Chapter 6: Maskirovka

Maskirovka is the sixth chapter of The Mazkertis Paradox. In this chapter:


 * Caiaphus and Ricochet have their first encounter with Mazkertis.
 * Kakamu arrives at the meeting of the dignitaries on Saskana and leaves with Nadle to find and recruit Zev Raregroove to their cause.
 * Captain Eurobeat shows Strika that HYDRA has betrayed her.
 * Groups of HYDRA (Figlio, Eos, Hassan, Lalli Cain, and a footsoldier), Great Beings (TPK, Black Phantom, Straxus, and IG-88), and Knights of the Keruvim (Axalara, Perseus, Coro, Spotter, and Moe) allied forces to go Shinar-Karana to retrieve the Keruvim to use against Mazkertis. Predictably, the groups turn on each other and a mighty battle ensues.
 * Mazkertis attempts to recruit Drepp to his cause, but fails. Instead, Raziel approaches the wizard and pledges to serve him in order to prevent F-Klak's dark future from ever coming to fruition.
 * President James Howard is killed by an unknown assassin on his home planet of Malchior IV.

Characters

 * Axalara
 * Black Phantom
 * Blackout
 * Caiaphus
 * Captain Eurobeat
 * Coro
 * D-Klak
 * Drepp
 * Eos
 * Figlio di Armechio
 * Hassan (Dominion service)
 * President James Howard
 * IG-88
 * Kakamu
 * Klak
 * Lalli Cain (Ezekiel Carter)
 * Malygos
 * Mazkertis
 * Moe
 * Nadle
 * Niflheim
 * Perseus
 * Raziel
 * Ricochet
 * Rokubungi Gendo
 * Spotter
 * Straxus
 * Strika
 * TPK
 * Ynot