn't see Li naked as the robots put clothes on for him.
"Wrong. You are family and family sticks together. We will make Nefario pay for leaving the syndicate." Li said once he was done wearing his clothes.
The both of them came out of the shaft and walked into a jet flying straight off to Mexico.