"Kill me."

Kristogar Velo's words seemed to stop reality in its place. Everyone held their positions, not getting between the two titans.

"You say you can kill me, show me."

Kristogar Velo slammed his wrists together, a spark of energy crackled through his armor. Walker was silent, he only smiled. Within seconds, claws formed from his fingernails, red energy crackled from his eyes and he disappeared into thin air.

"What th-"

Before Velo could manage to cuss, an invisible boot slammed into his rib cage, sending him to one knee.

"The metagene is a very funny thing."

Another boot to the stomach knocked him off his knee and onto his back. Velo rolled with it getting back onto his feet, rage filled his eyes.

"Once extracted from a holder's DNA strain, it can be combined with another."

A set of claws ripped through the back of Velo's armor, sparks flew everywhere.

"You have no way to even contemplate what I have become."

Velo is lifted off the ground by his neck, Walker reappears.

"...you are a monster..."

"That might be true Mister Velo, but I am also your only hope to get home."

Velo sent a surge of energy through his armor, shocking Walker, giving him the split second needed to get lose. He followed with a series of kicks. The first connected, but Walker easily blocked the other blows. Punching also had no effect.

"Raw energy only makes me stronger. Let's me counter your attacks."

Walker followed with a series of blows at super-speed, sending Velo flying through the air, landing hard on the ground. Blood dripped down the side of his cheek.

"You have such a narrow mind. You stubborn fool. If you only opened your mind to the improbable, you could have been a threat. Even now, you doubt if you are in the future."

"...if you-" Velo spit up a little blood "If you manage to send us back from this 'future,' then this place will have never existed. You will not exist, the future will not exist. Hence, we were never here."

"Very impressive. Maybe now, your future will be different. You will not fail when the time comes. Maybe just maybe the body count that plagued your conscious will never form. Or maybe you'll screw up again."

"..."

"You are not always right. But you shall learn that for yourself."

No one else knew how to respond, to bud in or to leave them be. Walker was directly in Velo's face, claws at his neck.

"Excuse me, but are you done?" Tobias asked, "Or do you want to be a fucking fortune cookie that bites all of us. If you can send us back, do it. If not, let's see how many of us you can take out before we get you back."

"Mister Christopher. The unstable child indeed. Rage the only thing faster than your speed."

"Send us back, or die-"

Walker appeared in front of Tobias with in .002 of a second. Walker turned intangible and placed his hand into Tobias' chest, grabbing his heart.

"Don't tempt me boy."

The shock on Tobias' face could not be written with words.

"Now, does any one else want to challenge me?"

Everyone was silent, knowing how far out of their league they were.

"Very good, than follow me."

Larry Lance helped Velo back to his feet, Sonja rubbed Tobias' arm, he was still in shock. They all followed Walker, without a sound.

[ 02-25-2002: Message edited by: GoozX ]