Ryder immediately came to, realising that, much to his embarrassment, he was holding Steven's hand, who seemed to flush at this as well before they let go, trying to look the opposite way but only finding themselves looking at the other, causing a whole new shade of red to show.

"Alright, can you lovebirds can it?" Pilseung frowned. "We're in the middle of a battle here, you know!"

"R-Right!" Steven faced the others. "W-What's happened?"

"W-we lost Galaxy Weapon 1 and 3," Taeyang mumbled, gripping his fists tightly as he said this. "We got distracted by your fight, a-and they took them...."

"What?!" Ryder's eyes widened. This was bad!

"And they already have Galaxy Weapon 2 and 5, so... it's all down to Galaxy Weapon 4 and 6. Pilseung and Ryder..." Rosie looked away.

"You're not cutting us out of this!" Steven said, gripping Ryder's shoulder. "Because we're fighting together, whether we have powers or not!"

"Yeah! We're not about to lose to an egomaniac!" Wild Cat agreed.

"We will fight and we will win!" Everest cheered.

"No matter how hard it will be, we WILL win and come out on top!" Ryder nodded with a smile.

"So get ready to eat dust, Demonseu! We're about to take you down!" Rosie grinned.

"Let's get those Galaxy Weapons back!" Taeyang shouted.

"YEAH!" They nodded in agreement. It was time to stop Demonseu!

"Before that, though..." Ryder turned around, and whistled for the other 6 pups, who immediately heard it and shared a grin. That meant that...!

"Our Ryder's back!" Rubble happily smiled.

"WHAT?!" Octonaus growled.

The group then saw the humans and pups marching their way, eyes narrowed and prepared for battle, which the 6 original members soon joined as they charged at the villains.

"Grrr... ENOUGH! I have had enough of this feeble fighting! We are going to bring Demonseu-nim back no matter how much you struggle!" Bubble Cat snarled.

"As if we'll let that happen!" Taeyang yelled back.

"Yeah, we're taking you down!" Pilseung agreed, and the team then prepared themselves. This was going to be a tough fight, but, well, they didn't expect anything else. It was a fight for their world, for the cosmos.

They weren't holding back either. The villains had to bring Demonseu back, no matter the cost. Octonaus couldn't risk a searing pain in his head again. The last one had hurt a lot, the one after he lost to those children. He couldn't risk it anymore. No matter what, Demonseu-nim HAD to come back. NO MATTER WHAT!!!!

"YOU ARE GOING DOWN!" Robostein hissed, and the two sides readied themselves before they charged.

Time to end this once and for all!

Steven and Ryder immediately went up against Octonaus, Galaxy Weapon 6 and the Homeworld sword in hand as they looked up to the looming threat.

For some reason, Ryder didn't feel scared anymore. The fog in his mind had lifted for some reason. As he fought using Galaxy Weapon 6, he was aware of the person fighting alongside him. He was acutely aware of his fighting style, of the way he swung the sword and used his Gem powers to fight.

He was aware of how happy he was, how thankful he was that Steven had come into his life.

And so he would fight to the end.

Charging forward and sharing a glance with Steven Universe, Ryder then jumped the same time he did and both drove their weapons into Octonaus' oxygen mask.

Right into the mask that unknowingly controlled him.

A screech could be heard as the mask cracked, "NO NO NO I AM INVINCIBLE YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!"

"We won't pay because you're in the wrong here!" Ryder yelled, holding onto Steven's hand.

"So time to say goodbye, Demonseu!" Steven agreed before they shared a grin and drove their swords into the two parts, ending him with an unearthly screech.

But just like that, Demonseu was gone.

Robostein, Bubblecat, and Utsukeratops could only stare in shock while Octonaus closed his eyes, his eyes finally back to their original colour; a bright brown that reflected Ryder's as he smiled, tears falling down his cheeks, "T-Thank you... for freeing me from Demonseu..."

"Hey, hey, don't die, it's okay, you will make it!" Steven panicked while the sounds of a spaceship arriving echoed throughout the North Pole. "Reinforcements are here! So live your life, a-and don't die!"

"I-I must, though... P-Please take care of my crew members..." He pleaded.

"W-We'll try," Ryder promised, finding himself choking up at the kind emotion in Octonaus' eyes. He ended up being just a pawn to Demonseu... Dying like this...

"G-Good... A-And thank you... Once again..." Octonaus gave them a teary smile. "You... You saved us all..."

Taking a shaky final breath, the former host of Demonseu died with a smile on his face while Robostein and Utsukeratops cried out in sorrow. Their leader... was gone.

Ryder himself shed some tears, and Steven hugged him, but everyone knew that the fight was finally over.

Rosie was hugging Kongdu, crying as it hit her; she had avenged her people, her father.

It was over now. The war had been won.