ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴋʟᴀᴅᴅ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛ, ᴋᴜɴᴋᴋᴜ, ᴡᴀs sᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪs ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅs ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ꜰᴏʀ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʏᴇᴀʀs, sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴋɪʀᴍɪsʜᴇs ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ, ᴇsᴄᴀʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʙᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ-sᴄᴀʟᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅᴛʜɪʀsᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ. ɪɴ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴛᴀʟɪsᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄɪᴀɴs ᴏꜰ ᴄʟᴀᴅᴅᴀɢʜ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀsᴛ ʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ, sᴀᴄʀɪꜰɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅs ᴏꜰ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ sᴘɪʀɪᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴀʀᴅʟʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋʟᴀᴅᴅ sʜɪᴘs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ʙʏ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ sʜɪᴘs — sɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ᴀɴᴄᴇsᴛᴏʀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅsᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɢʜᴏsᴛs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴘᴀsᴛ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴛʜᴇʀᴛᴏ ᴅᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴛ ꜰᴏᴜʀᴛʜ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴛʜs. ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛs sᴏᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴡ ɪɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ sʜɪᴘs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇʟʀᴏɴ ᴛᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇs ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ. ʜɪs sʟɪᴍʏ ʟɪᴍʙs ʜᴜʀʟᴇᴅ sʜɪᴘs, sᴍᴀsʜɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀᴅᴅɪᴀɴ ꜰʀɪɢᴀᴛᴇs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴠᴇssᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪxɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪɴᴅ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛs ɪɴᴛᴏ ʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀᴏs. ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ sᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ sᴜʀᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏʟʟɪsɪᴏɴ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴅʀᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴɪᴄ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍs, ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɪᴛs ɪɴʜᴀʙɪᴛᴀɴᴛs. ᴋᴜɴᴋᴋᴀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀʟ, ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢʜᴏsᴛ sʜɪᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴅʟᴇssʟʏ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ʟɪꜰᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀʟ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴛᴏʀᴍ? ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʟᴇᴠɪᴀᴛʜᴀɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴇʟʀᴏɴ, ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪs.