Everything started when some shifty organization called Chaldea enlisted him to track down time criminals and fight a "Holy Grail War." Meleoron didn't want to do that. Chaldea didn't care.
Then they made him summon "Servants"—powerful warriors from across time and space. Meleoron's past gig had been ordering around people who could pummel him to pulp if they liked, so he didn't want to do that either. Chaldea didn't care.
Then he summoned "The Green Goblin." The Green Goblin didn't want to be someone's Servant. And since he had a scary collection of bombs, boomerangs, and hallucinogenic drugs at his disposal, Meleoron had no choice but to care. The Goblin very effectively persuaded Meleoron to use a "Command Seal," the one tool a Master had, …show more content…
But because the Green Goblin started to fund Chaldea with his multibillion corporate empire, Chaldea didn't care.
The only positive was that if Meleoron died, so did the Goblin. So Meleoron at least got to live. Unfortunately, the Goblin had stuck him in the brig of a ship and filled that ship with tons of narcotic gas grenades. If Meleoron did anything but sit quiet and visible in his cell, his guards would contact the Goblin and the whole ship would go up in smoke.
As a chameleon kind of dude, Meleoron had two forms of invisibility. He could turn invisible at will, although other people could still hear, touch, or otherwise sense him. The Goblin knew about this invisibility, as did basically everyone. But Meleoron had a second form of invisibility that was even stronger. If he held his breath, he could become completely imperceptible to any sense. If someone bumped into him, they wouldn't even realize. Meleoron kept this invisibility secret.
With his special invisibility, he could end the Goblin with one unexpected strike. But he needed a good opportunity. And a prison break.
Considering the explosions and gunfire outside, now was his