Episode 05 : Poseur! There Is Only One Skeleton General!

Skeleton General Skull Kaiser
(Halloween Empire)

Skull Kaiser, formerly one of Samhain's greatest generals, stages a rebellion against impossible odds. The fate of countless worlds rests upon his ability to protect the Loss Queen and beat back her assailants. Along the way he is forced to fight old friends and make new allies...

Episode 05 : Poseur! There Is Only One Skeleton General!

The episode opens with Skull Kaiser's voice echoing throughout the Loss Tower. He tells his troops to stop their fighting, that they have a new cause. We cut to various scenes throughout the Loss Tower as the skeletons stare blankly into space listening to their general while Champagne's soldiers aren't quite sure what to make of what's going on. Skull Kaiser stations half of his remaining forces to guard the Loss Tower and he orders the rest outside to load into Gran Mid, his giant skeleton snake. Once again, Skull Kaiser is traveling atop Gran Mid's head with a number of his troops tucked up within Gran Mid's ribs for optimum speed. Skull Kaiser's voice-over indicates that his castle has a Jump Deck, where Samhain can teleport troops immediately, so they must hurry back. Once they reach the castle, they see Bone Reaper just clearing the castle gates with myriad fresh troops at his back. Bone Reaper is terribly confused and treats Skull Kaiser with suspicion. They exchange insults briefly, but the truth of the situation comes out and Bone Reaper relishes the opportunity to destroy Skull Kaiser firsthand—an idea which makes Skull Kaiser laugh heartily. The two bodies of soldiers clash, and above the din, Bone Reaper complains that Skull Kaiser has an unfair advantage using his Gran. Without a word, Skull Kaiser dashes from Gran Mid through a throng of Bone Reaper's soldiers. He destroys them almost effortlessly as he passes and is face to face with his inferior in seconds. He gives Bone Reaper a moment to realize that he could have killed him, then he chuckles as he avoids the sweep of the Ivory Scythe. Bone Reaper is clearly shaken, but gathers himself and tries to make good his boasts. He cannot come near Skull Kaiser even with the aid of the potent artifact given to him by Samhain. Skull Kaiser tires of toying with Bone Reaper and finishes him off with the Kaiser Claw. The Ivory Scythe is destroyed in the process.

To Be Continued...

NOTE: Some with sharp eyes might notice that this episode title has appeared here before, but as episode 6, not episode 5. That is the result of revision. In my first wave of revisions, SK fought Pompeii, the stag beetle Loss Commander, in episode 1, and things shifted a bit by one episode until resuming the same order at some point.