Eric didn't take too long to wake up, after a few minutes he regained his senses only to see Gabriel sitting on a rock beside him...

Eric-I lost huh?

Gabriel-Yes.

Eric-Why didn't you finish me off?

Gabriel-You didn't kill anyone.

Eric-Absolute justice huh?

Gabriel-More or less.

Eric-Strange...

Gabriel-What?

Eric-Now I recognize you.

Gabriel-What do you mean?

Eric-During the last fight, it felt...it felt like I was fighting someone else.

Gabriel-Huh?

Eric-I won't ask you about it. Neither will I try to read your mind. You have your reasons to keep this power a secret.

Gabriel-Yes.(To be honest, I don't have the slightest clue about that)

Eric-With this power...maybe I was wrong. Maybe you are the Messiah this world needs.

Gabriel-Save your breath Eric, I need you to teleport me back to Carmen and to bring her back to normal.

Eric-Yes...You proved to me that justice is absolute, my point of view wasn't the right one.

Gabriel-No Eric, today I found out that those with power decide what's right and what's wrong, those with power get to define justice.

Eric-Maybe it is so...Maybe you are the one who will bring the new era.I'll take you to Carmen now.

Gabriel-Yes...

Gabriel collapsed on the ground...

Eric-Gabriel!?

Eric grabbed Gabriel and teleported back to the mansion, there Carmen was still in a catatonic state, Eric snapped his fingers and Carmen came back to her senses...

Carmen-Wha..what?

Eric-Are you alright Carmen?

Carmen-Yeah, just a little dizzy, who are you?

Eric-My name is Eric, I am the one who clouded your mind and abducted you.

Carmen-WHAT!? Is that...Is that Gabriel?

Eric-Yes.

Carmen-What have you done to him you monster?

Eric-Nothing, sort of. I need your help.

Carmen-Why would I help you? Where are we?

Eric-We are inside my mansion, Gabriel came to rescue you and he succeeded.

Carmen-How?

Eric-He won our fight but then collapsed on the ground. Has that happened before?

Carmen-I think...There must be a problem with the device in his heart.

Eric-What should we do?

Carmen-Doctor Kevin should be able to help him.

Eric-Hold on to me, I am going to teleport us to Kevin's house.

Carmen-How do I know I can trust you?

Eric-If I was planning something I wouldn't try to trick you.

Carmen-I guess you are right...

Moments later Gabriel woke up lying on the sofa, he was in Kevin's house, everyone including Eric was standing above him...

Gabriel-What happened?

Kevin-The Continuum Stabilizer malfunctioned again, Eric told us that you displayed a strange transformation again.

Gabriel-Eric?

Eric-Hi.

Gabriel-What are you doing here?

Mak-Eric teleported you and Carmen back here, he explained everything and then Kevin fixed the thingy in your chest.

Gabriel-You made my heart into a plaything, didn't you doc?

Kevin-It's wasn't my purpose to play with your heart, even if it is quite enjoyable, from a scientific approach.

Gabriel-Is Carmen ok?

Kevin-Carmen was a bit dizzy from the trick that Eric used on her and she had to go to sleep.

Gabriel-You are a good guy after all.

Eric-Maybe...

Gabriel-You could have killed me after I fell down and continued your plan but you didn't.

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Eric-My plan wasn't very bright after all. After I witnessed on my own the power that you posses Gabriel, I realized that if anyone can fix things, it's you.

Kevin-Eric told us everything about his plan.I guess he is right, you can make things better for espers too.

Gabriel-I can't promise anything.

Eric-Doctor Kevin told me about your goal as well, if you can achieve that, then it makes my dream come true as well.If for any reason you require my help, contact me.

Mak-We sure will.

Gabriel-Why are you so happy?

Mak-A level-7 esper standing by is a great asset.

Gabriel-Is that all?

Mak-Plus he is rich.

Gabriel-What?

Eric-My father found a number of ways to make money being an esper. Now that he is dead all that money belong to me.

Gabriel-Oh, daddy's boy.

Eric-That's not funny at all.

Mak-I liked it.

Eric-You are an idiot.

Gabriel-See Mak, it feels like he is already a member of the group.

Mak-I hate you both, I am leaving.

Mak left the living room and went to sleep.

Eric-I will take my leave now if you ever need anything Gabriel, I would gladly assist you, I hope that one day both our dreams can come true.

Gabriel-See you.

Kevin-I am glad that from an enemy you are now a friend Eric.

Eric-I am glad too.

Eric teleported away, now that there is no further danger to Gabriel's group, at last, he can relax until his next mission, one thing is for sure though, the fight never ends and that mysterious

figure that appeared may come again to reveal further about himself, Gabriel will come face to face with even more difficulties but none shall stop him from achieving his goal.

Kevin-Now, tell me, Gabriel.

Gabriel-What is it doc?

Kevin-Was that the same transformation that happened during your fight with Warren?

Gabriel-Yes doc. (It's best not to reveal anything about that guy right now. Even I don't know what that was and he was in my head.)

Kevin-It's strange how the Continuum Stabilizer failed now but it didn't during that fight, the stress in your heart should be about at the same level.

Gabriel-If you say so, doc. (Maybe because last time he didn't destroy miles of landscape with one blast.)

Kevin-We will talk later Gabriel, you should rest for now. I will make dinner and by the time you all wake up it should be ready.

Gabriel-Ok.

Kevin went to the kitchen, Gabriel was still thinking about that voice in his head, who or what that thing was has made Gabriel worry a little bit, why would he hear someone's voice in his head? Why

can someone just take control of his body and display that amount of power when he can't? Will this thing come back again in a time of need, or maybe it will respond the next time Gabriel will try to

talk to him? For now, Gabriel is tired and all he could think about is sleeping and when he wakes up he can enjoy dinner...

Gabriel-(Oh crap, Carmen is asleep and Kevin is going to cook. What did I do to deserve this?)

Since the time Carmen came in the house she took upon herself to cook, since Kevin's cooking was rather bad, Mak and Gabriel were both extremely satisfied with Carmen's cooking but now that Carmen is

tired, both Gabriel and Mak will have to settle for whatever Kevin brought on the table...