LOCATION : MILKY-WAY GALAXY, PLANET EARTH. Ryker, Peck and Jackal were seen walking through the busy streets of a city. They wore cloaks to conceal their identities. "This place is..." Ryker drops his jaw as he was left dumbfounded by the scenery in front of him. The city was in every way a futuristic city with multiple advanced technologies. One of which were the hovering vehicles. "It's beautiful!" Ryker exclaimed. "Welcome to earth, snow-white. The first planet to invent space travel millenniums ago." "This is where Sal grew up." Peck added. "I've got to admit, this is better than waiting in the cruiser." The Black Stallion crew's original plan was to wait in the cruiser until Salazar locks on to their signal.That was until Ming pointed out that the psychic might not be interested in meeting them at all. The crew ended up deciding to check out his home planet and visit the village he was born on. "Here we are." They paused in front of a train."This train will take us to
"So, Sal is with the Oracle Crew." Ryker, Jackal and Peck had returned to the Black Stallion to convey their findings to the others. "That's right, we're a step closer to finding him." Jackal states. "Something feels off here." Said Ming. Heads turned to her. "Sal's psychic powers allows him to feel our presence as long as we're in the samr galaxy, why hasn't he reached out to us." "Probably has something to do with the Oracle crew." The one who spoke was Kinkaid. "The Oracle crew were dubbed as the Five Vices. Five space pirate crew that rocketed to the top of the criminal empire in the span of 5 years." He smacked his lips. "I'd like to face them." "Five Vices?" Jackal, Ryker and Peck tilted their heads. "Never heard of them." They said in unison. "Peck I understand. Jackal too since we have been away, but how is it possible for a hunter to not know about the Five Vices?" Ming darts Ryker a disgusted look. He scratches his head laughing sheepishly. "I didn't pay attention d
"So, Sal is with the Oracle Crew." Ryker, Jackal and Peck had returned to the Black Stallion to convey their findings to the others. "That's right, we're a step closer to finding him." Jackal states. "Something feels off here." Said Ming. Heads turned to her. "Sal's psychic powers allows him to feel our presence as long as we're in the samr galaxy, why hasn't he reached out to us." "Probably has something to do with the Oracle crew." The one who spoke was Kinkaid. "The Oracle crew were dubbed as the Five Vices. Five space pirate crew that rocketed to the top of the criminal empire in the span of 5 years." He smacked his lips. "I'd like to face them." "Five Vices?" Jackal, Ryker and Peck tilted their heads. "Never heard of them." They said in unison. "Peck I understand. Jackal too since we have been away, but how is it possible for a hunter to not know about the Five Vices?" Ming darts Ryker a disgusted look. He scratches his head laughing sheepishly. "I didn't pay attention d
"So, Sal is with the Oracle Crew." Ryker, Jackal and Peck had returned to the Black Stallion to convey their findings to the others. "That's right, we're a step closer to finding him." Jackal states. "Something feels off here." Said Ming. Heads turned to her. "Sal's psychic powers allows him to feel our presence as long as we're in the samr galaxy, why hasn't he reached out to us." "Probably has something to do with the Oracle crew." The one who spoke was Kinkaid. "The Oracle crew were dubbed as the Five Vices. Five space pirate crew that rocketed to the top of the criminal empire in the span of 5 years." He smacked his lips. "I'd like to face them." "Five Vices?" Jackal, Ryker and Peck tilted their heads. "Never heard of them." They said in unison. "Peck I understand. Jackal too since we have been away, but how is it possible for a hunter to not know about the Five Vices?" Ming darts Ryker a disgusted look. He scratches his head laughing sheepishly. "I didn't pay attention d
"This place again?"Ryker found himself back inside the astral plane."What's happening?" He clenched his head. "Last thing I recall wa- Ack!!" He felt a jolt of unbearable pain.Crying out in pain, the ex-hunter held grabbed his head and squatted."Huhuhu. It's time.""Who's there!" Ryker shouted, still suffering from the striking and increasing headache."It's been what? 2 weeks since you were here and you've already forgotten about me. Tsk, tsk, tsk. I can't say I'm not disappointed vessel."Ryker raised his head and in front of him was the faceless humanoid being he met when he first entered the astral plane."It's you," He said weakly. "The Etherian.""Bingo!""What's happening outside?""You're attacking your friends.""What?" He widened his eyes."The power I planted inside of you has awakened.""Power? What power.""Well, one of the powers actually."The Etherian walked circles around Ryker with his hands rested behind his back."The pain you're feeling, it's the bonding proce
It was a stare of between the former captain of the Valhalla clan and the captain of the Red Soul clan. "I'll be damned if I let some coward take my Cobby away from us!""Coward!?" Tommaso hardened his gaze.Rex smirked seeing that his words had an effect on him. "We all say it." He shrugged."You disbanding Valhalla to save yourself from Ace. If that's not cowardly, I don't know what is?"Tommaso clenched his fist. He wanted to strike Rex in the face then and there but he glance behind him and saw Scott and Cobby readying themselves for a fight. Even he would have a hard time fighting 3 of them provided that Gou was with him at the moment and that they're tired and have used a large portion of their ain. "Not yet." He thought to himself. "All I have to do is to stall until they arrive."He darts Rex a murderous look and smiled. The smile was nothing short of that of a character from a horror movie. Even Rex felt uneasy seeing the look Tommaso was wearing."What makes you think tha
"The Bow of Apollos..." Vorus scanned his opponent.Conroy tightened his grip on the golden bow as he positions himself and pulls the string of the bow.A golden arrow emerged with flames on the string as Conroy aims at Vorus. "Hahaha! Come, Conroy. Don't you dare hold back!""I don't plan on holding back, Sir Vorus. Sun Purge!" Conroy fired the blazing arrow at the hammer wielder. "His go-to attack eh?"Vorus chuckled as he dashes forward with a broad grin. Without slowing down, he sprints faster as he deflects the fire arrow thus changing its trajectory.Conroy remained unfazed almost as if he was expecting his opponent to deflect his attack with little effort.Vorus closed the distance between them. "I told you, I won't hold back. The weakness of an archer... You're weak when it comes to close-ranged battles!" Vorus roared as he lifts his hammer and electricity gathers around him."The weakness of a brute, they underestimate their opponents easily." Conroy summons an arrow but
""Ace!?" "You guys looked surprised to see me." The ex-assassin looked over to see the unconscious Chase. "How's he holding up?" "Doc says he'll be fine as soon as he recovers his ain." "Or..." Ace moved forward and places his hand on the forehead of the speedster. A faint glow appeared and it wasn't long that Chase jolts up gasping for air. "Chase!" "Huh? What's going on?" The speedster took a minute to process the events that transpired. A look of disappointment crossed his face. "That's right, I lost, miserably." "How?" Jake asks Ace. "I shared my ain with him." Ace replied with a smile."You what!?" The enders all gasped."What? You guys seemed worried hihi." "We know that but we all contemplated on that and decided Chase won't want us to burn away our ain before our matches." Lexi States. "Yeah, and he wasn't really in any danger," Falkner adds."Ace..." Rhea speaks grabbing the hand attention of the ex-assassin. She blushed as she began to arrange the words she want