Welcome to Gaia! ::

His face contorted in pain as the nails impaled him and he was raised above Mastema's head. The poison quickly permeated his whole body and he felt himself growing weaker and weaker as the seconds passed. "I'm nothing...heh...mark my words Mastema...I will...be the one that ends you!" He growled, using his remaining energy to shout out before turning to both Slayer and Zeno and slipping into a slightly catatonic state. His eyes glazed over and he went limp on Mastema's nails.

Images of Raven seared into his mind.

Xol was jolted awake as Mastema tossed him into the air and grabbed him by the hair, letting him dangle mercilessly as they ascended to the middle of some nearby buildings.

"It doesn't matter what you do to me Mastema...I'll be back...and next it will be you, not Slayer that I demolish." He coughed, grimacing slightly as his full body weight is tested on only his hair.

Weakness coursed through his body. The kind that you feel after being pumped with too much morphine, but at the same time he was euphoric. He tried to catch his senses, but he couldn't. He tried to move, but he couldn't. He was at this twisted bastards mercy.

Irvine had waited far too long to intervene. He stepped out from the alley he had been in. He drew his sword and let the blade rest on his shoulder. He watched as Xol was tossed into the air as a rag doll. Part of him was filled with pleasure and wanted to see more. Another part made him want to vomit at the sickening display. He held fast as he watched Xol being toyed with by Mastema. Irvine was torn between seeing an old rival be beaten and a new friend tortured. He ground his teeth together and finally when he thought he couldn't stand it anymore, he called out.

"MASTEMA! STOP IT! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!"

Irvine's aura burst into blue flames. He scorched the ground he stood on. His silver and gold eyes gleamed a dangerous gleam in the light of his flaming aura. He bared his fangs and his coat was sweapt around his feet as his aura flared with power. Irvine clenched his left hand into a fist and gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with his right.

"C'mon! It's my turn!"

Xol has no other option but to be struck with everything the drones had to offer. Concrete slabs, lamp posts, and even manhole covers where impacting with his body...each leaving a sickening, thud like echo in there wake.

Next came the barrage of laser fire, and sheets of bullets. Each lazer pierced his relaxed flesh and shot straight through as the bullets struck with more dull, echoing thuds. The bladed weapons and rockets hit him last. As the blades slid into and some right back out of his flesh the rockets were right behind, tearing out huge chunks of flesh as mist billowed out, frantically trying to heal his torn body.

Nothing by groans and ragged intakes of breath could be heard from Xol as the onslaught continued untill all were out of munitions. He just hovered in the air, an inch from death as Mastema stood at the bottom and controlled his movements.

The last two thoughts that ran through his mind before he completely passed out were, revenge...and his love, Raven.

*As the onslaught came to a close, the drones all lower their arms. The soon start to spread out and leave, back to their respective towers*

*Though he could not be seen, Mastema's echoing laugh of pleasure can be heard in the air* twisted *Indeed he'd gotten enjoyment out of the firing squad. Letting his telekinesis drop, Mastema hops off the building near Zeno, Slayer, and Tyr. Xol's body would drop unhindered to the ground with a sickening thud* Oh.... you will suffer much more physically Solaris...... but the fruit of your torture will be in your mind....

Slayer: *shakes his head as Xol fell*

Zeno: *if he could be drooling in his insanity he would, but he just trembled while laughing. Luckily, the laugh wasn't heard as Zeno was on mute at the moment*

*Mastema grinned widely as he turned towards where Irvine had yelled out earlier* I apologize.... it would seem that I ignored you in my moment of amusement *He smirked in a cocky and triumphant manner*

((Sorry Irvine sweatdrop didn't see your post))

::He watched mastema for some time, and laughed nervously he didnt seem himself. He seemed to enjoy the torture more then normal::

Umm... is he normally like this? He seems in a mood to just rip things apart today. I havent seen anything like this in some time.

"I won't lie Mastema. I did feel a sense of enjoyment watching you beat Xol. And it is true. Xol made my life a living hell, literally. However, if there has been one thing I've learned from my life of torment and pain it is this; to move on! I've moved on past that. I no longer feel the urge to strike Xol down. I have no intention to kill. As for my mother...it was her descision...she knew what would happan after she made her sacrifice. And yet, you and I are alike in some ways...one in particular stands out...the fact that we both like the kill. We both get a strange sort of joy after we see the lifeless corpse of our opposistion, knowing it was us who had spilled their blood. After I kill my strongest opponents I get a nice shiver sent down my spine that sends waves of euphoria through my body. I wonder what I will feel after I kill you...?"

Irvine's silver and gold eyes glinted in the firelight. They held a terribly dangerous gleam. Irvine's aura raged all around him, scorching the street he stood on. Irvine knew that Mastema underestimated him. He knew that he was cocky and his arrogance would get the better of him.That was when he would have to strike.