@Teoinsanity((By agreement of me and Tyki the plot point with Stein attacking the Sergals has been erased))
Stein was, of course, untraceable. It was something he worked quite hard at, his skill matched only by those who killed professionally. He slipped in and out of realities, leaving not even the slightest trace. He used no conventional magic, divine, innate or mana-based. He left no physical trace, besides the ruins of those who would oppose him. His location at any time was nearly impossible to discern even through use of divining magic. He utilized multiple copies stationed around the Multiverse, each equipped with a hero-catching trap. Any who had searched for Stein knew well that he was not an easy man to catch.
The Tetris came to a halt inside Stein's lab, crashing through one of the walls as it did so. Bottles of mysterious substances crashed onto the floor, many of them fizzling, some of them catching fire. Several rather noxious gasses filled the air, and although none of them were lethal, they worsened the already unpleasant aroma of blood and fear.
Stein raised an eyebrow an eyebrow and straightened himself, turning away from the squirming figure on his table. As Teo stepped out, asking for sugar, Stein simply kicked his kneecaps. With a loud crack, bone and metal shattered as Teo's right leg collapsed beneath him dropping him to the floor.
"Let's see. Cybernetic enhancements, a cocky attitude, and a ship that somehow managed to both track me down, and penetrate my lab's shielding. Furthermore, you seem to have a rather powerful Soul to you boy. How quaint." Brown bursts from the Tetris, realizing the danger his ally is in, a raging flurry of steel plated claws. Stein simply catches his arm, before flipping the massive bear to the ground, the impact resounding like dull thunder. "You're a hero, no doubt. A new one, or you would have known better than to come to my lab. Nobody knows you're here, nobody's coming to save you. Your ship could get you out of here, but you have no chance of defeating me in my home territory."
Seeing the fear that suddenly struck Teo's Soul, Stein crouched down beside him, smiling, as he slowly retrieved a cigarette from the pocket of his stitched together lab coat. "So, boy. What are you going to do now?"
Teo twitched on the floor, but his shock was not from Stein's words. It was not from the fact that Brown had been so surprisingly ineffective, nor from the fact that he had been so rapidly taken down. For his leg had not bended, and no comical bump had formed. His powers should have absorbed that much damage with ease, and yet here he was. He could feel it seeping into his skin, into his mind, into the very essence of his being. A weight that held down his arms, that drove him down no matter how he fought it. Here, his powers meant nothing, his manipulation of reality negated in it's entirety.
This was The Lab, where no arcane powers functioned. No mana streamed through the air of this reality. No innate powers were permitted in this dark realm. No reality-warping capabilities could be utilized within it's borders. The only power any could wield was the Soular Art that Stein had so perfected. The only weapon that Teo had access to was his hammer, still powered by his soul, it's destructive power the only thing standing between him and absolute annihilation.
"Don't bother answering. There will be time for talking soon enough. I prefer my conversations to be more.... screamy."
