Following the deaths of Bailey and Hakim Faimasa, Team ENTITY, including Kaelan, Rian, and Xavier, continue to descend the mountain with their most recent recruit. Meanwhile 200 miles south in Death Desert, citizens prepare for the impending annual Great Dune Dash, which would be followed by the execution of terrorist Ikama Black, defeated by Kevin of Team ENTITY. Now that everything Team ENTITY had desired to do was completed, it was finally time to part ways with the Death Desert team. In other words, their alliance was over.
Kevin, finally touching the border between the Umue mountains and the Winding Forest, smiled. "We've finally made it out!" he exclaimed, celebrating along with Kaelan and Rian. Xavier, ready to finally summon his phantom, looked back at Team ENTITY. "I guess that's a wrap. Our alliance has officially ended…" Gerald sighed. "It's crazy how we came from Crystal City, ended up in Death Desert, and now everyone except Michael is in Umue." Xavier laughed. "Agreed. Anyway, I guess this is it…" Putting out his hand for a handshake, Gerald smiled at him. "Thanks for everything, Xavier." Xavier grinned. "You're welcome. Thank you for helping me avenge Trhama!" Kevin smiled. "Say, what happened to Ramari?" Meanwhile in Death Desert, a bleeding Ramari was thrown across the metal walls of the same cell Lola, Yamaha, and Ikama sat in, Ikama's shining grin turned to a dark frown. "I see. Ramari, what happened to you?" Ramari coughed up another gallon of blood. "A representative from the Land of Trila government came to Yahori, looking for every single member of Aybara… I took him on, but that was foolish of me. As a result, I got captured, tortured for the ENTIRE time you guys were battling, then I got handed over to the government!" Lola scoffed. "What the hell is a Trila representative doing here?" Yamaha, joining in the urgency, came up with a theory. "I think they were ordered to come here - 16 years ago after Ramari killed Trhama, they had taken 500 of our men hostage, killing one every day until they got an answer on why." Ikama sighed. "I assume you've heard of the execution, Ramari?" Ramari sighed. "Indeed I have, but the way I heard it wasn't pleasant…"
After the World Summit
Ramari, trapped away in a cage of Blue Sand, continued his imprisonment voyage back to Death Desert. Struggling across the small cage, the soldiers continued to slap him with a whip to confine him from causing a ruckus. "How the hell was that Trila agent so strong!?" he thought to himself, sulking over the fact that he had lost for the second time in a row. "I couldn't even hand any hits on him! Am I really that we-"
Suddenly, his cage banged against the floor, hitting his head for the hundredth time since he had been detained. Recovering from the injury, he had overheard the soldiers talking about Ikama Black. "Hey, you heard of that dumbass Ikama? I heard he got caught by the Team ENTITY kid and his friends!" The other man laughed. "Is it just me, or are kids awfully smart now? They graduated 6 years earlier than usual! I mean, Jayden really does have the strongest army out of all the people in Nahata! Now, tell me! What's happening to that dumbass?" The other man, adjusting his square glasses, sighed. "He's being sent to the underground high security prison in Embercliff. Ever since the Kaha incident, that prison has held multiple men. It also seems like they're gonna be executing him as a finisher for the Great Dune Dash!" Ramari gasped. "Father… you got defeated by Team ENTITY? So THAT'S why their bounties went up tremendously before we left, they defeated DDLFO!"
END OF FLASHBACK
Ramari sighed. "So, when we get the hell out of here, are we going to reinstate Aybara?" Lola and Yamaha, both aware of Ikama's new decision, pointed to their father. "We aren't doing this again. I think my execution is well deserved, and I'll take it as a punishment!" Ramari froze. "Wow, that's not like you to say that. Anyway, I'll try to break out of this joint!"
Back on the border of Umue and the Winding Forest, Kaelan, Rian, and Zara walked up to Kevin for the final time. "Thank you for saving Zara, Kevin. If it wasn't for you, she along with her family would be dead!" Kevin, scratching the small bandage that lay on his cheek, smiled. "Oh yeah, don't mention it." Samantha scoffed. "STOP PLAYING WITH YOUR WOUNDS, GODDAMMIT!" she growled. Xavier smiled. "Kevin, take this." he said, handing him a watch. Kevin, accepting the gift, looked at it in question. "What the hell is this?" Rian interrupted. "That's a power extender! It helps your speed, strength, and if you need help, call us with it!" Kevin smiled. "So basically, I can call you guys for assistance via the watch?" Kaelan smiled. "Yep!" Kevin, star struck by the amazing watch, smiled. "Thanks, guys! I'll be sure to keep this safe!" Xavier, summoning his phantom, waved to Kevin and his team. "Kaelan, Rian, Zara, get in! We don't have much time before the dash begins!" The Sunstone Trio smiled back at Team ENTITY before piling into the vehicle. "Goodbye, everyone!" they all said before disappearing into the fog that the night sky contained.
The Execution of Ikama Black - 48 hours.
The Great Dune Dash - 8 hours.
TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER - Forrest's Reaction! The World Summit's Resolution!