As soon as they appeared outside of Snow Palace, the guards protecting the walls saw them and then Etharo asked, "Do you have any ammo, Guardian?"

The Guardian answered, "Nope. I spent it all fighting a Grounder."

Etharo said, "Oh, I hate those things. It takes a couple hours to defeat one of those."

The Guardian said, "Damn you people are weak. No offense."

Etharo asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The Guardian answered, "I just fought one off in 5 minutes. With the Beginner Pistol."

Etharo said, "Damn, no wonder why you ran out of ammo. That's the weakest weapon in the entire realm verse. But we Gods of the Realm call it multiverse."

The Guardian said, "I would have to agree with the Gods. Multiverse sounds a lot better."

The guards opened the gate and then said, "Lady Etharo has arrived."

Everyone heard that and then started walking out of their homes and then River stepped out of her tent and then Etharo and the Guardian walked through the gate. River saw them and then said, "Lady Etharo, who is it this time?"

Etharo answered, "This time, it'll be the final time. He's dealt with the Fallen a lot longer than you would possibly think."

River said, "I see. Then you and I are the same, Exo. And I hope that you don't betray us like the rest of your people."

The Guardian said, "The rest?"

Etharo answered, "I forgot to mention that the people of this realm don't like the Exo due to them revolting against the Humans that created them."

The Guardian asked, "Is there by any chance a Last City on Earth?"

Etharo answered, "Nope. It was destroyed by the Black Legion 300 years ago."

The Guardian said, "I see. Hm, Vertigo, what about our Last City? I've saved it so many times that I lost count."

Vertigo answered, "Earth is still the same. The Fallen run things still."

Dragonkin appeared saying, "Are you sure that he'll be of any help?"

Etharo answered, "Yes. He defeated a Grounder in 5 minutes."

River said, "Not possible."

The Guardian placed his hand out and said, "Show them the footage of the fight, Vertigo."

Vertigo appeared hovering over his hand and the footage of his fight with the Grounder appeared. As they watched him fight the Grounder, River said, "That's only a Beginner Pistol. There is no way that you defeated it in 5 minutes."

The Guardian said, "Shut up and watch."

Everyone heard that and then Etharo watched as well and then after the footage ended, River asked, "Why not shoot them in the head? It should be a critical hit."

The Guardian answered, "The core isn't in the head of the Grounder. It's right under your neck. You must aim for its neck to get a critical hit. It's an automata. Just like a Shank, Heavy Shank, Servitor, and Walker. Aim for the core and you'll get a critical hit."

Everyone heard that and then the Guardian said, "I kinda learned that after I saw it open up when it was tearing debris out of the ground."

River said, "That's amazing. I never knew that its weakest was behind the enemy. If I knew that, then I wouldn't have lost my arm."

The Guardian said, "By the way, do you plan on retaking the Last City? Or are you abandoning it?"

River answered, "We abandoned the Last City and dragged the Traveler out of it. The Traveler is currently on Mars."

The Guardian said, "I see."

River said, "If you want to gain our trust, then you will do us a favor. Do you think that you can handle that? Once you solve this problem, then we'll talk about the Cult of Tomorrow."

The Guardian said, "Then I will listen."

Etharo heard that and then said, "Hm, normally people would avoid doing extra work."

The Guardian said, "I am willing to help out the people of the realm in which I live. I have saved the Last Safe City on Earth for years. The people's requests are a top priority even if the problem is minor."

The people heard that and then River said, "In Fort Nya, there is a Servitor that has been causing us a lot of trouble. It's been leaking out information to the Fallen within Russia about our movements. It's called Asterisk-29. So, bring us the core and then we'll talk. If you bring back the wrong Servitor core, we will know."

The Guardian said, "Understood. I will head there now."

River heard that and said, "Woah, that really was fast. I wasn't expecting you to accept it so quickly. Also, she's right. Normally, they'd like to get straight to the point. But you are different. I think that you might be the one to change our fate."

The Guardian said, "Well, knowing the Fallen, they won't go down without a fight. I guess that I should get going."

Etharo said, "Do you have an extra ship for him?"

River answered, "Yes. None of my people ever use it. So, why not give it to you?"

As soon as the Guardian started walking away, River said, "I forgot to mention something, Guardian."

The Guardian stopped walking and turned around asking, "What did you forget?"

River answered, "Asterisk-29 is from the House of Lions."

The Guardian said, "House of Lions, huh? Alright, I'll deal with it. See you when I'm done."

River said, "Good luck, you'll need it."

The Guardian said, "Thank you."

The Guardian entered the starship and took off to Fort Nya.