Into the fire

The sounds of battle echoed throughout the mall plaza as the combatants continued their quarrel underneath the scorching afternoon sun of summer, the credit card clutching consumers who had been drawn to the collection of retail stores and fast food restaurants had dispersed upon witnessing the first of the many "visitors" that seemed to simply appear before them in the newly renovated entrance to the main concourse, upon the arrival of the of five brightly clad individuals it seemed that they were very much so outnumbered in comparison to the rapidly growing number of opponents, yet it soon became evident to everyone observing that they weren't in need of Any help.

Jason felt the sensation of weightlessness as he sailed through the air towards the outer wall of the large fountain which adorned the Center of the plaza flanked on the right and left by two smaller semi-circle waterfall twins. The blow that resulted in his impromptu flight had felt as if he'd been hit with a sledgehammer or so he presumed the feeling must be similar if not identical to it, the swing taken had every intention of severing his head from his torso and the warrior who'd taken it still stood there smiling while holding the large kuyate he'd used in his powerful hands, a weapon native to a land different than his own yet adapted by his kind with a keen understanding of its dynamics.

He was a Kronotopian warrior genetically engineered in a lab and grown to maturity in the Nubar cloning facilities on his home world of Kronos and trained in battle from the moment they could comprehend. Their physical prowess and fighting skills were legend amongst the unfortunate races that knew of them, they began the benalen trials or 'The Path of the Warrior' at the age of cintre, seven in human terms and if they survived them they then joined "The Privileged Few" who would eventually try for the 'Elites'. The latter were the top of the chain and would become the leaders of the four clans, the clans numbered into the high hundreds and had their numbers replenished on a regular basis due to losses in battle, they were manufactured soldiers "grunts" for battle and nothing more, serving their queen and her empire in conquering the planets deemed weak and defenseless. Their current path of annihilation had brought them to this star system, and after a long drawn out probing of the inhabiting planets they had encountered a jewel in the sea of barrenness, the third planet from the dominating yellow star, a planet they now knew to be called "Earth" by its ruling class named "Humans", and one which they planned on conquering expeditiously. Jason Lee Scott had other plans in mind and as he watched the rest of the team repel the attackers, he knew they believed in the destiny they'd been handed. It was strange how circumstances changed situations so quickly in life, just five years ago each of the team members had led drastically different lives, and yet all it took to steer them to their destined paths was an encounter with a stranger.