And last night, it took a 5+ hour session, but we finished it!
#16 – Climax at the Castle – C.H.E.S.S. and Japanese authorities descend on Tanegashima and help detain workers and rescue captive scientists and engineers. Kirin and Shadow Dragon alert Ichiban Sama at the main Dragon Tong headquarters on Yakushima. After resting and healing, the next morning the team makes their final assault on the island. Their C.H.E.S.S craft is warned to stay away, so drops below radar until over Yakushima, and it dodges laser fire after the squad parachutes onto a dormant volcano. They travel through jungle to the compound, which has a moat and high stone wall. Raijin and Shi-Kaze challenge the Yamaguchi from outside, but Ninja Master leaps to the wall and cautions them that they face certain death if they continue. Shadowfist grows large and teleports onto the wall, while Raijin and Rejuvenator (towing ColdSnap) leap over, where they fight Ninja Master, Kirin (again as a dragon), and a ninja. Kirin is felled, and when Shadowfist forces the drawbridge down, Shi-Kaze, Psilight, and Final Pulse also enter the courtyard. Surrounded, Ninja Master drops a flash grenade, temporarily blinding Raijin and Shi-Kaze before he flees into the feudal Japanese castle. The heroes enter through the front door and engage Kabuki, Shadow Dragon, Phantom Strike, Swiftblade, Ninja Master, Ichiban Sama, and many elite ninjas inside. After a furious battle, Phantom Strike flees, and the rest of the villains are defeated. Ichiban Sama takes off his mask, revealing that he is Iyeyasu Hachiji! He congratulates his honorable opponents, reveals his disgust that son Shi-Kaze chose the wrong side, and commits seppuku by blowing up himself and his magical rings via a powerful explosion! Dr. Torinaga is rescued, and many records are recovered that lead to the end of the Dragon Tong.
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