The Fictional Man lands a punch on Ghost and begins to blink into the bleed, when suddenly he realizes he can't. For a second, his features seem visible ... as a look of terror falls across his face.

Ghost seizes the opportunity to land blow after blow, hitting and kicking his mysterious assailant until, finally, he is on the ground.

"No ..." whimpers The Fictional Man. "I can't fail. I can't ... It's the only way ..."