The broken planet, now on the brink of total collapse, quivered beneath the weight of the dark energy swirling above it. Dark Void's presence alone seemed to twist the very sky, shadows spiraling like an endless vortex - a cruel storm preparing to swallow everything.
Tim lay on the cracked ground, blood pooling beneath him, his breathing shallow and ragged. Each breath felt like fire in his lungs, but his eyes remained fixed on Rei - the girl he once knew, the girl he had just protected again.
Rei knelt beside him, shaking - her Crescent Hatchets trembling in her grip, though not from physical pain. It was something deeper - something breaking inside her.
"Tim..." she whispered, voice cracking. "Stop... you don't have to-"
Tim's hand, still shaking, reached for hers - a weak grip, but enough to silence her words.
"Rei..." Tim rasped. "You can't beat him alone..."
Before Rei could respond -
A sudden flash of light in the distant sky.
A spaceship.
In the cockpit of the small vessel, Henry and Marie stared in shock at the scene unfolding below.
The planet was crumbling - but it wasn't the dying world that stunned them.
It was the sight of Tim - battered, bloodied, barely hanging on - shielding a woman with black hair from an ominous figure radiating dark power.
"That's Tim!" Henry's voice cracked through the silence.
Marie's heart pounded. "And that woman... could it really be..."
Henry gripped the controls, eyes wide with disbelief. "Rei."
The Lunar Warrior under Dark Void. Henry and Mary trembled looking at her knowing she may destroy them.
Marie blinked back a sudden sting in her eyes. "We... we have to get Tim. Now."
The spaceship descended sharply - but Dark Void's crimson gaze snapped upward, his sneer twisting into a snarl.
On the ground, Tim's head turned ever so slightly - his blurred vision catching the faint, familiar outline of the spaceship above.
Relief flooded his chest.
Henry... Marie...
They were here.
But Dark Void's dark aura flared, his focus now split between the weakened warriors and the incoming ship.
Tim, through his pain, understood what had to happen.
He gripped Rei's wrist weakly.
"Rei..." Tim's voice, though hoarse, held a strange, desperate calm. "You have to go."
Rei's eyes widened. "What?!"
Tim coughed violently, blood staining his lips. "Henry and Marie... they're here... they'll take you... Just go... please..."
Rei shook her head, tears threatening to fall. "No... I'm not leaving you-"
"You have to." His grip tightened - with the last strength he had left.
She froze.
"If I die..." Tim said, his voice breaking slightly. "Let this be my last wish... Just- just honor it, Rei."
Her heart twisted.
"I'm not running-"
"You have to!" Tim's voice rose, even as blood spilled from his mouth.
Rei's vision blurred with tears. She shook her head, over and over again - unable to accept the words.
But Tim only stared at her - his eyes not pleading for his life, but for hers.
"Please... don't let me die for nothing."
Her breath caught in her throat.
Tim then used his communicator to talk to Henry and Marie saying. "You have to save Rei."
They were shocked.
Henry: "You don't mean the Lunar Warrior right?"
Tim: "Trust me."
He then explained gently,
"She's the same girl you were unable to rescue fifteen years ago."
Henry and Marie stared at each other confused. They couldn't abandon her, not again.
Tim: "Plus, she may become an asset."
They felt his resolve.
Marie trembled nervously. "You... should come too."
Tim responded. "You have to give up on me. "
There hearts clutched on hearing that.
They still said in unison "If Rei is coming, you will come too. We finally got you two together after 15 years."
In response, Tim sighed.
"I'm sorry! But please-understand the situation! You'll be in serious danger if you do something that reckless!"
Tim then shrieked into the communicator, his voice strained and trembling.
"I won't be at peace knowing that! And if Heatsun, asks about me... tell him I made a worthy sacrifice!"
Henry and Marie realized there was no stopping him even if it hurt them. Because they had known him from the time he was 10 years old. There was no time to waste.
Before Rei could respond -
Dark Void's voice cut through the air like a blade.
"Enough of this."
A dark storm gathered around him, his hand outstretched as thousands of black arrows, glowing with poisonous energy, formed in the sky - each one aimed at Rei.
The attack - Thousand Darkness Arrows - was meant to kill her.
Rei's body reacted - weakly raising her hatchets - but she knew she couldn't block them all.
Her strength was gone.
But Tim suddenly moved.
Just as the arrows fired -
He threw himself in front of Rei once more.
The dark projectiles rained down, slicing into Tim's back - tearing through him like razors. Blood sprayed into the air as each arrow struck, a merciless storm of darkness.
"TIM!" Rei's scream echoed across the dying world.
Tim hit the ground again - face-first into the cracked dirt - his body twitching with pain.
Above, Henry and Marie's spaceship hovered lower - the hatch now open.
Henry's voice roared through the speakers. "Rei! Get in - now!"
Rei couldn't move - couldn't think.
Her world was shattering.
Tim, through his agony, managed a weak smile as his eyes flickered up to Henry and Marie.
"Take her..." he whispered.
Henry's heart ached. "Tim... no..."
Tim's voice trembled. "If I die... this is my last wish..."
Marie clutched her chest - her breath short. She understood.
Henry gritted his teeth - and with a flash of light, he and Marie appeared on the battlefield, grabbing Rei by her arms.
"No!" Rei screamed, thrashing against their grip. "I'm not leaving him!"
Tim's weak voice broke through the chaos:
"Rei... run..."
Rei sobbed. "I won't-"
"You have to." His voice cracked. "Please..."
Her heart felt like it was being ripped apart but Henry and Marie, despite the ache in their own hearts, forced her back onto the spaceship.
As the spaceship's hatch sealed shut, Dark Void's fury erupted.
"You think you can escape me?"
He launched into the air, a massive wave of dark energy trailing him as he chased the ship.
Rei, still crying, slammed her fists against the glass, screaming Tim's name over and over again.
Henry, gripping the controls, pushed the ship to its limits.
Marie, silent tears running down her face, watched Tim growing smaller and smaller in the distance.
Left alone on the crumbling planet, Tim lay motionless - his body broken, his blood staining the ground.
His vision faded - but in the distance, he saw the spaceship escape.
And Dark Void, roaring with rage, unable to catch them.
A faint, weak smile crept onto Tim's lips.
"She's safe..."
The pain in his body dulled.
His eyes slowly began to close.
His last thought echoed in his mind:
"Rei... live... take him down..."
And with that -
Tim's hand slipped from the bloodied ground... and his world went dark.
A fleet of gleaming spaceships, marked with the insignia of Celestic Justice, broke through the planet's darkened atmosphere. Their sleek forms shimmered against the dying light, moving in synchronized precision - a silent promise of order and strength.
At the helm of the lead ship stood Edward, his stern expression betraying no emotion - but his sharp, calculating gaze scanned the crumbling planet below.
His mind was focused on one thing: Finding the White haired boy Tim and his status.
In a nearby medical bay aboard another ship, Jim leaned against the wall, flexing his arm as if testing his newly healed body.
The scars from his brutal battle against Mega Sunburn and Mega Moonfreeze were gone - thanks to the Celestic medical team, trained in both advanced science and ancient techniques.
The head medic gave a nod. "Your body's fully recovered, Jim. You're fit for battle."
Jim smirked. "Good... because it looks like we're about to get into one."
Suddenly, a signal flared on the ship's monitor - showing Henry and Marie's spaceship hurtling through the sky, trying to outrun a dark, violent energy closing in behind them.
Jim's eyes narrowed. "That's Henry and Marie's ship... but-"
Then he saw him.
A figure cloaked in shadows, his aura twisting the very space around him - his fury palpable.
Dark Void.
Jim clenched his fists. "He's after them."
Edward's voice crackled through the comms. "We can't let him catch them. Prepare the shields."
The Celestic Justice fleet shifted into formation - their ships forming a protective wall between Dark Void and Henry's ship. Energy barriers flashed to life, forming an impenetrable dome of light.
Dark Void roared, his form swirling like a living shadow. His outstretched hand released a torrent of Dark Beams - striking the barriers, sending ripples of darkness across the glowing shields.
The energy walls trembled but held.
Jim's ship veered forward, locking onto Dark Void.
"We have to buy them time!" Jim barked, his voice firm. "Focus on shielding Henry and Marie - I'll stop that monster!"
Edward's voice was calm but commanding. "We can't stall him for long - Jim, don't engage alone."
But Jim was already moving.
With a flash, he leaped from his ship - landing directly in Dark Void's path.
The air crackled around them.
Dark Void sneered at Jim.
"Another fool rushing to his death?" His voice slithered like poison.
Jim's gaze was fierce. "I'm not here to die - I'm here to stop you."
Without hesitation, Jim summoned his weapon - the Solun Lance - its radiant silver glow forming a harsh contrast against the surrounding darkness as he transformed into Grey Warrior.
Dark Void's eyes flickered with faint interest - but mostly disdain.
"You think your little toy will stop me? Fine, I will play with you."
Jim didn't waste words - he lunged, his lance igniting with Solar-Lunar energy.
Their clash sent a shockwave rippling through the sky tearing the air apart.
Jim struck fast - the Solun Lance weaving Solar and Lunar energy at the same time as he aimed for Dark Void's core.
But Dark Void moved like a shadow - twisting and bending, his form barely solid - evading each strike with unnerving ease.
As the battle raged, two more figures jumped down from the ship- glowing like guardians.
Heatsun - his Solar aura burning brighter than ever.
Moonsalt - her dark blue aura shimmering, the crescent shapes of her Lunar energy.
Jim grinned through gritted teeth. "About time."
Heatsun's voice boomed. "You didn't think we'd let you fight him alone, did you?"
Moonsalt's expression was calm yet deadly. "This ends here, Dark Void."
Dark Void chuckled - a dark, hollow sound and said "Moonsalt you seemed to have changed sides."
Moonsalt said "There is no reason for me to side with you because now I have my son with me. He wasn't dead."
She then directed her finger to Jim.
Dark Void said "The grey warrior turned out to be your son? So you had a happy family reunion! But it won't last long."
Heatsun said "We will show you the power of family."