While the battle between Triangular and the two young superheroes was going on, on the other side of the battlefield, Dennis was surrounded by the mist created by Heptagon.

  "What happened? Struggling to see?" asked Heptagon in a mocking manner.

  Dennis was carefully trying to find where Heptagon was in the mist. As he could not see through it, he thought, According to the description given about Heptagon in Lempika’s most wanted list, Heptagon can suddenly appear anywhere within the mist and attack. I have to activate my Muta mode.

  Heptagon cackled and asked, "Too scared to respond?"

  Dennis smiled and said, "No, I was just thinking about how your fellow inmates would react to seeing you return to jail after putting in so much effort to escape."

  After speaking, Dennis drew in a deep breath, focusing his energy before activating his Muta mode.

  "Confidence! I love that, especially when somebody is going to get humiliated after being confident," said Heptagon.

  Suddenly, a dagger flew towards Dennis's back at great speed. Without even looking back, Dennis instinctively dodged the dagger by bending down. After that, several knives came at Dennis from all directions at great speeds, and Dennis dodged all of them without even looking at a single blade.

  "You’ve got skill, I’ll give you credit for that. You’re not like the average Joe," said Heptagon. "But there is a reason why I am a dangerous criminal, and today I’ll give you a glimpse of that reason."

  Then, out of the blue, Heptagon appeared behind Dennis and attempted to stab him. However, Dennis's body instinctively dodged the attack once again. Dennis turned around to deliver a punch, but in response, Heptagon threw his dagger at Dennis and turned into mist. Dennis dodged the dagger throw and tried to punch Heptagon, but ended up punching straight into thin air.

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  Heptagon reappeared behind Dennis, caught the dagger, and proceeded to stab him once again. However, even this time, Dennis dodged without looking back. Once more, Dennis turned around to throw a punch, but missed because Heptagon had dispersed into mist again. They repeated this pattern for a while until Dennis heard a sharp clatter sound, and Heptagon didn't seem to reappear near him.

  "You're not good, you're great!" howled Heptagon. "Let’s see how long you can keep dodging my attacks. You will eventually run out of energy, and then I will give you the final blow, putting an end to your life."

  Dennis thought, He’s sort of right. I can’t keep myself in Muta mode for a long time, as it strains my mind and drains a lot of energy from me. I have to finish this battle quickly, the sooner the better.

  (Okay, the narrator here. For those of you wondering what exactly the Muta mode is and what in the world Dennis’s powers are, don’t worry, I am here to explain:

  In simple terms, Dennis has the power to control the gravitational force between an object and himself. He can control both the magnitude and direction (since gravity is a force, and a force is a vector having both magnitude and direction). To be more precise, the formula for gravitational force is F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2 where:

  F is the Gravitational Force

  G is the Gravitational Constant

  m1 is the Mass of Dennis

  m2 is the Mass of the Object

  r is the distance between the center of masses of Dennis and the object

  Dennis has the power to change the value of G, which increases the force between him and the object. He can also change the sign of G: a negative sign indicates a repulsive force, and a positive sign indicates an attractive force, which controls the direction of the force. Therefore, by changing the value and sign of G, Dennis can control the gravitational force between any object and himself.

  Now, in his Muta mode, Dennis sets the magnitude of G to a very high value with a negative sign between himself and any object or person that attacks him. This causes a huge repulsive force between him and the object of attack, causing his body to involuntarily move (as he keeps his body loose and free for movement) away from any attack, thereby dodging it. This makes it almost impossible for anyone to land a physical attack on him. But when he is in this mode, it drains a lot of energy and requires a great deal of focus to maintain. That's why he doesn't talk much when he is in this mode. Okay, that’s it from my side. I hope you understood what I was telling you. Now, let’s get back to the story.)

  Heptagon gave a loud cackle and said, "It’s going to be sooo rewarding after I defeat you. Now, dance to this."