Mephiles left Jason's shadow and looked down at him.
"Just as I thought." Mephiles said. "You haven't fully adapted to your powers. You're weak." he said, kicking Jason in the stomach. Jason landed on his back and tried to catch his breath. "If you had joined us like you were supposed to, then you would've learned how to be unbeatable. Your powers could've increased. But no. You decided to betray us and save the world. I'm starting to regret giving you this power. Maybe I should've found someone else."
"I don't think so, Mephiles." Jason said. "Remember fate? Well, I think I'm starting to believe. I was meant to have this power. I'm supposed to defeat you."
"Really?" Mephiles said. He grabbed him by the neck and threw him into a pillar. "You're doing a bad job."
Jason got up and tried to punch him. Mephiles grabbed Jason's fist and punched him five times before throwing him into the wall behind him.
"I'm more powerful in this form, Jason. You couldn't beat me before. How do you expect to beat me now?"
Jason started to get up. Mephiles stepped on his back, pressing him against the floor. Jason placed his hands down on the ground and fired light energy. It shot them both in the air. Jason fell back to the ground but Mephiles floated back down.
"A futile attempt Jason." Mephiles said. He shot Jason with dark energy. Jason yelled in pain. "There's no point in continuing. I'll give you one last chance. Join me or die."
Jason looked over at Wave. If only he knew. He looked back at Mephiles. "Never."
"Poor choice." He grabbed Jason and threw him across the room.
Jason hit the ground a slid across the hard floor. Mephiles started walking towards him. Jason tried to get back up.
"Don't bother." Mephiles said, still approaching. "Stay down. I guarantee you will feel more pain if you resist. Join me and that won't happen. I assure you."
"I don't believe that." Jason said.
"Believe it. You have two choices. Fight and, if you win, feel more pain and suffering than you have ever felt before or join me and do what you were meant to do. I leave that to you."
"I'm going to fight you. And I'm going to win. And me and my friends are going to do everything we can to keep the world safe."
"Those are some pretty powerful words coming from someone who hasn't been able lay a single punch." Mephiles said. "But I'll tell you what. Give up. Give up and die. I'll take good care of your friends. Or maybe I'll just kill them, starting with the bird."
"Wave." Jason said.
"Then the cat."
"Blaze. No." Jason said, struggling to get up.
Mephiles stopped when he got to him and raised his fist. Dark energy engulfed his fist. Just then, light emitted from Jason's entire body.
"What?" Mephiles said. "What's this?"
A huge light explosion came from Jason, knocking Crystal Mephiles across the room. He got up and looked over at Jason, who was now standing up.
"Let's do this, Meph." Jason said.