When the alliance reveals Mr. Jones needs dark essence to reach Nationbreaker, they demand the owner's Shadow Cat—the creature is Dark-type—be killed so they can take its core. Officials belittle the small purple Beast Soul and threaten anyone who refuses with betrayal charges, crippling, or death. The owner defiantly says, "Get it yourself." Jones orders Fred to sacrifice himself; guards dismiss the beast as low-level and send a Shadow Wolf to attack. The wolf lunges at the purple creature, leaving its survival—and whether Jones will claim the dark core—uncertain.