Hak Foo acquires the eighth Oni Mask and leads his surprisingly dangerous Shadowkhan tribe on a rampage.
- Adaptational Context Change: Wong's deal with Shendu. In canon, it was to get access to the powers of the Dragon Talisman. Here, it's to acquire an ally to help overthrow Phobos and find a way to control all the Shadowkhan tribes.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: Uncle being skeptical of psychics is lampshaded as this, given all the other supernatural stuff he interacts with on a daily basis.
- Ascended Fridge Horror: Taranee notes that anyone whose shadow was eaten by the Mini-Khan will almost certainly die of starvation in their coma eventually.
- Color-Coded Wizardry: When Hak Foo puts on the mask, like Ratso before him it causes his Dark Chi Warrior markings to change from blue to black.
- Five-Second Foreshadowing: Miss Kimber looks over a collection of dolls representing the heroes and villains of the story, including a statue of Shendu, who up to this point has been The Ghost. One scene break later, Wong is shown communicating with his spirit.
- In Spite of a Nail:
- Hak Foo still ends up with the Mini-Khan mask despite the Guardians being present, and Tohru still gets his shadow stolen.
- Despite the Talismans not being broken, and thus not needing a living dragon to host the Dragon's power in, Wong still makes a deal with Shendu to resurrect him.
- It's All My Fault: Hay Lin blames herself for losing the card with the ingredient on it before Jade snaps her out of it.
- Magikarp Power: The Mini-Khan start out small and unassuming, but give them shadows to feed on and they become larger and stronger fast. Tarakudo says that he's seen ones that grew to the size of mountains.
- Off with His Head!: Jade defeats Hak Foo by chopping his head off. When Will points out that that was brutal even for Jade, she counters that he's a Dark Chi Warrior, so he'll be fine.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: Phobos does this when he tells Cedric and Wong why he won't let them join Hak Foo on the latter's mission and let them ruin everything by putting their own goals before the mission.Phobos: So let me make this as clear as I possibly can. This. Is. Not. About. You.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Phobos gives one to Wong and Cedric about their inability to work together or keep their own agendas out of their missions, forcing them to kneel before him.
- Stating the Simple Solution: Cornelia points out that Tarakudo can just tell Hak Foo what the Mini-Khan do. Sure enough...
- Suddenly Shouting: After Hak Foo gets the Mini-Khan mask, Phobos recaps the situation in a normal tone before shouting the last words to express his incredulousness at the apparent weakness of the Mini-Khan.
- Villain Team-Up: At the end of the chapter, Wong cuts a deal with Shendu, wherein Wong will use Elyon's powers to resurrect Shendu, in return for being told how to control all the Shadowkhan tribes without need for the Oni masks.
- Wham Shot: In Miss Kimber's last scene, she's looking over a collection of dolls representing the heroes and villains active in the story, and it's mentioned that the latter contains a miniature statue of Shendu, who had been The Ghost until this point.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Jade gives a speech like this to Hay Lin after she starts blaming herself for losing the Hana Fuda card needed to stop the Mini-Khan.
