"Try though you might, you cannot escape from your appointment," the dentist said, his wide grin beginning to appear very grating to Lex.
"You might want to get yourself checked out first," Lex said. "You have tremendously bad breath. Probably tonsils. You should stay quiet to spare yourself the embarrassment of letting others find out."
The dentist clenched his teeth and glared at Lex.
"Give up human," the dentist finally said, dropping the facade. His voice became impossible deep, and carried a power to it that affected Lex even behind his barrier. Talk to the Hand version 2 had not elapsed, but Lex could sense that it was strained.
The dentist's power was rising exponentially, meaning that he was no longer suitable to test the techniques he had come up with. There was, however, one last thing Lex still wanted to try.
