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Xykon induces the Sapphire Guard to seppuku.

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Panel 1, Page 1

Xykon: Follow the bouncing ball, children. Xykon tosses a pink ball.

Panel 2, Page 1

O-Chul: SMITE EVIL! He cuts at Xykon with a glowing blue katana, "slash!"

Panel 3, Page 1

Xykon: Meteor—ugh!
Black-haired paladin and O-Chul attack again, "slash! slash!", interrupting his spell casting, "fizzle!"

Panel 4, Page 1

Yunji hits Xykon with her halberd, "slash!" and he falls to the floor.

Panel 5, Page 1

All three advance on the supine Xykon.
Xykon: Are you absolutely certain that you shouldn't be paying attention to the bouncing ball?

Panel 6, Page 1

O-Chul: ...What did you do? What sort of trick is this?
Xykon: Nothing, really. I just inscribed a Symbol of Insanity on one of those super-bouncy balls and flung it into the middle of your troops back there.

Panel 7, Page 1

The ball is bouncing around the room, "boing! boing! boing! boing! boing! boing!", and all of the paladins have insane eyes.
O-Chul: Symbol of...
O-Chul: Insanity...

Panel 8, Page 1

The paladins begin to attack each other, "slash! slash! slash! slash!". Crewcut Guardswoman attacks Grey-haired Sorcerer, Purple-haired Guardswoman beheads Eyepatched Guardsman as others fight around them.
O-Chul: NO!

Panel 9, Page 1

O-Chul runs to the Flying Sorceress, while Jiaya chases Chonmaged Guardsman with her Katana.
O-Chul: Can you fix this? Can you dispel it somehow?
Flying Sapphire Sorceress: No, sir. I don't have the right spells.
Flying Sapphire Sorceress: But if it comes down to it, destroying the Gate itself would prevent it from falling—

Panel 10, Page 1

Xykon kills the Sorceress with an energy drain attack.
Flying Sapphire Sorceress: AAAH!
Xykon: Smart kid. That's a pretty good plan.

Panel 11, Page 1

Xykon: Don't you think?
Chonmaged Guardsman kills Jiaya with a wakizashi between the eyes.

Panel 1, Page 2

O-Chul turns to run towards the throne while Xykon kills the Chonmaged Guardsman with four Magic Missiles

Panel 2, Page 2

White-helmeted Guardsman stabs the Grey-cloaked Guardsman, while a Lightning Bolt from off-panel strikes Blue Spiked Haired Guardsman and O-Chul runs for the throne.
Grey-cloaked Paladin: Wait, stop! What are you doing—!

Panel 3, Page 2

O-Chul passes Do-Ragged Guardsman, who made his Saving Throw and is not insane.
O-Chul: I am sorry, I need to destroy the Gate or all is lost!
Do-Ragged Paladin: I'll hold them off, you get to the throne!

Panel 4, Page 2

O-Chul continues to run past Wingfooted Guardsman being struck by arrows and Purple-haired Guardswoman beheading Grey-shield Guardsman.

Panel 5, Page 2

He mounts the dias, pushing aside Balding Guardsman and Road to Adventure Guardswoman. White-cloak Guardswoman stands near Blue-haired Sorceress.

Panel 6, Page 2

He raises his sword to strike the sapphire.

Panel 7, Page 2

He remains poised to destroy the gate.

Panel 8, Page 2

Xykon: Paralyzing Touch.
Xykon: Heh.

Panel 9, Page 2

Xykon:I tell you, Ugly, nothing's funnier than false hope. You really thought you had a chance there for a second.
Xykon: I mean, sure, I could've just blasted you all from above with fire and lightning and such...

Panel 10, Page 2

Xykon stands at the foot of the dias surrounded by the corpses of the entire Sapphire Guard. Only O-Chul and the Teal-haired Guardswoman remain alive.
Xylon: ...but I've always felt that when it's really important, it's worth it to go that extra mile.
Xykon: Don't you agree?
Teal-Haired Paladin: Oh Twelve Gods... what have I done??
Teal-Haired Paladin: Forgive me!
She slices open her belly with her katana, "shlurkt."

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