While the ion blast beams bombard Jax and his allies, his mind becomes flooded with recollections of his past. "Is this how it'll all end? Will I die this way?" Jax closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, accepting his fate as the ion blasts bear on him. "Sorry, Navar, Miri, Mom, Lucky, and Dad… guess I'll see you guys in the afterlife."
Suddenly, the room is hit by a massive EMP pulse that dissolves the ion energy bolts. The goblins stop firing their blasters and turn their heads, trying to pinpoint the source of the sudden pulse. "What the hell was that?!" says a goblin soldier.
Then, a barrage of ion blasts hit them from behind. "Enemies are attacking from behind! Eliminate them!" The smokescreens materialize in a matter of seconds, obscuring visibility throughout the area, while a barrage of loud blasts eliminates the remaining threats. "Who in the world killed all of them that fast?" asks Rojo.
"It was us," Haru and a cavalcade of Ozanian soldiers emerge through the thick smoke.
"Whew! You guys saved our lives! Thanks!" says Jax.
"As much as I'd like to say you're welcome, it's still not over. Come on, before more soldiers come."
Haru and the cadets, followed by the Legion of soldiers, rush out of the mechanical room and take the stairs up to the upper compartments of the space station. They reach the upper chambers of the space station, and the sound of goblin and elf soldiers fill the wide hallway, their footsteps growing louder with each passing moment. "Shit, just how many soldiers does Overlord have in this damn place?" asks Rojo.
"Quite a lot. We must take a detour to get to our other ships if we want to avoid them. We don't have the numbers they have since this is all Bushiyon had to spare," says Haru. Their detour leads them to a lengthy, rectangular door with a peculiar digital panel on the right side. "Shit! This door has an encryption!"
"Leave it to me!" Yuki connects his computer to the digital door panel, and a soft beep indicates the connection is successful. The moment Yuki initiates the hack, a piercing alarm echoes throughout the vicinity. "Dammit, I had a feeling that would happen."
"You leave it to us, champ. We'll hold those bastards off for ya! Men, get in position to cover them!" says the squad leader.
"Yes, sir!" The soldiers snap to attention, forming a horizontal line at the sound of the command. The sharp metallic clinks of their rifles being prepared filling the air as they prepare to face the threat of the Goblins and Elves.
A few seconds after the command, the Ozanians become ambushed by a group of goblins and elves firing ion blasts at them. "Men, deploy the forts!" To counter the enemy's blast bolts, soldiers deploy rectangular metal objects around eight feet wide and four and a half feet high, which are dropped in front of them. With each passing moment, the Ozanian squadron dwindles as the battle progresses. "Hey, kid, I don't mean to rush ya! But we're losing men here. How long do you have until you're finished hackin'?"
"I'm halfway through. Just give me a second," After 20 tense minutes of typing, Yuki's hack finishes, and the door opens with a satisfying click.
Haru gives Yuki a proud pat on the shoulder. "Good job Yuki!"
"Thanks!"
"Ok, guys, let's get the hell to our ships and get out of here," Upon arriving at the space station's docking bay, they are greeted with the sight of their ships waiting for them. "Alright, let's get the hell out of h- "
A loud beep sounds as they move towards their ships, drawing their attention. "Enhancer reactivated! Weapon AC-X will fire in T-Minus 10 Minutes," says the ship's P. A system.
"No way!" That goddamn Enhancer reactivated!" says Haru.
"What do we do now?" asks Jax.
"We go back. We have no choice. If that enhancer is active, there's still a chance for that Apocalyptic Weapon to go off."
Without warning, the group finds themselves in the middle of a sea of Goblins and Elf soldiers who break through every entrance to the docking room. "This is the end of the line!" says a goblin soldier.
"Hey, do you guys have any more forts to deploy?" asks Haru.
"No, 'fraid not. We used all we had to fend off those other soldiers."
"No need to worry," Haru pulls a small shield-deploying machine from his pocket and activates it, enveloping everyone in a blue force field. Haru's shield vibrates violently as it absorbs the impact of countless Ion blast beams. "Seems we're in a trap. How in the hell will we get out of this one?" Haru thinks to himself.
We now go to the POV of the Overlord battle, with Pikati trembling in fear as he sees Navar submerged in Overlord's Death Coffin. "Navar.... no way...."
"What a weak fool. Even to death, he was blind to see the truth. His false ideals of "hope" got him where it gets everyone who believes in that insipid idea. A meaningless, fruitless death," Overlord's gaze snaps to Pikati, his fierce gaze locking onto him. "And as for you... you've been nothing but a burden to my plans... and now, once and for all, I can reduce you to nothing and rid the painful memory I have of that failed project," Searing flames erupt Overlord's hand as he summons Flame JōKai, heaving a fireball at Pikati.
"Shoot!" Pikati runs behind the transport ship, using it to shield himself from the fireball's explosion.
"Why do you cling on to your pathetic life when you serve no purpose? Do you want to live that badly?"
Pikati shudders and struggles to catch his breath as he hides behind the transport ship, drenched in a sea of sweat. "If I don't figure out how to get out of here, I'm gonna die!"
Overlord summons Wind JōKai onto the palm of his hand. "Wind Summoning: Strong Current!" He unleashes a forceful wind from his palm, sending the transport ship spinning to the side, and resumes his pursuit of Pikati. Overlord looms over Pikati, causing him to tremble and avoid meeting his gaze. Spark JōKai materializes on Overlord's finger and he points it at Pikati. "A fitting end for a weakling like you."
As fear grips him, Pikati retreats inward, exploring the depths of his psyche. "Dammit, I need to do something! There's no way I can just die like this doing nothing! I must ...no... I will fight. Even if it does nothing, I will fight! I'm no longer going to live a coward!" With a fierce war cry, Pikati charges toward Overlord and bites down hard on his shin.
"Ah!" Overlord's teeth grind together as he delivers a forceful kick to Pikati, sending him flying across the arena. "So useless, yet so desperate to live..." Overlord summons Spark JōKai onto his finger, the electrical power surging and crackling as he points it at Pikati, preparing to kill him.
In pain and with bruises covering his body, Pikati sheds a solemn tear as he lies on the ground. "Why was I made to be so weak? Why am I so weak?"
While Overlord prepares his attack for Pikati, the "Death Coffin." Navar is in fidgets as he gains consciousness. "What... I thought I was dead... How am I still alive?" Navar hears Overlord's attack charging from afar, and Pikati's cries echo through the air. "Pikati… Pikati! Oh, shoot, if I don't do somethin', he's gonna die!" I need to get out of this fast!" With every ounce of strength, he has, Navar activates JōKai Amplification throughout every part of his body, creating a force powerful enough to burst through the "Death Coffin".
"Spark Summoning:..." Overlord hears the boisterous sound from behind him and turns to see Navar, his sword glinting in the arena's light, charging toward him.
JōKai Amplification engulfs Navar's body as he prepares to strike. He raises his blade, slicing through the air and countering Overlord's Spark JōKai. "What a nuisance," Navar jumps to the right to avoid Overlord's JōKai Amplification enhanced left hook, then retreats further with a series of lateral hops, putting distance between himself and Overlord. "That last attack I performed on him, it should have killed him for sure. And his wounds… How in the hell did they heal so fast?"
Navar rushes toward Pikati, placing his hand on him to comfort him. "Pikati, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for saving me..."
"Ah, no need to thank me. You're my friend, and anyone who messes with you has to go through me!"
"Friend? I've never heard anyone call me that. Thank you so much.." Pikati's eyes well up with tears of joy.
"Well, you deserve it! You've been a great help this whole time. We wouldn't have gotten this far if it weren't for you. "Now then..." Navar rises, his grip on the hilt of his blade tightening with both hands. He centers his sword and glances at Overlord, showing he is ready to fight him. "Now then, it's time to defeat you, Overlord!"
"Even if you were to defeat me... I still have a trump card. The deactivated enhancer has been activated again, and it launches....."
"In eight Minutes..."