Saga 2 Episode 24: Welcome to Space

## Participants

Nathan ElliotLeon RyojiRaijin
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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REdCuUsO6pY )

“P-p-please…if anyone is receiving this message…” The voice of a terrified female echoes like a nightmare. “This is Sai’el…O-of…The G-Galactic OverW-watch…” Her breathing is frantic and her words on top of one another. “I…I am located somewhere b-b-between Z-zone 17…Zone 1738…” The sound of heavy banging on metal doors is heard in the background with the groans of monsters behind it. “P-please s-send help…T-The F-freedom has b-been t-taken…” The sound of crying quickly follows her as she speaks. “If t-this r-reaches a-anyone on t-the force…Tell N-athan Elliot…” The tears flow heavier at the mention of The White Knight. “T-tell him that, I l-love…” Before anything else can be said, the voice disappears and is relayed only as static.

Sitting outside of The Yoru house, Nathan sits in shock and anger at hearing that from his teammate and former girlfriend. Using his telepathic link to the other members of The Galactic Overwatch, he had been alerted about this transmission from Sai’el by Kronus. Kronus is known as The Hunter of the Alpha Dogs, able to find anything in the universe.

“She sent that out almost fifteen hours ago, Nate…We…We don’t know if she is even alive.” Korvus says through his connection with Nathan.

“She is…I would have known about her death with my Pink Light Energy…But she is suffering…I can feel her pain from here.” Nathan speaks in a somber voice.

“We can take The Dreadnaught and be there as soon as we can…But, Nate you know as well as I do it could take weeks to get there from The Gateway.”

“No…I have a much faster way. Leave this to me.” Nathan’s voice quickly portrays with a stern tone.

“Nate, we can’t just send you on it. You are already-…” Korvus quickly gets cut off.

“I SAID, I WILL HANDLE IT…She’s our teammate but she was MY…” He sighs heavily. “Trust me…Earth won’t be fixed overnight. And I won’t be able to focus if I know she is out there scared!...”

With that, Korvus understands why Nathan wants to go. Knowing how strong Nathan is, Korvus isn’t one to want to get in the way of something The White Knight wants to get done. He stands up from his position to get back into the house. Once he does, he sees Wade and Katsumi in the kitchen playing around with food that they are cooking. The two of them look like two kids in love, full of smiles and pure happiness in being together again.

He knows that Katsumi just barely got over Wade returning after almost eight years of being gone. This would be no time to just rip him from her again for something like this. So Nathan slips back out of the house again and quickly focuses his energy to find the emotional signature of the only person he can count on other than his teammates on The Force.

Activating his power, Nathan’s body quickly comes to be covered by a bright white liquid substance. The liquid travels over his entire body, quickly molding and taking the form of his powerful body suit. The bright white color glows like a star, filled with an endless amount of energy. The liquid over his face molds to form his mark, turning his eyes scorching white like the hottest flame in the universe.

Without any more delay, Nathan launches himself high into the sky like a rocket. Soaring through the air, he quickly catches the eye of many people on the ground. His body moves faster than mach one within the blink of an eye. But it all seems so easy to Nathan that his face doesn’t even show any surprise at this speed. It wouldn’t even take Nathan more than five minutes to get to where Leon Ryoji, The Black Dusk is located.

This brings Nathan back to the law firm where Nathan had previously been. Before he had used the window and he hoped to access it again. If it were open, Nathan would fly right on in like a bird. Nathan’s body would quickly slow its forward acceleration to land in the center of the office. Nathan’s feet land on the floor with such a soft landing that it barely even creates a sound. Nathan turns around to face the desk where Leon is sitting.

Leon would be able to see the pain on Nathan’s face, even behind the aid of his mask. “Remember when you told me about wanting to go on another Space Adventure after we got done with Durata?...” Nathan takes a moment, swallowing some spit. “Well…I could really use a helping hand on where I have to go next. Wade and Katsumi are just starting to get along again…I can’t ask him to leave her again. Not now…What do you say, Ryoji? Wanna go smash some alien heads with me one more time?...”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfia3kquI\_4&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlLDqDkFhRceh8d\_F8\_q7al&index=14 ) Leon would’ve been sitting on top of his desk. Yes on top, in a very standard Indian style sitting position with his arms folded cross his chest, and his legs folded as well. He was looking down at the chess board in front of him. Across from him was his son, Tetsuo, who was sitting in the exact same position. Tetsuo glanced up at his father with a raised brown. “did I get you this time dad? I don’t think there’s any other move you could possibly make!” Leon would’ve frowned with the corner of his mouth. “It’s not that you’ve got me…I’m simply trying to deduce which method of victory won’t make you teary eyed.” Tetsuo blinked before he shouted. “HEY!” Leon chuckled a bit before moving his king piece to his son’s black king piece. “Checkmate.” Tetsuo sighed and kicked and screamed a bit. It was at that moment however a blinding white light would’ve made it’s way in through the window. In popped Nathan and Tetsuo would’ve looked at him with sheer awe in his eyes. “Hm?”

“Remember when you told me about wanting to go on another Space Adventure after we got done with Durata?.........Well…I could really use a helping hand on where I have to go next. Wade and Katsumi are just starting to get along again…I can’t ask him to leave her again. Not now…What do you say, Ryoji? Wanna go smash some alien heads with me one more time?...”

“Dad is he the one that took you into outer space the first time?!” “Yes. I don’t think I’ve introduced you two. Nathan thi-“ Tetsuo would’ve cut him off only to run up to Nathan looking up at the tall man in white. “My name is Tetsuo Ryoji!” he extended his small hand and adjusted his glasses. “It’s nice to meet you Mr. Nathan! I don’t wanna be rude but could you maybe bring me something back when you come back! My dad says that space things are dangerous and that unless he studies it first he doesn’t want me to touch it.” Leon stood up off of the desk, putting his shoes on. “For your protection Tetsuo. None the less…I’m sure Nathan knows of something you can play with. But you keep it at the house, and don’t go showing it off okay?” “Yes sir.” Leon looked up at Nathan. “I wouldn’t mind helping at all. Let me suit up and I’-“ a face would’ve appeared on Leon’s holographic screen. It was Jade Fierce the beautiful green leader of Heroes Inc since Densuke’s sudden incarceration.

“Mr.Ryoji. You’ve been avoiding my calls for about a week now. I hope you’re not still sore about our debut in court.” Leon turned to face the screen putting his hands down by his sides. “Not at all. If anything I’m sure the bill won’t be passed in Kasaihana regardless. There’s far to much Omega Gene activity here to regulate. The state is asking for a death wish.” Jade chuckled. “We’ll see. In any case, I’ve been given a direct order from the president of the united states. Given that you and this glowing gentlemen over here have been seen as some form of ally.” She’d have played the news footage of Leon and him communicating in the park that day when he and wade first landed. “We’re assuming you to be allies. If that is the case, the president has declared that should the next time you accompany your friend anywhere out of earth’s atmosphere, we are required to send a Heroes Inc operative with you as a form of protection.”

Leon blinked for a minute. “I’m very well capable of protecting myself jade. “ “While that may be true, Leon.” She spoke with spite. “Given who’s son you are, and the fact that your ahem. “Criminal record” from the past is still being pended over, it’d be a shame if that request of amnesty was suddenly declined. Not to mention the very popular vigilante Black Dusk, who years ago you were identified as-“ “Those claims were false.” Leon interrupted. “Tell that to the court. I’d love for them to find out the person with an omega gene level of “D” was once a vigilante. That’d put you as a bias party and completely decline all legal advances you’ve made up to this point.”

Leon folded his arms, clearly agitated. “Dad?” Tetsuo tugged Leon’s pants leg. Leon exhaled. “Fine. Give me the list, I’ll look through it.” “We’ve already picked someone for the job. He’s to act as protection. Nothing more nothing less. By the way be careful who you show your “suit” to. Jade out.” The screen disappeared and Leon ran a hand through his hair.

“Dad why does Jade treat you like that?” Leon who was rarely flustered gave a rather spiteful reply. “Because she’s trying to play big boss while father is gone, and is unaware I know they’ve been having sexual relations, which as of this moment in time would be illegal, but that’s none of my business.’ The three year old blinked. “Sexual..what?” Leon would’ve turned to Nathan, reading a message on his watch. “Jade’s sending a guy over here, in about 5. It’s a bodyguard mission, typical thing for the inc. probably trying to make good relations with what ever else is out there, including the galactic overwatch you spoke of. Tetsuo, I want you to go call your aunt Yumi, and go play with your cousin Xanu and Serina for the day okay?” Tetsuo nodded. “Yes sir. “ He gave leon a hug on his legs. Leon patted him on the head before his son ran out of the doors. “Let me suit up and I’ll meet you out front Nathan.”

Elsewhere

Simultaneously to these events, Jade would’ve been sitting in her officer chair. Her long thick legs, one crossed over the other as she rested her head on her right hand and let it lay there, while she looked at none other than Raijin Kaminari. He’d been rising in the A.G.E.N.T unit lately with outstanding performances and productivity. Regardless of what he may have been wearing, Jade would slide a folder towards him at the end of her desk.

“Now that that’s been done, you’ll be accompanying them on “bodyguard duty.” That’s your cover story. You’re REAL mission is to use the surveillance gear we’ve equipped you with and to take images -c-
[11/18/2015 8:03:06 PM] The Dragon Monk: and video of everything you see. Schematics, space crafts, engine designs. We need to get a know it all basis on whatever form of ship you used to go wherever you may or may not go. Since the spaceship arrived, it’s taken money out our pockets to even create a device that can detect fast traveling objects in the skies. We BARELY picked up on the white suited man, and I have a feeling that was the bare minimum of his travel speed. Whatever happens you report back to us. Any secrets, organizations, colonies. Is that understood Mr.Kaminari?”

If he answered yes, then she would point him to the door with a gesture of her hand, and a helicopter would’ve been outside waiting on him. This helicopter would fly him out from the water built Heroes Reprieve 200 miles off the coats of Kasaihana District 2 and into the city. He’d arrive at Ryoji & Grey law firm in no less than 10 minutes, where he may or may not get a chance to meet Nathan depending on weather Nathan was there out front as Leon asked him to. Any conversation between the two was totally up to them.
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Standing there watching Jade speak to Leon Ryoji through a video chat Raijin kept quiet mostly standing in the corner. Raijin didn't know Leon personally but he knew of the Ryoji and Ryoville. They were a pretty odd family themselves. Leon was the vigilante known as Black Dust which Raijin learned through reading the many files Heroes Inc had on him. Raijin didn't know exactly what his mission was going to be but he knew dealing with Heroes Inc it was going to be a bit shady. Lately since his first mission Raijin has been making quite a name for himself in the organization getting more high profiled missions.

Raijin stood there holding his helmet to his newly made A.G.E.N.T suit. The suit was made to fit Raijin's combat capabilities. The suit is made on the bases of the Dragon Skin Armor and Dragon Skin Extreme. Dragon Skin armor is made of an overlapping series of high tensile strength ceramic discs encased in a glass fiber textile. Different layout configurations with variations in coverage are available.
Dragon Skin Extreme is made of overlapping approximately 0.25-inch (6.4 mm) × 2-inch (51 mm) ceramic discs encased in a fabric cover. In evaluating the Dragon Skin system, it is important to note that while the external measurements of the Dragon Skin panel are 11.5 inches (290 mm) × 13.5 inches (340 mm), the area of level III coverage provided by the encased ceramic discs is 10 inches (250 mm) × 12 inches (300 mm); the fabric edges are not intended to provide ballistic protection. Weight of the Dragon Skin Extreme armor providing 10 inches (250 mm) × 12 inches (300 mm) of level III protection was approximately 6.4 lb (2.9 kg). With added help of the R&D department of Heroes Inc they were able to reinforce the armor with a light weight metal alloy near the level of titanium, along with traces of kevlar coated around the suit. The armor is able to protect Raijin from hazards such as fire, explosions, and high caliber bullets from assault rifles and sniper rifles. On his arm would be a portable GPS. His helmet was made from the same material. His helmet acted as a gas mask and protective against shrapnel from explosions. A visor was added to the helmet which was made to be a better version of the A.D Device. The Double AD Device is an alternative way to say "Assisted Aiming Device". This device rest on the right/left ear of the user, with smart glass covering one eye. For those who don't like using the contact lenses, the Double AD gives the user an HUD display of their surroundings. Opting to add auto targeting to ones aim, location lock on enemy posistions, doubles as a radio communicator, visual hacker, visual scanner, and internet access to files. It's great for faicial recognition and omega genel level scanning. The suit was all black and had his Clan's insignia on the right shoulder. Finally his prized Tsuruji sat in its sheath on his back.

“Now that that’s been done, you’ll be accompanying them on “bodyguard duty.” That’s your cover story. You’re REAL mission is to use the surveillance gear we’ve equipped you with and to take images and video of everything you see. Schematics, space crafts, engine designs. We need to get a know it all basis on whatever form of ship you used to go wherever you may or may not go. Since the spaceship arrived, it’s taken money out our pockets to even create a device that can detect fast traveling objects in the skies. We BARELY picked up on the white suited man, and I have a feeling that was the bare minimum of his travel speed. Whatever happens you report back to us. Any secrets, organizations, colonies. Is that understood Mr.Kaminari?”

Looking up to Jade Raijin smirked nodding his head. "Loud and clear." Raijin would've turned around walking out of the room and out towards the helipads where a helicopter waited for him. "Seems easy enough." Raijin thought to himself but he knew by now that no mission was as easy as it sounded along with this man from space which was still an unknown variable to him he had to keep a close eye on him. Making it to his helicopter they immediantly took off. Sitting in the back Raijin decided to take a nap while he waited on him to arrive at the location. After what seemed like an hour depending on how fast the helicopter was going the pilot would call out to Raijin waking him up. "We're here." Waking up Raijin put his helmet on his head letting the visor up showing his eyes Raijin jumped off the helicopter depending on whether or not Leon and the outer space man was outside waiting on him Raijin stood there taking in the Law Firm's building. "Hm, not bad." The helicopter would take off as soon as Raijin was on the ground. He walked up to the building.

Nathan looks down at the little boy who more than happily made it a point for him to introduce himself. Laughing at how adorable it is, Nathan shakes Tetsuo’s hand while continuing to listen to him talk. When Tetsuo asks if he can bring him something back from space, Nathan looks up to Leon to see what he thinks of it all. And just like a protective father, he initially is against it but comes around to accepting the curiosity of it all.

While Leon is focused on the beginning portion of the call, Nathan whispers to Tetsuo, “Don’t worry. I’ll bring you something cool.”

Nathan’s attentions are then forced to the call as the woman known as Jade talks down to Leon, speaking as if she holds all the cards. This angers Nathan because it is actions such as this that Pallas seeks to destroy the Earth. Nathan’s right hand balls into a fist as he thinks about how easy it would be for Pallas to knock this planet out of existence; annoyed at how petty humankind can be as he further observes it. His anger is soon quelled when he looks down at Tetsuo, as if he were a sign of a newer generation who they HAD to save the planet for.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWQcv-MpY4 )

Nathan slowly shuts his eyes and focuses himself on locating the emotional signature of the being that Leon is talking too. In doing so, he is able to find her located somewhere in the ocean. Nathan seeks her out, curious in finding out her emotional makeup on a genome level. Nathan scowls slightly, seeing how manipulative her spectrum is giving off.

Reading the room, there is more than one person in the office with Jade. There are also a few spiders located around the room in very secluded spaces away from sight. And with Nathan’s abilities to pinpoint living beings, he uses his power to attach his own emotional spectrum to another living beings to see what they see at a given time. Nathan’s eyes slowly open and Leon would be able to notice that his eyes slowly begin to show something different than the bright white he had seen previously. His eyes begin to form the symbol of the White Light that is on his chest.

Attaching his spectrum to a spider in the corner of the office he is able to see Jade and this Raijin speaking about the mission. Taking a look at the giant green woman, Nathan scoffs and focuses on listening in to what she is saying. He is able to see that “Protection” is not the only goal that is set into motion here.

“Typical human behavior…Fear of what they do not understand…” Nathan thinks to himself.

After examining what he needed to see, his eyes slowly revert back to their natural burning white glow. This happens just in time when Leon tells Nathan to meet him out front. Nathan nods his head and begins to slowly walk out of the room. Once outside he would look up to the sky, waiting for their guest to come. With Leon ready to go, Nathan stands beside him in the few moments they have before Raijin arrives.

“Jade is trying to play us for fools with this, Raijin…But I’m sure you already guessed that.” Nathan smirks softly, “Do me a favor if you don’t mind. Let him do what he must for your ‘Heroes Inc.’ There is something I must see for myself…”

After Leon would respond to that, Raijin makes his entry into the scene. Nathan stares at the male before slowly stepping out to greet him.

“Hey there.” He extends his right hand out for Raijin to shake. “Glad to have you here. My name is, Nathan. We don’t have much time to explain things here on Earth so if you don’t mind I’d have us leave here ASAP.”

Nathan would then take a few steps further and with the power of the indigo light, he raises his right hand to focus the energy three feet out in front of him. His hand begins to glow with a bright indigo color as he achieves his technique. Before their very eyes, Nathan would rip open a portal that is eight feet in height and five feet wide. Leon and Raijin would also be able to see into the portal and visually comprehend the portal leads into the hull of the ship that is across town.

“It’s time for us to go.” Nathan says to the two of them before walking through the portal and appearing inside of the ship.

If the men were daring enough to walk through the portal to enter the ship, they would be prepped and ready to take off on their space adventure. If not, they would remain on Earth and miss out on a dope ass adventure. Just saiyan.

Leon would’ve stepped into the basement himself. Pushing a tile on the floor with his foot and watching as a rectangular like column arose from the floor. Inside of it it contained all of leon’s dusk suits. The regular dusk suit, the armored dusk suit. The in progress All Slayer suit, and a special suit Leon crafted after his adventure on Durata: The Space Dusk suit. A cheesy name but he wanted to keep the theme of dusk going.

He crafted this suit form some of the left over metallic armored scraps he carried home with him from Durata. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to create a full body plated suit of armor, capable of withstanding the vacuums of oxygenless areas and the void and cold temperatures of space. The suit is gravity adjusted, meaning the special designed function of Leon’s watch, merged with the A.G.F. (Anti-Gravity Field ) of his great grandfather, the suit can regulate it’s wearers movements in foreign parts of space. That is to say, it automatically measures the gravities pressure and adjust the weight and overall density of the suit to try and maintain Leon’s usual form of movement. This can be shut off should the gravity provide advantageous situations rather than disadvantageous ones. The heavy padding on the shoulders, chest, abdomen, ribs, back upper and lower, outside forearm/bicep, thigh (inner/outter) shins and foot guards. The mesh underneath was made with the left over malleable material left and infused with Ragnianium. The helmet itself had 3 eye sockets. Two for viewing, on different visible light spectrums (x-ray, infrared, night, thermo, etc) and a third that acts as a camera that expands Leon’s peripheral vision. It also acts as a sonar device enabling echolocation to detect certain things that may or may not be around him within a 30 foot radius. While agile enough for gymnastic maneuvers, the suit has enough armor to protect the wearer from sword strikes or even take a missile blast.

The abilities of the suit, cast the user in a state of Enhanced Conditioning. Unlike Leon’s other suits, this suit entails the usage of his chi abilities, not restricting him but aiding him. It’s form fitting an muscle support ant, actually able to provide additional “static”. Leon’s own natural chi and physiology power the suit and with the minute amounts he uses already, he can power the foot and shin thrusters to move himself through space and open areas. Leon walks out into his suit and offers to shake the hand of Raijin. “It’s good to meet you raijin. I’d love to stay and chat, but this seems to be pretty urgent. We can begin all of the small talk on the way to where ever we’re going to go.” Leon would’ve stepped inside of the portal seeing what was on the other side.

Raijin saw the man from outer space walk up to him. Raijin studied his movements and how he carried himself. By the looks of it he didn't seem too fond of Raijin tagging along on this mission this was all an observation of course. Hearing the man greet Raijin with an extention of his hand Raijin grabbed it shaking his hand. “Glad to have you here. My name is, Nathan. We don’t have much time to explain things here on Earth so if you don’t mind I’d have us leave here ASAP.” Shaking his hand then retracting his own Raijin nodded. "Raijin..." Accompanying Nathan was Leon wearing what looked like a different version of his Black Dust suit Raijin hasn't seen before. Noding he smirked a bit seeing a man he heard so many stories about in front of his eyes, this time shaking his hand. “It’s good to meet you raijin. I’d love to stay and chat, but this seems to be pretty urgent. We can begin all of the small talk on the way to where ever we’re going to go.” Raijin nodded to Leon's words then off to the side he saw Nathan making a portal of some sorts for the trio to walk through. He couldn't lie he was indeed impressed by looking at the powers of this man Raijin could only imagine what else he could do. Droping the visor on his helmet Raijin began recording his travel starting now streaming his video feed to the boys back at head quarters.

Stepping through the portal Raijin looked around seeing as he was just outside but now on a space ship. Surveying the area it took a bit of time for Raijin to take in the whole idea of being on a space ship heading to an unknown place to him.

II
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Once all of the men had made it onto the ship, they would see Nathan at the helm of the ship. Nathan thought it would be obvious that Leon would be able to take the lead seat in the Co-Captain chair to help Nathan pilot, seeing is how he doesn’t know who Raijin is let alone trust him. Raijin could take a seat on the side wall where other passengers are able to fit tightly. This had been a ship for him and Wade, not expecting to have more than the two.

“Hold on to your lunch, guys…This ride will be rather interesting.” Nathan warns before getting the ship all prepped for takeoff.

As soon as Nathan pushes the throttle forward, the ship takes off at light speed. The ship itself disappears in a bright white flash, showing the jump into light speed. This would be an entirely new feel for Raijin, Leon having felt something similar on the path to Durata, so Raijin would feel the effects of his space travel cherry being popped. It’s a painful process, warming up to the speeds that they are moving at.

Raijin would feel nauseous and being given the feeling that there is a huge force being pushed down against his body. This is the heavy levels of G-force that is pushing against his body while they travel. Nathan takes things a little faster on the spaceways, hoping to reach the Freedom sooner than his own timeline allotted.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L7mZH2u3Qc )

In only three hours, the ship travels across the stars to reach Zone 1738. Nathan slows the ship down to a slow motion of mach 10. This is obviously slow in the span of traveling the universe. To Leon and Raijin it would actually look like they are moving slowly while being surrounded by nothing but a black void of space. The White Knight slows down because of the horrible sight in front of them.

Both men if they look out of the front windows could see bodies of multiple alien races moving with a slow floating effect in space. Because of having no gravity in Space, the blood and inner workings of these bodies simply looks like it is attached to their bodies after first spattering out of them. Nathan’s eyes glow brightly as he stares at each body as they fly by.

Part of his universal attachment to living beings also comes with the price of feeling their pain as well. With the Light of Life, he is able to feel the very last moments of pain and fear coming from these people. He can hear their screams and the echoes of their existence to trying to cling to this world. Nathan’s head begins to throb from the overwhelming force of so many souls trying to cling to him like a beacon. This forces Nathan to grunt slightly to himself, which could make the other two wonder what is going on with him. A small drop of blood drips from his nose while this happens.

With another ten minutes of flying, they come into view of The Freedom. Out in the distance is the planet sized warship of a race known as The Artinians. They are a race of warfighters who live and breathe the love of the fight. Through millions of years they have advanced themselves to have some very advanced technology in the eyes of the universe. This warship had been a flagship for the Galactic Overwatch in its days.

The trail of bodies would lead all the way to the ship itself. To Raijin this would probably seem so unreal because there are clearly thousands of bodies outside of this ship. How many more are actually inside of the ship still?

Following the blueprints of The Freedom, Nathan slowly drives the ship into the docking bay where multiple other ships are placed. The small ship comes to a slow drop with the landing gear holding the hull steady. Once landed, Nathan flips the back hatch switch and stairs begin to drop to create a walk way for them to exit.

Nathan makes a path to exit the ship while saying, “By the looks of things, this place is lost to us. We are not hear to free this ship of whatever possesses it. We are here to find this girl.” Nathan lifts his right hand up and uses his Energy of Life to display a construct picture of Sai’el.

“She is alive, I can feel it. Unfortunately, I am unable to teleport to her location at this time.” Nathan looks over at Raijin, knowing everything is being recorded for Heroes Inc. selfish goals. He cannot let them understand why the mass death located around them is weakening his power. “By her own spectrum signature, she is located in the Captain’s Quarters held up with no way out. We find her. We get her out. We go home. We stay as a team. Are there any questions before we begin?”

If Raijin or Leon had questions about the mission and their specific parameters, this is the opportunity to ask it. Nathan offers a chance for him to better explain the situation or any other questions they have about what they will be doing and what they are doing it for. After this moment, the mission begins and whatever happens in space will surely come back with them…

Leon is taken to the deck of the ship they were flying on. Once there he’d looked around. He’d only ever traveled with Nathan through space via flight. Minus the time they returned from Durata but that ship was borrowed. Leon never even had the time to study it as he was so out of it during that time. Looking around he’d see a second open seat, and taking an atuoritive decision to sit there he did just that. “Alright. Let’s get this show on the road shall we gentlemen?” Leon sat in the seat and buckled himself up, holding onto the arms of the chair. He’d felt the feeling of light speed travel before. Humans aren’t built for this kind of thing just yet…but as Nathan spoke on, the human evolution on earth has far exceeded what it was supposed to long, long ago.

As the ship hit light speed, Leon was at least somewhat used to the feeling but that didn’t mean seeing the light speed traveling around them didn’t give him a headache. He simply closed his eyes and folded his arms for the duration of the trip until finally three hours passed and they began to go at a slower pace. Leon chose to stand up, only to look into the dephs of space and see what he could see. That’s when he saw a giant ship…and even from this view it looked abaonded and torn. How could such a thing so giant and majestic wear down…so easily. That’s when the trail of bodies and loose limbs also began to trail up to the entry way of the ship. “that’s unsettling…even more so considering in space you can’t really call for help.”

When Nathan speaks, Leon turns to listen as he holds up a holographic image of a female, alien more than likely. She was a looker, but this was no surprise to leon. He’d seen his fair share of attractive space women, quite curious about their anatomy, take that as you will. Nathan speaks on her being alive somewhere in here, but being unable to teleport to her. “The Captain’s Quarters…” Nathan made it clear this was a in and out style mission, as if he simply preferred to avoid all forms of conflict. Smart considering whatever did this is proabably still around in this location. Leon turned his head to look around somewhat. See what he had to get the feel of. When he ask if there are any questions, Leon being himself if the first to ask. “I don’t need an entire background on the crew…just a brief over view. That and the sector we’re in. I know you might be…as clueless as I am but I am interested I knowing.” Leon would’ve put his hand along the wall only to stumble upon what looked like a map of the ship. Leon held out his watch, setting it for an interstellar setting that could maintain a link to his home base at earth and his mobile base. He scanned the map, only to now have his own holographic image of it (raijin could do the same since all agents have watches similar to this.) “this woman Sai’El. Tell me about her. Her specialties, her skills. She must have something special that would’ve allowed her to survive…whatever she survived. “ Leon would’ve squatted on the ground, feeling his fingers along it to a spot of blood…Leon furrowed his brow under his mask. “…this blood is still luke warm…not been to long spilled.” Leon tricked the blood on his gloved fingers, while listening for Raijin’s questions or Nathan’s response.

Stepping around the room Raijin would’ve looked at Nathan and Leon both taking a seat. Looking at the wall he saw a place for him to sit down. Taking his seat Raijin’s visor’s recorded what was going on around him only imagining what the boys back at base were thinking as he streamed his recording to intel. Sitting there folding his arms Raijin heard Nathan begin to speak as he was prepping for the launch. “Hold on to your lunch, guys…This ride will be rather interesting.” With that they were off!

Raijin immediately felt the effects of space travel as he started to tense up a bit. He grunted a bit if it wasn’t for his great level of endurance the effects would’ve taken an even greater toll on his body than how it was doing. The massive force pushed him on the back of his seat feeling as if it was going to break right behind him. Raijin was a survivor and he knew he’d just have to stick it out. Surprisingly however Raijin would grow a bit more accustomed to the speed and would calm down a bit midway through the flight. However once the ship hit light speed and was way out of earth orbit the connection between Raijin’s recording and Heroes Inc was severed leaving them unable to see what he was seeing meaning that from here on out Heroes Inc would be in the dark until Raijin made it back home.

Finally after the three hour flight the ship seemed to slow down as the group made it to their destination. Getting out of his seat stumbling a little then finally regaining balance Raijin looked out the window seeing the floating bodies all leading up to a huge ship. Raijin didn’t know what to make of this horrific sight before him. “Who could have done this?” was all the samurai could think. Raijin looked off to the side looking at Nathan look at the bodies then suddenly he looked to be in pain and then his nose began to bleed. Keeping to his self Raijin thought that Nathan somehow had a link to the bodies or something inside of him was tripped when he saw the bodies. All in all it was something Raijin had no idea of.

After a couple minutes the group found themselves inside of the giant ship docking in the hanger bay next to other small ships. Following behind Leon and Nathan he looked around amazed to be out in a place like this somewhere he’d never been before everything was all new to him. “By the looks of things, this place is lost to us. We are not hear to free this ship of whatever possesses it. We are here to find this girl.” Raijin looked at Nathan as he began to give the rundown of the situation. It seemed to be a search and rescue mission which was pretty basic but Raijin knew all too well that missions could go south pretty fast as he had flash backs of his first mission with Heroes Inc and his situation there.

Raijin turned his head to look at the picture of the girl they were there to look for. Raijin began to find out why Nathan would go through such lengths to find her, she was indeed a looker even to be so foreign to Raijin. “By her own spectrum signature, she is located in the Captain’s Quarters held up with no way out. We find her. We get her out. We go home. We stay as a team. Are there any questions before we begin?” Raijin began to think of a few question he had himself until he heard Leon began to speak and question Nathan on a small briefing about the whole mission. Raijin nodded seeing as how it was a valid question indeed. Raijin shook his head if Leon and Nathan asked him if he had questions regarding the mission Raijin was ready to get on with the task. It wasn’t until Leon found a map of the ship and using his watch to make him a holographic copy. Raijin could do the same with his visor using it to construct a complete copy which he could see through his visor. He stood there with his arms crossed reading the map. If the two were done and Nathan was finished answering any question Raijin would walk up to Nathan. “Welp, Nathan..lead the way.”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_nVkHXTeiOg )

Nathan knew that Leon was going to have a question. This perks Nathan’s smile up a bit knowing that he was indeed right. Leon had always been the curious one and anytime knowledge could be obtained, he was not the kind of person to pass on that. It also helped that the question he asked wasn’t one of a classified nature.

“The crew here were members of The Galactic Overwatch. Every one of them were members of The All Seeing Eyes and higher. This ship help a large portion of warriors for the force. The Sector we all live in is The Eastern Sector of the Universe. We are currently in Zone 1738 of The Eastern Sector…A Zone not many travel too. Nothing but darkness and hopelessness.” Nathan says with a confident tone.

While Leon and Raijin begin to look at the map of the ship, Leon asks another question. This time the questions pertain to the woman they have come to save. It was a valid question. They had come all the way to Zone 1738 to save a woman they have no idea about. Nathan slowly balls his right hand into a fist as he begins to contemplate how to explain who Sai’el is.

“Sai’el is one of the most highly trained fighters in the universe. You remember her from Durata don’t you, Leon? I’ve seen great fighters on Earth, but nothing comes close to the level of expertise she has in fighting.” Nathan begins to walk a little further inside, looking through some broken windows to see nothing inside the rooms. “She is a Duratan by blood, of course. This makes her physiology stronger than that of a humans. She is said to have the strength of ten Peak Humans on your home world. And she uses every bit of her strength to win.”

By this time now, none of them had any questions to ask. It didn’t really surprise Nathan that Raijin didn’t have questions. Even though it is common for first timers to have hundreds of questions, with Raijin being here as a spy makes it understandable. Nathan begins to walk further down the path that leads into a hallway that is marked “Hall 17B.”

While they walk through the hallway, the smell of blood would become stronger and stronger the deeper they go. The lights flicker on and off, making it hard to see unless they had visionary tactics to defend against it. The silence is overwhelming, making the tension of the situation rise even higher. But then something happens that would cause all the men to stop in their tracks.

The sound of something falling, like a can hitting the floor can be heard almost twenty five feet in front of them. Looking up at the sign, it shows that this hallway leads to the welcome lobby room of the ship. Nathan stops the group, trying to feel if there is a presence of life in the distance. His eyes scan the ground to see the foot prints of paths that people walked before their deaths but nothing is coming up on his view about a living being in the room in front of them. With that knowledge, Nathan pushes forward as the point man on the mission.

When they get into the lobby room, Nathan’s eyes widen to see what is in front of him. The room is littered with dozens of dead bodies. Multiple people are hung from the ceiling with their necks snapped and their bodies dripping with blood. There are others that are actually impaled into the walls with their bodies ripped open from the outside! Security Forces of The Freedom are scattered all across the room as if something smashed into them and tossed them around like ragdolls.

While walking deeper into the room, Nathan sees hundreds of bullet holes in the walls and the roof of this place. Nathan can feel the Black Light of Death surrounding this place. The pain of every soul in this ship brings the headache back to Nathan. This time the pain is more intense than it was on the ship. What could do something like this? These were all people who gained power from the Pallas Force. What kind of power could have been born in the universe to take out an entire ship like this?

At this point, Nathan and the others would be in the center of the room. To the right is an elevator door. That is where they will need to go next before continuing on with the mission. Being at the welcome lobby will get them nowhere. What none of them know, is that they were not alone in this room. But they are about to find out.

“Look around for a few minutes…see what you can find. It looks like these guys put up a fight before being killed…Whatever is here…It won’t go down easy. Keep your head on a swivel. We move towards the next floor in five.” Nathan orders before walking to a nearby wall to see words painted in blood.

This is the chance for Leon and Raijin to scavenge the area for their own clues and maybe even find some gear for the mission. Maybe they can find something that will help them get to Sai’el faster, or help increase their own knowledge of the place. The lobby is filled with bodies, so there are plenty of things to find with the imaginative eye. Who knows when they will be at a place as flourishing as this? Hint. Hint.

“Sai’el is one of the most highly trained fighters in the universe. You remember her from Durata don’t you, Leon? I’ve seen great fighters on Earth, but nothing comes close to the level of expertise she has in fighting….She is a Duratan by blood, of course. This makes her physiology stronger than that of a humans. She is said to have the strength of ten Peak Humans on your home world. And she uses every bit of her strength to win.”

Leon nodded, pretty impressed by the notion of this. he took a tube form his pocket, and used the ground to assist him in opening up the beaker, only to drop the blood inside of it and return it to his utility belt. “I do recall her now. Sorry it’s just been a while to be completely honest with you.” Leon would’ve stood up and proceeded to follow Nathan, looking over at Rajin and nodding. “You must have a pretty tough stomach for this I see. See anything interesting so far?” Leon stopped in mid walk, thinking to himself…he’d heard a sound. A sound like something plopping to the ground…he was beginning to get weary. He wanted to summon his Raitoeji but he wasn’t sure if something like that would set off anything here. As such he deduced it best to play the waiting game.

Hall 17B is where they arrived to and the smell of blood filled the room to an almost sickening point. Leon looked around, seeing the dismembered bodies of aliens and humanoid looking people. Impalements…decapitations….body parts hanging off of the torso’s only by the flaps of skin. It was gruesome and something he didn’t want to see at first hand…but it needed investigating and that alone was Leon’s specialty.

“Look around for a few minutes…see what you can find. It looks like these guys put up a fight before being killed…Whatever is here…It won’t go down easy. Keep your head on a swivel. We move towards the next floor in five.”

“Got it. I’ll only need five minutes.” Leon would’ve began scouring the area. The third eye on his helmet acting as a flash light as he looked around at the carcass’s on the floor. He stepped over bodies, to see if he could find something…a lot of these men and women were scientist on board, he’d assume by their lab coats. Some soldiers. “Maybe one of them had a data book…a record keeper of sorts.” Leon would’ve been in luck, seeing one of the beheaded white coats holding onto what looked like a glass tablet. “Hey Nathan I found something…” Leon tried to cut on the tablet but it was no use. He’d hover his watch over the tablet, and set up a wireless link to begin uploading the text to a holographic blue printed screen, for all to read.

“I think this has data of whatever it was they were studying last. Might have a clue. Either that or some kind of last moment recording. One can deduce with little hope left someone would leave final words for anyone who boards this vessel.” Leon stopped what he was doing for a minute….something was urking him. He’d been using his electroperception but all he’d gotten was Nathan and Raijin. Still he could smell something with his peaked nose. While not as precise as a dogs, it was enough to know the difference between blood and rotted flesh. FRESH rotted flesh. He’d turn around and begin looking around. “Nathan, anyway you can scan for anymore life forms? Like some sort of emotion you can pick up on that would entail malice…or bloodlust? And Raijin stay close. Take guard and be on look out. I think we’re good to go to the next hall.” Leon would’ve made his way over to the shut door that lead to that hall. It wouldn’t open automatically but there was a button beside the door that could be used to open it manually. Leon pushed this button ready to proceed onward.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsHSnGycqgw)

“The crew here were members of The Galactic Overwatch. Every one of them were members of The All Seeing Eyes and higher. This ship help a large portion of warriors for the force. The Sector we all live in is The Eastern Sector of the Universe. We are currently in Zone 1738 of The Eastern Sector…A Zone not many travel too. Nothing but darkness and hopelessness.” Raijin listened to Nathan’s words as he began to answer Leon’s questions, nodding to every words it was interesting to hear him talk about the Galactic Overwatch’s ties to this mission. He stood mostly silent taking in as much information as he could.

Nathan then went on to give them the run down on the alien girl they’ve went to rescue in whatever situation she found her self in. “Sai’el is one of the most highly trained fighters in the universe. You remember her from Durata don’t you, Leon? I’ve seen great fighters on Earth, but nothing comes close to the level of expertise she has in fighting.” Nathan begins to walk a little further inside, looking through some broken windows to see nothing inside the rooms. “She is a Duratan by blood, of course. This makes her physiology stronger than that of a humans. She is said to have the strength of ten Peak Humans on your home world. And she uses every bit of her strength to win.” Raijin sensed a bit of admiration in Nathan’s voice as he spoke about this female Raijin figured Nathan and this Sai’el had a bit of history between the two.

Keeping to himself mostly Raijin heard footsteps coming his way. Turning his head slightly to his side he saw Leon approaching him. “You must have a pretty tough stomach for this I see. See anything interesting so far?” Raijin chuckled as he tilted his head back a bit remembering his first mission with Heroes Inc. “It’s not my first rodeo I can tell you that much.” He laughed a bit. Being able to stomach it is an understatement on Raijin’s part. During his many travels Raijin has seen more than his fair share of shit hitting the fan. By now he was ready for it to the point he anticipated it.

Walking deeper into the womb of the titan ship things began to become a bit darker. Thanks to Raijin’s visor was switched to night vision allowing him to see in the darker parts of the ship. The trio soon came to a section of the ship call Hall 17B. Imminently entering Raijin could smell the stench of death a smell he knew all too well. Squinting his eyes a bit Raijin witnessed the dismembered bodies littering the ground, ceiling, and walls. It was like a scene off of a scary movie everyone was dead, killed viciously.

Stopping in his tracks for a moment he heard Nathan speak again. “Look around for a few minutes…see what you can find. It looks like these guys put up a fight before being killed…Whatever is here…It won’t go down easy. Keep your head on a swivel. We move towards the next floor in five.”

Nodding. “Alright.” Raijin went off to look around stepping over various body parts. Using his visor he began to scan different objects in the area. One item caught Raijin’s attention however. On the wall it seemed to be a panel that lit up. Walking over towards the panel Raijin touched the screen accidently coming across a menu of some sort. Each selection on the menu showed what looked like videos. Pressing one a video would show people walking back and forth the hallway. Raijin sat there and watched the video all the way through when it would end it would switch back to the menu waiting for Raijin to select a different video. This Seemed like security footage in the hallway. “Hmm…”

“I think this has data of whatever it was they were studying last. Might have a clue. Either that or some kind of last moment recording. One can deduce with little hope left someone would leave final words for anyone who boards this vessel.” Raijin came back to the duo as Leon was in the midst of explaining something. Raijin would watch Leon speak to Nathan this time requesting Nathan’s help. “Nathan, anyway you can scan for anymore life forms? Like some sort of emotion you can pick up on that would entail malice…or bloodlust? And Raijin stay close. Take guard and be on look out. I think we’re good to go to the next hall.” Raijin would’ve interrupted Leon’s chain of commands when he spoke. “Before we do anything I think I have something you two should look at.” Raijin would motion the two back to the security panel. If the two decided to follow Raijin he would lead them back to the panel with the video selection still open.

## III

While looking at the words on the wall, Nathan tries to access his White Light of Life to replay the last few moments of the souls in this place. But the amount of death outweighs the amount of life in this ship. Because they are so far away from any other life in this sector, he is unable to access those abilities. Nathan feels the Black Light of Death getting stronger the longer they are in here. Nathan’s attention is quickly diverted to Leon who seems to have found something.

“I think this has data of whatever it was they were studying last. Might have a clue. Either that or some kind of last moment recording. One can deduce with little hope left someone would leave final words for anyone who boards this vessel.”

Nathan would slowly take the tablet from Leon while saying, “I think I might be able to crack it open. This technology is familiar to me from my own time using it on mission.”

By this time, Leon is able to go towards the elevator and begin its trip to get down to their floor. Also while that happens, Raijin is watching a security video on what the cameras have gathered on the wall panel. But what he does not know is that he is making too much noise. The video footage is using the speakers of the lobby room, which are the only sound that actually fills this area. And with too much noise, they are bound to get the attention of something in this ship.

While working on the tablet, Leon asks if there is an emotion that Nathan would be able to sense with bloodlust or malice. At this point, Nathan is able to get the tablet working but before he can watch what is on the memory chip, he looks up to Leon to answer his question.

“I can. Any emotion in someone’s soul is able to be scanned and connected…My readings are telling me that myself, you, Raijin, Sai’el and about a dozen workers on the ship are left alive.” Nathan looks back down towards the screen.

Raijin finds something of use and calls for Leon and Nathan. But with Nathan focused on the tablet, he hopes that leon would go to check it out. Nathan looks at the screen with one hundred percent focus as the footage of a small child and the scientist recording themselves playing with his toys comes onto screen. Nathan smirks a bit as the emotion of compassion begins to flow through him. But then the video takes a hard left turn.

The sound is broken on the tablet but the visual is more than enough to understand what happened here. The father of the child quickly grabs him and runs as if something is chasing him. This causes the tablet to spin around and be pointed towards the direction of the entry way. Here it is seen that hundreds of monster type creatures pile through and begin to attack everyone that is inside of the room! Within minutes, the room is completely empty and it shows the monsters fleeing the room and going deeper into the ship.

At that moment, the elevator reaches the floor directly below them and stops. Nathan looks towards Leon and Raijin and realizes what kind of situation they are in now. He can hear the speakers blaring with the noise of the video that they are going to be attracting whatever had come in here to begin with. With quick thinking, Nathan thrusts his right hand forward and creates two large white chain claws that fly out towards the two members of his team.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq2MRjkOBxg )

The claws move like wind and attempt to latch onto the two of them from behind. Being created from the light of life, they are stronger than any material they are used to seeing. If the claws latched onto them, Nathan would pull his arm back and the two men would be launched towards Nathan like toys! This would lift them both into the air and cause them to crash into the wall next to the elevator door! Just as this happens, Nathan would look back towards the wall console that they were at to see dozens of large creatures flooding back into the room!

Nathan would stand in front of them as the dozens of monsters begin to charge towards them.

“Leon find a way to get that elevator up here! NOW! Raijin! You and I will hold off these things until he finds a way for that elevator to get here! LET’s MOVE!”

And if everything came to understand their roles in getting them out of this room, Nathan would thrust his arm out again and this time send out a large shield construct that would push the front line of these monsters back about fifteen feet. The impact causes these monsters to screech and moan. This would buy Raijin a few more seconds to prepare before being able to attack on his own.

Leon’s job would be to fix the elevator. But it seems like a risky job to take, but Nathan has faith in him to not lose an ARM and a leg on this portion of the mission. XD And now Raijin has a chance to show Nathan and Leon what he is made of. These monsters are very fast with Enhanced Speeds and Reflexes. They are mindless monsters who have Enhanced Bite and Claws. They are stronger than ten Olympic Athletes on Earth and work in Hordes. They are not to be taken lightly!

“I can. Any emotion in someone’s soul is able to be scanned and connected…My readings are telling me that myself, you, Raijin, Sai’el and about a dozen workers on the ship are left alive.” Leon nodded. “That’s good to hear. Hm?” When Rai comments about a screen they should go and check out before hand, Leon would’ve made his way over there to also investigate and see just what he was looking at. “Security panel hm? Maybe I can…” Leon would’ve squatted down, his light shining on it as he would’ve attempted to do some playing around with it. Maybe find some key information. All of that was about to change though when Leon felt himself suddenly jerked back why a white energy construct! Leon grunted a bit in frustration but seeing what he was being pulled away from he was more thankful than anything.

“The Hell are those things!” Leon’s eyes widened under his mask as he looked at their erradic movements and irregular pattern. They looked so…twisted and decrepit. “Leon find a way to get that elevator up here! NOW! Raijin! You and I will hold off these things until he finds a way for that elevator to get here! LET’s MOVE!” “Got it.” Leon didn’t waste a second, heading straight for the jammed elevator. He leapt through the open doors barely and landed on top of it. Looking round he’d find the power panel, and begin to tug it off. He strained a bit as his metal was pretty damn tough but the suit added him in this department as he tore it and looked inside. Seeing a pair of wires connected but a burnt spot between them. “ Simple reconnecting, nothing special..” he thought to himself. Leon began to work his hands around the wires, taking out a tool from his belt to strip the wire of it’s plastic coating. He wasn’t focused on safety just efficiency. That being done, Leon would’ve starting twisting the wires together slowly but surely until he heard a silent humming noise. “Alright.” He went to step out of the door and tell the other’s he’d fixed it.

But that’s when he heard a loud “THUMP” noise land on the elevator behind him! Leon’ turned only to see another one of those beastly things looking him dead in the eye…and it’s mouth gaping wide open over Leon’s left arm as it chomped down! “GAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!” A painfrul scream came from his mouth as he tried to punch it and girpping his shoulder to pull away but he could feel the muscle and the very bone being contorted in place! Leon finally morally decided these things were no longer human as he summoned his Raitoeji blade and thrusted the sword right between the eyes of the creature! It’s flesh was INHUMANLY tough actually forcing Leon to use all the strength he could muster to pull this off. As he did he’d pull his now destroyed fleshy arm from it’s mouth and fall to a knee before yelling out. “I FIXED IT…..BUT I’VE BEEN BIT!” Leon’s arm pooling blood from the spots of the bite as he held his shoulder in searing pain. The elevator was fixed and in place to be boarded but Leon needed medical attention asap.

Leon was told to follow Raijin to the security panel. Raijin stood there with his arms folded. “Security panel hm? Maybe I can…” Raijin watched Leon worked his magic on the security panel. Suddenly the sound from the security panel would blast out into the open it seemed that the speakers were connected to the security panel. Shaking his head now he figured shit was hitting the fan a little too early. That was of course when Nathan used his power to construct a sort of claw to grab both Raijin and Leon. On the retract back to Nathan Raijin saw the horde of ravenous creatures coming their way. Raijin’s visor flashed red as his eyes were locked on the zombie like space creatures. Their bodies were contorted and looked something straight out of a horror movie. Even in his priest days dealing with all types of demons he’s yet to something as bad as this. It was something Raijin didn’t except.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZTFVW5yjG0)

“Leon find a way to get that elevator up here! NOW! Raijin! You and I will hold off these things until he finds a way for that elevator to get here! LET’s MOVE!” Raijn quickly grabbed the hilt of his Tsuruji sword gripping it and sliding it from his sheath all in a blink of the eye. Raijin watching the oncoming threat he started to allow the already highly active electrons in his body to produce the electricity he need to turn his sword into a shock blade. As the horde came closer Nathan would let out a energy field that knocked the horde back a bit.

Raijin seeing the monsters pick themselves off the ground Raijin would advance dashing straight towards them. If the other two men were watching Raijin they would see small electrical sparks shooting out from underneath his feet. Raijin would immediately come in contact with his first target. The monster would attempt to slam the sharp tip of their claw like arm into Raijin’s chest but was deflected using his own blade to more the arm out the way and spin around letting the metal part of the blade slice through the neck. Raijin instantly feeling the toughness of his opponent he knew he had to put a little more effort in his strikes. Once the head was kicked off Raijin would send a forward foot thrust into the monster’s chest knocking it onto a crowd of more just like it. Upon contact of Raijin’s foot a loud electrical pop was heard when Raijin’s foot made contact. Raijin proceeded to run his blade through the bodies of more of these space zombies coming their way in quick succession.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb4rkMNSBCU )

The battle is underway against monsters that even Nathan has never seen before. For the first time in his career, Nathan is unable to sense an organism. Which must mean that these monsters have zero percent of a soul within them. These might as well be looked at as mindless and soulless creates that serve no true purpose that can only be known by the being that created them.

Nathan stands with Raijin while Leon uses his intelligence to fix the elevator. While Raijin is fighting these monsters on his own, Nathan uses this as a way to see what Raijin is made of. With that, Nathan attacks different beasts and not really aiding Raijin’s efforts. Using his Light of Life, Nathan fires blasts of condensed light energy towards these monsters. With each thrust of his palms, a large beam of white light blasts away multiple monsters. With a beam the size of his hand in circumference, the monsters are given large holes through the chests with each attack.

When some of the monsters get close, Nathan utilizes his Construct Creation to form bladed weapons like swords and even chainsaws to rip these monsters into pieces. Because he has no formal training in any swordplay or hand to hand weaponry, his movements seem very basic and open. This is a show of how Nathan is dependent on the power of the emotional spectrum.

The battle weighs on for a bit longer before Leon finally gets the elevator up and running. A small glimpse of hope is felt between all of them before it quickly fades away with the sound of Leon’s screams. In the middle of battle, Nathan turns to face the elevator to see one of his only true friends in agonizing pain as his entire arm is bit off by a rogue monster who got away from the pack. Nathan’s eyes glare at Leon as the emotions inside of him run wild. Before he can react further, one of the limbs from a monster swings around and cracks Nathan right on the chest.

The White Knight is sent flying into a nearby wall and he falls to the ground after impact. Nathan has to shake his head a bit after hitting the ground, feeling the change inside of him after being hit. Both men would be able to feel the slight change in the atmosphere around them. Nathan gets onto one knee as the monster that attacked him begins to charge straight towards him. The change around the area would be the loss of Light. They would see Nathan’s suit begin to make an addition to its look while this change occurs.

They would both begin to feel a little heavier and realize their air is getting a bit denser. This is because The Light of Life is slowly being replaced with The Light of Death. While the monster rears its right limb back to stab into Nathan’s body, they would both be able to see a black substance forming around the glowing white armor that Nathan wears. Finally, when the monster strikes, Nathan simply lifts his left hand up without even staring at the monster.

The limb is stopped in mid-process of its attack as Nathan takes complete control of the being in front of him! Nathan slowly begins to look up and the change inside of Nathan’s emotional spectrum had become obvious. His body is covered in this black goo, slowly eating away at the white Light of Life that surrounds Nathan’s body. Nathan’s eye color even begins to slowly change from the burning white fury to a dark black void of doom.

Nathan stands up onto his feet while the monster’s body begins to lift into the air. With a sick smile on his face, the two would be able to witness a power like nothing they had ever seen before. This is the power that Nathan always feared to use. A power that his Alternate Future Self warned him of using. The power of Death itself.

Nathan begins to snap his fingers while saying, “Disappear…” and the effects of that are shown instantly after speaking.

The body of the monster is quickly ripped apart on a molecular level, being torn out of existence as if it were never there to begin with! The terrifying and soul shattering screech of this monster before it disappears could be a sound that haunts these two men for many years to come! Nathan slowly turns to see the rest of the horde coming for them and this brings Nathan to fall deeper into the darkness.

Walking out to face the horde he begins to speak with his voice torn from its normal tone and being replaced with a much darker tone, “You things hurt my friend…Now you will pay for what you have done…”

Showing how well Nathan can use his powers even in this state of mind, he is able to assist Leon and keep his attack going. Leon would be able to see a black energy forming around his arm. This may cause pain, depending on if Leon resists the energy or allows it to go into him. Either way, Nathan would not be taking no for an answer of this. The energy forms a small bubble around Leon’s disembodied limb. While doing this, the inner portion would be connecting itself to Leon’s destroyed nerves and actually melding with it as if it were an actual limb. It also slowly moves inside of Leon’s body to find toxins or viruses from the monster’s bite that may be affecting Leon.

Once connected onto Leon’s arm, he would feel the pain slowly getting smaller and smaller. Finally, the final act is that the bubble would expand and begin to take form of an arm itself. Leon would be able to see a black void arm of death forming to match his original arm. The last thing is something that Leon would be able to feel differently about himself. It would feel as if he is connected to Nathan somehow through the Light of Death. With that connection, Leon would be able to use some aspects of The Light of Death with this current construct arm.

While all of this is happening, Nathan would lift his arms up and each monster in the room would feel their bodies slowly being lifted off of the ground. With little effort and a smile on his face, Nathan repeats the same attack he did on the individual monster from before!

“BE GONE!” He yells out as the power of Death erupts through the room.

Each body is obliterated and creating a large cloud of ash and smoke in the wake of Nathan’s emotional spectrum capabilities! After the attack, all three men would be able to hear the moans and screams from monsters all over the ship. Some would be much louder and stronger than others, letting these men know that this first wave is only the beginning and that much more is in store for them on this ship. This brings a bright smile on Nathan’s face. Once the room is clear, Nathan turns and begins to make his way towards the elevator. The two others have the opportunity to follow him now and they can continue their mission.

“Come on now, gents…We don’t have all day…” Nathan says while standing in the elevator.

With him standing in the center of the doorway, they would both see the white light in Nathan’s eyes slowly fading away. What could this mean? What will happen to Nathan if all of the light in his body fades into black? What does that mean for the mission?

The two are given the choice of following Nathan onto the elevator. With such a long ride ahead of them, they could try to find out what exactly happened to Nathan. Or they could ignore it entirely and move on with the mission. The ramifications of either option will shape the rest of the way, altering their path. It is unknown if one choice is more promising than the other. They could also choose to go their own way if they so choose that it be the right path.

Leon would’ve been cringing in pain, as he held his shoulder. He saw Nathan and Rai fighting vailiantly and it began to piss him off that he couldn’t be apart of it like he wanted to because of a simple injury that had happened to him. He gritted his teeth and looking at Nathan’s display he noticed something. Leon had thought he’d seen all of the color spectrum powers Nathan was capable of producing until today. He saw a black light forming around Nathan giving him some kind of…deadly menacing air to him. Since Leon could sense chi and energies now the energy he was feeling was thick and heavy full of darkness.

“What in the world….” Watching him destroy the monster practically erasing him from exsistence, Leon stood himself up, speaking out to Nathan. “Nathan, are you alright???” that’s when a black substance formed around Leon’s left arm wound and it sent a roaring feeling of pain through his body! Leon winced gritting his teeth and squeezing his limp shoulder. The pain hurt so bad, he almost considered shutting his pain inhibtors down for a moment just to let it pass…alas the pain began to susbisde and reduce itself once it did, Leon would look at the glowing construct arm he’d had on his shoulder now. After watching Nathan deal with every other beast in that room, and heading for the elevator Leon nodded and spoke. “Thanks Nate. This…feels weird. I can feel an odd power resonating from it. I’ll learn it in a few minutes…” he wigged his fingers for a moment before looking back at Nathan and Raijin had he chose to follow Nathan. Leon didn’t trust that look in his eyes. “You. Entity.” Leon spoke to Nathan. “What’s your name…the others have names and I’m wondering if you do too.” Rai might find this odd not knowing about Nathans power set but Leon had to know for clarification…he began to have a hunch.

“In any case…you two take the elevator. I found some interesting voice logs I’m going to listen to and take the stairs. I want to sample the rooms on here…maybe find another working video feed and see if I can find the cause of this whole ordeal.” Leon then thought in his mind. “I also need to know if these things are messing with Nathan’s power set. He’s strong but other emotions influence him so easily it makes it difficult to maintain a regular personality for him. I’ve seen a glimpse of that.” Leon took a moment to reflect on Durata. “I can’t let that happen again.”

Leon would summon his Raitoeji in his hand again. In the lightless area, the snow white blade, had a light white glow to it as he held it in his right hand. “I’ll see you guys in the captains room.” Leon would’ve begun running towards the door that read stairs, kicking it down and proceeding to make his way up them.

Raijin was knee deep in space zombies as he slashed them down one by one the horde just seemed endless. Jumping up Raijin performed a roundhouse kick in midair slamming his foot into the faces of most of the zombies, all while amplifying the power of his kick with his electrokinetic abilities. Sparks would fly as Raijin soon was surrounded by the horde of space creatures. He gripped his tsuruji in his hand as he was prepared to fight until he couldn’t anymore. This was until they all suddenly started to levitate off the ground!

Raijin stood a bit confused as he watched the once dangerous heard of monsters begin to float above him. Out of nowhere he heard Nathan’s voice. “BE GONE!” Then in one fail swoop the army of creatures were wiped out leaving only dust in their absence. All the while he still heard the haunting groans and moans of the creatures. Shaking his head Raijin swiped the blood off his sword before sheathing it. Looking back towards Leon and Nathan Raijin walked over to the two heroes. “Come on now, gents…We don’t have all day…” Came out of Nathan’s mouth. Looking over to Leon and his arm with a confused face on him behind his helmet and visor. “Are you alright?” He would’ve asked despite getting an answer or not.

“In any case…you two take the elevator. I found some interesting voice logs I’m going to listen to and take the stairs. I want to sample the rooms on here…maybe find another working video feed and see if I can find the cause of this whole ordeal.” Raijin nodded a bit but he had the upsetting in his stomach that didn’t agree with Leon’s idea he knew splitting up wouldn’t be a good idea even if Leon was as skilled as he was. Shaking his head a bit as he watched him speed off Raijin looked to Nathan as he took a step inside the elevator. “Well Space Man…” His visor lifted up showing his face a bit this at the same time blacked out the recording only letting the audio be recorded. “guess it’s just me and you.”

IV
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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luE5XElHIPw )
Nathan stops in his path when Leon asks for the name of this entity. It was indeed rare for anyone to even have the privilege to witness the entity of death, let alone speak to it. Nathan chuckles softly to himself while turning to face Leon. Because Leon has a small portion of Death on his body, he is able to hear the telepathic words from Death itself.

“You are bold, foolish mortal.” Its voice dark and extremely demonic. “The other entities may have spoken to you as worthy of learning their names…but I am not their equal. I am above their mindless emotional power…You will greet me on another day. On your death. As does every other being in the universe…Until that day comes, do not speak of me again…Or you may find your day with death hastened.”

The cold chilling grip of Death’s touch flows through Leon’s body, a show of force behind how strong this entity is. After Leon runs in an opposite route, Nathan is actually surprised to see that Raijin actually follows him. But it does come to a realization that Raijin needs intel on Nathan and not Leon. Once the elevator doors close on them, they begin to be lifted up floor by floor. Nathan hopes that Leon will make it to where they need to go, he doesn’t doubt Leon’s abilities but these monsters are uncharted waters for even someone like himself.

While in the elevator, the com system is turned on and the two men hear a voice from someone in the ship.

“Hello…I see you two in the elevator. Look to your left.” Nathan looks to the top left corner of the elevator to see a camera pointed down at the center of the elevator. “You guys are the rescue team right?...I knew Pallas and The Magnus wouldn’t leave us here to die like this…Listen, I can guide you two to the security room, there you can load up on Pallas Force weapons to help defend you. From what these cameras are showing me, those monsters in the center room you just exited were the runts of what monsters remain in the ship.”

Nathan looks down towards Raijin, the one who would need the gear. “What makes me want to trust you? How do I know you aren’t part of the outbreak that is happening here?”

“Come on man. If I was part of this, why would I lock myself in the security room? I really don’t want to go outside by myself with those things out there.”

Nathan’s right eye twitches a bit at the sound of someone on the force being too scared to fight. His lips slowly curl into a sadistic smirk while he speaks.

“Very well…We shall be right with you then.” Nathan says as the elevator comes to a slow stop on the fifteenth level. When the doors open up they both can see the walls covered in blood and metal holes throughout the entire walkway; clearly something had been through here during the initial outbreak.

“Okay, you are going to want to go straight for about twenty feet and then make a left.” The voice says through the intercom system now on the floor they are on.

Nathan politely extends his arm out to Raijin while saying, “After you, Raijin...” And with that the two of them would come to exit the elevator and begin to follow the instructions of the voice behind the intercom.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXnWfx6bIVE&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlQVpe8xfJPnsRI2lEbpVyi&index=11 ) Leon would’ve been traveling up the stairs and as he did he’d finally arrive on the next floor of the ship they were on. This floor was…even more bloodier than the previous one. Of all the things…”This blood…” he waved his hand over the splatters. The Death’s Arm as he’d nicknamed it was speaking to him. The rebutle he recived from Nathan still ringing in his mind. He couldn’t believe there was yet another entity. One who placed himself above the others…this had turned serious VERY quick as Leon thought there was no more surprises from him but he was wrong. Using the hand he could feel the time of death so to speak. How old the blood stains were. “These are old. Very old. This must be the origin floor of where all of this even started.”

Leon began to trail down the hallway a bit, until he’d heard the familiar growls and gurgles of the creatures coming upon him. He saw a pack of them coming down the hallway. Looked like about…10. Give or take the two hidden ones he could pick up on thanks to the arm he was wielding. “You won’t take me by surprise this time…” He’d spread his legs a bit and charge at the creatures full force! They charged him back of course but this mattered not as he held his Raitoeji in his hands and began to slice the blade clean through the first monster he came into contact with.

The Raitoeji or "Light's Edge" as Leon renamed the blade, is a weapon he received from helping Ginsei Yanazuka reunite with his son. The blade itself, is a mystical weapon, that bonded with Leon's spiritual energy, thus it resides within his soul, waiting for his beck and call. The blade itself is about 4'5 feet in length and being mystical in origin, when summoned, it's noted to be of incredibly high temperature, ranging anywhere from 1,200F to 2,000F depending on the intensity of Leon's emotional spectrum.. The hilt was made from an old tree in japan. Legend has it that When oni's die they simply pass there soul on to other living things. This haunted hilt once was the powerful ONI Deity names "Von" a powerful warlord ONI who escaped the world of dark Hadou making his way into the real world. But the demon was stopped. His body getting arrowed down to an old tree. His soul, vowing to one day get revenge sealed itself into the tree. Making the powerful tree into an Onihoruda. Due to this, the hilt composed from this same tree allows the user to use the hilt as a chi conduit. Allowing him to use projectile chi attacks such as waves, traveling slices, etc. These slices, because of the blades original dark nature, come out as black waves, and have as much cutting power as Leon wishes them to, depending on the durability of what he's trying to cut that its. It is housed within Leon's soul and can be summoned the same way when he wills it to be. Similar to how Keyth Tasanagi's Yamisuki was able to be housed within his soul and called upon randomly and rid of in the same fashion. It’s not surprise he could cut through these things like butter and now able to fully concentrate he refused to be taken off guard. He began to swing his sword left and right, slicing the beats from the tops of their heads to their decrepted torso’s, splitting their bodies in half skillfully

As the last two hidden beast emerged from their positions behind Leon, Leon would’ve turned his body around full circle and swiped the blade clean cutting the things in half from their mouths to their lower bases. The bodies of the beast fell to the ground and laid there lifeless. Leon popped his neck from side to side before walking into what looked like a medical room. He held his sword tight as the first thing he saw was a monster on the table…but it was strapped down. Cut open. “An autopsy huh. As I guessed…this was a man made deal. Why else would someone study these things.” Leon took a look at it’s insides. So many different parts and organs he didn’t understand. Until he cam across what looked like a remote on the side table by bloody tools. The smell of dead flesh in the room was annoying but he’d have to endure. He pushed every button on the remote until a screen came on, on the blank wall of the room.

“Hmm.” Leon spoke, looking at the recorded footage. The narration of the footage was titled “"The Soulless Contingency Tapes.” Leon took notice of this and watched as scientist began working on what looked like sleeping subjects. Leon fast forwarded through the tapes, looking to catch the end results. What he saw was a tad disturbing. As the narration of the video went wrong. A lone scientist only enacting clean up would’ve bared witness to the first transformation. It didn’t look like the others Leon had been seeing though which meant…it had to mean there were more. Other types, and variations. “This is bad…if what he’s saying is true this…this ship was something similar to an experimental playground. Did they even take into consideration anyone on this ship?” the monster that was laying on the table would’ve managed to silently stand behind leon with his tendrils raised! As he began to attack Leon would’ve reached Death’s Arm back, grabbing it by the throat and glaring at it. “You poor thing…” Leon squeezed and black tendrils of his own would’ve engulfed the beast and caused it to disintegrate on impact into nothing but powder. Leon looked at his arm. “This…is not something I want to keep. “ He clenched the fist and then proceeded to begin walking over to the computer. It was active as it cut on finally. He placed his watch in front of it, and began downloading information. Files, explanations, and everything else he could get his hands on. “If I can get to the bottom of this…find a chemicals lab. I might be able to save a few lives or create a toxic mutagen to kill these things off using the air ducts…I need more than descriptions. I need formulas…before its to late.” Leon stood in front of the computer, sorting through digital information.

Standing there in the elevator Raijin was attentive keeping his guard up mainly because he knew just because things were quiet now didn’t mean it wasn’t about to get noisy again. Shaking his head a bit to the fact he would hear a voice he hadn’t heard before speak to Raijin and Nathan. “You guys are the rescue team right?...I knew Pallas and The Magnus wouldn’t leave us here to die like this…Listen, I can guide you two to the security room, there you can load up on Pallas Force weapons to help defend you. From what these cameras are showing me, those monsters in the center room you just exited were the runts of what monsters remain in the ship.” He was almost shocked when he heard what they faced earlier were nothing short of foot soldiers compared to what else was on this godforsaken ship. Raijin wasn’t too keen on accepting foreign help from people he didn’t know.

Raijin listened to the two men exchange words between one another as the strange man pleaded for Raijin’s and Nathan’s help. He scoffed at the idea of locking himself away while everyone else suffered entirely. “Coward…” He said to himself. “Very well…We shall be right with you then.” Nathan said to the man just before the elevator door opened stopping the small break from insanity at the fifteenth floor. As the doors opened Raijin’s visor dropped shielding his face once again as they were about to step out into the fray. “After you, Raijin...” Raijin chuckled a bit as he nodded his head. “Beauty first huh?” He mocked Nathan before exiting the elevator. As he stepped through Raijin looked around unsheathing his Tsuruji blade gripping it in his hand. The walls were painted in blood and detailed with holes. It seemed something was through here but it didn’t look like it was something the group saw beforehand. “…”

When the two men walk out of the elevator, the blood on the walls are not very greeting them warmly. Nathan doesn’t respond to Raijin’s comment about the beauty going first. Nathan’s eyes continue to be filled with black veins instead of a standard red color of blood, this could be something to worry about for those around him. They had been told to walk about twenty feet forward before making a left. The two of them would easily make it through the twenty foot gap between the hallway and the turn. But once they reach the turn point, Nathan would shove him arm out and pull Raijin to the side so that his back would hit the wall. Holding him down, Nathan rests his back on the wall as well. He looks over to Raijin and places a finger on his own lips to show Raijin that they need to be quiet.

“What’s going on? Why did you guys stop!? You are almost here!” The man on the com system yells out.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYKchdWyUPI )
But then Raijin would be able to hear it. The sound of something very heavy and very metal dragging against the floor. Large feet pound into the ground with each step with enough weight that it actually shakes the floor that Nathan and Raijin are standing on. Nathan and Raijin would not get a full body figure yet as Nathan tries to keep Raijin from getting out of cover.

“Guys come on! Why are you jus-…OH MY GOD!” The man screams and all Nathan and Raijin can hear is the sound of metal being ripped open from a large impact of some kind of weapon hitting the security room in the room next to them.

The screams of the person inside of the room now become clear for them to hear, showing that the room has been compromised. Nathan nods his head over to Raijin and begins to run into the room. Once the guys could get a clear view of what is in the room, even Nathan’s eyes widen to see the being standing in front of them. A large over muscled blood covered behemoth with a burlap sack over its face. Nails and bullet holes cover the physical body of this monster, clearly showing that people have already tried to put him down. The monster holds up the poor guy in his right hand while his war hammer is in his left.

Placing the hammer down on the ground, this monster reaches up to the man’s chest and takes a hand full of skin. Blood vessels begin to pop from the pressure while this monster begins to twist his fist and rip the skin off of the body. With one quick swoop of his arm, the monster actually rips the skin off of the man, taking the entire back of his body in one quick go. Nathan’s eyes twitch a bit as he watches the blood and the guts of this man being splattered all across the room!

If Raijin were watching he would take note that this monster is well above nine feet tall and wider than any SUV on Earth. His left arm reaches back down to the war hammer after dropping the lifeless corpse. The weapon alone is bigger than Raijins whole body. The front end of the hammer is a serrated blade with the back end being a meat cleaver type of weapon. The monster begins to look over towards Raijin, smelling the fresh flesh coming from his body. Nathan slowly crosses his arms to stand firm in his position.

“That man was a coward to you, Raijin?” Nathan’s tone dark from the entity of Death growing inside of him. “Then why don’t you display what someone who isn’t a coward would take on this monster?” Nathan taking it to offense that one of his comrades was called a coward for trying to keep alive in this dire situation.

If Raijin accepted the challenge to take on this beast by himself, he would only have a few moments to act before the monster comes to attack him instead.

////Meanwhile\\\\

While Leon begins to work on the computer, he would begin to hear a sound of something smashing into the walls outside of the room. Thousands of little pin prick type sounds would echo throughout the room as if something…or many things… were coming to him. As if they could smell the flesh on him that can be eaten, Leon would only have a short amount of time, maybe a minute or two before whatever is coming would make itself known and be ready to have a feast on some Ryoji flesh.

“That’s it….” Leon continued typing in keys and downloading information and decrypting it which said a lot about his mental. To be able to decode something so complicated and not even be from the native planet it came from was a feat in itself but after his adventures on Durata he was a bit more skilled as far as otherworldly encounters grow, and he would continue to grow so every single time he went off planet. If there was something to be prepared for he was damn sure ready to be prepared for. “I see now…it makes a bit more sense.” Leon would’ve stood up, sword in hand shaking his head. “Another case of a race of people tampering with something they have no business tampering with. It’s the same everywhere you-“Leon’s sensors began to pick up a sound. Along with his natural hearing he’d look around as he heard tiny pricking noises. Leon twirled his sword in his pseudo hand, and started backing up, holding it in his hand and looking around. “More surprises.” Leon uttered to himself, attempting to communicate with his allies. “I hope you guys are having more luck than I am. Things are beginning to get a tad edgy on here but I’ve acquired some information that might actually help us figure out just what went down here…and what might have happened to your lady friend Nathan.” Leon stood in the center of the room, closing his eyes and holding the handle of the sword with both hands, squeezing it tightly in his grip and inhaling slowly before letting the breathe escape from his body. He attempted to contact Nathan telepathically and Raijin electronically.

Raijin continued walking down the path until he was violently pushed on his back against the wall. His eyes narrowed to Nathan ready to react with aggression before he saw Nathan indicating that it was time to be quiet. Exhaling Raijin nodded silently. “What’s going on? Why did you guys stop!? You are almost here!” Was the man on the intercom yelling but Raijin heard additional noises. It wasn’t the heard from before he knew that for a fact. Instead this felt…bigger in size and presence, which was proven likely from the effects of the ground shaking due to whatever it was coming towards them.

“….” Raijin kept a quiet mouth up till the sound of metal being ripped apart then the sudden blood hurdling scream. Raijin’s eyes widen a bit then got back into a serious face as he gripped his Tsuruji blade and ran behind Nathan to the location of the scream. “Damn it.” Was the only words Raijin could speak as his eyes gazed upon the monstrous behemoth of a being. What in the world was that thing? Was one of the many things racing through his mind. The monster grabbed the man behind the voice on the intercom and literally ripped his skin off. The horrid scene would be something that will stick to Raijin’s memories for the rest of his life.

From there the monster quickly turns his sights to Raijin which caused the master samurai to get into his fighting stance as electricity started to spark off from his body. “That man was a coward to you, Raijin?” Raijin looked towards Nathan before smirking. “Heh…” Just then the beast started to come at Raijin! From there the swordsman would take off at full speed before taking to the wall running along it. Once he was a good distance away he’d launch off the wall towards the beast. With his blade reached out Raijin would attempt to send a slice downwards attempting to make the head his point of impact. If this was successful then Raijin’s blade would make a clean cut right down the middle. Raijin was also keeping on his guard knowing that he’d have to play safe in order to stay alive. Meaning, if his attack was to be blocked or defended in some type of way Raijin would react accordingly.

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////Where Leon is located\\\\
Nathan watches as Raijin prepares to fight this beast, using his telepathic link to respond back to Leon. “I am doing fine, though Raijin seems to be in a little situation over here. He might live. He might not. Tough to say right now. What about you?” His voice sarcastic and out of tone with Nathan’s protective personality.

As Leon waits to meet what is coming towards him, he’d notice that the sounds begin increase in volume and numbers as they get closer and closer. When they seem to be surrounded around Leon from the ground, the wall and the ceiling; the noise stops on a dime. A complete silence takes over the entire room giving off the sense that he might be safe. The moments pass and without any warning, all of the vents in the room begin to poor out with small parasitic like organisms! From the ceiling air vents, to the AC vents on the walls, these creatures begin to fill in like waves towards Leon as they attempt to eat him up like bugs!

The creatures would attack him in waves, sending dozens and more at him at a time to try and get attached to him like parasites to suck the life out of him. Leon would be able to see insect like legs reaching out for him, clearly aiming to attach to him rather than attack him. With his intellect he should be able to deduce that fact that they need to attach onto him to get anything from him. But even with that, the numbers would be overwhelming; truly testing the Humans capabilities. This would go on for a few minutes before any sign of help would be near. With Nathan and Raijin busy with their own stuff, it would seem futile for Leon to expect any help from anyone but himself.

After a few minutes pass, the numbers of these creatures attacking increases to where hundreds of these creatures would try to attach to any part of Leon; the waves coming in faster and in much greater numbers. This would continue until all hope could seem lost for the human warrior. Before his very eyes, just as these creates swarm around him like a massive funnel cloud, they would all actually stop in midair. For all intents and purposes it would look as if time has frozen around Leon. He could be able to reach out and touch these creatures and they would not budge at all.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAumBkRESuY )

A few seconds pass from the creatures being frozen before the wall to the left of Leon’s body shatters inward towards him as if there were an explosion on the other side! Metal flies out to his direction but he would not be hit by anything. The debris flies all around him, squashing whatever creatures are left attacking Leon. Green blood would splatter everywhere and Leon would be able to see a large figure standing where the wall had just been blown through. The figure begins to turn to face Leon while his right hand begins to spin a bright white Energy Blade around. His fingers grip the blade tightly with an inverted blade stance once his body becomes exposed for Leon to see. Bright sparkling blue eyes that show small traces of crimson red peering through stare down towards the human warrior.

Holding the blade in his hand firmly he examines Leon’s physical stature before speaking, “You are not a crewman of this vessel…therefore you do not belong…And if you do not belong…” With such a quick motion, this man lifts his blade up towards Leon to where he would be staring down the tip of the blazing hot white energy that fire out of the weapons hilt. “Is there a reason why I shouldn’t put you down where you stand?...” Before striking, the mysterious swordsman waits to hear what Leon has to say.

////Back with Raijin\\\\
As he attempts his strike on this monster’s head he would feel the successful strike of his blade tearing through the flesh of this monster’s head! The skull begins to tear open until it comes down to the forehead just centimeters above the area where the eyes would be. The blade would then stop, unable to slice through anymore of the skull. This would force Raijin to hang right in front of the beast’s body, unless he decided to release his hold on the blade. With the blade being impaled in his head, Raijin would be able to hear the monster release a dreadful laugh as if the attack did nothing to him.

That is when the monster attempts his own strike. As a mindless fighter he relies on brute strength and overwhelming speed as a large being to his advantage. If Raijin had tried to hold onto the blade, the monster would thrust his left hand forward to try and hit his entire fist on the upper body of Raijin’s being! If he took this hit he would feel his body being broken in by an immense strength that would send him straight into the wall behind him! Some ribs would break on impact from the strength that this monster has, having a strength that far surpasses any human or metahuman. If the attack were successful, the blade would remain in the monster’s head without being so much as a bother to the monster.

While watching all of this, Nathan leans back against the wall. His eyes that are beginning to fill with blackness stare out towards the monster with a wonder of how Raijin will handle this situation better. It is clear that the head is vulnerable but perhaps not the kill strike that Raijin needs. If he looked closer towards the chest of the monster’s body he would see blood dripping from his chest.

“If you need any help, please, just ask and accept that your human physiology can use the assistance when dealing with galactic matters…” His tone getting darker with each moment that the entity of Death remains in control.

As Leon stood with his sword in hand, bracing himself for whatever was about to come his way he didn’t quite expect what he saw. The noise he was hearing was starting to pick up dramatically in pace and it only increased the anxiety he would’ve had but refused to give into. Leon had trained his mind and body to believe himself above and beyond death. Hell you would to, if you had to go around facing psychopaths, chi enhanced freaks, gods and now aliens. That’s when the vents busted open and creatures began to scurry along the ground! Giant beetle like creatures that reeked of the same smell the taller alien monstrosities did themselves. “It’s one thing after another. I dare say I’m actually beginning to miss Kasaihana City. Well. I won’t go that far.” Leon spoke aloud as he leapt backwards, looking behind himself and back stepping through the ever filling spaces of the bug like vermin that were trying to trap him in place and here and now on the spot! He came to a halting stop as he saw first hand they were beginning to fill the spaces around him completely and he’d only become completely surrounded even with his constant movement.

Nathans rather snarky reply didn’t help him in the slightest. . “I am doing fine, though Raijin seems to be in a little situation over here. He might live. He might not. Tough to say right now. What about you?” “Well it’s dark, cold, I’m a tad parched, wishing the old Nathan would replace whatever damned entity has clouded his mind so we could cooperate properly, and amongst other things I have a bit of a…buggy scenario on my hands.” Leon would’ve twirled the sword in his still attached right hand…and extended his left hand out in an open palm. Leon furrowed his brow beneath the mask, even in such a bleak situation beiliving he had a way out. As he extended the left palm he’d see the bugs beginning to form a type of spiral cloud coming his way. He knew this was it, this was the final moment that would dictate weather he’d survive or perish on this day and just as the left hand began to shake and glow violently, sparking with an onyx lightning the bugs would’ve stopped in place. Leon looked at his hand and back to the bugs. “This is an action out of my doing.” His eyes darting from left to right, he felt an energy signature that wasn’t Nathan’s or Raijins. To most this would’ve been a good thing but the paranoia Leon had developed over the course of his vigilante career taught him nothing is ever truly a “good” thing. Everything and everyone has an agenda.

He would however be relieved to not have to use a power he wasn’t used to or very trusting of as the wall beside the bugs exploded! Smoshing them all in one go and leaving a splatter of green blood amongst the wall! Leon stood himself up straight, still holding the pearly white blade in his right hand extended out when the figure that would’ve been the surefire cause of this made his presence clear. He’d had a strange looking…blade perhaps? Leon’s emerald eyes noticed this new weapon right away but he’d no idea what it was, only guesses and deductions all be it brilliant ones.

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“You are not a crewman of this vessel…therefore you do not belong…And if you do not belong…” The very second the man motioned his blade to move it up and point it at Leon, Leon reacted by switching the shining white blade in his right hand from a standard grip to a reverse grip, but keeping his position steadfast. He didn’t know this man’s intent and the look in his eyes only added to the fact that Leon had no idea whether this man was a good guy or a bad guy. “Is there a reason why I shouldn’t put you down where you stand?...” Leon tilted his head to the right, looking at the white energy focused in front of him. “A hilt that has some kind of conduit, designed to fully stabilize Mandarins into a focused shape. Possibly using some form of energy matrix and/or a form of solidified Mandarin to boot, with a metal that can withstand the obvious heat the blade gives off. Impressive I can feel my nose hairs being singed from the heat alone. “ Leon would straighten his head up and continue. “To answer your question the reason you shouldn’t put me down is because I’ve singled handedly formed an algorithm in my head that may be able to cure or reverse the effects of whatever has begun corrupting the people on this ship, though it’s a theorem I need to properly test. If that isn’t enough I’m here with a member of the Galactic Overwatch: The White Knight. “ Leon would’ve curled his fingers around the white bandaged handle of his blade. “Though if you can feel that dark energy on the ship as well, then I think me and you can both agree he’s not so “white” right now. That being said, would you mind lowering your weapon. It’s making me most uncomfortable.” Leon’s eyes narrowed for a moment. These two men knew not of the other, but maybe using Nathan’s status as a means of showing how important he himself must’ve been would’ve gotten this man to ease up ever so slightly.  That is if the possible knowledge of an antidote went out of the window which would mean Leon would be in for a fight.

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