The colors of the dance floor changed from pink-and-purple to red-and-black, but the blue glow of the floor remained. Matt's left eye glowed blue, while the turntable itself had a red tint to it. The music started, and Matt launched more projectiles at Lux, who could barely avoid them. He shot more at her, and the buildup to the drop started. Lux noticed that the inscription of Matt's glyph on the front of the turntable had changed, as the Knife Party logo was inside the triangle. "When the planets collide, stars in your eyes, open your mind, angel in disguise... Planets collide, stars in your eyes, open your mind, angel in disguise..." He repeated four times, as the drop built up. Multiple scare chords were sounding, as Lux felt fear overtake her. The beats jumped around, as more projectiles headed for Lux. Each time Matt moved the deck, a projectile would shoot at her. And since Matt was doing it quite often, she had a lot of dodging to do. The intensity built up, and the beats cut before Matt yelled... "SWITCH!"

The beat drop involved him shooting a ton more projectiles at her, and she couldn't keep up. Matt kept repeating the sentence from earlier while fighting Lux. Suddenly, the floor started spinning, and so did Matt and Lux. It was like Matt was encircling her, shooting projectiles from all directions. All she could do was dodge, as she lost her gun and can't fire. The glow in Matt's eye got more intense as the second beat drop was building, and he started repeating a new sentence. "War, love or peace, war, love or peace, war, love or peace, war-war love or peace, war, love or peace, war love or peace, best protect-tect, best-best protect your neck..." With each word, a fast projectile was launched at Lux, and not one she was able to dodge. They either landed or grazed her. The beats got more intense, as Matt's hands were getting faster by the second. Lux went in close for a melee attack, but Matt's turntable launched a shockwave at her, sending her flying. The beat cut once more, and Matt said ominously... "Slightly different!"

The beats dropped again, and this time, Matt used both his turntable and his guns. Each time one of his projectiles landed, he would follow up with a shot from his guns. The last few ones to land were charged ones. The music slowly died down, as the final beats were from his guns. The lights also reverted to pink-and-purple. She fell to her knees, her head looking down. Matt whispered to the turntable, "Form Synthwave Gun." It morphed back into the gun he had previously, and landed in his hand. He walked over to Lux, who looked up at him. "You brought this upon yourself, Lux. This is your fault. Not mine. You shouldn't have messed with Matt J. Miller." She tried to say something. "I'm sorr-" BANG!

Lux's body flew back in a spray of cyan ink, her shades flying from her face to land at Matt's feet. She landed with a hard thud upon the ground, the ink pooling around her now lifeless body. Matt lowered the Synthwave Gun, panting. He remembered the look of shock on Lux's face before he pulled the trigger, along with her last words he didn't let her finish. "I'm sorr-" BANG! Matt gritted his teeth at the recollection, his brows furrowing. He picked up the shades, and with a look of disgust, threw them down, crushing them under his boot. Upon doing so, the lights of the dance floor turned from pink-and-purple to green-and-blue. He then heard approaching footsteps from behind, and saw the Octoling that had reported him. He wasn't wearing shades, and his dazzling sapphire eyes looked up at him kindly.

"Thank you, Synthwalker. You've freed the city. But there's one thing missing. Since Lux is dead, we need a new leader." Matt's ears perked at the thought. New leader? He thought for a moment, then placed a hand on the Octoling's shoulder. "I'll do it." The Octoling's face lit up. "Really?" Matt nodded. "Of course. Hey, what's your name?" Matt asked the Octoling. "My name's Mauve." "Well, Mauve, nice name. But, I think it'd be better. How about I nickname ya Mystic?" "Sure!" Mystic answered. "Now, since you guys aren't shaded, this can't be called the Shaded Realm anymore." Matt smiled. "How about... The Cyan Realm."