The final moments came in waves of fire and blood.
E collapsed mid-fight, veins blackened, but before Hawkins could strike, he unleashed a last, desperate explosion of power, obliterating two Triplets and weakening the mayor.
John, barely holding on, shifted into a massive diamond form, shielding his friends as they regrouped.
Speen's shadow took monstrous shape—titanic wings and blades—that turned the tide, cutting through the remaining foes.
Derek delivered a decisive blow, stabbing Hawkins through the heart-chain weapon.
The mayor screamed, a sound of rage and loss, before collapsing into the acid below, dissolving into nothingness.
The tower trembled.