SEASON 2 — EPISODE 13: THE SIXFOLD HUNT
Cold Open — Six Shadows
RECAP:
• Ep. 12: Xavier kills three Tribunal assassins during the Arkship ambush.
• The Tribunal Master summons six new hunters with levels above 3,500.
• The burning sigil of twelve eyes remains in the void.
EXT. DEAD STAR ORBIT — TRIBUNAL CAPITAL
Six hunters kneel in perfect formation before the Tribunal Master — their armor a fusion of alien steel and living bio-weapons.
TRIBUNAL MASTER:
"He killed your brothers. He shamed your order. Bring me his head — or don't come back at all."
The Six vanish into a single distortion wave.
Act 1 — The Stalking Begins
EXT. OUTER EXPANSE — DEEP SPACE
The Arkship travels through a dust belt. Shadows flicker in the asteroids — they're here before anyone sees them.
HUD ALERT:
• Hostiles Detected — Sixfold Tribunal Elite
• Levels: 3,500 / 3,600 / 3,700 / 3,800 / 3,900 / 4,000
Kai locks the ship into evasive maneuvers, but the Six aren't chasing — they're herding.
XAVIER (low voice):
"They're not attacking the ship. They're trying to separate me."
Act 2 — The First Test
INT. DERELICT FREIGHTER — NEARBY ASTEROID FIELD
The first hunter baits Xavier into an abandoned freighter. The interior is lined with magnetic mines, the air thick with static.
HUNTER #1:
"Your speed is your weapon. I'll take that from you."
The mines detonate in sequence, creating gravity wells that nullify Xavier's Absolute Velocity. Forced into raw melee, he adapts by chaining Gravity Anchor bursts, pulling himself unpredictably across the room.
One perfectly timed pull slams the hunter into a hull beam — Xavier finishes with a lightning blade thrust.
HUD: Level Up — 2,510 → 2,512
Act 3 — Hunter-Killer Tactics
EXT. ASTEROID SURFACE
Kai duels Hunter #2, who's using twin anti-energy gauntlets to crush any blade strike. Xavier intervenes mid-battle, using feints to bait the hunter into overextending.
With a synchronized attack, Kai hooks one gauntlet, and Xavier drives his knee into the exposed neck joint.
HUD: Level Up — 2,512 → 2,515
Act 4 — The Sniper in the Dark
INT. ICE CAVERN — FROST ASTEROID
A long-range specialist (Hunter #3) fires railshots that pierce entire walls. Every shot forces Xavier into tighter and tighter corridors.
Realizing speed won't save him here, Xavier closes his eyes — Beast Sense kicks in, mapping every tremor in the ice.
He ricochets a lightning-charged dagger off the cavern walls — the blade curves around and hits the sniper clean through the visor.
HUD: Level Up — 2,515 → 2,517
Act 5 — The Trap
The remaining three hunters close in together — levels 3,800, 3,900, and 4,000. Their combined aura distorts the very air around them.
KAI (over comms):
"That's too much even for you. Pull back!"
XAVIER:
"No. If I run now, they'll never stop."
They clash in a chaotic three-on-one — Xavier relying on precision dodges and environmental use rather than overpowering force.
At the climax, he channels Arc Storm Cleave into the ground itself, collapsing the asteroid's surface and burying the hunters under tons of debris. It won't kill them, but it buys time.
HUD: Level Up — 2,517 → 2,520
Ending Cliffhanger
EXT. SPACE — FAR OFF ASTEROID BELT
The three surviving hunters emerge from the debris — uninjured, eyes glowing with alien rage.
HUNTER #4 (voice distorted):
"You're faster than we thought, prey… but we'll cut that speed from your bones."
They vanish into the void, hunting again.
XAVIER (watching from the Arkship's bridge):
"Then I'll be ready."