In a mysterious hideout, Kokomi is pushed to the ground by some thugs as she looks up to see a figure looming in the darkness sitting on a throne. "Where are the mages." The figure said as Kokomi looked shocked before being overcome by rage as she started shouting at the figure. "You killed them, my parents and Mizuki. You bastard." Kokomi shouted as the figure laughed maniacally. "Foolish little girl, how do you think I am? Kokomi." The figure said as Kokomi looked confused. "I am Mizuki." The figure said, showing an adult Mizuki with darker hair and intense eyes. He now wore a black cloak and was shirtless, showing a muscular chest, a light-blue pendant around his neck whilst wearing a short azure sarong and dark-blue elven boots. "You saved me yet you killed my parents. Why." Kokomi shouted. "Simple, mages are the root of evil in this world. Mages are nothing more than false heroes and one day, you'll see it too." Mizuki said as the thugs took her into a metal cage. "Now tell me where the mages are. I detected three mana signatures on that bracelet I gave you. Tell me or I'll kill your family." Mizuki said as Kokomi shouted in a fit of rage. "You monster, you killed my family." Kokomi said as Mizuki smirked. "Not your grandparents." Mizuki said as he laughed as Kokomi was taken away. Kokomi cried. "Shu, save me." Kokomi said as suddenly the metal gate was pierced by a blast of fire, showing Shu. "Kokomi, I'll save you." Shu shouted as Kokomi smiled before the thugs put the cage on the floor as they rushed towards Shu. 'I'm the guide of my mana.' Shu thought as he slowly breathed as the enemies approached before blasted countless fire blasts towards the thugs, burning them and sending them unconscious as more thugs appeared as Shu coated his fist in fire as he punched them with a flurry of hits, knocking them out. "So, boy. Let's see how strong you are against other people, who've mastered their mana." Mizuki said as a huge, muscular, shirtless man with gauntlets, black trousers and shoeless. Shu looked at the man as the man walked, causing tremors as he walked towards Shu. Shu looked at the man as he trembled with his eyes wide-open before gritting his teeth as he fired a huge fire blast at the man, who took it without flinching before smashing Shu into a metal wall. Shu stood back up as he blocked the man's fist as he punched the man before hitting him with a flurry of fire fists, injuring him. "Honebu, beat him already." Mizuki said as Honebu coated his hands on earth as he punched Shu, sending him flying into the wall. "He's done." Honebu said as Mizuki laughed. "See Kokomi, he can't win." Mizuki said as Kokomi looked on in terror and fear. To everyone's surprise, Shu appears from the rubble with blood dripping down his face as he stands against Honebu without fear or hesitation. Mizuki looks in shock and gets angry. "I'm not gonna back down until she's safe." Shu said as he rushed into battle. "You fool." Honebu said as he punched Shu again, smashing him into the metal wall. Shu then gets back up with even more blood on his face but yet he still keeps going relentlessly. Mizuki watches in shock as Shu gets beat up yet he keeps going. Mizuki gets more frustrated as he begins to fill with rage. "Honebu, kill him already." Mizuki said as Honebu smirks. "Okay, Fist of The Earth Golem." Honebu said as his fist is coated in earth. "I believe in you." Kokomi shouts as Shu remembers what Isamu said. "Why do I want power." Isamu's word rang in his ears. "Because I wanna protect them, I wanna protect them all." Shu said as he gets up and takes out the half-sword as it glows with a red glow as it ignites into a full sword of pure flames. Shu looks in shock as Honebu goes towards him with unrelenting force. Shu rushes to Honebu as the two rush towards each-other. "I'm gonna protect her." Shu shouted as the two attacks hit the other. Shu gets punched as he gets sent flying, being smashed into the metal wall. Mizuki laughs as he sees Shu is defeated as Kokomi cries as she looks at Shu's bloodied and broken body. Mizuki then looks at Honebu to praise him to see Honebu's burnt chest. "Master, help me." Honebu said as Mizuki looked at him as he smiled. "You did well. Now rest." Mizuki said as Honebu shouted in agony before dying. Shu stands up with blood dripping down his face and broken bones as Mizuki then gets angry as he jumps down. "You pest, I'll personally end you." Mizuki said as he walked to Shu. "Stop it." Kokomi screams as she cries for Shu as Mizuki stands in front of Shu. "You're just like him." Mizuki said before being kicked, sent flying by a flash of lightning. Mizuki and Kokomi look in shock as Kokomi realizes who it is. "It's you." Kokomi said as Shu snapped out of his trance. "Isamu." Shu said as Isamu stands in front of Shu as Shu falls down before being held by Isamu. "It's okay, rest now. I'll take it from here." Isamu said as he picked him up before walking to the metal cage as he broke it open. "Take him to my master. He'll help him. I'll finish this." Isamu said as Kokomi takes Shu before fleeing. Mizuki looks at Isamu filled with rage. "Who are you?" Mizuki shouted. "Sakomotsu's Isamu Kurenai." Isamu said as Mizuki gets even more angry. "Why is an outsider like you helping them?" Mizuki shouted in rage. "I didn't interfere before because it's not my problem but you think after doing that to my comrade, I wouldn't get involved. Say your prayers, you're finished." Isamu said, now livid with rage as Mizuki looks on in fear before he stands in front of Isamu. "You will fall to me. All mages will fall to me. Evil will fall to me." Mizuki said as the final battle was about to begin.