Chapter 4

Liam was surprised by how well Null was fairing. He knows he has broken a few bones, but it is almost like nothing happened, he doesn't stop. 'He has a healing ability?' he thought. 'No, there is always a glow around them, maybe regeneration then.'

He began smiling maniacally. He wonders how long he would last before getting exhausted.

Suddenly ice spun from the ground and froze Null's feet place, kicking him in the chest, blood spilled from his lips and he was thrown back several feet before hitting the wall of the training room and cracking it.

He stood up once again and wiped the blood off his lips. He moves and the ground breaks. He goes in for a punch to see Liam blocking it only to kick him with the same force on the stomach. He feels something hard on his belly. It feels like he had kicked a rock, he notices Liam's body has turned to granite.

He was grabbed by the collar thrown to the ground and punched down.

In the viewing room...

"Your weapon is being treated like a rag doll," one of the generals said. "This has been going on for thirty minutes."

This was when Hannah didn't panic. "Wait for it..."

Null hits his head against Liam's shattering the granite layer protecting him and then grabs him back only to do it again. His hands turned to diamond and he punched Liam off him.

Back in the training room...

Once Liam was pushed off Null appeared behind him kicking him back several feet and appearing on top of him punching him down.

Null was taught to always be sure that the enemy was down. He walked to Liam and bent down to check if he was still conscious.

He was caught off guard when Liam pulled him down into a bear hug.

This surprises Null and causes him to panic. This isn't any form of attack he's been taught. He struggled greatly to escape this body cage but to no avail. He felt his energy being drained from him he struggled to make himself weaker. His strength returned but he was getting drained faster than he was gaining strength.

 Liam never planned on using this V.P. he had copied from someone, but he saw his life flash through his eyes a few moments back and he just realized this was the longest and hardest he'd ever fought and he wanted to savor this boy for a long time before either of them dies.

A small sound came from Null's lips. It wasn't a word, just a small whimper.

In the viewing room...

"He said his first word!" Hannah said excitedly.

Nobody said anything about her excitement and just watched as Null struggled to get out of Liam's grip and Liam behaved weirdly by this.

"I think we should get your weapon out of the because Liam is beginning to act weird," one of them said.

And it was true because Liam was blushing slightly. "I want to keep you by my side forever," he said hugging Null even more tightly. Null desperately wanted to get out of this trap.

He tries pushing Liam away but he can't. He wasn't weak, he's certainly strong, he's sure he can get out, so why isn't he getting out?

"Just give up sunshine, you are not escaping," Liam said smiling at him and rubbing his back.

He did this several times allowing Null to escape, but whenever that happened, Liam hugged him tighter.

Null had no choice but to surrender, falling on his chest and just lying there while Liam just hugged him. This never happened when they were having their death battle. He was breathing slowly and completely relaxed.

When he does so, Liam begins to smile weirdly. "I hope we can do this again."

"What is happening?" General Travis said in confusion.

"An energy-draining V.P.," Hannah said in an observant tone. She doesn't know if Liam used this in their last fight the last time. But it seems at this age, Liam can contain him.

However, with Null's V.P. there is very little that can be said on how well that would work in the future.

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"Okay here is your new home," Hannah said. She lives in an apartment in a huge metropolis. It wasn't large and it was quite small. She led him to a room where there was a chair and a desk and a VR set, with a bed. There was an empty cabinet with flowers and the room gave a warm aura. It gave a different aura from the lab where he grew up.

"You know when to come out for dinner until then do whatever it is that you want," she said leaving him in the room and shutting the door.

He sat on the chair and began looking at the ceiling. There were no specific instructions on what to do.

He looks at the digital clock to check the time. 4:25 p.m. By this time he would be halfway done with his physical test.

Hannah had gotten some work done, getting his identity fixed and put in the government system. That would attract the country where he's from. Perhaps it is part of the plan?

His room door opens and Liam comes in.

"Hello sunshine," Liam said waving at him.

Null had no expression on his face. "Come on you can at least pretend to be happy to see me," Liam said.

Null didn't speak or make an expression, technically because he doesn't know how to.

Hannah came inside with a sweet smile. "Null, Liam is here to play with you, okay?" she said giggling and then closing the door.

Liam sat next to him and began to try to annoy him. Emphasize the try.

Null showed no signs of emotion. And to Liam, he almost looked like a doll, lifeless. 'I'm sure his eyes would look pretty if he was more happy."

He sighs and takes something out of his pocket. It was a sunshine keychain.

He hands it over to Null. "I bought this for you are you happy?" he asked.

Null was puzzled by what he was holding. Is this some sort of weapon he's not familiar with?

He stood up and immediately went to his drawer to look for something to use to communicate with.

When he couldn't find anything, he took Liam's hand and traced out: 'What is this? Is this a weapon?'

Liam was puzzled at first. "You can't talk?" he asked. 'A selective mute?' he thought.

"It is not a weapon, it's a key chain," Liam replies holding it up. "Why would you think it's a weapon?"

 'What is a keychain?' Null traced out on his palm again.

'Hannah has a keychain collection, how can he not know what a keychain is?' Liam thought. He almost assumed Null was joking with him, but no one would joke with him.