Chapter 2 – AMT and A Crusnik

"The Alien Minds Team."

The two AX agents glanced at each other and shrugged. The others sighed and Sarah quickly moved over to the priest. "Let's take a walk, you look like you need fresh air."

Abel nodded and walked out with her, nearly slamming into a man with raven hair and red eyes. Abel started and then gazed at him sharply. "Chaos..." he muttered and the man turned sharply.

"What do you know of Chaos?"

"More than I want to know." Abel said bitterly. "I need a training room now." He sighed and quietly drew the antique revolver and dropped it on the ground and walked into a room Sarah indicated. A.M. felt this and Formed in the room alongside with Kate.

"Abel?"

"Kate…I have to show them…the mark of my sins…"

Kate nodded and vanished out of the room. A.M. smirked." Give me a scenario or person to spar and I will bring it up."

"Contra Mundi at Crusnik 100."

"What! Ok…"

It was then the image of Cain formed and Abel growled and tosses his glasses off and out of the room and walked to the center. "Nano-machine Crusnik 02, setting power limit at 80, activate." He said muttering under his breath and the dreadful change happened.

Nearly all of the AMT agents were stunned. A simple priest a monster? Abel then flicked out his right hand and the scythe formed. The hologram of Cain did the same and the spear formed. The battle lasted for at least 5 hours before Abel took off Cain's head and then hit the floor shaking. "Please do not ask me to do that again…" he whispered and fell into a dead faint.

The man whom he spoke to as Chaos gazed at Sarah. "He knows more than what he shows." He said quietly. "Chaos recognized him as part of the infamous Red Mars Project."

"He's Red Mars?"

"Yes, he is part of the infamous Crusnik Project. This was a project handed down over and over the years until four perfect Crusniks were formed. He is the Second one though the elder twin." The man said and Sarah stared at him then at Abel who was unconscious.

"Vincent he'd help with the whole problem with Katana?"

"No doubt. We need to get Dr. Gast here. He, I know will know how to treat Father Nightroad."

Sarah nodded and contacted the venerable lizard man and the doctor hurried to Maine. When he arrived Abel was back in the Med Bay and still out cold. He examined Abel and sighed softly. "He's weak. He will need Methuselah blood and quick." Gast trembled finally able to see the true results of his exhaustive research and the work of his ancestors.

Abel opened his eyes and they widened. "Dr. Gast!!!"

Gast turned and his eyes showed sheer joy. "Young Abel…good to see you again."

"Not so young anymore." Abel muttered ruefully. "I am still a monster."

"No, just a Crusnik who is confused."

"You knew."

"All the time my boy." Gast said softly. "How is little Cain?"

"A psychotic killer." Abel said sitting up and again removing the needles in his arms. "I hate this." He muttered.

Gast looked stricken when he mentioned Cain's status. "Well what about Seth?"

"Empress of the New Human Empire." Abel said softly. "Guess that makes me Prince of the Empire."

Gast nodded thoughtfully. "Have you tried to contact her?"

'And tell her my search for Cain is dead cause I have lost his trail? No. I will call her once his head is in my hands." Abel said softly his winter blue eyes flickering to a deep crimson as Gast checked his pulse.

"Your eyes. Not here." He said softly and Abel quickly calmed himself and composed his Nano-machines.

"You were changing. Did you die?"

"In Albion."

"How?"

"Cain crushed my chest."

"Ouch."

Sarah and Vincent watched the two talk and it was clear to both Abel and Gast knew each other well. "He did come from Mars…" Sarah said softly.

"I think it's time we find the AX…" Vincent said softly. "They need Abel, just like we need Gast."

"Right."

Both AMT agents then left leaving Abel and Gast talking for the next 6 hours.