The scene changed to the Gold Arm Gang hideout.

The gang, including Execumancer were celebrating their heist.

Belle was swimming in gold bars like if it was a ballpit.

Belle: It's all mine!

She laughed.

Edgar: Wow we could've never done that heist without Execumancer.
Schwer: Cause of him we're all noe filthy rich.

He laughed.

Tara looked at Execumancer.

Tara: It seems I mistrusted you, I thought you would've left us for dead but you did the opposite and stopped the sheriff and those clowns from reaching us.
Execumancer: Don't sweat it, I get the job done no matter what.
Jane: Oooh I like that.

Execumancer then approached Belle but suddenly.

???: Execumancer...
Execumancer's mind: What now you old fool?
???: The Gold Arm Gang each have their own talent, they could be a valuable asset to us.
Execumancer's mind: You're suggesting that we should recruit them?
???: Yes, they know Deadeye Gulch which means the relic is ours for the taking and after that they will help us conquer all the multiverses that exist currently.
Execumancer's mind: Ok, I'll try.

He then stopped and Belle looked at him.

Belle: Anything you need, kid?
Execumancer: Yeah as a matter of fact I do, remember the deal we made?
Belle: Yeah, help us bust all the gold in that bank and we'll take you to Deadeye Gulch. Yeah, I'm a woman of my word.
Execumancer: Good and also I need 1 little favour.

The gang turned around and grouped up.

Belle: Which is?
Execumancer: After going to Deadeye Gulch to retrieve something, you won't mind coming with me on another dimension for help right?
Tara: That's suspicious...
Execumancer: You all have talent and me and my friend saw it all and you could be valuable assets to our quest to rule over all the multiverses.
Jane: And what do we gain in the end?
Execumancer: Anything you want. We could grant all of you gifts, that is if you want to work together as a team.

Tara narrowed her eyes and turned to Belle.

Tara: I don't know, Belle from my standpoint I say don't listen to him.
Belle: Now hold it Tara, he might be saying something.

She turned to Execumancer with an intrigued look.

Belle: You have my attention...

The scene changed to the heroes and Colt as they were following the tracks to the Gold Arm Gang lair.

Mani: Mortis, how much longer till we make it my man!
Mortis: We're almost there Mani, just a few miles ahead.

Colt turned to Bo and Max.

Colt: I hope your friend surely knows which path we're taking.
Max: Don't be doubtful of Mortis, Colt. His eyes never lie.
Bo: He has wisdom and sometimes we speak of it.
Colt: Interesting...

Then something came from Max's mind.

Max: Hey I heard Belle once said "My goodie two shoes son", which raises the question... Are you and Belle related?

Colt was silent and took deep breath.

Colt: Yeah, she's... My mom...
Bo: Then how come you resent each other?
Colt: We don't it's just the reason why she's a bandit today is cause she was corrupted by money. She values gold coins more than life and before that we used to be a great duo.
Max: It's true, money has it's ways with the brain of a man.

Bo placed a hand on Colt's shoulder.

Bo: One day she'll come to her senses Colt. Trust me.
Colt: I hope so....

The scene changed back to the lair.

Execumancer told them everything about the goal between him and his friend on the other side.

Belle: So you're saying that you and your friend wanna recruit me and my gang to your little armada so we can raid dimensions and retrieve pieces of a ring that can free your friend from the other side.
Jane: And currently 1 of the pieces is here in our dimension?
Execumancer: Yes, that's what I have been telling you.

Edgar yawned.

Edgar: Boooring!
Belle: Ignore him, so if we come with you what will we gain in the end?
Execumancer: Like I said, anything your mind desires. So do we-
Belle: Hold it right there mister!

She then leaned to Execumancer's face.

Belle: I wanna meet this friend of yours and to confirm what you're offering my gang isn't a scam.
Execumancer: Well the thing is, he's behind a door and-
???: Execumancer, it's clear there's no reasoning with Belle. Let me talk to her.

Execumancer turned around.

Execumancer: And how will we do that?
???: Open a portal so they can see my eye door as I explain to then everything.
Execumancer: You can't be serious.

Belle and the others just watched Execumancer talk to himself or that's what they thought.

Schwer: Cuckoo. Cuckoo.
Execumancer: Alright fine.

He then used his Corrupted magic and created a small portal that showed the eye door.

Execumancer: Gold Arm Gang, meet my friend from the other side.
???: Hello Belle, you wanted to meet me in person and here I am. Make it quick.
Belle: Wow so this is your friend? You're right that he's trapped. Anyways it's about the deal Execumancer offered us. Is it true we get what we desire in the end of this quest for ring pieces to free you.
???: Yes, and I can grant you all even  the most darkest things you desire. You name them, all you have to do is join Corruption and help us destroy Max and her team and then enslave every multiverse to existence! If you accept our offer instead of complaining, we'll transform you into a new Belle Goldhand. No one in the name of the law would dare to set foot and track you down as long as I rule once I get out of this prison.

He laughed.

The gang were silent until they grouped up to discuss what they were offered.

Belle: Alright, we all discussed and we'll take this offer of yours as long as you have the things we want in the end
???: I knew you'd like it.

He laughed even more.

Tara: You better know what you're doing, trick us and you'll pay!
???: I keep my word.
Schwer: By the way do you have a name?
???: My name remains a mystery, not even Execumancer knows it.

They turned to Execumancer who nodded to confirm that he didn't knew the eye's name.

???: But you all may refer to me as "The Messiah", after all I'm the one that proposed your recruitment and started Corruption and I'll save every multiverse from Purity. Execumancer, prepare their transformations and then head off the Deadeye Gulch so you can retrieve my ring piece.

The portal closed down and they all turned to the Corrupted cyborg.

Execumancer: Alright, we'll start things with your new forms.

His hands glowed green and smirked.

The scene changed back to the heroes as they were closing in on the lair.

Kaori: We're getting close, I bet those pigs are swimming in gold coins right now.
Col Ruffs: It's time to get rough.

They all pulled out their weapons and stormed the building.

Bull: Hands up where we can see then criminals!

They saw nothing and no one was there as the building was emtpy.

Crow: Fuck! They must've known we're coming.
Brock: They're really smart guys.
Dark-Er: They shouldn't be far away right now.

They saw horse prints going to the northern direction.

Colt: I know where they're going!
Max: Where to?
Colt: To Deadeye Gulch, we'll never make it there by foot.
Col Ruffs: Hold on, I'm calling the ship.

He pulled out a remote pressed it and the Starr Force spaceship immediatly teleported here.

Squeak: *Happy squeaks*
Brock: You need to give me that kind of a teleportation remote once this whole thing is over.
Mortis: No time to talk Brock, we must go.

They all entered the ship and it closed down before flying in the air.

The scene changed to the Gold Arm Gang as they were on a horse carriage, riding to Deadeye Gulch.

The gang were now Corrupted like Execumancer.

Belle had lutum on both her shoulders, she had a lutum strap on her right chest to mid section and her right robotic arm had lutum in a spiral.

Jane had lutum around her shoulders as well as lutum on her left leg.

Tara haf lutum on her hat, right shoulder, left arm and back.

Edgar had lutum around his chest, neck and scarf.

Schwer had lutum around his cannon, left hand, mid section and right foot.

Belle: I now feel like a new Belle Goldhand!
Execumancer: Glad you do, now you and your gang are gonna put those new found powers at our service and help us rule everything.
Edgar: As long as you don't scam me, I won't have to kick your ass.
Execumancer: Yeah yeah.

They then made it to the gulch.

Jane: Here we are Execumancer hon. Deadeye Gulch, as promised.
Belle: It'll soon be named to Goldarm Gulch once this Messiah of yours rules this dimension!

They got out of the carriage.

Execumancer contacted the Messiah within his mind.

Execumancer: Alright do you know which direction of the gulch this piece is?
???: Yes, go forward.

Execumancer turned around to the gang.

Execumancer: You stay here and keep guard, I have a suspicion that we're being followed so do anything in your power to stop it.
Belle: The Gold Arm Gang will handle it, just go and get that piece.

Execumancer then ran forward.

Then Tara noticed something.

Tara: Execumancer was right we have comepany.

They turned around and saw the Starr Force spaceship landing on the ground and then the heroes plus Colt came out.

Bull: There they are liuetenant Max!
Max: Where's Execumancer?

Janr smirked.

Jane: You're too late, he's out to get the ring piece in the gulch.
Schwer: And if you wanna get to him you gotta get passed us!

They then pulled out their weapons and fired at the heroes who scattered around.

Max: I'll go after Execumancer, you guys handle them.
Colt: Right back at ya.

He pulled out his revovlers and aimed at Belle as she dodged the shots.

Max ran full speed to catch up to Execumancer.

Edgar tried to tackle her but Colette ran down and pushed the bandit away so that the hero has a free entrance.

Colette: Edgar! Snap out of it! This isn't you!

Edgar used his scarf and punched her square in the nose.

Edgar: What are you talking about, bitch? I'm fine! You're getting in my way.

He used his scarf's hands and threw Colette across the scene where Bo caught her.

Colette: Bo, we gotta do something. That over thete is Edgar.
Bo: What? Edgar!

He got a close look to Edgar who was fighting Kaori as he dodged swings from her sword.

Bo: You're right that is him.

Belle aimed her shock rifle at Crow and fired an electrostatic bullet but the human/bird hybrid swooped up to dodge it.

Schwer aimed his cannon and hit Crow's mid section with a golden cannonball where the hero fell on the ground and crashed on Bull.

Bull: Get off of me you chicken.

He shoved him away as Bull charged straight towards Jane.

Jane: You wouldn't hurt a woman, would ya?

Bull stopped in his tracks as he eyed her with a confused look.

Jane then slapped Bull so hard and  then did a spinning heel kick and the cadet stumbled.

Mani: Hey, that ain't fair bitch!

He fired green orbs at her but she dodged them.

Mortis was busy fighting Tara.

She used her powers to summon 3 black portal copies of herself that surrounded the vampire.

Tara: Now it's 4 on 1, vampire.
Mortis: Heh, I like those kind of odds.

Tara and the clones charged at Mortis who began fighting them back with his sword and sand tornados.

Brock fired rockets Schwer but he ran away to dodge them.

Belle: Ugh! I have to do everything myself!

She fired at Brock and it electrocuted him.

Dark-Er: Son-

The electrostatic bullet bounced on Dark-Er and he was electrocuted, then it bounced back at Brock and then at Dark-Er until Col Ruffs pushed them away to seperate themselves.

Col Ruffs: Deal with them, I'll go help Max.

He then left, Squeak then appeared beside them and motioned for them to go and attack.

Colt charged at Belle.

Colt: How could you mom!

He fired bullets at his mother now bandit but she ducked.

Belle: I had to son.

She tried punch him but Colt ducked.

Belle: I did it for you, I didn't wanna see you starve when you were young.
Colt: Wait! Really?

He was confused as he might believe her.

Belle: Nah, just kidding!

She swiped his feet with a leg sleep.

Belle: Yeah sure, I cared for you but you're Pure at heart and don't like stealing. That's what tears us apart, like how I will tear you apart.

Colt grit his teeth.

Execumancer was still running.

???: Stop and turned left to that small hole.

Execumancer did what the Messiah said and checked the small hole.

He saw a ring piece.

Execumancer: Yeah baby! First ring piece is ours!
Max: Not so fast!

He turned to see Max who stopped in her tracks.

???: Just what we needed right now, deal with her and don't let her get the ring piece from you.

He left Execumancer's mind.

Execumancer: I guess we're destined to fight 1 on 1, but I never expected a gulch as our battlefield.

He placed the ring piece on his back.

Max: What's so special about that ring piece that you're after?
Execumancer: Like I would tell you, all I can say is that you have to stay tune for the future to find out the biggest event that will occur when Corruption overpowers Purity.
Max: We'll see about that!

She then charged at Execumancer and tried to punch him but he blocked her attack, grabbed her hand and slammed her to the wall.

Execumancer grunted and tried to hit her with his other free arm but Max headbutted the cyborg's head and he let go.

Max then leg sweeped him and Execumancer was about to fall off the gulch but he held on.

Max fired laser shots at Execumancer but he blocked them.

Max: Give me that piece!

She then did a jumping kick to Execumancer and the cyborg fell on his butt, the key then fell off the gulch.

Execumancer: NO!!!

He pushed off Max and flew down to catch the ring piece, he did so in the end.

Max eyed Execumancer who was down and he raised the piece.

Execumancer: You'll never get this you bitch, you won't live the day to see all of humanity bowing down our-

Max jumped down and did a double stomp on Execumancer's chest and crushed him to the ground.

Max grabbed the ring piece from him.

Max: It seems like this piece is now mine

She was about to leave but Execumancer grabbed her leg and tripped her.

Execumancer got up and began bending her ankle and Max screamed in agony.

Execumancer: Time to play with my new ragdoll.

He then placed the ankle aside and stomped on it a few times and Max screamed in pain.

He then grabbed her by the helmet.

Execumancer: This is just the beginning.

He then grabbed her arm and began bending it before setting it on the floor.

He then stepped on it a bit before doing this...

Max screamed in agony as she dropped the piece and held her arm in agony.

Execumancer laughed like a maniac and picked up the ring piece from the ground.

Execumancer: I have what's mine, now to quickly dispose of-

2 twin lasers hit the gulch's cavern walls and hit Execumancer's left side of the neck.

Execumancer: Oww!

He turned around and saw Col. Ruffs.

Col Ruffs: Get away from her!

He then fired more of his lasers from his gun as Execumancer blocked each and every one of them, he flew up in the air and flew passed Col. Ruffs.

The anthropomorphic dog ran to the hero.

Col. Ruffs: Max are you ok?
Max: Oww it hurts, oh my God!

Col. Ruffs kneeled down and checked on her arm.

Col. Ruffs: You're injured, he broke it in half.

He helped her get up.

Col. Ruffs: Let's get you back to the ship.

They began walking back.

The Gold Arm Gang were doing a good job holding back the heroes but both sides knew that it wouldn't last long.

Execumancer then appeared and created a massive Corrupted magnetic way that sent the heroes flying away ad some hit the ship.

Execumancer landed on the ground and opened a green portal.

Tara: Got the piece?

Execumancer nodded as he pulled it up.

Kaori got up.

Kaori: Get back here you baka!
Execumancer: Get inside the portal! Now!

They all entered through the portal, except for Belle.

She gave Colt who was getting up 1 last look before going inside.

The portal closed before Kaori could reach it!

Kaori grit her teeth and stomped on the ground.

Kaori: FUCK!!!

Then Max and Col. Ruffs appeared.

Col. Ruffs: MEEEDIIIIIIC!!!

They saw that Max was injured and ran up to her.

Crow: Max, you ok?
Max: No Crow, Execumancer broke my fucking arm!

Bo grit his teeth after hearing that news.

Bo: *Mumbles* I will find him... And I will kill him...

To be continued...

OK guys, this was chapter 9.

Peace out!