Heat used his element of magic and plant life, restoring the Cakiswa Forest's health and beauty. The dark clouds faded, like waking up in the morning after a nightmare.
The trees grew back. The sun shined its radiant gleam upon the forest.
The forest awakened. The calm air returned again. The shattered ground was healed from its painful suffering.
Heat, Tigeren, and Speedy returned to King Weli and Queen Nobeiza.
"So he slipped away. Just like that?" King Weli asked.
"Yes, my king. I'm sorry for failing you. We all are..." Tigeren bowed deeply to him.
"You didn't fail me. This mission was supposed to help you get some closure. I know how much it affected you. I'm talking about your master's death," King Weli responded.
Tigeren and Speedy remained silent, but they did receive some closure from fighting Marisha.
"You can leave for your adventure now. Feel free and grow strong," Queen Nobeiza softly spoke.
"You're dismissed," King Weli stated.
Heat, Speedy, and Tigeren left. They invited Heat to their home. Inside their house was the sweet scent of comfort.
A green pleasure painted on the walls. They sat down in the lounge room, a room made of green glass walls.
"Heat. We didn't tell King Weli and Queen Nobeiza about what really happened," Speedy sounded serious.
Tigeren backed him up. "Speedy's right. You better explain yourself. You changed somehow. You were scarier than my anger."
"I know, I know. I wish I could explain what's happened, but... I don't... have all the answers," Heat murmured.
Speedy burst out, "Try telling us what really happened. You must know something."
Heat explained, "All I know is that an evil voice appeared in my head and took control over my body. I felt like I wanted to kill... for fun. The voice is dark, and somehow it's... too powerful..."
The room became silent. Eyes focused on Heat. Heat felt sad as he heard the voice echoing in his head.
"Tigeren... Speedy. I know that you want more answers, but... I don't have much to say. If you don't want to join me on my journey, I'll understand. I don't want to force you."
Speedy remarked, "Come on. Snap out of it! Jeez, you don't have to be all sad, you know."
"The fool speaks the truth. We all have a long way to go. I have my own power to control. And you're gonna help me control it," Tigeren said, sounding clear and direct.
Heat felt relieved upon hearing them.
"Thank you. But I need you to stay here for a little while. I still need to get more allies for our team."
He said his goodbyes and left the Red Beast Kingdom. His team slowly growing. He left Tigeren and Speedy behind but promised to call upon them when the time was ready.
As for Marisha, he hid himself deep into the Cakiswa Forest.
"I will kill those three. My power will surpass theirs."
"Is that right?!" a voice stated in the shadows.
"Hmm, who are you? Have you come here to fight? Because I don't have the time to play with weaklings."
"You better watch your tongue, especially when addressing me," the voice sounded serious. The shadow moved closer.
"Marisha, you caught my attention." The dark figure began clearing its presence.
And a cobra appeared from the shadows—the same serpent that absorbed Psyckit, Steelio, and Blue. The last serpent in existence.
"Evil Snake!" Marisha was shocked by his presence.
"Evil Snake, what's a snake like you doing here?"
Yugitiwa hissed, "I'm here to offer you an opportunity bigger than your life. Just as I said before, you caught my attention, Marisha."
Marisha walked toward him, carefully approaching him.
"What are you proposing exactly?"
"I want you to join me. Your skills may prove to be useful to me. After all, you managed to bring out Heat's dark side."
"You know about that. But how did you...?" Marisha was surprised.
Yugitiwa intervened, "I'm Evil Snake, and I have a lot of plans for this world. Now join me. I'm offering you power. You'll answer to my commands. Do you accept my proposal or not?"
"Should I take this deal? I mean, this is the strongest xtro in the world. This is unbelievable..." Marisha thought deeply.
"I accept. But you have to restore my legs. I already lost three of them from my fight earlier," he stated.
Yugitiwa used his power to restore Marisha's form. The legs he lost earlier were replaced with new identical legs.
"There!" Yugitiwa snapped. "Now, you're with me."
Marisha and Yugitiwa left the Cakiswa Forest.