Hardin gets struck, but yet again, aside from taking a step back or so, he seems unharmed, and laughs.
"When will you learn that the Darksphere makes me invincible... that I am forever invincible!"
Legion tries to get back, but still gets slashed in the neck and pauses for a moment before falling on the ground.
"H-he... hehe... I... want to keep fighting...", he mutters, his cackling sounding... kinda sad. "My brothers... want to... keep fighting... ah... it was fun though... you were fun..."
He closes his eyes as he dies. And suddenly, all of the other Legions that were left just... halt, as if unsure what to do. It seems like the 'main' Legion of their hivemind just died, and the others don't know what to do anymore.
Seeing this, Katarina look shocked. Erimiya, on the other hand, just growls.
"Accursed... agh, Legion is useless now. Katarina, once you're done with these mongrels, go finish off the other Legions."
Katarina looks at her, as shocked as anyone would be.
"What!?"
"They're useless to me now, Katarina! So be useful for once and do as I say!"
"I-I..."
"If you're not up for it, I'll just have Clarisse do it. Do you want to make me proud or not? Show me!"
She hesitates again, looking at the dead Legion, then at Gharnef. Still nothing from him. She balls her fists and turns to Swain.
"... I believe you."
"Ugh! I should've known you wouldn't be of any help either! Clarisse! Clarisse! ... Damnit, she's too far away to hear me!"
Katarina can only glance at her as she starts trashing about, yelling at Clarisse despite her inability to hear her.
Hardin, sighing in annoyance, just lets Animal Man go, letting Grundy's own force work against them as they'll likely stagger back a whole end from him. He then charges for Swamp Thing, attempting to kill him instead.
Clarisse knocks the arrow out of the air with her hand, then raises her bow again.
"Stay out of this, merchant!"
Anna then raises her own Shining Bow and shoots a magic arrow at Clarisse's bow instead, shattering it. Clarisse pauses, then looks down at the pieces, then back at Anna and Nicole, looking furious.
"What the-are you mocking me or something!?"
Anna then loads up another energy arrow, and while she doesn't fire it yet, she does aim it at Clarisse, causing her to pause again. She snarls, then runs into the building. Anna lowers her bow once she's gone, then turns to Nicole.
"Don't worry about her Einherjar card, she'll be back the instant she gets a weapon. But this lets us talk freely for a little bit. I'm so sorry for this mess you're all in. I knew that Hardin's and Gharnef's Einherjar were lost, but I didn't know they still had the Darksphere and Imhullu tome with them. With those at their disposal, we can't harm them at all. At least, not without these."
She brings out another tome, a white one, and an orb of light.
"We have to give the Light Orb to whoever's fighting Hardin, and the Starlight tome to anyone here who can use magic, and have them fight Gharnef. Quickly, before he finishes his chant!"
The both of them look surprised when Sarah appears. While GE!Demo immediately tries giving her a kiss, GE!Argo looks a little embarrassed.
"W-wait, did you hear all of that!?", he asks. "F-for the record, I-I was just really getting in the moment, that's all! I..."
He pauses.
"... Fuck it, I don't have to be embarrassed to care about my family. C'mere."
He then tries to give Sarah a hug.
edited 26th May '18 5:02:49 PM by DevilPsyco
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."you were very fun too" says dead master, kneeling and trying to at least close his eyes.
She then step up.
"hit me up, i want to fight the general guy." she says, holding on to the axe. She make fancy moves with the two weapons and then point to the man.
"hiding behind some cheats ? tsk tsk"
—
"Good." says Swain. "Follow me."
He walks over to Anna.
"Greeting Nicole. As for myself, I require an empowering to deal with this insufferable dark art users." he says. "I am nearly fully prepared to unleash my power as well."
Swain sounds commanding but not unpolite.
—
Sarah kiss GE!Demo with passion and hug GE!Argo as well.
"I heard it all." she says. "I'm touched... but not surprised, you're a good man, Niko. And so are you, Demo."
She nods to Wanda.
"Admittedly." she says, with a mocking boastful tone.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterGrundy staggers back and falls, taking Animal Man down with him.
”Ow.”
Swamp Thing simply allows the lance to run him through, the plant matter that makes up his body letting it pass through. Swamp Thing then attempts to use his body weight to pull the lance out of Hardin’s grasp. If he is successful, he will then pull the lance out of himself and smack the Emperor over the head with it.
Grundy walks over to one of the dazed Legions, grabs him by his head, and attempts to launch him at Hardin with enough force to splatter the corpse of Legion into a pile of gibs.
"Ah, don'tcha worry, Anna, I've fought my way through way tougher foes than these guys! Now, let's get these tools to the right users!"
Nicole tosses the Light Orb to Kirby or Dead Master, depending on which of them caught it first, before turning to Swain with a slight smile.
"Heh, I was actually just about to pass this bad boy on to you before you asked, General. Give 'em hell!"
She passes the Starlight tome to him, then looks at Anna.
"Anna, meet Swain. Swain, Anna."
GE!Wanda claps Sarah on the shoulder.
"So... what do you say we head back to your place now? It's been quite some time since I last paid a visit to my niece and nephew."
Hardin looks surprised, but he doesn't let go of the Gradivus, pulling back with enough might to come to a standstill. He tries to spin the Gradivus around, attempting to cause Swamp Thing enough pain to make him let go of it.
Once again the Darksphere glows when Kirby attacks, and his slash ends up doing nothing to Hardin, who just glances at him with dark amusement as he swats at him like he's a bug.
The same thing happens with the poor Legion who's thrown at Hardin. While there's little left of the Legion, the Darksphere protects Hardin from being harmed, only stepping back a little, yet keeping his hand on the Gradivus to not let go.
"You mongrels... cannot... defeat me!"
With Erimiya still stuck, Katarina just follows Swain to Anna and Nicole, a little too shy to speak to them.
Gharnef then suddenly stops chanting, just grinning evilly.
"Ah... it has been done!"
The ground then begins to shake, and Anna's pupils shrink.
"O-oh no! He's going to summon Medeus!"
She then turns to Swain.
"No time to explain right now! Kill him quickly, we may still be able to interrupt the summoning!"
"Hey!", GE!Demo says, pretending to be hurt, then just pulls Sarah into a hug, smiling.
"Well, admittedly, you're the most amazing girl there is."
He and GE!Argo then look at GE!Wanda.
"Yeah, I think that they'll be happy to see you again."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Swain grab the item and unleash his full power. A demonic screech resonate as he rise up into the air, his eyes glowing white as gigantic black wings appear over him, the head of a raven briefly looming over.
A field of dark energy appear, and an energy beam shoot out towards the mage, attempting to hit him and slowly absorb his lifeforce into Swain.
Swain, surrounded by a stream of chaotic energy and red magic, approach and try to use a demonic hand to ensnare the man. He then activate his eye power to try to blast him with an overhead attack and then attempts to use magic to draw him closer, allowing for a future point-blank red lightning spell to grow in power.
Afterwhile, Swain focus and explode, dealing devastating magic damage to his sole enemy. It's quite the terrifying yet awesome sight !
—
"Hehe, careful to say that in front of Wanda !"
She nods and open up a portal with a black device.
"Let's go !"
—
"sigh, well i got an axe."
edited 26th May '18 5:26:08 PM by Bolded1
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe spinning of the lance simply creates a bigger hole as Swamp Thing is not capable of feeling pain. Roots grow near Hardin, leaving him vulnerable to tripping and falling over if he moves around too much.
Grundy, irritated that heaving a Legion didn’t manage to stop Hardin, continues to throw pieces of rubble and stone at him.
Animal Man flies above Hardin before dropping down, attempting to land on his shoulders. If he is successful, he will then begin to pummel the Emperor’s head with the strength of an elephant.
Nicole lets out a low whistle as she bares witness to the spectacle that is Swain's fully unleashed assault on Gharnef.
"Dayum.."
"Yeah, stick a fork in this douchebag, he's done. Plus, Swain took those other Einherjar in, so they'll have a home world of their own now, not to mention a more reasonable boss. Talk about an epic win."
GE!Wanda motions for Sarah and the GE!Pawn Dolls to follow her as she heads through the portal.
edited 26th May '18 5:36:25 PM by IchigoMontoya
This time, Hardin gets hurt on the side of his head, and he lets go of the Gradivus in shock, staggering back.
"What!? How..."
His eyes widen.
"The Lightsphere! How did you..."
He then growl.
"Bah! Do you think I'll run just because you can harm me now!? Come at me!"
Now without a weapon, he tries to grab Kirby instead. If that works, he'll try to crush him with his bare hands.
The attacks of the others fail to do anything significant, rubble being nothing to the Darksphere, and the roots not veing very effective since he isn't moving about much. Even the powerful pummeling is cancelled out by the Darksphere's aura.
Gharnef looks up at Swain, laughing at his feeble attempt to attack him.
... Until he realizes that he's holding Starlight, at which point he doesn't even have the time to understand how screwed he is before he gets struck full-on by his attack. Weirdly, he doesn't seem to have any lifeforce to give. However, the combined damage from his other attacks is enough to kill Gharnef outright.
... Yet the ground keeps shaking as a flickering spirit appears, looking over the battlefield from a bit higher up. It is the shade of a large dragon.
"Medeus!", Anna proclaims. She then pauses, looking carefully at him.
"Oh! He isn't fully summoned! That means he might be weaker than normal. We can defeat him before he causes any damage, but we have to be quick!"
With a huge roar, Medeus unleashes a dark breath that spreads over the entire battlefield, targeting everyone, including his own allies. Clarisse is hidden, Anna is able to grab Katarina and leap back, and Hardin is protected by the Dark Orb, but Erimiya isn't so lucky. She gets enveloped by the dark breath, and killed on the spot. The roots that trap Hardin will be destroyed as well.
Ghost of Medeus: Level 25. Class: Earth Dragon Spirit. Weapons, Earth Stone, 20 Might (+23 Defense, Negates ranged attacks). Dark Breath, 20 Might.
Stats: 99 HP, 40 Strength, 0 Magic, 40 Skill, 30 Speed, 0 Luck, 40 Defense, 30 Resistance
"Hey, she knows it's true.", he teasingly says. The two of them then go through the portal.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Kirby has no bones.
Hardin successfully grabs him, but he just squishes in Hardin's hand(s), making a sound not unlike a squeaky toy.
The Star Dragoon zooms by and yanks Kirby out of harm's reach... leaving the Rainbow Sword on the ground.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Dead Master leap over the wave and slash with her two weapons at the dragon, Swain is harmed yet emerges and unleash another combo, executing his demonic hand throw, his red lightning and his eye attack with perfect fluidity.
"If you can't harm the general, focus on the dragon."
—
Sarah smiles and follow them, closing the portal afterwards
edited 26th May '18 5:49:47 PM by Bolded1
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterGrundy, realizing that the rubble is doing nothing, charges towards Hardin. He then notices the Rainbow Sword on the ground.
”Shiny!” He says as he picks it up.
”Smash you with shiny!” He then begins to attempts to pummel Hardin with the Rainbow Sword, not using it a bladed weapon but rather a blunt weapon.
Animal Man continues to attempt to hit Hardin and Swamp Thing creates so many roots around them that it’s starting to look like a forest with no trees. He also creates a huge barrier of plant matter to block the beast’s AOE attack.
edited 26th May '18 5:59:19 PM by Laicuss333
Nicole transforms into her Draconic form
◊ and takes flight to evade Medeus' dark breath, then unleashes a massive gout of Arcane Fire Breath at the beast with a fierce roar.
Hardin just stares at Kirby when he makes that sound.
"... what."
Kirby then gets yanked away by the Star Dragoon, and since he himself is protected from Medeus' attack regardless of the barrier, he just grins at Grundy as the Darksphere once again protects him.
"Without the Lightsphere, your actions are futile!"
He then suddenly, despite his heavy armor, leaps forward and grabs a hold of the Gradivus' hilt again, trying to yank it back with a sudden motion that may leave Swamp Thing unprepared.
Medeus
◊ roars, his head jerking back a little when he gets slashed and, while Medeus is too big to be grabbed and thrown, the lightning and eye attack do make him flinch. He then gets struck by the Arcane Breath, and he looks up at Nicole.
"FELLOW DRAGON, YOU DARE FIGHT ME!?", he roars. "SPAWN OF NAGA! YOU WILL SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS EVERYONE ELSE-"
He then shrieks when he gets hit in the eye by an arrow. He looks down to see Clarisse, having found a new bow, glaring at him.
"Lady Eremiya served your cause, and you killed her! Who the hell do you think you are!?"
She starts pelting Medeus with arrows, greatly angering the dragon. He then suddenly swipes at Clarisse with his tail, harshly hitting her and sending her flying into a nearby building.
"Clarisse!", Katarina, still being held by Anna, cries out in shock. Anna glares at Medeus and then starts heading over towards that building, seeing as she has a healing staff on her. If Clarisse survived, Anna is likely her only hope that she'll stay alive.
Meanwhile, Medeus returns his attention to mostly Nicole and Swain, as he unleashes another Dark Breath attack on them. However, he glows as he's doing this, which means it's a critical hit. With Medeus' power, a critical hit may actually be enough to kill them if it hits. Either way, they should not risk it and do whatever they can to dodge.
edited 26th May '18 6:10:28 PM by DevilPsyco
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Swain almost dodge but is still hit and is sent smashing into the ground, clearly wounded.
However, he briefly whistle, and that's all it take for a mighty black figure to leap forth across the street, a glorious large axe appearing over his head as Darius attempts to use Noxian Guillotine to cleave the dragon !
Meanwhile, Dead Master grabs her Axe and Scythe and goes for a flurry of blows !
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Darius!" Kirby yells. No longer armed, he powers on FIRE and attempts to shoot a fiery Star Shot at Darius to grant him the power of Sizzle Cleaver.
—
Meanwhile, Kulve Taroth watches the fight from some distance away on the streets of NLA. "I'm not one for draconic infighting, but it seems negotiations aren't going to work here."
She turns into her true draconic form and lumbers down the street toward the scene of the battle.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Animal Man falls off the shoulders of Hardin with his sudden leap. The lance also flies out of Swamp Thing’s body, leaving him to frown.
Grundy throws the Rainbow Sword straight at Hardian before attempting to begin beating him with his fists, even if it is completely ineffective. Swamp Thing then begins to flow the power of the Green into Hardian in an attempt to use it as a substitute for the Lightsphere.
”Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday! Christened on a Tuesday! Married on a Wednesday! Became ill on a Thursday! Grew worse on a Friday! Died on a Saturday! Buried on a Sunday! That was the end of Solomon Grundy!” Grundy roars, timing each punch between each verse of the poem.
Hardin deflects the Rainbow Sword with the Gradivus, then just laughs at Grundy's attempts to hurt him. Swamp Thing's plan, while creative, doesn't work due to the two spheres' natures.
"Well, what do you know? Today is Saturday!" , Hardin says, grinning as he attempts to catch one of his hands with his own to trap him, then tries to stab him through the head with the Gradivus.
Medeus gets hit in the neck by Darius' attack, though the axe doesn't go all the way through. As for Dead Master, in response to her attacks, he tries to swat her away with his foot. He shrieks when hit with the Arcane Beam though.
"FOOLS! YOU WILL REGRET YOUR TRANSACTIONS AGAINST ME! YES, AS YOU DIE SLOWLY, PAINFULLY, WRITHE IN THE FLAMES OF THE INFERNO!"
He unleashes hellishly hot flames at all who attacked him.
edited 26th May '18 6:29:47 PM by DevilPsyco
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Darius nods to Kirby like a man and raise his axe, before going for another Sizzle Guillotine. He is hit by the flames though, they do a lot of damage but he still swing his axe down in defiance !
Dead Master is hit and is sent flying face first through a wall, her legs sticking out of the hole, shaking a bit.
"awwwwwww..."
Swain raise his arm and fire one last burst of red lightning, before being seemingly incinerated by the flames.
edited 26th May '18 6:31:11 PM by Bolded1
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterKirby switches to ICE and shoots an ice blast at Nicole to give her Blizzard Arcana plus one at Dead Master to give her Blizzard Cleaver, then drops Ice and suddenly flies Mach 2 directly at Hardin's body.
Kulve Taroth realizes who the "ugly" side of the conflict is and charges at Medeus, trying to ram directly into the enemy dragon horns-first.
edited 26th May '18 6:44:45 PM by KiriK
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""I've heard that speech a thousand times before, dude, and everyone who's delivered it got wrecked before they could follow through!"
Thanks to Kirby's boost, Nicole unleashes Blizzard Arcana at Medeus whilst weaving about through the air to avoid being cooked, though several flames do visibly singe her.
edited 26th May '18 6:46:11 PM by IchigoMontoya

Breathing a sigh of relief, Nicole flashes a grin at the newly arrived Anna.
"A hell of a lot better now that you're here, Anna! Y'know, aside from the whole arrow in the arm thing."
With a grunt, she pulls the arrow from her arm and hurls at Clarisse like a dart before moving pick her Killing Edge and Noxian Dagger back up.
Once she's finished the hug with GE!Demo and GE!Argo, GE!Wanda greets the newly arrived Sarah with a smile.
"And I sincerely apologize for losing my temper with you, Sarah. Hopefully, my participation in this plan of yours will be enough to make up for it."
She then embraces her old friend.
"And you're one of the best writers I have the pleasure of knowing. Trust me when I say that."
edited 26th May '18 4:23:19 PM by IchigoMontoya