Even though Rage had faded away, Vernon was still drawing breath. However, the breathing was deep and deliberate. And on his face was a content smile; not wide and grinning, as if he was insane, but also not stressed. It was calm, as if he somehow had control over his unconscious body, and was completely alright with what was happening. As the doctors began to carry him away after doing all preliminary procedures on him, a faint glow could be barely seen within the wound. Suddenly, his eyes flew open. He was awake, and aware.

[b]Nathaniel looked on from the arena, blankly staring at the ground where JJ had been lying moments earlier[/b] [b]He could have killed him. [/b]

And yet, he didn't. And to make things strange, Vernon knew full-well that he could've gone into the fight using a simulation. Either he was completely crazy to go in himself, or there was something about him that only a few people know about him. [spoiler]Wanna end it there, or have Nathaniel and Vernon chat a little?[/spoiler]

[spoiler]lets end it here. If you wanna have em chat I can make a separate post[/spoiler]