he later attempts to use his healing mantras to help april recover from the influence of the crystal fragment of the mystical sol star, and receives a vision of the ancient aeons themselves but is overpowered by the form of a demonic aeon. as april becomes possessed by the cosmic entity from within the sol star fragment, he attempts to reach her but is contained by april's exceptionally strong telekinesis. regaining consciousness in the ransacked lair, he warns donatello to be very careful as that being was not april. when april awakens from her ordeal, he expresses how impressed he is at how april was able to literally destroy her demons. he is once again killed by shredder during a battle when super shredder impales him with his mutated claws and throws him off a rooftop. splinter is buried at the o'neil farmhouse. his spirit still gives his sons advice.