[ WP ] The hero beats the villain by stooping even lower .

Caleb took a step back and examined his work. He folded his arms and paced from side to side, making sure everything was where it was supposed to be. Then he checked again. He had made mistakes before, and the consequences were fresh in his mind. Sometimes the memories came back to him in the darkest parts of the night. He wondered if the scars would ever truly heal. 
 
 He went over everything a third time. *Yes, this should do. * The man upstairs could have no complaints today. Caleb felt himself relax at the thought, letting his shoulders fall down, even allowing himself a small smile. *Time for my reward. * 
 
 The smile was still on his face when he entered the room, but it was quickly wiped off when he saw her. *Betrayal. * She sat in the chair he was promised, facing away from him. Not even bothering to look her little brother in the eye. He growled, a guttural sound coming from the raging core of his being, which made her jump in her seat. But when she turned to face him, she did not look afraid. She smiled. 
 
 `` Oh, hi, Caleb'', she said, not caring to hide the smug grin dancing on her lips. 
 
 `` We had a DEAL! ``, Caleb roared. `` This is MINE!'' 
 
 If the words scared her, she showed no sign of it. But the smile vanished. 
 
 `` Is it? ``, she said, sinking back deep in the chair. She threw her arm nonchalantly over an armrest. `` Because it looks like it's mine.'' 
 
 She said it playfully, but her eyes betrayed her true emotions. Caleb held her stare for a long time. When he spoke, his voice had none of the anger of before, but twice the venom. 
 
 `` I'm sorry, but you leave me no choice.'' 
 
 Doubt crept across his sister's face. `` You would n't...'' 
 
 Caleb did n't answer. Still holding her gaze, he started channeling his power. He felt the blood rush to his face as he poured all his strength into his abdominal muscles. The power rumbled like rolling thunder inside him, struggling to escape, yearning to be unleashed upon the world. He waited until he could take it no longer... and released it all at once. It surged out of him in one massive blast. 
 
 His sister's face twisted in shock, and then turned into disgust. She wrinkled her nose, covering her mouth with her hand. She opened her mouth to speak, but gagged before she got a word out. Instead, she ran screaming out of the room, shouting at the top of her lungs. 
 
 `` DAAAD! DAAAAD! CALEB FARTED! I HAD THE TV AND HE FARTED!''
