Exodus Files: Gates of Hell.

Chapter 29: The Guild VS The Mergers: Last Round.

It was a long and narrow tunnel. As Mitsu continues his descend, Guk's laugh echoes. Although the Dark Knight have face several lunatics in the past, he have not faced a total nut case that is stronger than him, which pisses him off so bad, he can't stop grinding his teeth every time he recalls how the Torturkian easily defeated him during their last meeting. As the tunnel comes to an end, Mitsu lands on all fours. As he rise, the Torturkian's current form immediately greeted him.

Guk has reached the armor's last transformation; the Black Knight has became a behemoth; standing thirty feet tall, completely outgrowing Mitsu; stone and soil totally covered his body, with and spikes all over his body, the only thing recognizable is his eyes.

Mitsu sighed "Of all the places in the world...why in a dark place like this...I'm tired of this scenery." The two rivals stood in the middle of a mountainous plain. The soil is rich and the air is damp, while the sky is a bit brownish orange, indicating it's already dusk in their location. Guk started to move, ramming forward with full force. The Dark Knight materializes a huge shield but it was easily destroyed by the Torturkian. Mitsu gulped as he realized that he is in big trouble, barely managing to evade his foe. 

Elsewhere, Doer landed in a beach. The Unicus felt uneased as he look into the wide ocean. Ikezubo suddenly appeared; rising from the waves. The Aquorion is already in his final form and unsheathed his katana, ready to attack anytime. Ikezubo's armor resembles the scales of a sea dragon, while sword is emitting a bluish green aura. The merger's aura is filled with tremendous force, if Doer was untrained, he will immediately drop to the ground, grasping for air.

Though watchful, the assassin remained calm. Ikezubo whirled his katana recklessly; a gesture to provoke the Unicus. Doer didn't wear his mask this time, but he stood there silently, as if his aura hides his face. The Aquorion noticed his adversary's new facade "Silent treatment, huh? D'you think that'll work?" The samurai liquefies and surfed forward. The Unicus jumped over Ikezubo effortless. The Aquorion retaliates, swing his sword in full force, but was parried by the Unicus. The two warriors' souls connected; both filled with hatred, but one is aggravated while the latter was soundless. 

The werewolf was lying down in a cave. Orange smelled something burning. At first, the werewolf thought it was barbecue, but he quickly noticed that it smells like burnt hair, as soon as he stood up, he immediately witness his own tail being fried by the molten lava on the floor. He panicked and put it out. "Holy cow! What the heck is happening! Where am I?"

Larrafa the Phoenixid started to burst into laughter and starts pointing at the werewolf, totally enjoying Orange's misfortune "HAHA! YOU ARE DANG FUNNY!" the merger almost cried as he continue teasing the mercenary. Orange immediately shook embarrassment and prepared to fight, but Laraffa just waved his fingers and said "If I were you, puppy, you'd behave."

The mercenary still paid no heed and assaulted the Phoenixid, thrusting his staff at his adversary. Laraffa blocked all the attacks; all the blows charges his flamberge. Orange tried to take Laraffa down, but was overpowered by the villain, his charged sword released a big explosion as soon as it hit Orange's staff. The Werewolf flew a couple of feet away, rolling on the ground before hitting a large chunk of rock. As Orange regained his balance, he raised his staff and yelled "SUPER CHARGE!" A small cloud formed above Orange and immediately struck him with an orange beam, completely engulfing the werewolf. As soon as the bright flash disappeared, the mercenary's body is now covered in electricity, coating his body like a secondary skin, an armor. The werewolf glared at Larrafa furiously and said "This time, I'll make sure you'll taste your own medicine!"

Niv and Shilu ended up in a bamboo forest. Shilu realized that she was sitting on the Oni. The Santelmo blushed and quickly stood up. As the Oni regained consciousness and dusted himself off, "Hey, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to sit on you!" Shilu exclaimed as she fixed herself. Niv shook his head as he tried to fix his hair. As soon as the two were all ready, they noticed a small chapel "Should we go in?" Shilu inquired, making a worried face. The Pinkdevil just nods and went ahead. The chapel was old and cold. The floor is creaking in every step the two made. The chairs were scattered across the room except for one. Archobos sat there, praying.

A couple of seconds has passed, but still, the Trygerstryfe was sitting silently. Shilu was about to approach the merger but Niv stopped her. Archobos clasped his hands and said "Amen." the merger then stood up, towering over Niv and Shilu. Archobos smiled at them and said "I've already prayed for your souls...May God bless you both."

The discs from Archobos' greaves immediately came out and started to spin. As the Trygerstryfe rode his 'wheels', Niv stood in front of the Santelmo, ready to protect his ally and dared his adversary "God do not listen to freaks like you, so don't use his name in your foolish acts." Archobos roared and initiated the first strike.

Back at Mitsu's current location, the knight still struggling, seeing no weakness to the now unstoppable Torturkian. Mitsu is now carrying an Orcish Headcutter, a bigger, blunter sword compared to his flatlance. Battered, he tried to bare the pain as he calculates his next move. Guk seem to have become brain dead and continues to ravage the whole place.

"Dang it, he complete lost it..." Mitsu complains as he whirled his sword. The Dark Knight then summons a ballista and shoots the Torturkian. The arrows hit Guk but the attacks were ineffective, leaving the giant arrows impaled to the merger's rock armor. Mitsu then advanced and leaped, the knight used the giant arrows as leverage to climb the colossal monster. As Mitsu reached Guk's back, he ruthlessly bashed the Torturkian; but his attempts flunk, stone spikes popped out of the merger. Mitsu escaped the attack, though if he reacted slower, he could've been impaled again.

The Torturkian was enraged, starting to flail his arms frantically; hitting the Dark Knight in mid air. Mitsu flew directly to a nearby mountain; his crash created a big crater. The Cursed One recovered and got off the hole without delay; he fell into a forest where he ran off for cover. Guk continued his amuck and continued to tear the trees in search of the Dark Knight.

As the Earth monster mindlessly destroys the forest, Mitsu was able keep a great distance from Guk. The knight rested for a few second and tried to think. Mitsu closed his eyes, and drifted away in his inner thoughts. At first it was all black, and the suddenly, like a candle, the apparition appeared, his body is covered with flame, his eyes glowing. The Abysmal Knight's image stood before him and voiced out "Goddamnit! What's use of the Hell Split if you're not gonna use it?" Mitsu got annoyed and talked back to his spiritual apparition "I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIMING!"

With his burning eyes, the Abysmal Knight gleamed at Mitsu. For a moment, the Dark Knight just stood there silently. Mitsu looked up at the apparition and stated "Okay. Just watch." as the Cursed one opens his eyes, everything is back to the present; Guk is still trying to find his rival as Mitsu sat down from a distant. Mitsu sighed and he instantly summons a katana and his trusty Embermane horse; while his body is engulfed in fire.