Chapter 27

Meanwhile.

He watched it all from the window that hovered above the sumo arena. 106 was smiling wickedly to the results. "It appears there are merely ten of them left… they are starting to outgrow the place."

The sumo wrestlers he had tricked into coming to his 'stable' worked out far better than expected. Not to mention, keeping the heroes busy, he has been placing canisters of monster pheromone bout the cities when he felt they were getting too close for comfort. He has suffered great losses thanks to the Brawlers, but as of late, he has noticed they are backing off thanks to the help of the Neo Heroes.

Still, he was proud of what he was able to accomplish recently. "The strong eat the weak, that the law of the jungle. And the law of monsters as we know, so far I can see that there are two who are going to make it to the end, Haru and Ryo…"

"Master, what is the purpose of this?" his underling asked.

106 smiled wickedly. "You will know soon enough, now, let's check on our progress shall we?"

He turned away from the window as his underling was going over the sheets. "We have managed to isolate the trait you wanted…"

"Oh?"

"Indeed, however it is far too unstable for master to use just yet…"

106 nodded as he looked down at his arms. Needle marks covered his arms, and if he were to lift his pant legs, they would be there as well. "We need that Brawler DNA," he said.

"Everything is falling into place. All the information you have sent to Dr. Fink has been used and he is going to fully pursuit the information given to him, as well there is political backing for all of this, needless to say master, Garou's family, their days are numbered!"

He nodded. "I just hope Ubet keeps to his end of the agreement…"

"Master, why do you want the Sweet Six?"

106 paused as he glared at his underling. "Why? Because two of them have something I greatly desire. The power of Amai Mask, and the blood of a Brawler. Two key components I need to ensure my own evolution is without fail!" he stated. "With those two, I can finish what I started. The world thinks Garou is a threat to them, they have NO idea what a threat is until I am through with my own evolution! He will be nothing but fodder to me!"

His underling smiled, just as they heard a blood curdling scream. Checking back at the window. Ryo just took down his opponent… and began to devour him alive. "Ensure that after this battle, they refrain from such activity for a month. I want them starving when they go into their next battle!"

"Yes Master,"

106 left the room, he ventured about his underground facility but he had to venture to one room.

It was his favorite after all, and the subject within, well, it was one he could never be without. Anywhere he went, the subject came with him of course. After all.

It's not every day one find the monster heart of Lord Orochi!

He would stare into the glass, filled with fluid to keep it alive and well. It beat only for him, when Genus approached, the heart appeared to beat out of excitement. "Soon, soon." He said in a soothing tone. "As soon as I prefect my body, you will become my new heart, then, the true king of the monsters shall take his place!" he decreed. "Just a little while longer…" he said and caressed the glass.

It was thanks to this heart that he is able to create monster cells, he has been able to modify them to befit his needs, such as slowly turning the sumo wrestlers into power hungry cannibals. When his final product is unleashed, he knows it will devastate the world around it! And if he times it right, there will be no one to stand in its way as it consumes and grows bigger and stronger!

But in due time, he knows not to rush this. After all, getting somewhere in a hurry will leave behind a trail, as well as flaws in his perfect plan…