Catalyst

Chapter 87: Reaver

Nia, Andrea, Serena, Cale, James, Alphonse, Dr. LeeAnn, and Dawn face the one with the obsidian scythe.

James: "Do you have a name?"

Reaver: "I go by Reaver."

Reaver swings his scythe over his shoulder.

Dawn: "Sounds pretty edgy."

Shadows begin to take the shape of a dragon behind Reaver.

Reaver: "I get that a lot."

Serena: "I wonder why?"

A pitch black dragon stands behind Reaver, particles of black light falling from it's wings.

Reaver: "Don't get the wrong idea."

Reaver begins walking towards the heroes.

Nia: "We aren't saying that you are edgy."

Reaver: "Good, because there's only one thing you need to know about me..."

Reaver has a smirk on his face.

Reaver: "(smirking) ... I love my job."

Nia blocks a rush towards her from Reaver.

Ethan: "Good to know."

Alphonse, LeeAnn, Dawn, and James head for the dragon.

Alphonse: "We'll deal with this thing!"

Dr. LeeAnn: "Can you handle Reaver?"

The others prepare themselves.

Cale: "W-We can try!"

Andrea: "No, we will."

Nia jumps away from Reaver.

Reaver: "Just try it."

Cale's vines begin to form.

Cale: "You'll regret it."

Reaver: "(smirking) No I won't."

They begin clashing as the others stand before the dragon.

James: "Now let's see what it takes to beat this thing."

The dragon rushes towards James, preparing to stop him from analyzing.

Alphonse: "Look out!"

James dodges out of the way in time.

Dr. LeeAnn: "We won't be getting any data at this rate."

LeeAnn has to make some distance.

Dawn: "I don't think that my Waves can do much either."

Dawn takes aim at the eyes.

James: "You'd better have a good aim."

Dawn: "(aiming) I could be worse."

Alphonse: "Is that supposed to make us feel better?"

Dawn misses as Andrea and Serena try striking Reaver down from above.

Reaver: "Fighting from the shadows?"

Reaver deflects the attacks in one scythe swing.

Andrea: "That's the role of a Rouge."

The two catch their weapons.

Nia: "Hey!"

Nia tosses her chakrams as they fly towards Reaver.

Reaver: "A valiant effort."

Reaver repels them as well.

Cale: "How about this!"

Cale's vines wrap around Reaver's ankle.

Reaver: "That's more like it!"

Reaver is slowly dragged towards Cale.

Ethan: "I think Reaver is getting a little too into this."

Nia picks up her chakrams.

Nia: "You're not alone on that idea."

The others continue evading the dragon's rage.

James: "I just need a minute!"

James is the dragon's main target.

Alphonse: "We'd love to give you a minute!"

A tail slap gets Dawn in the gut, causing her to drop her gun.

Dawn: "(in pain) That one really doesn't feel good."

The dragon steps on it.

Alphonse: "And it isn't good for us!"

Dr. LeeAnn: "(in head) My connection to BroBot is gone?"

Alphonse uses his roots to protect LeeAnn from a claw strike.

Alphonse: "We're not done here!"

Dr. LeeAnn: "Y-Yeah."

Luckily, that moment was all James needed.

James: "Something so simple."

James summons his lance.

James: "Go for the stomach!"

The dragon tail slaps James.

Alphonse: "Got it!"

Electricity begins to cackle around Alphonse.

Alphonse: "Haywire Shotgun!"

Alphonse fires the electricity into the stomach as he takes a claw slash to the face.

Dr. LeeAnn: "There!"

The dragon begins to stagger as Reaver begins to lose steam.

Reaver: "(exhausted) Now for the fun part."

The heroes begin to feel drained.

Cale: "(exhausted) Why do I feel so... sleepy?"

Reaver: "(exhausted) Now we're even."

Everyone is beginning to stumble in place.

Ethan: "Nia!"

Nia: "(exhausted) This isn't getting to me."

Andrea: "(exhausted) I hope so."

They all continue to keep their stances together, neither side accepting defeat...