Hayze begins to wake up.
Hayze:
*groans* Wh- what’s going on?
Calm:
Good, you’re awake.
Hayze looks up to see an identical copy of himself with blue eyes standing before him.
Hayze:
C- Calm?
Hayze frantically looks around to see an empty void of nothingness surrounding them.
Hayze:
Where am I?
Impulse:
You’re inside your own mind.
Three more identical copies of Hayze are also there with red, green, and yellow eyes, respectively.
Hayze:
You must be Impulse… and well, I’m acquainted with Wrath.
Wrath flips Hayze off.
Hayze:
So I assume the last guy is the wind personality?
Calm:
He prefers to be called “Gale.”
Hayze:
Gale? Why? I mean, I get the wind pun but-
Gale:
Because I am the greatest amongst everyone here! I am as powerful as the Gale Force Winds themselves, and not a single person would dare to defy me! So you can bow whenever you’d like.
Hayze stares at Gale.
Calm:
He’s your feelings of grandiose, which when you create an entire personality based on that-
Hayze:
You get the most egotistical guy on the planet… I- I figured. But, the bigger question is: Why am I here?
Calm places his palm on Hayze’s forehead.
Calm:
I’ll fill you in.
All of Calm’s memories since Khaos took over are streamed into Hayze’s mind. Hayze immediately falls to his knees with tears flowing from his eyes.
Hayze:
Dr. Moore… No…
Impulse:
At least she trapped Khaos! He ain’t going nowhere!
Wrath:
Pfft, the bitch got what was coming to her. She’s the reason we’re all trapped in here!
Impulse:
No, you’re trapped here because you lost to the hottest girl on the planet!
Wrath:
Shut up! You brat!
Wrath tries to punch Impulse, but Impulse zaps behind him.
Impulse:
Was that punch because I said you lost to a girl or because I called “the hottest girl on the planet” the hottest girl on the planet?
Wrath:
The former! You piece of garbage!
Impulse:
I don’t believe you!
Wrath:
Shut the hell up!
Calm rubs the bridge of his nose.
Calm:
Dealing with this 24 hours a day is exhausting…
Calm looks down at Hayze, who is still in shock.
Calm:
I understand that you’ve heard this before, but Khaos’ actions are his own, and you are not to blame for anything he does while in control of your body.
Hayze:
Dr. Moore wouldn’t have had to die if it weren’t for him taking over… you heard what she said! She did it to destroy the serum! If I had been better, I could have-
Impulse:
Now feels like a good time to mention that you didn’t lose control.
Hayze:
Huh?
Hayze looks at Calm.
Hayze:
I didn’t?
Calm:
No, just after Aster’s final attack connected, you were shot by a small syringe that injected you with a dose of Oxytocin alongside a fast-acting healing agent that reversed all the damage of the attack you just endured.
Hayze:
Oxytocin? What the hell is that?
Calm:
It’s the “Hate” hormone, so to speak. It heavily increased your levels of hatred and allowed Khaos to take over with relative ease.
Hayze:
So, there’s nothing I could have done…
Gale:
No, but if you had been using my powers, you never would’ve been in that spot.
Wrath:
Shut up, you self-absorbed asshole!
Gale:
That’s Mr. Gale to you.
Wrath:
YOU JUST IGNORED ME!
Impulse:
Can you teach me that?
Wrath:
SHUT UP!
Hayze wipes the tears from his eyes.
Hayze:
If there really was nothing I could have done, then I guess that makes me feel better… but Dr. Moore was still my friend.
Calm:
I understand, but remember what she said.
“
Dr. Moore:
Yeah, well, I will enjoy watching from the afterlife as Hayze defeats you. “
— Chapter 98
Calm:
It’s time for you to devise a plan to supplant Khaos’ control.
Hayze:
I thought he was trapped. Did I miss a memory?
Wrath:
That douchebag will figure a way out of there someway. He’s annoying like that…
Calm:
That’s why you need to figure out how to reclaim control of your body, to avenge Dr. Moore.
Hayze stands up.
Hayze:
You’re right… Now isn’t the time to mourn. Although, I have many more questions about everything that’s happened since Khaos took over.
Memories of Khaos slicing open Fatal’s eye, shooting Walker’s arm, and shooting Saige in the chest flash through Hayze’s mind.
Impulse:
He hurt the beautiful Saige, the bastard!
Hayze:
She’ll be fine… and also, why are you calling her beautiful?
Impulse:
Is she not?
Wrath:
No, that chick is annoying… fucking floozy.
Impulse:
At least her chest isn’t flat, unlike someone…
Wrath:
DON’T TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!
Impulse:
I KNEW IT! YOU TRIED TO PUNCH ME EARLIER BECAUSE I CALLED SAIGE HOTTER THAN BLAIR! YOU LIKE BLAIR! YOU LIKE BLAIR!
Wrath:
I’LL KILL YOU!
Wrath’s arms become engulfed in flames while Impulse’s entire body becomes electrified.
Calm:
If you two are going to fight, do it where we aren’t.
Wrath and Impulse:
Fine, mom!
Wrath and Impulse run further away in the void.
Hayze:
They’re like brothers…
Calm:
That’s because they are, we’re all brothers, and they sure bicker like it.
Gale:
Arguing over which woman is more beautiful?
Gale laughs.
Gale:
Just marry both of them! They’ll be more than grateful to join my harem!
Calm and Hayze stare at Gale.
Hayze:
Does he have an off switch?
Calm:
No, I’ve looked…
Wrath and Impulse faceoff.
Wrath:
Infernal Impact!
Impulse:
Blackout Blitzkrieg!
Wrath and Impulse collide in an explosion of heat lightning.
Hayze:
Woah, that was one serious collision.
Calm:
Yes, but the result will always be the same.
The smoke clears, and Wrath and Impulse don’t have a scratch on them.
Calm:
They’re evenly matched.
Hayze:
Wow… so they can’t hurt each other?
Calm:
Impulse used his electricity to create a magnetic field around the place of impact, distorting the friction in the air and nullifying Wrath’s flames. Meanwhile, Wrath used reverse thermoelectric energy to convert Impulse’s electricity into heat which he simply dispersed.
Hayze is amazed.
Hayze:
They… they could do that? With their elemental powers?
Gale:
We’re all master class users of our quirks far beyond your level of understanding which could have been different had you chosen to meet me before now! I could have shown you the ropes.
Gale laughs.
Impulse:
Rock, paper, scissors then?
Wrath:
Fine!
Impulse:
If I lose, I shut up for 5 minutes.
Wrath:
15.
Impulse:
Okay, but if you lose, you have to admit you like Blair!
Wrath:
*frustrated grunt* DEAL!
Calm sits down to watch, and Hayze does as well.
Hayze:
So… what are they fighting about?
Calm:
Well, as we don’t have much to do in here, we tend to take sides on many of your affairs. The main one is your love life.
Hayze:
My love life? What?
Calm:
Impulse likes Saige because of her flirtatious nature and bubbly personality, while Wrath likes Blair because of her fiery spirit and short temper. Gale thinks you should have a harem and marry all of the women in your life.
Gale:
Yup!
Hayze:
And… What about you?
Calm:
As I am the practical one of the group, my personal choice would be Ash. Her breasts are not too big or too small. She has a kind personality and listens to directions well. In addition, she wears white underwear, signaling that she is innocent and will not commit adultery. She is the obvious selection.
Hayze stares at Calm.
Hayze:
Wait a second… Does that mean Khaos likes…
Gale:
Ivy? We don’t know. He doesn’t hang out with the rest of us. He thinks he’s better for some reason. *scoffs*
Calm:
It’s a fair assumption to make especially given Khaos’ nature.
Hayze:
What do you mean by that?
Calm:
Well, “hate” isn’t a real emotion.
Hayze:
It isn’t?
Calm:
No, hate is more… the opposite of love.
Gale:
Love and Hate are the same emotion. Just one has a negative spin on it.
Calm:
So, if a personality is formed with an extremely high capacity for hate-
Hayze:
They also have an extremely high capacity for love… which makes everything he did for her add up and provides another layer to Khaos that I didn’t know existed.
Calm:
Well, we aren’t all just one-note characters that live in your head. We have personalities outside of the one trait we were created from. Such as how Impulse is extraordinarily confident and Wrath is a closet tsundere.
Wrath:
*from afar* I HEARD THAT!
Hayze looks around at Impulse, Wrath, Gale, and Calm.
Hayze:
(They really are just like… real people… except they’re stuck in here…)
Calm notices Hayze’s expression.
Calm:
There is nothing you can do for us, don’t feel bad.
Hayze:
Man, you really live up to your name.
Calm:
I told you when we first met, I have come to terms with my existence, and I only wish to help you. The others have not reached the same conclusion, and if you want to reclaim complete control over your quirk, you’ll need to make them.
Impulse rushes over.
Impulse:
I’ll happily do that if you ask Saige out on a date!
Wrath:
*from afar* Fuck you!
Hayze:
Why would I do that?
Impulse looks at Hayze with disgust.
Impulse:
Because she’s hot?
Hayze:
Yeah, Saige is beautiful, but she only sees me as a friend.
All four of them stare at Hayze.
Hayze:
Huh?
Impulse:
The girl who traveled more than halfway across the country just to meet you.
Calm:
Tracked down your home address because she needed to meet you that night.
Gale:
And “jokingly” offered you sex, just sees you as a friend?
Impulse and Calm look at each other.
Impulse:
This is why I need to be in control…
Gale:
Agreed, you’re wasting your youth missing obvious signs.
Hayze:
What do you mean, obvious signs!
Calm:
Do you remember when you and Ash went to the Showcase Festival together and walked around and had lunch? What would you call that?
Hayze:
Two friends hanging out?
Calm:
That was a date.
Hayze’s eyes widen.
Hayze:
THAT WAS A DATE?
On top of the skyscraper, Iota can’t stop smiling.
Iota:
I have waited so many years for this day…
Colossus:
What are you talking about?
A single tear falls from Iota’s eye.
Iota:
It’s been my dream for so long to finally meet you, Colossus.
Colossus:
Don’t tell me you’re just a deranged fan. This isn’t the way you should-
Iota:
I WAS A FAN!
Iota points to the Iota Ring. It glows.
Iota:
Until I got my hands on this, and found out the truth about you!
Colossus is taken aback.
Iota:
That’s right, you fucking liar! I know what you are! I know that you’re a fake!
Colossus:
I am no such thing!
Iota:
There you go… lying again… so pathetic. I know you have it, I know what the source of your strength is, and you continue to LIE!
Colossus stares at Iota.
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Colossus:
I am the number 1 hero and the symbol of peace. I am no fake.
Iota:
Those first two statements are factual, but they stand above a bed of lies! I will finally expose you to the world and show everyone that you are nothing you say you are!
Colossus:
Hand over the ring before I take it from you.
Iota stares at Colossus for a moment, surprised by his demeanor.
Iota:
You don’t take me seriously… Here I am with a clone army I built from scratch. I’m Annihilating your city with a nuclear bomb ready to wipe out every living thing within 500 square meters, and YOU’RE NOT TAKING ME SERIOUSLY!
Iota is hyperventilating.
Colossus:
I am the strongest thing on this planet. If you think you stand a chance against me, you’re a fool.
Iota starts laughing, and Colossus’ eyes narrow.
Colossus:
Did I say something funny?
Iota stops laughing.
Iota:
Tell me, Colossus, do you remember me?
Colossus examines Iota.
Colossus:
I have no idea who you are.
There is silence for a few moments.
Iota:
Today, you die. Zaire!
Zaire opens a warp gate beneath both Iota and Colossus.
Colossus:
What the hell!
Iota:
This battleground doesn’t suit a fight like this! But luckily, I’ve already prepared a special area for us to do battle!
Iota and Colossus both fall through the warp gates.
Zaire:
X, you know what to do if anyone comes near this building.
X:
Yup! Boom, baby!
Zaire nods as he grabs the camera equipment and goes through the warp gate, closing them behind himself.
X:
I can’t wait to make this city into a massive crater!
Wes walks over to Lilith. She’s still crying.
Wes:
Hey… Lilith? Are you doing okay?
Lilith looks up at Wes and scooches away from him.
Wes:
What! What did I do!
Lilith:
Please… don’t come near me.
Wes:
Wh- why?
Wes suddenly smells something strange.
Wes:
(What the hell is that?)
Wes keeps smelling until he notices that Lilith peed herself out of fear when the Clone attempted to rip her wing off.
Wes:
Oh… OH… uh… I… uh…
Wes looks back at Alden’s unconscious body and sees he is wearing a Hawaiian shirt over his regular T-shirt. Wes takes it off Alden and hands it to Lilith.
Wes:
Here… um… I’m sorry.
Lilith takes the shirt and wraps it around her waist.
Lilith:
Please… don’t tell anyone.
Wes:
What kind of person do you think I am?
Lilith sniffles.
Lilith:
I’m sorry…
Wes:
Please, don’t cry. Eve’s already going to kill me for getting you in trouble in the first place.
Wes sits down next to Lilith.
Wes:
You shouldn’t be embarrassed. We were seconds from dying.
Lilith:
I’m 18… I shouldn’t be doing THAT at the first sign of danger…
Wes:
Honey, that guy tried mutilating you! If that were happening to me, I’d have difficulty keeping my pants dry.
Lilith:
I know… I just… I wanted to impress everyone with how good I was at what I want to do with my life. But instead, I almost got all four of us killed and peed myself.
Wes:
Well… when you put it like that…
Lilith sobs.
Wes:
NO, NO, NO! IT WAS A JOKE! IT WAS A JOKE!
Lilith:
I’m the only joke here…
Verity walks over.
Verity:
Don’t worry. Just marry a man with a pee fetish, and your problems will be solved.
Lilith:
Wh- what?
Wes:
YOU’RE NOT HELPING!
Verity leans next to Lilith.
Verity:
If you would like, we can exchange pants and panties, and I will say I was the one who wet myself.
Lilith:
Um… I-
Wes grabs Verity and drags her away.
Wes:
What the hell is wrong with you!
Verity:
I’m trying to help.
Wes:
Well… do better!
Verity:
I’d say I was doing a better job than you.
Wes:
Okay, yeah, but that’s a shallow bar to clear!
Verity looks away.
Verity:
I’m sorry, I’m not very good with people.
Wes:
Yeah, well, neither am I.
Verity:
I know, but that’s why I like you.
Wes:
TAKE THAT BAC- wait, what?
Verity:
Ignore me. I will return to assisting her.
Verity walks away.
Wes:
(I can never get a read on that chick…)
Verity sits down next to Lilith.
Verity:
I apologize for earlier. I understand that my approach may have been too forward. I will try something else.
Lilith:
Was that last part supposed to be in your head?
Verity:
No.
Lilith:
Okay… look, Verity, I appreciate your concern, but I’ll be alright.
Verity:
That’s good. I am not very good at comforting people.
Lilith:
I could tell…
Verity:
But, neither is Wes, so I have returned in his place.
Lilith:
Wes tried his best, and he gave me this rag to cover myself with, so that’s enough.
Verity:
Is it really?
Lilith:
Well, yeah, it’s the thought that counts. It shows that he cares, which he doesn’t do a lot… but guys are typically pretty bad at showing that they care, so it’s nice to see.
Verity:
They’re bad at showing they care?
Lilith:
Well, yeah, that’s why the number one thing most women look for in a guy is that he cares. At least, that’s what I do…
Verity:
I understand.
Wes watches Verity and Lilith socialize.
Wes:
(I don’t know what they’re talking about, but it looks like she got Lilith to cheer up. That’s good.)
Wes looks out at the city. He can see heroes fighting clones out in the distance.
Wes:
(Someday, that will be us…)
One of the heroes gets ripped in half.
Wes:
(Okay, maybe not that guy…)
Walker walks past Dr. Moore’s lab and notices the blast walls on the door.
Walker:
What the hell?
Walker can hear the faint sound of something banging on the door. He holds his ear against it.
Khaos:
*muffled* LET ME OUT!
Walker takes his ear off the door.
Walker:
(Someone trapped him… but who?) How did you end up like this?
Khaos:
*muffled* Huh? Is that the teacher? Let me out of here!
Walker:
Answer my question! How did you end up trapped?
Khaos:
The doctor led me in here and locked the doors!
Walker:
Doctor?
Walker’s eyes widen.
Walker:
(No…)
Walker opens a portal and steps through it. Then, a portal opens inside the lab, and Walker steps out.
Khaos:
Huh? There you are!
Walker sees Dr. Moore’s body.
Walker:
Dammit…
Walker clenches his fist.
Khaos:
I’ll force you to let me out!
Khaos’ shadow extends towards Walker.
Walker:
(She made the ultimate sacrifice… god bless her soul.)
Walker steps back through his portal, and it shuts behind him just before Khaos’ attack connects.
Khaos:
GODDAMMIT!
Saige wakes up.
Saige:
*groans* What? What happened?
Saige sits up and looks around. She sees Blair and Ash lying in their beds, still out cold.
Saige:
(This looks like Recovery Girl’s office in the stadium… but why am I-)
Saige recalls being shot in the chest and passing out.
Saige:
(Oh right… someone jumped me while I wasn’t looking.)
Saige looks down at her blood-soaked clothes.
Saige:
(Man, I bled a lot… these clothes are ruined…)
Saige strips down to her underwear.
Saige:
(I’ll be a little pissed if that girl got away with whoever attacked me, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I should probably be more concerned with where everyone is… I heard the evacuation start, but I don’t know why.)
Saige looks at Blair and Ash.
Saige:
(Why are just these two here? Kevin and Alec were both out of the fight when I left to follow that girl. Where are they? And more importantly, where is Recovery Girl?)
Saige goes to open the door and finds that it is locked from the outside.
Saige:
(Hm? I can’t open this… it must be locked from the outside? Did Recovery Girl leave us here to evacuate? No, she wouldn’t abandon her patients unless she had to. I should respect her wishes and stay here until she returns.)
Saige looks around the room.
Saige:
(Although… it could be pretty dull.)
Saige looks at her blood-soaked bed. She walks over to examine it.
Saige:
(Whoever that was… they sure did a number on me. If only I could know who…)
Saige gets an idea.
Saige:
(Wait a second! I can figure out who it was! My memories are blurred because of the shock I was in, but I don’t need “my” memories.)
Saige puts her hands together and concentrates.
Saige:
(Dear Chagrin, show me your memories.)
Saige’s eyes begin to glow.
Chagrin:
(You know how this goes, I will only help you if you help me.)
Saige:
(I’ll go commando on the first day of school… school uniforms have skirts, you know…)
Chagrin:
(Make that the first week and you have a deal, I know one day isn’t enough to truly shame you.)
Saige’s face turns red.
Saige:
(Fine deal… just give me your damn memories.)
Suddenly, Saige’s mind is filled with memories just before she passed out. Saige’s heart drops.
Saige:
(Khaos… no…)
Saige gulps.
Saige:
(Dammit! Hayze lost control! That had to have been why they evacuated!)
Saige stands in silence for a few moments.
Saige:
(I want to do something, but if he could defeat me that easily then there’s nothing I can do. I’d just be committing suicide. I have to hope that Adrian and Fatal have things under control.)
Saige looks at Blair.
Saige:
(Although, if she has any idea of what’s going on, I’m sure she’ll burn through that door to go help who she thinks is Hayze… I can’t let her do that. I need to figure out a way to keep her here… but how?)
Saige looks down at her half-naked body.
Saige:
(Hm…)
Hayze’s eyes are wide open.
Hayze:
So… you’re telling me that…
Calm:
We believe Blair has had a crush on you as far back as the field trip to the forest, maybe sooner.
Hayze:
And that…
Impulse:
Saige has had a crush on you since you met.
Hayze:
And that…
Gale:
You’ve been an asshole for not noticing the obvious signs for months.
Hayze:
Right…
Hayze takes a deep breath.
Hayze:
FUUUU-
Jake teleports back to the top of the building Wes and company are on with a plate of chicken nuggets.
Wes:
Jake?
Jake:
Did I miss anything?
Wes rushes over to Jake and starts shaking him rapidly.
Wes:
WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN!
Jake:
Getting nuggets.
Wes stares at the plate.
Wes:
You actually went and got chicken nuggets… seriously?
Jake:
I need a full stomach for teleporting. After all, we’re not going to be safe up here forever.
Wes:
Wait… WHAT? I thought you said we’d be fine!
Jake:
Well, for a little. Those things are scouring the city for anything to kill. Eventually, they start climbing buildings!
Wes:
AND YOU ARE JUST NOW MENTIONING THIS!
Jake:
It wasn’t relevant until now!
Wes:
JAKE! YOU ARE THE STRONGEST GUY AMONG US! THAT IS FUCKING TERRIFYING!
Jake:
Okay… but I’m sure we have a couple more hours until-
The building shakes.
Wes:
We’re dead. We’re fucking dead.
Adrian, Aster, Alec, and Kevin are walking through the woods toward the fallout shelters.
Aster:
Do you think Ms. Fatal and the girls have departed U.A. by now?
Adrian:
They should have. Even if Ms. Fatal wasn’t ready to leave because of her eye, I’m sure Madame Mummy would have escorted them.
Aster breathes a sigh of relief.
Aster:
That’s good.
Alec is slightly falling behind.
Kevin:
Come on, idiot, keep up the pace.
Alec:
I’ll walk at my own speed. There’s no need for us to be going that fast.
Adrian:
Might I remind you that whatever is attacking the city was deemed dangerous enough to call for an evacuation? Pick up the damn pace!
Alec yawns.
Adrian:
*frustrated grunt*
Aster:
Typical inexperience. You clearly haven’t been in the field enough to know just how serious this is.
Alec:
I can reduce all of my damage to 0! I’m perfectly fine. There isn’t anything these things could do to-
A clone lands on Alec and crushes his spine.
Alec:
AHHHHHHHH!
Clone:
DIE!
Adrian, Aster, and Kevin are all shocked.
Aster:
Well, there’s one of them!
Adrian:
Yeah, and he’s big… stand back! I’ll take care of-
Suddenly three more clones surround them.
Aster:
You were saying?
Adrian:
*grunts*
Blair wakes up.
Blair:
*groans* Wh- wh- Hayze!
Saige:
Hey there, sleepyhead.
Blair:
Saige?
Blair looks around the room.
Blair:
Where is Hayze! I have to see h-
Blair notices Saige is wearing her clothes, Blair peaks under her sheets.
Blair:
WHY AM I NAKED!
Saige:
Sorry, I needed to borrow your clothes.
Blair:
WHAT! WHY!
Saige:
Mine were a little dirty.
Blair:
GIVE THEM BACK!
Saige:
Okay, just finish what you were saying earlier.
Blair:
Huh?
Saige:
About Hayze.
Blair:
I need to see him! He was using these strange powers I’ve never seen him use before! I called out to him and he looked at me… his eyes… they were… dark.
Blair shivers.
Blair:
Something was wrong with him, and I need to make sure he’s okay! So, give me back my damn clothes!
Saige backs away from Blair’s bed.
Blair:
Wh- WHERE ARE YOU GOING!
Saige:
Sorry, you can’t go near Hayze right now.
Blair:
Saige, this isn’t funny! Something was seriously wrong with-
Saige:
I know, Blair, Hayze isn’t himself right now, and there’s nothing you can do about it. He’s dangerous, and he will try to kill you if you go near him.
Blair:
What? What are you talking about! Hayze and I are-
Saige:
What you saw wasn’t Hayze!
Blair is shocked by Saige raising her voice.
Saige:
You’re staying here. It’s for your own good.
Saige sits on the bed across from Blair.
Blair:
You can’t make me!
Saige:
What are you going to do? Run around naked?
Blair doesn’t have a response.
Saige:
I knew you’d try to go help Hayze the second you woke up. I know you think you can help, but you can’t. But, I also know that
I
can’t convince you of that. So, I had to figure out how to keep a girl who could melt any restraints from leaving this room. If you can muster enough courage to run out of here butt naked, be my guest. Otherwise, you’re going to sit in that bed and wait for everything to calm down.
Blair:
*frustrated grunt* Oh yeah! I’ll just fight you for my cloth-
Saige takes out her phone. This shuts Blair up.
Saige:
I understand that you probably won’t forgive me for this, but trust me, this is for your own good.
Blair clenches her fist.
Blair:
Damn you!
Hayze, Calm, Gale, Wrath, and Impulse have gathered together.
Hayze:
Okay, we need to focus on how we can reclaim control from Khaos. Any ideas?
Calm:
Well, there is a simple vote.
Hayze:
Simple what?
Impulse:
He means a vote, like you know, an election?
Hayze:
I know what a vote is, but what do you mean? We can just vote Khaos out of being in control? How?
Calm:
It’s an available option because of the Ring Fragment he’s wearing.
Hayze:
Huh?
Gale:
Before you put that on, we aimlessly wandered around your mind searching for chances to claim control from you.
Impulse:
And now we all live here inside the Ring Fragment.
Hayze:
Wait, we’re in the fragment?
Calm:
Yes, the Ring captured our souls and placed them in here, taking away our ability to exploit your emotions to take control.
Impulse:
Unless something like the drug shot into your body were to forcibly change control.
Calm:
Because all of our souls are tied to the wearer's body, we can make decisions on behalf of the host.
Hayze:
Sweet! So let’s just vote Khaos out then!
Wrath:
Dumbass…
Hayze:
Hm?
Gale:
The vote needs to be unanimous.
Hayze:
Okay, well, I think we’re all in agreement. We want Khaos out of the driver's seat!
They all stare at Hayze.
Hayze:
What? What did I say?
Calm:
There’s one problem…
Impulse:
We also need to agree on which one of us should take over in Khaos’ place.
Hayze realizes.
Hayze:
Oh… I see.
Calm:
Impulse, Gale, and Wrath would all rather see themselves be in control of the body than you, meaning we are not unanimous.
Hayze:
Dammit…
Hayze’s eyes widen.
Hayze:
Wait a second…
Hayze looks around at the four of them.
Hayze:
You guys always have that option… don’t you?
All of them stare at Hayze.
Hayze:
I thought so… so that means…
Gale:
We’ve never once all been in agreement since you put the fragment around your neck.
Hayze looks concerned.
Calm:
This means that if you want to supplant Khaos from control… you’ll need to make us agree on something for the very first time.
Hayze gulps.
Hayze:
Is that even possible?
Calm:
I have no idea.
Elsewhere, a warp gate opens, and Colossus falls out of it.
Colossus:
*groans* Where the hell am I?
Another warp gate opens, and Iota drops from it.
Iota:
Welcome to an extraordinary place… the place of your death!
Colossus looks around at his surroundings in amazement.
Colossus:
What the hell is this place…
Iota puts both of his arms out.
Iota:
Welcome to The Final Coliseum!
The two of them are in the arena of a roman style coliseum with all of Iota’s followers in the stands cheering for him.
Colossus:
I can see that… but what I’m more concerned about is…
Colossus looks up at the sky.
Colossus:
Why is the earth up there!
The coliseum is on its own planet, far away from earth. Iota laughs maniacally.
Iota:
Because, Colossus, you may be that world’s strongest… but now… you’re in my world.
