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originally posted in: The End pt 3: Strange Aeons
Edited by Unseelie Nil: 12/27/2019 3:42:54 AM
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Holmes smiles, "You're right, it is. Would you like to hear how we plan to defeat you?" Another laugh and the monster lowers its head as if to hear him better. "By distracting you long enough for that to happen." He says, pointing behind it. Nil tilts its head, then turns to the beam as it vanishes and the world shakes as the thing beyond the hole in the sky roars in anger. Then the hole closes and the sun shines bright once more [u][b]Beyond the City Walls[/u][/b] False, somewhere within the serpent, hears a voice from his earpiece and replies, "Ah. hello! There will be time to debrief later. For now, initiate 'End All' targetting my location. I'm sending my authorization code now." Cobalt Spectre is preparing to swing again when he receives a message from Dr. False and the mech retreats, saying, "You've yeed your last haw, partner." A crack of thunder announces the tungsten slug penetrating the atmosphere and just before it impacts the Flesh Sculpter, the serpent disappears. [u][b]The Sea Elf Fleet[/u][/b] The survivors of the city watch the hole in the sky close and a ball of fire fall beyond the horizon. They hear a distant thump as a cloud of dust and ash engulf the city and a large wave rocks their ships. [u][b]The Mountains[/b][/u] Holmes smiles, "I saw this in a movie once!" He snaps his fingers. A wave of magic washes over the field and his allies suddenly rise and reappear fully healed and ready to fight once more. The immense power of the Wish takes its toll on his body and Holmes falls. The monster roars as the sun burns its body and the ichor around them is evaporated. The heroes waste no time. Ring raises a fist, shouting, "Ad Victoriam!" and emits a pulse of magic that bolsters them, then charges with his odachi. Acro and Lee both glow brightly as they shoot concentrated beams of energy and light at the monster. Veggie unleashes lightning with all his rage and Aku throws blasts of void energy. Giant leaps above the chaos and brings his axe down with a fiery explosion. The monster lies in it's back, wheezing, as Watson approaches, draws the enchanted popsicle from its sheath, and shoves it into the beasts chest for 1d4 humiliation damage, and it begins to disintegrate. Lee rushes to Holmes and uses his last flower to heal him. A moment passes and Holmes takes a deep breath, then Watson helps him to his feet and says, "Care to explain?" Holmes smiles, "I recieved a Sending from Benaiah, also known as Cool Hand Luke to some. He was close to the beam, but needed Nil distracted so he could slip in and destroy the orb." "So..." Aku frowns, "We were bait?" "I'm cool with it, " Acro adds, "It all worked out." Veggie smiles, "We've won! Let's go celebrate!" Giant places a hand on his shoulder, "I've already called the Golden Keep. The Primarch is coming to recover us personally!" The heroes celebrate their victory, and the death of the Witch Queen. [b][u]Deep Beneath the Mountains[/b][/u] The dwarven paladin Benaiah stands in the center of a stone platform within an underground lake, the sun shining faintly through the hole created by the beam. Stone falls into the lake and the ground shakes as the mountain crumbles around him. Upon the platform are four diagonal columns that hold it up with hollows filled with ice. One of the hollows shatters as a new Nil clone falls to her hands and knees, screaming with rage, a gaping hole in her chest dripping dark ichor. She turns to him and smiles, "Ah! Hello my old friend!" "Spare me your lies, fiend, you are not Nil." Benaiah grips his holy symbol, saying a prayer to Bernthal, and his armor ignites with green flame. The body of Nil levitates and laughs, "So you've come here to die? Happy to oblige!" A dozen shards of ice fly into his shield and armor. He feels blood trickling down his legs, but ignores the pain and throws his hammer. It impacts her and explodes with radiant light, knocking her out of the air, and he is there bringing another down upon her. She catches his arm and casts a spell that boils his blood. Benaiah roars with rage and pain, then slams his shield into her face channeling a mighty Smite! She hisses and throws him across the platform, then shoots four Eldritch Blasts at him. They bounce harmlessly off his shield as he barrels forward. Nil creates a wall of spikes pointing towards him and summons her warscythe as he plows throw, then they clash. Benaiah raises his shield and endures the relentless assault of twirls and leaps. She breaks his guard several times and leaves deep wounds, he drops his hammer to heal himself and then braces his shield with both arms. Finally, Benaiah sees an opening and shoves his shield forward, setting her off balance. Before she recovers, he swings his shield and smacks her across the face, then leaps up and Smites her with a burning gauntlet. Suddenly, he feels pain and cold in his gut and looks down to see the warscythe. Nil laughs and lifts him into the air. Benaiah gazes into her solid black eyes and remembers the adventures he shared with the Little Witch and their Xombie friend, but he sees nothing of her in this monster. Benaiah roars one last time and channels a Smite into his helm as he brings it down into her face. Nil is knocked back and loses her grip on the warscythe. He grabs it with one hand and snaps it with the other. Then he rushes Nil and punches her with his flaming gauntlets again and again, each Smite echoing like thunder in the large cavern. Benaiah grabs the heart from his satchel and shoves it into the hole in her chest. Nil grabs his arm and looks at him with confusion, then he casts a spell of Greater Restoration. Nil gasps for breath and Benaiah sees the terror in her expression as her mortality returns, then he squeezes with on final Smite and the heart burns. The other frozen hollows around the chamber shatter and the remaining clones fall to ash. Nils grip loosens and her body falls still before him as he sinks to his knees, a growing pool of blood around him. "Hey," Xronad appears before him, smiling, and offers a hand, "Time to go Lukelele!" Benaiah smiles and takes it as the mountain collapses around them.
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