Our battle began as quickly as we were teleported.

Our opponent attacked me first, but I was prepared from the moment Xander snapped his fingers.

I hardened myself with my Steel ability, making the stabs of his blades ineffective.

Even though we haven't dealt a single hit of damage to him, he was already beaten up, and he had a crazed look in his eyes, added to his menacing smile.

His blades even had the words, "Born to Kill", engraved on them.

"That was a cowardly move to attack me like that"

"You would know that, wouldn't you? Long time no see, Man of Steel"

He retaliated at my insult.

What's he talking about??

He tried attacking me again, but I countered, deflecting his blades by hardening my arms and hands more with my steel.

We continued engaging in our sword-fist fight, until Sicheng suddenly ran over, catching our attention. I was a little worried, but I knew that he wouldn't run over blindly without a plan.

He ran over and used his tail dodge his blades when he attacked. His tail propelled him forward a bit, but also up into the air.

After successfully dodging, he touched both of his blades before landing next to me. And right when he was about to attack again, the blades melted and turned into mush.

Sicheng used his Softening to destroy the blades~.

"Great thinking Winnie~"

"Great reflexes Yutie~"

He complimented me back, making a small blush arise on my cheeks.

"Awe, they weren't that great...~. I was preparing for if Xander attacked, but I guess that worked out against this guy too~"

"It sure did! Just imagine if you weren't prepared! I sure wasn't..."

"Hey, it's alright Sicheng~. We're all off of our guard sometimes. So don't worry about it~. Let's just work together to beat this guy and get out of here~"

"Sure thing hyung~"

Before I could say anything else, YangYang and Taeil pushed us both out of the way before we knew what was going on.

I almost forgot that they were here...

We all heard a loud crash against the ground, and we all landed hard. Somehow, they all landed on top of me...

"...What the fuck was that???"

I questioned, groaning from the amount of weight on top of me.

"We hated to interrupt you two lovebirds, but we're in the middle of a fight hyung"

YangYang casually answered with a smile.

"L-Lovebirds????"

"Was that any reason to push us???"

Sicheng stuttered, while I questioned them further.

Taeil pointed to where our enemy was, and I realized why they pushed us.

He had punched a huge crater into the ground, trying to attack me and Sicheng during our discussion.

Not only that, but his muscle fibers were completely exposed out of his skin, and they were retracting back into him!

If they hadn't pushed us out of the way, things wouldn't have ended well.

"Muscle Augmentation..."

Taeil mumbled as we all got up.

"That power seem familiar to you too?"

He nodded, and soon looked as if he realized something.

He pulled a sword out of his arm that he created, and cut off one of the guys forearms.

He must've figured out who he is.

"I should've known it was you, Mace"

Taeil stated.

We do know him!

We both encountered him before and defeated him. That must be what he meant when he retaliated my statement earlier.

I attacked him first when his guard was down. But it's not like I didn't have a good reason to do it.

He was about to kill someone with those same blades. I had to get the jump on him while I had the chance.

He looked more sane back then though, and he didn't look so beaten up. I wonder what happened after all this time. I couldn't even recognize him.

Mace looked like he was concentrating on something while holding his arm, but he seemed confused as well.

"Why isn't it working?!"

He questioned with great agitation.

This is Taeil's doing.

I forgot until now that his other power is Cell Activation. I mean, it was his other power.

It gave him the power to regenerate any cell in his body, which can also allow him to regenerate limbs that have been detached from his body.

But he can't do that anymore.

When Taeil created his sword, he made it with the properties to steal another's power. When he cut his arm off, he not only took away his arm, but his Cell Activation as well.

"What did you do?!"

"Wouldn't you like to know? Like I'd ever just willingly tell you something like that"

Taeil bluntly stated.

"Woooaaah~~! Hyung is serious now! So cool~~!"

YangYang excitedly praised him.

"That time was the last time I was beaten by the likes of you. It won't happen again, EVER!"

It was as if he suddenly got a boost of energy, as his muscle fibers began to cover his entire body.

He took a huge lunge towards YangYang, but Sicheng reacted in time and blocked Mace's attack with his tail.

But it backfired.

Sicheng hit him with his tail and Yang quickly shot him, but nothing happened. Mace only laughed and attacked Sicheng first.

He broke his tail and roughly knocked him into a pillar.

"Sicheng-hyung!!"

Yang yelled as he ran after him.

But he didn't reach him unscathed.

Mace grabbed him and kneed him in the back. We could hear the sounds of his bones cracking as his back broke.

After hearing Yang scream out in pain, he teasingly threw him to Sicheng, making him land right next to him.

Taeil and I ran to them, and thankfully Mace didn't attack us. When we reached them, Yang was dazed and wouldn't respond when we called his name, and Sicheng was in tears, silently crying from the pain in his tail.

"Winnie..."

"Yang..."

Neither me or Taeil could comprehend what had just happened to the two of them.

They were just fine a few seconds ago, and now they're both broken...

"It's like I said before. You won't ever beat me again. I won't let you get the chance. I'll kill you all nice and slow, and I'll enjoy hearing your screams as I torment the lot of you~"

Mace mocked us from afar.

Both me and Taeil got up, feeling the rage build up within us, and went off to make him pay for what he did to them.

"We'll see if that happens if we don't kill you first, you psychopathic asshole"

Taeil angrily stated, revving up his engines.

"We beat you once before and we'll beat you again. But this time, I won't let you live to torment another innocent youth again"

I won't let him hurt Sicheng again.

-

Yuta gently pet my head and wiped away my tears before he got up.

I could see the fire in his eyes, as well as Taeil's.

Despite my pain, I gently pulled YangYang into my lap and tried to bring him back to his senses.

I soon realized that he had passed out with his eyes open, so I gently closed them for him.

I looked up in time to see Taeil use his Recipro Turbo to stun Mace. He moved so fast that Mace had no time to react! He then used his Zero Gravity to levitate him in the air while he was still stunned.

He threw Yuta up into to air so he could reach him, and made him levitate as well. Yuta then purposely trapped his hand in his muscle fibers. That way, Mace wouldn't be able to dodge his next move. Yuta used his other hand to use his Cremation to release the biggest blaze of fire on him he could muster.

Yuta continued to use his Cremation, even if it was clear that it was hurting his hands and arms. I could see the pain written on his face.

"I won't let you hurt them again, you bastard!!!"

He yelled once more, unleashing a final explosion on him that shook everything around us.

For the next few seconds, all we could see was a huge eruption of blue flames, the light from it taking over the entire room.

But soon, the light and flames disappeared. Mace had been disintegrated, and Yuta had won.

Taeil carefully brought him down, and only then did I notice how exhausted they both were.

Taeil looked as if he could barely stand up after using Recipro Turbo, and Yuta's hands and arms were severely burned...

They both came over to make sure we were ok, but I'm more worried about them than myself...

"Winnie... Are you alright...?"

Yuta inquired while Taeil examined us further.

"Nevermind me hyung! Worry about your arms...!"

"I don't care about that. My concern is only for you and Yang. We couldn't let Mace get away with what he did"

"But hyung..."

"Don't worry about it. Let's just get out of here before something else happens"

He insisted.

Taeil created cooling bandages that he used to wrap up Yuta's arms and hands. They cooled off his arms to relieve some of the pain.

The equipment we have on the ship can only do so much healing wise. We need either Luoyang or Renjun to heal us completely. Which means, they have to win their battles first.

Yuta and Taeil know that too.

Taeil gently picked up YangYang, and Yuta gently picked me up, and we made our way back to the ship.

We met up with Johnny on the way, and he escorted us back to the ship, to ensure our safety, before he left again to find and help Renjun.

I hope the others are doing alright...