Eager for a better life, seduced by Mal's riches, Ruby and her GrafTek-enhanced bookies agree to predict the odds on his raid of a secure med tech lab. As Rysk's augmented A.I. sensors go on high alert, warning, "This job is no safe bet!" Ruby worries she may be leading them all into danger.

Cop turned Correction Officer, Max, is unknowingly thrown into a blood bath when an experiment on the infamous killer "The Slasher" goes wrong.

Max and Liz search for clues into the Blackfire corporation. Max will put his healing ability to the test against a villain that can not only control, but become fire. And what nefarious plan does the Slasher have for our heroes?

With nowhere to turn for help, Max solicits a hacker, a woman he locked up years ago. Will she be able to help him?

Max finally has the Slasher trapped. But be careful what you wish for, when facing off against a superpowered evil genius. Blackfire has tracked down Liz. Will she be able to survive?

Trapped inside BlackFire HQ, Max must team up with his greatest enemy, the Slasher in order to survive. The first epic arc comes to a dramatic conclusion.