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Damrius fell to the ground as it started to shake. he pulled in a charge, and gripps his sword even tighter. As he looked up, he saw the uber sized wings, and then the energy ball.

Holy... s**t... Son..

Damrius pushed himself up, feeling awkward witht he ground shaking so, but it didn't stop him from holding his ground fairly well. His sword was now held in a ready defense stance.

Unbeknownst to Silver, Iris was under alot of pressure from whoever her master was... He wanted Madison, ALOT, and Iris knew that if she didn't get her, he wouldn't be very pleased with her. She knew that if she failed, whatever he'd do to her would be worse than anything these three adventurers would do. She was telling the truth when she'd said she'd wished she didn't have to do this, but there was no way Silver could understand. And as far as she knew, there was nobody as strong as her master to even help her... The blood red ball of energy continued to grow larger, and rose into the air at a rapid pace until it began to reach the tip of the atmosphere as Iris floated below it, still high above the ground, aiming.

The shaking got even more powerful, and with a brilliant flash of energy, the red ball of energy changed shape, already above the clouds, into that of a massive red two pronged spear. As it floated high above the clouds, the prongs wrapped around themselves to change it into a single tipped spear, and then glowed with a bright red glow. Iris' hands shot up above her head and her wings spread wide as she shouted.



Her hands shot down to aim at the three warriors below, and with an unearthly howl that echoed across the field, the lance shot straight towards the ground at a horrifying rate, the clouds being whipped away for miles as the blast screamed down towards the surface at a speed faster than terminal velocity should allow. A soft red barrier of heat took up a position at the tip of the blast as it sped towards the ground.

All seemed to be lost for the three warriors as the blast dropped from the upper reaches of the atmosphere. The lance would soon reach the ground, and when it did, it wouldn't be the lance itself that did the most damage, but the shockwave that hit afterward, and after that...the eruption of unbridled power that would shoot high into the sky from the rune below their feet. The power would be like a power of creation, and destruction. Those granted unworthy by the user of the attack would be ripped apart by the energy, while those granted worthy, would be injured, but not wiped from existance. This was what gave the attack its name. Strangely enough, this would mean that Madison would be completely unharmed by the attack, while Silver and Damrius would simply cease to be. The lance broke the barrier between the clouds and the earth, and within a split second, was only mere feet from crashing into the ground...









As the warriors would close their eyes, expecting the worst, they would hear a massive zapping sound, followed by a thundering crash, followed by a crackling and a zapping sound as well. Almost like energy apon energy... Then, they would notice the fearsome wind that had sprung up, and whipped around at a horrible rate, along with a strange feeling of heat...

You three! Get out of here! My Earthen Protection will not last long! HURRY!!

Get a move on!!

As the warriors would open their eyes, they would see two individuals. Perhaps Silver would recognize them...

The shorter of the two was female, and wore dark blue armor that covered her shoulders and torso. A tasset of sorts adorned her waist and the piece of cloth that hung about her thighs was marked with a dark blue shield and golden markings that resembled a claw. At her sides were two, foot and a half long, daggers, and on her back was a broadsword held in a shieth. Her boots acted as shinguards and kneeguards and she wore thick skin tight white pants that came to her waist as well. Her forearms were covered by guards of the samecolor as her armor. Her hair was a silvery blue, her eyes a vibrant amber yellow with blue markings below the bottom of the eyelids.

The taller of the pair was clearly male and wore dark blue armor, covering his shoulders, neck, torso and upper thighs. His tasset was longer but bore the same mark as the woman's. He carried two weapons. One, a large white lance carried on his back, and a small dagger at his waist. He too wore thick boots with guards, and thick white pants. His hair was almost identical to his armor color, though lighter and more green. His eyes were a sea green, and also had markings below.

The male had his hand up aiming towards none other than the massive lance attack, and holding it off, was a glowing golden brown barrier of energy that crackled and sparked with electricty of sorts as the lance and barrier fought for superiority. The wind was created from the two massive powers that were vieing for the top spot, and so was the heat. The man then looked to the young woman and spoke.

Stop standing around and DO IT ALREADY!!

The woman nodded and skidded to a halt next to the man, before yelling out, as glowing mirror smooth ice formed just behind the Earthen Protection Barrier.

REFLECTION BARRIER!!!

The ice formed and pulsed with energy as the Green haired man released his barrier and fell to one knee, exhausted.

The lance hit the smooth ice, and with an electrical sparking of sorts, bounced back and away from the barrier, and straight towards Iris! Iris was completely unprepared for her own attack to bounce back at her, and the lance sped directly through her body, leaving a massive hole as the energy burned directly through her flesh. She screamed out and fell towards the ground, her form returning to normal, her wings bearly slowing her fall to a non-lethal speed before impact. She pulled herself into a crouching position, her hand gripping her chest where silvery blood seemed to flow. She then looked up towards the five individuals and coughed, intense pain and disapointment showing on her face, as well as fear...

But whatever questions or actions the five would have intended for her would have to wait. As she looked at them, her eyes went downcast, and her body glowed with a white light, before she began to fade from view, disapearing into nothingness. But she wasn't gone, as her voice would prove shortly afterwords as the air around her was filled with soft white feathers of energy.

..I'm sorry this had to go this way... Perhaps the next time we meet, it will be a a more positive exchange... Until then...goodbye...

With those words, all traces of Iris vanished from the area, except for a few drops of silvery blood on the ground where she once was. It was as if she was never there to begin with...

Dammit! We were SO CLOSE that time. She finally shows her face again and we lose her. This is really beginning to get tiring...

An irritated look crossed his face.

Do not fret over it Mateus. We shall get to the bottom of this eventually. Right now, I believe we may have some explaining to do for these three people...

Hmmm... Very well Alysse, you handle that...

The man stayed on the ground to catch his breath, while the woman moved and took up a position of attention.

I am Alysse Frostbayne, Member of the High Council's Ceremonial Guard, Rank Fifteen, Enlistment Number 25781. My associate is called Mateus the Earthen Heart. He is also a member of the Ceremonial Guard, Rank Eighteen, Enlistment Number 39473. Any questions you have please direct to me and I'll do my best to answer them.

Alysse looked at him sharply, her amber eyes showing no emotion.

I will answer the easier question first. Your friend is being held in the Continental Detention Center which is located in the City of Elders.

As for your second question, we are not sure.

She took a deep breath before continuing in her authoritative manner.

After we delivered Kazamaru to the detention center, we were called into the Council Chambers for our next assignment. The Council was unwilling to believe that Kazamaru commited the crimes that were brought against him. Thus, we were ordered to search out the real criminal responsible for these acts.

She looked over to Mateus to see if she had made an error by telling them this, but he made no action to prevent her from going on.

My superior and I have been following up on the claims of several witnesses to the crimes comitted, and have found several claims included two angelic beings, one of which is light, the other of which is dark. These beings are not dragons, yet they exist here on this continent, and did not appear until shortly after the first crimes were supposedly comitted by Kazamaru. In some cases, these beings were seen alongside Kazamaru, or the individual claiming to be Kazamaru, durring the offenses in question.

They are to be convicted as acessories to the other crimes supposedly comitted by Kazamaru. I'm sure you remember what they are from the last time we talked, since you seem to have such a good memory...

Her face didn't change.

How does one go about comitting a crime? They put their mind to it, and comit themselves to the action. It does not matter how these crimes were comitted, just that they WERE comitted. These crimes were comitted as recently as one week ago, and continue back to nearly a month beforehand.

Her eyes narrowed, as if thinking.

We know that Kazamaru was participating in a fighting tournament on the mainland as recently as a month ago, and that before that, he was with you. However, we know that he is still capable of creating clones of himself using his elemental powers. The Council believes Kazamaru is a good and honest person, therefore, it is unlikely that he comitted these crimes. This means, that the real criminal is still out here somewhere, and possibly waiting for the right time to strike.

You seem annoyed with something... Perhaps if you were more clear to the meanings of your questions, I could give better answers...

If Silver was upset, it was because he wasn't being clear. She was telling him exactly what his questions were asking, it wasn't her problem if he wasn't asking them correctly.

We have not proven that he DID NOT comit the crimes, but we have reasonable evidence that suggests he did. Better to put him in prison and investigate, than leave him running around where he might do more harm... Think of it as...a precautionary measure.

No. However, it seems that perhaps our journy is somehow intermingled with yours. If it is true that these angelic beings want a member of your party, perhaps both of our parties could benefit from joining together...

Oddly enough, that sounds like a good idea. Its clear to me that your party doesn't have enough power to survive against both of these angels or whoever their master may be. If the older Kazamaru and Lady Kobayashi were with you, you may have been able to survive against that last encounter, however, if both of them are to rear their heads anytime soon, you would be outmatched. At least with us, you'll have a better chance of suceeding.

Mateus had risen and walked over next to Alysse after she spoke.