Jin , Shiha and Akio are seen in a small fishing boat rowing in unison towards the new frontier

  Shiha: One! Two! One! Two!

  Jin: How much longer Do we have to keep rowing?

  Shiha: if you woke up a little sooner maybe we could have still made the ship!

  Shiha exclaimed, Akio trying to ease the tension asks

  Akio: So what's your business gonna be at the new frontier?

  Shiha: well i'm actually going there to find my junior disciple and then were leaving

  Jin: You know of a way back!

  Shiha: not right now but, I'll find a way can't abandon Mount Hwa after all

  Jin: well you could have fun with that but I'm gonna make a new start here

  Shiha: fine by me

  Whiling the tro continue there rowing Akio spots one of the Vindi ships motionless

  Akio: isn't that the ship khan took

  Akio points notifying the two

  Jin: good I'm sick of this rowing let's get on while there still

  Shiha: wait

  Jin: Hmm?

  Shiha: Think for once ,why would khan suddenly stop out of nowhere? I'm smelling a trap and we're moving past it

  Jin: alright

  As the trio continue rowing Fu spots then and shouts in desperation

  Fu: HEY!

  Jin: huh?

  Fu: please come back!

  Shiha: just ignore them and keep rowing

  Jin: I think we should stop and see what they have to say

  Shiha: didn't you hear me this is most likely to be a trap

  Han: Hey! That Monster is still out there! Come back!

  Jin: Monster?

  Shiha: just ignore them

  Jin: if this was a trap isn't Monster to unbelievable we should at least listen to what they have to say

  Shiha: Do you think the Vindi household became as big as they are because of martial arts?

  Jin: Well I don't see why not?

  Shiha: No! They got so high up through assassinations, thievery and strong-arming there way up

  Shiha: we're leaving

  Han: Please help, he even took Khan!

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  Jin rows in the opposite direction putting the boat to a stop

  Jin: this really don't seem like a trap

  Shiha: then your a naive fool

  Shiha rises from his seat to kick Jin out of the boat

  Shiha: don't say I didn't warn you but I'm not letting you stop me

  Akio walks past Shiha and jumps in the water next to Jin shocking Shiha

  Shiha: Really?

  Akio: trap or not I got his back

  Shiha: …

  Shiha: Cheng

  Akio: Hmm?

  Shiha: Cheng is the name of my Junior disciple come find me if you meet him before me

  Akio: Sure

  With a wave Shiha starts rowing away to the frontier to start his search leaving Jin and Akio to board Khan's ship

  Han: thanks for believing us

  Jin: Yeah, you said there was a monster that took Khan?

  Fu: So basically…

  Fu explains the events of Khan's kidnapping

  Akio: if it was so one sided we should warn Shiha

  Fu: no need to warn that stuck up prick, you saw the way he ignored us!

  Akio: well if Jack was able to kidnap khan what makes you think we have a chance?

  Fu: What makes you think Shiha has a chance

  Akio points at Fu and smirks

  Akio: Jack dodged Khan's sword Ki right? Isn't Mount Hwa internal arts more sharper and faster then Vindi’s

  Han: What makes you think he'd join us

  Akio: Well he took Khan right? What's to say he won't also take his junior disciple?

  Han keying in on what Akio is saying chimes in

  Han: What's to say they haven't already got him!

  Akio: we could catch him at the coast if we go now

  Han: Great idea

  As the group makes it shore they look around seeing a huge tower behind a dense Forest and the other way

  they see Shiha finishing off a scout.

  As they approach Shiha he turns around on guard at first, but lowers his sword once he sees Jin and Akio

  Shiha: Hmm, figured he'd be dead by now

  Jin: don't be so quick to kill me off!

  Han: excuse me, Shiha

  Shiha: yes?

  Han: that man on the ground

  Shiha: oh yes, him

  Shiha kicks the scout and flips him on his back

  Shiha: attacked me as soon as I stepped foot here

  Han: this doesn't seem to be Jack, his face looked much fiercer

  Shiha: Jack?

  Akio: yeah he's the guy that kidnapped khan

  Shiha: kidnapped! Start from the beginning

  Fu: Well…

  After existing the details to Shiha he asks

  Shiha: So after he took Khan he just left you two?

  Fu: Well that explosion must have been pretty important

  Shiha: Yeah, pretty important.

  Han: so Shiha, we were-

  There conversation cut short by a magic missile hitting Shiha

  Scout: A: Ha got em, you owe me a 15 silver

  Scout B: whatever you got lucky

  Scout C: uhh guys is that our captain on the ground

  Scout A: …

  Scout B : it was him

  Scout A call reinforcements!

  Scout C : right!

  one of the scouts fires a huge light towards the sky acting as a flare. As Shiha gets up blood boiling and clothes still smoldering from the attack, picks up his sword

  Jin: let's leave while we still can

  Shiha: not without payback

  Jin: didn't you say you were here for Cheng, getting into a fight won't help

  Shiha glares at Jin only for Jin to stare right back but not of one with angry but assurance.

  Shiha takes a breath and sheaths his sword

  Shiha: your right it doesn't seem like they'll follow us

  Fu: let's lose them through the Forest

  As the group make their leave and sprint towards the Forest, Jin turns around to see the scouts not giving chase and arguing amongst themselves.

  Scout C: shouldn't we chase them?

  Scout B: don't bother well just track their mana

  Scout A: someone should sent a report to HQ

  Scout B: bet your scared to send it yourself

  Scout A: How much are we taking?

  Scout C: not again.

  As Jin and the others enter the Forest Jin strikes up a conversation while they Venture deeper in

  Jin: Hey Shiha what's your junior disciple like?

  Shiha: Cheng? he's clever, bit boastful but the most talented amongst the junior disciples

  Han: seems like your fond of him

  Shiha: you could say that

  Akio: Well you may not care about khan getting taken, but wasn't Cheng one of the first to leave?

  Shiha: don't think I see what your trying to pull here

  Shiha says with an angry look on his face only for Akio to lean in and whisper

  Akio: don't you think Fu is hiding something

  Shiha: You think Han is in on it as well?

  Akio: from what I've seen not likely but I think Fu made some sort of deal with Jack

  Shiha: can you confirm this

  Akio: not right now but I need your help in case things go south

  Shiha: alright but you owe me a favour after this

  Akio: deal

  As Shiha and Akio choose up on an agreement some rustling of a nearby bush alerts Shiha and the group

  Frederick: Ah! Who are you!?

  Jin: Who are you!

  Frederick: don't tell me this is another trick from the the Princes

  Jin: don't know what your talking about

  Frederick keeps an eye on the group while he walks away but stops and contemplates before turning around

  Frederick: you guys mind if I tag

  along just until we leave the Forest

  Jin: well we're heading to the Grand tower if your going that direction

  Frederick: That's perfect! My name's Frederick

  Jin: name's Jin