[b]Storm[/b]- If we can ionize enough arc energy in a small, compact field, we just might be able to create a rift in the space-time flow! [b]Solis[/b]- WHAT?! [b]Storm[/b]- Solis. Give. Me. Your. Chest. [i]Nightly called out from the other side of the arena.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b]- That's nasty by the way! [i]Solis shook his head.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- WHAT?! But... But it's...... Twilight Garrison..... [i]Oryx spread his arms out wide as his chest glowed with a white, fiery light. The Warlock screamed at the Titan.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- It's one dash per f*cking cooldown anyways. JUST GIVE IT TO ME ALREADY. [b]Solis[/b]- Okay, okay, FINE! [i]Solis lifted his beloved chest piece off his body and pulled it over his head.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- Still better than Shadestep.... [i]With a loud grunt, Solis threw Twilight Garrison through the air.[/i] [i]Back on the Deathsinger plate, Storm heaved her arms forward and cast her Stormtrance, shooting a ray of arc energy into the ground. Blue lightning crackled in between her fingertips and the blue metal as she caught the exotic chest piece in her hands. The glowing red and blue rods on the back shot outward, blinking faster and faster until the whole chest piece began shaking with arc power.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Nightly, get ready! [i]Nightly nodded and leaped into the air, drawing back her bow in a flash of purple.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b]- I was born ready. [b]------------------[/b] [i]Back on the ground, Blades grunted as he shifted himself up. His eyes looked up in awe at the rest of his fireteam. Solis, Storm, and Nightly all stood in a triangle around Oryx, each of them lit with the color of their respective element. He thought back to Golgoroth's words at the last checkpoint.[/i] [spoiler][b]Golgoroth[/b]- If you learn nothing else, child, learn this: Your friends are your friends. Never be afraid to believe in them.... Because it just might be the last time you do.[/spoiler] [i]The hunter chuckled to himself.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Go get em. [b]----------------------[/b] [b]Storm[/b]- NOW! [i]Storm threw the electrolyzed armor up into the air. In the blink of an eye, Nightly let go of the knock on her bow. The purple arrow of light flew forward and crashed into the makeshift bomb, propelling through the air and into Oryx's chest. Just before it reached the center, though, the Hive God clapped his hands in a thundering blast of darkness. The chest piece shook and sparked with energy as Oryx's squeezed harder and harder.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b] [i](landing on the ground)[/i]- What the hell happened?! [i]Storm called out in response.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- He caught it! He caught the armor! [b]Solis[/b]- Thanks, Obama. [i]Storm shrugged.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- I don't know what to say! It should have worked.... We were so close..... [i]Solis pounded on the ground.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- DAMNIT! [i]Over between the two plates, Bubbles and Blades watched as the flurry of blue and purple energy lit up the area. Bubbles looked at the chest piece, which was now stuck at the front of Oryx's chest. Blades cringed as he leaned forward, tightly gripping the wound at his side.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Goddamnit.... Bubbles.... [i]Bubbles smiled.[/i] [b]Bubbles[/b]- It's been fun. [i]Blades smiled back at the Defender.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Yeah.... It's been– [b]Tibbs[/b]- It's not over yet. [i]Bubbles' ghost whizzed past them, flying through the air straight at Oryx. Bubbles and Blades called out after the ghost.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- NO! [b]Bubbles[/b]- TIBBS! [i]Tibbs turned around, blinking at the Titan.[/i] [b]Tibbs[/b]- It's okay, Bubbles. [i]Blades and the other students watched as the two partners looked at each other, both understanding what was about to happen.[/i] [b]Tibbs[/b]- It's been fun... [i]In the blink of an eye, the ghost turned around and crashed itself into the sparking chest piece, sending it through Oryx's hands and right into the Hive God's chest. A storm of arc energy buzzed around the air as Oryx fell backwards, heaving his chest left and right. A loud roar thundered through the air as the raid boss screamed louder than ever before. Bubbles immediately stood up.[/i] [b]Bubbles[/b]- NO!!! [i]White light burned bright at the center of his chest, growing larger and larger until nearly all of the arena was consumed by light. Within seconds, the bright light dissipated, until all that was left was Oryx's crystallized body. Storm, Nightly, and Solis cheered as the rocky structure floated away into space.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- HELL YEAH! [i]Solis kissed the ground as Nightly and Storm hugged.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- WE'RE ALIIIIIIIVE!!! [i]The three of them went quiet as the looked behind them. Between the Deathsinger plates, Blades and Bubbles stood still. Bubbles trembled as his knees crashed to the ground.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Bubbles.... I.... [i]The Defender shook his head.[/i] [b]Bubbles[/b]- He's not.... He's not gone.... He can't be....right? [i]Blades put a hand on his shoulder as he looked up. Floating through the air was a clump of wires. The small bulb of a Ghost rested at the center, no longer shining with light. Blades grabbed the Ghost's remains and softly handed it to Bubbles.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- I'm.... Sorry.... [i]Bubbles took the wires in his hand. Holding his knees together, the Titan began to sob. The other guardians slowly stepped up to the two of them.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Bubbles... [i]The three were silent as they knelt down around the Defender. Solis hugged the Defender.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- It's alright, bud. It's okay. [i]Bubbles' helmet clinked as he rested his head on Solis's shoulder.[/i] [b]Bubbles[/b]- It's not fair.... It's not fair.... [i]Solis patted his back.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- I know.... I know.... [i]The guardians all looked at each other. Storm held her hand over her mouth as her eyes began to water.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Bubbles.... I'm so sorry.... [i]The Titan silently nodded to the Stormcaller. Amidst all the intense fighting and loud combat of the raid, the only sound now in the air was silence.[/i]