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Echo of Time (PG-13/Non-Pokemon)

DVB

Philosopher Knight
Diego Vendrix
Wielder: Monkey Staff of Wisdom
Day II Dark Castle- New Magostra


Diego felt it when he tried to smack it. Some form of countervibration. It had probably no effect. However, the Staff reacted. Diego wondered... these guys... were they of flesh? No... Diego's instincts sensed that... They weren't living, in the traditional sense. Most people would sense something was wrong but Diego managed to at least narrow it down.

They were like some sort of malevolence or something. In armor no less. Oh boy.

Diego then heard someone tumble into the hall. He turned around and he smiled. It was Zuri. His heart fluttered and felt relief and hope fill him up. While Ferros was reeling from the attack, she shot an arrow between the leg and the hip. Diego observed the wound heal as he narrowed his eyes and grit his teeth.

Ferros took to the air and lifted his scepter. The dark staff began to emit purple haze, soon covering the entire great hall. From the purple haze, shadows began to emerge. In a matter of seconds, Diego and Zuri were trapped with dozens of evil souls. Ferros gripped his scepter with both hands and began to twist in a circular motion, firing powerful fire-bolts at the two Guardians.

Diego twirled his staff once as the air grew still for a moment. Diego's eyes glowed blue for a brief moment before he spun the staff around as a wave formed and it swirled around and knocked down or smash the shadows around them before Diego twirled the staff once and the large wave condensed into a smallish ball before Diego punched it.

It resulted with a shockwave and a pressurized stream of water that rocketed toward Ferros. Diego got onto the defensive as he made a water wall to try and protect from the firebolts.

"Zuri, can you try doing something about the fire bolts he is throwing at us?" Diego said to her.
 

Alliance

Re-Arrival
Kess Andrews
Twin White Lion Gauntlets
New Magostra


Kess was grabbed by Oriah, and she shrieked. She didn’t care for any brave façade at this point. Getting grabbed by massive magical armor with a mace would be enough to shatter that. More than enough, in fact.

She felt her world turn upside down, and nearly lost her stomach as Oriah leapt into the deep hole towards the deep lava caverns that must be below New Magostra. Her face went deathly pale and she braced herself for their impact.

To her, it seemed like the entire world shook as Oriah landed in its deep lava caverns. Oriah seemed perfectly balanced, but it did nothing to help Kess’ stomach. She grimaced and screwed her eyes shut, feeling Oriah’s arm tense as he prepared to throw her.

For an instant, she was weightless, soaring through the lava caverns. She concentrated as hard as she could for a cloud of some sort to slow her down. Her wish was answered as sections of steam rose from the lava and surrounded her, slowing her down slightly. She still slammed into the cavern wall, causing her to cry out. She settled herself down on one of the unstable floating platforms, testing it with her boot. Luckily, it was relatively stable, more than enough to hold her weight.

She let the steam dissipate, and rubbed her shoulder. It hurt a bit, but not as much as she would expect after being thrown into a wall at high speed.

She looked up at Oriah, and glared at him. He was advancing again, slowly. His mace looked ready to tear a hole in her, even worse than it had done to New Magostra.

She frowned, and rubbed her shoulder again. The lions on the backs flared, and she felt coldness on her arm. The pain eased slightly, and she stared at her gauntlets.

Uhh, healing properties? Oh, of course, Ice. Ice for ice packs and such. That makes sense. Too bad it doesn’t heal my confidence to beat this menace.

She frowned deeper, and glanced at her gauntlets again. The lions on the back seemed to gleam reassuringly, making her not feel so alone in this lake of lava. She used to like being alone, just being herself. No stutter or jumble to stop her. But with her new ‘family’ alone was nearly the opposite of what she wanted. She nearly longed for company, for assistance. Maybe for a chance to prove herself.

She also wanted a chance to show the sort of healing properties her gauntlets possessed to the rest. Of course, she needed to survive first.

Clenching her fists, she summoned spikes of ice. They dripped slightly in the intense heat of the lava, but she ignored it. She just coated layer upon layer on her spikes, adding extra little bits off, trying to stop them melting. She simply couldn’t miss. To do so would ruin her vague chances.

Staring at Oriah, she raised her hands, before opening them so her palms faced Oriah. Her spikes shot forward, around ten in total. She just prayed they’d hit their marks. They simply had to.
 

Black War Dragon

Dark Knight
Echo of Time v.1: Final Chapter

Hunter and Seya
The Bridge||Vs. Eternal Darkness Milly


Milly grasped the edge of the shrine as she pulled herself back into New Magostra. She was different. She was pure sinister. Her entire being was consumed by the Eternal Darkness. The pitch black of her eyes radiated despair and madness. Immediately, upon her arrival, the Black Circle's barrier quickly dissipated.

Attempting to flee, the evil Blooboni ran in every direction but did not get far. Milly extended her arm and with a forceful palm slammed them against walls, crushing them to death. She walked towards the dead leader and picked him up by the throat. His dark soul was ripped from his body and consumed by the deranged girl.

Seya was immobilized with fear. In front of her was the very manifestation of the Eternal Darkness. Space around her began to shift, extending the entire breadth of the planet. Very soon, the whole world was a different, much darker place. This was no longer New Magostra. The sheer power was enough to stop even the Black Lorde Knights in their tracks. The moment was so extreme, time stood still. The confusion was so powerful, Jess awoke, screaming in terror of her nightmares come true.

With her hair defying gravity, Milly approached Seya, pike in hand.

Seya was doomed. The look of terror on her eyes, alone, would frighten even those most experienced in bloodshed. Seya looked around her. The Blooboni! Their homes! New Magostra! All gone! Where am I!?

"Tell me Seya, is this world fit for massacring the Princess of Light, herself, and her pitiful Guardians?"

Seya was sweating cold but still managed to speak. "Where have you taken us!?" She said.

"The Bridge ..."

Seya, her Guardians, Hunter, Milly and even the Black Lorde Knights were transported into a mysterious inter-world known as "The Bridge". They all stood atop a bridge made of black rock that seemed to go on forever.

Seya hovered several feet above ground, aimlessly searching for a way out ... until. "There! My Guardians a Light!" Seya pointed her little paw as far as the eye could see, toward the far end of the bridge. There was a way out but Milly stood right in between. She stood right in front of Seya, with powerful weapons of her very own, Oriah, Hizeah and Ferros. The powerful Black Lorde Knights stood behind Milly, waiting to rip Seya and her Guardians apart.

Hunter was ready. He glared at Milly as he, once again, holding his forearm, charged power.

"Hunter ... So close to the edge .. DON'T! WANT! TO! FALL! OFF!!!" Milly screamed as she launched her dark pike straight at him. Hunter quickly thrust himself backwards to avoid the fatal attack but was wide open for an attack.

"KILL HIM!!!"

Face-to-face with the Black Lorde Knights, Hunter's eyes widened in disbelief. "Damn...!" Was all he managed to say. They caught him off-guard and now he'd suffer for it ...

Hunter floated mid-air for a split second before he was rammed by the Black Lorde Knights, straight into the unknown depths of the Bridge ...

Seya ran to the edge. "Hunter!" She cried as she extended her tiny hand, hoping, but Hunter was gone, along with the Black Lorde Knights.

Eternal Darkness Milly charged ...

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Information: You all should know by now how boss battles work. End your post attempting an attack and I decide how it plays out. You may not bunny Eternal Darkness Milly. If you have any questions or doubts about your post, ask me before you have to make edits because I won't let you.
 
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DVB

Philosopher Knight
Diego Vendrix
Wielder: Monkey Staff of Wisdom
The Bridge||Vs. Eternal Darkness Milly
--v.1 Final Chapter--


Diego and Zuri noticed something was wrong. Diego felt a disturbance as he and Zuri were teleported along with everyone else into this rather strange black void. Diego noticed he was with the group again.

"Tell me Seya, is this world fit for massacring the Princess of Light, herself, and her pitiful Guardians?"

Seya was sweating cold but still managed to speak. "Where have you taken us!?" She said.

"The Bridge ..."

Diego had looked to Seya. She was scared. Diego then turned to Milly and was freaked out. She looked pure evil. Diego twirled his staff as he faced her.

Everything was at stake...

They wouldn't lose.

They can't lose.


Seya hovered several feet above ground, aimlessly searching for a way out ... until. "There! My Guardians a Light!" Seya pointed her little paw as far as the eye could see, toward the far end of the bridge. Diego saw Milly and her goons were guarding it. Before he could do

Hunter lunged at Milly before she tried to attack and he dodged it, leaving him vulnerable before the Black Lord Knights attacked and sent themselves
along with Hunter to the Abyss.

Seya went to look over but she saw nothing.

Eternal Darkness Milly charged at them, but a water spout burst from in front of her and knocked her into the air and back a distance or even toward the Abyss below.

Zuri proceeded to fire some arrows of blue fire to the knocked-back Milly. Diego went in front of Seya. He had his staff in hand.

"We won't die here. We will get out of here and a girl drunk on power will not get in our way. We have a purpose and reason we fight for. And you, you live to destroy. You remain in a state of euphoria caused by your destruction but the truth is there is no substance. You are hollow.

And for that, I feel sorry for you," Diego said as he had his staff in hand to block and Zuri was ready to launch arrows.
 

Kiruria

La Melancolie Noir
OOC: Don't worry, I temporarily gave DVB permission to bunny Zuri. But that will no longer be necessary.
IC:
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Zuri on the Bridge

Before Zuri could shoot another arrow at Ferros, she had warped somewhere else again, along with Diego. And everyone else as well. This time, everyone was standing on a very long bridge. A bridge so long that it seemed to be endless. Although it did appear to be endless, Seya pointed to one end of the bridge, a part that seemed to be a way out. But that was beside the point. This was a bridge. A way leading somewhere across the pit of oblivion. A test that rewarded anyone who could make it safely across. And in this case, the test was how the Guardians would stand up to Milly. Fortunately though, her own Guardians, the Black Lorde Knights, had fallen into this so-called Pit of Oblivion along with Hunter. As Zuri watched them fall, she could only wonder what was at the bottom of that pit... if there even was a bottom.

And then Diego fired a stream of water from his staff, and Zuri followed with a couple of her own arrows. It seemed to her that a reasonable way to the other side was to distract Milly then have everyone sneak past her. For a moment, Zuri thought about having Michel go up and kiss her--that seemed to be a good distraction, but would she fall for the same thing twice?

And then there was Seya, that innocent-looking winged cat with the soul of the Princess of Eternal Light. She was Eternal Light Seya. And there was Eternal Darkness Milly. For a fleeting moment, a dismal thought occurred to Zuri. What if both of them fell off the bridge into the abyss at the same time? What if both of them destroyed each other? Would the world go back to its original state? Or would it be consumed by nothingness?

And then there was Diego. When he spoke to Milly, Zuri smiled. She couldn't have said what he just said any better herself. Indeed. That was a classic response. The side of good frequently has an advantage over the side of evil, that being a reason for fighting. But was that entirely true?

"Indeed," Zuri spoke to Milly herself, nodding her head and lowering her bow. "So Milly, what is your reason? Why do you seek to destroy the world, when you know that there will be nothing left after you do so? Do you wish to create a new world where you are queen? Do you wish to create a space where you and you alone can live your life in luxury? Before you answer, think for a moment. Think about how you might truly feel after those wishes come true. After all, a perfect world gets boring very quickly."

As soon as she said the word "quickly", something else caught her eye. Jessica. She was awake! Zuri had a strong urge to go and ask if she was all right, but this confrontation with Milly was far more important now than petty conversation. Instead she found Seya, standing right by her side.

"And know this, that if you have indeed absorbed Seya's power, then destroying Seya will make you lose that power," Zuri assured, partially to Milly, and partially to Seya herself, holding a flaming arrow right in front of her and gazing into it. The blue flame danced around the tip, as if her very own spirit was in that flame. Indeed, whenever she shot one of those arrows, she felt as if she was sending a bit of her essence along with it.
"Destroy the Eternal Light, and you destroy the Eternal Darkness along with it."

At this point she was drawing the arrow back across her bow, and then fired it. Not at Milly, but high over her head, as far as it could possibly fly. She hoped that if the arrow did indeed contain part of her essence, and if the arrow could land at the end of the bridge, then that might change something at the end to the Guardians' favour...
 

Black War Dragon

Dark Knight
Echo of Time: The Final Chapter

Hunter and Seya
The Bridge||Vs. Eternal Darkness Milly


Diego's water spout managed to startle Milly but nothing more.

"So Milly, what is your reason? Why do you seek to destroy the world, when you know that there will be nothing left after you do so? Do you wish to create a new world where you are queen? Do you wish to create a space where you and you alone can live your life in luxury? Before you answer, think for a moment. Think about how you might truly feel after those wishes come true. After all, a perfect world gets boring very quickly."

She stood several feet in front of them. The cold in her eyes was unlike anything they'd ever seen before and now Zuri had her full attention. "I wish nothing. To wish is to desire, to desire is to be mortal. I am beyond that. Why waste time explaining something you cannot comprehend?" There was an obvious change in her voice. She no longer sounded human much less like a girl; there was a more sinister presence within her.

"And know this, that if you have indeed absorbed Seya's power, then destroying Seya will make you lose that power," Zuri assured Milly.

Milly turned her head to Seya as Zuri spoke. "Oh really? Is that a gamble you're willing to take?"

Just then Zuri fired an arrow high above them. The arrow's green light seemed to go on forever, revealing the extraordinary distance of the bridge. Milly turned back, following the arrows trajectory. With her back facing Seya and her Guardians, Milly said, "The Eternal Darkness does not need the Light, dear Guardian." With ungodly speed, Milly ran past Zuri and grabbed Seya before reappearing midair, above them. She held Seya in front of her with one hand. "Die!!!" She blasted Seya with a devastating dark sphere that crushed her small body upon impact, completely phasing her out of the plane of existence. "Hahaha! Where's your Goddess now!?"

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Unable to see little more than past his own two feet due to the pitch blackness, Hunter proceeded forward carefully looking around for signs of his opponents. He gripped his forearm, ready to strike and playing to kill. He could feel heavy footsteps approaching him. Hunter bolted forward and slammed his Red Lightning fist straight into Oriah's face. Hunter managed to catch him by surprise but Hizeah quickly appeared and jabbed his deadly Lance straight into Hunter's back. Hunter kicked away using Oriah's head as leverage, managing to evade Hizeah's attack. Before he could even touch ground, a powerful fireball slammed Hunter head-on, launching him several feet across the hard ground. Hunter managed to stay on his feet but was now face to face with the three Black Lorde Knights.

One false move and he would die here, without completing his mission, the sole reason for his existence... He wasn't gonna let them stop him; Hunter had something to fight for. He went after Oriah once more, running as fast as he could, dodging Ferros' fireballs as best he could. Oriah braced for the impact, expecting a head on attack but Hunter stopped abruptly and jumped over his enormous stature, kicking off the back of his head and straight for Ferros. Hunter quickly grabbed Ferros by the head and slammed his fist into the dark mage's chest, ripping apart his dark armour. Then, with a powerful swing of his deadly lance, Hizeah knocked Hunter towards Oriah. The sturdy dark lorde threw his mace back and violently smashed Hunter, breaking open his brow.

Hunter lay on the ground, face down. He wouldn't go down so easily but he was beginning to feel the pressure nonetheless; he couldn't afford a single breath when Hizeah appeared above him, ready to finish him off. Hunter could feel his head throbbing with massive pain but forced himself around and managed to surprise Hizeah with a powerful kick to the jaw, knocking his agile opponent back. Hunter got up and turned to Ferros. Hunter shook his bloody forehead, clearing his vision and began to unwrap his forearms. He quickly threw the wrappings that bound his arms in any direction. Hunter began to charge massive amount of power, creating a red electrical aura that crackled from the sheer intensity.
 

DVB

Philosopher Knight
Diego Vendrix
Wielder: Monkey Staff of Wisdom
The Bridge||Vs. Eternal Darkness Milly
--v.1 Final Chapter--

Diego couldn't believe it when he saw it. Milly turned her head to Seya as Zuri spoke. "Oh really? Is that a gamble you're willing to take?"

Just then Zuri fired an arrow high above them. The arrow's green light seemed to go on forever, revealing the extraordinary distance of the bridge. Milly turned back, following the arrows trajectory. With her back facing Seya and her Guardians, Milly said, "The Eternal Darkness does not need the Light, dear Guardian." With ungodly speed, Milly ran past Zuri and grabbed Seya before reappearing midair, above them. She held Seya in front of her with one hand. "Die!!!" She blasted Seya with a devastating dark sphere that crushed her small body upon impact, completely phasing her out of the plane of existence. "Hahaha! Where's your Goddess now!?"

She killed Seya.

That... that... that...

Diego stood there like a quiet and powerful storm. He glared at the psychotic girl before he summoned a large amount of water and then hyper-condensed it around his arm like a powerful gauntlet before he punched Milly in the neck and released the massive power of the pressurized water at her. Diego had tears and let out an angry yell as he unleashed his attack on her.

"She is with us. She is with the Light that she entrusted with us. She is not dead because she lives within us and through us. We do not fear the darkness," Diego said to her with a quiet fury and a determined look.

"My name is Diego Vendrix. I am the wielder of the Monkey Staff of Wisdom; the purifying and storming water that surges through all, and I am a Guardian of Light," Diego told her with absolute resolution as he faced her.
 
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Kiruria

La Melancolie Noir
OOC: Sorry if it sounds like I'm crowding the RPG, but I just have to react to this post. So it's a war of words, eh?

EDIT: Gah, I got ninja'd by DVB again.

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Zuri, Wielder of the Blue Flame Tiger Bow
The Bridge


"I wish nothing. To wish is to desire, to desire is to be mortal. I am beyond that. Why waste time explaining something you cannot comprehend?"

So that's what Milly was. Zuri knew it all too well. She was chaos. She was the Great Destroyer, which eats away at all existence without remorse. She scatters all mind and matter, all time and space, moving everything further and further apart into oblivion. In that sense, she is the very essence of the entire universe.

Zuri recalled a passage she had seen in an old, dusty book in her parents' house:

At one point, the universe was lonely and lifeless. It supposedly had substance to it, but that substance merely existed, following only the laws of physics. Nothing was determined. Everything was up to chance, and nothing had any real influence on anything else. In a way it was peaceful, but in a way there was also nothing. Everything was nothing.

But nevertheless, somehow, in that never-ending sea of darkness, there was something else. A complement to this chaos. Purpose, some may call it. Reason. Knowledge. Will. There is no one word for it. Some other force was at work in the universe, one that went against the flow of chaos. One that was ever in conflict with the natural flow of things.

Perception was the union of these two opposing forces. This union, this third aspect, could not come to being without the other two, and so long as the other two both existed, so did this third aspect. And so these forces formed the Eternal Triangle. This triangle is the strongest structure that exists, and once it is shattered, all is lost.

And so the Grey stands in the middle where the Light brings things together and the Darkness pushes them apart. The dynamic trascends all time and space, thus being an everlasting stalemate. Can the Light find the will to evaporate the universe's entire materialistic being, into a realm where the forces of chaos do not apply? Can the Darkness engulf all sources of will and reason throughout the dimensions, until the world is left to its lonely randomness once more? Either fate would destroy the Grey, shattering the Eternal Triangle, and leaving the universe as a void of nothingness.

Here it was, the Eternal Triangle, right there on the Bridge. Milly, being of the Darkness. Seya, being of the Light. The Guardians, siding for the most part with the Light, but nevertheless beings of the Grey.

Then Milly did something drastic: she leapt right behind Zuri, grabbing Seya and holding her in her deathly grasp. Zuri could see the Princess of Light trembling in her arms, pleading for help, fearing what Milly would do to her. Her eyes glistened with a mysterious light, one that in one sense suggested hopelessness, yet at the same time suggested hope, a reassurance that this wasn't the end. Zuri looked into her eyes and saw a glimpse of the innocent kitten she was, curling up in the sunlight in a utopia that could only be fleetingly achieved. And then, the dark orb crushed her, and she was no more.

"Hahaha!" Milly taunted. "Where's your Goddess now?"

Once again, Diego put it right. Milly only destroyed Seya's body. It would take a whole lot more than that to destroy her.

Zuri smiled and shook her head lightly. "In a sense, she lives. You're right." Here she glanced sideways at Diego. "As a Guardian of the Light, I cannot hope to comprehend the Darkness. Likewise, as a Being of Eternal Darkness, you cannot hope to comprehend the Light. Right now, Seya is in a realm that is beyond your reach."

Though Zuri still gazed in the general direction of Milly, it appeared as if she was looking right through her. Her main focus was now on the arrow she had fired earlier, the one that had flown off towards the unseen (and perhaps nonexistent) end of the Bridge. Zuri placed both her hands over her heart.

Seya. When you entrusted us with the Weapons of Light, you also bestowed your essence upon us. Your body may have died, but you are a goddess. So long as there exists a belief in you, you go everywhere that belief goes. And now, one of your Weapons of Light has crossed into whatever lies at the end of the Bridge. You are safe there, so long as its flame still burns.

And it would burn for as long as Zuri knew that it burned.

"I am Zuri Watkinson, Keeper of the Blue Flame Tiger Bow. The flame that burns the strongest when the world has succumbed to the chaos."
 
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*Jean Grey*

Night Triumphant
OOC: I originally planned to end it with Carly having a sort-of BSOD...but it doesn't seem like her to do so. I just went for a short BSOD and she snaps out of it. XD

Caroline McNamara
Wielder of the Valiant Hawk Scythe
The Bridge


Carly suddenly stopped spinning as she felt herself being pulled away. She looked around and found herself no longer where she thought she was, but on top of a dark, rocky bridge that seemed to stretch out infinitely. The deranged girl stood in front of them, the three Knights behind her.

"There! My Guardians a Light!" Seya cried out, pointing towards what seemed to be one of the distant ends of the bridge. Carly looked out in the direction Seya was pointing at briefly. Indeed, there was one, though it was rather faint and small. Her makeshift hair ribbon had undone itself, and her red hair whipping behind her as she held on to her scythe. She was still looking, before a voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Hunter ... So close to the edge .. DON'T! WANT! TO! FALL! OFF!!!" The girl's voice taunted. This snapped Carly out of her daze, but only to see a terrible sight. The three Knights had charged at Hunter, who was right on the edge, sending him over. Seya ran over to look for him, but from the look on her face, Hunter had vanished. Carly froze, her blood running cold. Hunter was gone...Hunter was gone. She trembled before crashing down on her knees, her gray eyes blank.

I am a murderer...I am a murderer...murderer...murderer...

First Darwin, then Florina...now Hunter. For the third time, she had failed to look out for her teammates. For the third time, she was responsible for someone's death. Another red mark on her ledger. Again, she was at fault. Her body refusing to move, she collapsed onto the bridge, tears slowly falling from her eyes, and her lips mouthing the word "murderer" over and over.

She felt cold, very cold...almost frozen. She heard nothing, despite the chaos she knew surrounded her. All she felt was numbness, pain, and cold. Although she could see what was happening, she couldn't move.

She watched as Zuri and Diego bravely confronted the girl, the former firing one of her blue flame arrows across the bridge. Watched as the girl grabbed ahold of Seya and basically made her explode into thin air, killing her.

"Hahaha! Where's your Goddess now!?" She laughed psychotically. Carly wanted to shout, to scream, to strangle the girl, but her body refused to budge. More tears streamed down from her eyes. That made four. She had to do something, she knew she had to. However, she couldn't will herself to move, to get up on her feet.

Seya....I'm sorry....this is all my fault. I could've protected you, watched out for you and Hunter...

"My name is Diego Vendrix. I am the wielder of the Monkey Staff of Wisdom and I am a Guardian of Light." She heard Diego say.

"I am Zuri Watkinson, Keeper of the Blue Flame Tiger Bow. The flame that burns the strongest when the world has succumbed to the chaos." Zuri followed. Carly looked at them. So brave, so determined, despite how young they were. Carly did not want to lose them, all of them. She already lost so many in just one day because of her failure to do what she had to, and if the girl was to be believed, her only family.

No, not my only family...

Her comrades, or rather friends, were her family now. She had to get up...for them. Seya had chosen her for a reason, and if what Zuri said was true, she had to have hope. For years, Carly survived without parents, overcame her fears. If she managed to make it through...she had to make it through again this time. She did not want to see any more of her family biting the dust and she had to act now, before it was too late.

We win some, we lose some. But remember, no matter how much you get knocked down, you always have to get back up.

Slowly, she started to push herself up. She was going to get back up on her feet, for her friends...for Seya...for Hunter, though she knew not where the latter two were. Now, she was no longer lying, but in a crouch. Holding her scythe out for balance, she slowly stood up, pushing herself. Within a few moments, she was standing tall at her full six foot one height. She wasn't going to lose it, not when everything literally was at stake.

She felt the wind fill her and she once again grew strong. The wind that forever blew, wearing down the highest mountains, whipping up the calmest seas. Wind was not fire or lightning, but it was also powerful. Holding out her scythe, she allowed the wind to imbue it, before quickly twisted it, conjuring up a swift whirlwind to cover her weapon's arc blade, after which, she slashed a few times.

"I am Caroline McNamara, Wielder of the Valiant Hawk Scythe. The tempest that continues to blow despite the odds, the bird that continues to fly even against the storm."
 

Alliance

Re-Arrival
Kess Andrews
Twin White Lion Gauntlets
The Bridge


Just when Kess was certain that the advancing Mace Lorde would smash her to smithereens, she felt a twist at her stomach. She crouched down on her little platform for balance, feeling the entire world shaken to its core as space and time was twisted. Darkness shot down the deep hole, grabbing Kess and yanking her to a surface where nothing would be recognized as New Magostra. It was a darkness, a different place. And even as she felt solid ground beneath her feet, she knew it wasn’t the peaceful planet she’d been before. This was a place of warring light and darkness.

Milly stood before them, a beacon of darkness in a place ruled by neutrality. The Lordes emanated their own auras of darkness, but it was tiny compared to Milly’s. She was the ruler of darkness. She was the Eternal Darkness.

Kess vaguely noticed the other Guardians beside her, seeming to glow faintly with the very light born to always combat the darkness. But all she really noticed was a heart-stopping fear that threatened to make her scream and sprint as fast as she could around this dark landscape.

Milly screamed at Hunter, and the Lorde Knights lunged at him. He was sent plummeting over the edge of the bridge, tumbling down, down…

Kess couldn’t believe it. Darwin, Florina, Hunter… Why must there be so many ghosts on her conscience? They floated above her in her mind, taunting her with their losses. It was like she was trapped, with no way out.

And when Milly lunged forward and grasped Seya, she knew there would be a fourth soul to join them.

And yet she couldn’t do anything.

Seya shattered in the wake of the orb of pure darkness the crazed girl through. The darkness seemed to grow darker still, taking an upper hand in the war of Kess’ mind. Their mascot, the guardian who had given them hope and a beacon of light was gone. What could they do to change this? Nothing.

But Diego, Zuri and Carly wouldn’t stand for it. They all went up and challenged Milly, calling their names and weapons. It was like a mantra, designed to tie their differing powers together, to strengthen the light.

Kess touched the bridge beneath her feet with a single hand. She felt a faint tremor rock it and she knew it was caused by her. She felt it turn cold beneath her hand, strengthening her. It gave her courage. The courage she needed to stand up straight, and take a deep breath. She felt the cold steel her resolve, keep her standing.

She raised her hand, and small shards of ice began to spin around it, clumping together and becoming larger and stronger.

“I am Kessandra Andrews, wielder of the Twin White Lion Gauntlets. The ice that remains after all else melts, the building that stands even after the shock tries to shake it down.”
 

GoldenHouou

antagoonist
Michel Lefèbvre
(Future) Wielder of the Stallion Boots of Gaia
New Magostra


Michel hadn’t gotten too far away when the ground under him shook. He didn’t have to look back to know that one of the baddies had most likely attacked and seemed to pack quite the punch. He could still hear the sounds of fighting from behind him despite the distance and try as he might, he couldn’t shut it all away. But every time he wanted to turn to look back he forced himself to think rationally. He couldn’t do anything anyway. He wasn’t a hero. He wasn’t even a particularly good person. He didn’t know these people all that well, why’d he risk his life for them? It made no sense. It made no sense why his chest stung more and more with each step he took.

You’ve grown soft, idiot. Soft and stupid. Well, at least your fashion sense’s intact…

Michel chuckled. Laughing helped. It always did. All he had to do was laugh long enough and he’d forget all about this. Or, well, so he thought, until he heard a familiar voice practically begging for his help. Kess. It was little Kess.

“Michel, help! You-You have the Stallion Boots of Gaia! You can help! Please!” A pause. She sounded desperate. “We can’t save anyone if you don’t help us!”

Michel’s hands curled into fists, but he didn’t stop his run. Stallion Boots? He didn’t have anything like that. All he was wearing were some torn old boots that’d probably break upon contact. And why should he care whether or not they could help anyone or not? It wasn’t his problem. This wasn’t his problem.

And yet, his running steps had slowed down just a bit. Didn’t he call himself Kess’s new big bro at some point? Back when they met? Yeah, he did. Was this really what big bros did? Ran away when their sister was in danger? He had already lost one sister. A sister he hated, yes, but still a sister. Was he ready to sacrifice another? Michel’s hands shook, so he forcibly stuck them into his pockets and continued, this time with walking steps.

But not for long.

His hand hit something in his pocket, and upon fishing it out in order to take a better look Michel realized what it was. Carefully crafted yet slightly damaged wings, one leg that was almost torn apart by now… This was the Pegasos that one kid have given him. The one who had… admired him. That was right, he was still back there too. There were people who actually believed in him. Both the kid and Kess... Seya, too.

Just then, the ground trembled again, almost knocking him off his feet.

And Michel decided.

He stuck the Pegasos back inside his pocket and turned around just in time to see one of the enemies throwing a small figure inside the earth and following suit. Small figure… it could only be Kess.

“Oh no you don’t, nobody does that to my sis!” Michel shouted, though he knew he was so far away nobody would hear. Nobody could most likely even see him. And that’s when he realized he had another problem; he could never make it in time. No matter how fast he ran, Kess would be in tiny little pieces by the time he got back.

Think Miiich, think, come oooon…

He shook his head. No, no, he didn’t have time to think. All he could do was… was try. He looked down on his worn old boots and nodded.

“Come on guys, try not to break down on me, ‘kay? Show you’re those Stallions or… whatever. I at least wanna go down in glory, y'know?”

The boots didn’t answer. Figures.

Michel shook his head and dashed off anyway, running as fast as he humanly could. A similar sensation he felt back when he saved Snowb- Seya for the first time overtook him in an instant, and soon his boots morphed into much larger, much sturdier – and much cooler, Michel noted – ones. And this time they were actually, physically there, not just mirages surrounded in some obscure lightshow. No, they were right there around his feet. He could feel their weight. It felt comforting. Warm. Michel grinned. Hey, maybe he was good for something.

He had just reached the edge of the fiery pit he could have sworn reached down all the way to Hell, and he had just kicked himself off the ground to jump down, he had just started to feel the heat emanating from the visible lava below when, all of a sudden, it was gone. All gone, replaced by what seemed to be a bridge with no end in sight.

The Bridge

Michel stumbled and fell on all fours from the sudden stop his run was forced into, and his sunglasses fell on the bridge and slid down into… Michel gulped.

Oookay, note to self, do. Not. Freaking. Fall. Mich. Would mess up your haircut pretty bad. And your face, too.

And then, only a few seconds later, Mr. Fashion Reject did fall. Well, more like he was pushed off the edge along with the generals or whatever. That was it, he was gone, nobody could survive that. And now, they were being charged by what seemed to be Milly. Only, she had been through a makeover, and Michel thought that whoever was responsible for that change of styles should be fired on the spot. Ick.

Chubby and that Zuri girl were trying to talk Milly down, but it became apparent very soon that all it did was buying them some time. But not enough time. In an instant evil Milly (Emilly, as Michel had so cleverly nicknamed her in his mind) grabbed Seya and… pretty much destroyed her.

“Hey, not cool, that’s animal abuse!” Michel shouted, half jokingly, half angrily as he stood up, his stance still slightly off and his balance bad at best. He wasn’t yet used to his new boots. He glared at the spot Seya had been in just a few minutes ago, and felt his stomach turn.

You've gotta be kidding me...

This couldn’t be, right? She couldn’t have really killed Seya, could she? She was a Goddess, at least if what she said was true. Goddesses shouldn’t be killed off that easily. And if the form of a cat wasn’t her real form, maybe it was just her body that had been destroyed, but not her… soul or whatever?

Since when have you believed in all that soul business?

Michel shook his head. Didn’t matter. Either way they had to beat the snot out of Emilly, and fast.

And then Chubby went on being all dramatic like he always was, declaring his name and his purpose for all to hear.

“Oh come on, like that’d-“

And then, all of a sudden, everyone did the same, and Michel fell silent. One by one everyone stood up and seemed all determined and cool. Even little Kess he had failed to protect in the end. Well, everyone except Jessica, as she still seemed out of it. She’d be an easy target like this. he couldn't let her die too.

“Fiiine, guess I have no choice then,” Michel spoke up from the back of the group with a shrug as he started to slowly walk up to everyone else. There was no solid ground underneath his feet, just a bridge that, for all he knew, could crumble any minute now, but still his steps were determined and steady. His boots acted as his support, they were the ground he could always rely on. Ground… wouldn’t it be cool if he could become something like that? A silent, deadly force like that, one everyone could always rely on? Earth might’ve been a little boring and uncool as an element, but it was powerful, unyielding and reliable.

He’d protect everyone this time. He’d make up for all the times he just stood back and watched, he’d make up for all the powerlessness he had displayed. Nobody would need to save him ever again. Not from an enemy, nor from darkness. He’d do it himself.

Michel stopped his walk near everyone else and grinned a wide grin, pointing a thumb at himself. He had lost his sunglasses, so there was nothing hiding away his intent gaze directed towards Emilly.

“I’m Michel Lefèbvre, and I’ve got some badass boots to kick your face in with, sister. Let’s go!”
 

Black War Dragon

Dark Knight
((OCC: I'm not sure why Diego is suddenly a melee attacker but at this point I just don't care. Meh.))

Milly

Seya was gone. Earth was gone. The mighty Guardians of Light were as ready as they could be. Diego attacked Milly with a powerful water gauntlet but was not fast enough for it to connect. Milly bolted away from Diego, dodging the attack but was met with Carly's powerful wind slashes. Milly rapidly crossed her arms, shielding herself from the blow.

"If it makes any difference, I am Milly, harbinger of the eternal darkness!"

Milly raised her hands and blasted dozens of devastating dark spheres at the guardians. "DIE!!! ALL OF YOU!!!"

The Bridge began to crumble in the wake of Milly's assault. The light at the end of the tunnel began to shine brighter. There was no way around her, she had to be destroyed ...

Hunter

He lunged his self forward at Ferros, striking him down with a powerful blow to the face. Hunter pegged Ferros to the ground and violently began to smash his face until his helmet broke. Oriah approached Hunter from behind and swung his terrible mace. Hunter turned and caught the mace with one hand, ferociously striking Oriah right in the gut with the other. Oriah's immense body was sent flying backwards from the impact of the blow.

Hizeah quickly moved in for an attack and with his ungodly speed managed to strike Hunter, cutting straight across his chest with the lance. Panting and with his hand over his wound, Hunter contemplated his next move. He'd make the next one count. Hunter charged Hizeah and right before colliding with him, he slid between his legs and jumped. Mid-air, Hunter raised both hands before landing right on Ferros, smashing his Red Lightning Attack right into the evil god's face. Hunter held on to Ferros' head until it exploded from all the power. Hunter flipped off Ferros' corpse and went after Oriah.

That's one down ...
 

DVB

Philosopher Knight
Diego Vendrix
Wielder: Monkey Staff of Wisdom
The Bridge||Vs. Eternal Darkness Milly
--v.1 Final Chapter--


Diego saw the storm of black orbs headed toward them. Diego spat out some water balls in retaliation. "Everyone, use your elements to disrupt the balls. We have to work together to defeat her," Diego said as he dodged some more of the blasts. Diego began thinking how they should this. He kept launching some more water balls to stop. The Bridge was going out. They were running out of time. They needed to end this battle her and now.

They had to destroy Millie and go to the Light.

"Do not worry Lady Seya. We will never give up," Diego said quietly. He looked to his friends and then to Zuri. He smiled at her with affection. With them on his side, they would not lost. They could not lose.

He had an idea.

"Everyone, we have to do a combined attack. We use our strongest moves in conjunction," Diego said as he began spinning the staff. The head glowed as Diego began glowing blue. Water began circling around as he began making a massive ball of water and it began getting smaller and more concentrated. It was still large as it was glowing blue. Diego held in front of him.

"Everyone , at the same time, fire your ultimate attack!" Diego said as he waited for the others to prepare.

"TIDAL BLAST!" Diego shouted as he launched his attack with everyone else's.
 
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Alliance

Re-Arrival
Kess Andrews
Twin White Lion Gauntlets
The Final Chapter


Milly went ballistic as Diego and Carly fired attacks at her. She fired balls of darkness at them, the same orbs that she had fired at Seya. The same orbs that had destroyed a godess of eternal light. And Kess reckoned if they were hit, they'd lose the light Seya had bestowed on them, and all would cease. And that simply could not happen. Not now, not ever.

Detirmined not to be hit or show weakness, or submit to the eternal darkness Milly represented, she summoned a blanket of ice to deflect the darkness out into the depths of the nothingness around them. She stumbled backwards for a second, feeling the horrendous power Milly had through her shield. It was devastating, like the knowledge of learning she'd lost her family, or the knowledge of learning she was responsible for it, or the knowledge that she disappointed her parents. Milly's darkness was like a combined assault of all three, and Kess nearly lost control of her barrier.

But she held firm. To be hit would be to let the others down, to disappoint them when they all needed each other the most. And she wasn't going to let them down like that. Not now, not ever.

The Bridge seemed to reflect the chaos of Milly, or be buckling underneath her power - it began to crumble, entire sections falling away into the seemingly never-ending darkness. Behind Milly, the light shone even brighter, as if to combat the waves of sheer darkness. But if they were lost, the dark would snuff out the light. They only had a little time. And in that time, they needed to destroy Milly and return to the light. They simply had to.

Diego took charge, telling them they had to summon their strongest attacks and combine the six of them to destroy Milly and save the light from the darkness. He himself summonded water in a large deadly orb of waves.

Kess nodded, and her eyes flashed in her detirmination. They would save all who remained. They could not let the others down! They couldn't let down those who had died to aid them, like Darwin and Florina. If the six of them died, their deaths would have been in vain. And Hunter too, unless he was still falling eternally in the nothingness.

Kess held her gloved hands in front of her, concentrating hard. From nowhere, shards of sharp ice appeared, swirling towards a spot between her hands that glowed faintly. They swirled in endless circles, sparkling in the light futher down the Bridge. She concentrated as hard as she could to summon larger and sharper shards, to her addition to this battle would assist. She felt the coolness and calmness the ice sent out in waves, reaching her soul. Her purest light. She wasn't going to stand down.

When they were all ready, she tensed. This was going to work.

"Ice Barrage!" she said softly, as the all threw their assorted attacks. She swept her hand in front of her, the lions on her gauntlets glowing. Maybe she'd never learn what the lions represented. Maybe they stood for strength and calmness that was need to do what was necessary. Maybe they represented the summons Seya had told them about what seemed like na age ago. Maybe none of them would ever see their summons. But Kess didn't care. At this point, she was fighting back the darkness, defending the light.

And she wasn't going to give up.

Not now, not ever.
 

*Jean Grey*

Night Triumphant
Caroline McNamara
Wielder of the Valiant Hawk Scythe
The Final Chapter: The Bridge


"DIE!!! ALL OF YOU!!!" The deranged girl screeched as she let loose several spheres of pure darkness towards the Guardians. Carly instinctively flew up to dodge, before unleashing several whirlwinds, trying to deflect the orbs. The Bridge was crumbling as she saw from above. There wasn't much time left. She had to act before it was too late for everyone.

"Everyone , at the same time, fire your ultimate attack!" Diego ordered.

Diego had managed to summon up a huge wave of water. Kess was able to conjure several diamond-like shards of sharp ice. Carly held her scythe right in front of her and concentrated. The wind...even in a place like this, still kept on blowing. She was going to fight for the light, for the chance to survive...everybody to survive...her friends, Seya's essence...Hunter. If the wind kept on blowing...she would keep going, no matter what.

She summoned up her strength and started to conjure a tempest, allowing it to swirl around like a vortex around her, just like she attempted before getting transported. Only this time, she gave it all she could. For survival, for the Light. She was going to do it. Pale green gusts whipped around her, around and around, stronger and stronger as she kept at it, still up in the air. She was Wind...she was as swift and powerful as a hawk. Once the tornado grew big enough, she herself started spinning once again, scythe held out in front of her, causing the gale-force winds to rise in speed even further. Swiftly, she flew towards the evil Milly inside her tornado, still swirling and twisting quickly.

"Tornado Slash!" She howled as she made contact with the younger girl, still spinning her scythe as her twister hit.
 

GoldenHouou

antagoonist
Michel Lefèbvre
Finally the Wielder of the Stallion Boots of Gaia
The Final Chapter: The Bridge


“Yeah, well, shit,” Michel muttered as Evil Milly, err, Emilly fired dark spheres at the gathered group, forcing everyone to pick up their arms and counter the attack the best they could. Michel reflectively edged away from the offending balls, raising one foot and kicking right through them like they were made of glass. Dark shards rained down and disappeared into the abyss below, the same abyss each and every one of them would fall into if they didn’t pick up their pace in defeating that crazy chick. At this rate, the bridge would fall before she did.

Michel’s steps were still shaky especially after dealing a powerful kick like that, but he was slowly starting to regain his balance faster and faster. He wasn’t about to fall over anymore, and he was starting to get accustomed to the weight of the boots. He was learning. He felt great. This time, he really would be able to fight alongside everyone else. Not with rocks or kisses, but with boots capable of shattering rock and bone alike.

There was just one problem.

Everyone else was charging their attacks now, gathering up their elements in order to release them at Emilly all at once, and Michel quickly realized he still couldn’t join them. He had learned how to handle his boots, but there was no earth nearby. And even if the bridge would have counted somehow, he was not about to use it up and kill everyone by taking away their footing. He couldn’t use his element. But everyone else was ready to fire now, he had to do something.

Everyone released their attack; Carly flew off towards Emilly in a tornado, while water, ice, fire and lighting formed a combined attack that blasted off in the same direction at incredible speeds as well.

And so did Michel.

Finally having gotten an idea from seeing Carly's more straight forward approach, Michel ran after the combined attacks, determined. He jumped over the crumbling parts of the bridge, focusing all his attention on his legs. He wouldn’t stumble now. Not anymore. The bridge was falling, and the light at the end of the tunnel was shining so brightly. They didn’t have time for another shot after this. This attack had to do the trick. He could never live with himself if they failed just because he wasn’t capable of giving the combined attack the last element it needed. He couldn’t use Earth, but he could at least… at the very least make sure everyone else’s attack hit right at home.

Degraded to just a support, way to go there Mich.

He smiled. He didn’t really mind. It was alright if he was just support; he was still doing something this time. He was doing something, feeling something for the first time in so long. This was worth it. Totally worth it, even if he’d break a leg doing this. Hey, maybe the chicks would come visit his hospital bed!

Oh, hey, Emilly was close now.

Time to do this.

Michel kicked himself off the ground with incredible speeds and, boot first, smashed his kick straight into the combination of elemental attacks in front of him, hoping to ram the attacks straight into the girl's face. For some reason, he wasn’t afraid of the attacks hurting him despite him being so close. They were the attacks of his… hm, friends, after all.

“Friends, really?” Michel muttered as the light of the attacks blinded him upon contact. “You really have grown soft.”

Oh well.

"Megaton Kick!"
 

Kiruria

La Melancolie Noir
Zuri Watkinson
The Bridge
"A Vision of the End"


Everyone had announced themselves. Everyone had shown that they were willing to persist despite Milly's taunts and threats, and not only that, despite their own flaws. Indeed. At first sight, courage seems to be a simple thing, but it is truly difficult to achieve, unless one learned to accept one's own self. An incomplete self, a self that is tainted with dark patches, cannot truly be brave after all. It was a truth Zuri now knew more than ever, all thanks to these other chosen ones. For just a moment then, Zuri knew why Seya chose the Guardians she chose. Exactly why. Right now, as everyone announced themselves, Zuri saw a connection between all the Guardians, a harmony among the elements they represented.

...And then the ground crumbled right underneath them, a very unsettling moment indeed. It felt as if a fissure had opened up in the earth--only they weren't falling from the earth, but from some other solid support that was merely a bridge over troubled water. Whatever it was, it was definitely not a good sign. Milly was going to destroy everything, taking the Guardians down with her...

As she gazed down into the forbidding light, she saw Milly. Not the real Milly, who was in front of the Guardians, but a projection of her somewhere beyond the light. Milly looked back at her with a look of dry amusement on her face, seeming content and relaxed. And Zuri knew why. She had gotten exactly what she wanted. The universe was no more. In all the nothingness, there was only her. After a while, her smile grew broader, calmer, the very epitome of deep satisfaction. With this in place, she lifted her hand up by her face and waved it back and forth, and vanished, having said her farewell to whatever was left.

After that vision ended, Zuri refocused her attention on the other Guardians. They were forming a plan to use all their attacks at once, wasting no time. Zuri looked from Guardian to Guardian, as if ensuring that everyone was ready. Especially Jessica--Zuri was very pleased upon seeing Jessica's nod of determination. Same with Gale's, after that relatively quiet outburst she had earlier when Hunter and Seya disappeared.

Now with a determination in her eyes unlike anything she had ever felt before, Zuri gazed forward at the one person who was about to end it all. Her right hand reached behind her for an arrow from the quiver on her back, the one that had magically materialised on her right before Raseo's minotaur was about to kill her. Her left hand did the same in readying the Blue Flame Tiger Bow. And then she drew the arrow back... arrows, actually, for so it was fated that she had grabbed not one, but three arrows from the quiver. The odds were close to none, but if she could aim the arrows just right and believe in that eternal blue flame she announced from her true being, then all three arrows just might hit.

And it was done. A wave of water from Diego and a barrage of ice from Kess intertwined harmoniously and flew right at Milly. Carly flung herself at Milly in a mighty gale. The thunder from Jessica's sword danced around the blasts. Michel kicked all these forces forward at once, adding to their combined power. Forming a triangle around the outside of these blasts were the three flaming arrows Zuri had let loose, adding to the combined blast. With her own contribution to the attack, Zuri made her final affirmation:

She lives in us.
 

Black War Dragon

Dark Knight
Echo of Time||The End

Despite an incredible thirst for victory, physical trauma made it nearly impossible for Hunter to take on the remaining Black Lorde Knights. He had a final ace in the hole but he would not resort to that – yet. The moment had to be opportune; the conditions had to be right due to the repercussions. That attack would only last mere second due to its overwhelming use of energy.

Blood on Hunter’s forehead poured down to his left eye, partially blurring his vision. He could not afford to lose sight of his enemies directly in front, Oriah slightly to his right and Hizeah to his left. Swerving his movement as he ran, Hunter jolted for Oriah. Then, before Hunter could strike, from the corner of his eye, he saw Hizeah coming right at him with incredible speed. Hizeah flexed his equipped arm gaining the momentum to jab at Hunter with a powerful stab. His legs and feet well grounded, Hunter slid sideways lifting dust from the ground. He could see the end of Hizeah’s lance, inches from his chest, as he flung his torso backward, avoiding the death blow. Hunter grabbed the lance and held tightly as he used it to flip sideways and kick Hizeah on the side of the face, first with his heel and then an even harder blow with his other foot. The double-kick blasted Hizeah along the ground, leaving a trail as he dragged from the impact.

Before Hunter could finish Hizeah, a blunt force slammed into his shoulder. Hunter lay face down on the ground, eyes closed and disoriented from the blow. My arm … I can’t feel it … With a great deal of pain, he turned his head to the side, feeling the cold of the ground pressed on his cheek. He slowly opened his eyes to the sight of Oriah approaching him. Hunter pressed his right hand against the ground and once again forced himself up. His left arm was shattered from the impact of Oriah’s mace, rendered completely useless. As his body temperature began to cool, a stabbing pain began to creep along Hunter’s broken arm – pain that made his knees unsteady.

I’m done. If I don’t do it now … I’ll die.


Hunter took a deep breath inhaling as much fresh air as his lungs could hold; without a mind clear of all thought, he would not be able to pull this off. Hunter set his gaze toward the pitch black sky. The markings on his fore-arms and the 6-headed dragon tattoo that covered his entire back began to glow spreading a heavy red aura to the rest of his body. The sheer intensity of Hunter’s energy pressed so hard against the ground that it cratered the ground around him. Crackling of electricity invaded the entire atmosphere. Hunter gripped his hurting shoulder as he shouted into the dark heavens.

“CROOOSSAAAS!!!”

The tattoo on his back began to take life. A red, massive, six-headed dragon took to the skies as it separated from Hunter’s back. The beast roared as it awoke from its deep slumber. Oriah nervously gripped his dark mace as he witnessed the ominous sign. The roar alone was devastating enough to force Oriah on one knee. Hunter locked sight on his target and within a second the great beast slammed full force into Oriah causing a powerful electrical explosion that erased Oriah completely from existence. The six-headed dragon quickly withdrew back into Hunter, restoring the tattoo on his back. Hunter exhausted all of his power; he could not summon Crossas for longer than several seconds.

Hunter panted heavily as dust began to clear. His gaze was lost as if his mind was not quite there, expected after an attack of that caliber and leaving him completely vulnerable. Just as the dust cleared completely, Hunter spotted Hizeah but it was too late. Hizeah was fast. He was face-to-face with Hunter. Then, a piercing sound resonated.

It was over. As he picked up the lance, the ground began to collapse. He ran into the darkness and then a light. He leapt, his hand desperately trying to reach it but he could not. He fell into nothingness. He closed his eyes.

~~~

One by one, Seya’s holy guardians exhausted themselves for one last attack, the attack that would end Milly and her path of destruction. A raging beam of energy fast approached the guardians’ opponent. Milly’s eyes widened at the sight of her adversaries final act of courage. Desperately trying to contain the blast, Milly held open the palm of her hands trying to stop the inevitable. Tears began to swarm her eyes as the Light coursed between her fingers, seamlessly reaching her entire body until becoming completely engulfed by purity. No more confusion, her heart gleamed with a new light, light of liberation. Her body drifted mid-air at the mercy of her final release, darkness escaping her body like a cloud of smoke slowly rising and dissipating into the cold atmosphere.

A glow radiating high above the sky lightly poured from the heavens like a gentle shower, gracing the Bridge with its golden touch. For eons a place of limbo, the Bridge was now a place of peace unwelcome. Loud rumbles shook the ground, collapsing the entire Bridge in a matter of seconds.

Without the Princess of Light, Seya’s guardians were helpless but then a ray of hope. A force within each Guardian of Light awakened, forming a protective bubble and guiding them across the Bridge and into a golden doorway … Memories of their time with her lost forever in the space of time, to be remembered until the day of awakening.

The End ... ?
 
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