Somewhere just beyond the planet of Borner, a fleet of black starships were making their way out of the Borner territory. A lot of ships disappeared in space through hyperjumps but a small cluster of ships remained, floating in dark space.

Inside the main ship, a figure in black armor walked through the hallways.

The atmosphere in the ship was tight and while the figure passed a few crewmembers who tried to walk around him, his mind was somewhere else.

He was called upon by his master to report his mission, something that didn't go as planned.

The figure wore a black helmet with two black horns on top and the white lining on the helmet made it look like a skull. A helmet that struck fear in his enemies and also his crew members.

There was no sound in the ship, only the sound of his heavy boots walking through the halls. Muffled and echoing through the hallways. This kept going for a while until he reached the door of a certain room.

Before his gloved hand approached the panel to unlock the door, he stopped for a second.

He felt a little bit of fear and he focused on getting rid of it. He couldn't be scared. He did exactly as he should have but the mission seemed more difficult than he first thought. A few ideas came to mind.

Did he have to do something more? Had he put too much trust in his knights?

Slowly, the person shook his head.

No. It wasn't easy to begin with. The result of the mission was nothing to be ashamed of. He knew that and probably his master too.

He pressed a few buttons on the panel and the door opened. A damp musty smell came from the room but he still walked in, trying to ignore the smell.

The room was dark, the walls covered in thin yellow slime and in the back he knew his master would be.

'You called me for the report' the knight said calmly. He only made a few steps inside but he thought it was enough.

In the back of the room he heard a sound of bones cracking, slime dripping and movement.

He couldn't see it because it was too dark but he knew he was there.

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He was always there.

A voice that sounded like nails going over a chalkboard answered.

'Your mission to find the boy?' the voice asked.

The knight stood there, silent and wondering how he should tell it.

'The mission,' he started but when he thought about it, it was best to tell him immediately.

'The mission was a failure. We didn't retrieve the boy.'

Fear struck him again. All his thoughts about the mission vanished and made place for fear of his master's reaction.

There was no reaction, only the sound of something cracking and ripping, like something was being eaten but bones were still in it while chewing.

The knight could feel the fear growing but he tried to ignore it. He shouldn't be afraid of his master, even though he had never fully seen him.

'A failure?' the voice said and now his mouth was making a chewing sound.

'Why is that?' he asked. Suppressed anger was being sensed in his voice.

'I'm sorry,' the knight said and he bent his knee to bow.

'What?' the voice said, louder and more angry.

'I'm sorry my master, my lord,' the knight said quickly, which seemed to calm his master down.

After a while the voice in the dark talked again.

'Captain Hanzou. You have led a part of my army with great successes but at the most important moment, you fail me.'

Captain Hanzou wanted to tell him that one of his knights failed to retrieve the boy but that would be a weak escape. He had to face the consequences.

'Do you know where the boy is now?' his master asked and the captain stood up.

'According to my knight, he left in a ship along with the other people fleeing. I can trace him. I even found him after he flew to that planet.'

His master rumbled with his voice, irritated but not angry yet.

'Find him. This is your last chance to prove your usefulness,' the voice said more calmly than before.

'Thank you, my master, my lord,' the captain answered. He felt relieved.

He wanted to turn around and leave but something inside of him made him stay and asked the question that was bugging him for a long time.

'I'm sorry to ask my master but why do we need the boy? What does he have that we can't do?'

The moment he said those words, he regretted it already.

He heard something moving and rumbling around him in the dark and the cracking of bones started again. He could feel his master approaching him more but nothing more than a hand appeared from the dark. A hand with seven fingers, all bent in ways that shouldn't be possible, skinny and malformed. It pointed towards him before it slowly bent unnaturally into a fist.

'You fool. I need the boy because he is the only one with a power like his.'

'And that power might be?' the captain asked slowly.

The voice of his master gave off a little laugh which sounded creepy before he spoke.

'That boy is the one that can open the Last world.'