Everyone heads to the courtyard to begin training. Kai heads to the training droids and begins punching and kicking Them. Kai: "Ha, hya!" Kai is able to hold his own but isn't able to land any hits on the droids and ends up losing everytime. He tries to beat the training droids once more and lands his first hit in a week but is thrown into a nearby tree causing him to cough blood. Kai: "Alright, these droids are actually getting kinda annoying!" Kai clenches his fist and grits his teeth, his annoyance and anger rising. Kai: "Die! You worthless piece of trash!" Kai's immense anger causes him to evoke raw Aether. He uses the raw Aether to enhance his speed and strength as he charges at the droid. Kai's unleashes a barrage of punches and kicks. Kai kicks the droids head off. Another attacks but has it's head quickly dismembered. Kai: "too easy!" Kai deactivates his raw Aether but hears clapping, Kailooks over and sees Lysander and Rhea. Lysander: "Took you long enough buddy." Rhea: "Give the guy a break, you did good Kai." She winks but Kai keeps his regular tough demeanor.
The next day Kai wakes up to an all out brawl between his faction, The Eclipse Syndicate and Zerath's hollow blades. Kai is surprised as Zerath is present during this attack. Zerath effortlessly wipes out our faction with his cursed Aether, only Elder Seran, Lysander, Zara and Rhea continue to stand against him. They all simultaneously attack the Hollow blades' leader but it ends in vain as they get blasted away by Zerath's servants. Rhea: "Damn you Zerath! What do you want here anyway?!" Zerath: "No need for that tone girl. I come here in search of the shard your friend is harbouring." Rhea: "you have another shard Kai?" Kai: "No! they took mine a few days ago already. Zerath: "Not him you imbecile!" Zerath points to Lysander, Zerath: "You. Hand it over boy! Or my servants will just have to take it!" Lysander's eyes blaze with defiance but he knows that he's in a bad position to deny. Lysander: "alright, alright" Lysander reluctantly summons the shard and hands it to the nearby hollow blade member. Zerath: "good boy." Kai clenches his fists before speaking "you mean to tell me... That you killed all these people and caused all of this destruction for a shard?!" Zerath: "why yes." Zerath flaunts the shard, purposely angering Kai, Zerath: "plus, there Isn't a thing you can do about it!" Kai: "oh I'll do something about it!" Elder Seran rushes to Kai and holds him back Elder Seran: No! Leave him Kai." Kai's eyes glow with hatred and raw Aether. Zerath: "let's go boys!" Kai: "you kill my family, you take my shard, you hurt my friends and you destroy my faction! Now I have reasons to slaughter you! You garbage! You listening, I said I'm gonna obliterate you, you filthy rat!" Zerath and his servants walk into their portal, seemingly unaffected by Kai's insults and threats.