Yelling in frustration the dark power exploded from the stadium released from Valtryek and into Valt. In that split second Valt's eyes widened in horror as the power washed over him. All this time Valtryek had been protecting him along with the golden power and refusing to talk Valtryek had put all of it's energy into holding the power back only to have failed. The last of the golden energy dissipated was replaced with the dark purple resonance.

All around Valt the force strangled around him as he was consumed, the dark power coming off of him as he bowed his head and a shadow came over his face.

Then looking back up his eyes glowed purple and the energy calmed but was still there.

"You will be punished for your taunting!" Valt yelled, enraged.

Theodore's eyes widened in surprise at the display of power but now the question was if Valt won in this state what would he do?

Glowing the same color as Valt's eyes Valtryek rammed into Amaterios and started speeding around the stadium uncontrollably.

"Don't mess with me! Go wild Valtryek!"

Laughing wildly, Valtryek attacked Amaterios, knocking it back.

"I want to win, I will win! I will prove I am stronger!"

Amaterios recovered fast and was able to shield against the rest of the attacks Valtryek sent, unable to get past Amaterios Valt's frustration grew as well as his power.

"I can't win but I can't lose!"

Amaterios attacked back, sending Valtryek flying into the air.

Looking around the office Valt tried to look for something to help him stall for time until he could think of something because so far attacking Amaterios was like hitting a wall and soon Valtryek would come back down only to be prey for Amaerios.

"Then if you're so focused on BC Sol and Phi's power then what does your stupid medicine have to do with any of this?" Valt asked angry.

"I admire your curiosity Valt and I know what you're up to by stalling, but nevertheless back when Fubuki was investigating me at the Dread Tower it allowed me to control my emotions suppressing a part of my power. At the time it took everything I had at the world championships not to use my power to fix things but it wasn't a cure. Every time I used a little bit of Phi's power it thrived and grew worse."

As Valtryek came back down Amaterios attacked again sending Valtryek towards the wall but before Valtryek could recover Amaterios kept attacking scratching up Valtryek. Paint started peeling away and metal covered the ground.

"Before what grew worse?" Valt asked, still angry.

Looking back down at the battle Valtryek was starting to wobble causing Valt to worry a little, if he didn't win then Valtryek would be broken and Theodore would consume him.

But out of the corner of his eye Valt noticed the mask was still in his backpack right where he left it.

But before Valt could think it through he rushed over and grabbed the mask putting it on before Theodre even had a chance to use his power.

Holding out his hand Theodore fell to his knees in pain over Valt using Phi's power, Amaterios attacks lessened up a little.

Taking advantage of Valt being distracted with the mask Theodore stood on the other side watching every moment, entranced. He had every step, every thought, every plan thought out to the point where sometimes he could even predict what someone could say but this wasn't part of his plan.

But the power was too much for Valt to handle, he yelled out in anger. The dark power and the power from the mask was way too much for him but Valt was in too much pain to take off the mask now. Now he needed to end this while he was still in control.

Holding out his hand he tried with all his might to control Theodore as he tried the same, in the stadium both beys were pushing on each other for control.

But Theodore's experience with the power was what overpowered Valt and in that second of control Valt realized using Phi's power was never the right way. He finally realized what Theodore had meant by it thriving and growing worse.

He didn't mean the power, he meant the insanity that came from it, the medicine had been hiding that. And now that Theodore hasn't been taking it because he was in prison he was slowly losing his humanity and common sense just like Phi.

"So close Valt."

Suddenly Valt felt Theodore's power force its way into his body. Making the world around him fade, making everything around him seem bleached, colorless, almost translucent. Theodore himself was also white and gray with the only color being his eyes. His eyes were cold, unblinking and unforgiving as they glowed purple. He not just stared at Valt, he stared into him.

Valt tried to yell for help but no sound would come out muting the noise. Time slowed down all of it moving slowly frame by frame. Theodore's eyes were empty of everything except for animalistic anger, there was no more spark or humanity left in them.

"Don't you get it Valt, everytime Phoenix or Amaterios battles it turns the opponent and their bey. Amaterios is a forbidden bey, a bey that feeds off of negative emotions of its blader allowing me to in return copy or use anyone's power while Phoenix can corrupt others making more corrupted bladers. They often see us corrupted bladers as a curse or a disease even to the point where they wrote a whole section in that incursed temple about how bad we are naming it: The Bladers Curse but I see us as the future and you're going to help me build that future and besides....you've had this coming for a very long time." he said darkly.

Valt's eyes were on Theodore, pleading and fading, unable to speak.

"Don't give me that look, Valt, it's your fault for coming here in the first place, it's your fault for letting me go in the world championships, and it's your fault for forgetting about the other bladers still under my control."

Valt's eyes widened as Theodore bent down to his level

"You remember bladers like Kit, Arthur, Ren Wu and Hae Jin don't you? They've always been here and along with the others, helping me prepare for the Eclipse where everyone's power will go nuts causing them to come here where I can help them control their power. But don't feel bad there's nothing you can do anyways."

Theodore bowed his head, savoring the moment and victory as the last little spark in Valt's eyes diminished.

"Remember this moment when you finally decide to take me on."

Then it was gone all at once releasing Valt, making him fall onto the ground, in the stadium Valtryek had fallen over while Amaterios was still spinning.

Theodore exhaled with his hands shaking. He felt exhausted and spent bracing himself against the table he watched Valt.

And for a moment Theodore wondered if he had gone too far.

Then taking off the old mask, Valt broke it in half having now absorbed all of Phi's power.

"I only have one question for you Valt, are you ready to help me train and build the new future of blading?"

Then turning back to Theodore, Valt stood up, when he spoke again there was this new purpose and obedience in his voice. His eyes glowed a faint dark blue.

"Yes." He said simply.

"Good then, I'm going to need you very soon, Brown Eye. You're dismissed."

Valt turned and marched away, all trace of his former happiness and energy was gone. He seemed like a different person now. And in a way that's what corruption did, it hollowed out feelings replacing with anger and hatred.

When Valt was gone, Theodore stood up and almost fell. He realized he was still shaking. He knew Phi's power was capable of altering bladers resonance corrupting it but since Valt had absorbed Phi's power Theodore had been left to using his own power which had drained him completely. But his work was already done.

End of part 1

A/N: Wow that was intense! I'm so sorry to leave you guys on a cliff hanger but sadly school is starting and it'll be harder for me to write. Hope you guys enjoyed!