Jared

I hit the floor and spit a small amount of blood on the ground. I stood up and blocked the other me's jump kick intended for my head. We'd been going at this for a few minutes now and it was as if he maintained his base speed and strength and simply added mine to it, or a portion of mine. He was fast and strong, perhaps more so than Ivar.

"What's wrong Jared?" He taunted me. "Are you too much for yourself to beat?"

I smirked slightly but didn't reply. He growled, "What's so funny?"

"I suppose I probably would be too much for myself," I shrugged. He was bringing another blow to bear. I caught it and threw him into a wall. I added, "But you aren't anything more than a copy."

He stood up and was about to charge when I reached out towards him and formed a small weapon in my out stretched hand and fired. A energized net flew out from the gun and slammed Edmund into the wall. The energy coursed through him and caused him to uncontrollably change between people.

I ripped the wall from its place and placed it so Edmund faced the ceiling, "So Edmund, do you think it was a wise decision to become me still?"

The energy pulse ceased and he spat at me but missed, "Alex won't let you escape this time Jared. Once he has your daughter you'll bow before him."

"You really think so?" I got really close. "I got some good news and some bad news for you."

He didn't respond, "Bad news first. The wall you are attached to was the last wall holding up this room."

"You're lying," He said. "The room hasn't collapsed yet."

"That's the good news," I grinned. "I'm holding it up." I began to stride out of the room.

At the edge I turned back to him and I grinned broader, "Oh yeah I forgot the really bad news. I'm not planning on holding the ceiling up once I leave the room."

Horror overcame his face and he began to scream uncontrollably until the ceiling came tumbling down. The pain and nausea came and his face, his true face, flashed before my eyes. At least I'm not a fool, I memorized the genetic structure required to give someone his power, it's too great a power to let it disappear.

Now to find my daughter and the others.