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I woke up naked and cold. My body felt different. It felt heavier as I got up. That was the only thing that I noticed though. It was almost like I was carrying an extra weight.

I looked around but Dore, Micki, Shi Shi and Orion were no where to be found. They had cleared out. Hell it was hours later. I didn't expect them to be sitting around. There was a clock though. A clock that said 11pm. I had one hour to meet Orion at the eastern pier.

Had it worked?
Was I strong enough to take on my brother.

Naked I found myself walking out of the library and taking the elevator down to the main floor. When I walked out everyone turned to look at me. They were looking at me like I was crazy or something. The main floor had a few tourists that just came back from the night on the town as well as the front desk boys.

It was Timmy who walked over to me.

"Um...Mr. Bah....Gene..." Timmy said, "You are naked."
"Shut up."

Timmy shut up...but the thing was Timmy wasn't the only one that shut up. The entire first floor got completely quiet. Everyone was just staring unable to talk as though I had put an instant spell on not just Timmy but everyone around me.

Yes...it had worked.

I was MUCH stronger than I was before.

I looked around and thought about something. I would need clothes. Without having to even say the spell immediately I was brought a robe from behind the desk. And then people started pouring into the lobby of the hotel. It was so strange. It was almost like I didn't even have to say anything any longer.

I was controlling everyone around me...just with thoughts...

All the men in the hotel were now in the lobby because I wanted them to be. I needed an army. I wrapped myself in a bathrobe and I thought all the men should follow me.

It was then that I noticed I was too strong.

There was no way in hell that Orion could do this. Could he?

I had surpassed even my brother.

I led my small army to the eastern pier. There were people that looked at us wondering where we would going but after looking too long they would stop whatever they were doing and join me. They would park their cars in the middle of the street. They would stop eating at the restaurants. They would completely abandon whatever task they were doing and join my parade to the eastern pier.

By the time I got to the Eastern pier I couldn't even count how many people I had with me. They were just too many to count.

My brother was there. He had already set up a stake with a fire around it. Around him was Bobby and those people that I thought were religious lunatics but were really just under my brother's spell.

"Gene..." my brother said.

It was 12 by now and he had expected me. He looked behind me and saw all the people behind me. I couldn't read the expression on his face. At first he seemed a little surprised at all the people with me but his eyes quickly went back to mine.

"They made me...stronger," he said.

"Good. Did you bring them?" my brother asked, "To burn them for the immortality spell."
"I'm not burning anyone today..."
"Oh someone is burning today," my brother said laughing, "It's not up to you bro."
"I'm stronger now Exodus," I told him shaking my head, "I'm not going to hurt you. I'll let you leave. Just stop this crazy thing you are doing. You can't beat me..."

"Prove it."
Just at that moment Bobby and all the people that Exodus had under his spell completely took up the torches they were about to use to burn Orion and the others and came to my side.

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