The group quickly went towards the incident, but upon arriving, Ace was shocked. "WHAT!?" Somehow, the person in that place was Goldar, along with Foot Soldiers and Mara Soldiers. In the distance, a distorted laughter was happening.
Aha was amused by the scene.
"That's Goldar! That monster I told you all about, everyone stay alert and watch out for the civilians!" The attack happened from one moment to the next, making the situation chaotic. Civilians were taken by surprise by Goldar's attack and the army at his disposal. "What is he doing here? And that laughter... Aha?" Stella was the first to put the pieces of the puzzle in place, which made the rest of the group apprehensive.
"We have no time to waste, Let's go!" Dan Heng advanced against Mara's soldiers and Goldar's Foot Soldiers, but their large number caused problems, especially when he had to divert attention to protect the civilians. Ace jumped into the air, giving a kick with all his strength against one of the Foot Soldiers, throwing him to the ground, and tightening his belt, his transformation took place.
"Focus on rescuing the civilians! I hear the Cloud Knights approaching, I'll distract Goldar!" Ace used his shovel to clear a path, advancing against the armored lion. The battle began with a clash of their weapons. Ace was having difficulty due to Goldar's superior strength, but he wouldn't give up. Using his thrusters, he threw himself forward, throwing Goldar against the ground.
His shovel was already ready for a piercing attack aimed at Goldar's head. Goldar dodged it by rolling to the side. With some Foot Soldiers getting in the way, Ace was given enough time to continue the chase.
"Don't forget about me!" Crystals began to fall from the sky against the enemy army, freezing everything in their path. March 7 smiled as his bow and arrow were in hand. Dan Heng and Welt were taking care of rescuing the civilians, making them group together, and helping them retreat. Stelle and Himeko were with March 7 to clear the area of enemies.
"You think you have a chance now! Earth won't just be our target, we'll be much further"! Goldar didn't let Ace's distraction go in vain, going against him and using his sword against the blond's chest, sparks escaped everywhere, making him retreat involuntarily. "Ace!" Stelle would try to go help Ace but was stopped by more enemies. The situation was difficult, but with the arrival of the Cloud Knights, everything was getting easier for the heroes.
Ace and Goldar continued to exchange blows. Ace focused on dodging, looking for ways to counterattack. Having his shovel thrown to the side, he was met with another cut on the chest, throwing him away. "D-dammit...looks like I'm going to have to bet everything at once." Feeling cornered, he put his hands on his belt, a reddish light began to take over Ace's body. "HENSHIN, CHANGE!" Stretching his arms, he made a pose forward, remembering when the Power Rangers held their morphers, the light began to dissipate, revealing Ace in his new form.
A red cloak with a hood covered his back, while his armor, which was once blue, was now brown, resembling the color of copper, along with a helmet that covered his entire face. Green jewels were found in key places on the armor. Ace's bodysuit was underneath the armor, standing out more, and his weapon, which was a shovel, turned into a huge scythe with a wavy handle.
"Death Knight form!"
As he transformed, Ace advanced towards the enemies, starting to attack them with ferocity. The shape of Ace's scythe made it difficult for Goldar to protect himself with his sword, since Ace could use the curvature of his weapon to reach Goldar behind the sword, causing him to start moving further away.
Now without Foot Soldiers or Mara Soldiers, the group gathered at Ace's side. "Wow, a new form? Amazing!" March was excited but kept her vision focused on Goldar, but both Dan Heng and Welt noticed something about Ace that was a little worrying.
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[TrashCan: WHAT IN THE GODDAMN]
[I'mAmYourFather (Mod): No Caps!]
[TrashCan: Sorry...but what the hell, man!]
A YouTuber named TornPixie, who was live streaming the new Star Rail update, was equally speechless. First, a never-before-seen character appeared for free, and it was from a completely new playable path, and now this?
[SpaceSpartan: I just joined this live, and goddamn! That's Ace! The guy who's causing trouble in Power Rangers and Goblin Slayer, but Goldar too? Holy shit man!]
BornPixie stopped to think for a bit and started to use her second monitor to see if it was true when faced with the information that was currently circulating the Internet, but she wasn't going to care about that now, because a battle had begun.
[SucroseBestGirl: Goldar as a boss? Mihoyo is going to have a lot of trouble now...even though it's not their fault.]
[SpaceSpartan: You think? It was already a headache for Hasbro. Now she has to deal with this too? But wait... they partnered with the other companies, does that mean the Power Rangers will be Star Rail characters too?]
[TrashCan: What are you talking about, LOL, That's never going to happen! Ace and Goldar are already a lot.]
[TrashCan: But no one is going to talk about this new form, right? It's amazing! Is this the 5-star form that's on the banner? It's unfortunate that we need to finish this story before spinning on the banner!]
[Lord_Of_69: It's the first time we can't shoot a banner, but I don't remember seeing this form in all of Ace's appearances...]
[SpaceSpartan: Come on, he must have created it in the meantime, don't you remember he appeared with a Zord? And every time he appears in some work, the animations and effects have improved a lot!]
[TunaKaslana: I still find it strange how he went from live action to anime and now 3D model.]
[Tunka_Donka: For real, for real…But are you single?]
[TunaKaslana: Fuck off.]
[Tunka_Donka: You can't blame a man for trying.]
TornPixie was fighting the boss Goldar, who, thanks to his Acheron team, was quickly defeated, causing a cutscene to start playing of the fight.
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Ace's body seemed to be burning, his muscles aching with every movement he made. The increase in strength and speed of the new form came at a cost, the drawback was the great demand on the body that was forcibly pushed to its limits. Goldar began to walk away, showing fatigue after fighting the group of heroes. "You won this time because we weren't fully ready for this attack, but we'll come back prepared!" And so he disappeared with the help of Rita's magic, distorted laughter continued to echo through the place.
"We got it, Ace! Ace?" Stelle turned to Ace, seeing him struggling to stay on his feet. He tried to take a step forward, but he lost his transformation and was about to fall. He was held back by Stelle and Dan Heng. "As expected, this new form of his has taken him to his complete limit..." Welt spoke to the group as he looked deeper into the situation Ace was in. The blond was no longer conscious at that moment.