"Who... is... that?" Those were the final thoughts of Jack Sparrow as his crystal badge shattered and encased him in a shimmering aura before disappearing, leaving behind two ominous black flags fluttering in the air.
"Hmm? Isn't he pretty weak?" Aether thought, a smirk playing on his lips.
Since Aether bore no particular enmity towards Jack, he decided to finish him off with two powerful punches, each reverberating with a sickening crunch, followed by a swift, forceful kick to the stomach that sent Jack sprawling.
"Well, whatever..." Aether shrugged nonchalantly and glanced at the hologram where Jack Sparrow's name was still labelled as retired.... except his points were reduced to zero.
Aether chuckled inwardly, his eyes gleaming with satisfaction, before turning to his clone, who was trembling visibly in fear.
'Hmm, he's acting well,' Aether thought, pleased with the performance.
