At Giza, Mr. Nevins panted a bit, after an onslaught of power against Steven Cooke, as he moaned, "He's good… but not good enough. Too much damage… But I have to do something, before it gets ever worse off."

Steven called, "Had enough?"

Mr. Nevins said, "You're rather trifling. But you wouldn't dare stop me, boy!"

Steven smirked, "Pick a spot. That's where you will be buried, along with your Choujin Lifestyle."

Then, he held up his right hand and said, "Steven Cooke… I believe I have a surprise for you…"

His aura brimmed in crimson red, as Steven gasped, "NO TRICKS!"

Farra asked, "What is he doing?"

Mr. Nevins boomed, "THERE IS A REASON WHY THIS RING IS 50 FEET WIDE!"

A figure appeared from behind him, as he bellowed, "Choujin Kung Fu – Forbidden Technique! THE! WORLD!"

His aura burst out a huge wave of red. What could it mean? Is it the same powers as does MIO?

Farra cried, "HUH? STEVEN, LOOK Ooooooooooo-!"

Apparently, yes. Steven Nevins can halt time, as well! Everyone and everything halted, as Mr. Nevins walked past Steven. He then said, "Not bad, boy… MIO's The World is stronger, compared to mine, but with raw power I possess, I'm harness this power… AND MAKE IT MY OWN!"

He landed a palm strike to his back, and turned away. He called "Time starts again!"

Time resumed. Farra cried, "…ooOUT!" then gasped, "Huh?"

POW!
Steven felt the attack, and then landed onto the ground, near the center. Asahi whispered, "Whoa… How did he do that?"

Farra replied, "Steven Nevins… He… He was all the way there, and then-?"

She figured it out, "No… That's… The World!"

Asahi cried, "WHAT? STEVEN NEVINS USES THE WORLD, TOO?"

His Spirit Caller emerged, as Mr. Nevins laughed, "HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" It was a chrome-like cheetahman with a platinum gi. Its aura was coated red. Asahi gasped, "Oh, my…"

Farra snorted, "How Action 52…"

Steven groaned, "Damn… How… did he-?"

Mr. Nevins smiled, "Hokuto Shin Ken is invincible. But it's powerless against The World! THIS is my Spirit Caller, and it has the same strength as my own!"

The World roared in a war cry, as Mr. Nevins prepared to fight, "Now, Steven Cooke, 2-on-1 isn't fair, but the Cheetahman is strong! Time to suffer, A-Fist! You have not what it takes to defeat me, boy!"

Farra said, "No… It's not two-on-one… Steven Nevins's Spirit Caller is a part of him. Even if it's outnumbered odds for Steven Cooke, it's a soul's manifestation from within. Steven Cooke, far as I can tell, has NO Spirit Caller or Stand. He doesn't need one!"

Asahi cried, "OF COURSE, HE DOES! It's the only way he'll win! Steven Nevins has a Spirit Caller! And Spirits defeat other Spirits! Divine Moon! He has to unleash it!"

Steven kneeled up and said, "Me without a Stand… Ugh… You got me, pal… But I won't go down, that easily…"

He flexed himself and prepared, "Now… It's my turn! DIVINE MOON!"

His aura turned blue, and he roared in a huge cry, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

His shirt burst out, ripping to shreds, as his chest muscles expanded. He then said, posing towards Mr. Nevins, "If so powerful you are, Tiger King… Show me where the core is…"

Mr. Nevins prepared, as they resumed fighting. They rushed at each other, and slammed their fists together. Steven landed a huge axe kick, but Mr. Nevins vanished.

"HEY, STUPID! BEHIND YOU!"
PUNT!
He appeared from behind and punted him in the back. He skidded onto the ground, one his hands and knees. He raced back forward, and landed a swift kicking barrage. Mr. Nevins took most of the attack. Steven kept punching, but Mr. Nevins avoided it.

(70s music plays)
(Singer): Swung on and he missed!
Steven Nevins won't give no shit!
OH! That deadly instant kill fists, to the eyes!

A kick down, and he moved!
Knocked him down, he got nothin' to prove!
Steven Nevins!

OOH! Steven Cooke isn't giving up,
grabbed the wrist!
Break his arm!
He 'bout to do him wrong.

Punches clashed back,
thinking a plan
Those Gang Girls watching, concerned, OH LORD!

He used The World again, and appeared to the right of Steven. He landed a Kung Fu punch, to the side of the head, and Steven fell down.

Time stop sneak attack, holy shit!

He kneeled up and thought, "Damn it… This guy… uses his Spirit Caller to outwit me? Hokuto Shin Ken is invincible… but his strength is second-to-none."

The showdown continues, as Steven Cooke was losing this battle.

Mr. Nevins felt something, as he thought, "He's gotten good. He managed to get me where it hurts. But he may know something that I possess… MIO, she learns how to stop time… as does myself. I remember, six months ago, when Enyama trained me, in MIO's absence. That was the day I could stop time."

Weeks ago, inside the mansion, Nimrod aimed a shotgun at Mr. Nevins's body, as he was testing his Spirit Caller.

He narrated "To test my speed and power, I ordered my servant to fire a shotgun at me, point blank, at my back. Firearms I can easily dodge, but never swat away easily."

He called, "Fire away!"

Nimrod fired, as he narrated, "…but in an instant, it appeared as though the world stopped moving…"

His Spirit Caller emerged, and the shotgun pellets halted in front of it.

"My first thought was it was just an illusion. Whether you are a trained boxer during a fight, of someone faced with a harrowing situation, you will experience each moment during that time, as so if it were several seconds. But I assume that was the case.
But I wasn't imagining things, however. My Spirit Caller was still able to move, allowing it to easily avoid the suspended pellets."

The Spirit Caller moved out of the way, and grabbed one of the pellets, "And in such surprise, my Spirit Caller avoided the pellets… and moreover, it grabbed one of them. This is NO illusion!"

Enyama roared, "Lord Nevins! I am certain that you will master this ability to control time, much as Lord MIO has! You must truly believe in your ability to stop time! It must come as naturally as breathing. Despite that you are excellently trained as a Kung Fu master, your body is Zen, and worthy of the power to stop time. You must reach the point to where it comes completely natural. Only then, you will experience this power, naturally towards you!"

She grinned, "…and then… Oh, yes…"

She cheered and cackled, "YOU ARE THE TRUE EMPEROR OF THIS WORLD! CONTROLLING TIME COMES NATURAL TO YOU! AHHHH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HAAAAAAAA!"

XXXXX

After that, eventually, the cogs of time and The World engaged towards one another. It felt as though as light flowed into my body. Never had I experienced such power. Such a magnificent feeling!

Steven Nevins bellowed, "I, Steven Nevins, am destined to be able to surpass ALL lifeforms on this planet, including Spirits and Stands! Although, right now, I can only stop time for only three seconds, mine and MIO's power will grow stronger! And the time limit will extend, by the day!"

He stared at Steven Cooke and said, "And you, dear A-Fist… SHOW ME IF YOU CAN PROVE ME WRONG!"

He charged at him, as Steven barked, "FINE!"

He landed a swift punt to the stomach. He gagged, as Steven said, "Too slow, old man…"

POW!
He landed a swift punch, and then a barrage of left kicks. And then he landed a roundhouse to the skull. Mr. Nevins dropped to one knee, and then moaned, "Grah! This guy… He's got me cornered. I will not stand for this…"

He ran at him, as the fight progressed.

Episode 41: MIO's World (Part 3)
Chapter 3: The Fall of The World!
Peter & Chazz's Ultimate Plan!

Meanwhile, MIO continued the chase, as she growled, "You two are dead!"

She roared, "THE WORLD! Grind to a HALT!"

Time halted again, as she went closer to Peter. She noticed something on his wrist, as his hands nudged. She then looked at her right arm, and figured it out. She cackled, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

She pulled out a magnetic button from one of her bracelets, and then chuckled, "You had me going, did you? A MAGNET? FOR SERIOUSLY? You make it act like that it was all to bluff me! Well, I am not stupid…"

She placed the magnet onto his wrist and added, "You managed to deceive me, but… you've proven to be as clever as you are…"

She flew off, and hovered towards Peter like a missile, "HOWEVER! In spite that useful trick, it proves one thing! YOU CANNOT STOP TIME, AT ALL! NICE TRY, BUT ONLY I CAN STOP TIME! You're incapable of moving, while I am free to move at will, when time has stopped! All I did was burn off a few seconds of your life! THIS ENDS NOW! DIE, PETER GIESE!"

She launched a huge right hook towards Peter's waist, but Darkness Devil appeared and launched a punch of his own.
"ORAAAAAAAAA!" Devil pierced onto The World's stomach. MIO spouted blood from her mouth, as she was badly hurt.

"WHAT?" MIO cried, "The magnets… They were… They were a diversion!"

Peter moved a bit, as she thought, "No… He can move! He tricked me! …although, he was able to move for a brief moment… and I thought because he wouldn't! Damn it! It was all a trap to lure me in, and I fell for it!"

She snarled, "OF ALL PEOPLE, OF THIS BUNCH OF LOWLY MAGGOTS, OF THIS USELESS TROUPE OF HUMANITY! HIM! OF ALL PEOPLE! HE HAD THE GALL TO EVADE THE WORLD OF STOPPED TIME! IT'S INFURIATING!"

MIO was sent flying, as she plummeted into a huge glass window. She was mildly cut with shards of glass. Peter hung on, and said, "PHEW! I managed to move, but not for long. So… I think I figured it out… but it's not much…"

Chazz sighed, "Good grief… Fatass! If you're done hanging around, give ME MIO!"

Peter said, as he was hanging onto a huge sign, "Go on ahead. I'll meet you in a bit!"

MIO's body was laid down, with her left leg severed. She sat up and groaned, "Ungh… You! Woman!"

She told the female clerk and pointed at her limb, "Fetch my leg to me… Please, make haste! DO AS I COMMAND! Act as though you are a flight attendant, bringing it to me, as you would serve caviar and drink to a First Class passenger! I'm serious!"

Chazz appeared, and then kicked her leg towards her. He said, "Guess if I don't go for your head, my attacks won't do shit to you."

He used his healing powers to mend MIO's leg. He then said, "I can't fight you with one leg. That was just your leg. It's unfair to fight a one-legged woman in an ass-kicking contest."

MIO said, "But you dare strike a woman… namely me…"

MIO was latched onto the female clerk, with her right hand. The clerk was dead, with puncture marks on her neck, and her eyes rolled up. Chazz said, "I take it that you're neither woman nor man. Just a demon from hell. The downside of it is that I healed your strength. But it doesn't do you good, now that we get your score."

MIO threw the woman's corpse down, and vanished. She appeared behind Chazz, and was atop of a street sign. MIO said, "Your eyes followed me, which means you can see every single move. I, MIO, will to make you, Chazz Princeton, and the rest of your friends, perish!"

Chazz said, as he was annoyed, "Thanks for that. Nervous, baby doll?"

MIO continued, "Not at all. Heather gave you the advantage. Because you learned about my secret to my Stand, it allowed you time to figure it out, so that you could make your move, while time stopped, and thus invade my world."

She vanished, and was atop a roof, "But now, I want to know… How long are you planning on staying within The World, and start to move within my stopped time? Two seconds? Three? Or maybe five seconds, and pretend that you cannot?"

Chazz thought, "This is bad… The Big One can move in an instant. But having to go through time… I have to learn how to move, like his Spirit. My Ojama Star is not powerful enough, like Steven or Fatass… but for now, I'll try."

MIO said, "If I were to guess, the Giese fellow can only move for an instant. However, since he managed to invade my time stopped world, I will no longer underestimate him, by coming closer. In spite of this, I still have the advantage!"

She shouted, "PRINCETON! YOUR DEFEAT WILL COME TO BEING, REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG YOU ARE CAPABLE OF MOVING, WHILE TIME HAS STOPPED!"

She held up silver daggers in each hand, and said, "You look rather pale, Princeton! The sight of these knives alone would make you realized that Michelle Nevins's fate is about to exist onto you!"

Chazz snarled, "Asshole! Is she out of her mind?"

He leapt at her, but MIO cried, "HAH! There is NO escape! THE WORLD!"

Time paused, as MIO floated up to Chazz, armed with daggers. She shouted, "Five seconds left!"

She threw the blades, and they halted by his body. She stated, "Time will start again soon. But once it does, do you think this Ojama Star will be able to deflect ALL of these daggers at once? If I were a betting woman, I believe that is a one-in-a-million chance it works."

She kept throwing, and cried, "FOUR SECONDS!
Bear witness your own demise! It must be truly terrifying! Only THREE seconds remain!"

SMASH! SMASH!
Chazz's Ojama Star somehow moved, knocking back a couple knives. MIO said, as he stopped, "Only two seconds left… Is that your best you got? That proves you're more inept than me… and I'm far experienced."

She stepped back, as she said, "One second left… … … … Zero…"

The knives zoomed forward, but Ojama Star deflected them all!
"DORARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARA!"

STAB!
However, a few landed onto his shoulders and chest. MIO said, "Almost… but one more… for good measure! One can never be too careful."

She threw an extra dagger, right into his head. Chazz plummeted down to the ground, into the concrete. MIO smirked, "Now to be perfectly honest, I expected much from you… the guy that almost bested me. He heals my leg, which results in his downfall."

Chazz was lying on the ground, motionless and with knives in his body. His eyes opened, as he grumbled, "Good grief… That bitch owes me a new coat. I paid good money for it."

He looked in his clothes, as he seemed fine. He said, as his shirt had a book inside, "I knew MIO would try something like that, with those knives. So I stuffed my shirt and old magazines, as a makeshift armor."

He brushed off the knife in his head, and said, "But she actually missed my skull. I never expected her to be so callous. If I have any hope of getting out of this alive, I need to wait for my chance to strike. Fatass and Ninja Girl… They're somewhere around here… If I don't find a way to smash her skull in, I'm done for."

He played dead, as MIO grabbed a street sign. She said, "Nobody can heal you now… DIE!"

She raised her sign high and prepared to swung down. As she went closer, knives appeared from out of nowhere.

STAB!
MIO screamed, as she was stabbed in the back, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

They were kunai knives! And they were thrown by Yamabuki. She shouted, "BURN IN HELL, MIO!"

He gasped, "YAMABUKI!"

She stabbed Chariot's onto MIO's head. Time suddenly stopped, as she felt the jab. She groaned, "Time has stopped…"

She pulled herself out of the katana, and moaned, "Yamabuki… She had to intervene?"

She tapped onto her chest, and said, "And now time will resume!"

Time resumed, as Yamabuki was sent flying into the brick wall. She dropped down, as MIO said, "Useless ninja! A little more accuracy and force, you could've severed my brain from my body, with your katana, resulting in stopping my regeneration ability!"

Yamabuki groaned, "Damn… bitch! It's impossible!" and then collapsed in pain.

MIO held the street sign up and roared, "THE MIGHTY MIO WILL NEVER SUCCUMB TO SNEAK ATTACKS! WHEN WILL YOU ALL ACCEPT THAT YOU CANNOT KILL ME? You're ALL pawns, destined to be put in check! YOUR death will bring an end to you! As for this band of pathetic Egyptian Tour Guides, once I am done with you, and Steven Nevins done with the rest, The Gang is wiped out completely!"

MIO went closer, as Chazz thought, "No… She's going after Yamabuki? I played dead, to trick her into killing me… but Yamabuki… I need to act fast! Where's the other guy?"

MIO prepared to swing, as she cried, "GOODBYE, YAMABUKI!"

She stopped, as Chazz's hand twitched. She dashed off and sat on a small pillar. She thought, as she was curious, "Huh? What was that, just now? Princeton isn't dead? Hmmm… No… He's still breathing, I see… That means I can kill him instantly. But still… I can't go near him…"

Guns were aimed at her head, as the police appeared. One policeman shouted, "Hands in the air! Don't move!"

MIO stayed still, as she smirked, "That'll work…"

The police aimed their guns and prepared to fire, but MIO vanished, appearing between them. MIO chuckled, "Hi, boys~!"

WHAM!
She smashed the face of the first officer, as she said to the second one, "Excellent timing, officer. If you want to shoot someone, shoot this guy."

She pointed at Chazz and said, "Shoot his leg, torso, or anywhere."

The policeman growled, "NO! You're under arrest for assaulting an officer!"

MIO smirked, "But officer… I didn't hit you…"
STAB!
"Yet."

She stabbed the policeman in the neck, and then controlled him. He forcefully fired his gun, and shot at his coat, missing his skin. MIO, not impressed, released the officer, and he fell dead. She sighed, "Perhaps I was imagining things. Sort of a post-death spasm."

She did shoot him, right into the kidneys. But Ojama Star, as fast as it is, caught the bullet, before hitting his organs.

"Clever bitch… At least she's focused on me, instead of Yamabuki. But now… I have to stall, before the Big Guy shows up."

MIO heard something, and approached Chazz, "Hmm… I hear breathing… What was it? Maybe his heartbeat…"

Chazz used Ojama Star to stop his heart, for the moment, as Chazz groaned, "She cannot know I am alive… If I black out, she'll not hear it. Feigning death will be useful with my Ojama Star."

MIO felt the ground and sighed, "Nope. Surely he's dead. Damn it…"

She approached him and roared, "WELL THEN! I guess I can cut off his head then, just to be sure! That's not a problem, is it?"

She held up the sign like an ax, and then said, "Surely this will be perfect, Princeton!"

Ojama Star restarted his heart, as MIO swung down. Ojama Star suddenly appeared, as MIO shrieked, "WHAT?"

Chazz sat up, as MIO cried, "HE WAS FAKING IT! I KNEW IT!"

Ojama Star landed a swift punch, but MIO cried, "THE WORLD! TIME ST-!"

But she was smashed in the skull, as Chazz said, "Don't even think about it, MIO! All I did was smash your fucking brains open. I'm not healing that wound, this time! The Gang wants you dead, bitch!"

MIO cried, as her skull was smashed, "Im… Impossible!"

Ojama Star finished the punch, sending MIO flying into the streets. She crashed onto the concrete, and was badly hurt. Chazz thought, "Finally… But the Old Hag said that MIO survived underwater for years… at the bottom of the ocean, like it took over a century. She could be alive. I cannot relax just yet."

Yamabuki was coming to, as she groaned, "Did… you get her?"

He said, "Not quite. Your injuries…"

She called, "Never mind me! Now's your chance… avenge the deaths of Rookie and Yoko!"

Chazz snarled, "I haven't forgotten… Bitch killed Heather and the Old Hag…"

Yamabuki was pinned down, as she coughed, "Ugh… Bastard. Now I cannot move anymore… How pathetic…"

He said, "I'll treat to you later. I think I'm getting the hang of Ojama Star's abilities."

Yamabuki giggled, "Yeah… You do that, fam…"

He then removed some of the knives and said, "Just wait here. It won't take long…"

MIO was on the ground, as she was holding her head, "I… should kill you… where you St-, aaagh!"

She dropped to the ground, gushing out blood from her head. She groaned, as her legs were badly hurt, "What the hell? My legs… No… They cannot move… I can't even stand! MY HEAD IS ACHING! HOW COULD I, MIO, SUFFER SUCH DAMAGE SUCH AS THIS? He damaged my head, all to suffer my legs going numb. I have to react, fast… He's going to hurt me! He actually damaged me like that! Shit, shit, shit! What now? I am the pinnacle of perfection! How could I lose to such a greenhorn?"

Chazz dusted himself off, as he said, "Now…"

He doused MIO in a liquid, as he continued, "…you'll be easier to track, now that you're coated with gasoline. I feel bad for kicking a girl when she's down… but with you, I don't give a shit! You killed a few of my friends, along the way, even innocent bystanders. Rook, Heather, the cat… and even the Old Hag; Yamabuki, Cassandra, and Mundy were victims, and they cannot continue… thanks to you! So I really don't feel bad! So don't expect any mercy."

He held up a lighter and said, "Now, burn…"

MIO laughed, as she was holding onto the stairs. She moaned, as she was cackling evilly.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! HAAAAAAAAAAA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

MIO laughed louder and louder. She then roared out, "HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! MWAH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! AHHHHHHHHH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

ALL four of her Power Cores flashed, at the same time, ripping most of her skin on her chest off. She hollered at the top of her lungs, "COME FORTH! THE WORRRRRRRRRRLD!"

Time began to halt. Chazz tried to run after her, but he stopped after one second. MIO crawled to a car that was driving off, and then moaned, "That place…"

She reached for the car, and grabbed onto the bumper, "Time… … …starts again, as usual!"

Time resumed, as she was driving off. Chazz growled, as he said, "Good grief… Not again."

He held up a knife he pulled out of his body, "Using her ears, she was able to sense nearby cars coming this way… Clever, but… Bitch thinks she can run away to heal… THINK AGAIN!"

He threw the knife in huge speed, and it landed onto the car's tire, missing MIO. She gasped, and suddenly let go, dropping to the street, rolling down and mashing up her entire body, in gashes and scars. MIO's clothes were also ruined, as she was helpless on the ground. She moaned, "No… That place I must go to…"

She went to a manhole and opened it. But Peter suddenly returned, as he grinned, "Hey, MIO, you forgot about me? No escape for the deadly catches."

He emerged from the manhole and said, in a black aura, covered in darkness, "Death awaits… MIO, this is over for you. You're done! Time to accept it!"

MIO stood up and roared, "NO! YOU'RE DONE! THE WOR-!"

POW!
"ORA! ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!" He landed a huge barrage of dark punches at MIO, tearing her clothes off, leaving only her black blouse and pants. MIO was sent flying, as he smiled, "Done and done…"

MIO roared, as she was flying, "YOU FELL FOR IT, YOU DUMB IDIOT! ONCE AGAIN, MY GENIUS LEADS TO MY VICTORY! DOES THIS STREET LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU? OR IF YOU'RE JUST A STUPID TOURIST, DO ALL STREETS LOOK THE SAME?!"

Peter asked, "Huh? What?"

CRASH!
She landed onto the street, producing a huge smokescreen. He looked around, as he thought, "Eh, what was he talking about?"

He gasped, "Wait… The café… That was-? It can't be! What have I done?"

He snarled, "BASTARD! SHE WOULDN'T!"

The smoke cleared, after MIO landed, as her lips turned blue and her hair wavy and black. She hissed, "You've failed… You see, my intention was to go to that place… The place where lies the body of Michelle Nevins… and now her blood is mine!"

She jabbed her fingers into her body, and sucked out a portion of blood from her neck, healing her wounds. Peter snarled, "Damn you… MIO! YOU'RE DEAD!"

Gang Break!

MIO (updated)
Alignment: Evil
Pure Heart: Unsure
Abilities: Time Stop, Precise Strikes, Empowered Strength, Vampiric Powers
Destructiveness: A
Speed: A
Range: C
Durability: A
Precision: B
Developmental Potential: B

Back in Giza, Steven and Mr. Nevins continued to brawl, but Mr. Nevins called, as he was punching, "GIVE UP! You're no match for me!"

They traded blows, as Steven stepped back. He launched a huge kick to his waist, and then Mr. Nevins blocked his assault. Then he smirked, and used The World. Time stopped, and then leapt backwards, heading behind him. He then said, "Checkmate! This is how I bested Saya Kisaragi, in battle! Never saw it coming!"

He landed a brutal left punch to the spine, and said, "Time starts again!"

Time resumed, but…
POW!
Steven avoided the strike and landed a swift kick to the face. He then roared, punching in rapid-fire punches, "AHHHHHHHHHH-ATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA! WAAAAAAAAAH-TAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

And one final blow, he lands a huge stomach punch to his solar plexus. Steven lands a huge knee to the face, and roared, "AAAAAAAAGH!"

Farra cheered, "AWESOME!"

Mr. Nevins stumbled back, and hollered, "You damned fool!"

He rushed at him, and Steven avoided it. He used his Time Stop, and saw that he was about to go behind him. He turned around, and then restarted time, but he was stomped in the head, by Steven's axe kick. He dropped down, as Steven said, "Good… I managed to figure out his quick speed… He uses The World as a handicap for predictions… But whatever his secret is… It's plenty to understand."

Mr. Nevins groaned, "This… proves… nothing…"

He snarled, "How? How could he have known about The World's power? I have to think fast… This boy, he's learning the ropes… But… It looks like I'll have to resort to going all-out…"

He called out, "You're a quick learner, Cooke! But it appears that it'll be all for naught!"

Asahi said, "What is he planning? I don't like this."

Farra said, "I thought for sure that Steven Cooke got him. But no mere human would wound a god, like Mr. Nevins."

She replied, "The way he reacted, after split-second movement, Steven Cooke's eyes were locked onto the man. He's using The World Spirit Caller to teleport. Or, it could be something else. But what? If Steven doesn't figure it out, he's not going to stop his Spirit Caller. This is a man that was once an arrogant prick, until heartache and heartbreak changed him into what he is today! Steven Cooke isn't faltering to anyone, not even against a man he once idolizes. Steven Cooke's a tool for justice! Steven Nevins, he may be righteous, but right now, he's the opposite! He doesn't care what happens. Deep down in his heart, I know this… His family is his main focus… and he's hiding his true self, to make sure that he stays emotionless and cold."

Steven Nevins stepped back and said, "You're cocky, I'll give you that. But knowing my full potential, I'm going to make sure that this mistake will NOT happen again!"

He thought, as he felt worried, "It's possible that I can counter his attacks… But how can he fight back, if I can outsmart him? He's too tricky…"

Asahi said, "Come on, Steven, I hope you got a plan…"

Steven posed, as Mr. Nevins said, "You're pretty excellent, Cooke. But I think I had my fill of strength. Why not we go all-out, and test our strengths?"

He charged at him and roared, "I GO FIRST!"

He landed rapid punches and roared, "SUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEYSUEY!"

Steven blocked his barrage, and countered with his own barrage, "AAAAATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!"

They continued punching, as Farra thought, "Evenly matched! Steven's Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken… is even with Mr. Nevins's own barrage of fists!"

Asahi shivered, "But his fury of flurries… It's overpowering Steven Cooke's offense… Steven Nevins is using his own full strength!"

Mr. Nevins had him cornered, and then continued on, "NOW! BURY IN THE DIRT, A-FIST COOKE!"

SLAM!
Steven was slammed down by a right hook, and fell to the floor. Mr. Nevins dusted himself off, as he posed in a Kung Fu stance, "Choujin Kung Fu can even overpower the art of Hokuto Shin Ken! Not even The World would be outwitted and outmatched by my awesome strength!"

Steven kneeled up, and then growled, "That bastard… He MOCKS ME?"

He roared and charged onto Mr. Nevins. They exchanged punches, but Steven Cooke's rage was able to slam his fist into his chin. He groaned, as he started to pant, "The one thing I will not be… is just like you, a heartless old man who cares only of his own strength! I will not kill you, but if you push my buttons once more, Steven Cooke won't hesitate to commit such a murder on you, old fool!"

Mr. Nevins asked, "You won't, or can't? Either or? Huh? I see friendship is all that matters."

Steven yelled, "I don't care about this fight! What about your family? Are you going to let your wife, Heather, die, from your master's hand?"

"Why do I care? My wife is precious to me! MIO promised me that she wouldn't hurt her. That is all."

"And what happens if she is dead? Then what? If by some chance, Heather is dead, what is next for you? If MIO kills her, then what? You're going to walk away from it? You're going to ignore her death and be a griefless widow? IS THAT IT?"

"You shut your mouth about my family! My father is dead, because of MIO! I swore allegiance to be stronger, and to be over my sister, who is my equal! I DO NOT CARE IF MY WIFE DIES OR NOT! BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO SUFFER, ANY FURTHER!"

Farra said, in worry, "He does care. It's almost like he's on MIO's side, just for Heather's safety…"

Asahi looked on, "Wait… If Steven Nevins is on MIO's side, he should have a gem on his chest…"

"Huh?"

"Look at his bare chest and abs. See? He has NO Power Core."

"But… He's aligned with MIO, and he's not embedded with MIO's lusty gems!"

Mr. Nevins, earlier, crushed his red Power Core, not needing it. And he also promised that if Heather or his daughters die in MIO's hands, he will not be held responsible for killing MIO. Unfortunately, he doesn't know that MIO broke his promise, and slewed his wife.

He concluded, "Even if she did break her promise, I wouldn't hold it against me. If she is after lustful gain and destruction of the world, I won't hold back! I trust her with my life!"

He pointed at him and shouted, "SO, DON'T YOU DARE BRING HEATHER IN THIS!"

Steven yelled, "WHY SHOULD I? YOUR WIFE IS YOUR ONLY RAY OF HOPE, AND YOU'RE THROWING IT AWAY! YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH TO YOUR TRAINING! YOU THREW IT AWAY! YOU LOST ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP YOURSELF, WHEN YOU SIDED WITH THE VAMPIRE! DON'T YOU GET IT? SHE KILLED STEPHANIE MCMAHON! SHE HAS HER BODY! AND SHE'S GOING TO KILL US ALL! THIS IS NOT FOR THE FANS OR FAMILY! THIS IS FOR EVERYONE! HUMANITY'S FUTURE IS ON THE LINE!"

Steven Nevins glared at him and said, "And what if it means to slay you? I trust MIO, with my life, I could care less about the future! YOUR COUNTRY OF AMERICA IS FALLING TO SHIT! AND YOUR PRESIDENT IS A GODDAMN ARROGANT JIVE-ARSE MOTHER-FUCK-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Steven snarled, "You… You leave Iizuka out of this… You don't talk back to me about what the future holds. Steven Cooke knew of the future… without humanity… before you can rack it into your Southern-Fried Brain, you hick!"

Mr. Nevins glared, as Steven prepared to fight. He hissed, "So be it…"

He turned to the girls and said, "And it seems that they're stepping aside on this one, and they agree with what you said. I am a turncoat… a traitor… a defector… You're saying I betrayed The Gang!"

He boomed in a reddish aura, "I NEVER LEFT THE GANG'S SIDE!"

"YOU LIE!" Steven boomed in a bluish aura.

He rushed towards Mr. Nevins, but sidestepped from the attack, and shouted, "FOOL! I'm going to break you into two! But instead, I think it's time I give you a handicap, to prove my point!"

He waved his arms about and cried, "THE WORLD!"

Time suddenly halted, as Steven stopped instantly, after three seconds. Mr. Nevins growled, "No… He's… He's suddenly moving instantly… Impressive. That gives me enough time to react…"

He dashed over to the girls and said, "If you wish to not kill me, then… I have an idea…"

He held up two brooches from his hand and said, "Remember these, ladies? Parker Andrews made these, just for you in New York. Now… I did you the favor!"

He threw the brooches, both were golden and with the eye of Osiris marked on it. They were implanted onto their bare spots of their chest, as Steven Nevins cackled, "NOW! TIME STARTS AGAIN!"

Time resumed, as Farra gasped, "What was that about?"

Asahi shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAGH! NO! WHAT IS THIS?"

She looked at her brooch, and cried, "No-no-no… He tricked us!"

Farra looked at hers and snarled, "THAT BASTARD!"

Asahi pleaded, "NO! I don't want to be a mannequin again! Please… Mr. Nevins, I beg of you!"

Farra removed it, but it was grafted into her skin, "NO! It's stuck! That asshole! He…"

Asahi cried, "It's stuck onto our skin, unlike the other brooches we wore! This cannot be happening! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"

Steven whispered, "Girls… I didn't… see it-."

Farra sobbed, "Steven, do not worry about us… Just beat this guy's ass for us…"

Steven growled, "No… You son of a bitch…"

Asahi sobbed, as she closed her eyes, "I don't want to… I'm not a mannequin… I'm not… I must… resist…"

Steven Nevins then said, as he was smirking, "You wish to have me remove the brooches to conceal your fate? They are NOT the brooches that Parker Andrews made…"

Asahi gasped, as Farra asked, "What are you talking about? You can't make us into your personal sexy mannequins!"

Mr. Nevins held his hand up and said, "Actually, how about making you my bitches?"

He snapped his fingers, and the brooches started to glow. Instantly, both Farra & Asahi's eyes turned blank and transparent, like hollow eyes. Their bodies were standing straight, as Steven yelled, "ASAHI! FARRA!"

Mr. Nevins smiled, "Who said I was gonna make them mannequins? That was a failed project. I had a better idea… When I said that I wanted them as my bitches…"

Their heads dropped down, as he concluded, "Well… Figure it out, A-Fist… Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…"

Farra's brown eyes turned red and hostile, likewise Asahi's blue eyes. They were red and hostile, much like Saya Kisaragi, and they were in a demonic aura. They hovered over to the edge of the ring, and then stared at Steven, cold and menacingly. Steven growled, "What have you done to them?"

Farra snarled, "Kill… A-Fist… Kill… Steven Cooke…"

Asahi hissed, "Lord Nevins… We obey…"

He used the golden brooches on Farra and Asahi, and turned them into mindless and obedient zombies! He called out, "It's like you said, Steven Cooke! You are not the tool of the injustice! But can someone that is righteous as I am would even fight off his own friends?"

Steven thought, as Farra and Asahi slowly prepared to fight, "That maniac! He made Farra and Asahi into his puppets! And I thought being turned back to wood was a fate worse off. BASTARD! He's no worse than Broken Matt, Anna Nishikinomiya, or MIO! But I can't fight them…"

Farra unleashed her flames, and barked, "Prepare to die!"

Steven said, "Steven Cooke isn't afraid of you! I will never kowtow to my friends! But I will stop you, but I won't kill you!"

Asahi held her bracelet up and pressed the red button, "I'd like to see you try, you wretch! Strength!"

Her aura shone red, as Farra called out, "BLEED FOR ME, STEVEN COOKE!"

He blocked her punches, as Asahi joined in on the battle. She roared, "IN THE NAME OF LORD MIO! DIE, A-FIST!"

They continued to punch at him, as Mr. Nevins was watching on in delight. He said, "If this doesn't set his blood boiling, nothing will."

Steven fought off the two controlled Gang Girls, as he was helpless. He snarled, "You bastard!"

OH, NO! MIO sucked on Michelle Nevins's blood, and Steven Nevins has controlled Farra Stevens & Asahi Sakurai! IS ALL SEEMED LOST?
Don't miss the climactic finale to Act 3, in the next exciting chapter!

To be continued…