Issue: 706 / Flying Sword of Destruction
Cover: Guy, this by the way marks the first issue not featuring Ancestor on the cover in five weeks
Published: May 26, 1989

Summary Added: April 10, 2001

Ancestor's tremendous inner power is literally overflowing right out of his body creating quite an impressive fireworks display. As Barbarian approaches his mighty opponent he vows to bring death but worries that it might be he himself who is the one to die. A distance away the Global Cult faction including Old Supreme, The Supreme, Chan Ou Wan, Lone Kwoon Tin and Incredible Chap have arrived to take in all the action. Concerned that burning the Golden Buddha may have granted Ancestor immortality, Old Supreme orders his men to stay back and observe from a distance. It begins to worry The Supreme that even his father, a man who has reached the final level of Hin Yuan Heavan Opener, should be frightened of Ancestor. However he can't help but stand in awe of the power displayed. Remember that The Supreme is absolutely obsessed with perfecting his kung fu and seeing such mastery must drive him crazy with envy. He vows to achieve the same level as well as understand the secret of controlling a sword from a distance.

As the smoke from the earlier explosion begins to dissipate a new Ancestor emerges. He flexes his energized muscles and laughs with delight at his now youthful appearance. Spotting our heroes scaling the cliff, Ancestor once again summons Energy Soldier. It burst from the ground where Tiger Wong buried it and flies high into the air. Ancestors' inner power has increased, and with it the power of Energy Soldier. The swords brilliant glow now shines brighter than ever. Barbarian is the first to spot Energy Soldiers light and warns everyone to look out. Baldy and Green Serpent are forced to leap out of the way as Energy Soldier sweeps past them carving deep into the side of the cliff. Using his superior Lightfoot, Pterosaur nearly reaches the top when Energy Soldier sails over and drives itself down into the top of the mountain. A huge portion of the cliff that Pterosaur was clinging too is shattered throwing him backwards and sending a pile of boulders crashing down towards the fighters below. Bursting from the side of the cliff Energy Soldier sends more rocks flying outwards. One large boulder nearly crushes Tiger Wong if not for a timely assistance by Barbarian. With a wave of his arm, Ancestor sends his sword ripping across the side of the cliff again but Barbarian and Tiger Wong have already managed to duck behind some rocks. In Ancestors' mind, Barbarian and The Oriental Heroes are nothing more than annoying bugs and their stubborn refusal to die is beginning to irritate him. He taunts them, trying to goad them into attacking but they wont budge from their position. Finally he raises his arms and summons Energy Soldier back to his hand.

Ancestor takes a break for a moment while everyone works their way up the cliff and then begins to raise his power. Using unreal energy he focuses his power through Energy Soldier splitting the cliff face and sending and avalanch of rocks down on the heroes below. Using their combined power Barbarian, Tiger Wong and Gold Dragon manage to repel the falling stones. A short distance away Sky Crane and Guy have nearly made it ot the top. Ancestor sends Energy Soldier to take care of Sky Crane but Crane manages to deflect the sword with a staff he carries. The sword sweeps around to take another stab at Sky Crane, Guy, however, steps in the way to shield Crane. Guy takes it right in the chest and is sent flying off the cliff face. Luckily for Guy he managed to grab the sword before it managed to completely skewer him. His second lucky stroke is that Pterosaur, who was nearby, manages to grab Guy's leg before he falls to the ground far below. Guy begins to draw the sword from his body but Ancestor isn't done yet. Controlling his sword again Ancestor pushes Guy off the cliff. With one list gasp Guy manages to extract the sword from his chest before he falls to his doom. Our heroes stand stunned at their sudden loss when from far below in the trees comes the sound of Guy praying to Buddha. Guy managed to land in a tree and seems to be fine. Exploding from the trees below Energy Soldier is now a glowing red fireball. Apparently the sword was not pleased with the way it was being controlled and attacks Ancestor himself. Ancestor dodges left and right but Energy Soldier finally gets a bead on it's target. Ancestor just manages to hold back the sword before it runs him through.

Issue 707
Cover: Ancestor
Published: June 6, 1989

Summary Added: April 16, 2001

Ancestor manages to catch Energy Soldier between his plams before it pierces him. Using his awesome energy he pushes the sword away. As Energy Soldier sits, driven into the ground, Ancestor asks why after all these years it would strike back at it's master. Suddenly the image of a glowing hero appears over the sword and begins speaking. Ancestor backs away and says one word, 'Bodhisattva'. If anyone knows who or what 'Bodhisattva' is please e.mail me. Anyway, back to the story. Guy, who was sitting in a tree, passes out from pain and drops to the ground. This whole turn of events seems to have left Ancestor a bit stunned. He nervously approaches his sword, reaches towards it and then shies away. The blood red color drains from Energy Soldier and Ancestor summons it to his hand once again.

It looks as if this was what happened. After Guy was rammed off the mountain he managed to land in a tree which kept him from getting flattened. While in the tree he used prayer to summon the spirit of Buddha to enter Energy Soldier and take control. Once Guy passed out the link was broken and the spirit left.

Ancestor holds the sword over his head and proclaims that Energy Soldier will always be his. The fighters begin to surround Ancestor while he stands, holding his sword. Even Baldy, Green Serpent and Island have arrived. Upon seeing that the Golden Buddha has been reduced to ashes Sky Crane freaks out and orders Ancestor killed. Ancestor shoots him a look that scares the hell out of him. Everyone stands still while Ancestor does a strange thing, he begins applying pressure to the weapon. More and more pressure until finally it snaps, spraying all his opponents with shards of metal. Barbarian, Gold Dragon, Tiger Wong, and Pterosaur raise their inner powers to shield themselves from the deadly projectiles. Baldy, Green Serpent and Island are forced off the side of the cliff. Sky Crane protects himself with his staff although in the process the staff is also shattered. Several more monks are sent to the grave. After the heroes recover they begin to approach Ancestor so he pulls out his secondary weapon, poison. He exhales a cloud of black poison, sort of forms it into a spear and tosses it at Gold Dragon. Dragon is protected by his Golden Armor but is still knocked backwards. The poison attacks as if it has a life of it's own. Ancestor sends out bolts of poison, most manage to block but Island gets a mouthfull of the vile stuff. The poison is too powerful and his body begins too disolve. Makes me wonder why they even bothered to spend so much time introding a character just to kill him so unceremoniously. I mean really, the poor guy wasn't even fighting he just died from collateral damage from a fight going on near him. Gold Dragon is trying to release the poison from his system when Ancestor rushes towards him.