Pido and Zelif entered a large room that sat within a large complex in Tributary A, the first and greatest colony of the Amalgam Empire. A man stood in the room, turning his back to them. The two got on one knee immediately. " Syndan, we have yet to recover the corpse of the man who fell from the skies as you requested..." Pido stated, breaking into a cold sweat as the man turned to them, walking to Pido.

What set him apart from his compatriots was his uniform, unlike the standard grey that they wore, Syndan wore a black and gold dress uniform with golden epaulettes resting on his shoulders. Upon his cap lay several beads that descended to his lips, reminiscent of the emperor's of old that they now transformed into. " It is fine...with the level of strength he displayed I am sure he will not last long outside of civilization...tell the other operatives to search for the terrorist sect...we can't allow them to compromise our colonial ventures..." He stated, walking past both of them casually, whilst they were both very visibly frozen with fear.

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Chang smiled as he finished one of his last bouts of training, sweating from head to toe as he sat himself down. He turned over to see Ane, who looked at his deck sentimentally. " What's wrong? " The teenager asked, looking down at the deck.

And let out a sigh. " This isn't my first deck...during our first attempt to raid the colonies, I was overwhelmed...they captured me and destroyed my previous deck...if it wasn't for my brother and Shiron...I would be a goner.." He said, looking at the floor.

Chang placed his arm around Ane and smiled. " Today is a new day, we make mistakes in the past but what you do moving forwards is what is going to define you..." He said with a smile, to which Ane smiled in return.

While the man wasn't seemingly cured of his sadness, the little speech the boy provided made him feel somewhat better. The two were suddenly jerked forwards as the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. " What's wrong? " Ane blurted out, rushing towards the front of the mobile settlement where Shiron and Jini stood.

There were two people walking towards them that were in close proximity to the vehicle. " We've got ourselves company..." Jini sighed, crossing his arms.

Chang's eyes widened as they looked like the two who he had encountered before, wearing identical uniforms to both of them. The group exited the vehicle and met the duo outside. A harsh, sandy wind blew in the area between them, cementing their differences. " It appears that there are more of you than we anticipated...but let's make ourselves a deal...we will both send our champions to fight eachother...if we lose, we will let you pass...if you lose, you will turn your pathetic mobile home around and give us the foreigner..." The soldier, known by the name, Archman stated, of the two he was clearly the elder, he wore a set of glasses that masked his eyes in the sunlight, and possessed an abnormal chin that formed into the shape of a ' V '.

Chang immediately raised an eyebrow. " That's ridiculous...why would we ever agree to such terms? " He asked, looking towards the two.

Shiron placed his hand on Chang to hold him back. " If we win their game by their rules...their people will accept our philosophy when we come for them...besides, the art of a deal is very important to our culture..." He stated, to which in response, Ane stepped forwards.

" I'll be the champion of my group..." He said, firmly planting his feet on the ground as he turned back to face Chang.

Jini looked at his brother with worry, he did not have the best track record in comparison to him. In a life or death situation like this, he would have chose himself to lead, but he was dealt a hand regardless whether he liked it or not. " My champion will be my associate, Mucule..." He replied, motioning towards his compatriot.

He had an identical uniform, but he possessed darker skin than that of his comrade. Upon his face, dark blue face paint resided, forming a thin mask around him. He rolled up his sleeves to reveal his deck and smirked at his opponent. " Prepare to be eliminated, terrorist...the hero of justice has arrived! Emperor's Edict! Yang Tong! " He shouted, a series of blue robes enveloping him, replacing his uniform.

Ane would proceed to look towards his foe and smile. He watched as his deck began to glow a brilliant golden hue. " Emperor's Edict! Fulin! " He exclaimed, yellow robes enveloping him.

Chang would look towards Ane, watching as his energy felt similar to his own when he transformed, perhaps they drew power from the same lineage of emperors. " Weapon Card! Sword of Phase! " Mucule shouted, drawing a card that correlated with what he said, a sword materializing within his hand.

Ane would draw from his deck in response, showing the card towards his opponent with great pride plastered on his face, he may have lost before, but those days were over. Today was indeed a new day. " Weapon Card! Emperor's Bow! " He said, as a bow formed in his hands.

Ane jumped back as an arrow materialized in his bow, stringing it back and firing it towards his foe. " The battle has already been decided...an ally of justice cannot lose while he has the determination to slaughter a thousand men in the name of glory and empire! " The soldier shouted, swinging his blade towards the arrow and pulling back, allowing Ane to see that the arrow phased through the sword instead of striking it, the arrow falling inches away from his foot.

" You might talk and act like a hero...but you lack character! " Ane replied in response, dashing to his left as he began to fire continuous rounds of arrows towards his opponent in rapid pace, aiming to quickly overwhelm and defeat his foe.

As Mucule attempted to dodge the oncoming attacks, he was indeed struck in the shoulder. Gripping his arm firmly, he would proceed to draw another card from his deck. " Wait...you have more cards in your deck? " Ane asked, looking in shock.

The man smirked as he watched Ane freeze up in fear. " Once one has gained enough experience with their deck...it can evolve and grow...now come forth! Attack Card! Wang Shichong! " He exclaimed, as from his card, a warrior suddenly leaped out, wielding a spear in his palms and impaling the warrior in the chest suddenly before vanishing entirely.

The blow had struck him to the core, leaving an opening for a further attack. Mucule would charge forwards with his sword, having it phase through Ane to psych him out as he grinned. " This is my victory...this is...my justice! " Mucule shouted out, pulling his blade out of his foe and cocking it back as it took upon a solidified form.

It would ultimately be the over the top personality that Mucule possessed which would lead to his downfall. The false attack caused the younger Anam brother to freeze momentarily, but in that short span of time, his survival instincts arose, pulling back his bow string, an arrow materialized and shot directly into the leg of his foe, causing him to fall crashing to the ground before he could advance further. He drew his bow again, aiming it towards his head now. " Yield..." Ane simply said, his body shivering.

The warrior's robes dematerialized, and he rose up soon after. " You may have won this battle...but you're no hero...once the dust settles...you're going to realize that..." Mucule muttered, limping back to his comrade, and walking away from the group.

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As the two began to walk back to the colony, Archman felt an audible buzzing noise emanate from his communicator. He picked it up from his pocket and a hologram emerged. It was none other than the right hand of Syndan, Xet. His outfit was an inversion of Syndan's, more than likely to reflect his position as second only to him. The Colony Defense Corps was the organization they were a part of, with Syndan at its head. The group was dispersed for a long while, and was only now establishing proper contact once the Society of Peace and Mind began to become more active. " We are to have a meeting in the Colonial Hall...we have important matters to discuss..." He simply stated, fading away soonafter.