A dark night at a maverick hide out.

Three figures are crowded around a table inside.

"So is the next shipment secure?"

"Yeah, but we should tighten security around the compound, there have been reports of hunters in the immediate vicinity."

"What hunter would dare interfere with us, we've sent every one packing so far."

*crash form outside*

"What was that?"

"Dunno, you two go check it out, I'll hide the goods."

The two mavericks exit the building.

"Nothings there, it was probably a dog or something."

"Are you sure of that?"

Standing behind the two, ontop of the building is a figure. He can't be made out but pieces of his armor and his eyes glow red.

"Who are you?!"

"Your worst nightmare."

He jumps off of the roof and lands behind the maverick on the right. Before he knows what is going on a sword plunges through his chest. He falls to the ground. The remaining maverick draws a beam saber.

"I don't know who you are, but your going down!"

He charges the stranger but he dodges away. He turns and charges again before he has a chance to strike the stranger's sword extends into a whip like form and wraps around him.

The stranger draws him in close and sais to him in a deep husky voice,
"I'll deal with you later."

And with that he threw the maverick into the side of the building and retracted his weapon back into sword form. Hearing the commotion outside the third maverick exits the building carrying an enormous buster sword.

"Defend yourself!"

He charges in and the stranger is barely able to parry the blow. They go on with the maverick constantly on the offensive and the stranger just managing to dodge or block. He retreats to a distance and waits for the maverick to charge again. And charge he does. Without a moment's hesitation the stranger extends his weapon into a whip again and wraps it around his opponent's sword.

"Ive had enough of this."

His sword breaks into hundreds of shards of metal and begin to swirl around the maverick in a gradually tightening circle.

"Who do you work for?"

"Bite me hunter."

The circle tightens more, "What do you know about the shadow guard."

"Nothing."

The circle tightens even more, "I don't believe you."

"Nothing, except a maverick named Shadow is somehow connected with them."

"Shadow huh? Go on."

"He's a tough chatacter, wicked fast, he uses a sword almost like yours. They say he's unbeatable."

The shards suddenly without warning close in on the maverick and shred him to pieces.

"No one's unbeatable."

He turns away and upon hearing some life from the one he threw at the wall walks up to him. The shards still swirling around him.

"You're lucky it seems i got all the information out of you friend i needed."

"Wh-Who are you."

"Viper."

He walks away leaving the maverick sitting propped up on the wall. The maverick breathes a sigh of relief thinking it was over. His eyes opened wide as he heard the sound of clinking metal growing closer to him. The last thing he ever heard.

The shards return to Viper as he is walking, he sheathes his sword.

"Shadow, I think you have more to do with the guard then those fools were letting me on with. I'll be seeing you soon.