The rain is falling down heavy as Saint just returned to the warehouse,
"Saint? Is that you?" Jane says in the darkness, peeking out from her room.
"Jane…" Saint replies calmly, only his face covered by shadow,
"Where were you?" Jane asks softly, stepping out to the hallway,
Saint steps forward and completely ignores her, passing by her into his room.
Jane turns around and watches Saint's back retreat into his room with a heavy heart,
A tear falls from her cheek, she wipes it away quickly and barges into Saint's room.
"Saint! What's wrong? Please… talk to me…" She says in a shaky voice,
Jane walks up to his crouched form, he's packing clothes in a small backpack,
Just as she approaches she notices Saint's vow tattoo under his sweater. She steps back in shock,
"W-what did you do?"
Saint finally steps up and faces her,
"Jane. I'm leaving."
"L-leaving? N-no! You can't!" Jane says, now crying.
"What about P-Prince? You're really l-leaving him in this state?"
Saint calmly crouches down to Jane's left ear,
"Don't follow me."
He then follows up his whisper with a quick chop to the back of Jane's neck, knocking her out.
Saint calmly walks out of his room, stopping by Prince's room before leaving.
"You're here to stop me, Mari?"
Saint says without care, Mari phases out from hiding in the shadows,
Mari whistles before clapping her hands sarcastically,
"You're getting good…"
Prince is sitting on a wheelchair, just staring out the window,
"I'm not gonna stop you, Jovi had warned us beforehand something like this would happen."
Mari throws Saint an envelope,
"If you're off doing your own thing, he'd probably trust you with this information." She nods at Prince,
"What is it?" Saint asks,
Mari shrugs her shoulders, "Who knows?"
"See you someday, lil' bro." Mari smiles before diving back into her shadow, leaving Saint alone with Prince.
"I'm gonna fix you." Saint says, holding Prince's shoulder,
He then finally heads for the exit, and steps out, just outside, Viola and Shinsei are waiting for him.
"Boss, where to?" Shinsei asks, Viola distracted with her phone,
"Entoria." Saint says confidently,
…
Elsewhere, Ari and Hazu had just gotten into a heated scuffle,
"You guys stop it!" Tanya yells, trying to get in the middle while Hazu is holding Ari's collar.
Tlen gets up and nonchalantly buys a drink from a vending machine,
Tanya shakes her head,
"Are you planning on helping?" She asks annoyed while Ari and Hazu are trying to get at each other,
Tlen looks back at her,
"Huh? …nah, nobody gains anything from this." He says in a bored tone as he picks up his drink from the vending machine,
Hazu releases Ari and walks over towards Tlen,
"Hey man, do you think you're better than us or something?" In a confrontational tone,
Tlen raises an eyebrow,
"With how you're acting right now… yeah."
Ari, Hazu, and Tanya all stare at him awkwardly,
Tanya shakes her head and claps to get everyone's attention,
"Come on you guys, let's actually come up with a plan and get the better of Taiho next time. If we all work together, I know we can get the upper hand. I accepted this position because I want to better the world, so let's give it our all and erase evil from existence! Together!"
Tlen side eyes Tanya after her speech,
"I'm with you." Hazu says in an inspired tone,
Ari sighs, "Alright."
Tlen shrugs, and Monita walks up, nodding innocently,
"Let's start by revealing our abilities, who wants to start?" Tanya suggests,
The room is silent,
"I'll start." Hazu steps up,
"Blues style, four variations. My main ability is that I can see every move an opponent does before they do it."
Tanya nods with a smile,
"Okay, I'll go next, Metal style, two variations. My main ability is that I can create any mana infused weapon, with certain conditions depending on my opponent. Ari, what about you?"
"Scorpio style, two variations. I can drain mana by touch." He says shortly,
"What about you, Monita?" Tanya smiles brightly,
"Voodoo style, Dori Dori and I fight together…" She says quietly, hugging Dori Dori,
"Okay… and what about you, Tlen?"
Tlen looks at everyone with an awkward smile,
"I don't have a style…"
Tanya and Hazu exchange shocked looks,
"You don't?" Hazu asks confused,
"Then how are you here? With us, I mean, no offense…" Tanya asks,
"I fight with Huracán, a specter that I was 'cursed' with at birth, we made a pact, so I get to use his powers whenever I want…"
Tanya puts her hands together,
"Would you look at that!" With a bright smile on her face,
'Thank god he's on our side…" She thinks to herself,
"Okay, well let me do the planning, and let's beat Taiho, once and for all!" She says excitedly,
…
Some other place, Mari just arrived at Jovi's undisclosed location,
Jovi is still bruised from Nas's fight, he's covered in bandages and patched up.
"Mari… you were told not to come here unless something important happened." He says,
"Yeah, yeah, this is important. I wanted to let you know that Saint has left us." Mari announces,
"Oh? Is he an enemy?" Jovi asks innocently, pouring himself some alcohol,
"Only time will tell, we left at peace but who knows if we'll cross conflicting paths. His mental is terrible right now."
Jovi sits himself down in his bed with a sigh,
"He's a smart kid, Mari, he was always meant to lead and not follow, that's why we recruited him in the first place."
Mari joins Jovi,
"I guess you're right…" She says, slightly worried.
"It's time to reunite with Carmelo then…" Jovi says,
…