▁some ▁of ▁Ch ang ' s ▁fleet ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁incident , ▁knowledge ▁of ▁this ▁pen ult imate ▁tre ach ery ▁by ▁Mel kor ▁makes ▁his ▁victory ▁by ▁conventional ▁means ▁all ▁but ▁impossible . ▁He ▁completely ▁turns ▁himself ▁over ▁to ▁Rom ul an ▁support ▁and ▁sets ▁a ▁trap ▁for ▁Ch ang ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Tal ' I hn or ▁Neb ula , ▁calling ▁him ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁blood ▁du el ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁death . ▁Ch ang ▁accepts , ▁reasoning ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁trap ▁he ▁will ▁still ▁die ▁an ▁honor able ▁death ▁against ▁a ▁h ated ▁fo e , ▁but ▁is ▁shock ed ▁to ▁find ▁Mel kor ' s ▁Rom ul an ▁support ▁so ▁large ▁that ▁he ' s ▁po ised ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁mass ▁assault ▁into ▁K ling on ▁space . ▁Ch ang ▁impl ores ▁Tor lek ▁to ▁gather ▁whatever ▁forces ▁he ▁can , ▁stop ▁the ▁Rom ul ans ▁and ▁kill ▁Mel kor ▁by ▁any ▁means ▁necessary . ▁Tor lek ▁turns ▁to ▁G ork on ▁for ▁assistance ; ▁their ▁joint ▁fleet ▁hal ts ▁the ▁Rom ul ans , ▁but ▁fails ▁to ▁kill ▁Mel kor . ▁Due ▁to ▁G ork on ' s ▁assistance , ▁Ch ang ▁now ▁ow es ▁a ▁blood ▁deb t ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁cannot ▁fight ▁him ▁or ▁his ▁peace ful ▁policies , ▁ass uring ▁G ork on ' s ▁asc ension ▁to ▁the ▁Chan cell or ship . ▁A ▁fur ious ▁Ch ang ▁dem otes ▁Tor lek