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Catch up, Mike.

Where are we going? Come on, Jace. Stay

close.

We need to find somewhere to hide.

By order of Helix Dominion, disperse

immediately and return to your homes.

Comply now and there will be no

consequences.

Down, down, under

Down, down, under

Down, down, under

Pretty little child

Stay here.

Don't touch anything.

Jace!

Vexar!

Let him go!

You little scavenger rats.

Come closer

and I'll crush his throat.

Chase.

Are you all right?

I think so.

Did you see that?

Huh.

Look at that kid.

He could grow into a good fighter.

Where are your parents?

They're dead.

Take them to Garen.

Tell him I sent them.

Lucian, we don't have time for this.

I said take them to Garen.

Go to Garen. He'll take care of you.

I don't trust him.

Where are we going?

Just trust me.

Run fast.

I can't keep up with you.

NO!

THAT WAY.

NO!

STRONG WINDS.

I CAN'T SEE.

RUN.

TRUST ME. We'll be all right.

What are you doing here?

We were looking for Garen.

I am Garen.

Come on.

I'll get you somewhere safe.

Garen, where are you going? Helocs broke

through sector seven.

I need to get them somewhere safe. I'll

be back soon.

Found two more.

Garen!

Hey, there you are, little one.

Who are you?

I'm Vaxar.

I'm Jace.

And I'm Rhea.

What are you having?

Kelt of fat grubs, Basque red spines,

and two Otis glass backs.

Right. Mix brew.

I will hear dance.

These are all their current positions.

Storage sites, supply routes, shelters,

and backup passages.

And Lucian's plans?

They're in there. Every route he's

preparing.

Keep sending us information.

When the work is complete, you get the

credits, the ship, a clean record, and

her location.

Yes, sir. Of course.

I just You said your records confirmed

she survived.

Stay useful.

Hunter Guild open recruitment now

active. Earn credits, claim your ship,

build your future. Licensed Guild

Hunters travel across the galaxy with

freedom, purpose, and reward. Training,

opportunity, independence. Step forward

and begin your ascent.

Stop surviving. Start hunting. The

galaxy pays its hunters. Earn credits,

claim your ship. Your target, your

reward, your freedom.

Become a Guild Hunter. Get paid,

licensed travel, Guild ships, real

freedom.

Phew.

Easy there, handsome. Ever dreamed of

becoming something more?

What exactly is this?

Hunter's Guild selection, handsome. Once

every 15 years, they take new hunters.

Pass, and they train you.

That simple?

Cute. Four years of training, then you

work under a licensed hunter.

Four years?

Mhm. Four years. But you do get leave,

sweetheart, every few months if your

scores stay high.

How long?

One week, maybe two if you're doing very

well. Enough time to visit

family and remind them you're becoming

impressive.

What happens when training is over?

Oh, then the fun starts. The

contracts are yours, the rewards are

yours, and the ship is yours, too.

I could travel wherever I wanted?

Mhm.

Anywhere you like.

A hunter license opens the whole galaxy

for you, sweetheart.

That's

tempting. I I need to think.

Take your time, handsome.

Just not too much.

Recruitment mission closes in 10 days.

I told you it was going to fall again.

It needs a stabilizer.

Sylvex said he'd bring one.

Vexar, look, we almost finished it.

Later, Jace. Not now.

Draska.

Who seems with Garen?

Inside.

They closed the northern route this

morning. Two medical shipments are still

sitting outside the checkpoint. They

close one route, we open another.

Until they run out of walls.

Vexar.

Haven't seen you in a while.

Yeah.

Been a while.

All right, Garen. We'll finish this

another time.

Leaving before dinner again?

I still have work.

Stay.

No excuses tonight.

Fine, Tessa.

One dinner.

Careful. It's hot.

Smells good.

Thank you, Tessa.

Have you picked a name yet?

We haven't quite

Ren.

His name is Ren.

Right.

Ren.

Tessa decided for both of us.

How bad is it outside?

Helios opened two more checkpoints this

week.

Near the refuge?

Closer than the last ones.

Then we keep people away from those

streets until things calm down.

We've been waiting for things to calm

down for 5 years.

And people are still alive because of

it.

Alive isn't the same as free.

We still haven't recovered from the last

uprising.

That's exactly what Helios is waiting

for.

What they're waiting for doesn't matter.

I'm not burying another thousand people.

I'm

teaching them to accept a cage.

You want to drag everyone back into

another war. We are already at war.

No.

You're choosing to start it again.

And you're choosing to surrender.

If you want another uprising, start it

somewhere else.

Fine.

No.

Sit down.

All of you, enough. You will not do this

at my table.

You're right. I'm sorry, Tessa.

Garen.

I registered for the Hunter Guild

selection today.

You did what?

They open recruitment in the lower

sector.

And you did it without telling us?

I knew what you'd say.

Why the guild?

Good pay.

A ship.

An inter-system license.

A way out.

So, you're planning to leave?

You're leaving us?

No.

It's only the selection.

They told me you were all here. Jace,

Rhea. I brought the part I promised for

your robo dog.

Sylvek!

Try not to break it before tomorrow.

Didn't forget you either, Vexar.

I'll bring the part for your energy

blade next time.

Don't bother.

Sylvek, sit with us. There's

plenty.

I'd love to, but I still have the weekly

reports to finish. And you know Lucio.

Especially when they're late.

See? No, no. I'm going.

Now talk.

You were right.

He's feeding Helix information.

Is that all there is?

I

I trusted that rat. He sat at our table

and sold us to Helix piece by

piece.

Then we take him tonight.

No.

We use him.

From now on, Helix hears whatever

I want them to hear.

That's it?

That's what there is.

Right. What else did I expect?

So you've decided to become a hunter.

It'll be a shame to lose someone as

capable as you. See you, Vexia.

Hunter Guild Meridia regional selection

approved.

Jace.

Jace, listen to me.

What?

You're leaving me.

I would never leave you.

That's exactly what you're doing.

They give us leave every few months.

I'll come back.

A week, maybe two each time.

You don't know that.

Remember this?

We said we'd go there together.

I'll earn enough, get a license, and

come back for you.

Then we can go anywhere beyond Hex.

I'm doing this for us.

Trust me.

Then go.

Just don't tell me you're doing it for

me.

Jayce.

It's from Jayce.

Where is he?

He doesn't want to say goodbye.

I'm going to miss you so much.

Come back.

I will.

Your home is here.

Don't forget the way back.

I won't.

From this moment, you are

candidates under guild jurisdiction.

You will be divided into units of 100.

Each unit will answer to a guild mentor.

I'm Nexus.

I'll train you, evaluate you, and decide

which of you advance.

There are 100 of you today.

Don't get attached to that number.

Apexer.

We've got a new addition to the family.

Say hello to Ren. Come back as

soon as you can. We miss you.

Hi Vexor. How are you doing?

Jace still won't talk to you.

I tried getting him to record something,

but

How are you holding up, Vexor?

We're all waiting for the day you can

come home.

Vexor,

I told Lucian not to do this. He started

another uprising anyway.

Now Helix is clearing whole districts.

Tessa is dead.

Jace, Rhea, and Ren are alive. I hid

them in a safe place.

My home was destroyed. My family is

still there. Give me two days leave and

a ship.

Your scheduled leave is next month. You

will wait until then.

They may not have a month.

There are no exceptions. You leave when

the guild authorize it, not before.

Vexor, for attempted escape, you

are sentenced to 6 months in isolation.

After that, you will return to training.

Nexus has vouched for you. Without that,

your sentence would have been immediate

execution. Until your training is

complete, you have no right to leave

this moon. Nexus will answer for you.

Time to get back to training.

Don't think failing your training will

set you free.

Those who fail don't go home.

They remain Guild property and sent

across the galaxy as labor.

So, if you ever want your freedom,

finish the training.

You made it to the end.

There's only one trial left.

There's a creature inside this

labyrinth. You cannot kill it.

You enter alone.

You find it. You take its stinger.

Bring the stinger back

and you've earned the right to become a

hunter.

You

shouldn't have come here.

Another hunter.

What's your name?

Vexar.

Vexar.

I prefer the younger ones.

Softer.

You came for this.

I'm leaving with it.

They all said that.

The hunt is over.

What comes next is transformation.

The toxin in those stickers will alter

you at the genetic level. You'll drink

the prepared mixture, survive the

transformation, and you leave here as

hunters.

Hey.

Caelus,

stay with me.

Stay with me.

Caelus,

how are you feeling?

I

I don't know.

Where am I?

You're at Garen's.

You're safe here.

What happened?

You were hit when the ship went down.

Reya got the fragment out.

Just rest.

You're all right.

How is she?

She's fine, Vexar. It was only a small

fragment.

That's it?

That's it. She got lucky. She'll be

fine.

Hey, Jace.

You're here again?

Been a while since you showed your face

around here.

Jace, wait.

What?

Can we talk?

Talk?

About what?

I don't know.

Anything.

We don't have anything to talk about.

I just want to talk to my brother.

My brother?

You know, Vexar,

I look into your eyes

and I don't see my brother anymore.

The brother I knew has been gone for a

long time.

You called, boss?

The ship was supposed to be

disabled.

It was.

It detonated.

Kayless was close enough to be hit by

the blast.

Lucian I didn't. She could have died.

Once again, you disappoint me.

Give me another chance.

I can fix.

You will.

Just not alone anymore.

Draska.

Zix.

From now on,

you work under her.

Lucian, that wasn't a discussion.

Try to keep up.

Try not to disappoint her, too.

Welcome back.

Good to be home.

It still amazes me.

Once

this was someone's entire world.

Now it's just a view from our

window.

Time eventually takes everything.

We always think there will be

more time.

That may be the oldest mistake we make.

What's on your mind?

Keylas, we can't lose her.

If what we know about Al Raina is true,

she may be our only real chance against

Helix.

So, what are you going to do?

I'm going to Garin.

With how many men?

Enough to bring her here.

You really want to walk into his home

armed?

He won't give her to me willingly.

Of course he won't.

He buried Tessa after the last war you

refused to stop.

You bring guns into his home now

and you already know how he'll react.

I thought we could win.

I know.

So don't decide how this ends before

you've even spoken to him.

And if he refuses?

Then deal with it when he does.

Talk first.

Enough for tonight.

Calista, I still have work to do.

I have other plans for you.

Garen still won't agree.

Then stop trying to convince

Garen.

Convince Kayless.

Heelix destroyed her world.

You've spent half your life

trying to free yours from them. You

already have the same enemy.

Give her a reason to see you as an ally

instead of another man trying to use

her.

And you think she'll trust me?

Not if you take her at gunpoint.

But maybe

if you give her a choice.

Victor Hale.

Professor Oryx.

I represent Cassian Drake. He asked me

to bring you an offer.

Cassian wants to support you. With his

backing you could become the sole head

of Tesseron Prime.

And what exactly would he want in

return?

He wants observation. Adrian Veil,

Evelyn Cross, their experiments,

their progress, you will report

everything.

And if I agree?

Then Cassian Drake becomes a very

generous ally.

Dr. Veil,

you understand why you're standing here

again.

You violated research protocols

repeatedly. Some of your methods were

explicitly prohibited.

We came very close to barring

you from Tesseron permanently.

I remember.

I know exactly what Dr. Vale did.

That's part of the reason I chose him.

For what, exactly?

A classified research program involving

material transferred to Tesseron by

Helix Dominion.

They call it Alaron.

Lady Cross, what can you tell us

about Alaron?

Very little for certain.

Its properties appear almost limitless.

Some in the Dominion call it the God

particle.

If we can understand it, Alaron could

change the galaxy.

I want Dr. Vale fully reinstated. Give

him the laboratories and resources he

needs.

To a man we nearly expelled?

He may be the one mind capable of

understanding Alaron.

I support Dr. Vale's restoration,

provided the Alaron research remains

under Tesseron academic oversight.

If the Collegium wishes, I'm prepared to

serve as its observer.

Well,

full restoration.

Let's vote.

Thank you.

To you, Adrian.

I didn't think they'd agree.

They didn't.

I convinced them.

Thank you.

I leave Tess One Prime in the

morning.

So soon?

There's a wedding between the great

houses in the capital of Helix Dominion.

At an event like every great house is

expected to be present.

I can't wait to see what

progress you've made on Alaren when I

get back.

Try not to blow anything up for at least

a week.

No promises.

And one more thing.

I heard about your sister.

I've already sent the best doctors

I could find.

They'll contact the hospital tonight.

I asked them to do everything they can.

Why?

Not everything has to be a transaction,

Adrian.

Thank

Good night, Adrian.

Good night.

Center.

I can feel it getting me weaker.

Your body's adapting.

Avum slowed the years, Lucien. It never

stopped them.

The years you held back are catching up.

Give me another one for Draska.

What about Alaron?

I think I finally found something.

This material

I've never seen anything like it.

Will it work?

We'll know soon.

Good. Keep going. We need this faster.

Who left you safe

inside the glass?

It bends when I breathe.

And lets me pass.

There's a little red light

under my skin.

I don't know if it's warning me

or letting you in.

I bite the static.

It tastes like rain.

You say my name

like a beautiful

song.

Ziem Silvik, I'll have a use for you.

The room leans closer. The ceiling

turns. Somewhere behind us, something

learns. Don't call it love.

Don't call it fate.

Call it the second before the

circuit breaks. I bite the static.

It tastes like rain.

You say

my name

like a

Your brother's back.

Lucien wants to know what he does next.

I keep one eye open. I keep one hand

clean. I keep seeing shadows where the

future should be. There's a

little red light

under my skin.

I don't know

if it's warning me

or letting you in.

You look so calm

with the world in your mouth.

Spit it out.

Spit it out.

Lord Cassian, Nexus. Send him in.

Mhm.