Sunday, February 1, 2009

Severed Bonds

The 20th day of the 12th cycle, Year of Revelations

Igteus' charge against Bashir was met with failure, and the Guide of the Sect soon lay dead in a pool of his own blood. His spiked mace was on the ground next to him, just beyond the reach of his lifeless hands. The final battle of the Great Clash continued to unravel as dreamers fell in combat, and the dreaded Shards of Bashir and the gruesome Echten Knights continued their deadly war upon each other. The exterior of the Temple sustained heavy damage from the ghastly war playing out at its doorstep.

Bashir glanced over to Terelius Ignium and commanded her to aide him against the Echten Knights. The woman looked at the Bashir in defiance and proceeded to shake her head as she spoke afterwards, "No, I do not serve you any longer, false god. I have broken your mind control over me." Bashir bellowed a deep guttural laugh as smoke flared from his nostrils. He motioned for two of the Shards to strike at the insubordinate woman as he retorted, "You are in league with the infidels, you shall be crushed like the insect you are." His deep voice resonated throughout the room.

The two Shards moved toward Terelius Ignium, but suddenly held their stance as the woman wielded the halberd in their direction. She had a look of determination upon her face as she spoke, "Stand back or I shall use your own weapon against you, demon." Bashir began to fume in anger, taking a step closer to her. Terelius unleashed a powerful discharge of energy against Bashir with little effect.

Bashir leapt into the air and came crashing down upon Terelius Ignium, slamming her onto the ground. The creature's massive hoof pinched Terelius to the ground and as she struggled to break free, Bashir pried the halberd from her grasp. Bashir let out another deep laugh and looked down at the helpless woman. "I am a god of my word, Infidel. I said you would be crushed like the insect you are, and here you lie underneath my hoof," said Bashir and he raised the halberd in the air as smoke flared from his nostrils. Bashir smashed the weapon through her skull and the base of the halberd tore through her face plate with ease behind his strength.

The woman's avatar went into a series of convulsions and spasms for a few moments. Her body went limp, her avatar crumbling into dust revealing her soulsphere. A tendril sprung forward from the entity's avatar and consumed Terelius Ignium's soul.

Elsewhere, while Zar'tenya engaged Cane in a fight to the bitter end, their master, Remulus, entered the clash against both Shards and Knights. He made no effort to pick sides as he took all challengers head on. Meanwhile, Cedryk Orgoth became entranced with the display of power from the beast, whilst the woman in white became anxious and deeply disturbed at the senseless violence she witnessed.

In the Upper Basin of Stars, the race was on between the Emergence Academy and their pursuers, two Echten Knights bent on destroying them all…

How much misery and suffering can one endure before they take action?

- The Chronicler

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