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To Stein, there was no such thing as surprise. The souls of those around him were open books, dictating plans and intentions, hopes and dreams, ready to be broken at a moment's notice. The moment Saeid decided to fight, Stein already knew. The moment Teo had reached for his lab coat, Stein already knew what he was planning. And, as was often the case with him, he already knew how to deal with it. He was Stein, killer of heroes, torturer of Gods.

He was not to be fucked with.

Teo shot forward, only to find that Stein had turned into a blurry vision, the world seeming to twist and warp before his eyes. He tried to throw the sticky grenades, but they stuck to his hands, tiny white wires binding them to him. A string woven from the fabric of his own soul, intertwined with his weapon. Stein simply smiled, as Teo felt the blade shoot towards him, and he was only barely able to dodge aside, the metal scraping past his ribs, as it missed the target it had been going for.  Stein was a blur, his exact location impossible to pinpoint, a hazy silhouette, dripping with blood.

For one whom's sanity is clouded to fight Stein was a fool's errand, for it was on insanity he thrived, and insanity he promoted. And once they fell to their insanity, they would be little more than his pawns, turned against everything they believed in. For most elegantly, and most cruelly, Stein turned everyone into puppets.

"Your weakness is your arrogance. You have already been defeated."

Saeid flew through the air, like a rocket of flesh and blood. And yet, Stein had always known he was there, and he had known all about the attack. He grabbed Saeid's foot, and simply swung around, using the force of the attack against him. He smashed Saeid into the ground, creating a small crater where the warrior landed.

"Soul Purge"

White lightning crackled, as Saeid twisted and writhed on the floor. Blood spurted from his mouth, as his internal organs were ravaged by the Soular Energy passing through his body. He twisted on the floor, screaming, even after Stein had let go, grabbing and tearing at his own flesh, the pain unbearable. For Darkside had nearly destroyed his soul, using the dark side of the Force. And while Saeid was slightly more stable than his former self, the damage remained. For one with such severe damage to face an expert in Soular Combat, also, was the act of a fool.

"Now, both of you are still alive because I wish you to be. Because both of you are useful to me. You're going to come along to my laboratory, and you're going to help me out with a pet project of mine. If you agree to this now, I will have the girl released, together with the..... the robot bear." Stein almost sighs as he's forced to name something so ridiculous, and yet subtly awesome. "If wish to continue your loss, then the girl will become Mia's toy."
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As Brown charged, Mia turned to face him, smiling as the metal claws raked over her face. But all they cut was skin, as blood harder than steel blocked the attacks piece by piece. A vector arrow appeared next to Brown, as he was unexpectedly launched forward. At the same time, a similar yet opposite arrow appeared on Mia's arm, as it shot forward as well. Her own immense physical strength, enhanced by the vector arrow, resulted in a supersonic punch. 

With a bang, her punch smashed through Brown's metal chest, deep into the circuitry beneath, electricity flowing through Mia as she giggled, shaking the robotic bear off of her arm.

"Sorry dad, I think I broke it. The girl's fine though!"