Xytan had been on Orion Station for approximately 12 hours. It became one of his most frequently-visited places in the recent years due to the nature of the station as well as the peace and quiet it offered him.

He could reside in within the safer confines of the station, all the while an abundance of contracts came in on the daily. It was certainly his kind of place. It didn't take long for one such contract to catch his eye either. A high-risk rescue mission for an individual named Daniel Almis.

Xytan wasn't unfamiliar with the name. He had worked with those close to him before and the man - or Celestial if some rumours were to be believed, was quite infamous throughout the galaxy. The contract specified for Dan to be delivered to a world called Entiis. He was currently locked up in some sort of maximum detention station specifically designed to hold supernaturals - guarded by GSU Elite Commandos and.... Omega Legionnaires?

Xytan took a moment to go through his own memory banks and nothing popped up. He hadn't encountered these units before. Perhaps they were a recent addition? No matter, he would go well equipped.

Xytan immediately got up from one of the many lounges on the station and proceeded to make his way down to the hangar.

The Crusader drifted through the depths of space as Ven anxiously awaited the arrival of a new contract for him to undertake. Recently he had become decently well off when it came to money so waiting was no longer really an issue. The Celestial just wanted something to do a lot of the time and would often just wait for challenging or interesting bounties to sign up for and while he didn't necessarily need money, he was about to realize that certain sums of money meant that he just couldn't refuse offers he hated.

BLEEP! BLEEP! Ven's datapad sounded, waking the Celestial from his nap. Ven sat up slowly as his body woke up  and he reached for his datapad. A new contract had been sent directly to him and this time it was one he couldn't refuse despite his hatred for the idea. A contract to break his psychotic brother from the supernatural prison. "Not a chance!" Ven instantly growled to himself before looking at the contract's reward and reconsidering.

The reward for this job was a large fortune of 8,000,000 credits and only two other bounty hunters had signed on so far, meaning the three of them would each be able to walk away from the contract with a third of the reward. each.
"Not bad..." Ven thought to himself as he pondered the idea of breaking his brother out of jail. An ironic mission for the celestial as it had been Ven who testified against Dan to have him imprisoned in the first place. He knew his brother wouldn't let him live this down once it was over, but the Celestial couldn't refuse such a large reward.

The other bounty hunter who had signed up was a being named Xytan. He was more commonly known to the Galaxy as "The Freelancer", but Ven had worked with him on one or two missions before and gotten to know the man (if he could even be called that...) a little.

"Count me in..." Ven mumbled to himself as he fiddled with a few buttons on his datapad and signed onto the job. One way or another, this was going to be an interesting job.

He had been floating through dead space just enjoying the view of the stars sparkling.  He had his boom box blasting throughout the medium sized ship and was not paying attention to much other than his view. He was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with his old style Barlkick headphones wrapped around the back of his chair, along with grey sweatpants and white socks. He had an empty plate where his dinner once was but other than that he was empty handed. He didn't carry one of his normal weapons or any of his defenses but if someone got on the ship he wouldn't need to. There were so many turrets and traps from the cargo entrance all the way to where he was sitting that you would need a large EMP to take them all out. He saw an asteroid fly by which was almost 9 times the size of his ship but again he wasn't worried. This was his favorite spot. He was parked right on the edge of an asteroid field with a planet sitting right in the middle of it. This planet was large and had a particularly large gravitational pull, therefore, bringing asteroids from the belt right down onto the planet. He loved watching the bright colors light up the desolate sky. He let out a sigh remembering his old planet before the music changed to one of his favorite songs. The song drifted in and out of focus as he fell almost into a meditational state. "All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun, All the other kids with their pumped up kicks.."

As he began to drift back off into his thinking zone the buzzer to his alert system rang. He didn't shoot up to go answer it but instead shook his head twice got up and walked over quickly answering it. His eyes gleamed with fury and unbridled ambition. 
"Sounds like fun." He said barely containing his excitement.
He put the receiver down and walked over to a wall seemingly containing nothing. He put his hand up to the wall and opened his eye wide. They were both scanned and he smiled as the wall swiveled back out revealing his gear and weaponry. A robotic woman's voice with an Australian accent piped through the sound system.
"Welcome back to the game X" When she said this the ship moved back facing the opposite direction.
"Its good to be back." He said just as his mask snapped shut revealing the large X over the faceplate. 

There was utter silence in the small confined space of the elevator as Xytan stood still on the silver platform surrounded by similarly coloured walls and ceiling. For a creature of "average" size on the station, such as a Human perhaps, the space would be enough for them to move around freely. Fit several more of its kind even. However Xytan's towering, 2.5 meters-tall stature as well as width of his metallic biceps and torso took up almost half of the given space.

It was no surprise that mercenaries smaller than himself opted to wait for another elevator to arrive than squeeze into the same space as him. Not only because he was so large, but also because of his intimidating presence - given both his appearance and reputation.

A tube light the width of the elevator doors, embedded in the ceiling right above and adjacent to them changed its colour from white to blue, accompanied simultaneously by a loud "ding!" blaring from the lift's speakers. The doors slid open and Xytan wasted no time in removing himself from the metal box.

After passing a set of larger double doors, he found himself at the intended destination: docking bay 7. Many other mercenaries were either just docking their vessels and then stepping onto the station, or boarding them to leave. A few maintenance workers scurried here and there, ensuring the area was always up to optimum standards.

As the welcoming sight of his ship drew closer, his auditory sensors picked up a familiar voice. He stopped and turned to see the familiar face of Kaiyan. Recognising him instantly, Xytan turned to face the reptile fully as he greeted him.

"You assume correctly," Xytan replied to him. Judging by the fact that Kaiyan had mentioned the bounty to him in his greeting made it obvious to Xytan that he was on the same mission. "Perhaps we should again join together to increase the probability of success. That is, if you are planning to embark on the same mission."

Before Xytan finished speaking, a blaring sound reverberated through the station's hull. The noise almost snapped Xytan to attention, readying him for a fight. However as his auditory sensors cleared up the racket and attempted to match it to any known sound, he recognised it as something the Human species in particular referred to as "music". A vain form of entertainment. Xytan guessed that the noise was originating from somewhere in the upper decks, by a someone that lacked any basic form of decency. Irrelevant.
He turned back to Kaiyan, anticipating an answer to his offer.

"Figured I'd run into the two of you here. You on Orion for the same reason all the amateurs are?" Ven suddenly popped up on Xytan's communicator, his smooth American accent being easily recognizable to Xytan and Kaiyan. "Listen, I'm assuming everyone's been made aware of the contract on my brother and sure, everyone's free to go after him." Ven paused briefly to consider his words before continuing.
"But I highly doubt any other lone Hunter or group of them could stand against the three of us if we teamed up again. If you guys are interested, I'll be arriving in Docking Bay Seven in about an hour. Meet me there and we can hopefully work out an arrangement for another alliance." The Celestial stated. And with that, Ven vanished from the comms device as quickly as he appeared.

An hour later, the Crusader docked at the specified location and Ven departed his ship to await the possible arrival of his former teammates. "Well. I suppose now all we do is wait..." he mumbled to himself as he perched himself on a few crates lying around just outside the ship.

The ship had coasted into the Sector the radars scanning the surrounding asteroids and planets. A while back he had heard rumor of a station floating out in the cosmos that housed the hardest of the hard and the most ruthless. This would be the place to get more information on the mission but he was having doubts as the large station floated into view. The men and women aboard were obviously not scared or nervous to be around others that were on the same path as theirs. The ships were in broad view in the hangars and the station itself didn't seem that protected. But then again these were dangerous members and not some penny change bounty hunters. He sent out a ping to let the people know he was entering but preferred to stay off the channels if possible. The simple ping said 'Docking at P-12' in a woman's robotic voice. The ship slowed down using the V-R99 thrusters while X-Prime sat at the steering console evening and lining up the ship. He deactivated the guns which quickly retracted into their holds and put on the auto-pilot as it finished up its job of parking. The landing gears quickly went out and locked onto the floor keeping the ship in place. He got up out of the seat and put on sentry mode which quickly activated all of the defenses. He grabbed the black cloak which he wrapped around his shoulders before walking off. The door retracted back and he stood there looking at the other ships docked. His hand was tense on the revolver hidden under his jacket but he stood tall. He walked towards the hangar exit holding his breath as he heard the sound of talking from above. "Let's do it then.." He said quietly as he walked away from his ship and into a whole new world.

A few minutes after Ven's arrival, Xytan and Kaiyan had met up with him and the three had decided to travel on only two ships: Kaiyan would join Xytan his ship while Ven travels alongside them on his own vessel.

As Xytan finished monitoring the Nemesis's engine stats on one of the bridge's monitors, he turned his attention to the main screen. It was the largest of several others holographically projected around a circular platform, with different screens dedicated to displaying different types of information ranging from live footage of inside and outside the ship, ship weaponry and integrity to displaying fuel and database information.

The spherical platform was suspended three meters above the flooring of the concave bridge room with a flight of large steps attached to the platform, leading up to it opposite the largest screen. Xytan stood right in the middle, where a command chair would normally be but was at the moment stored away in a compartment inside the meter-thick platform.

Xytan turned to look at a screen next to the main one and examined a profile of GSU Elite Commando armour put together from several eye-witness accounts as well as battlefield scans. 
"These GSU special forces support armour slightly tougher than what has been seen utilised by their normal Marines. The armour supports a layer of light energy shielding. I recommend plasma weaponry to be used on this mission, as well as high-calibre ballistics to bypass the armour underneath." Xytan said to Kaiyan as he examined the armour. "I am unable to access any information in regards to these 'Omega Legionnaires' that you referred to. However, given the strength of their Spartans, it would be wise to deduce that weaponry and tactics suited for them will also be useful against the Legionnaires." He said as he pulled up a list of weapons in his ships' armoury. He scrolled a bit before tapping on what looked like an RPG. "I have a variety of weaponry in the armoury of the ship. Feel free to take your pick."

Moments later, the ship exited slipspace and the visual displayed on the largest screen. A small shiny structure floating against the white-dotted inkiness of space confirmed their destination: they were a few thousand kilometres away from the prison station inside of which their main target was held. Xytan diverted full power to the Nemesis's main thrusters, accelerating the vessel towards the objective.

Ven smirked as the two other hunters took him up on his offer of an alliance. With the three of them working together, the Celestial considered how he would spend his earnings. Perhaps a new ship? Heavy upgrades to his current one? After all, with such formidable companions, the prison break was sure to be easy money.

Everything was set. Now all that Ven needed was to meet his teammates at the prison ready to get things started. Ven stared at the Crusader's galaxy map for a moment as he deduced the fastest course toward the prison. While he contemplated his course, he picked up a cold slice of pizza from the metal desk in front of him. The Crusader was relatively low when it came to technology, with the cockpit being a simple few screens displaying any data he needed to know such as fuel levels, incoming threats, local maps etc. The Celestial didn't see the need for all the fanciest gadgets. His skill had always gotten him through everything, regardless of what he used to get the job done. He trusted that they wouldn't begin to fail him any time soon.

"Computer!" Ven asked, taking a bite out of his cold pizza slice.
"Plot the fasted course to these coordinates." With that, he put his pizza slice down, taking a moment to punch in the coordinates he was given for the prison holding his older brother.
"Confirmed!" the computer quickly responded as the Celestial returned to eating his lunch.
A minute or two passed as the Crusader maneuvered into the necessary position to jump to lightspeed.

A few hours passed as Ven spent the journey through lightspeed lazily playing the latest virtual reality games. While he may have been a mercenary and hired killer, Ven still enjoyed the same things in life that everyone else did. He just had a different way of obtaining the money necessary to enjoy those pleasures. The deep blue of lightspeed suddenly dissipated into the dark, black abyss of space as Ven arrived at his destination. The Crusader had left lightspeed in the same general area as the Nemesis and it seemed as though the three Hunters were now ready to begin the mission.

He had decided to take the mission on his own even though the dangers that men had spread about this Daniel Almis. He stocked up on weaponry and some more fuel paying with his now dwindling supply of credits. He sighed and got onto his ship admiring the starry sky that he once loved. He put the stuff he had purchased down and had disengaged the safety locks. He closed the cargo hold and walked over to his pilots chair the holofeeds popping up all around him. He knew three ships departing towards the sector containing Daniel Almis were also bounty hunters eager to claim the hefty reward. He shook his head and the automated voice sent a relay to the station that the ship was departing. His ship was fast and he needed to catch up to them, to either kill them or join them. He also sent a radio beacon ahead just before he reached slip-space to the bounty hunters that they were not along. The voice was not one of malice but rather a cute little boy's voice with a foreshadowing message. 

The stars zoomed in and out of his vision in an instant lulling him into a deep trance. He could never relax anywhere but slipspace. He did his best thinking and his best sleeping when traveling through the cosmos. The guns were priming and the engines were stable when he fell into a deep sleep. 

His eyes shot open on a green field filled with flowers of all colors. He looked down at his hands to see they were small and free of scars. He stood up and judging from how high the grass was he was no taller than 4 feet. He heard the laughing and smelled the late night summer breeze. The sun was setting over the field and my feet involuntarily moved forward up the slope of the field. I tried to fight the urge but in a blink, I was there. Standing on top of the slope looking out over the valley. The screaming could be heard on top of this hill and I screamed but no voice came out. The fires were raging over the small villages and the shadows seemed to leap from hut to hut. I came under the control of my body as I sprinted down the hill trying to get to the village. I tripped and started rolling fast. I could see a large grey rock coming up and I yelled before the darkness enveloped me. 

I shot out of my pilot's seat my heart racing and sweat pouring down my skin. The A.I. said that we would be out of slipspace in 5 minutes. I relaxed as I heard the normal clanking and gently creaking of my ship. I had been asleep for over an hour but it felt nothing more than 5 minutes.

The Freelancer's ship was....to say the least impressive.

Throughout the years Kaiyan has seen schematics and drawings of various craft the Engineering Corps kept alongside the historians of the Varanus Archives.Ships of his own racial past....Ships currently used by the Imperium....Ships from the sea of races involved in the Sigma Wars....

The Freelancer's ship deserves a section of it's own...

It was a amalgamated mess of various parts he recognized from what he had seen used in this galaxy,he could feel energy radiating across the ship....Impressive considering he is used to the feeling in Imperial battleships alone.This bounty hunter possessed considerable equipment.....But Kaiyan would ask himself time and time again as he roamed around the ship,focusing his ears on the Freelancer's report and his slitted eyes on the surroundings.....Why in the name of the Five....Why would a single being need this much firepower.....What sort of enemies did this....'Mekra' possess?

As the Freelancer continued on about the GSU Omega Legionnaires he couldn't resist the temptation of hissing a sneer. "The GSU has done well to field such....Formidable soldiers......I took the liberty to peer into reports my....The Imperium collected regarding the so called Omega 'Legion'....Most of it relates to a growing rivalry in the Serpentum Legion over the fact that these soldiers would take up the same name as the proud Varanus military arm.....They have the same reports.....They spied here and there....Obtaining scraps of information and I can confirm this fact.....This Omega Legion whether or not they have the honour of bearing such a title....Are capable...."

He drifted his right foreclaw over some of the plasma weaponry. "We are drifting into the heart of their territory....With bits of information and the sliver of hope that outdated tactics and weapons may in fact be their downfall this day......My data sphere is in place.....The rookie mercs are drifting as I predicted right into the fortifications....Armed to the teeth.....It's quite simple what we do next."

Kaiyan paused thinking back at the girl waiting for him back at Orion.... "The Serpentum Legion calls it the 'Ormakirah Doctrine....' which in your common tongue roughly translates to Missdirected force....Popular in times of war where the empire was weak...but it's neighbors and allies not."

Kaiyan adjusted his robes as he spoke once again trying to find his words in the common tongue. "Instead of charging into the facility off the..bat...Why not let these rookies charge in.....Take the glory of facing the brunt of the GSU security force......Meanwhile us three....You...Ven...and me...Infiltrate while attention is drawn elsewhere....We can eliminate any stationary Omega troops and sabotage the facility to cover our escape with the Almis."

He took one of the plasma weapons from the rack,weighing it and adjusting his form to carry it comfortably. "Either that.....or we do things the hard way......And I'd much prefer to walk out of this with my tail intact and the Almis unharmed." He finished with a hiss as the exposed Viridian scales of his face reflected dimly against the light.

"Your ship.....Your choice...." He said as he eased his stance and stood on attention,the hood now hiding his eyes in shadow.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Ting. Tap. Tap. Tap. Ting.
"Do you think the Union would care if he slipped and broke his neck suddenly?" One of the Omega guards turned his thick helmet-covered head to the other, clearly infuriated by the constant noise from within the cell.
"I heard Queen Veilsong checks in on his status daily, but if you want to be court marshaled be my guest." The second guard replied bluntly, to which the former returned a sigh. 
"We're the most elite soldiers in the galaxy, and we're babysitting a man who might as well be a baby without his magic. Doesn't sit right with me, Queen must be expecting something."
"You think too much."

Within the cell this conversation was only a faint hum of vocal conversion, as the thickness of both it's metal and shielding made it a quite literal shell of silence. Luckily for him he had found a spot where the odd tap would be heard through the other side, allowing Daniel to continue his pestering antics even from the most solitary cell in the galaxy. Despite his apparent loneliness though he was far from alone on the station. It was a large, dark metal structure which boasted a circle-shaped center containing the bulk of the countless cells, illuminated from the outside by dim yellow lighting. Above and below this disk were two spires. The top spire acted as a control and communications tower, from which any approaching vessels would be detected and addressed. The bottom was the shielding and generator room; where all power and defensives held their mainframes.

Entrances were dotted around the thin edge of the disk, eight in total meaning one for each cell block except Cell Block 0; which was located in the very center of the station. Unluckily for any intruders or vistors, one would have to fight through atleast one entire block to reach the part where the stations most dangerous inhabitants were kept. These blocks held a mediocre yet numerous guarding force, equipped with armour specialised in protecting from physical and kinetic impacts; since that was their main concern in a prison of non-magic. At the center however were a special detachment of Omega Legionnaires, sent specifically to guard Public Enemy #1.

Daniel Almis. 

((If you have any concerns or questions about the structure of the station or the number/strength of NPCs, PM me on Discord))

The approaching mass that was Xytan's ship, combined with the sudden invasion on one of their decks from another party caused the station's alarms to begin blaring. Instantly, every Elite Commando trooper, sprang into action. Those that were on-duty and nearest to the breach rushed towards it, their M103 Sub machineguns, designed to fire a deadly barrage of rounds designed to explode upon contact, were in hand at the ready while their Executioner pistols remained holstered. Those that were off duty made a run for the armoury, suiting themselves up as soon as possible to repel the invasion force.

Xytan made good note of Kaiyan's tactic and held back as the other bounty hunters crashed into the station. He paused briefly as the message from an anonymous bounty hunter came through on his ship's comms, before going back to check the screens. His ship's scanners picking up thermal dots rapidly moving towards the station's breach as its AI quickly worked to get the section sealed. Xytan controlled the screen in front of him to focus on the dots and a small profile of an Elite Commando came into clear view. The screen then switched to a blue-print analysis of the Elite Commando armour. It was similar in design to the GSU Colonial Marine Battle Armour with one significant addition: it supported a thin layer of energy shielding.

As the engagement on the station several hundred kilometers on from the Nemesis took place, Xytan continued his scans of the station and something quickly caught his eye: the bottom spire. It seemed to house some sort of anti-magic generators, presumably to keep the station's supernatural inmates from using their powers inside.

"Ormakira Doctrine..." The Freelancer echoed Kaiyan's words as he targeted the lower spire and fired: unleashing eight plasma torpedos in hopes of eliminating the construction completely. Whether the spire was completely damaged or not, Xytan brought his ship within a few meters proximity of the station and extended a docking tube into one of the cell block entrances located at the edge of the disc-like station.

Xytan turned to face Kaiyan. Seeing that he had acquired a weapon, he nodded in respect before moving down the steps to acquire an explosive pistol and plasma carbine. He acquired a few grenade-like devices as well before moving with Kaiyan towards the tube. As they walked there Xytan decided to discuss tactics with his comrade.

"I targeted the station's anti-magic generators so that the inmates inside would be able to free themselves and wreak havoc across the station. This should enable us to infiltrate our way to Daniel Almis with less attention from the Elite Commandos. Hopefully the Omega Legionnaires will also be occupied. The Commandos' energy shields should not be very resistant to our plasma-based weaponry, however they are still formidable in large groups due to their training." Xytan finished just as they reached the tube. He stepped through the energy shield covering the entrance to it and walked through the 10-meter long tube before passing through the second energy shield at the exit and stepping into the station, carbine at the ready.

Ven watched from the cockpit of the Crusader as the battle to free his older brother began. Normally he would have jumped straight into the fight and helped the pirate forces, but without his dragon form, that would likely prove to be more trouble than it would be worth. Instead, Ven turned his attention to a second ship docking more quietly with the station. It was the Nemesis.
Ven's next move was clear. He would meet up with his allies as soon as possible and allow the pirate forces to deal with most of the large scale fighting.

Ven opened communications with the Nemesis. If he had docked nearby without warning, his allies may have perceived him as a threat which was something the dragon really couldn't be bothered dealing with. "Xytan, it's Ven. Watch out for your nearest docking port, I'm going to breach there and meet up with you ASAP." He warned, clearly itching to just get involved in everything that was now going on.

Ven pushed his hand aggressively against the thruster controls of the Crusader. He had to make up for lost time. Suddenly, the Crusader roared into action, flying at full speed towards the prison as if it were going to deliberately crash into it to cause damage. Ven considered the idea for a moment before deciding against it. "No. It'll just draw attention to us and make things more difficult" He concluded, slowing the ship down very slightly.

The ship came to a halt after a moment or two of flying as it was now close enough to dock with the prison.
"Computer!" Ven ordered. "Dock with the prison while I head towards the airlock!"
And with that, Ven leapt from his leather seat in the cockpit and rushed towards the Crusader's airlock, picking up his trusty energy blade on the way.

The ship's computer followed his orders and by the time he reached the airlock, the Crusader had docked, allowing him to join his teammates. Ven rushed through the airlock, automatic doors quickly opening and closing as he moved towards them to allow him to go through unhindered. He'd reached the prison to find that seemingly every possible alarm in the facility was now going off. The place may as well have been in full scale riot mode at this point. Just what Ven and his comrades needed.

Three guards were stationed at the dock Ven had chosen to use, likely put there to stop anyone trying to sneak into the facility after the Nemesis had just docked. "Hold it right there!" one of the men ordered, raising his gun threateningly at Ven. The Celestial smirked.
"I don't think so..." he replied, activating his energy blade and launching himself in the direction of the guards.
One by one they fell, his energy blade tearing completely through skin and bone, leaving nothing but blood and dismembered body parts all over the floor. They couldn't even scream for reinforcements before they found themselves embracing the darkness of death.

Ven stood for a moment to admire his work.
"Sorry boys. You were in the wrong place at the wrong time" he commented as he deactivated his energy blade. It was time to get moving. With nothing left here, Ven returned to a light jog and left the area. A few minutes and repeating metal corridors filled with cells passed before Ven finally ran into his comrades who had just disposed of yet another small group of GSU soldiers. He stopped, acknowledging their existence and the dead bodies that littered the floor.
"Looks like I missed the party..." He smirked, approaching them a little more before stopping.
"So. What's the plan?" He asked, clearly wishing to get straight to business.

Just as the transmission was sent out, he unattached his seatbelt and activated the auto-pilot. The prisons defenses were far too busy dealing with the pirates and the mercenaries to notice his ship dock directly next to the Nemesis. The ship had come in forward at first but the A.I. did a last-minute maneuver as the ship swirled around so the cargo bay came to face the docking port. He smiled as the ship locked and the A.I. began its routine hacking so it could detach whenever he was ready. His smiled faded as he looked at the camera outside of the cargo hold where two armed guards stood with their weapons ready. He slung the explosive back over his back and activated the compression and shielding system so a stray bullet would rip through it killing him.

He walked down to the cargo hold and placed his rifle next to the entrance just out of the guard's sight. He pressed the opening button and the cargo hold slide open as the ship filled with the prisons compression system. His ears popped as he stood in the middle of the door facing the two guards.  They both held powerful weapons and he knew that if he tried to engage them head on he would not win that. One of the guards lowered his weapon and spoke.
"Identify yourself"
My face was hidden by my mask but I shook my head and had the voice module say something in a different language. The man took a step forward and repeated his statement. I shook my head and raised my hands over my head in a surrendering motion. As he went behind me and began to grab my left hand I flexed my legs and jumped back over the guard quickly pulling out the revolver.  As I began to fall back down I released two bursts of the weapon both of the shots entering their helmet. The first bullet hit the shield and exploded in a spark. The second one hit the left of his shield also going up in sparks. I ducked to the side as his first discharge went off where I was standing. I grabbed my rifle and clicked on one of the different modules activating an explosive bullet. Another discharge went off hitting the wall where I was hiding behind. I swung my gun around the side and fired hitting him directly in the chest. He was thrown back as I swiveled the gun around to the other soldier. He let out a shot that hit my right arm. I cursed and ducked back behind the wall. I looked down at my armor and saw that it hadn't hit my skin but had scathed me instead. I looked up and around trying to find anything to distract him with. I decided on risking it. I spun back around the corner letting out two bullets. One hit him in the right leg the other in the right arm. He spun backward as I clicked the button again the dense uranium bullets clicked into the chamber as I let one go. As the soldier tried to stand up the already damaged shields couldn't stop the bullet as it traveled through his helmet and into his skull. The other soldier that I had shot back came up from the hallway on my left and hit me with the butt of his rifle. I scowled and kicked low his legs giving out. As he fell and hit on his stomach I put the rifle on his head. I didn't hesitate as I pulled the trigger his blood splattering on the floor. I looked around and sighed as I closed the boarding door. As I activated my thermal vision a plasma blast hit the wall behind me. I spun to the hallway to my right where I saw a downed soldier who was scooting back blood pouring out of him. I saw that every body that was there was still hot. I looked at the walls and saw the plasma remains from either a plasma gun or sword. I walked up to the man and took the now empty weapon from him. I looked away as I pulled out my revolver and blew his brains out on the floor. I holstered my weapon and looked down the opposite hallway at the trail of bodies and plasma.

It was swift. The freelancer disrupted the station and caused a massive prison riot,the exact thing they needed to infiltrate the station with little effort.

The reptilian found comfort in the rationality of the tall cybernetic bounty hunter,he nodded at the short briefing over Omega armour and readied the plasma weapon and checked the gear he had with him.He still carried several thermal grenades,several Pox-44 syringes and kept his plasma gladius maglocked on the back of his thermal chestplate. Almost as soon as Kaiyan stepped into the station he and the Freelancer where met by a GSU security detail,the reptilian quickly scanned their body structures,facial expressions and eye contact as the GSU security team ordered them to drop their weapons.

"DROP IT." Shouted a gruff human with a beret,his handlebar moustace made him appear much older then his peers.They all carried M103 SMG's which Kaiyan understood was a deadly weapon at close ranges....Unfortunate for him.But almost as the situation seemed hopeless he fixed his slitted eyes on one of the soldiers to the left,the soldier shook and droplets of sweat caked his forehead.....Humans as far as Kaiyan knew where quite capable mammalians but they where so easily betrayed by their appearances...He identified this as the runt....the weak link that will cause the chain to falter.

So without a word Kaiyan struck at the young soldier who hesitated to fire a reaction shot and when he did it was too late,as the robed reptilian sunk his teeth into the exposed flesh of his neck and wrapped his tail around his hand directing it towards the rest of his peers as the muscle tensed and pressed down on the trigger firing a volley into the detail.Two died instantly as the explosive charges did their work,the remaining three where injured with the officer having a gaping hole in his left shoulder....He would bleed out in minutes....Enough time for Kaiyan to interrogate him.

He crouched,his tail flicking from side to side as he shot sinister grin filled with fanged teeth. "Daniel Almis....." The officer hesitated. Kaiyan then pressed his left foreclaw into the gaping hole,causing a droplet of blood to stain the scales of his fingers. The officer groaned from the pain. "Almis...." Kaiyan said opening his mouth as if he was going to bite into the officer like he did the private. "Ce...Cell block Zero" he said with tears.

"Thank you..." Kaiyan whispered before gripping his plasma gladius and driving it into the chest of the officer who wheezed as he died. "Retesh...Zurki Tassk" He mumbled as he did a sign on the head using his bloodied left claws. Kaiyan stood sheathing the blade and hissed. "Quite armed for a regular security detail." He said turning to the Freelancer. "Cell Block Zero if where the prey hides." 

Kaiyan raised his weapon as he heard the approach of footsteps...It was the hunter Ven who seemed engaged,no doubt having encountered similar guard patrols in this floor.He asked about what the plan is and Kaiyan nodded towards the Freelancer.

"We know the Almis is contained in Cell Block Zero...Given the structure of this station and the guard detail we encountered here I can assume this block lies somewhere in the central core of the prison.As for the strategy...The Freelancer should already have a plan formed..." Kaiyan glanced over to the Freelancer.

Tap. Tap. Ta-. Wait. Dan felt it quicker than anyone, that feeling again. The connection to power, other realms and planes opened up before his senses. A whole myriad of feelings and thoughts washed over him as he felt magic once again after so long. He almost fell into a trance of happiness if not for the alarms starting off around the whole station. Snapped back into reality, Dan glared down at his palms. It was time.

With one swift punch forward a blast of arcane energy shot out, taking his cell door straight off it's hinges and into the opposite wall. A tight corridor presented itself before him, illuminated sporadically by red spinning lights. Dan half-stumbled out, getting used to his new half-freedom. To his surprise the Omega guards were not directly infront of his door, but instead down the corridors dealing with other inmates who had escaped. At first they had no idea, until one caught him on their sensors, turning to point with their massive gauntlet. 

"He's out!" The legionnaire called, immediately turning his large rifle to open fire at Dan. In response Dan flung the battered cell door down the hallway, meeting the incoming fire and soaking it up for as long as it could. This gave him enough time to duck back into his cell, just before the door had been disintegrated by gunfire.

"Bloody hell," He muttered to himself, trying to think of a plan. "Any chance of a truce lads?" Dan called, but the only reply he received was more gunfire glancing off the frame of his cell. Giant footsteps were getting closer; he needed a plan.

After watching Kaiyan dispatch the guards with brutal efficiency, the two rendezvoused with Ven.
"Our plan of action is simple. We will fight our way to cell block zero and recover the target. Eliminate any hostiles in our path and try our best to stay clear of the Omega Legionnaires." Xytan said.

"Fucking Spartan piece of shit!" A voice shouted at them from a few meters away behind Xytan and it was followed by a blast of electricity aimed at his back. His energy shields flickered slightly but remained operational. The Freelancer quickly turned around to find a supernatural glaring at him, charging up another lethal blast of electrical energy.
"Go back to getting killed by aliens you assho-" The supernatural was abruptly cut off in his rage-filled diatribe as a plasma bolt blew his head to pieces of burnt bone and evaporated blood, only a few stains of dark red managing to make it to the wall behind him with the last few drops drizzling down around the standing corpse, that after a few seconds, dropped to the floor.

Xytan lowered his plasma carbine and cocked his head sideways towards the other two.
"Let's move."
After several minutes of fighting through both Elite Commando units and supernatural inmates trying to escape the prison, the group was merely a few meters away from cell block zero before someone jumped in front of Xytan and blocked his path.
Xytan instantly raised his plasma carbine and fired off several shots. It would quite obviously, not be enough to take the Wanderer down due to his speed which would then cause Xytan to deduce that this was no ordinary adversary.
"Kaiyan, Ven, secure Daniel Almis! I will deal with him!" He said before going on to resuming his fight against the Wanderer.

The plan had been made clear by Xytan. Fight through the defenses of the station and secure the target while avoiding the Omega Legionnaires if possible. "Well, sounds like an every day job I suppose." The Celestial joked before departing the area with his two comrades.
Several minutes and multiple battles against both escaped inmates and elite commandos passed before the three of them found themselves outside Dan's cell.

The mission was almost complete. Dan's cell was right in front of the trio and it seemed as though all the Omega Legionnaires were currently too preoccupied to stop them from taking the target. This was until a mysterious figure suddenly stepped in, making sure to block Xytan's path as he had currently taken point.
"You've got to be kidding me...Who's this joker!?" Ven mocked, stifling a laugh at the random stranger. Xytan fired off a few shots, none of which had no effect on the Wanderer due to his speed. "Kaiyan, Ven. Secure Almis! I'll deal with him!" Xytan ordered.
The two obeyed and Ven had an idea.
"Kaiyan! Let's go!" Ven dragged the larger reptilian with little effort and the two left the scene.

A few more minutes of battling through inmates and commandos as the two hunters traveled through the facility in an attempt to loop around to the back wall of Dan's cell.
"If we can make it around the back of my brother's cell then we won't have to worry about that joker Xytan's dealing with. I'll melt the wall, we can grab Dan and then we can slip out and contact Xytan to join us once the target's secure." With few ideas to go with, Ven's idea seemed like a sound plan. Unfortunately for the two of them however, another squad of commandos were busy trying to contain the prison riot right in the spot they needed to be and had now noticed the two bounty hunters.

"Drop your weapons and surrender!" the leader of the commando squad ordered. Ven looked to Kaiyan at his side before launching himself at the commandos without warning, his energy blade activating as he began cutting soldiers apart effortlessly. This single fight lasted for a few minutes as this seemed to be one of the better prepared and equipped squads. Still, they were little challenge as the two hunters strategically tore them apart. With the area clear, Ven turned his attention to one of the walls of the corridor. On the other side of this wall was the cell of Daniel Almis.

Ven sheathed his blade for a moment as his hands seemingly became made of molten magma. The Celestial placed his hands firmly against the wall and it started expanding and melting away. This process would not be instant however and Ven needed time to properly break through to the other side. "Kaiyan. Do your thing and give me some cover. I need some time to break through" Ven asked his companion as he turned all of his focus to the wall.