Alternate Timelines

These alternate scenarios, considered non-canon to the events of the Roleplay, branch off from the main timeline at various points.

## "Retribution II" Timeline

The events of the cancelled story "Retribution II" take place within a timeline in which Set-Ra and Lobo never returned to take over their respective tribes during the Tribal Summit; thus, the Battle of the Phoenix Isles and the Second Chima Civil War never occurred, and Galvanor instead stuck to his original plan to unify Chima's tribes and destroy the Rays. Despite not being able to use Set-Ra, Fal'qar distracted the Phoenix Tribe from his escape in some other way, and the events of "The Last Reincarnations" happened almost exactly the same way in this timeline.

An additional point of divergence is Lycan's bombing of Saber Mountain actually being successful, scattering the Sabertooths and decimating their military and chi supply; this severely weakened the Ice Hunters' alliance (leaving Crystal Crater as their only base on the continent) in addition to preventing Malgus II from being radicalized and rejoining them (thus also preventing Malgus the Elder from rethinking his plans and defecting to the Stinger Brotherhood). Perhaps as results of the "butterfly effect", the Manta Ray Empire discovered and attacked Chima much earlier in this timeline, Lincoln was corrupted by the knowledge of hypnotism, and Razic never turned on his parents, leaving the New Razarian Monarchy intact. Below is a synopsis of the cancelled story.

### Radnar's Rescue & Lycan's Death

* At the time of the Roleplay, after the events of The Last Reincarnations, and after Lycan bombed Saber Mountain, Lycor returns to Lion City and tells Lycan everything that happened. Lycan (rather than being preoccupied by the Battle of the Phoenix Isles that happened in the RP) has Lewis Luggington spread the word through the news, so that everyone in Chima will now know not to use all nine Fire Wing Harnesses when enacting the Great Illumination. The Supreme Regent then briefs Lycor on a top-secret mission to rescue the frozen Radnar from the Raven HQ in The Iron Mountains, since, without proof, the other tribes thought Lycan had been lying about the Raven Leader being overthrown rather than disappearing (and Lycan wants to expose Rica's treachery and reinstate Radnar as the Raven Leader, to detach the Raven Tribe from The Forgotten and bring it back fully into the Chima Alliance). Lycor agrees to carry out the mission after he's rested.

* The night of the following day, Lycor leads a Lion Black Ops team on the mission, infiltrating the Razarian Monarchy Tower (formerly the New Talon Industries Tower). However, when they find the place where the frozen Radnar was expected to be hidden, the raven himself is nowhere to be found, with the ice shattered on the floor, implying that he had just been rescued by someone else. Since the ice is hacked apart rather than melted, Lycor suspects that Rawlin was the one who rescued Radnar. Rica and her soldiers then arrive in the room, cornering Lycor and his men. Lycor explains that Radnar has already been rescued, and brings up his past good relations with Rica and the Forgotten. When asked by Rica what that has to do with this, Lycor explains that it's very likely he will be appointed the next Lion King, since his uncle is the current Regent, his parents are on the Ruling Council, and Lycan has stated that he believes Lycor to be fit for the duty. Lycor explains to Rica that if she lets him and his men go and he becomes Lion King, he'll ally the Lions with the Ravens and Forgotten, since his mother Lyndis has already prevented Lycan from starting a war on the Forgotten thus far. Rica agrees to the prospect, and lets Lycor go.

* Soon after Lycor reports to Lycan about what happened with Radnar (excluding the part about getting caught by Rica, and his subsequent deal with her), Lyndis arrives at the Lion City that night, and meets with her brother. She questions his recent actions, including his declaration of war on The Forgotten. Annoyed at Lyn for preventing a battle between the Lions and Forgotten at the Croc Swamp, Lycan explains that he had captured Scorm in order to learn how the undead former king had become immortal, so that an immortal Lion King could be put into power, due to the recent disappearances of multiple kings. However, since it became clear that Scorm had no knowledge about his own resurrection, Lycan decided that there was a way he could still get use out of Scorm; he allowed Scordon Freeman to break Scorm out of Lion City, so that he could use this event to declare war on the Forgotten, whom he'd distrusted for a long time, due to their actions, and the fact that they surrounded the Lion Tribe on virtually every side. With Scordon having committed this war crime, Lycan had a valid reason in the eyes of the populace to declare war, and thus have the Chima Alliance eliminate the Forgotten threat. Lyn scolds her brother for his paranoia and his manipulative plan, but Lycan stands his ground, and tells Lyn that they can discuss the matter the next day.

* However, later that night, the masked Erdrik impersonator himself infiltrates Lycan's bedroom, and assassinates the warmongering Lion Supreme Regent (since the Battle of the Phoenix Isles didn't occur in this timeline, leading Galvanor to do this instead), to prevent more wars between the tribes of Chima, so that they'll unite against his enemy, the Manta Ray Empire. Lycan's death (which had been setup by the Eagle King to look like it was caused by a heart attack) makes the news headlines the next day, and as the Lions grieve their temporary leader's passing, Lyrix, on the Isle of Neutrality, is distraught. Lyrix suspects his father's death to have been an assassination, and (knowing of the existence of the Chi Ghost concoctions thanks to Gibbs), after meeting with Lincoln—who consoles Lyrix for his loss, but still seems very cold and almost emotionless—sets out alone to the Gorilla Jungle, so he can summon Lycan's chi ghost to confirm the truth.

### The South's Unity & the Confrontation in the North

* Back in the Lion City, Lycor is crowned, as expected. King Lycor, honoring his deal with Rica, publicly allies with the Raven Tribe and, by extension, The Forgotten. (Wol'jin hadn't been overthrown by Lobo in this timeline, meaning the Scorpions and Gorillas never added the Forgotten to Unichi to replace the Wolves.) Though he grieves his uncle's passing, Lycor knows that Lycan's death and the advent of this alliance have permanently eliminated any possibility of a war between the Lions and Forgotten. Lycor also officially allies with his friends, the Empire of Balance, creating an "alliance web" between the Fire Tribes, the Empire, the Chima Alliance, and the Forgotten and their allies. Eagle messengers arrive at Lion City, asking the new king to ally with the Eagles and Unichi as well, but Lycor is hesitant, still not entirely trusting of "Erdrik" and the Wolves' relatively new President, Wol'jin. The Chi Ghost of Scorpix (see The Last Reincarnations) visits the Lion King after the Eagles leave, and Lycor tells his old rival about his concerns. Scorpix assures Lycor that he'll ask the Scorpion Consuls about Wol'jin, and flies off. Lycor then starts thinking about Lyrix, and the last discussion he'd had with his cousin in The Grassy Plains.

* Lyrix, in The Great Forest by now, is found by a Lion Tribe patrol, who immediately report the appearance to King Lycor while in pursuit of the former pirate. Lyrix is saved from capture, however, by two beings (Lyrix can't recognize their voices, faces or scents due to the special robes they wear that seem to obscure all those things, and he also notes that, if the two men have wings or tails, they're covered by the billowing robes). The two white-robed men seem to be aware of who Lyrix is, and suspect correctly that he is seeking the truth about his father's death through Lycan's Chi Ghost. The men explain that they have the same goal; to learn the truth about something through the words of a Chi Ghost. Lyrix agrees to travel with them to the Gorilla Jungle so they can aid each other, but he is constantly on guard, since the Two Hooded Men, as he calls them, refuse to reveal their identities.

* After receiving the report about Lyrix from the Lions in the Great Forest, Lycor continues to think about his cousin's philosophy, and about how Lyrix must feel following his father's death. Finally, Lycor makes up his mind, and announces to his tribe that Lyrix is to be officially pardoned, since he has already received punishment for his crimes in the form of his exile.

* Meanwhile, in light of the events of The Last Reincarnations, Leodus travels north alone, so that he can question the imprisoned Malgus (in case the other wizard knew of any more Fire Wing Harness locations), in addition to personally meeting with King Malgus II, in hopes of convincing the Mammoths to become part of the Empire of Balance. Leodus leaves the Vulture and Leopard armies with Vamprah in the Valley of Balance, so that the Vulture Lord can lead the Empire's planned surprise attack on the Icebears in Crystal Crater. On his way to The Frozen Tusk, however, Leodus is met in the air by Malgus II in a mammoth-copter. The two kings land their aircraft, and Malgus II explains that his father appears to have been broken out of his cell. Just then, the masked Eagle King arrives with the unconscious and chained Malgus in tow, and armed with a Fire Wing Harness. "Erdrik" explains that his tribe had found the harness soon after the Tribal Summit (again, having not been preoccupied with the battles of Eagle Spire and the Phoenix Isles in this timeline), and he'd ordered the discovery to be kept a secret. Readying for battle, Leodus and Malgus II scold the eagle for bringing the Fire Wings north, after what the Leopard King had explained about the Elemental Balance at the Tribal Summit, but "Erdrik" waves it off, stating that he "couldn't care less" if the tribes of Chima were destroyed, as long as he got justice on the Manta Ray Empire.

* The Eagle King boldly attacks both Leodus and Malgus II. During their duel, Leodus manages to knock Erdrik's battle mask off of his face, revealing his true identity, which Malgus II recognizes as Galvanor the gryphon. Malgus II explains that he and his father had found and revived the frozen gryphon when they'd reconstructed the Purple City, and that he'd flown off when the city was attacked by Senix. Galvanor sarcastically congratulates Leodus on unmasking him, and then strikes at the wizard with some sort of tranquilizing dart (the same thing he'd used on Malgus) that "saps" Leodus' inner chi, reducing his magic power, and knocking him unconscious. Galvanor then hypnotizes Malgus II, ordering him to return to his tribe, and to tell them that Malgus had escaped captivity, but was recaptured and relocated to Hunter Prison. Lastly, Galvanor orders Malgus II to contact Vamprah and tell him that Leodus is currently at the Frozen Tusk, meeting with him. The Mammoth King, brainwashed into obedience by the mysterious hypnotism, gets back in the copter and returns to the Frozen Tusk.

### The Gorilla HQ Infiltration

* In the south, the news about Lyrix's pardon spreads quickly. Lyrix (at the edge of Gorilla Territory by now), while thankful to Lycor for this, comments that the Gorillas will probably still not let them take Chi Ghost concoctions, since Lyrix and the pirates had raided the area before, and since the Two Hooded Men are suspicious individuals. The group sneaks through the jungle, and they work to infiltrate the Chi Ghost Temple.

* At the same time, Galvanor, back in his Erdrik facade, returns to his throne room and hides the two captured wizards before any Eagles can see. There is one eagle there, though, and Galvanor speaks to him about the progress of the "machine". Galvanor is soon informed, however, of an attack on Chima's coast from an unknown fish-like species. Galvanor sends Eagle forces to combat the invasion, in hopes of capturing and interrogating at least one of the creatures.

* Lyrix and the Two Hooded Men infiltrate the Chi Ghost Temple, only for one of the Two Hooded Men to announce that they were being followed. The group pounces on their follower, who had "gotten just a bit too close", giving away his presence. They apprehend a lion, who Lyrix at first assumes is from the Lion Tribe, but the lion explains that he's from the Isle of Neutrality, and that it had been his job to follow Lyrix, following Lincoln's directions via a tracking device in Lyrix's cloak. Lyrix discovers the device, smashes it, and comments about how Lincoln is a "control freak" when it comes to the citizens of his island. As the Two Hooded Men restrain the lion outside the temple so he can't eavesdrop, Lyrix moves on ahead and takes a Chi Ghost concoction, summoning the ghost of Lycan. At last, Lycan confirms Lyrix's suspicion about his death, and warns his son about the Erdrik impersonator, cautioning him to not go after the mysterious Eagle King if it endangers his own life.

* Lyrix then comes up with the idea of Lycan possessing a body to return to life, but Lycan turns down the offer, stating that he doesn't care much for Chima anymore, and prefers being with the rest of the family in the Chi Ghost Realm. Just as Lycan bids Lyrix farewell and the Two Hooded Men arrive to summon their own Chi Ghost, an Eagle Spec Ops force ambushes and captures them. The Eagles explain to the three enraged men that they were sent by King Erdrik to find and capture Lycan's exiled son. The Eagles throw back the hoods of the Two Hooded Men, revealing their identities as Rawlin and Radnar. The Eagles, not knowing the reason their king wanted them to capture Lyrix, and immediately more interested in the capture of Rawlin, are distracted by this revelation, allowing Lyrix to narrowly escape, stealing one of the eagle jets.

* As the battles with the western invaders rage on in the world outside, the two Ravens and the lion who'd been outside the temple are secretly imprisoned and privately interrogated by "Erdrik" (who has announced his discovery of the Fire Wing Harness to Chima by now, and wears it all the time) in Eagle Spire. Upon learning about the Chi Ghost concoctions, and Rawlin's desire to speak to the ghost of his mother in order to find out why she'd been acting as if she didn't know him when she was alive (though not managing to steal a concoction by himself, Rawlin had learned about Chi Ghosts during his last "disappearance"), Galvanor reveals that he'd recently discovered Erlin's research notes after the Tribal Summit, hidden deep in the Eagle Library. Galvanor hands a copy of them to the Ravens to read, and Rawlin learns the truth about how Erlin had hypnotized him into overthrowing Razar, hating the Eagles, and starting the Chima Civil War, all as part of her and Rawndor's plan. Galvanor explains that he can't let Rawlin and Radnar go in case they're planning to retake control of the Raven Tribe, since Rica's Forgotten-approved monarchy works better in favor of Chima's unity overall, as a result of Lycor becoming Lion King.

### Springing the Trap

* Lyrix quickly reaches the Raven HQ in the eagle jet, where he once again meets with Rica, and tells her about everything that happened in the Gorilla territory, from the revelation that King Erdrik assassinated Lycan, to the capture of Rawlin and Radnar by the Eagles. In light of this news, Rica agrees to Lyrix's plan: she'll contact the Eagle King to discuss the custody of Rawlin and Radnar, and when he arrives alone to the top of the Razarian Monarchy Tower (as per Rica's demands, under threat of blackmail using the knowledge of Lycan's murder), Rica and Lyrix will ambush and capture "Erdrik". They will then expose him to Chima's populace, either by revealing his true identity (in the event that he turns out to be an impostor of King Erdrik), or by eventually summoning Lycan's Chi Ghost to confirm the truth about his death. Unbeknownst to Rica, Lyrix, whose only goal now is to avenge his father, plans to kill "Erdrik" immediately after their plan has been carried out.

* Soon after, when "Erdrik" comes alone to the Razarian Monarchy Tower as planned, Lyrix, armed and powered up with chi, prepares to attack him from behind, only for the Eagle King to immediately hypnotize Rica, "locking away" her memory of her meeting with Lyrix, and ordering her to go back into the tower. Stunned at this, Lyrix still proceeds, ambushing "Erdrik" and knocking the hypnotism pendulum out of his hand (and all the way off the tower, preventing the Eagle King from hypnotizing anyone else), as well was ripping his mask off (Lyrix can't stab him from behind, due to the Phoenix armor and Fire Wing Harness he's wearing). Confronting the gryphon, Lyrix declares that he'll capture him, expose his deception about his identity to Chima, and then kill him to avenge Lycan.

* While dueling Lyrix, Galvanor says that he regrets killing "a relative". When Lyrix demands to know what he means, Galvanor introduces himself as Galvanor Anzu the First, Prince of the Gryphons. Apologizing for killing a distant cousin once again, Galvanor strikes a seemingly fatal blow to Lyrix, who tries to escape in Galvanor's eagle jet, only to be thrown off the tower by the gryphon. Certain that Lyrix is dead, Galvanor departs.

### Lyrix's Destiny & Lincoln's Betrayal

* During a surprising period of peace now that the Bats have pushed back the Manta Ray Empire's first invasion, King Lycor goes to the Isle of Neutrality to meet with Lincoln face-to-face, at a prompt from the colony's leader. There, Lincoln admits that he'd been harboring Lyrix before his pardon, and that he'd been tracking Lyrix. Lincoln explains that the signal of the tracking device disappeared, and he'd also lost contact with the lion he'd sent to follow Lyrix. He proposes to the Lion King that they work together to find Lyrix and Lincoln's man, who both may be in danger, and who were both last in the Gorilla Jungle. Lycor agrees, and heads to the Gorilla territory with a mixed force of his and Lincoln's Lions.

* Lyrix wakes up in the Golden City's hospital, and upon leaving the hospital (now completely healed), he is met by Vamprah, who explains that he was found in the Iron Mountains, on the brink of death, by Imperial scouts, and was saved by the Leopard Druids. Lyrix spots a Fire Wing Harness (formerly Malgus') in the courtyard, and Vamprah explains that it's free for anyone in the city to try on, to see if the Fire Wings sprout from the back of the Harness, thus proving if they're destined to participate in the Great Illumination; many, Vamprah states, have tried it on already, and to no avail. Lyrix dons the Fire Wing Harness out of pure curiosity, almost as a joke, and finally has his clothes transformed into Phoenix robes, as the wings sprout from the back of the armor. Lyrix and Vamprah are both left momentarily shocked.

* In the Eagle Spire, just after Galvanor leaves to meet with another tribe leader, Lyrix, with his newfound powers, breaks into the secret holding block, breaking out Rawlin and Radnar to repay them for their help (as well as, somewhat reluctantly, Lincoln's lion who'd followed him). Lyrix also burns Erlin's research notes on hypnotism. Unbeknownst to Lyrix and the Ravens as they fly away though, the lion, a true die-hard supporter of Lincoln, finds and takes a copy Galvanor had made of Erlin's notes, in case his leader can get any use out of them...

* Meanwhile, Lycor and the Lions he's with, after receiving permission from the Gorillas to search the deep, remote recesses of the jungle for the missing persons, have come up empty handed so far. Suddenly, Lincoln's "neutral" Lions, who'd seemingly been lagging behind, shoot Lycor's troops with tranquilizer guns, and attack Lycor himself with the apparent intent to kill. One of Lincoln's Lions explains that this is the perfect place for the Lion King to be killed in an "accident", and that the age of a monarchy for the Lion Tribe is over. Disappointed in Lincoln for using the disappearance of Lyrix and his own lion as an opportunity to attempt a takeover of the tribe, Lycor focuses on knocking out the enemy Lions, and is soon aided by Lyrix, as he swoops in. After the cousins take down all the Lions, Lycor comments on the reversal of Lyrix's prior "ice lion" transformation, and about Lyrix surprisingly being destined to wear a Fire Wing Harness. Lyrix, however, explains everything that's happened in the Gorilla Jungle, the Raven HQ, and Eagle Spire. Lyrix cautions Lycor to not make the same mistake he did, and to very carefully plan a trap for the clever Galvanor. Lycor agrees, and resolves to simply deliver Lincoln's unconscious Lions to the Isle of Neutrality, with the sardonic message "it didn't work; let's focus on working together against the western invaders for now!" Lycor and Lyrix then discuss what Galvanor could've meant when he told Lyrix he was related to them.

### New Alliances

* Just as Vamprah is about to launch the Empire's surprise attack on the Icebears, both he and Lycor are contacted by Malgus II; the hypnotism on the Mammoth King having worn off a while after Galvanor's pendulum was destroyed. Malgus II tells Vamprah and Lycor that Galvanor kidnapped Malgus and Leodus, and that he seemed to be "draining" their inner chi in the process. Lycor, who at first had been planning to capture and expose Galvanor after the war with the aquatic tribes was concluded, realizes he must infiltrate the Eagle Spire as soon as possible, with Leodus' life on the line. Vamprah and Malgus II, while desiring to save the wizards but not wanting to start a war between the Eagles and the Empire, Lions, and Mammoths, caution Lycor to be extremely careful and stealthy in his infiltration. Knowing this, Lycor remembers what Lyrix had told him about Rawlin and Radnar, and resolves to contact the two rogue Ravens to ask for their help.

* After the radio meeting between Vamprah, Malgus II, and Lycor has concluded, Rawlin and Radnar arrive at Crystal Crater, which had been their intended destination after summoning Erlin's Chi Ghost. Rawlin explains to Radnar that, during his lone journeys, he started meeting with a representative of the Icebear Tribe, hoping to ally himself with them. Lyrix, who lands behind the Ravens, asks why this is, and Rawlin brings up the revelation about Malgus' plan and the Great Illumination that'd been made public by the news recently. Rawlin argues that any tribe that ever planned a universe-resetting event could not be trusted, and that was why he refused to ally with the Fire Tribes or use the Phoenix's invention, fire chi. Just as Iceslash comes out to meet with Rawlin, the Empire of Balance attacks Crystal Crater. Rawlin tells Iceslash that he'll leave for now, and ally with the Icebears if they prove their strength by standing their ground. As Lyrix and the Ravens part ways, Lyrix tells them that, since the Fire—Ice Wars are obviously not over, he hopes he and Rawlin won't be on opposite sides of the conflict.

* Just after this, Lyrix and Rawlin are called by Leanna Luggington and Lycor, respectively. Leanna tells a shocked Lyrix that Lincoln and his most loyal supporters have hypnotized nearly everyone on the Isle of Neutrality into an obedient army, and that only she managed to escape with her free will intact. Lyrix races to the island, managing to swoop in and take Leanna before she can be brainwashed. Lyrix flies Leanna to New Bat Island, where he gains an audience with Bliston thanks to his previous alliance with Balthazar (unlike Gibbs, Lyrix had never betrayed the Grand Admiral). Lyrix and Leanna tell the Bat King what's happened, pleading for his aid in freeing the colonists from Lincoln's tyranny. Bliston, realizing that Lincoln plans to have his brainwashed army spread the hypnotism to eventually take control of all Chima's citizens, agrees that this is a top-priority threat that must be eliminated immediately. Since the aquatic tribes aren't currently attacking, Bliston himself leads the Bats' Second Fleet in blockading the Isle of Neutrality, with Lyrix and Leanna in tow.

* Meanwhile, Rawlin and Radnar, wanting revenge on Galvanor for capturing them, agree to Lycor's request. Lycor easily infiltrates the Eagle Spire with the help of the expert thieves, only to be confronted by Razar, Rica, and Raven troops as they search for the captured wizards. The Raven King and Queen, who infiltrated Eagle Spire to take down "Erdrik" now that the hypnosis on Rica has worn off, demand to know why Lycor is working with Rawlin and Radnar. Lycor tries to explain, but Razar, eager for revenge on Rawlin for his own death, attacks the other Ravens. Rawlin tells Razar the truth about how he was hypnotized by his mother to assassinate the Raven King, but Razar doesn't believe him without proof. Just then, the Manta Ray Empire launches another attack on Chima, the impacts of their missiles felt all the way in Eagle Spire. Lycor goes to a balcony on west side of the Spire, and sees crackling yellow lightning (which he immediately recognizes as one of Leodus' and Malgus' magic attacks) sprout from the top of the tower, creating a magic storm in the sky; and unleashing "controlled" lightning upon the Ray ships and aircraft, decimating them, as the Eagle Army moves out to assist in fighting the invaders. Starting to realize what's happening, Lycor rushes up the tower, even as the two groups of raven infiltrators are locked in battle.

### Culminating Battles

* In his flagship, Bliston curses the Manta Ray Empire, knowing that they took advantage of the Bats' preoccupation to invade again. Bliston notices though, that the Eagles seem to be doing a good job of combating the Empire, and orders the Bats on New Bat Island to assist in Chima's defense, while the Bat Fleet maintains the blockade around the Isle of Neutrality. Bliston, knowing that Lyrix contacted him specifically because of the Bats' sonar location abilities, leads a force to charge onto the island, with their eyes closed the entire time to avoid being hypnotized, and with the orders to limit casualties from both sides as much as possible.

* Lycor makes it to the top floor of the Eagle Spire, where he finds Malgus and Leodus, partially conscious inside some sort of glass vat, their inner chi/magic power being drained through a strange machine. Galvanor confronts Lycor, announcing with regret that he'll have to kill the Lion King, since he no longer has access to methods of hypnosis. Lycor tells Galvanor that he knows who he is, and the Fire Wing-armed gryphon attacks Lycor. The two duel even as the machine draining and utilizing the wizards' magic, armed by an unseen eagle, continues to rain fire on the Imperial Fleet outside.

* Elsewhere in the Eagle Spire, the Ravens continue to fight, even as Rawlin tries to convince Rica and Razar of what he was saying earlier. Just as Rica starts to consider that he's telling the truth, a missile from the Imperial Fleet hits the Spire, knocking everyone down. As the other Ravens help each other out of the rubble, Rawlin and Radnar escape.

* As Lycor continues to duel Galvanor (managing to shatter the gryphon's battle mask in the process), the lion asks why his adversary is doing this. Galvanor recounts his past, from the destruction of the Gryphon Tribe (descendants of a shipwrecked joint crew of Lion and Eagle explorers on the West Sea) at the hands of the Manta Ray Empire, to his amnesia upon reaching Chima alone, to his adoption by the Eagle King of the time, to the betrayal of the rogue Phoenix "Sorceress" who co-led the Avian Triumvirate (and her murder of the Eagle King, leaving the young Galvanor to have lost everything twice now) during their war with the Mammalian Confederation of 823-819 years prior, to Galvanor being almost killed in the crossfire during the Battle of The Purple City, and frozen beneath the waves in the Arctic, and finally to his revival, and his journey west, which reawakened all the memories of his home island. Now understanding how Galvanor became the way that he is because of his tragic life (and because of the "eye for an eye" philosophy he got from his father, leading him to want to make the Rays extinct to avenge the Gryphons), Lycor tries to convince him to let go of his warped thirst for "justice" as they continue to duel, but to no avail.

* On the Isle of Neutrality, Bliston's troops make it to the island's capital, and Bliston fights Lincoln, trying to destroy his pendulum. However, Bliston is outnumbered by Lincoln's non-hypnotized, die-hard supporters. Bliston manages to knock the pendulum out of Lincoln's hand, though, so Lyrix is able to swoop in and burn his way through both Lincoln's supporters, and the last copy of Erlin's research notes, even as Lincoln blasts the Bat King across the room with a chi-powered roar.

* As Lycor continues to duel Galvanor on the top floor of the Eagle Spire, Razar attempts to push forward, but Rica stops him, explaining that the Eagles would almost certainly discover them now, and that this would be a terrible time for a war to start between the Ravens and Eagles. Razar reluctantly agrees to leave the tower with Rica and the other Ravens.

* In Lincoln's office, Lyrix destroys the pendulum, pulls the chi orb out of the tyrant's chest, and corners him. Lincoln stands his ground, drawing parallels between himself and Lyrix, and arguing that they were both outcasts wronged by the Lion Tribe, so Lyrix could surely understand why "persuading" Chima's inhabitants (and the aquatic tribes) to submit to the "neutral" Lincoln's will would've been the only way to bring peace and prosperity to Chima. However, Lyrix argues that, though they had similar pasts, they couldn't be more different, since Lyrix values freedom over "unity", and free will over peace. Lyrix then savagely lashes at Lincoln, and sets the lion ablaze with his Fire Wings. Lincoln falls from his office and down into a stream far below.

* Even as the magic-harnessing weapon obliterates the Imperial ships, the Rays still push on, the destruction of the weapon being their top priority. Just as Lycor is starting to make Galvanor realize the flaws of his philosophy, a missile from the Rays strikes the top floor of the Spire, knocking down both combatants and destroying the machine; the glass vat is shattered, freeing the two wizards. Malgus immediately lunges forward and plunges his hand through Galvanor's chest, ripping the Fire Wing Harness out through him, and fatally wounding the gryphon. Malgus reforges the harness around himself, becoming the Elemental Wizard once again, and flying out of the Spire. Lycor and Leodus go to Galvanor, who laments that in his last moments, he isn't entirely sure whether he'd been in the right or not. Galvanor tells Lycor that he'll "be seeing their ancestors now", and perhaps will find the answer in the afterlife. As he dies and the eagle scientist who'd been manning the magic weapon flies down into the room, Galvanor tells Lycor and Leodus that the eagle will explain the contingency plan in the event of the King's death.

### Aftermath

* On the sea, the Imperial Admiral, having successfully destroyed the magic weapon, orders an immediate retreat of the fleet, which sustained heavy losses. At the same time, after Galvanor dies, the eagle scientist explains to Lycor and Leodus that the body of the impostor gryphon cannot be seen by anyone; Galvanor had ordered that, if he died, his body would be destroyed, so that the people of Chima would believe the Eagle King Erdrik had died as a martyr for their cause. If the people discovered that "Erdrik" had been an impersonator, it carried the risk of breaking the newfound unity of the tribes against the invaders. The eagle scientist explains that he will cremate the gryphon's body by setting a controlled fire on this floor, which will appear to have been caused by the Empire's missile strike. Lycor agrees, and gives Leodus an orb of fire chi, so that they can help with setting the fire, before fleeing from the top floor. While doing so, Lycor and Leodus discuss Malgus, and Leodus contacts Malgus II to tell him what happened in the Eagle Spire.

* In the aftermath of the battle on the Isle of Neutrality, as the Bat Fleet breaks apart its blockade, Bliston looks out over the horizon, as Lyrix flies down and lands next to him. The Bat King comments about how someone could become so obsessed with peace and prosperity, that they'd disregard free will in pursuit of it, and wonders if Lincoln realized the problem with this philosophy in his last moments. Lyrix explains that the inhabitants of the Isle of Neutrality will know "true freedom" now that they're without a leader or any sort of laws, and also recounts what happened in Eagle Spire to Bliston, since Lycor had just contacted Lyrix to tell him about it. Bliston is surprised about Erdrik's true identity, and promises not to tell anyone. Lyrix states that Lycor and Galvanor were both only partially right with their stances on the subject of revenge, and explains that revenge being right or wrong depends on the context and the "scale", at least from his point of view. Lyrix declares that he's now achieved the perfect balance between what society deems "good" and "evil", and speculates that Lincoln and Galvanor might've achieved that balance as well, if they hadn't been consumed by their respective ideologies.

That is, so far, the end of Chima's recorded history in the "Retribution II" timeline.