"Again?"
Ton stared at Ikiro.
"What does that mean?"
Salim moved first.
Junyu charged toward him without hesitation.
Salim twisted his body aside as Junyu's fist tore through the space where his head had been.
"They've fought before!" Salim shouted while sprinting across the battlefield.
"When Junyu went out of control during the full moon! He used to lose control like this back when we were new to this world!"
Junyu suddenly appeared behind him.
Salim ducked.
A strike passed over his head.
"He's even faster now!"
Salim continued running as Junyu chased him through the underground chamber.
Suddenly—
WHOOSH!
Blue flames erupted across the battlefield.
Ikiro Sanim raised his hand.
The flames wrapped around Junyu and lifted him into the air.
Junyu struggled as the blue fire surrounded his body.
His skin began to burn beneath the intense heat.
"I've got him!"
Ikiro held his position, forcing Junyu higher into the flames.
For a moment—
Junyu stopped moving.
Then the entire atmosphere went silent.
Morgan looked toward the battlefield.
His expression changed.
"IT IS TIME."
A dark portal suddenly opened behind Organization X.
One by one, the members began moving toward it.
Michael looked at them.
"What are they doing?"
Morgan stepped into the portal and looked back.
"See you all someday…"
He smiled.
"…when it's all done."
The portal began closing.
But before it disappeared—
Lucia raised her hand.
Dark energy gathered around Junyu.
She cast a spell directly onto him.
BOOM.
Junyu's body suddenly expanded.
His muscles grew larger.
His entire frame became heavier and more powerful.
Ikiro's blue flames began disappearing.
"What?!"
Lucia smiled.
"KILL THEM."
The portal slammed shut.
Organization X was gone.
Michael stared at the empty space.
"What was that… the portal?"
Ikiro landed beside the others.
"It was magic."
He looked toward the place where the portal had vanished.
"Someone on their team can use magic."
Then Junyu moved.
The blue flames completely disappeared.
His head slowly lifted.
His eyes were glowing red.
Ikiro's expression hardened.
"Help me defeat Junyu."
Junyu suddenly vanished.
WHAM!
Ikiro was lifted off the ground.
Junyu had grabbed him and swung him through the air like a weapon before smashing him into the floor.
The ground cracked beneath the impact.
Ikiro struggled to rise.
"This…"
He looked up at Junyu.
"…is not normal."
Junyu stood over him.
"He is way stronger now."
INSIDE JUNYU'S MIND
Darkness.
Junyu was on his knees.
His head throbbed as strange energy continued spreading through his body.
"AHH!"
He grabbed his head.
"This spell…"
His breathing became heavier.
"…it's hurting my brain."
Junyu looked around the endless darkness.
"It feels like I'm losing control…"
His eyes slowly began closing.
"It feels like…"
"…I'm going to sleep."
INSIDE THE PORTAL
Morgan walked through the darkness with Lucia, Dom, and the others.
He looked at her.
"What spell did you put on him?"
Lucia turned toward him.
"U.S."
Morgan's eyes widened.
Dom looked confused.
"We will never see them again…"
He paused.
"That means…?"
Morgan smiled.
"It is time."
He looked ahead.
"We have arrived."
His voice echoed through the portal.
"The world…"
His smile widened.
"…is OURS."
BACK BELOW THE PRISON
Michael suddenly froze.
He felt something behind him.
Before he could turn—
BAM!
Junyu struck him across the face.
Michael crashed away.
Katsa crawled backward, trying to put distance between herself and Junyu.
Salim slowly pushed himself up from the rocks.
Ikiro looked at Junyu.
Then his expression changed.
"Leave."
Everyone looked at him.
"He's not even conscious anymore."
Ton stared at Junyu.
"What?"
"We have to run!"
The group began retreating.
But then—
Junyu stopped.
His red eyes suddenly turned completely white.
His hair began changing.
The darkness covering his body faded.
His muscles returned to normal.
His entire body slowly returned to its original shape.
Silence.
Ton stared at him.
"He's back to normal…"
He looked closer.
"But his hair…"
His eyes widened.
"…and his eyes are different now."
Ikiro froze.
"No way…"
Everyone turned toward him.
"What?!"
Ikiro stared at Junyu.
His voice became almost a whisper.
"It is…"
His eyes widened.
"U.S."
Michael looked confused.
"What is U.S.?"
He slowly stepped backward.
"Unknown Soul."
Ton looked down.
His eyes widened.
Something had struck him.
He froze.
A sudden force had caught him in the abdomen, and he staggered backward.
He looked forward.
Junyu stood directly in front of him.
His eyes were completely white.
His black hair fell across his face.
And he was smiling.
A smile none of them had ever seen on their captain before.
Junyu slowly looked at all of them.
"You all…"
He took one step forward.
"…will answer to me."