SEASON 2 — EPISODE 12: BLOOD IN THE VOID
Cold Open — The Tribunal's Hand
RECAP MONTAGE:
• Ep. 11: Xavier kills the Starborn and its serpent.
• The Starfall Tribunal marks him as prey.
• The burning sigil with twelve eyes.
INT. OUTER EXPANSE — SHADOW SECTOR
A cloaked frigate drifts in the void. Inside, three Tribunal Hunters kneel before a massive holographic sigil.
TRIBUNAL VOICE:
"The anomaly's name is Xavier. Kill him before his growth destabilizes the balance."
The assassins rise — faces hidden, weapons shimmering with alien runes.
CUT TO BLACK — Title Card Blood in the Void slams in with low war drums.
Act 1 — The Arkship Ambushed
EXT. DEEP SPACE
The Arkship glides through an asteroid field. Suddenly — a distortion wave tears reality apart ahead.
KAI (over comms):
"Warp gate opening! That's not guild tech!"
Three sleek hunter craft shoot out, surrounding the Arkship like wolves circling prey. Boarding harpoons slam into the hull — impact echoes through every deck.
HUD ALERT:
• Hostiles Detected — Starfall Tribunal Operatives
• Levels: 2,600 / 2,700 / 2,800
Act 2 — First Kill in the Dark
INT. ARKSHIP — ENGINE DECK
The first assassin breaches — a blur of steel and crimson light. Hunters fall in seconds.
Xavier intercepts, blocking with a single upward slash. Sparks scatter across the deck.
ASSASSIN #1:
"The Tribunal said you'd be fast. They didn't say you'd be stupid enough to meet us head-on."
The fight becomes a deadly sprint between reactor towers — Xavier using Absolute Velocity to dodge plasma bursts, countering with precision cuts.
A well-timed Gravity Anchor dash flips him behind the assassin, severing their weapon arm before driving his blade through the chest.
HUD: Level Up — 2,500 → 2,503
Act 3 — Hunter vs. Hunter
INT. ARKSHIP — COMMAND LEVEL
Kai is locked in a duel with Assassin #2 — their twin curveblades crackling with static. The assassin keeps pushing Kai toward a viewport, trying to vent him into space.
Xavier bursts in mid-clash, parrying one blade with his own, kicking the second assassin into the wall.
The fight shifts into close-quarters fury — two-on-one, blades sparking against reinforced steel. The assassin finally falters when Xavier uses Predator's Supremacy — a faint hesitation in the enemy's eyes — to land a killing strike.
HUD: Level Up — 2,503 → 2,507
Act 4 — Duel in the Vacuum
EXT. OUTER HULL — ZERO-G
The third assassin fights outside, clinging to the hull with magnetic claws.
Xavier steps through the breach without a suit, golden aura blazing against the darkness.
They clash in silence — each strike pushing them off the hull, each counter pulling them back. The assassin's weapon is a segmented whip-sword, wrapping around Xavier's blade like a snake.
The fight ends when Xavier rips the assassin toward him with Gravity Anchor, driving a lightning-charged knee into their chest, shattering the armor before finishing with Arc Storm Cleave.
HUD: Level Up — 2,507 → 2,510
Act 5 — Aftermath & The Bigger Threat
The Arkship drifts, damage control crews sealing hull breaches. Bodies of the Tribunal assassins are loaded into containment pods.
KAI:
"Three of them nearly tore the Arkship apart. What happens when they send ten?"
XAVIER (calm, determined):
"Then I stop ten."
He looks out into the void — the burning twelve-eyed sigil still faintly visible far off in space.
Ending Cliffhanger
EXT. DISTANT SPACE — STARFALL TRIBUNAL CAPITAL
The silver-armored Tribunal Master stands before the circle of twelve, watching a projection of Xavier's fights.
TRIBUNAL MASTER:
"The boy adapts too quickly. We'll need… specialists."
The hologram shifts — six new hunters appear, each with levels above 3,500, their silhouettes radiating alien weaponry and monstrous auras.