Days had passed, and New York City was under complete control of the Foot. Using both heavy armour and weaponry in addition to their Ninja skills, they were able to besiege the most of the urban areas and caught the attention of the local police as well as the military.

"We have taken care of the local authorities with brute force alone, but there are reports of a planned military counter-attack within the next few days. What shall we do Master?" One of the Foot Soldiers asked as he bowed before Shinigami in the Throne room of the Foot Headquarters.

"Just keep hold of the city's areas most densely populated by civilians, and that will buy enough time for help to arrive." Shinigami said as she sat on the Shredder's throne triumphantly. "They will waste time in figuring out how to stop casualties, while we are more than happy to kill for our cause."

"Understood, Master." The Loyal Foot Soldier said as he bowed once more. "But what about the turtles and their allies? I can't help but ask you, why did you let them escape? How do you plan to flush them out now?"

"I know where they are, but I do not need to flush them out. I let them go so that they will suffer all the more, and it'll only be a matter of time until they'll be here." Shinigami said. "I've already destroyed their world from the inside out, their final demise is inevitable."

"You know best Master, The Foot will carry out your orders to the letter." The Foot Soldier said just before leaving the building to join the great battle outside.

"Excellent." Shinigami thought to herself as she sat on the throne, lost in her visions of grandeur. "I've waited a long time for this moment to occur. Longer than I thought."

Shinigami's thoughts shifted to many years in the past, when she was still a young girl living in Japan.

"Good, and now put your skills to the test against each other." A familiar voice echoed through the chambers of a dojo room as two young girls were training in the art of ninjitsu. The two young girls were Karai and Shinigami, and their teacher was Tatsu, Shredder's high ranking right hand man.

"You don't stand a chance, Shini. Besides, Daddy knows I'm the best." Karai said with a smile on her face as she raised her Katana.

"We'll soon see about that." Shinigami said as she smiled as well, raising her Katana up as well.

The two then duelled intensely, giving it all they had learned throughout the years. Despite being so young, Karai and Shinigami were both exceptionally gifted in their ninja skills and their years of hard work and dedication made them all the more formidable.

In the end, only one stood victor as she possessed another skill in addition to martial arts. Shinigami used her magic tricks just in time to distract Karai, giving her the upper hand and opening up a perfect opportunity to strike.

"Told you that magic isn't useless." Shinigami said with a cheeky look on her face as she proudly stood in the dojo, expecting the Shredder to come in and warmly congrajulate her at a moment's notice.

Indeed, Oroku Saki soon entered the dojo, but instead of stopping to praise the victor, headed straight for the Downed Karai.

"My daughter, are you alright?" The Shredder asked Karai In a concerned and surprisingly empathetic tone.

"Yes, Father. Its Nothing big, just got a bit overconfident." Karai said as she stumbled back onto a standing position, while being supported by her adoptive father.

"You cannot afford to lose, Karai. You are meant to be so much more, and such greatness requires you to be vigilant." The Shredder said as he caringly carried away his adoptive daughter due to her exhaustion.

And like that, they both were gone. Shinigami was devastated, as her hard earned victory meant nothing to the Shredder, who gave all of his attention to Karai and none to her. She just stood there with Tatsu being the only other one in the room.

"Shinigami, there is something you must know." Tatsu said as he refurbished his sword.

"What is it Tatsu?" Shinigami replied.

"Not too long ago, the Shredder decided to move with Karai to New York City to take care of some old business. You will be calling me Master here from now on." Tatsu said without a hint of regret in his voice.

Shinigami was utterly silent. The news was both unsurprising, since she had often heard of Shredder ranting about Hamato Yoshi, and the news of his location would be an opportunity for revenge that he simply could not afford to miss. However, it didn't make the news any the less painful. Shinigami had been raised in the Foot all her life and lacked any mother and father due to being an orphan. Shredder was the only one whom she looked up to as a parent, and losing him was bad enough, only made worse by his blatant favouritism for Karai. And outside of Shinigami's own dreams and ambitions, he did not see her as anything more than a soldier in an army, designed to fight and die for a cause which would glorify the leader and his handpicked associates alone. Shinigami wanted to be that handpicked and special chosen one, but it had been stolen from her.

"Karai took him from me." Shinigami thought to herself in the present day as she sat on her throne, eyes closed and contemplating.

"She tried taking away the legacy of the Foot and what it truly stood for, but never in a million years would I let that happen. She always was destined to be a traitor, since she had the blood and spirit of Hamato Yoshi. But Saki couldn't bear to think of that ugly truth, for he saw the woman he truly loved within her. I have done for you Saki, what you knew what was right but couldn't bring your poor heart to face. And now, I will avenge you by finishing off the very turtles that murdered you in cold blood. I'm sorry it was so late, that I couldn't avenge you while you still lived and made you proud, but it was simply not possible when your enemies were so strong. I may have appeared as an enemy on the outside to you in your final days when you were mutated, but my heart was fully loyal to you and my outside actions were only part of my strategy to ensure your victory in the long-term, in the case the worst happened during your final battle, which it did. Please forgive me, and accept me as your daughter, for I will never desert you and what you stood for relentlessly. Your generals were traitors in the end. Tiger Claw abandoned you when times got tough, Tatsu only wanted power for himself, and Karai's betrayal of you was the worst after all you had done for her. I will never be like them, and will forever call you Father."

"Master, you had called us?" A Foot Soldier spoke, putting Shinigami back into reality.

"Yes, I have a special message for the turtles that I need your help in delivering." Shinigami said with a smile on her face, as she stood up, ready for the final battle.