[i]Blades tripped on his cloak and smashed his face on the ground as he fell.[/i] [b]Violet[/b]- Did you just trip?! [b]Blades[/b]- No, I attacked the floor. [b]Violet[/b]- ......Backwards? [b]Blades[/b]- I'M FREAKING TALENTED, ALRIGHT?! [i]Meanwhile, the rest of the group cheered as the second Deathsinger fell from the pillar and into the abyss below.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- That was AWESOME. [b]Storm[/b]- Nice job acting quickly, Flint. I forgot the aura selection processed is randomized. [b]Violet[/b]- Speaking of randomized... [i]Strike stomps her foot on the ground, cracking the stone.[/i] [b]Strike[/b]- F*CKING MOULDERING SHARDS?! ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDIN' ME?! THIS ISN'T NORMAL MODE! WHO THE HELL WANTS A STACK OF ROCKS?! [i]Nightly steps to the front of the group.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b]- We're almost finished, right? [i]Storm nods.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Last Checkpoint, everyone. [i]Solis raises his fists in the air.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- ORYX, HERE WE COME! [i]The ground begins to shake like an earthquake. All of a sudden, an enormous being rises from the edge of the arena and soars into the air.[/i] [i]Solis points up at the Hive God.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- Get ready to be probed, motherfu- [i]The creature spread its bat-like wings outward and roared, sending a gust of wind at the guardians, nearly blowing them away. When the roaring stopped, Solis slowly lowered his finger.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- ........Oh. [i]Oryx flew to the left side of the arena and stood behind the front plate, gazing down at the guardians.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Front left! You all know what to do. [i]The rest of the group nodded as they ran for their different positions. Nightly and Bubbles stood at the middle area between the Deathsinger Pillars. Bubbles' ghost suddenly appeared before the two of them.[/i] [b]Tibbs[/b]- Hi Bubbles :) [b]Bubbles[/b]- TIBBS! [i]Bubbles opened his arms wide and hugged the little ghost.[/i] [b]Bubbles[/b]- Long time no see! [i]Nightly mumbled to herself.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b]- He literally just opened the door for us.... [i]After a minute of hugging, Strike shouted from the other side of the Deathsinger pillar.[/i] [b]Strike[/b]- BUBBLES, PUT A SOCK IN IT! [i]Bubbles shook his head.[/i] [b]Bubbles[/b]- Right! I forgot. Ready to go to work, Tibbs? [i]The Ghost turned its shell up and down.[/i] [b]Tibbs[/b]- You bet! ^_^ [i]Bubbles threw his arms downward, smashing a Ward of Dawn into the ground.[/i] [i]Flint and Blades ran to the first plate and stood beside it. Meanwhile, Solis and Strike ran to the second and third plates. The rest of the students spread themselves throughout the rest of the area for add control. Like a crackling thunder, Oryx's fist smashed onto the first plate. Blades jumped onto the platform as the enormous fist rose from its surface. Flint followed and stepped into the floating aura, lighting himself up with a black and white hue.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Plate 1 is up! [i]Solis called back from the other side of the Deathsinger pillar.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- Plate 2 is up! [i]Strike followed in suit.[/i] [b]Strike[/b]- Plate 3 is up! [i]Blades watched as Flint immediately leapt across the glowing platforms in the air.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Wish I had triple jump... ---------------------------- [b][i]10 Hours Later[/i][/b] ---------------------------- [b]Variks[/b]- The strategy. For Oryx.... Such magnificent planning for such.... [i]young[/i] guardians.... [i]Blades nodded again.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- I didn't do much. Thank the Stormcaller. She's the reason we even made it that far in the first place... [i]Storm lowered her gaze the ground. Variks grinned.[/i] [b]Variks[/b]- So you didn't do much, eh? [i]Blades chuckled.[i] [b]Blades[/b]- Well.... I guess I [i]did[/i] take care of the Shade. -------------------- [b][i]9 Hours Earlier[/i][/b] -------------------- [i]The guardians watched as Oryx flew around the arena after staggering.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b]- FORE!!!! [i]Nightly shot a tether directly into the ground as a group of thralls around them drew closer and closer.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Remember, DO NOT HIT ANYTHING. The aura is unstable at the moment. One punch could have three times the force it normally would. Be carefu– [b]Strike[/b]- Hey Solis, guess what? [b]Solis[/b]- What? [b]Strike[/b]- .......... [b]Solis[/b]- .... [i]What?[/i] [b]Strike[/b]- ............ [b]Solis[/b]- Oh my god, [i]what the hell do you wa[/i]– [b]Strike[/b]- DICK PUNCH. [i]Strike throws a 30 mph fist right into Solis' crotch. The Sunbreaker screams out loud. Solis bursts with tears as he grabs his crotch and falls on the ground.[/i] [b]Solis[/b]- SWEET JESUS. [i]The students all laugh, but then quiet down when they realize nothing was happening.[/i] [b]Violet[/b]- You didn't get launched! Storm, I thought you said not to hit anyone? [i]In the blink of an eye, Solis spontaneously flies straight into the Deathsinger plate. Flames explode as he crashes into the stone surface.[/i] [b]Tibbs[/b]- Hehehe. She smacked the solar right off him. [b]Storm[/b]- Alright everyone, [i]enough fooling around![/i] This is the last wave, so get ready for mortars. [i]The students scattered around the area, bracing for the incoming mortars. But nothing happened. Oryx cackled as he waved his arms in a circle, throwing a large sphere of darkness onto the ground. The guardians watched in awe.[/i] [b]Strike[/b]- What the hell is [i]this[/i]?! [b]Storm[/b]- I don't know! He should be starting mortars.... [b]Flint[/b]- Yeah nice job, Storm. I thought you knew what you were– [i]In a flash of light, Flint disappeared.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- What was [i]that[/i]??? [i]Storm smacked her hand to her helmet.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- I'm such an idiot! We must be at the Shade! [i]Blades raised an eyebrow.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Shade? What's a Sha– [i]In another quick flash, Blades was teleported into a large, circular arena. Surrounding the arena was an infinite stretch of fog and shadow. Flint tapped him on the shoulder.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- Hi. [i]Blades jumped back.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- JESUS! You scared the shit outta me... [i]Flint shrugged.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- You must hate mirrors. [i]A large shadow passed overhead. The two Hunters raised their hand cannons at the ceiling of fog above. Moments later, a large winged Taken-ified Oryx entered the arena from the fog, floating above the ground. In his hands was a large Hive sword.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- This is bad. [b]Blades[/b]- Really? I hadn't noticed. [i]In a burst of blue and orange, the two Hunters activated their supers. Flint drew out his Golden Gun and fired three shots into the Shade, but to no avail. After the shots pierced its shadowy cloak, the darkness in its body filled the hole, almost as if repairing itself. Blades lunged forward, Arcblade in hand as he swiped at the Hive God's duplicate. The Shade pulled up his sword, blocking the Bladedancer's knife. Blades looked up at the floating creature as his knife was caught in a lock with its sword. The Shade mumbled under its breath.[/i] [b]Shade[/b]- Bitch. [i]Blades chuckled, tightening his grip on his knife.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- Oh, it is [i]ON[/i] motherf*cker. [i]Arclight and darkness collided as the two began exchanging blows, clashing their blades back and forth. Flint quietly watched in awe. Storm and Nightly suddenly teleported into the arena, landing next to the Gunslinger.[/i] [b]Nightly[/b] [i](shivering)[/i]- That felt so wrong... What's going on in here? [i]Flint pointed at Blades, who was now fighting against the Shade singlehandedly.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- Cock fight. [i]Storm and Nightly's eyes followed where Flint was pointing. When they saw Blades and the Shade, their eyes widened.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- Woah.... [i]Blades dashed away and immediately blinked back, smashing the butt of his galvanized knife into the Shade. The shadow roared as it staggered to the edge of the arena.[/i] [b]Shade[/b]- ENOUGH! [i]Muscles tense, Oryx's duplicate swung the sword down on the Bladedancer. Blue Light flared from where the two weapons made contact, sparking lightning throughout the arena.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- The sword weighs too much! His Arcblade is gonna break! [i]Blades tried to push against the sword with his arcblade, but the Shade pushed harder, smashing the Hunter aside and breaking his knife. Blades crashed onto the ground at the edge of the arena, just barely touching the fog. The Shade charged at him.[/i] [b]Flint[/b]- BLADES! [b]Nightly[/b]- NO! [i]Storm, Nightly, and Flint rushed to help, but they were too late. The Shade let out a loud roar.[/i] [b]Shade[/b]- I'M GOING TO DESTROY EVERY INCH OF YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE BODY! [i]The shadow raised its sword high into the air and swung it down on the Bladedancer. All of a sudden, Blades reached out from behind his back and drew out a long, metallic object. Solar energy flared out from the Bladedancer, burning bright as the Shade swung his sword. Storm, Nightly, and Flint watched in awe once again as Blades was now standing up, blocking the Shade's attack with a serrated, flaming sword.[/i] [b]Storm[/b]- One of the three Willbreaker swords... [b]Flint[/b]- Were did he get THAT?! [i]Fire continued to blaze out around the two sword-bearers. The Hunter looked up at the Shade.[/i] [b]Blades[/b] [i](grinning)[/i]- Taken King, huh? [i]Blades shifted his grip and parried the Shade's sword, staggering him backwards.[/i] [b]Blades[/b]- How about you "take" [i]THIS[/i]! [i]With one final push, the Hunter plunged his Raze Lighter deep into the Shade. The large Taken creature immediately burst into darkness, and the fog around them began to dissipate. Oryx let out a thunderous, echoing roar. A series of quick flashes lit up the area, and the four guardians were teleported back.[/i]