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“I said no,” Drake threatened “She was in my head”

“We already know it’s a cesspool in there,” Diana said

“This is uncool, Caine,” Drake said “You owe me You need me Don’t mess with me on this”

“Don’t mess with me?” Caine echoed That was the step too far

Caine ju his chair over backward He raised both hands, pale h the wall into the next rooirl”

Drake flinched Started to answer, but he never had a chance Caine had gone from calm and contained to crazy in a heartbeat

“You stupid thug,” Caine raged “You think you can replace o down the hill and take out Sam and the rest? You couldn’t even beat Orc! You nobody!” Caine screa as fast as it could but still not fast enough for the fury within

The blood had drained from Drake’s hard face His eyes burned furiously, his arht choke on his own bottled rage

“I’m the brains!” Caine shrieked “I’m the brains! I’m the brains and the power, the true power, the four bar, the one I am the one Me! Why do you think the Darkness kept me for three days? Why do you think…Why do you think it’s still in my…in my…”

There was an abrupt change in Caine’s voice For a second it was as if he was sobbing, not raging He caught hihted his voice, sed hard He looked unsteady and reached for a chairback to hold himself up

Then he saw the not-quite-pitying look in Diana’s eyes, and no doubt the shark’s cold gleam of triumph on Drake’s face as well

Caine roared, an incoherent, lunatic howl He extended his hands, ai down and to either side of Drake

There was an earsplitting sound, stones ripped apart, as the floor expl

oded upward in a geyser of shattered floor tile and dirt

The pillar of rock and debris shot up, sla and turavel, as Caine’s howl fell silent