He was seen quickly heartbroken. Bamboo only gives off a dirty look back to Alistor and his friend.

“If you are gonna be using propane tanks, it’s an endangerment to the campus. Plus blowing up the school every time a monster attacks is not very cost efficient.”

Back at the enemy base, Mushogun witnesses his monster’s destruction on screen. The sound of murmuring quickly escalates in the background.

“What?”

“HOHOHOHOHOHO! How priceless!” Shellshock laughed. “They took out your monster like it was some special Ed science project. Better luck next time.”

Commander Shellshock pats Mushogun on the shoulder, but quickly gets brushed off.

“Bah! No! This is ridiculous. Teenagers!” Mushogun went into a fit pounding his flag on the ground.

Shellshock takes the stand.

“Hey Vile man! Let me have a whack at it. I’ll send a monster down that is way more efficient than Mushogun’s plants.”

Mushogun steps back in pulling Shellshock out from the spotlight.

“No! I’m not done yet.”

“Oh? Well, what are you going to do about it?” The emperor asked.

A serious look was now on the general’s face. Raising his great flag with pride, he stares straight into the viewing screen at Alistor and company.

“Enough games! I’m going to put an end to this myself.” Mushogun announced.

A sudden gasp followed throughout the room.

“Isn’t this a little too early?” Shellshock questioned.

“Request to engage.”

“Permission granted.” The emperor answered.

Mushogun teleport out of the room leaving with a fleet of Whoopers.

“Sometimes desperation is the best motivation to get things done. Let us continue to watch for now.”

Back down below on campus, Alistor recuperates with the crowd as Sairori arrives on the scene by a recovery center. Bamboo suddenly notice a glint of light from above.

“It’s not over yet.” Bamboo pointed.

“What?” Alistor shook.

Atop the bleachers, Mushogun appeared before them with a wave of Whoopers behind. Holding his great flag with pride.

“What are those things?” Katty shouted.

Clay like soldiers coated in purple and black intimidates the crowd.

“These are the Whoopers! Aggerona’s finest soldiers for infantry.” The general explained.

The soldiers are seen waving their arms in the air.

“Katty you need to rest. We’ll handle the rest from here.” Alistor assured.

“I Mushogun, declare war against Mathias. First this school, and then the world. Whoopers attack!”

The crowd begins to panic as the Whoopers came charging in. The master attempts to help evacuate the crowd holding the enemy off as Alistor passed Katty over to Bamboo.

“Take Katty and leave.”

“But I can still fight…” Katty said.

“No! You’re no condition to continue. You done a good job enough. Now go!”

Bamboo leaves dragging Katty out as he and the master battles against the crew of Whoopers. The enemy soldiers quickly surround him, prancing around in circles as punches are dealt on Alistor blindly swinging his blade.

“Gah! There’s too many of em.”

He lands his first strike on a Whooper. His blade stuck to its body like glue.

“Are these guys made out of dough?” Alistor asked.

“You have to break free.” The master advised. “If you’ve been listening, use the Star breaker dammit.”

The master continues to hold his own against the wave of Whoopers. Alistor begins to concentrate his energy for a brief moment. Focusing all his thoughts together as his blade begin to emit a faint glow. Without hesitation, the Whoopers begin covering their face believing he finally pulled it off. Alistor unleashes his move in one great swing but the light quickly diminished in the middle of the attack.

“What? Still no good.”

Six sucker punches commenced from the Whoopers countering his failed attack. Sairori lets off a brief sigh as Alistor got back up.

“You have time it right. That was too early.” Sairori nodded. “Try again!”

The Whoopers continue to dance around him.

“Damn this is pointless. What good I am. If I can’t pull this one stupid move off I’m finished.”

Mushogun jumps into the battle, causing the ground to shake from his heavy weight. The Whoopers cleared way as the general approached closely.

“Ha! As I’ve suspected. Nothing more than dumb luck keeping you alive. Well, now it’s time to put an end to this. I Mushogun, general of the front ground division will do the honors and end you.”

Mushogun takes a sudden swing, but Alistor avoided his attack.

“So you’re a demon general.”

“And I’ll be the last you’ll ever face. Now stand still and let me kill you.”

Mushogun takes another big swing, but misses.

“For a general, you’re rather slow. Got ya!”

Alistor dives in with his blade with a few quick slashes. A confident look short lived as Mushogun barely had a scratch.

“I may be slow, but my gut makes up for all the lost versatility. Think you can bust me?”

Mushogun stomps the ground once more shaking things up. The Whoopers stumbled cowering in fear as Alistor attempts to regain his stand.

“Take the battle to another ground.” Sairori suggested. “I’ll handle the remaining enemy soldiers.”

Without hesitation, Alistor begins making a run to another field of terrain while Mushogun remains on the offensive.

“Think you can outrun me? I have other tricks up my sleeve.”

Mushogun begins spewing acid, melting a few poles on the way.

“Youch!”

A part of Alistor’s cloak begins to burn as some acid splashed on the tip of his leg. The battle escalates to a parking lot. Alistor came to a stop ducking and rolling from the burn. Mushogun was partly exhausted from the run.

“No more games!” The general panted.

Alistor took cover behind a vehicle, but Mushogun instantly impales the car from its engine with the tip his flag. Lifting the car in midair the general, effortlessly tossed it aside. Explosions commenced with a crowd screaming on the other side.

“I’m going to bust that gut. If it takes all I have.”

He begins hacking and slashing away at the general again with no progress. Mushogun stomps the floor once more bringing everything to a stop.

“Face it! None of your moves are powerful enough to bust my gut.”

Alistor begins to fall back for cover once more. Mushogun begins destroying all the vehicles in the parking lot. Lifting one car after the next as more explosions commenced.

“No use in delaying your end. Give up now. BWAHAHAHA!”

“He’s right...” Alistor thought to himself. “Nothing is working. The Star breaker...no I can’t pull it off. Damn it! What now?”

Doubt was passing through his mind as the general finally uncovered him.

“Ah! Found you at last. Now stand still.”

As he was giving up hope, a sudden presence was felt in the air. Alistor suddenly caught glimpse of the robed figure from the distance.

“Mr. Rare?”

The general goes in to deliver a final strike as he stayed down.

“Victory!!!”

Mr. Rare’s words came to his mind in a flashback.

“I see a potential future. Opportunities perhaps. Through a Labyrinth, you will rise up to a mechanized force. You shall cross paths with a silver maiden. On the way to the pillar a great conqueror will stand in your path all to end at Devil’s Gate.”

Before the general’s flag had the chance to impale, he quickly came to his senses with a counter. His blade now clasped against Mushogun’s great flag resisting impact.

“I don’t know what that reading means. But this potential future is something I must find out and I’m not going to let you deny me.”

Alistor pushed Mushogun far back with his blade as he got right back up.

“What are you blabbering about? Why all of a sudden are you resisting?” The general wondered.

Energy began to finally emit around his body as Mushogun stared.

“Bah! You don’t scare me. None of your human attacks can hurt me. My gut is impregnable BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Mushogun begins charging directly at him without any hesitation. Alistor begins focusing his thoughts all together.

“Now for the moment of truth.”

Mushogun body impacts Alistor as they both came to a sudden halt.

“What? I can’t move?” The general confusedly wonder.

He looks below directly at Alistor, blood slightly gushed out from below.

“My gut?”

“Star Breaker!”

A great blast of light burst through Mushogun’s body, leaving a great hole through his belly. The general stumbled a few steps back as he collapsed in place.

“This isn’t supposed to be HAPPENING!!!”

Dropping the flag, Mushogun explodes dramatically with sparks flying out. From the debris a mirror piece and a small orb are left behind. Alistor goes to retrieve the objects.

“A piece of the mirror, but what is this?”

He holds the purple gem in his hands.

“That contains the essence of Mushogun.” Whispered a voice from behind.

Alistor quickly turns around, backing a few steps away. It was none other than Mr. Rare cackling from behind.

“What do you know about this?”

“Always the one with many questions KeKeKe. A piece of Mushogun’s power rest within that orb. Consider it as a complimentary gift.”

“How do we use it?”

Mr. Rare turns away and makes his leave.

“Hey, get back here.”

“That is for you to find out. KeKeKe.”

Mr. Rare vanished in the air in a matter of seconds, leaving Alistor only to wonder as he stared into the horizon.

Back at the enemy base…

“Look like Mushogun is out. Time for me to step right in.” Shellshock declared.

“Very well! You are now in charge of gathering energy for our labyrinth.” The emperor announced. “Do not repeat his mistakes.”

The spotlight was now all focused on the next leading commander.

“Aggerona Aerial division at your service.”

Returning back to Emerald campus, breaking news was in store for the company.

“What? You mean the school is permanently shutting down?” Alistor gasped.

A serious look was on Katty’s face. Bamboo was seen packing up in the background.

“Yeah…sucks, but with all these monster attacks going, the situation have grown dire. With the school exploding twice and Mushogun declaring war, Mathias is on high alert right now.”

Katty suddenly picked up his bag to begin leaving on an empty road.

“Where are you going?”

A sudden moment of silence in the air.

“I’m leaving on a long journey away to hone my skills at the temple.”

“What? But can’t you stay here and train with us?” Alistor tried to reason.

He nodded back.

“Sorry I just can’t. I’m no good with a sword around these parts. Your master trained you well, but I must find my own path.”

A sad look was on his face as Katty waved goodbye. Without turning back, they went separate ways.

“Farewell for now. Till we meet again.”

“Till we meet again…” Alistor waved back.