Abnormal Norman 41: Let the Sleeping Dogs Lie
_____________________________________________
 
Be Lyra
At Home
 
>You can't believe it.
>Your classmate's probably going to get wrecked straight in the ass because of those cameras.
>Still, it's not your problem.
>No way in hell you're going to go out there to save his ass.
>That's Norman's job.
>Yeah.
>You told yourself hundreds of times that you're not going to go full vigilante again.
>Yeah.
>No...no way...
>But he's going to die...n-no, that' not your problem.
>No way in this reality are you going to risk your neck out for someone in trouble again...
 
>Lying down quietly on your bed, you can't help but feel guilty.
>...
>...
>...
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRGHHH!"
>You stood up and kicked your bag off the floor in frustration.
>Your bag bumps into the box of comics Derpy gave you *.
[spoiler] See issue # 25 [/spoiler]
>Out comes an issue of Scarlet Spider.
>In it, a page of the hero saving a bunch of people he never cared about is shown.
>He's seen mumbling and grumbling, like he wanted to just ignore the danger and move on.
>But he didn't.
>He saved everyone.
 
"...goddammit Derpy."
 
>You put on your jacket, readied your backpack and got your lyre-bow from the ground.
>You converted the lyre into a bow to check if it's rusting or not.
"Hmph."
>A bit rough, but it will do.
>You grabbed the briefcase Norman gave you and packed up every gadget you can fit in  your backpack, from electromagnetic discharge stuff that you never really understood to short-ranged dart bombs.
>Shame there aren't any metal arrows in here.
>Ah well. Guess the wooden ones you made will have to do again.
>At that, you then went to the mirror to look at yourself.
>This is what you've become.
>A girl with her head on the noose just to save other people.
>You took a deep breath, put the hood on and tied a bandana over your mouth.
>You then took a pair of goggles and wore them for extra identity protection.
>Looking at the mirror once more, you saw not Lyra Heartstrings, but the persona that she had come to accept.
 
>You are now...Chronos...
 
 
Be Norman
Diamond Dogs Main Hideout
 
>An old abandoned diamond factory.
>As if the clichés of hiding in abandoned factories only happens in cartoons.
*BAM!* *WHAPAK!*
>"Got the guards up back."
>You give Gilda the thumbs up and you both head right in.
"Man, for a main hideout, there sure isn't a lot of guards guarding."
>"Probably because they're low profile right now. With my face all over the wanted posters this week, they're probably not worrying as much * "
[spoiler] Reason Gilda's living with Derpy, see issues # 29-30 [/spoiler]
"Still, we need to stay sharp."
>You and Gilda sneak through each room.
>Most of them are empty.
>Others contain gasoline and old diamond-cutting equipment.
"So, I never got to do research on the D-Dogs much. Are they as normal as a stereotypical gang?"
>"More or less. They're interested in rocks and minerals with value."
"Hum..."
>I wonder if they're also interested on the meteors that have been falling around the city last month.
>"Psst...Norman!"
"Call me Burstblood, woman! What's the point of the football helmet and the mask if you'd just shout my name everywhere?"
>"Just get in here!" she quietly yelled.
>You went in the room. Beyond the room, a huge hole is seen on the ground.
>It's been boarded with 2x4s. An obvious sign that the Diamond Dog's main hideout had been breaking down.
>"Can you lift this board up quietly?"
>It's been nailed, but its nothing for your super strength.
"Stand back. HUUUUNNGGGRRR..."
*plop*
*plop*
>"Now carefully slide it sideways..."
"HMMPPHH..."
*Squeee*
"Ahh...
>"Nice job."
"Faust, I think this is where a chandelier is supposed to be."
>Down below the hole, a large amount of Diamond Dogs are in groups.
>Most of them are playing cards, working out, looking at the loot, or simply getting high.
"I swear, I think we're in a Justice League episode, because this looks generic as hell!"
>"What did you expect?"
"I don't know, something different!"
>"Like what? Like they were secretly making a laser canon using diamonds?
"Ahh..."
>"Well, no point sitting around here arguing. Let's go kick everyone's asses right now!"
"Yeah, but we need to get closer. Element of surprise, of course."
>"Yeah."
>You put the board over the hole again and followed Gilda down the stairs.
>"Alright, what's the plan?"
"We take out the big guy, then you and I split until we beat everyone up."
>"What about the ones with the guns?"
"...oh yeah..."
>Gilda facepalms.
"Uhh..."
>You looked around from the shadows.
>Seeing a pack of flashbang from one end, you managed to construct a plan.
"I go in , take out the big guy, then I slide waaaay over there and activate all of their flash bang. Once that's done, you come in and go for the beatdown."
>"And if you die?"
"Tell Nolan I said 'fuck you' as a last will thing."
>"That, I can do."
>You and Gilda bump fists as you ready yourself.
"Alright, ready?"
>"Yeah."
"One...Two...T-"
 
*RING**RING*
 
"SHIT!"
>Your phone just rang.
>Everyone in the room noticed.
>They stopped what they are doing to check their phones.
>None of theirs was ringing.
>"FOR FAUST'S SAKE DUDE, SHUT IT OFF!" Gilda yelled.
>>"H-HEY! WE GOT PUNKS SNEAKING AROUND!" One of the crooks yelled."
"Dammit. Gilda, stay back."
>"Yeah."
>Gilda fell back to hide behind the crate, waiting for your signal.
"HUAAAH!"
>You threw a really heavy huge crate on the guy holding the carbine and rushed forward.
*BLOSH*
>>"ARGH!"
>>>"GET THE BASTARD!"
>>>>"FIRE!"
*BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG*
"AHH!"
>You ran as fast as a cheetah and raced for the flash grenades.
>A huge guy blocks your path.
>>>>>"HAH!"
"Not today!"
>You slid down through the opening in between his legs.
>>>>>"WHAT THE?"
>You then grabbed one of his legs, and with your enhanced strength, threw him on the group of guys holding carbines."
>>>>>"AAAAAAAHHHH!"
>>>"OH SHIT! FAT GUY IN MIDAIR! FAT GUY IN MI-GAAK!"
>They are crushed.
>You grabbed the flash bangs and took out all the pins.
"GILDA!"
>You then threw the box of flashbangs on the ground and closed your eyes.
 
*FLAAAAAAHHHHHH*
 
>>"MUH EEEEEYYYYYEEES!"
>Gilda emerged from her spot and started to beat everyone up.
*RING* *RING*
>Phone's still ringing. Guess I should answer it.
>You then talked on the phone while casually beating everyone up.
 
"Norman. What is it?"
>"NORMAN! ITS LYRA!"
"Lyra? Look, can this wait? This is a really HUUURGH *KAPAW* bad time..."
>"We have a situation. Your cameras were found by the Viri Scientia."
"What? *BAM!*"
>"Your small cameras were found, and I think they think Adam Atomic was behind all this."
"Adam Atomic? Oh shit, he got patsied."
>"I'm going after him. What's the facility's address?"
"Whoa. I'm surprised you're going...wait, hold on... *WHAPOOW!*...uhh, going hero on your own."
>"Shut up."
"The facility's two blocks across the Burgerphile place that got destroyed last week."
>"Right."
>She hung up at the same time that Gilda delivers a roundhouse kick to the last remaining guys in the room.
>"What the heck was that all about?"
"Ahh...it w-was Purple. She wanted to let me know that she's working her hardest to find Brad. She's worried sick."
>"Yeah...Err...."
>Gilda looked around in a bit of a panic.
"What's wrong?"
>"Strange, I thought for sure their backup would have arrived."
"Huh..."
>"No matter. I guess they didn't hear the gunshots. Grab the box of flashbangs and lets head in deeper."
"B-box?"
>"Yeah, the bo-..."
>Gilda sees the empty box of used flashbangs.
>She then looks at you with disbelief.
>"You used up all the flashbangs at ONCE?"
"I WAS IN A STATE OF PANIC!"
>She whacks the back of your head.
 
Be Lyra
City Rooftops
 
>Jumping from roof to roof in an attempt to reach the building faster.
>So far so good.
>Need to...
"AAARGGHH!"
>Another vision enters your mind. It's the annoying thing you never figured out what keeps triggering it.
"HUURRGHH..."
>Paralyzed on the roof, you see a vision of Adam Atomic about to be tortured with the use of volt-shocking and police-tier interrogation.
"HUMPH!"
>The vision ends.
>For once, at least it was relevant *.
[spoiler] Do I really need to list down every issue that had her seeing irrelevant random visions? [/spoiler]
>You ran across and jumped to the building's ledge.
"HURGH!"
>Nearly falling down, you held tight to the ledge and shimmied to the nearest window.
"The shit I put up with."
>You climb up the window and peeked inside.
>It's the server room. A look closer reveals that it's heavily guarded by security cameras.
"Right. Time to work my magic. HURGH."
>You stop time at your will at the cost of some internal bleeding.
>You went through the window and ran past the cameras.
>After that, you went out the server room and tried to find the security room.
>If you're going to find Adam, you're going to need to find a more sensible map of the place.
>Thirty seconds in. You used the chloroform from your backpack and went to knock out some guards along the hall before your time-stopping powers fade away.
>Sixty seconds in. Time goes in motion once more.
>You wipe the nosebleed off your nose and continued to sneak around.
>Still no sign on where the security room is.
>Time for a more...direct approach.
 
>You approach a guard that's guarding the official employee restroom by the side.
"Excuse me mister, can you tell me where the security room is?"
>"Uhh sure, it's just down the hall, second door to the left and tha-... HEY!"
"Thanks!" You said as you strangle his face with a cloth doused in chloroform."
>After dumping his ass inside the stall, you sneaked outside the restroom and went down the hall and went to the second door to the left.
>Beyond that, a security code, as expected.
>You checked your backpack once more to see which gadget could be useful against such a technologically advanced lock.
>Hmm, a long distance electromagnetic chip disrupter? An overheater microchip? An EMP discharge device?
>What would Brad do at a situation like this?
>...
>Oh right. Use more chloroform.
 
>You paused time once more as to not alarm the cameras from outside the room.
>There, you poured chloroform all over the lock.
>With time stopped, you don't really know if it will work, so you just smash it with an axe for good measure.
>After doing so, you then destroyed the cameras outside with the same axe.
>60 seconds out, the door malfunctions and slowly opens.
"GYAHH..."
>Blood pours out of your mouth and ears from abusing your time-stopping powers.
>Dizziness reaches your noggin as the door slowly opens.
>You shake your head and went in headstrong.
>"WHAT THE? HEY!"
>Two guards on this midnight shift. You dodged their punches and took out the tazer from your backpack and electrocuted them both.
*BZZZZZZZZZZZTT8
>"SWEET APPLEFRITTERS!"
>>"MY SIIDES!"
>They fall to the ground unconscious.
>You kneel to the ground, nose bleeding and head still dizzying.
"Ugh...shite." You say in an accent.
>You closed the door shut and waddled to a seat.
"Thank god for these gadgets." You say as you put the tazer back in your backpack.
>You managed to regain your focus and went to look at the monitors.
>The whole facility in 50 separate monitors.
>Looking closer, you see Adam Atomic being brought to an underground interrogation room.
"There you are."
>You tried to pinpoint the location.
>From the looks of it, it seems that it's a garbage disposal room based on all the trash bags on the monitor.
>A likely place to interrogate and torture too. Think of all the broken glass and chemicals you could use to get a dude talking.
>Looking at the room more, it would seem to also be a parking lot.
>But how to get there?
>You went through every camera on that level.
>There's only two ways in, and one way out.
>An elevator going up and down, and a trash chute that only goes down.
>You looked around one last time. Adam's tied up sitting on a seat, gagged and blindfolded, but moving.
>The guy also seems to have a black eye as well.
>Right. Time to go rescue the guy.
 
Be Norman
Diamond Dogs Hideout
 
>"Norman!"
"Gilda! Call me by my alias! I'm already paranoid about Nolan knowing who I am, you don't have to keep on saying my name."
>"Oh fine. Burstblood. Come on."
"What?"
>"Check it. Now I know why no one heard the gunshots."
>Gilda leads you through a door.
>Beyond that, another door. This time with two beaten up guards.
>Beyond that other door, cheering and a mic's screech can be heard.
"Whoa."
>You and Gilda peek inside to see that they turned the whole underground part of the abandoned factory into a wrestling ring for vicious dogs and gangsters alike.
>The whole area is a huge stadium lit up by traditional torches and lightbulbs.
 
*WHISTLEBLOW*
 
>The loud blow of the whistle indicates the start of a match between man and beast.
>The match has a large muscular Russian woman and a corgi to fight till one of them submits.
>The loud cheer of hundreds of drunk Diamond Dogs gangsters is heard near and far.
>The arena itself has no windows, save for the large one on the ceiling.
>The moonlight illuminates the field.
>"And there's the bastard..." Gilda says, pointing at the leaders of the whole gang.
"Three leaders?"
>"For a large monkey-tier gang like this, you need at least three mouths."
"Who are they?"
>"Rover, Fido and Spot. I know one of them accepted Cherry Jubilee's proposition of killing my parents. I just know it."
"Killing your parents?"
>"Yeah. I never told you that story, but it doesn't matter now. I'm just glad you're helping Nolan take control of this territory."
"W-well, that's our contract."
>"I'd also like to thank you for this opportunity for vengeance. I swear, I will have all three of their heads on a spike."
"K-keep the violence on a minimum."
>"So what's the plan, Norman?"
"Actually, I have a different plan in motion."
>"Oh yeah? What?"
>You take out some stuff from your bag. It's one of Nolan's gadgets that he gave to you.
"Here. It's a signal disruptor."
>"For what?"
"I need you to activate these once I give the signal. Before that, rig all the doors and exits with this dart-stunner."
>"That all?"
"Yeah. Remember, doors first THEN the signal disruptor."
>"What's the signal disruptor for?"
"Trust me on this."
>"Don't try anything funny."
"I won't."
 
>With that, Gilda goes on to do as she's told.
>Time for the plan to set in motion.
>Due to the Diamond Dog's scattered gang groups, they'd most likely split or run away once a territory has been captured by either the police or a rival gang.
>Therefore, the signal disruptor is for the safety that none of them would be able to call for backup or to tell the news once you and Gilda are done with the place.
>Second, to make sure every single Diamond Dog will be apprehended tonight...
 
>Taking out a newly bought disposable phone, you called your dad and spoke in a muffled voice.
 
>"Hello, Normal's residence." your dad says.
"Mr. Normal? You don't know me but I know you."
>"What the...WHO IS THIS?"
"I know you still work for the force, and I know you're not a corrupt cop, so listen closely. This is about the biggest bust in this city's history."
>"WHAT?"
"Take down notes Mr. Normal. Write down this address and bring in your force. Once me and my associate have dealt with the Diamond Dog's leaders, Rover, Fido and Spot, you will receive something from me."
>"WHO IS THIS?"
"Better hurry Mr. Normal. I will expect that you and your police force will have our backs tonight."
>You tell your dad the address of the Diamond Dog's hideout.
>"This better not be a prank, or I'll have your..."
"Gilda."
>"W-WHAT?"
"If you see Gilda, I urge you not to shoot. I'll have her under control."
>You end your phone call and left the phone open for a little while.
"Right. Time to end the Diamond Dog's reign of terror that no one barely felt."
>You went through the door and ran through the stadium.
>You then jumped to the arena and punched the giant Russian woman and the vicious corgi.
*PUNCH* *CRUNCH*
>The audience gasps.
>>"WHAT THE...WHO ARE YOU?" Rover asked.
>You took the mic from the ground and pointed at him.
"MY NAME IS BURST BLOOD, AND I CHALLENGE YOU THREE TO A BATTLE FOR THE DIAMOND DOG'S REIGN!"
>Your conviction is clear, but your words proved to be silly.
>Everyone in the area laughed like hyenas as your challenge has proven to be a near-impossible request.
 
Be Lyra
Viri Scientia Underground Parking
 
"GYAAHHHHHH!"
*plok*
>You fell from 20 feet into a soft pile of garbage bags.
>You went through the trash chute to reach Adam's location.
"Ahh, my ass."
>You carefully went out of the chute and checked to see if there's anyone in the area.
>Wiping away some more of your nose bleed, you sneaked to the door on the side.
>You checked if someone's insi-
"Shit."
>The door opens. You flattened yourself on the wall at the back of the door's opening.
>Out goes Cherry Jubilee. The woman who hired, or rather, nearly hired Adam.
>You decide to follow her amidst the cars and vans.
>It's easy to hide and follow in this area.
>Two minutes in, she has reached a small room.
>Inside it, is Adam Atomic, gagged. His blindfold got off due to his wriggling.
>He sees Cherry come in. He shakes in fear.
 
>Hiding behind a van, you spectate the whole thing.
 
Cherry:...
Adam:Oh god, if this is about me taking some extra tomatoes from the public fridge, I promise I wo-"
*slap*
Cherry: Two-headed snake...
Adam:W-Wha-?
Cherry:We found one of YOUR inventions stuck on my room's surveilance camera AND the reception area.
Adam:W-what?
Cherry:After having my lab guys break it apart, we noticed the complete similarity to the weapons WE hired you to make.
Adam:B-but I only made two versions of the gadgets!
Cherry:Two? So you confess...
Adam:B-but look, I s-swear! I didn't tap your office!
Cherry:Oh? You made them. You have the motivation to do things for money.
Adam:That's only for my college fund! I swear, I didn't bug your office!
Cherry:Then WHO DID?
Adam:I DON'T KNOW!
>Cherry grabs his four limbs and locks them in chains.
Adam: W-WHAT?
>She then presses a switch that pulls the chains locked to Adam's arms and legs, leaving Adam chained in midair in an X position.
Adam: Oh god...
Cherry:Tell me now. RIGHT NOW. Who did you make the gadgets for?
Adam:Ahh! I'm...I'm under contract...
Cherry: Tell me or I swear I will stab you with this broken piece of glass, you snake.
Adam: But I was freelance! I d-did nothing wrong.
Cherry: You did one thing wrong. You made the wrong things for the wrong people.
>Cherry glares at him with intense anger.
>She slowly cuts the tip of his stomach with a piece of glass as a sign of intimidation.
Adam: AAAHHH!
Cherry: Loyal to your contract? Let's see how long you'd last.
>Can't stand by and watch this.
>Need to save him NOW!
 
"HYAAH!"
 
>You take an arrow and shot it to Cherry's hand.
>"GYAAAAHH!"
>>"W-WHAT THE?"
"Back away from the kid."
>"YOU! One of the super-heroes from TV!"
"I'M NOT A FUCKING SUPERHERO!" You say as you punched her left temple.
*BAM*
>Cherry falls to the ground. The switch she used for the chains rolled out of her sleeve.
>You took it and freed Adam from his chains.
>>"AHH!" He said as he fell to the ground on his knees.
>You helped him up and partially carried him to the elevator.
>>"Oh man. Y-you're that hooded girl from tv! C-chronos!"
"Save the damn pleasantries for later."
>Arriving at the elevator, the doors opened to reveal a bunch of unsuspecting guards in it.
>>>"WHAT THE? YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZED TO GO IN HERE!"
>You took the bottle of chloroform from your bag and smashed it in the face of the first guy in front.
*CRASH!*
>>>"HUURGH!"
>The other guards managed to land a punch straight to your face.
*BOSH*
"UGH!"
>Landed to the ground, barely conscious.
>Adam went in and took your bag and ran through the parking lot.
>The remaining guards went in to pursue Adam.
>>>"EVERYONE, REPORT TO PARKING B2. WE HAVE A POSSIBLE TEST SUBJECT IN THE PROCESS OF ESCAPING."
>Adam hid under one of the vans.
>>"Oh man, oh man, oh man. I am so dead."
>He looks inside your backpack, hoping to find something of worth to escape.
>>"What the..."
>The gadgets he finds in your backpack surprises him. It's the same ones Cherry had him make.
>He's confused. Why would Cherry give these to the vigilantes if they're not in cahoots with her?
>Eitherway, he has no time to lose.
>Knowing which gadget does which, he takes the explosive darts set and activated them.
>He waited for the perfect opportunity to roll out and strike.
 
>Meanwhile, the guards managed to wake the unconscious Cherry Jubilee.
>>>"Ms. Jubilee?"
>"Ugh...wha-?"
>>>"Are you alright ma'm?"
>"What? Where's...Where's Adam?"
>>>"Who?"
>"The kid. Purple with the nerd glasses."
>>>"He's in the parking lot, but don't worry. We've secured the area. The only thing left is to find him here."
>"Good job containing it. What about the other one?"
>>>"The hooded girl? Knocked out. She's at the office now."
>"I'll give her a piece of my mind." Cherry says angrily as she pulls out the arrow from her hand.
 
 
Be Norman
Diamond Dogs Arena
 
>You just challenged the top dogs of the gang to a duel to the near-death.
>And you did it dressed like a hobo.
>At least it's actually more menacing than my bright-orange spandex.
 
>The top dog, Rover, laughs out as he grabs his mic.
>"You're drunk, aren't you, you crazy hobo?"
"No. My name is Burstblood, and I demand a fight with the three of you."
>"Huah! Fat chance. You're just wasting our time."
"What are you, a bulldog or a chicken?"
>>"Insults won't get you anywhere, but I do love seeing other people get beat up."
"Huh?"
>>"Here's the thing. Since you disrupted our Wednesday-Night brawlfest, you're going to have to pay with your time."
"Huh Huh?"
>>"BRING EM IN!"
>The doors of the arena opens as ten buff men wearing diamond-coated armor comes out.
"Oh hell no..."
>These eight-foot monsters stand tall and proud with their diamond coated bracers and their diamond coated briefs.
>>"NOW THEN, HOBO. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE CAPABLE OF BEING A TOP DOG IN OUR SOCIETY, THEN PROVE IT BY BEATING THEM ALL!"
>The large men look at you with their bollocking face.
>>>"So, you think you're lucky, punk? You look like a little worm compared to US!"
"Oh yeah...uhh...YOUR MOM!" you shouted.
>Silence around the arena as the armored men looked at you with confusion.
>>>"What?"
"Yeah...I'm not good with this."
>After that moment, you look at the arena to set your tactics.
>...
>Nothing other than dust and a bunch of guys in diamond armor.
>Brute force then.
"HAAAAAAARRGH!" You say as you punched the nearest guy.
>>>"AAAAAAHHH!"
>With your punch, you barely make the diamond crack.
>However, the force of it sends one of the guys flying away to the wall.
>The crowd cheers, for that marks the start of the 10V1 brawl.
>>>>"GET THE BASTARD!"
"Oh boy here we go."
>The men jump on you as if you were a football.
>You slide out of there in time as they bodyslam the empty ground.
>>>>"YAAAAAAARRRGH!"
>One guy behind you tries to tackle you.
>Charging towards you, you ran towards him as well and punched his diamond-protected stomach.
>Again, the force only sends him rolling to a wall, but his armor's barely cracking.
>Your hand's also getting crushed from punching high-grade minerals.
"Jeez, this hurts."
 
 
MEANWHILE, WITH GILDA
 
>Planting the electrodarts on the walls, just as Norman said.
>Though I wonder what he's up to.
 
>You peeked inside the arena's door.
>Norman's fighting a heap-load of 8-foot freaks wearing armor.
>You see him fight with all his might. His super strength and such.
"Hm. I wonder where he got his super strength..."
>You pondered as you put the final touches to the traps on the door.
"Phew. Done."
>With that, you climbed up the rooftops to activate the signal disruptor for the phones.
>Nolan's hired a pretty smart guy to make this thing.
>Wonder how long it lasts.
*CLUNK*
>There. All set.
"Now, how 's Norman right now..."
>You peeked again inside. This time, through the window.
>Norman's getting beaten up, but he manages to go through the pain.
>Have to admit. He's an alright guy.
>A bit beta, but totally datable if he were my age.
 
BACK TO NORMAN
 
>After managing to incapacitate two of the ten huge guys, you start to lose your breath.
"I...huh...this is stressing as- WHOOOA!"
>You managed to dodge the incoming attack from behind.
>>>"COME ON AND FIGHT, COWARD!"
>>>>"LETS DO THIS, YOU DIRTY HOBO!"
>You charged up as they run towards you and succeeds in punching you.
*POW!*
"HUAH!"
>You flip through the air as you gain bruises all around.
>Eight guys remain, and even with your ring's help, their armor is just too strong.
*BIFF*
"HURGH!"
>You're thrown around like a ragdoll, beaten to the core.
>Pushed to the limit, you look around in a dizzy state.
>Blood comes from your nose, but your mask sucks it all off.
>Even with your football helmet, your head still feels like it's been hit with a boulder.
>>>"HAR HAR. LOOKS LIKE THE HOBO'S GETTING SOBER!"
>Ironic, since I actually feel drunk now than before.
>The Diamond Dog's leaders are enjoying themselves even more.
>>"GO ON! FINISH THE GUY!" Fido yelled.
>You're on the verge of losing consciousness.
>You have one more ace up your sleeve.
>Shaking your head, you stood up and held a fighting stance.
>The audience cheers as you do so.
>The big guys laugh as they look at you.
>>>"Alright, lets wrap this up, comrades.
>One of the more excited huge guys grabs a pole and tries to hit you with it.
>You counter him by blocking the pole with your hands and then flipping him off with it.
*DONK*
>>>"UUGHAAAH!"
>The man lies unconscious. He was easier than the other two.
>You ran to the unconscious man and tore off his equipment.
"HUUR....GHAAAAAAAHH!"
 
>Wearing the diamond gloves, you taunted the remaining dastards.
"COME ON! ARE YOU AS DUMB AS YOUR HEIGHT? W-wait, that sounded stupid."
>>>"HURRRAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
>Getting dizzy. Time to use the secret weapon.
>Preparing to use the mighty punch that you haven't used for a long time *
[spoiler] The superpunch from the earlier issues. One example would be issue # 16 [/spoiler]
>>>"HUURRAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
>They come closer.
>And closer.
>closer.
>until.
 
"HURK!"
>Its charged.
 
"HYPEEERRJAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!"
 
>With an astounding arm charge, your ring lights up.
>You throw a force of a punch directly at the man running towards you.
>The force of the punch breaks both your diamond gloves and the man's front armor.
>The resulting force also sends everyone near  you into the air from the sheer intensity.
"YEAH! HAHAHAHAHH!"
>However, the power of the punch has activated the one weakness you never acknowledged *.
[spoiler] See Issue # 8 [/spoiler]
>You're losing your mind.
>The power of the ring intensifies your urge for violent contact.
>You need to punch everything.
>You feel the need to do so.
"GYAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
>Your punch's power has your abnormality increases your muscle size and shape.
>You gain a 120% increase in your body.
>At the loss of your self control.
 
"HURRGHH."
>The remaining Diamond Dogs are standing in fear as you look with your bloodthirsty eyes.
>One of the leader Diamond Dogs, Fido, gets impatient.
>"DON'T JUST STAND THERE! FIGHT HIM!"
>They do so, and runs towards you.
>You jump towards them and ravaged the living shit out of them.
>>>"WHAT THE?!?"
"HAAAAAZSSSS!"
>You claw through their diamond armor like it was wet wood.
>Burrowing deeper until you tore of their armor, as well as their clothing.
"GRAAAAHH!"
>You then punched his stomach with great strength.
*BLOOSHSHH*
>>>"AAAAAAACCCKK!"
>He's sent flying through the ceiling's.
>The audience gasps in awe.
>Six guys left.
>But you're no longer sane.
>You've lived up to your other alias.
>You've given yourself to the ring's negative effect.
>Norman is asleep. Burst Blood is awake.
>Gilda looks in shock.
>"N-Norman!?"
 
>and with your eyes looking at the remaining six guys' hearts stopping, you scream out loud;
 
"WHO'S NEXT!?" with a sinister smile behind your mask.
 
 
End of Chapter 41.