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Black Market grinned in his own suite and was happy as could be since the others joined the fight. He was in no way the leader here, nor were these others heroes, but he felt like he finally had comrads even if it was going to be for a short amount of time. He was surprised at how effective everyone was at fighting this enemy. The thorns and thicket made their movements slow and painful, the fire made a great anti-air defense, and the golem was a tank if he had ever seen one. It made him question a it on how he could even be helpful as he and Evelynn? Were the only ones not in the action already other than Woodson. He was able to take on groups, but he was far better at one on one fights or stealth operations so he looked towards Evelynn. "Back to back?" He asked her before sprinting off towards the fight. He was heading towards the middle where he could keep them off guard, not knowing weather to deal with the golem, the brush, or him. He had plasma cutters form on the ends of the top part of his wrists and would use it to cut through the brush for himself while his boots enhanced his speed to run extremely fast.

Woodson chuckled as they all started to join in on the fight and he nodded in agreement with Mine. "Don't worry, I give you my word!" He shouts to her as he has a staff appear in his hand. It had a small curve in the middle and the orb at the end was a balled crystal that glowed almost every color in different places. "I think I brought the right people don't you think everyone?!" He says gleefully and slams the bottom of the staff in to the ground causing a ring of fire to encircle the enemies so they could not escape.

The enemies could not get a grip on what was happening. They total chaos erupting around them and their inability to do anything about it caused a panic as they all tried to defend themselves, but with no where to run to and nowhere to go they all lost hope and in a frenzy tried to attack whatever and whoever they saw closest, unfortunately that being Black Market running into the middle of them

Crazed laughter bubbled up from inside her; it had been so long since she was allowed to cut free like this. Recklessly, she shot fireballs at the oncoming enemies,her movements fluid and flawless. It was as if she was dancing through her fight, like a practiced geisha, though instead of fans Mine had fire.

Conjuring up a few balls of fire, she threw them up into the sky, scattering them like marbles. There they hung, as if they were suspended by wires. An unlucky winged scout chanced too close to one, and instantly he ball erupted into a bigger flame. He fell to the earth, burning. Mine licked her lips as she watched the chaos unfold. It was what ran in her blood, the need for chaos and destruction. Her eyes turned more cat like as she continued to watch.

Her gaze fell on Black Market and Evelynn, fighting in the fray of it all. The sight of it pulled her back to her senses, causing the crazed look on her face to vanish. What am I doing? I promised to use my powers to protect. I cannot to let the Zenko instincts take over! The. What would have been the point of leaving my family? Blinking rapidly, her eyes returned to a more human appearance.

She had been planning on creating stairs on their side of the thicket, but Black Market and Evelynn had already made their way through. Using her alchemy to seal up the hole Black Market had made, she stood up. Skye was dusting her hands free of dirt when she heard Nemo's musings.

"Certainly not. A kingdom could not have been toppled by a group of greenhorns. They're too disorganized if they get scared by a mere ring of fire." She stated her observations, looking back at he army they faced. "They must have sent a small group to capture Woodson, as they only expected him. They would have brought more if they knew we were here, not to mention even more if they had known what we're capable of."

"Holy s**t!" Nemo yelped when his golem was sliced in half, running a few paces out of the way as the stone creature toppled in a pile of rubble. He had to admit, he wasn't expecting quite so dramatic a destruction from such an unassuming weapon. However, as the general came rushing towards them, blade back in hand, Nemo had no doubt that it must be enchanted somehow.

He looked to the rest of their group, wondering just what sorts of actions they may take. Seeing the golem be defeated so easily made him wonder if he should try a different strategy. A slight breeze made him take in the scenery, rolling hills and short grassy meadows. Such open spaces would only serve the general, who could direct his attacks at single opponents. They needed a way to hide their numbers, make it more challenging for him to aim and deflect their attacks.

"Ok let's see how he handles this," he murmured as he closed his eyes and thought of lush jungles. Trees suddenly shot up into the air, their broad thick leaves casting dense shadows over everyone in the area. Thick vines draped between the trees and sounds of frogs filled the air. The deep purr of a jaguar floated by.



"Watch out," she noted belatedly as the stone golem took a mighty hit, her fist pulling out of the chest of a now dead soldier in the same moment. Head tilting, she watched fascinated as the sentinel fell, the rumble of its impact making her body shake. Ignoring the blood that coated her arm to the elbow and the subsequent splatters across her front, she took in the sight of the general. A soldier of a higher class, to be sure, she mused.

Evelyn adapted to the sudden change in scenery as easily as a bird diving into water. As she dispatched the last of the troops within reach, she changed angles and made her way towards the charging general. Seeing how the weapons Black Market used were deflected, she angled her approach so that when she got within range, she'd be more towards his rear side.

As the trees shot into the air, she relied less on the human vision she'd adapted and instead used her own senses, most specifically the ones that picked up sound and heat. Almost without her noticing, she went from running between the trees along the ground, to being in the foliage where she leaped from trunk to trunk.

Bursting from the foliage, Evelyn appeared between the general and Black Market. Seeing the sentinel slaying blade, she instinctively reached out. Deftly, the queen halted the path of the blade by grasping its edge with both of her hands.

Woodson had seemed to have appeared out of nowhere as soon as his blade was stopped by Evelyn. His staff's point now resting on the tangled warriors chest a spark was seen along with a great light as lightning came crashing down from no where directly on to the beast. "THUNDAGA!" He yelled and a barrier had blocked any splash damage from hitting Evelyn even if she was holding the blade. After a few second a crack appeared on the magic guard for her and the lightning vanished only to show the warrior general in pain. Woodson disappeared almost as quickly as he came back in to the back of the group as to see what would happen next.

A large blue and black blast encompassed the general causing the shield to finally break and send a concussive wave into the beast sending him out of his restraints and and smashing through the smog. Black Market coming from where the blast had come from wielding two black orbs in hand skid next to Evelyn and threw the two where the general had landed causing the area to explode in energy as something disappeared on the back of his suite. "Evelyn, if he gets back up, hit him with everything you have in his weak spots. I will cover you..." He says and starts to fire his pistol blasters at the now damaged area of marsh.

After a couple seconds of the constant barrage of blasts from the pistols the general slowly stands back up with partial armor damage and bleeding wounds. Taking the blasts one after another. "GRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" The creature yells and slams the point of his blade into the ground causing a massive tremor and and shock wave to send out causing Black Market to brace the ground and hold Evelyn's arm to help hold the two down. "NOT ENOUGH! OH GREAT ONE GIVE ME STRENGTH!" He yells and grabs the sword, spins it once, and swings towards the two. A cutting blast large enough in length to cut down a large section of the swamp is sent forth barely being dodged by Black Market who dived in to the muk, heads straight for Nemo. "s**t, if that is going where I think it is, then Nemo better take cover." Black Market thinks to himself "Get him Evelyn, now while he is open!"

Mine braced herself as the general sent out a shockwave. Covering her eyes, she could feel her clothes flapping violently in the wind. Once it all settled, she cracked an eye open, only to dive out of the way of his next attack. Rolling along the jungle floor, she tried to remove some of the muck that had ended up on her clothes. A low growl left her mouth, but her fox ears detected a sound that sent the hair on her neck standing. Looking over at Evelyn, she couldn't help but take a step back as she saw the ferocity of the attack. Noting that the two men were moving, she prepared to cover them, just in case they needed it.

As she had moved closer to the general to work her alchemy, she was thrown back by the blast he had generated. With a cry, she flew backwards from the force. Clapping her hands together, she managed to touch a nearby tree, causing branches to sprout. She held on, unable to tell what was now going on. Once the blast had died down, Skye cautiously opened her eyes before gaining her footing again. A feral cry rang out through the air, and she headed toward it. She had been separated from the rest of the group, so it'd be best to meet up with them again at least. Seeing Evelyn attacking with animalistic ferocity, she hung back. What can I even do now? she wondered, noticing Nemo and Black Market on the move.

Evelynn jumps at the sudden change in her surroundings. Crouching instinctively, she clenches her fists tight to stem the bleeding, her eyes locked on the jungle nearby.

"There are a few soldiers that made it out, on the far side," she mused darkly. "Pity." She felt the heat in her body that had built from the battle, remembering a long past generation that relished and thrived drenched in it. The thrill of the hunt titillated her, but she kept focused lest her cover be dispelled.

When the soldier in metal mentioned giving first aid, she declined without a word. Even though she was a queen and deserved such tender attentions, this was not her nest and in a world surrounded by enemies, she would not allow herself to show any weakness.




"O, oh! ok," Nemo says, surprised to hear the wizards words so close. Before he even had to wonder just how to go about dispelling the illusion, the landscape began to fade away. Bit by bit the trees and vines toppled into a plume of dust before fading into nothingness altogether. It was fascinating, at least to him. Before, his creations would pop like bubbles, or shrink into non existence like a shadow at noon. This, this was more like the landscape had deconstructed itself and turned to ash so as to be blown off by the wind.

"So where is this town?" he asked when the open meadows surrounded them once more and all traces of the jungle had disappeared. This place held more surprises than he initially thought and the confidence of winning their first battle bolstered his will to continue.