User blog comment:AdventureWriter28/Next Season Ideas/@comment-84.63.173.195-20110828201040

I think theory #1 or #3 are going to make it's way on screen. I suppose that the holy emperor is still the enemy in second season, so they won't defeat him in season 1. Perhaps they defeat him and he is out for revenge or something. But the holy emporor seems to be the ongoing antagonist of this series. Perhaps he'll team up with another antagonist, like Kabeyama did.