Without warning, Kaiser stopped his attack on Layla.
"No gorgeous, I don't you passing out on me just yet. That just won't do, not for what I've got planned."
"What... are you talking about?"
"Don't get me wrong, I WILL be disposing of you very soon - trouble is, I have a rather nice finale lined up for you two but my audience just isn't big enough right now. I think we have room for one more special guest... now where is she?"
He closed his eyes and concentrated as he searched for his so-called special guest. "Ah, there she is - please, come and join us!"
A bright ball of light suddenly appeared behind him and then, in a flash, there was Musa, suspended in mid-air, still sleeping. Kaiser clicked his fingers, and she slowly woke up from her slumber. She blinked as she took in her new surroundings, and then shuddered as she saw Mirta trapped, a weakened and exhausted Layla kneeling, and Tegryn still laying on the ground.
"Teggy!"
Tegryn looked up wearily to see his love floating powerless in front of him.
"Musa?"
Kaiser chuckled and turned towards her. "I'm glad you're awake - I wouldn't want you to miss THIS."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to finish everyone here off... and guess what? I'm going to start by crushing your darling Tegryn!"
"No! Don't! Please!"
"Sorry sweetheart, my mind's made up." Kaiser turned his back on her and faced Tegryn. He held the Celestial Sceptre up in front of him, and it began to glow its now-familiar golden glow, brighter and brighter as Kaiser gathered a massive amount of energy for the final blow.
Tegryn looked up at him, into those sinister eyes of his that were looking down on him in maniacal glee. Fear began to invade every fibre of Tegryn's being as he realised - this was it. Kaiser looked at Tegryn one last time...
...then turned around and faced Musa again. Tegryn's fear turned to sheer horror as he realised what his real plans were.
"No!" he shouted, but it was useless as Kaiser launched his attack on Musa. Time seemed to move in slow-motion as the deadly beam bore down on its helpless target before slamming into her with sickening force, driving her along the ground and ploughing a huge furrow as it went.
Kaiser's cruel, deranged laughter rang throughout the school as Musa crashed to the floor and lay chillingly still.
"Ha! I said I would destroy you Tegryn, and if that didn't shatter you into a million pieces, I don't know what will!"
"You MONSTER!" Layla snarled. "Why did you do that?"
"Simple... because I could. So Tegryn - did you enjoy that?"
Tegryn said nothing. Why did Musa have to be hurt like that? She didn't deserve it. She had nothing to do with this. Every ounce of his being was being consumed by anger and hatred, but out of that anger he could feel a new energy forming within him, bathing his weary muscles, revitalising his spirit. Slowly, he got up.
Kaiser looked quite amazed at this. "Oh? Still able to stand so soon after I hit you with my Soul Drain? I am impressed."
Tegryn looked at him, seething with rage. "You're going to pay a million times for doing that to my Musa!" he said slowly. "I'm gonna make you sorry you ever set foot in Majix."
"Really? And how do you propose to do that? We've already seen how useless your magic attacks are against me."
"Then I'll just have to beat you the old-fashioned way."
"The old-fashioned way? I have no idea what you're talking about, but it's bound to be as useless as you. Well then, let's see just how well you've recovered!"
With that, Kaiser fired off a volley of shots from the sceptre. Tegryn dodged them, first one way then the other, edging ever closer to his hated enemy until finally he was in touching distance. Kaiser swung the Celestial Sceptre at him, but Tegryn was easily able to duck out of the way - that was just the opening he was looking for, the opening through which he could launch into his favourite triple-combination attack. A hard right hook to Kaiser's face was soon followed by a left elbow to the ribs, before swinging around to finish off with a powerful uppercut to the jaw.
Kaiser staggered backwards, reeling from this unexpected non-magical attack... but Tegryn wasn't finished yet. Gathering all his powers, he summoned a Rage Blast that was bigger, more powerful and more intense than he had ever done before, and one that the startled and dazed Kaiser was unable to stop. The sheer ferocity of Tegryn's attack sent him flying across the courtyard and crashing into a faraway wall with such force, it would have crushed any ordinary man.
Up in her bubble, Mirta cheered at what looked like the final blow, still unaware that her Spirit Rod was slowly beginning to glow ever brighter.
Back on the ground, Tegryn stood still, breathing heavily, looking over at Kaiser at the far end of the courtyard as he groggily picked himself up, still clinging onto the Celestial Sceptre. Looking back at Tegryn, the evil warlock felt his swollen bloodied face, spat out a loose tooth... and vanished.
Tegryn gasped, then shuddered as a horribly familiar voice came from behind him.
"You're mine!"
He span around, but was too slow to react as Kaiser grabbed him by the throat. Tegryn yelled in agony as what felt like a million volts were sent coursingthrough his body, until eventually he passed out from the pain. Kaiser glared at his victim as he hung limply from his hand, before flinging him over next to Layla like a rag doll, where he landed heavily face-first into the ground.
Kaiser laughed as he saw the huge cut that had opened up on Tegryn's forehead.
"That'll teach you to ruin such a beautiful face - and now, it truly is the end for both of you."