From the void of space we see a familiar blue planet. As we zoom in we see that Earth is different than we know it. The landmasses are browner and smaller than they should be, and there are almost no clouds. As we touch down on the surface, in the city of Washington, we see the old Jefferson memorial, cracked and about to collapse. All the buildings look abandoned, the traffic lies silent in the streets, as if some swift calamity destroyed humanity, and humanity alone, so fast that the rest of the world was completely unscathed. This is a world completely free of humanity. Then we look up. Above, the sky is pale, and the sun shines twice as bright as it should. The ozone is almost totally depleted. But then, against the noonday sun we see a miniscule black smudge, a tiny blot of darkness in the hot, yellow-tinged sky. We lift, rising increasingly higher, until we are some eight kilometers above the surface. And here... is metropolis. The buildings float in midair, the vehicles zoom through the alleys at twice the speed of sound. HERE is the world now. All people have forever left the Earth below and gone up to the portion of the atmosphere they call Earath. But there is still no humanity here. The people walking in the buildings, going about their everyday life, zooming about in craft, are not human. Their eyes are more than twice the height they should be, with proportionately large ears. The bridges of their noses are curved and without nostrils, and the lower halves of their faces are level with their noses rather than their eyes. They look exactly like the people of Japanese cartoons. These are the Machis. This is the dominant, "superhuman" species that replaced mankind.
"My parents are what you consider unbelievers or renegades. They believe that Machis must embrace nature, that Humans are not all wrong. Long ago, they leave the Earath layer and move to the surface, where they have me. I am raised in the way of the Natives living in the area, but my family lives in one of the old human houses. I always own a special love of fighting and a will to fight for the right side. My sense of justice eventually draw the spirit of the newly dead Tygehrra'Nach'T who feel that he must be reborn to destroy the demon Kalvos who vanquish him. During my meditation day once, he contact me and tell me that my rightous body with its potential for power is the perfect tool for his ressurection. So, I allow him to apparate itself into me, and fuse his soul with mine partly. All this takes a very long time. As the connection grows stronger, my eyesight becomes more accurate, specifically at night, as my pupils slit and my irises turn golden; my cuspids become sharper; my walk becomes silent, my hearing more acute; my fingernails grow longer sharper and more durable, and finally I start to grow a tail. My tail grow in full several weeks. When this half-transformation is complete, my urge to train increases to incredible proportions, so that I can become more powerful than any Earthian before my time with the aid of Tygehrra'Nach'T. I enter the [Enforcers] force at only 10 without training years and upgrade my status to Captain of the full enforcers at only 16, yesteryear. When I first see you [ Tyger is talking to the Sentinel] I feel a deep sense of destiny, and I start to follow you. I find Kalvos again and know that I must be your ally; I stop Kalvos' pursuit to save you that first day, then go back to training keeping a "fourth eye" on your activity. My training gets harder so that I can aid without any etheral powers, and finally, 2 day-yester, I achieve "directional ki," Neio-Kinetic energies. I am your ally, Sentinel, and that of the Angelyne and the four chained Charkarteseans. I never let you lose. I am Keiet Torah.
Sentinel thinks:Don. I'm in it now. Kalvos has won.
!DON! After all that work... If I get Tyger here...don, it's hopeless.- Tyger senses vaguely the Sentinel's despair, but doesn't know whether she is truly in trouble, or if so, where. In Darco main, the Sentinel and the Angelyne are being held. The luitenant holding them, with a #57) on his uniform, is standing in front of the two, who are suspended in cryo-hold and tied up. The Angelyne reflects that they have been held in this way before, without lines, and escaped because of her hacking ability.
Angelyne thinks: He take no chances as usual. He has intellect, that's of truth.- The luitenant, with the evil leer that is apparently a requirement for the cult, speaks to them.
Liutenant 57: Well, I just be waitin' for Kalvos to get back, then you wish you never brought out of the Heaven's Archives.
Angelyne: Ooh, feel my fear!
Luitenant 57: Why, you-
Kalvos: Hold, 57. I tell you not to disturb them.
Luitenant 57: Yessir. - He steps back through an open bulkhead behind him and Kalvos steps forward.
Kalvos: Well, Sentinel, I caught you now! I remember this day everfor! And my CULT take care of the Earth, as be the plan which you so cleverly extracted from us. Yes, you do many clever things that limit our power, but in the end, we prevail, as is known by our kind.- He lights in flame, continuing to speek about prevalance and victory. The Sentinel jolts at the sight of the flame, and though the cryo stops her from cringing, adrenaline pumps through her veins. The feeling of sudden fear and cold fluid surges, as though through the air itself, across more than a hundred miles and strikes into Tyger's senses as the Sentinel's fear. Tyger now knows that the Sentinel is in trouble, and by association of sense, where as well. Without hesitation, he leaps from the ground on which he has been training and runs through the foliage of his home in the direction of Darco main. Inside the building, Kalvos wastes more time by talking about killing the Sentinel without making any more steps toward doing so.
Sentinel thinks: Somehow I know that... Tyger is on his way. Guhnt zeiht Kalvos has enough "evil" to gloat. I hope we have enough time.- Tyger, meanwhile, is racing at near top speed to arrive in time. Suddenly, a ripple runs through the air and a loud crack echos through the trees. Tyger thinks: Mach 1... - He jumps atop the canopy of the forest and runs along treetops. - Kalvos finishes his meaningless speech (which no one was listening to), and readies a napalm blast to destroy his two nemesis for good. BOOM! Tyger thinks:Mach 2...- Kalvos throws the liquid flame. Tyger thinks: Mach 3! I'm here! - Tyger gets directly under the building 9 miles up, and pushes with all his power against the ground 20 feet below. He rockets straight up at above mach 3 and leaves a hole clean through the building. Then, using his power again, he reduces his momentum to almost nothing in a second and immediately turns toward Kalvos. With a single move he blocks the fire still hurling toward the Sentinel and the Angelyne.
Tyger: Hello again, Kalvos.- Kalvos stares at him incredulously, still flaming.
Kalvos: Have we met?
Tyger:Of course, Kalvos.-he lets his tail float out from behind him. Kalvos' eyes widen. I'm the "tailed maniac." I am better known as Captain Tyger Landrunner of Enforcer unit un.
Kalvos: Yes... Tyger, eh? I kill THE Tyger, 18 year-yester.
Tyger:The Tyger be reborn, of his second life. Of nine he have not, but to be killed in his vengeance never let him leave this plane. He return in MY BODY! I AM THE TYGER, KALVOS!!
Kalvos: ...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Sure, boy. You tell a good story. Maybe the Bigins will listen to you in the Deathlands!- He hurls a burst of napalm, powerful enough to destroy several buildings at once, and Tyger blocks it with almost no effort.
Tyger: I am Unique. I cannot be beaten, for my power is infinite.
I am unpredictable. I know my enemies and they do not know me.
I am chivalrous and honorable. I will never betray, lie, or attack without warning.
I am an uncontrollable force of nature.
I am the carrier of goodwill.
I... AM... THE TYGER!!!- There is an explosion surrounding Tyger, and he rises into the air. His aura glows with unimaginable power, and the building begins to spark. His teeth get even sharper than before. His pupils become round. His hair turns a bright red color and explodes. The flames of his hair, red and white, cover his body and from within comes a deep, russianine voice.
Tygehrra'Nach'T: I told you, Kalvos, that you would never vanquish me!- Suddenly, the explosion subsides, and from deep inside it, a figure is visible.
It is a tyger, with dark orange fur and black stripes. He walks on his four legs and wears sort of metal bracelet around his front left "wrist."
Kalvos (with feigned friendliness): Tygehrra'n!
Tygehrra'Nach'T: I have increased my power much since last we met. I am now Tygehrra'Nach'T!
Kalvos: Really? The power of a boy bumped you up two ranks? I had no idea the Tygeran are so WEAK!
Tygehrra'Nach'T: It is not by my counterpart's power that I am Tygehrra'Nach'T. It's because YOU KILLED ME. YOU AND YOUR DEMON FRIENDS AMBUSHED ME! My vengeful self was able, as a Tygeran, to be reborn. Because of this, some of the old myth became true. I am as strong as nine of me!
Kalvos (amazed and fearful): Then... your power is...
Tygehrra'Nach'T: In the billions! I will show you some of that power now!- Meanwhile, the Sentinel and the Angelyne are watching, understanding little of what's going on.
Schuarts: What the hell's with that accent?
Kausthe: And what are those words he's using? "Were," "was," "has"...
Schuarts: I think they're old English particles. I think. Time identifiers, or something. So, who the hell is he?
Kausthe: I don't know!
Schuarts: Well, hey, he is YOUR boyfriend.
Kausthe: Is not!- As the discussion goes on, Tygehrra'Nach'T and Kalvos are testing each other's power, tearing the building apart while doing it. Finally, the place starts to destruct.
Kalvos: HA! It's your fault... You have too much power!
Tygehrra'Nach'T: Damn! I need t- He whirls around in place. THE SENTINEL!- He turns back and forth in his mind, spending only an instant in physicality, deciding whether to kill Kalvos or save the Sentinel, though he doesn't know why he wants to. He begins to power up, showing even more of his potency. The building is wiped away by his sheer aura, and Kalvos strives with his own max power to remain standing. Then, with an extremely loud yell, he destroys a large section of the earth, causing massive globewide earthquakes, and blowing Kalvos to ashes. The Sentinel and the Angelyne, however, remain alive, because of a force shield projected by Tygehrra'Nach'T. He uses the bubble to slow their fall, till they land safely on the ground, unconscious. Then Tygehrra'Nach'T lands next to them and transforms back into Tyger. Tyger, wearied and powerless after the ordeal, collapses next to them.