▁to ▁End er , ▁St il son ▁dies ▁from ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁When ▁explaining ▁his ▁actions ▁to ▁I . F . ▁Colonel ▁H yr um ▁Gra ff , ▁End er ▁states ▁his ▁belief ▁that , ▁by ▁showing ▁superior ity ▁now , ▁he ▁has ▁prevent ed ▁future ▁struggle . ▁Gra ff , ▁on ▁hearing ▁of ▁this , ▁offers ▁End er ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁School . ▁ ▁Gra ff ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁cover t ly ▁work ▁to ▁isol ate ▁End er ▁from ▁his ▁fellow ▁rec ruits ▁and ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁growing ▁too ▁comfortable ▁in ▁his ▁environment . ▁The ▁cad ets ▁particip ate ▁in ▁compet itive ▁war ▁simulations ▁in ▁zero ▁gravity , ▁where ▁End er ▁quickly ▁master s ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁domin ates ▁his ▁oppon ents . ▁The ▁school ▁contin ually ▁tries ▁to ▁break ▁End er ▁down , ▁first ▁prom oting ▁him ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁new ▁army ▁composed ▁of ▁raw ▁rec ruits , ▁then ▁p itting ▁him ▁against ▁multiple ▁arm ies ▁at ▁once , ▁but ▁End er ' s ▁success ▁continues . ▁End er ' s ▁je alous ▁ex - comm ander , ▁Bon zo ▁Madrid , ▁draw s ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁fight ▁outside ▁the ▁simulation , ▁and ▁End er , ▁once ▁again ▁seeking ▁to ▁pre empt ively ▁stop ▁all ▁future ▁conflicts ▁with ▁Bon zo , ▁un int ention ally ▁k ills ▁him . ▁ ▁On ▁Earth , ▁Peter ▁W ig gin ▁uses ▁a ▁global ▁communication ▁system ▁to ▁post ▁political ▁ess ays ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" Lock e