A few hours later...

The injured boy has arrived at his destination.

Old Man: "L-Lord Damiax?!"

Damiax: "(weakly) Please..."

He passes out via blood loss as the woman walks over to aid him.

A few days later...

Halen: "He will accept me."

Halen stands in front of a statue of a leopard and a jaguar, a staircase leading down, and is surrounded by deep canyons.

Halen: "I'm not worthless. I'll prove it."

Meanwhile...

Luke: "It's always the last place you look, isn't it?"

Luke had to backtrack several times, but he knows that the path is in the next room.

Luke: "Now what welcoming committee is waiting for me this time?"

Luke steps inside to come face to face with Halen.

Halen: "I'd assume that you're talking about me?"

Luke quickly sees the statue.

Luke: "So that's what happened to the Mark of Claws."

Halen develops bird wings.

Halen: "It remains right where it belongs."

Her feet develop jaguar claws

Luke: "Really? I thought it and the Mark of Sight were resting in the square and monastery back home."

Luke changes into a bat and flies straight towards the statue.

Halen: "My brother took care of the hard part."

Halen lunges towards a Luke, but it's too late, he's at the statue and back to normal.

Luke: "I'll go ahead and take my upgrade."

Luke touches the statue, causing a tattoo like a leopard to burn itself into Luke's chest.

Halen: "What can you hope to gain?"

Luke: "Everything."

Luke looks towards Halen.

Luke: "Just watch me."

The new tattoo begins to glow.

Halen: "No new tricks can save you."

Luke changes into a leopard and makes a mad dash towards his enemy.

Luke: "I think you meant the contrary."

He digs his new claws into Halen's gut.

Halen: "S-Stop!"

Halen takes to the skies and sends Luke falling into a canyon.

Luke: "Nice try."

Luke changes into a bat before taking to the skies, pursuing Halen.

Halen: "Just die already!"

Halen back hands Luke back into the canyon.

Luke: "When you're the last one..."

He changes into a leopard and claws the edge until he comes to halt.

Luke: "... you can't die until you say so!"

He makes a rapid climb towards Halen as she dives back down.

Halen: "Lady luck isn't on your side!"

Luke uses the momentum of his climb as he changes back and holds his staff out forward.

Luke: "I don't need luck!"

His staff impales Halen through the heart.

Luke: "Just willpower!"

They crash right in front of the staircase as Halen's eyes turn pale.

Halen: "(weakly) Fath... er?"

Life drains from her body as Luke rips his staff out.

Luke: "So now he's sending his actual kids after me?"

He walks towards the staircase.

Luke: "Sounds like he only cares for himself."

He steps down...