In the distance, a new ship appeared in Panem's dimensional space. It was unknown to any of the natives, but the crew of [i]The Ruler of the Sea[/i] had seen it before. A small gummi cruiser, mostly silver in color but with some red accents here and there. It also bore a flag and insignia depicting a Templar-styled cross, the kind of blazen that Templar knights bore on their shields during the Crusades. It was the ship that fired on the group just as they were escaping the previous universe, and evidently the ship's female captain made good on her promise to keep hounding them.

[b][i]The Crusader Star[/i][/b]

On a ship's bridge, where the otherwise normal-dressed crew found themselves among soldiers that could only be described as modern day knights - with their knight-like armor combined with their modern firearms - one such knight was unique among them. She carried no such gun, and her silvery armor was more memorably ornate than the others, plus it had red accents on the surcoat that matched the overall color of the ship. She bore the Templar on the back of her long, crimson cape. Her hair, equally red - almost like fire - was kept tied back in a ponytail that stopped just short of brushing against the back of her neck. She had a look about her, a fire in her eyes that told anyone looking that this was indeed a woman on a mission.

"So they [i]are[/i] here, then." the young captain spoke with coldness that allowed only a brief sign of the anger and hatred in her tone. Every fiber in her being wanted nothing more than to give the order to open fire, to blast their gummi ship into oblivion. On any other day, she might have done just that, but not today. At least, not at this moment. From the moment this world came into view something down there was practically screaming at her. Was it a cry for a help? A challenge? Elise didn't know, but she [i]did[/i] know that Darkness still lurked within that world below.

"Target is locked on, Captain, do we have your orders to fire?" asked one of the crew members. This finally broke Elise's long moments of silence.

"[i]No[/i]," it almost seemed painful for her to say, "those idiots haven't even closed the Keyhole yet. Darkness yet plagues this world. I'm going to the surface." she then stepped on the beaming platform, but saw only confused looks on the faces of her crew, "Just because we're hunting a monster that doesn't give us permission to ignore our basic duty as knights. Now send me down there. If we want something done right, we do it ourselves."

"Yes, ma'am!" the navigator punched in the controls, and the teleporter transported the Captain down to the surface of the planet, looking like a thin beam of light shooting down from the ship to anyone observing from the outside.

[b][i]The Ruler of the Sea[/i][/b]

"So are we going or-" Seth started to say, but the ship's scanners detected a new gummi ship signal entering this dimension. Looking out through one of the viewing ports, the Nobody spotted the interloping vessel in the distance, "Of course, she shows up now at the worst possible time. Why am I not - huh?"

Seth spotted the thin beam of light shooting down toward the planet's surface. Were they sending someone to the ground level? This just put a massive monkey wrench into the plan, but Seth decided to just roll with it. He hastily threw open a second Corridor - one that would lead to the planet's surface. Before Mantis could say anything or even protest, Seth grabbed him and practically threw him into it before jumping through himself. In his haste, however, the Nobody didn't immediately close the portal behind him. It stayed open for a moment or two longer after he and Mantis were gone before finally closing itself. Just long enough for a single person to leap in after them if they so desired to do so.

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