Pictures are somehow getting out. I don't know if they're true or not, but this is what Beckrex and the Assassin look like, according to rumor. However the author hasn't released any photos of the XCO.

Anyways, what a ripoff about the last few chapters. As you may know Liz vs. Trevor (a highly anticipated fight) never finished because it was interrupted by another one: Beckrex vs John. John in Fire and Ice was a prestigous interrogator and proctor for the Gold Ti exams. During the big fight scene in the previous book, Beckrex allows himself to be captured so that he wouldn't have to fight. Beckrex is extremely prideful, however like Fellurx he doesn't want to fight (maybe the author doesn't want to reveal his special abilities yet). So in between the first and second book Beckrex is in Congressional's prison. John comes to question him about the XCO. Beckrex never responds directly and tells John that he coulld beat him without even trying. Beckrex kills him mysteriously and during the fight between Trevor and Liz, we see John fall from the building. Liz and Trevor end their fight so Liz can try to heal him, but it fails. Trevor realizes that for some reason she knew who John was, and now believes her story, so after he picks up the covered body, they proceed to Steve's embassy. Thus concludes chapters 11, 12, 13.

So about these pictures, I talked to the author, who said that the Assassin is going to have blond hair, and that Beckrex is going to have black hair. He didn't like Beckrex's hair style because it was too out of control (he said it's more of a Lixenol thing). Also Noxi's (the Assassin) hair is too short. But a contributor made these based on the first two official fights involving the XCO, which surprisingly were okay but not up to par; however, we can tell that the fights will get better, and maybe we'll learn more about the mysterious XCO!