Akima and Tadashi sat down to eat after training, the air still heavy with exhaustion.

  Akima: Bro… I had a weird dream last night.

  Tadashi: What kind of dream?

  Akima: I saw a demon… his name was LLCIS. He said he was on the run… and that he needed a host.

  Tadashi: And what did you do?

  Akima: I accepted. He said he’d give me power… so I figured, fair deal.

  Tadashi: …Yeah. I’ve got something to say too.

  Akima: What?

  Tadashi: I had the same kind of dream. The demon that came to me… his name is Flix.

  Akima: No way… THAT’S AWESOME!

  LLCIS (inside Akima’s mind): Flix… is my brother.

  Akima: …LLCIS just said he and Flix are brothers.

  Tadashi: Yeah. Flix told me the same thing.

  Akima: Man, that’s actually insane!

  Tadashi: We should train with them.

  Akima: Let’s go to the Plains of Hoshi.

  Akima and Tadashi made their way to the Plains of Hoshi, ready to understand more about the demons within them.

  Akima: So… LLCIS. What can you do?

  As soon as he asked, a sudden wave hit him. His stomach twisted violently, and he dropped to his knees, unable to hold it back.

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  He vomited.

  But it wasn’t normal.

  A black liquid spilled onto the ground… thick, unnatural.

  Then it moved.

  The liquid rose, stretching upward, taking shape… until LLCIS stood there, in physical form.

  Akima: …Man, you didn’t have to do all that.

  Tadashi: Akima…

  Tadashi suddenly collapsed.

  For a moment, everything went still.

  Then he stood up again.

  But something had changed.

  Flix was in control.

  LLCIS: Flix. Can Tadashi still hear me?

  Flix: Yes.

  LLCIS: Good. Then listen carefully. We are not toys. The power… will be given on our terms.

  Flix: We came after the massacre of the Shadow Clan… in Infernus.

  LLCIS: You are still too young to handle us at full power. So we will grant it… partially.

  Akima: So you’ll decide how much power I get?

  LLCIS: Exactly.

  LLCIS looked at both of them, his presence heavy, almost suffocating.

  LLCIS: And now…

  He raised his hand.

  LLCIS: Your training begins.