The End of an Era

Against All Odds

     Everyone waits with baited breath. Who will make the first move. Zaak stands before them. The tension is palpable. If any mere mortal were to stand in this room they would sure perish. Suddenly Alistair and Sin appear before them. They are facing Zaak and kneeling. Zaak is shocked to see them just as much as Lexianna and the group is.

     "What are you doing?" Zaak asks.

     "Sacrificing more than just our lives." Sin answers.

     "No, You've fought enough. You've earned your rest." Zaak begs.

     "And yet here you are. Fighting against the end of our story." Sin accuses. "By any means."

     Blaze moves to interupt but Lexianna raises a hand in protest. Razz and Cael who were thinking the same pass quizzical looks between each other.

     "Lexi, we have to stop this." Razz urges. He knows that this is important to her but they can't stop here. But it's too late. Lexianna raises her hand higher, creating a shield of life energy around herself and the others. A torrential flood of death crashes into it as Sin and Alistair turn to face them. 

     Alistair is ethereal and translucent. He has sprouted wings that envelop him like a hood and cloak. His face seems withered. Desiccated and near skeletal. He is the very image of death. Next to him Sin has transformed into a macabre amalgam of muscle and bone. His monstrous visage is terrifying and visceral.  As the two of them reach out and embrace one another their forms meld into a single being. Their willing assimilation of each other has perfectly unionized their wills. And a massive winged creature emerges to challenge the group.

     Knowing that she can't shield her allies and fight at the same time Lexianna reaches into each one and supercharges the font of life that resides within every sealed being. As she lets her protection drop Razz roars in defiance.

     Space begins to warp all around them in every which direction. Cael turns curiously to Razz who is just as confused. Without warning a massive white and gold dragon explodes out of the spatial warp and crashes into the Death Beast. The two of them go sprawling across the room. Exiguus, the gold and white dragon, is up first. He rears his head back and breathes deep letting his wing spread as he stands on his hind legs. But instead of a fiery breath, Exiguss lets out a piercing beam of space warping life energy.

     Lilyth sighs in relief as she jogs up through the spatial tear that is quickly closing. "Whew, I made it in time."

     "I thought you said you didn't want to fight." Blaze asks while still keeping an eye on Zaak.

     "I realized that my choice was selfish. My reasons for choosing not to fight were based solely on my own desires. The people of all the realities need a voice. And they choose to fight." Lilyth Produces several motes of willpower. "I divided them up best I could." Everyone takes one. Each one courses with the will of countless existences. That power floods into the groups' seals and pushes them to very limit, exponentially increasing their power.

     Zaak smiles as they turn to face him. He has a weary dogged look of determination in his eyes even though the fight has not even begun. He takes a deep breath and stretches his arms and pops his neck. His Seals appear on his body. His stance widens. His breath steadies.

     There is a thunderous crack. Deafening even. Razz has disappeared from their line. In his place stands Zaak. Smiling. Cael prepares to make a move but his body goes limp. He collapses to his knees. Blaze mutters curses under his breath as he too falls. As Zaak turns to clash with Lexianna Cael looks down to see Infallible self, Zaak's sword, impaling him. The sword is acting as a dampener to his strength. Blaze seems to have the same. They both begin to attempt to remove the blades from themselves and rejoin the fight.