“So, what did you want to teach me?” Nick asked.

“I am going to teach you, how to gain complete control over your power.” The Master said.

“What I thought I did.” Nick said confused.

“Ah you see, your power will change color when you have complete control.” The Master said.

“What, do Maya and Rose have complete control over their powers? But yet I can still beat them without having control over mine.” Nick said.

“Well yes, they have complete control, but you have much more powerful abilities.” The Master said.

“Ok, well, how do I control it then?” Nick said.

“You need to be able to channel it.” The Master said.

“Channel it?” Nick asked. “I can already do that.”

“Not completely.” The Master said.

“Well I can channel it to make a force field and to strengthen my punches, what else is there to put power into?” Nick said.

“Well I am going to tell you how to put all of your power into just one arm, therefore resulting in the ability for a mega punch.” The Master said.

“Wait I can do that?” Nick asked.

“Yes, you can.” The Master said. “Now, Let’s get started.”

“Please, let Sophia and Rose go, he will come to save me. Even if it is just me, just let them go.” Maya said.

“No, I need you all. If he can’t find any of you he will come to find you faster.” Lilith said.

“But it will take him longer to find us if he doesn’t know where we are.” Maya said.

“I left him a message of where to find you when he returns.” Lilith said.

Maya sighed angrily. “Nick please save us.” Maya whispered to herself.

“I JUST CAN’T DO IT!” Nick yelled as he punched a hole in the wall.

“You can, and you know how, you just aren’t allowing yourself to be able to do it.” The Master said. “Think you can't do it and you will not be able to. Think you can, and believe in yourself you will most surely succeed.”

“I am going back home.” Nick said.

“You need to stay here and train.” The Master said.

“I can train in our base, besides we’ve been at this for hours.” Nick said.

“Actually you have been gone for at least a year. This room is similar to the other room only instead of making more time it speeds up the time from the real world to make it seem shorter. But because of this I made it so that hunger and thirst did not increase just like the last room.” The Master said.

“You kept me here for a year!” Nick said.

“Well… yes.” The Master said.

“Maya probably thinks I am never coming back!” Nick said.

“Well if you want to go home I can’t stop you.” The Master said. “The door is right behind you.”

Nick looked behind himself to see an opening in the shape of a door. The opening had no door but instead an image of the place he had left from.

“You may leave at anytime.” The Master said.

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Nick stood up and walked into the image and appeared where he had first seen the Master when he didn’t have his memory. He looked around and saw no one in the main room. He saw the room in order only with a mouse chewing on the corner of a slip of paper in the middle of the room. He walked over to it and gently swatted the mouse away. He picked it up and read it.

I have your three friends held hostage, the only way i will release them is if you can defeat me. Until then they will be my servants, they will help me execute my evil plans, and clean my cave. If you can’t stop me none of you will ever know freedom. You know where to find me.

-LILITH

Nick could feel the anger inside of him, he had to save them. Nick ran around in a circle making the orb in the center. He ran through it and instantly appeared in the After Lands. He looked around he could see he had appeared where he had left, he looked up to see the broken window had been fixed and looked like normal. He looked to his right and could see a cave in the distance, he dashed off towards it. It rushed to meet him as he ran to it. He stopped and stood in front of the opening of the great rock. He could hear screams of agony inside.

“Yep this is the place.” Nick quietly said to himself as he ran through the entrance. As he ran through he looked through openings he passed trying to find Maya, Rose, and Sophia, he saw cages with one person in each suspended in the air just as he had been. He heard loud sound like stone against stone off and on as if someone were digging with a stone pickaxe. He ran towards the sound, though it was hard to find from all the echoing of the cave. Nick found a familiar looking earthen dragon in a semi long tunnel digging with its stone tipped tail. Then he realized it was the same earthen dragon that he had seen standing next to Tanit in the underworld. He then noticed three people walking around the dragon carrying rocks and placing them in a cart and then going back for more. He got closer until he could see the detail in their faces. He ran up to them when he knew it was his friends.

“NICK!” Maya said being the first one to notice him, she ran to him and they embraced.

“I thought I was never going to see you again.” She said as Nick's shoulder became damp from what he figured were tears from Maya.

“I’m going to get us all out of here don't worry.” Nick said confidently.

“I wouldn't be so sure about that.” Nick heard Lilith's voice behind him say.

He speedily but also gently wiggled out of the embrace and turned to face Lilith.

“And who's going to stop me from taking them?” Nick said cockily.

“Me.” Lilith said calmly.

“I will chain you up in a cage when I'm done with you.” Nick threatened.

“We’ll see who ends up in the cage.” Lilith said equally threateningly.

Nick charged Lilith faster than light speed. Lilith casually stepped out of the way and shoved him to the ground equally as fast.

“Just admit it, I am stronger.” Lilith said.

“Never.” Nick said back.

Nick lunged at Lilith with astonishing speed. Lilith sidestepped and watched as Nick face planted into the ground. Lilith picked Nick up by his right leg. She positioned her hands so one was on holding his shin and the other was holding his thigh. She started to put pressure on his leg in an unnatural way and broke his leg.

“We can't have you running off places.” Lilith said as Nick screamed in agony.

Lilith then dropped Nick to the ground with a thud.

“NICK!” Maya yelled.

Lilith turned to face Maya, “Are you next?”

“No you are.” Maya said back with a smirk as she started charging towards Lilith.

Lilith made a swift movement for Maya’s legs. Maya jumped and barely dodging Lilith’s grasp. Maya kicked Lilith’s head into the ground breaking the solid rock that the floor was made out of. Maya kicked off of Lilith’s head and launched herself across the room putting some distance between her and Lilith. Lilith pulled her head out of the ground leaving a head sized hole in the rock. Blood dribbled down from the point of impact on her forehead. Lilith tried to wipe the blood away but only smeared it around her forehead. She growled as she disappeared and reappeared instantly behind Maya. Maya Squealed in fear as Lilith’s hands clamped down on Maya’s sides. Nick immediately looked up as his hair flipped up.

“DON’T TOUCH HER!” Nick yelled.

His broken leg started glowing such a bright blue they could hardly look his direction. He got up and stood on his broken leg without even feeling pain.

“What… but… that shouldn’t be possible.” Lilith said in disbelief.

Nick looked at her with a murderous look in his eyes. “I SAID DON’T TOUCH HER!”

Nick took of running. Lilith released Maya from her grip and pushed her aside. Maya stumbled and fell. Nick was fast enough to catch Maya before she hit the ground, he jumped at Lilith with his glowing leg. He launched at her so fast she couldn’t react in time, Nick’s arm started to glow also as he uppercutted Lilith in the gut. The punch launched her up and into the ceiling, she stayed there suspended in the ceiling. She soon fell limply to the ground leaving a body sized hole in the ceiling. Nick walked over to Lilith, she laid there not showing any sign of life.

Maya turned her head to look at Lilith and Nick. “Is she dead.”

Nick kneeled and checked her pulse. “No, it is weak but there's a pulse.”

Maya turned her head again to look at the ceiling “Can we just go home now.”

Sophia and Rose who were watching the whole fight silently, agreed.

“I... can’t take us back.” Nick said.

“Wait why.” Maya said sitting up.

“Same reason I can’t take us all home, I am just not powerful enough to take all of us. It took all I had to get back just me.” Nick said.

“Oh.” Maya said sadly as she layed back down.