[Hierophant_Green: So now we have a new weekly boss, a new 5-star character, and a completely new story? Please, Ace, appear in more games.]
[SinisterMark: By the gods, no! Do you know how much of a mess this is causing? I work at Hasbro, and I never want to see paperwork in front of me again! There's so much demand for toys that I'm going insane!]
[TunaKaslana: Heh, too bad because it looks like things are only going to get worse from here on out. Just wait because there's still a story to come. I want to see the Power Rangers!]
[TrashCan: Power Rangers, huh? Poor devs, and you know what's funny? They can't remove the update or even shut down the servers.]
[Hierophant_Green: Meh, you guys are no fun.]
[TunaKaslana: My Acheron is loving Ace on the team, he may not be Nihility but he does a great job.]
[Hierophant_Green: Stop being poor and get her E2 already, Lol!]
[TunaKaslana: Fuck you, you shitty whale.]
[Hierophant_Green: Are you mad?]
[TunaKaslana is muted for 24 Hours]
[Hierophant_Green is muted for 24 Hours]
[TrashCan: LOL]
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While the Internet was discussing the Honkai Star Rail update, Ace was waking up after having passed out for so long. He was in an old Chinese-style house; the furniture was beautiful and the interior well-kept. A person was next to him, Stelle. "Ace, good to see you awake. I came to check if you were okay." She said with a gentle smile on her face, her golden eyes were a great highlight of her face along with her gray hair. "Heh, I'm fine, I guess. And where am I?" Ace wasn't as hurt thanks to his armor, but his chest was still bandaged from where Goldar attacked him with the sword, the blow seemed to have had more effect than Ace would like to accept.
"Don't worry, you're in an inn at the moment." With Stelle's answer, Ace felt more relieved. Fixing his long golden hair, Ace picked up his glasses on the table and put them back on his face. "Well, thanks for the help anyway, and sorry for any inconvenience I caused." He said, a little embarrassed and a little guilty, even if he wasn't directly the one to cause Goldar to appear in Xianzhou, he still felt responsible.
"Don't worry, the culprit is that masked troll." Stelle knew that Aha was the culprit behind everything, after all, she could hear his laughter in the middle of the fight. "Well, while we're here, how about some music..." While talking, Ace and Stelle had an idea, both smiling widely, the minds of two idiots synchronized in a single thought.
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On March 7, Dan Heng approached the inn where Ace was staying for recovery. As they got close to the door, they began to hear something coming from the door. "Is that... music?" March 7 frowned, already knowing the headache that was coming. When he opened the door, his suspicions were confirmed.
`Billie Jean is not my lover. She's just a girl who claims that I am the one (oh, baby), but the kid is not my son (hoo). She says I am the one (oh, baby), but the kid is not my son.' Ace and Stelle were dancing together while the music played. Stelle, with her hat that she got in Panacony, gave an extra charm to her steps, but Ace was not behind; his fluid movements followed along with hers.
"Hoo!" Stelle put her feet forward, doing a 360° spin, stopping in front of March 7. She put her hands forward, and her hat hid her face, letting out a small scream to the beat of the music. "Huh..." Seeing March 7 and Dan Heng frozen in front of the door, Ace and Stelle just stared, watching both newcomers leave without saying a word, closing the door.
"Hee-hee," Ace imitated Michael Jackson, making him and Stelle burst out laughing. After that, Ace turned off the small speaker, turning it back into a small capsule, and guarded it. "That was embarrassing, but it was worth it." Stelle nodded as she left with Ace, seeing March 7 and Dan Heng outside the inn. "Heya, thanks for the help." Keeping a formal smile on his face, he walked towards the duo with Stelle by his side. Ace was wearing typical Xianzhou clothes, loose black clothes with gold details all over them. He had to have Stelle's help to put them on, since his normal clothes were worn out and dirty after the battle.
"These clothes are...strangely comfortable and stylish to boot!" He moved his arms a little as he took another look at the clothes. Stelle puffed her chest, looking quite proud and smug. "You can thank me for being such a stylist! I chose the clothes and paid for them, it's a gift!" The way she spoke so proudly made Ace, Dan Heng, and March 7 smile at the antics of their friend. "Thank you for the gift, I loved the clothes." Receiving a gift like that made him feel awkward but also quite grateful for the consideration from someone he had only known for so little time. In the distance, Himeko and Welt Yang approached.
"Oh, Sr Yang, Miss Himeko! It's great to see you all in a better situation." Ace placed his hand on his chest in a more respectful manner towards his elders. "Oh, Ace, I see you've recovered well. I'm sorry to say this now that you've just recovered, but the general wants to talk to you about the invaders." It was expected that this would happen, but Ace didn't feel any resentment about the news. "Of course, besides, I haven't asked yet, but...how long was I unconscious for?" He was a little worried, seeing as he still had work and friends in his original world. "It wasn't for long, you were unconscious for only ten hours." Ace was relieved, after all, it was only ten o'clock. In his main world, it should already be 5 AM, so he wouldn't have any problems anytime soon.
"That's great. Then could Sir Yang take me to the general? It would be good to be able to talk about the situation as soon as possible, I don't want to keep him waiting any longer than necessary." Seeing that such a sudden invasion happened in the midst of so many innocent people, the sooner he could talk about these monsters, the better. The group would walk towards a Starskiff.
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After a few minutes of traveling, they arrived in front of a huge structure. Ace was tense and nervous, taking a deep breath, he took a step forward again, following the group that entered that place. "General Jing Yuan, the Astral Express is here with the person named Ace that you wanted to speak to." The receptionist passed the news to the general, a man with long white hair, a serene face, and clothes that convey both grandeur, strength, and beauty.
"Ah, my friends, great to see you here, and you're Ace, right? You should already know the reason you're here, and you don't need to be so worried and distressed; I just want to talk." Jing Yuan would go down the stairs towards the group. Ace was still tense but was slowly starting to calm down with Stelle's help. "Well, the invaders are..."