They stepped back and grimaced. They knew this day would come eventually, but panic - panic was the last thing they could afford. Steeling their nerves and raising their sword, Howlite gave an ultimatum.

"I won't let you take this planet away until I can't move any longer!"

Sword and raw bark collided almost immediately after, but for all their energy, Howlite could only take so much brute force, weapon dissipating as the struggle sent him backward into the rocky wall again.

"Grrhn--!"

They gasped, eyes flying open. It wouldn't end like this, they knew it. They owed too much to this planet and the friends they had kept here to give up, and they staggered back to their feet with renewed vigor.

"If you know who I am, you should know that I never like disrespecting authority...!"