Heroes in the Shadows

Epilogue

A/N: I felt bad by how quick I ended things with this story, so here's a little more satisfied ending for you all.

Cheers erupted over the city.

The dark clouds of the night sky evaporated, revealing bright stars.

Several news reporters flooded the scene of the ninja's last stand.

"I'm Gayle Gossip here to you live in front of an old abandon warehouse, which the police reveal to be the headquarters of the Elemental Gang. Officers have discovered tunnels underneath this building that stretch all throughout the city, explaining how the gang members have been able to escape capture for so long."

Gayle's camera man, Vinny, handed her a few more note cards. She read them over, causing her pupils to shrink.

"I am just being informed that all the elemental masters are being freed of all charges due to the growing evidence of mind control bracelets placed on each member. Instead, the true culprit was none other than the myth known as the OverLord, who is no longer such a myth. On top of that-"

Gayle stopped when she heard commotion. She turned her focus back to the warehouse.

Police cars surrounded every corner of it. The ninja team stood off to the side as figures filed out of the building.

Gayle grinned at the sight before rushing closer to the scene. Vinny quickly followed after her, zooming in on the figures.

"As you can see here, the police are also arresting the owner of Chen's Noodle House, Mr. Chen, who was discovered to have been committing several crimes under the city's nose for decades."

"Oh come on! I helped save the day! Doesn't that mean anything to you people?!" Chen spat as the police dragged him away. Clouse walked next to him in hand cuffs as well. The magic user shook his head while blinking a few times. He scanned the area around him with a baffled expression.

"Where in all hell are we?" he asked while squinting his gaze. Chen then gasped in response.

"Clouse? Is that you? Ah! Good! Can't have my second-in-command being a zombie who doesn't talk to me."

Clouse glanced towards his teacher before rolling his gaze.

"You barely ever let me get a word out whenever we talk-"

"Ah! See! There's the true culprit! That little brat is to blame for all this!" Chen growled at the next figure being dragged behind him.

"Oh shut up, Chen!" Harumi screamed as the officers gripped her by the shoulders.

"And finally the last culprit is none other than the Jade Princess, Harumi, who was second-in-command for the Elemental Gang. The king and queen are currently refusing to talk about this new discovery, but they deny that they had any involvement with their daughter's schemes-"

"Alright, alright! That's enough cameras. We are trying to wrap up this crime scene here," the police commissioner spat. He stood in front of the camera and ushered Gayle away. The reporter glared at policeman before marching off with Vinny in a huff.

The police commissioner sighed. He turned towards the vehicles where the criminals were being loaded up. After every single one of Chen's men were placed inside, he smiled.

"Take them away, boys!" he called out with a little glee.

The vehicles sped off. The police commissioner looked over the yellow tape, flashing lights, and several other officers who were finishing up. A few of them were still questioning the elemental masters while others were pulling out items from the criminal's base for evidence.