A two men in front of Booker spelled doom for him, the one brought forth a strange arm clamp with spinning hooks, he was about to tear off Booker's face with it but he was ahead of them, he tossed the baseball he had into the air to grab the other man's attention, as he looked up booker used that same had to force the man's face strait into the spinning hooks, peeling his face open, layer after layer, Booker didn't waste any time as he kicked the other man away and picked up the strange machine, the name was on the side, 'SKY HOOK'.

Others ran to him to try and kill him but Kain grabbed the closest one to him and slammed him straight into the ground, crushing the man's throat before picking up a sky hook clamped to his arm.

"Booker, Catch!"

Kain tossed the second sky hook at him and picked up the gun lying on the ground instead.
all chaos had broken out as they forced their way through the men and woman that tried to stop them, Kain's sight was dead on almost every time, no bullet was wasted, he even had Booker worried as a group of them charged them but he didn't fire, until they were almost under the chandelier and he fired, they ran straight into the trap.

"too easy, come on."

They ran into a few more of the 'peace keepers' and a few sentry guns but they weren't slowed down too long.

Some of the peace keepers retreated and kept saying that they were bringing in the 'fireman', when they reached another gate Kain stopped.
"What is it?"
"It's getting a lot hotter now, give me one of those hooks, and here's a gun."

The two switched weapons but Kain clamped the sky hook to his belt.

"Okay, come on."

They opened the gate and stepped inside but what they saw was unnatural.
a single man was on a wrecked stall and had fire coming out of him, he threw them with it but Kain ran in front of Booker.

He grabbed the fire and spun around to throw it back, Booker saw that it was more of a molten earth then a actual fire but he also saw that Kain's hands weren't being burned.
When the ball hit the 'fireman' it did blow a flame in his face but it didn't seem to do much harm.

Other 'peace keepers' started to appear and attack the pair but Kain told Booker to take cover as he raised his hands high and breathed deep.

"You want to play with fire? Well then let us see who is the better master? You and your vigor? Or me and my plasmids?
Kain's hands erupted with flames that gathered together into a massive ball above him, the searing heat threatened to burn those that got too close.

Booker could hardly believe it but his attention was quickly shifted as they were being shot at, he returned fire but too late.

"CATCH THIS!"

Kain threw the massive ball at the enemy, anyone that was caught in it got melted, anyone except the 'fireman' he was caught in the very center and was turned to ash, Kain lifted his hands to the side and directed the blazing sphere away from Columbia.

Kain was breathing heavily, but not from exhaustion, he was trying to keep himself under control, the strain was severe and Booker didn't dear to get near him.

Eventually Kain was able to keep himself under lock and key again but when he looked at Booker the man's eyes had changed, from the dark green with a slightly curved pupil, they had turned completely black with red streaks running through them like a cat.

"Sorry about that, come on we need to carry on and reach the tower."

Booker immediately stopped Kain and shouted at him that he was going to answer him or he was going to die.
"We've been through this before man, you really want me to break your arm don't you?"
"Look I have been shot up into the air, into a city in the sky, I've been shot at, cursed at and people have been trying to kill me, and to top it off I have had a severe hangover ever since I got here, now you are going to tell me what the hell you are and why we are here to get some girl!"

Kain sighed, this was annoying and time consuming but he did expect it, the man decided to give him what he wanted and without any sugar coating.
"Look, I am a man just like you, but I've just had some work done, that trick is a plasmid, these guy's use vigor's and they are basically the same thing, my eyes are different because I used a very powerful and very, dangerous plasmid before, it's not something that you can just get rid though, if it was believe me I'd be the first in line to get it all out of me, and the reason we are here to get this girl, I don't know, all that I know is that we need to get her out of here and fast, this place is somehow not good for her."

Booker was hesitant but lowered his gun slowly.
"Why should I trust you?"
"Well maybe because I am the only one here helping you through this mess, that and the fact that I just saved your life a few times already."

Booker didn't like it at all but he eventually just said okay.

"Good, come on, I know a quick way through to the tower but first off we need to get you a new vigor, something that will help in battle."

They didn't go far before Kain found a bottle similar to the one that Amy gave to Booker but it was called Devil's kiss.

"Ouch, okay, fair warning, this is going to help a lot but it is going to hurt a little."
Booker saw no choice and drank the bottle, Kain was true to his word but he underestimated the pain, Booker's hands were burned away, his fingers had their flesh melted off revealing the bone, he screamed in agony but in a few moments the vigor had taken full effect and his hands returned to the way they were before.

"Easy man, take it slow, the pain is excessive and your hands will hurt for a few more minutes so take it slow."

The pair walked at a snail's pace for Booker to fully recover after his ordeal.

"The first combat vigor is the worst, the others will be easier for you to handle feeling better?"
"Much, thanks."
"Good, come on, we got to keep moving, I know this nice little place where we can take a breather and be safe."