after elle left, diaz stayed in his hometown of blorahan, where he lived a quiet life as a weaponsmith. it was hinted that scarface and kai visited him frequently, bringing him booze. as years went by, his condition worsened. his eyesight was slowly fading and his body was deteriorating. however, even in his weakened state, he was still very powerful. so powerful in fact, that solfon wanted to capture him, so that he would both forge weapons for them and at the same time, fight on their side. diaz obviously refused this, so solfon had no choice but to use force. this was the beginning of the battle of blorahan, also known as the lightning battle.