Tikal backed away from Shadow in fear. "No!" "You're with him! You brought him to kill me!" Shadow raised his hand and Tikal suddenly couldn't breathe "Shadow" she said looking into his eyes. Espio walked towards them "Let her go, Shadow" he said but Shadow didn't listen, "Let her go!". Shadow stopped, and Tikal fell to the ground unconscious. Shadow looked at Espio with a face of pure rage "You turned her against me!" "You've done that yourself!", Shadow began to pace angrily "You will not take her from me!". Espio checked if Tikal was okay and he looked at Shadow disgusted "You think I did this!? You're anger and lust for power have already done it. You have allowed this dark lord to twist your mind until now... Now you've become the very thing you sword to destroy" "Don't lecture me, Espio. I have done more for the galaxy in a day than the Shinobi ever have! Peace, freedom, security" "At what cost!?". Shadow turned away from him "If you're not with me. Then you're against me". Espio was clearly pained by these words but he quickly composed himself "Then I will do what I must" he pulled out his lightsaber and ignited it, "You will try" Shadow said with slight amusement in his voice, he activated his lightsaber, jumped back towards Espio and the two began to duel.


Blaze entered the new office of the Emperor, two guards pointed their weapons at her but she effortlessly flung them into the wall with the Force, knocking them out. She looked at Mephiles "I hear you have a new apprentice, Solaris. Or should I call you Lord Mephiles?". Mephies seemed amused by her sudden appearance "Master Blaze, you survived". Blaze slightly tilted her head "Surprised?" "No. In fact I was rather hoping you would" he said casually as he raised his hand and blasted her with a beam which threw her into a wall. Mephiles walked towards her as he cackled "I've waited a long time for this my feline friend. Haha, at last the Shinobi are no more". Blaze with some struggle stood up "Not if I have anything to say about it" she Force pushed him back into his desk "Your rule is at an end. And it wasn't short enough". Mephiles got back up and tried to run for the door but Blaze jumped in front of him "If you're so powerful, why leave?" she pulled out and ignited her lightsaber. Mephiles did the same "You will not stop me. Eclipse will become more powerful than either of us". Blaze took a defensive stance "Your faith in your new apprentice may be misplaced, just as your faith in the dark side is".


Espio and Shadow were now inside the refinery, Espio was on the defensive as Shadow kept pushing forward, he tried to grapple him but Espio counter grappled and tried to hit Shadow with his lightsaber, but he quickly blocked it. They continued into the room with the dead Separatists, Shadow grabbed Espio's throat but Espio quickly launched him across the room with the Force. Shadow gets back up and leaps at Espio, but he gets out of the way and Shadow hits one of the control panels, turning off the refinery shields. They make there way back outside over a bridge and the two grapple each other as a huge burst of lava appears behind them. The lava surrounds the platform they are on and it begins to collapse into the molten river below.


Blaze and Mephiles were fighting on the senate chair that raised them both into the now empty Senate Room. They both jumped to different platforms, Mephiles uses the Force to throw more platforms at Blaze, she dodges all but the last one which she catches. She closes her eyes and begin spinning it before launching it right back at him. Mephiles jumps down to a lower platform which Blaze jumps onto as well. Mephiles fires his beams at her causing her lightsaber to drop out of her hand but she is able to stop the beams with her hands. She is able to hold it for a short time before a burst of energy is released knocking them both over the side of the disc. Blaze falls off the platform and hits the floor injuring her left leg. Mephiles was holding onto to the platform and begins laughing. Blaze begins crawling through the vents and activates a beacon. She gets to a small hatch and when she opens it Wynmacher is waiting on a speeder, she jumps down onto the passenger seat and they fly away. "I must go into exile. I have failed" she said as she held her left leg. Three clone troopers, a coyote, crocodile and rabbit appear in the Senate building and help Mephiles "Are you alright, sir?", Mephiles then felt a disturbance "Yes. Prepare my shuttle for immediate take off. I sense Lord Eclipse is in danger".


Shadow and Espio both jump onto a small moving platform that is shielded from the heat. The two face each other "I have failed you, Shadow. I failed". Shadow stard at him with nothing but hatred on his face "Except this time Maria isn't here to die for you!" he said through clenched teeth as he lunged forward and struck down towards Espio which he was barley able to block. The platform took them both down the molten river, Espio quickly jumped off the platform onto land "It's over Shadow. I have the high ground". Shadow glared at him "You underestimate me again, Master!", Espio held up his lightsaber "Don't try it" he was almost begging. Shadow leaped off the platform towards Espio but as he has now left himself open Espio cut off his legs and remaining organic arm. Shadow screamed in pain as his body rolled down towards the lava. He stopped himself with his robot arm and desperately tried to pull himself back up, but to no avail. Espio watched what was left of his old friend, tears began to form in his eyes "You were the chosen one! It was said you would destroy the Raiju! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!" he cried. He looked down at him with utter disgust before slowly turning around and walking up the hill where he picked up Shadow's lightsaber. Shadow looked directly at him with nothing but rage in his eyes "I HATE YOU!" Espio looked at him with a mixture of guilt and sadness "You were my brother, Shadow. I loved you". The heat from the lava caused a fire to spread up what was left of Shadow's legs to the rest of his body, his fur burned off as he screamed in agony. Espio looked down at him, listening to his screams of pain. He knew he should put Shadow out of his misery but in a moment that would haunt him for years to come Espio cowardly walked away to spare himself the pain of killing his friend.


On the landing platform, Emerl had exited Shadow's fighter and was now standing next to Orbot. They both saw Espio appear "Oh, Master Espio, thank goodness you're back. Miss Tikal is on board; she doesn't seem well. We must hurry". Espio nodded and the three of them entered the ship and he went to see Tikal, he was happy she was asleep, he didn't know if he could tell her what happened.


Shadow was still alive, he tried again to climbing the small hill with his robotic hand which now had it's layer of fake flesh melted off. Mephiles arrived with clones and saw him "There he is. He's still alive" he sounded impressed "Get a medical capsule". Mephiles kneels over his apprentice and examines his burnt remains, looking strangely pleased. Eventually the clones return with a capsule. What was left of Shadow is placed inside and taken back to the ship.