Episode 30

„*Many times have I watched the sun set... watched as the sky turned bright with colors... the colors of my clan. I am glad to see the sun set one more time.*”
— Ingressus Voltaris to Senn, just before dying**↑**

The **thirtieth episode** of Songs of War is the tenth and last episode of the third season of the series, as well as the last episode of the entire series. The episode was not released as an animation, but was canonized by the series' script.

## Lore

### The Dual Battle

Opens up in Crown Peak, where the Angel of Death circles around the city. The K'arthen and Cydonia armies are waiting to the west, somewhere underground, Magnorites are digging a tunnel, Val is overlooking Crown Peak on a nearby mountain, Pythus arrives to the End temple and sits on the End throne and Abbigail and Vulcannus fly on Luna to stop him.

In the potion room in Sulliman's house, one of the trapdoors opens up and Borgen along with Ria, Senn, Grek, Grim, Herobrine and some other people come through. They confront Sulliman, but, as he backs up in fear, trips and falls over the edge to his death. They go back to the potion room and pick up as many potions as possible. Grek, wondering what will happen, drinks a speed potion, which, however, slows him down. Thinking quick, Borgen says to Grim to give him a slowness potion, but he gives Grek a night vision potion by accident, which turns him invisible. Borgen grabs a slowness potion, but collides with the invisible Grek, just as Herobrine walks in and sees the situation going on.

On the balcony, Senn asks Ria if she is ready and she asks if they were ever ready for all the things they've done and releases a small set of fireworks, which works as a signal for the waiting army outside of the city. In the End, the Nether is creating a pile of Enderdragon eggs they stole from the temple, while Saxon and Trevor watch. Pythus asks the two if they know how was his axe damaged and says, that the axe was of his great grandfather and that he defeated the Enderking at the time, but was left with a permanent reminder of the conflict. Afterwards, he motions towards the Netherans there and they start throwing the dragon eggs into the void.

Just then, Luna flies in and releases a plume of fire killing some guards. Abbigail and Vulcannus jump off, kill the guards guarding Saxon and Trevor and they join the fight as well. After Pythus and Vulcannus have a small dialogue, Abbigail steps forward and says, that as long he lives, they will fight to oppose him. She looks at the Endercrown and the Enderblade, both of which glow brightly. Pythus draws his huge battle axe, smiles and starts to fight them.

Meanwhile at Crown Peak, the Angel of Death gestures the three Withers to head to the walls. Yujuki, who is with the army, notices, that even though one Wither is down, there is still too many. Hasan says this is the best opportunity they will get, orders to start the attack and the army charges forward. In the End, Abbigail and Vulcannus fight Pythus, Saxon and Trevor fight the Wither skeletons and Luna takes off after the two Withers there.

At Crown Peak, the Angel of Death is observing in the center, just as a light flies towards it. It ducks down and it and Val start fighting as well. The two armies collide, but the Withers start tearing the K'arthen and Cydonia forces apart. Hubris manages to fire his Aggressium Song at a Wither, but it only seems to agitate it. In the End, Luna is forced to fly away as Withers continue to hit her. She passes few Ender Crystals, which heal her and, with her new reignited strength, starts fighting the Withers again. On the balcony, Ria, Senn and Herobrine attack the Withers, firing their Songs trying to hit it. On the walkway leading to Sulliman's house, Borgen and Grek hold the line. The latter, still invisible, kills few Wither skeletons and then fades in, saying that it was fun while it lasted. After a bit of fighting, Val manages to cut off the Angel of Death's wings and it falls down to its death.

In the End, Saxon and Trevor, with the help of some Endermen, eliminate most of the Wither skeletons and Netherans. The two Withers are slowly blowing up the Ender Crystals, until only one is left. Out of nowhere, Thunderdome flies in and kills one of the Withers and goes after the other. On the balcony, Ria fires a Song, which hits a Wither and kills it. Val lands besides her and informs her, that the Withers are tearing the army apart and that they'll never make it to the walls. Ria gets an idea of using the beacons as a distraction. She orders a flight team of Felinas to move in and they glide with their elytras to the central courtyard. Ria, Senn, Herobrine, Grek, Grim and Borgen go there as well. The army on the west pushes forward and Hasan ushers them, but a Wither notices and kills him.

On the courtyard, the Felinas land and one with a Nether star rushes to the beacon, but is killed. Another one picks it up, is shot, but manages to put it into the beacon, before being shot again and killed. A team of Magnorites starts beaming in from Tartarus, but the three Withers destroy the beacon at Crown Peak, which disintegrates the Magnorites who were mid-warp. The courtyard explodes and the blocks stay weightlessly in the air. In the End, Pythus knocks Vulcannus back and stabs Abbigail with the sharp bottom of his axe. Luna sees it and dives onto Pythus, but few Skeletons stop her by firing arrows. He almost kills Abbigail, but Vulcannus stops him and it is revealed, that he is wielding both the Netherblade and the Enderblade, both active in his hands. Pythus is shocked and almost afraid for once. He says that it's impossible, but Vulcannus says, that there's much about their worlds he has yet to learn and they fight one on one. Vulcannus knocks Pythus down a small cliff, but, even though Pythus mocks him, instead of taking his revenge, decides to save Abbigail.

At Crown Peak, Herobrine is the first towards the courtyard. He leaps off the flying chunks and slashes a Wither, killing it by slicing off all three heads at once. The other two Withers fire at him, which causes him to retreat. A second elytra team flies off Sulliman's balcony, Val joining them, and distracts the Nether army, allowing the army to finally push through. Hubris runs through the battlefield and to the the team on the balcony. The two Withers push the team back, but Val and Hubris join in and they, along with Ria and Senn, all fire Aggressium Songs, which combine and form a superpowerful Song, that instantly kills the Withers, as the four look at each other, confused.

In the End, Vulcannus flies with Abbigail on Luna and brings her to an Ender Crystal. It doesn't react and the light on her armor slowly fades out, but eventually, it lets out a tiny beam of energy, which slowly heals her. She wants to go after Pythus, who escaped, but Vulcannus calms her down, saying to let him go.

### The Most Powerful of All

At Crown Peak, a Nether portal has been activated and the army goes through, Ria, Senn and Val waiting outside to wait for the Deathsinger to arrive and engage him. Before Hubris and Grek can say their goodbye, Pythus with two Withers and few Wither skeletons arrive. Hubris manages to push Grek through the portal, before it's destroyed by the Withers. Senn and Ria fall unconscious and Hubris carries them to the side, while fighting some Skeletons. Val distracts the Withers, but is shot and falls unconscious as well. Hubris distracts them next, but is shot as well and falls down.

Ria and Senn wake up and fight Pythus, but he knocks them down. Hubris fights him next and deflects a Wither skull a Wither fires at him at Pythus, who stumbles backwards. Hubris fires his Song at him, knocking him down, and jumps to finish him, but Pythus swings his axe in a large arc and kills Hubris. He has a monologue on how power is just an illusion, constructed in the minds of those who fear it and says, that he's the most powerful of all and almost kills Senn and Ria, but a Wither is heard dying and we see the Deathsinger picking his sword out of its dead body.

He quickly kills the rest of the Wither skeletons and the other Wither, before fighting Pythus as well. The fight is possibly the quickest fight in the entire series. Ingressus fires a Song at Pythus, sending him flying and, almost identically to Hubris, jumps at him, but Pythus once again rolls at the last second, hitting Ingressus. He staggers, but keeps fighting with such ferocity, followed by silence. The two figures stand against the sun, until Pythus falls over, dead.

### A Legend's Life and Death

Senn and Ria try to stand up, Ria is unable to move, while Senn manages to walk to the throne room to engage the Deathsinger. He finds him sitting on the throne and Ingressus says, that it pleases him to know he is alive. Senn prepares for a fight, but Ingressus drops his sword instead. He informs Senn, that soon, he will be the last surviving Voltaris and holds out Voltar to him. He takes it and we see an identical shot of young Ingressus receiving the staff from Dominus, the previous Voltaris Master he talked about in Episode 28.

A few non-Voltaris Ardoni, including Thalleous, approach and fight Dominus and he falls to the ground dead. Ingressus, who started to leave, returns and grabs the sword. He is, however, hit by a Song and he falls into the ocean.

Young Achillean is fishing on pier and sees Ingressus wash up on the beach and calls for Master Aegus of his clan. He realises, that if others find out about him, they'll surely kill him. Achillean suggests, that maybe they should kill him as he's a Voltaris after all, but Aegus says, that he will not murder an Ardoni under his care, as many of the Voltaris fight to survive and perhaps, it may even begin to heal the wounds between the clans. He draws Nestor and initiates Ingressus into the Nestoris clan. Cuts to later, Achillean is fishing once again. Ingressus comes to him and asks if there is anything he can do. Achillean replies, that fishing is probably not very exciting compared to what he grew up with and Ingressus says, that he would like a change of pace and that he doesn't exactly have anyone to talk with. Achillean finally begins to understand and we see the two fishing and Ingressus eventually catching his first fish.

Some time later, Ingressus is alone with Aegus. Aegus says, that they weren't sure of his intentions at first, but he has shown to be an honorable and virtuous Ardoni and gives him his sword, and Voltar and Ingressus thanks him. A bit later, Achillean is carrying few fishing rods and Ingressus approaches him, sword drawn. Scared, Achillean drops his fishing rods, but Ingressus turns the sword backwards and gives it to him, saying, that it's only fair if he teaches him one of his skills as well. Achillean says, that he never even held a sword and Ingressus says, that as him never caught a fish and we see them training at various locations.

During the Nether invasion, Achillean informs Ingressus about the tournament, which will choose the next Champion who will wield the Prime Songs. He is outraged by the Prime Songs being used again, but Achillean gets an idea of Ingressus participating in the tournament and then revealing himself as a Voltaris, showing he means no harm. Ingressus likes the idea and they thank each other for being like a brother to him and bow for the last time as friends. Cuts to Ingressus winning the tournament, being rejected, killing the three Masters and claiming the Prime Songs.

We see him fighting Aegus, throwing him down. He asks him what evil has corrupted him, saying he raised him better. The Deathsinger says, that he taught him that the Ardoni are forgiving, but that they looked upon him with hate and disgust. Aegus says to him to look around, as the people he lived with are now dead because of him. Ingressus realises what he did, stumbles a bit backwards and says, that only now, does he understand why. Suddenly, Achillean comes in and fires his Song at him, causing Ingressus to turn and leave. We see him going through the Barrier Mountains to a hidden camp of the Voltaris, allying with the Nether, going through the portal, in few shots from the three seasons, meeting Vulcannus, fighting Achillean and his death.

Here, we see more than originally, as Ingressus holds his body, saddened. We also see Achillean's body being burned on pier in Northwind and a gravestone with his markings being lit by Ingressus. The Deathsinger and Vulcannus are talking together, Vulcannus saying that Ingressus is putting his clan to a great danger, but he saying that only he will join the overthrow and that his clan should be safe.

We then see him in the overthrow scene and seeing all the slaughtered Voltaris at Hailstone. The flashback comes to a close and Senn gasps. Ingressus says, that his entire life, he tried to save his people from exile and slaughter, but was wrong so many times, such as to ally with the Nether or to kill his closest brother. That he let the Prime Songs destroy his very existence and that there were times he even forgot his name. And that now, the Voltaris are no more. Senn, however, says, that he will restore the Voltaris clan and Ingressus almost breaks into tears because of this.

He falls to his knees, watches the rising sun and says, that many times he watched the sun set with the colors of his clan and that he's happy to see the sun set once more. After a moment, he begins to sway and then falls to the ground, dead....

### Epilogue

Cuts to New Voltaria, where not only Ardoni from different clans, but also Humans work and build small houses. Two young Ardoni fight, a female one knocking down a male one, but the male one takes a hoe out of the ground and says, that he wants to see how she can do when he has this weapon. Suddenly, Ria blocks his attack and says, that one wise Ardoni once told her, that their strength does not come from the power of their weapon, but how they choose wield the power they've been given. The two say sorry for not doing their work, but she says, that even though the war is over, they still need to train, but not before she takes the hoe out of his hand.

She comes to Senn, who is overlooking a grave, they have a dialogue and go up north. As they go away, it is revealed he was overlooking Ingressus' grave. Senn starts narrating, that the slaves of the Nether were freed and the destroyed cities rebuilt. Ria says, that the kingdoms united once again and that K'arthen has been making amends with Cydonia, mainly through renewal of their farmland, who in turn provided the much needed food. Senn says, that the Voltaris clan was reborn, welcoming all Ardoni who wished to join, and a ceremony was held to commemorate this.

We see Lucan leading Niika, who has closed eyes, to a surprise. The surprise is a newly built tree fort, just as Niika always wanted. She kisses Lucan for the first time, saying that she loves it, and hurries to it. He says that he thought they were going to eat first, but Niika shows the cake she stole from him. She says that she will race him to the top and he says that it's not nice to make fun of the handicap and walks up the stairs. Merlin flies in and informs them about the ceremony, but Lucan says they'll pass. After giving Merlin some seeds, he sees Niika sitting on the edge and sits next to her. She says, that she thought he couldn't see himself settling down and he says, that at least not alone.

At the Pinkolson farm, the Enderknights are enjoying some Pinkolson cakes. Senn narrates that the Masters decided to declare a state of peace and harmony and we see them hold the staffs together as a sign of peace. We also see Senn climbing onto a nearby hill, which is the same hill the Deathsinger fought on in the first shot of Episode 1. Instead of dead bodies, however, below are his friends and followers. He raises Voltar and initiates himself into the Voltaris clan. Ria says, that Queen Abbigail and her two remaining Enderknights work to restore the End to its former glory and we see Saxon and Trevor setting up their areas in the End temple, where they can practice their skills.

Abbigail narrates that a few Enderdragon eggs were brought into the Overworld in hopes of finding new Enderknights. We see a young girl walking up to one, which makes it light up. Abbigail narrates, that the Enderknights will protect Ardonia from the all different dangers. Mr Finch works on his farm and we see Abbigail and Luna fly over. Senn says, that Vulcannus, now king of the Nether, has left the Overworld and returned to his kingdom, which is in turmoil. We see Vulcannus saying his goodbye to Abbigail, but is, as usual, cut off by Luna who smacks him with her tail and he flies through the Nether portal behind.

Senn says that the Prime Songs were deemed too dangerous and were hidden within the uncharted realm of End. Ria says, that even though the war ended, new bandits and outlaws have emerged, and that the survivors retain hope, for they'll continue fighting for the land and lives they've already given so much to protect.

The narrating is then revealed to be Senn and Ria reading from the 14th Wall of Time. Ria and Senn comment on how good the work is to Nitsuke, who says, that by keeping their history accurate, they hopefully won't make the same mistake again. They go away, while they talk about how they couldn't wait to hear the next story of Thalleous. Ria narrates, how many people will walk with them in this journey and how the sacrifices of many will never be forgotten.

During this, we see several memorials such as Denny's grave, which has now roses growing on it, Igneous', who has a mountain carved out in his name, Sam's, Kiyoshi's, whose body is drawn through a crowd as archers fire arrows in unison and Galleous', whose is lit up by the Sendaris Master in Ataraxia. We see many characters ride off into the distance, while Ria says, that however dark the road ahead may get or however powerful their enemies may be, they go fourth, to whatever adventure awaits. Their story has no end.

## Appareances

* Angel of Death
* Val Mendoris
* Pythus
* Abbigail
* Vulcannus
* Luna
* Borgen
* Senn
* Ria Sendaris
* Herobrine
* Grek
* Grim
* Sulliman
* Saxon
* Trevor
* Yujuki
* Hasan
* Hubris Nestoris
* Thunderdome
* Ingressus Voltaris
* Dominus Voltaris (first appareance) (in flashback only)
* Thalleous Sendaris (in flashback only)
* Achillean Nestoris (in flashback only)
* Aegus Nestoris (in flashback only)
* Lucan
* Niika
* Merlin
* Aurelius Nestoris
* Siderian Mendoris
* Mr. Finch
* Kiki
* Nitsuke
* Kiyoshi (corpse only)
* Igneous (name on the mountain only)
* Denny Pinkolson(grave only)
* Sam (grave only)
* Galleous Sendaris(grave only)

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