“Damn you, Jihon, that was my warm-up battle!” she puts her hands on her hips and lets her gathered energy fade. “And I am not riding in that tin can! My powers are nil when I’m surrounded by that strong of a metal!”

*She looks at the other two warriors on the ground beside her and crosses her arms. Her face softens for a moment and then she looks back up.*

“If I ride, I want out as soon as we get there, got it?” she snaps demandingly. “And I want to ride with Kelvack.”

*Her mouth tightens in a determined line and she waits for an answer.*

"Fine then earth witch have fun with Kelvack then!! Besides I wanted Soul to ride with me any way... At least he dosent try to kill me!!!"

*The triton kneels and Jihon gets out and walks apon the earth.*

"And as for your warm up battle why don't you go grow a tree and shove it up cerberises ass! I am sick and tired of your crap!!! The higher counsil chose you to help me because you were a good fighter!!! Start acting like it and not some spoiled brat!!"

*Jihon spits on the ground in front of Tamrissa in order to offend her. Where Jihon comes from that is the worst of insults.*

"Come on Soul lets get a move on!! some of us don't relise that you guys will all be needed in this fight!!"

*Jihon tuns once again and sees Sabre Soldier standing behind Soul and Tamrissa.*

" Sorry for my rudeness but some of us can't help it."

*With that he climbs back into his Triton waiting for Soul to respond!*

“I may be here to help you, Jihon, but I do not have to agree with the council’s choice!” she says through her teeth. “I do not have to like you one bit and I may act like a ‘spoiled brat’ whenever I wish! I’ll help you win your battles, but I will not take pity on your past or your mask! The council would have done well to have picked someone with less issues and more stability!!”

*The ground trembles with her last words and she spins around, marching away from the triton.*

“That tree could just as easily be shoved up your arse as it could Cerberis’!” she is seething, her fingernails digging into her palms. “And I wasn’t trying to kill you, you idiot!”

*She stops a small distance away from all of them, arms at her sides, her back tense with anger.*

“Even if I would have tried to kill you, you are immortal,” she mutters to herself and then begins walking again, calling back. “I am walking. If I am not there to fight, you’ll know that this earth ‘witch’ hast been smote! Blow up a few trees in my memory, Jihon!”

*She stalks off into the forest, towards the city that Cerberis holds captive. The trees seem to lean back a bit from her, avoiding her anger.*

"ENOUGH! We are here to defeat Cerberis! Your differences are of no consequence now! We must combine our powers to fight him, not each other! While you quarrel, the people in that town are in mortal danger."
He look at Jihon as he speaks. "This was the only way I could think to break through your blinding self-pity..."
He turns to Tamrissa, "...and your foolish pride!"

With that, Soul Reaver opens his hand once more, and Jihon and Tamriassa are released. They fall somewhat ungracefully to the ground. Fortunately, the spell has no residual effects on its targets, and their powers are fully returned to them the moment it ends.

Soul Reaver shakes his head in sadness.
Forced to use my powers against my own companions... but I must ensure that we work together. Divided, we fall.

Then, the thoughts of another intrude in his mind.
Master! We do not have time for this! I feel destrucion... death... I hunger for it! Let us make haste!

"Jihon, Tamrissa, I apologize for my actions, but it had to be said, and there was no other way you would listen. Jihon, if you still wish to offer me transportation in your... Triton... then I would accept. If you wish, I will ensure the destruction of Cerberis' minions... once we are close enough to the accursed creature itself."

He awaits Jihon's reply.

--To fight is to live. And my battle is eternal.--

--Crap, they're gonna get caught off guard!--

*Kelvack's machine appears in front of the minions and they stop in their tracks. It's beam rifle is pointing right at them. The barrel emits a green glow as it starts to charge. The leader of them jumps in the air, meaning to attack the machine. In midair the thing is consumed in a green beam of energy. It shoots through the leader and hits the ground, spraying in different directions. All that is left of the minions is a black crater in the earth.*

--Tamrissa isn't gonna approve, but oh well. At least she's not dead.--

*Kelvack starts up the stealth mode again and decides to wait for the others.*

--I hope we can get through this.--

"You see Soul she is absorbed by her own pride! I was once as foolish as her... That is why I am here. Stuck in this dreadful mask named shame. Pride was the death of my family as well as the earth. I could not stand for defeat. If I would have... I wouldent be here with you all now. However much pleasure it brings me to be here I still long to have died 1,000,000 years ago as a natural human. Death... A word any other man would fear but I have a longing for it... Your transportation awaits you."

*Jihon climbs back into the Trton followed by soul. Jihon folds down a small chair behind him and Soul sits in it.*

"Sabre you ride with Kelvack."

*The triton stands and as it stands the creaking metal can be heard.*

Ok Kelvack lets get going we havent much time. LETS END THIS THING!

*Jihon suddenly feels very i'll and he apears to be holding his head.*

"NO! IT WAS NOT MY FAULT GRANDFATHER NOOOO!!! PLEASE UNDERSTAND!!!! Help.... No I can't I must not!!"

*Jihon seems to be speaking to someone... His sanity grows thin.*

*Kelvack gets tired of waiting so he decides to go ahead without them.*

--I wish everyone would stop lolligagging around and get their head into the battle.--

*Kelvack's machine trods into the city. He notices the commander of the human army. He walks over to him and gets out of his machine.*

"Sir! I think that you need me and my friends help."

"What are you doing here you fool! We do not need anyones help!"

"You sure? It looks like your men are dropping like flies. Let me have a try."

*Before the commander can answer Kelvack run off and jumps into his machine. He puts it off stealth mode and the human army gasps. Kelvack's machine runs into the city and begins to shoot at all the minions in the streets. Leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.*

(ooc: WOOHOO! C'mon guys quit arguing and fight!)

"Sabre go with Tamrissa! We will be fine. I'll take Soul ahead You meet us Inside. I will let Soul off then."

*Jihon pushes a button and the massive steel door slams shut. Jihon looks at Kelvack blasting away at the minnions.*

"There goes our surprise attack."

*Jihon looks back at Soul sitting and meditating as the steel feet of Lidea slam against the blood soaked ground. The Triton moves steadily and gracefully. It almost seems as if it were anticipating the battle. The massive gattling guns raise and a hum of fireing bullets is heard. The minnions lines fall like dominos as the bullets slam into their bodys. He looks apon the black churning ball and he walks twords it. Several bullets hit the Triton and they simply bounce off. He walks to the ball and Lidea puts a steel hand into the ball to test its strength. Jihon enters the ball.*

*She stands straight again and breathes out a deep sigh, then spins around and walks back through the trees.*

*Tamrissa arrives at the battle between Cerberis’ minions and the armies moments after the tritons, not knowing that Sabre has been right behind. Her eyes fall on the minions. They have the same shape as humans, only broader and taller. Their armor is ebony with vein-like flames of scarlet on the breastplates and an eerie red glow coming from the eye slits in their helmets, whether some sort of radar device or just the color of their eyes, she does not know. Many of them fight with jagged swords, crackling with a violet energy that flashes and lashes out at their opponents, and some have gun-like weapons that shoot yellowish bolts of light. As soon as she takes in the whole scene, her aura flares to life, now a visible iridescent sparkle that surrounds her.*

“Hah!” she brings her hands up with a sharp movement, using all her anger to power her attack.

*The ground comes alive beneath a few of the minions and others seem to be fighting with vines that have spontaneously sprung from the dirt to wrap around their arms and legs, tightening and pulling. She draws her short sword and a dagger, motioning at one of the minions with the small blade.*

“Come on,” she grins, the grin looking more like an amused snarl.

*She plays at swords with the black-armored soldier for a bit, testing his skill and practicing her own, then shakes her head and rams the blade through the thick armor and deals him a killing blow.*

“Move…aside,” she knees another of the minions and slashes down with her sword at the armored back.

*Her magicks continue to hinder the enemies around her while the soldiers of the human army take advantage of their weakness. She pushes through the crowded battlefield, handing out a few more deaths as she moves.*

“Damn,” she cringes as she kicks a dying minion off of her sword, yet her eyes are on the thing coming towards her.

*A golem-type monster with two heads and six tentacles waving around in the air. Its yellow eyes are on her while it swings the swords in its octopus-like tentacles. As it draws closer, the soldiers around her are backing away.*

“Oh, gods, you reek,” she wrinkles her nose as the creature approaches and brings her forearm up to cover her nose for a moment.

*The thing lets out a roar, either because it is offended or just because it’s doing its job. She draws a deep breath and holds it, then uses what she knows of air magick. The golem’s two heads shriek, its breathing air being drawn away from its faces. It is suffocating slowly, while Tamma struggles to maintain the strength to hold it like that.*

“Kill it!” she looks over her shoulder, finally breathing again and wishing she had held her breath for a while longer.

*Suddenly five of the soldiers spring forward, getting brave. They skewer and slice at the beast mercilessly until it falls with pitiful whines and whimpers. She breaks her hold on the air magick and moves on, a fine sheen of perspiration on her forehead. Her eyes find Sabre across the way, fighting his own battles as he moves farther into the city.*

“Where is Cerberis?” she speaks to him as she makes her way to him, letting out a surprised yell as one of the minions brings a sword down on her own. “And is that blasting sound ahead the tritons?”

*She flings the minion away and whirls around to swing her sword at another coming at her from behind.*

“These things are relentless!” she grits her teeth and cuts down one of her attackers.

He's closer than you think madaam.

*Sabre Soldier turns around and with a large swipe of his sword, a line of buildings fall to rubble, and minions sever into pieces. He then gestures the female to his side. As she begins to walk towards, he lifts his arms, and power begins to gyrate through his body. His overcoat waves into the air, and the rocks and rubble begin to lift around him. He strikes the ground, and a whirl of fire breaks the earth in a direct line towards the mountain. As the fire hits the mountain, it falls apart into two halves, revealing a large temple. Sabre Soldier begins to walk calmly towards the temple, followed by the shaken Tamrissa. The tritons fly overhead in the designated direction.*

Well, Shall we? *Sabre Soldier sheaths his sword, and looks over his shoulder to Tamrissa, who's some what amazed.*

Cerberis: You! I have seen that machine in my dreams. I tore off its arms and ate the rest of it! I also know of the pilot! My former master was enraged when he heard you wwere made inmortal!

Jihon: Gaurdian of hell we have come to liberate your wasted life! I Give you the chance of an honorable death. Surrender now and we will make your death quick.

Cerberis: FOOL!! I surrender to no one! I am cerberis Lap dog of Satan! You will suffer the same fate as the other warriors that lie at your machines feet!

Jihon: Fine then. Have it your way... I guarentee that you will be a corpse within the evening!

Cerberis: Ha! I have been watching you Jihon of old earth! I was the one that posesed your master...Your grand father! I used him to kill your brothers... But you... You were too strong then but I watched you! You will be in hell shortly with them!!! But first I want to play a little game to test your loyalty to your freinds....

* Cerberis raises a massive paw to the Triton. A blck electricity flows from it and it strikes the triton in the chest...Which is where the cockpit is. The triton falls and slams against the stairs of what was once the temple. Cerberises body goes Life less. Kelvack's machine is standing directly above he Triton. The Triton stands and faces Kelvacks machine.*

"Hahahahahahhahaha...Ha ha ha. Kelvack... Time to die my freind!!!! Hahahahahaha!!!! And then Soul and then Sabre and then That bitch Tamrissa!!! I am inmortal...Yes we are grandfather!!! After you are all dead I will challange God himself!!!!!!! It will be a great battle... We will fight good grand father!!! But before I kill god... I will destroy this Damned planet!!!!"

*Lidea draws he plasma blade and charges Kelvack. Kelvack only defends and hesitates to attack. Jihon has finally gone insane. He has held on to his sanity for so long but now... He has snapped. The blades smash together with sprays of sparks. Jihon and Kelvack fight for the first time...*

“Well, after seeing that, I’m wondering if this Cerberis is as strong as you say he is, sir,” she raises a brow at him and smiles slightly, then moves past him towards the temple.

*When they reach the temple, she stands steady and waits for the battle to come. Her olive eyes widen a bit as Cerberis is discovered, shifting her weight from leg to another as she stares at the disgusting creature in front of her. She narrows her eyes, her aura flaring once more, felt by those around her.*

“Watch out!” her warning comes too late and she dives out of the way as the triton falls.

*She pushes herself up on her arms and gets to her feet, backing away a few steps from the fallen triton.*

“What did he do?!” she looks frantically at the other warriors and then throws her hands up when they do not answer. “What did he…”

*Her question abruptly ends and she watches the triton rise. She grinds her teeth together as Jihon suddenly begins talking about killing her and even daring to call her names on top of it.*

“You’re not going to kill anybody, you crazy bastard!” she flings her hands forward and two very large vines spring from the rubble around them, wrapping around the legs of the triton. “And if you’re going to try to…you’re going to try it on me first!”

*Using both the air around them and the pieces of rock from the temple, she casts a massive amount of sharp pieces of rock at the triton. The chunks of stone fly wickedly fast, making quite a few dents on the structure of the machine. She does not allow any to hit the cockpit where Jihon is, showing an unbelievable amount of control on her part. After all, was she not just a short time ago ready to kill the man?*

“Come on, take a swing!” she yells, her fingers outstretched in an effort to control the powers she is exerting.

A vast black mass of Cerberis' minions move ever closer to the warriors. Though normally the warriors could undoubtably match any number of them in battle, the current precarious situation, combined with the sheer number of minions and Cerberis' powers, would certainly lead to the warriors being overwhelmed in a matter of moments once the minions arrive.

Soul Reaver decides to act as Jihon and Kelvack struggle against each other.

"Tamrissa! Try and help Kelvack restrain Jihon... I may be able to help him later, but there are more pressing matters I must attend to now! Sabre Soldier, you must attack Cerberis until Jihon and Kelvack can join the battle... I will take care of these minions here!"

Trusting in his companions abilities to carry out their designated task, Soul Reaver runs towards Cerberis' armies... and disappears in a blaze of crimson energy.

In the midst Carberis' troops, a flare of red power signals Soul Reaver's arrival. An arcing swing from Blooddrinker disembowels four startled minions instantly, and they fall to the ground.

Four thin columns of fire spring up around Soul Reaver as he begins to chant, fists crossed over his chest. The heat emenating from these burning pillars forces any nearby minions to retreat, shielding their faces as they do. The pillars grow in size and begin to spin around Soul Reaver at ever-increasing speed... soon they have turned into a helix of deadly beauty, spinning blindingly fast.

Soul Reaver reaches the climax of his spell, and throws his arms wide! The four blazing columns are released instantaneously, flying horizontally as the Burning Helix spell is completed. The minions scream in agony as the superheated magic tears through their bodies, incinerating them completely.

Soul Reaver stands in a massive area of smoking, scorched ground a hundred metres in diameter. Now has the space and time he needs to cast the spell that will hopefully end the threat from Cerberis' minions... though it will do little to help Jihon or hurt Cerberis himself...

Soul Reaver begins chanting once more, and the air around him shimmers as if it were a hot summers day. Sparks of energy periodically crackle from his body.

The minions sense the threat posed by this insolent warrior, and now turn their attention to him. At first, they are too fearful to approach, but several of the more intelligent minions have the presence of mind to fire their energy weapons at him.

The yellow beams cut a path through the air... only to slow, twist strangely, and strike the earth as they approach Soul Reaver. His spell is beginning to distend reality around him, and the energy weapons have no effect.

Surprised, the minions pause for about two seconds... then, giving horrific battle-cries, they charge towards the warrior from all sides, waving their cruel swords in the air, slavering for his blood!

In the meantime, the other warriors are faced with their own problems...

(None of you can here this conversation from within the temple)

Sabre Soldier: Well then Cerebris, we meet again. This time the Higher Council won't screw up and let you escape. That's why they send their best. *Sabre Soldier smiles slightly*

Cerebris: Son of Relark, bastard of the true vampires, prepare to meet your fate.

Sabre Soldier: Well then, let me see what you can do.

*Cerebris changes into his standard form. A giant Demon, with 2 tails, and 6 enormous wings. As he changes, he charges at Sabre Soldier who stands motionless, still with a smirk on his face.*

Sabre Soldier: Well, I might take it easy on you for the least. *Cerebris attacks with his front claw, missing by millimeters, as Sabre Soldier jumps back*

Sabre Soldier: never mind, no holding back.

*Cerebris attacks again, only hitting the overcoat of Sabre Soldier as he vanishes to thin air, his overcoat falling to the ground infront of Cerebris.*

Sabre Soldier: Well if you're going to hit me, then at least hit me. *Sabre Soldiers eyes glow red, as he draws out his Sword. His top is removed, revealing his scarred chest, and abs.*

"Fine grandfather I will get you an army!!! Hahhahaha! A big Trton army!!!! But first let me deal with this little problem!!!"

*Lideas Sword retracts and she places it back in the holster from which it came. The two gattling guns are drawn and aimed for Tamrissa. Bullets whir around her and one slams nto her arm knocking her to the ground.*

"Ok grand father we can go take over the world now
!!!! hahahahahahah!!!! No one to stop us this time!!! That fool Thisias is dead this time grandfather!!! hahahahahahah!!! Lets go."

*The Triton turns and flies off into the hills till it cannot bne seen anymore. Jihon plans to form an army... He will build more tritons...*

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