The dark-haired man looked down at Jacob's body with his fist clenched. He turned to Venus and started towards her. "What are you doing? I told you to wait for my signal…"
"And you did a great job giving that signal. Help the people out," she addressed the other Ghost squad members. Venus bolted past the dark-haired man and collided her feet with Jacob's face, sending him across the table.
Venus drew out her sword and lunged it forward but the bald man blocked the attack with his blade hand. "I am done holding back."
An area in his shoulder opened and it shot out tiny but huge explosive rockets at random locations, forcing the Ghost squad and the dark-haired man to take cover.
He charged forward and knocked Venus' sword out of her hand and the two began to exchange rapid punches. Venus threw a quick right punch but the bald man moved his head, letting her hand fly past his head.
He swiftly planted an uppercut before raising the distorted individual and smashing her into the ground. "What would you have done if you were in my shoes Venus?" He aimed his hands at her but another laser blasted through his head again.
Jacob staggered backward and grunted. He turned to the location the sniper team where shooting from. His body suddenly turned into tiny scrap metals and flew out of the way before forming back. He aimed his hand at the sniper men and shot a rocket at them, blowing up the building they were on.
The former Storm agent rushed out of hiding and stood a few steps in front of Jacob. "Stop this Jacob, this is not what your daughter would want…"
"Do not speak about my daughter you snake." His body turned into chunks of metal again before moving swiftly at Andy.
It formed in front of him and Jacob lunged his blade hand which the dark-haired man used his forearm to block. "You do not want to do this, Jacob," said the blue-eyed man as blood dripped from his hand.
Jacob groaned and kicked the dark-haired man back. Andy exhaled before outstretching his hands, sparks of blue electricity flowed from his hand and formed a dagger in his palm. "Very well then." The dark-haired man charged forward, he dodged a swing and stabbed the dagger into Jacob's thigh. He swiftly moved behind the bald man and tore an opening in his shirt to get a view of his back.
Marksman immediately caught on to what his opponent was going for and quickly sent him back with a kick. He then turned back just in time to parry the attack of a member of the Ghost squad. He drove his blade hand into their chest before kicking them down.
Venus picked her sword from the ground and launched herself at Jacob. They began to parry each other's attacks, sending sparks flying all around.
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Inside the Ealien building.
"I've got it," Hailey said while typing rapidly on her computer.
"What is it?" Yvonne queried.
Hailey turned the screen of the computer to the dark-haired woman. "I have finally cracked the code. I know how to destroy the Powerball," she revealed.
"A few months ago you said the Powerball was indestructible."
"I'm sorry, I picked the wrong wordings, let me say it again," Hailey paused. "I've created a virus that can shut down the Powerball, rendering it useless."
Yvonne's face remained neutral as she stared at the Weir. "Just keep going."
"All that needs to be done is to stab this in Jacob and it's done." She took out a syringe-like device and passed it to the head of UNEAD.
"What you're saying is stabbing Jacob with this will shut down the Powerball?"
Hailey nodded with a smile on her face. "But that's only the Powerball, it may affect him as a whole but not as much, so you'll need to handle the rest."
"Let me take it."
The duo turned to see the maroon-haired man, Six, standing behind them. He had the Ghost Squad suit on. "Finally decided to put your uniform back on?" Yvonne queried.
He snickered. "Should have done that immediately I returned, it kinda feels heavy."
"That may have been my fault," Hailey cleared her throat. "I did a little upgrade to your suit."
"As long as it's helpful." The maroon-haired man took the device from Yvonne. "So just stab Jacob with this?"
"Yes," Hailey nods. "Once that is in him, I'll see it from here and activate the virus."
"Got it."
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Jacob plunged his blade into Venus' abdomen. She groaned before grabbing onto his hand to keep it in her. She swung her sword, aiming to split his head but the bald man's neck separated, letting her sword fly past. He pulled out his hand and blasted her back with his other hand which he turned into a rocket gun.
Jacob stood straight and exhaled heavily before looking around the place. The Ghost squad members lay on the ground, most scattered in pieces and Venus was on the ground motionless. He looked up at where the sniper team was and the building was reduced to rubble.
He turned around to leave but met eyes with the dark-haired man who put one of his hands up. "Listen, Jacob, you still have time to stop this. Do not walk the path Yvonne took."
"It is already too late for me." He aimed his gun at the dark-haired man but his hand suddenly fell off and a sword plunged into a wall.
It happened so fast that even the dark-haired man could barely catch its movement. The sword began to move again. Jacob ducked out of the way for the sword to fly past him.
He quickly turned to see as the sword flew back into the Ghost squad member. The sword he was holding was different from all the other swords used by the agents. Its blade was glowing with a faint green color with an opening on the different parts of it. The sword as a whole looked like an object of ornament.
"Eder Six."
Jacob immediately recognized the wielder of the sword even with the mask on as it wasn't the first time he had seen it, though the first time he was at the other end of it, a moment he didn't want to occur. Eder held the sword backward, such that the blade was pointing to the side his back faced.
"Jacob Marksman," Six started. "I may not have been there when it happened, but I have heard several tales of your many battles. I even saw you as a figure to look up to, and learn from."
Jacob clenched his fist and put his hands up, making his battle stance. "Whatever happened to you was not but several years ago, you should have let it go."
"You wouldn't have said what you just did if you were there on that day."
Eder also made his battle stance. He moved his hand which had the sword to his front and placed his other hand over it. "I would have wanted this to go differently. But you are beyond saving."
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