Interlude

6 months have passed by since Exalibar and Aisha stopped the nighttime bank robbery. Since then a lot has transpired in their lives. After almost getting expelled for being "Too powerful" Exalibar decided to use his powers on a lower level than he used to. The concept of holding back was very foreign to him. He was a creature of pride and trying to appear weak was damn near physically painful to him. It also didn't help that some of his classmates were out to prove that they are better. In truth individually at a single aspect they might have been better but Exalibar was not built to be a master at one. He was a jack of all trades. In speed he lost to Riff who could reach a top speed of mach 10, in reflexed Dylan himself could react faster than Exalibar could ever hope to and in strength he was abysmally overshadowed by Nate the most powerful student in the country. Nate was the son of a general so of course he was naturally the strongest person around. Like Exalibar he too was considered a powerhouse and was also a creature of pride. So naturally he and Exalibar just had to show each other who was the top student it terms of attack power in the country. They picked a date and time to be at one of James' facilities where they could fight without the fear of destroying everything around them. Half the school flocked to the facility to see who would emerge victorious and they were in for a spectacle. Exalibar didn't hesitate to throw the first moves at Nate. He dashed, rushing behind him and struck his leg. This forced Nate to kneel and he was now in a vulnerable position. Exalibar rained down a flurry of punches at Nate as he intended to end the fight quickly, but he heavily underestimated his opponent's raw power. Nate struck the ground which in turn flung Exalibar into the air. Exalibar anticipated a strength based person would do this and whilst mid air kicked the nape of his neck so hard Nate flew and crashed into the surrounding walls. Before he could even get up another flurry of punches rained on him. He ripped his skin and tore his muscles with each strike at such a rate it seemed as though Exalibar wanted him dead. But a problem arises when you put a human in a corner. They lash out. In a desperate bit to survive, Nate fueled by the hysterical strength brought about by impending demise threw a full powered punch at Exalibar who in turn opted not to block but to cancel out the effects with his own punch. He was heavily mistaken as Nate in that single blow completely destroyed his arm, ripped it off and flung him with enough force that he died on impact with the wall. It was a gruesome sight as Exalibar splattered all over the wall with his organs ricocheting everywhere covering a good section of the students with his blood and body. Not a single piece of him was left intact. All hell broke loose with a lot of screaming, crying and vomiting, especially vomiting. In the midst of all this Exalibar's pieces started moving on their own. Everyone stared in awe as their attention was grabbed as even the blood that was on them levitated off them rushing where the most of what was left of Exalibar had wound up. The pieces assembled and in a span of 10 seconds Exalibar had died and revived himself and he was not pleased. It was the first time he had experienced such a death and he was not about to let that slide. Worse the death left him naked in front of the whole school. He wasn't going to let this slide. But before he could attack the fight was stopped suddenly by Chloe who declared Nate the winner. She knew if the fight were to go on Nate would most certainly die and Exalibar also realized the murderous intent he suddenly had. He accepted defeat and actually after that he and Nate became good friends. Chloe during these six months also realized her feelings for Exalibar were beyond friendship. She wanted to be with him till the very end and be with no other. She took action and Exalibar was officially off the market. More father and son bonding sessions happened and Exalibar and James grew close. With a family, friends, companions and each other the 2 finally had everything they wanted in life. Aisha with the aid of James' top scientist was able to modify the chip that Exalibar first had. The chip contained information for his regeneration abilities and how his body is supposed to react to damage. Using this Aisha was able to heal her mother although Valery refused to go back onto the battlefield saying that it is better to leave the situation as is. The chip was modified again allowing it to store up to 5 abilities. This rose the total to 8 (3 natural 5 artificial with 1 artificial slot being taken up by regeneration.) Moreover it forced Exalibar to hold back his strength unless if absolutely necessary. This finally allowed proper integration into society.