The Group knew that things had been stepped up a notch since there had been lots of attacks on the slayers by The Dark Gift Generals.

The training had been stepped up and the slayers were being forced to travel in groups to avoid them being singled out and killed.

Ryan was giving the weaker members of the group more attention, this included Xander, Raheem and Willow. Willow complained

"But my magic is enough to defend me!"

"I'M NOT LISTENING TO THAT ROSENBERG! NOW YOU HAVE SEVENTY-EIGHT MORE SIT UPS TO DO! LOOK THE GUY'S ARE PASSING YOU OUT ARE YOU GOING TO LET MEN WALK ALL OVER WOMEN?" Ryan was acting like a soldier as a joke to raise the morale of the group he even dressed up in the camouflage. As he said what he said Willow started to nod and say.

"You're right I'm not letting the men beat me! I'M A WOMAN I'M STRONG I CAN DO THIS! I CAN FEEL THE BURN...wait how many more?"

"WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY IT'S A HUNDRED!" Ryan walked over to Xander. Xander was doing his sit ups. He murmured to himself.

"Thirty, Thirty one." But When Ryan came over he said aloud.

"Fifty two, Fifty three!"

"Bullshit! What are you really on?"

"Thirty five, Thirty six."

"That's fine keep it up. I mean eh...I WANT TO SEE YOU LOOSE SIXTY POUNDS OF SWEAT!"

Ryan walked next to Raheem and lay down beside him.

"Run this by me one more time, you have half the strength of a slayer and half everything else."

"That's it!"

"Uh...yeah okay...a bit odd...Well so you're half a slayer?"

"Eh...yeah I suppose...I prefer Demi-Slayer!"

"That's fine." Ryan jumped up and said to himself.

"Still the only...True...full power...ass kickin'...Balls Bustin'...Male Slayer on...the planet."

Angel came up to Ryan.

"Hey Buffy wants to talk to you...I'll take over here."

"Affirmative...hey aren't you from Ireland?"

"Yes but that was...a very long time ago."

"What part are you from?"

"Galway."

"I'm from Cork."

"I though the accent was familiar." Ryan but his cool army slant hat on Angel's head. But as he walked away Angel called him and through the hat at him.

"It's not my style." Ryan placed it on his own head and gave Angel an army salute and walked up to a cabin over looking the training hall. Buffy was waiting for him.

"How are they doing?"

"They'd take on vampires but a general is beyond there ability."

"We always get the fun guys."

"Yep as is the way of the strong."

"What to defend the weak."

"And look cool while you do it." Buffy looked at Ryan's camouflage and started laughing.

"Hey I'll have you know this is considered the latest fashion in Italy."

"We're in Italy and no...no it's not!"

"I keep forgetting that little factor."

"Yeah, I'm sure."

Buffy pointed out the window.

"Darius isn't meant to be that strong is he?" Ryan looked out the window and saw Darius bench-pressing about six hundred pounds.

"Holy Jesus."

"How can he...?"

"Unless he...?"

"No..."

"He must have..."

"BASTERD!" Shouted Ryan before making for the door, he leaned out the door and called Darius to join them.

"So...how in god's name are you bench pressing about six hundred pounds?"

"Well...we've killed a lot of super strong demons I think one of them might have like passed on his strength or maybe it was when some of Daemon's blood spilt on me!"

"I don't think so, because Giles has told me and Buffy that people with long hair suddenly...or with white hair have used Dark Gifts!"

"Don't worry I'm fine, they don't have a good rap that's all...Like Drugs."

"Drugs are bad!"

"Yeah...I...suppose...yeah they are."

"This is very serious." Just then a car screeching and crashing outside could be heard.

Ryan and a few others ran outside to see what had happened.

They saw an upside-down car and standing behind the wreck was the Dark Gift General Von Liechtenstein.

"Aww...shit this guy!" Ryan thought to himself.

"I want either the Dark Gifts or my master would like to settle it once and for all!"

Von Liechtenstein was very serious.

"Well then lets go." Ryan was ready this time.

"No not now...in two nights...the warehouse were you first found them. Perhaps we can have a quick fight now."

Ryan ran at Von Liechtenstein and started to punch him and kick him. By the time he stopped Von Liechtenstein had done nothing and stood tall and proud were he first stood when Ryan attacked. He quickly extended one hand and grabbed Ryan around the throat. Ryan grabbed Von Liechtenstein's arm and started punching Von Liechtenstein in the face...again to no effect. Von Liechtenstein threw Ryan back to the slayers and wiped some blood from his face.

Other slayers ran at Von Liechtenstein and tried to attack him. His movements were faster then anything any of them were used to. He blocked and dodged with grace and precision. He looked like something from a movie-like an Agent from the Matrix. He soon started to elbow slayers in the face, kick them in the gut and to the last one left standing...dug his hand into her chest.

People crowded around the slayer.

"Now I shall take my leave." Von Liechtenstein's voice was calm and heartless. Raheem tried throwing a rock at him but he caught it and threw it to the floor.

"Don't try it boy."