"Shit." Dimitri says. He tries to grab the side of the pit and climb back out.
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VENTURES INTO THE REMOTE (RP)
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Tamara watched in fear as two soldiers were put to sleep in a rather ugly manner and then she saw the 3 men approach... her eyes would widen at the sight of this guy.
What had he just said about her? He was the one keeping them locked up against their will, helping the others to kill innocent people outside. "What would you know about innocence?" she'd ask, forgetting that he couldn't hear her.
She would try and dodge out of the field that tried to suck her into the building, snailing her way next to the cannon, tossing it into those men and snailing alongside the buildings, trying to look out for a good spot to slide down to the lower areas of minas tirith, escaping these guys hands.
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"DIE!" Thoruk would shout, "ALL OF YOU! JUST D-" suddenly the aura around him came to a halt and the last few raindrops slid down his face before even that came to a halt.
"What's happening?" he'd think before he fell onto the ground as even the hovering failed to work.
Had he been robed of his powers?
Thoruk would look at his hands as he slowly stood up and raised from the ashes of burned trees, blood of dead bodies, lava drops and dirt.
Thoruk would look towards the leviathan, walking up to it's head, aiming to smash out it's eyes, he would bring down his fists onto it's body. "JUST DIE!" he'd shout once more smashing onto it's head for a few times.
But he'd sieze it after a few hits, looking back at his hands.. he'd turn all around, just now realising all the ravines around him, the dead bodies... the burnt woods and the havoc he had caused during his battle against these giants...he had murdered innocents... and now their blood was on his hands.
"NO- not again, y-you did me do this!" he'd shout, remembering what the stone just called out to him.
"YOU- you gave me power just to take control over me!" he'd try and summon a fireball, expecting it not to work
Thoruk would look around once more at the havoc he had caused...
"Mark this, I'll allow you to take this body as a vessel in exchange for your powers... but this time, we head for something I have to do for the greater good... it's what I owe them after this." he'd say to himself.
He'd walk off to the east, picking up some pace with his giant, heading towards Mordor...
"If these powers can cause that much chaos... I might aswell be able to buy them more time, time to defeat Morgoth instead of killing them on my own..." he'd think.
What had he just said about her? He was the one keeping them locked up against their will, helping the others to kill innocent people outside. "What would you know about innocence?" she'd ask, forgetting that he couldn't hear her.
She would try and dodge out of the field that tried to suck her into the building, snailing her way next to the cannon, tossing it into those men and snailing alongside the buildings, trying to look out for a good spot to slide down to the lower areas of minas tirith, escaping these guys hands.
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"DIE!" Thoruk would shout, "ALL OF YOU! JUST D-" suddenly the aura around him came to a halt and the last few raindrops slid down his face before even that came to a halt.
"What's happening?" he'd think before he fell onto the ground as even the hovering failed to work.
Had he been robed of his powers?
Thoruk would look at his hands as he slowly stood up and raised from the ashes of burned trees, blood of dead bodies, lava drops and dirt.
Thoruk would look towards the leviathan, walking up to it's head, aiming to smash out it's eyes, he would bring down his fists onto it's body. "JUST DIE!" he'd shout once more smashing onto it's head for a few times.
But he'd sieze it after a few hits, looking back at his hands.. he'd turn all around, just now realising all the ravines around him, the dead bodies... the burnt woods and the havoc he had caused during his battle against these giants...he had murdered innocents... and now their blood was on his hands.
"NO- not again, y-you did me do this!" he'd shout, remembering what the stone just called out to him.
"YOU- you gave me power just to take control over me!" he'd try and summon a fireball, expecting it not to work
Thoruk would look around once more at the havoc he had caused...
"Mark this, I'll allow you to take this body as a vessel in exchange for your powers... but this time, we head for something I have to do for the greater good... it's what I owe them after this." he'd say to himself.
He'd walk off to the east, picking up some pace with his giant, heading towards Mordor...
"If these powers can cause that much chaos... I might aswell be able to buy them more time, time to defeat Morgoth instead of killing them on my own..." he'd think.
"This better hurry up…." He murmured worriedly, the Savage about to charge right at him, surging through the wind, bellowing… then, it stopped. They all stopped, he could tell- less screams, less explosions. Even the weather, the shaking and splitting of the earth ended…
Oh, dear Eru, he thought, having only now noticed the damage around him. Sure, he had originally figured, there would be some trouble with opening the ground earlier- he wasn't an expert in earth manipulation, and the last time he did it was on a far smaller scale for a smaller target- but this… this wasn't his work. Wide crevices heading deep into the earth, chunks of rock and boulders and lava everywhere, the world below him a zig-say of fissures and tears, large enough to fit multiple Giants, maybe. Worse yet, he could see flames, towering flames, a distance away, and it wasn't the Leviathan- no, that Giant wasn't even visible- accompanied by a great deal of lightning bending into some queer forms…
What was going? The fuck had happened while he was dealing with Miriel…? Wait, didn't Sig mention Thoruk being here? Was this his handiwork… his chaos? The land was almost akin to fucking Mordor in its doom and gloom.
Thoruk was clearly mad. And, it seemed, so was Sig currently. He'd fucking ordered everyone to die murdering one another… and now issued some bullshit orders about the Protos leaving and being forced to help them in the Dagor Dagorath. What was going on in the damned man's noggin?
Oh, and the best part: "Ha'zi, take good care of them." What… WHAT? What'd you mean… Fuck… "YOU BASTARD!" He roared, inwardly and out, as he saw the Guardian run away from Gondor. Sigeric was leaving? No, the proper thing to say would be that he was ditching them… the asshole. Never would he have thought that Sig of all people would crack, but here they were…
Did he also mention Card...?
Nah, that was probably a mishear.
Maddened by the ludicrous behavior of his now former superior, Ha'zi whirled out a mental harassment at the shifter:
"SIG, THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING! COME BACK HERE, YOU MISERABLE CUR."
Yet… it didn't happen. When he tried to complete the action… it backfired. He felt it not work, and the result, a painful burst in his head. Biting back a curse, he figured the idiot had surpassed the distance he could cover… But that wasn't all. A strange sensation sweeper out through him and he felt… disconnected. His emotions lessened in their intensity, and he could feel the access to others, the emotional links, slack, then cease altogether.
"What the…" He said, astounded. What had happened? Was this Sig's work? Or someone else's? One of the Protos, maybe? There was clearly an unknown number of them, so many possibilities… Ah, yes. He remembered: Lasser. Dimly, he thought back to when he had the ill pleasure of scanning through that one soldier's experiences at the camp. Lasser was the one he held much hatred towards, along with one disgusting man of the same race as Ha'zi, Raddis. This man held a lot of power, he could tell. Perhaps he'd be found here, and maybe mimicked…
No- Don't derail, Mor.
"Miriel…" he began, carefully, noticing her unease even without his telepathy… Hopefully this wouldn't go too terribly. As uncertain as she, he continued: "Could… could you show me your friend, Lasser, the power stopper? I'd like to have a chance at… The fuck."
Bad coincidence aside, Ha'zi noticed, wide-eyed, that a winged demon was speeding towards him, Sig and Berethor in tow, having just heard a shout that sounded off very near and very loudly: Sig's. What was… Oh, shoot.
"MIRIEL, MOVE!" He cried, already going out of the way, hoping she would comply in time, as some flying fuck dropped a crushing nuke and a retard right above the couple.
Oh, dear Eru, he thought, having only now noticed the damage around him. Sure, he had originally figured, there would be some trouble with opening the ground earlier- he wasn't an expert in earth manipulation, and the last time he did it was on a far smaller scale for a smaller target- but this… this wasn't his work. Wide crevices heading deep into the earth, chunks of rock and boulders and lava everywhere, the world below him a zig-say of fissures and tears, large enough to fit multiple Giants, maybe. Worse yet, he could see flames, towering flames, a distance away, and it wasn't the Leviathan- no, that Giant wasn't even visible- accompanied by a great deal of lightning bending into some queer forms…
What was going? The fuck had happened while he was dealing with Miriel…? Wait, didn't Sig mention Thoruk being here? Was this his handiwork… his chaos? The land was almost akin to fucking Mordor in its doom and gloom.
Thoruk was clearly mad. And, it seemed, so was Sig currently. He'd fucking ordered everyone to die murdering one another… and now issued some bullshit orders about the Protos leaving and being forced to help them in the Dagor Dagorath. What was going on in the damned man's noggin?
Oh, and the best part: "Ha'zi, take good care of them." What… WHAT? What'd you mean… Fuck… "YOU BASTARD!" He roared, inwardly and out, as he saw the Guardian run away from Gondor. Sigeric was leaving? No, the proper thing to say would be that he was ditching them… the asshole. Never would he have thought that Sig of all people would crack, but here they were…
Did he also mention Card...?
Nah, that was probably a mishear.
Maddened by the ludicrous behavior of his now former superior, Ha'zi whirled out a mental harassment at the shifter:
"SIG, THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING! COME BACK HERE, YOU MISERABLE CUR."
Yet… it didn't happen. When he tried to complete the action… it backfired. He felt it not work, and the result, a painful burst in his head. Biting back a curse, he figured the idiot had surpassed the distance he could cover… But that wasn't all. A strange sensation sweeper out through him and he felt… disconnected. His emotions lessened in their intensity, and he could feel the access to others, the emotional links, slack, then cease altogether.
"What the…" He said, astounded. What had happened? Was this Sig's work? Or someone else's? One of the Protos, maybe? There was clearly an unknown number of them, so many possibilities… Ah, yes. He remembered: Lasser. Dimly, he thought back to when he had the ill pleasure of scanning through that one soldier's experiences at the camp. Lasser was the one he held much hatred towards, along with one disgusting man of the same race as Ha'zi, Raddis. This man held a lot of power, he could tell. Perhaps he'd be found here, and maybe mimicked…
No- Don't derail, Mor.
"Miriel…" he began, carefully, noticing her unease even without his telepathy… Hopefully this wouldn't go too terribly. As uncertain as she, he continued: "Could… could you show me your friend, Lasser, the power stopper? I'd like to have a chance at… The fuck."
Bad coincidence aside, Ha'zi noticed, wide-eyed, that a winged demon was speeding towards him, Sig and Berethor in tow, having just heard a shout that sounded off very near and very loudly: Sig's. What was… Oh, shoot.
"MIRIEL, MOVE!" He cried, already going out of the way, hoping she would comply in time, as some flying fuck dropped a crushing nuke and a retard right above the couple.
Cardiloc felt claustrophobic under all the mimic bodies, But then suddenly they all moved off him, he himself felt his rage leave him as he realised what was going on. He stood up and caught sight of ge destruction both Thoruk and Sigeric had caused. Then at Miriel standing off against Ha’zi.
Miriel didn’t matter right now, his vengeance would come later. Right now, he needed to stop Thoruk before he killed anyone else. Either by disabling him, or worse. Friend or not, he had proven himself unworthy of his power and had abused it. Ha’zi was right, he could rely on no one and no one would stop him from bringing down the elemental.
Cardiloc recovered, and inclined his head to the Mimics in apology. Before rushing off trying to find Thoruk.
Miriel didn’t matter right now, his vengeance would come later. Right now, he needed to stop Thoruk before he killed anyone else. Either by disabling him, or worse. Friend or not, he had proven himself unworthy of his power and had abused it. Ha’zi was right, he could rely on no one and no one would stop him from bringing down the elemental.
Cardiloc recovered, and inclined his head to the Mimics in apology. Before rushing off trying to find Thoruk.
"I'm...I'm okay," Dina whimpered and wiped her cheek as she got back up. She turned away from him but he caught sight of the bruise he left on her. "Arandil-" She began softly but before she could continue they heard a scream louder than the rest. "That's Tytus! He's here?!" Dina became excited and rushed towards the pavilion where the giants were fighting, dragging Arandil along. They came past the corner and they saw everything. The chaos. The destruction. The Mimics and past it all, the fallen smoking corpse of the Screaming Giant.
"Ty?" Equas asked inside the nape of his giant. He peered at his giant and saw the nape smoking and burned. He began to wheeze, breathing heavily as the horrifying realization that his friend, his father figure and his mentor was...no he had to be sure. Equas broke from the rest of the Mimics which surrounded the Hybrid and rushed towards the Screamer's corpse.
"Tytus!" Dina's voice cracked at the sight of the giant and she too did the same, running with haste through the battlefield, keeping to the side of the building. At this point, she had left Arandil behind. Although he was no longer their chieftain, Dina still felt a pang of loyalty to her friend.
Miriel glanced at the dead Screamer. So that's how they got you, Ty. I'm sorry it had to be this-
"MIRIEL, MOVE!" She looked up and with agile instinct reared her head and body back, falling out of the proximity of the aerial strike as it came down.
WHAAABOOOOOMMMM.
The Armoured grunted as he shoved off the broken body of the Guardian and looked up at the flying creature with remorse. Who the fuck are you? Berethor thought. I came to kill this-this. He noticed the Guardian was no longer moving, an empty co-ord lay attached to it, the end broken.
A large crystal smashed into the northern building beside the shattered earth on the north-east where the Screamer had fallen and he could oversee fighting between the Serpent and some prototypes on the western building. Sigeric was dazed, tired but he was still functionally sound and the crystal was only minorly dented.
Berethor grunted and slowly slid back away from the great winged beast. Behind him was the Executioner's corpse, a smoking pile of bones and out of the dissipating steam, Mirecyla crawled. Her body had been destroyed. Her legs were broken, her skull dented and her left arm was more or less smashed to pieces. She was in agonizing pain but the adrenaline kept her alive and her fear continued to energize her. She was able to move with her right arm, crawling out of her dead giant. She had no idea how she got like this. The last thing she heard was the order to kill and then everything went dark. And now she was here...staring at this colossal massacre...on her left was Equas that fucking degenerate, as well as some sort of hairy beast, and beyond them...was that Tytus? And on her right...was Miriel and the Warrior as well as some big flying creature that looked like something out of her own fear constructs. It was bigger than all the fellbeasts combined. It seemed to be hovering above Berethor. He had his back to her...if only she could reach him...
Her need for bloodlust had been destroyed. Her body was weak and all she wanted was to rest. To be at peace. Then she heard it.
TUMBLE.
Behind her, the Serpent threw the cannon at its enemies sending Helvion and it flying. Dwendil jumped backward but it was too late and he was smashed by the weapon. It spun around in a circle before coming to a stop, aiming downward, angled at the giants to Mirecyla's left. The single-operator spinning it slightly towards her. Oh. So that's what got her before.
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Tamara was able to slither down the side of the building away from the enemies there but found herself staring at some big dragon and a couple of giants from the friendly Warrior to the hostile Armoured and Savage. The Warrior had evaded the blast but it was covered in a dust cloud. Ha'zi couldn't see through it at least in the moment.
The perfect opportunity.
"Iver. I need you to hurry. Now." Orome warned him. He was soaring above the sky and noticed a number of things. The Warrior was there for the taking but the Hybrid, some hairy ape-like cat was making a run for it, and the Guardian had thrown its crystal onto the northern building. The Savage Giant rushed forward through the smoke and tackled Ha'zi, knocking him down. His prey was being a nuisance. And those prototypes were getting in the way. He wouldn't be able to do it all on his own...which meant resorting to back-up. Yet would he call in the cavalry?
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As Cardiloc was making a rush towards the south he felt something nip his leg and suddenly an explosion rocked him sideways and he tumbled.
"Bring it down!" A ranger cried and three more men came at Cardiloc from each angle carrying bundles of fire-spears. His left leg was blown apart and he noticed behind him even more rangers but they weren't going for him. They were surrounding the numerous Mimics.
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The Dwarf Giant just managed to catch onto an outcropping rock before the pit widened out beneath him. He felt the steaming lava beneath and hastily climbed and clawed his way to the surface, exiting the hole in time to see what was happening.
The Screaming Giant's body had fallen and it was dissipating, after it Dimitri noticed a single ten-meter running towards it and beyond even that he noticed two civilians, a woman, and a male a bit further behind also running in the same direction. But beyond even that he saw a great winged creature and instantly recognized it. Iver...but is so much larger than last time.
Yet before he could react to any of this he saw one a ranger, Arcturus, lying in wait by the Screamer's corpse. He seemed to be preparing to throw a fire-spear...
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As the Elemental ran away, the earth shook slightly as out of the lava pit, the Leviathan's dissolving hand swung out and came at him. Then simultaneously Thoruk heard the words, "Not so fast." Come from someone behind him.
"Ty?" Equas asked inside the nape of his giant. He peered at his giant and saw the nape smoking and burned. He began to wheeze, breathing heavily as the horrifying realization that his friend, his father figure and his mentor was...no he had to be sure. Equas broke from the rest of the Mimics which surrounded the Hybrid and rushed towards the Screamer's corpse.
"Tytus!" Dina's voice cracked at the sight of the giant and she too did the same, running with haste through the battlefield, keeping to the side of the building. At this point, she had left Arandil behind. Although he was no longer their chieftain, Dina still felt a pang of loyalty to her friend.
Miriel glanced at the dead Screamer. So that's how they got you, Ty. I'm sorry it had to be this-
"MIRIEL, MOVE!" She looked up and with agile instinct reared her head and body back, falling out of the proximity of the aerial strike as it came down.
WHAAABOOOOOMMMM.
The Armoured grunted as he shoved off the broken body of the Guardian and looked up at the flying creature with remorse. Who the fuck are you? Berethor thought. I came to kill this-this. He noticed the Guardian was no longer moving, an empty co-ord lay attached to it, the end broken.
A large crystal smashed into the northern building beside the shattered earth on the north-east where the Screamer had fallen and he could oversee fighting between the Serpent and some prototypes on the western building. Sigeric was dazed, tired but he was still functionally sound and the crystal was only minorly dented.
Berethor grunted and slowly slid back away from the great winged beast. Behind him was the Executioner's corpse, a smoking pile of bones and out of the dissipating steam, Mirecyla crawled. Her body had been destroyed. Her legs were broken, her skull dented and her left arm was more or less smashed to pieces. She was in agonizing pain but the adrenaline kept her alive and her fear continued to energize her. She was able to move with her right arm, crawling out of her dead giant. She had no idea how she got like this. The last thing she heard was the order to kill and then everything went dark. And now she was here...staring at this colossal massacre...on her left was Equas that fucking degenerate, as well as some sort of hairy beast, and beyond them...was that Tytus? And on her right...was Miriel and the Warrior as well as some big flying creature that looked like something out of her own fear constructs. It was bigger than all the fellbeasts combined. It seemed to be hovering above Berethor. He had his back to her...if only she could reach him...
Her need for bloodlust had been destroyed. Her body was weak and all she wanted was to rest. To be at peace. Then she heard it.
TUMBLE.
Behind her, the Serpent threw the cannon at its enemies sending Helvion and it flying. Dwendil jumped backward but it was too late and he was smashed by the weapon. It spun around in a circle before coming to a stop, aiming downward, angled at the giants to Mirecyla's left. The single-operator spinning it slightly towards her. Oh. So that's what got her before.
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Tamara was able to slither down the side of the building away from the enemies there but found herself staring at some big dragon and a couple of giants from the friendly Warrior to the hostile Armoured and Savage. The Warrior had evaded the blast but it was covered in a dust cloud. Ha'zi couldn't see through it at least in the moment.
The perfect opportunity.
"Iver. I need you to hurry. Now." Orome warned him. He was soaring above the sky and noticed a number of things. The Warrior was there for the taking but the Hybrid, some hairy ape-like cat was making a run for it, and the Guardian had thrown its crystal onto the northern building. The Savage Giant rushed forward through the smoke and tackled Ha'zi, knocking him down. His prey was being a nuisance. And those prototypes were getting in the way. He wouldn't be able to do it all on his own...which meant resorting to back-up. Yet would he call in the cavalry?
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As Cardiloc was making a rush towards the south he felt something nip his leg and suddenly an explosion rocked him sideways and he tumbled.
"Bring it down!" A ranger cried and three more men came at Cardiloc from each angle carrying bundles of fire-spears. His left leg was blown apart and he noticed behind him even more rangers but they weren't going for him. They were surrounding the numerous Mimics.
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The Dwarf Giant just managed to catch onto an outcropping rock before the pit widened out beneath him. He felt the steaming lava beneath and hastily climbed and clawed his way to the surface, exiting the hole in time to see what was happening.
The Screaming Giant's body had fallen and it was dissipating, after it Dimitri noticed a single ten-meter running towards it and beyond even that he noticed two civilians, a woman, and a male a bit further behind also running in the same direction. But beyond even that he saw a great winged creature and instantly recognized it. Iver...but is so much larger than last time.
Yet before he could react to any of this he saw one a ranger, Arcturus, lying in wait by the Screamer's corpse. He seemed to be preparing to throw a fire-spear...
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As the Elemental ran away, the earth shook slightly as out of the lava pit, the Leviathan's dissolving hand swung out and came at him. Then simultaneously Thoruk heard the words, "Not so fast." Come from someone behind him.
Arandil feared for their safety. They had entered a dangerous area, full of perils and foes beyond them Neither of them could compete with any of the foes around them, and yet Dina pursued onwards towards Tytus' giant. What was she thinking? Had her emotions gotten to her?
''Dina!'' He screamed in fear and distraught, ''Dina come back!. We can't stay her-'' He suddenly stopped as he witnessed someone else running towards Tytus as well. He saw one of Equas' mimics running towards his fallen comrade. Arandil could not resist, he rushed alongside Dina to reach Equas. Oh how he missed him. This was his once chance to speak to him again.. to thank him for saving him.
''Dina!'' He screamed in fear and distraught, ''Dina come back!. We can't stay her-'' He suddenly stopped as he witnessed someone else running towards Tytus as well. He saw one of Equas' mimics running towards his fallen comrade. Arandil could not resist, he rushed alongside Dina to reach Equas. Oh how he missed him. This was his once chance to speak to him again.. to thank him for saving him.
Cardiloc roared at the sight of the rangers brandishing fire spears, he’d charge at the rangers despite his wounded leg, ripping them to pieces with his teeth and squashing them with his paws.
They were nothing to him but cattle, and now because of their foolishness they were playing with the big boys.
They were nothing to him but cattle, and now because of their foolishness they were playing with the big boys.
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As Sigeric threw the cord he found that he didn’t like the experience of flying through the air and crashing into a building while being in an incredibly tight and hard space, he had spun around a lot while flying and when he landed he had his legs pointed towards the roof with his neck being at an awkward angle. “Ouch.” He murmured before trying to get onto his knees and look around, was it possible to escape?
Mirecyla crawled out from the mess of what once could of been called the Executioner, her body was broken and her mind was fractured, and yet she still had the drive to keep moving forward, the sheer amount of raw fear and adrenaline powering her to continue to move, however with each fist full of dirt that allowed her to drag herself forward torrents of pain rushed through her. She looked over and saw a giant bird creature, had she made it? It was a cutie... OOOO what’s this! She bought as the cannon was thrown over to her, maybe the birdie liked to play catch? Mirecyla would go to transform and attempt to grab ahold of the cannon so she could play catch with the giant bird
Mirecyla crawled out from the mess of what once could of been called the Executioner, her body was broken and her mind was fractured, and yet she still had the drive to keep moving forward, the sheer amount of raw fear and adrenaline powering her to continue to move, however with each fist full of dirt that allowed her to drag herself forward torrents of pain rushed through her. She looked over and saw a giant bird creature, had she made it? It was a cutie... OOOO what’s this! She bought as the cannon was thrown over to her, maybe the birdie liked to play catch? Mirecyla would go to transform and attempt to grab ahold of the cannon so she could play catch with the giant bird
Iver continued the fast diving he started in the last post and which the DM ignored earlier, watching with glee as the armored and guardian fell to their dea-. At that moment Sigeric launched his crystal to avoid the harsh fall, warning Hazi in the process, "Well played" Iver thought to himself, "Maybe at least one of those fools had some brain it. Iver watched Hazi diving out of the the way of the two giants and creating a massive dust storm, not being able to see him. "Oh Hazi, you are always so predictable" Iver thought with a grin.
However, his amusement turned quickly into anger as he saw the armored rising, despite the terrible beating he took just a few minutes ago and the drop that should have splat him open like a watermelon.
"Iver. I need you to hurry. Now." he heard Orome. "Well if you wanted it faster you should have went with my plan" he replied, angry due to the turn out of the events. As the idea to call in the cavalry crossed his mind he immediately sent it to the trash, he did not need any of those cunts, he will do it by himself.
Iver dove down, ready to kill Hazi, but it seems that despite dodging the other way around, that Gondwhore Miriel managed to get faster to the retarded boy. Iver fumed with anger as once again those bastards manged to outmatch him in speed, however they will not be able to do so, not for long.
Iver sped down, readying his claws to smash Miriel into Hazi and use his beak/mouth to snatch the boy out of his nape, he was not going to tolerate bullshit like that anymore.
However, his amusement turned quickly into anger as he saw the armored rising, despite the terrible beating he took just a few minutes ago and the drop that should have splat him open like a watermelon.
"Iver. I need you to hurry. Now." he heard Orome. "Well if you wanted it faster you should have went with my plan" he replied, angry due to the turn out of the events. As the idea to call in the cavalry crossed his mind he immediately sent it to the trash, he did not need any of those cunts, he will do it by himself.
Iver dove down, ready to kill Hazi, but it seems that despite dodging the other way around, that Gondwhore Miriel managed to get faster to the retarded boy. Iver fumed with anger as once again those bastards manged to outmatch him in speed, however they will not be able to do so, not for long.
Iver sped down, readying his claws to smash Miriel into Hazi and use his beak/mouth to snatch the boy out of his nape, he was not going to tolerate bullshit like that anymore.
Dimitri nods and waits for him to use it. If he landed a hit, he'd attack Iver with a furious attack (if he can, at least).
Sigeric was unable to move his crystal around, he was fastened in place inside and unless he broke it and escaped then he would remain that way. The world an upside crystal to him.
"Fucking bird," Berethor saw it dive down but not for him. It was going for Miriel. He had to help her-
WHOOOSH.
Berethor turned and saw the Executioner behind him. "Mirecy? You're alive?!" He yelled with glee then noticed what was happening around her. "Mirecy!"
Mirecyla was reaching over to pickup the cannon as it angled its face towards her neck. "Uhh!" Helvion screamed seeing the Executioner Giant, "Get away from me!"
Then Mirecy felt a number of pinpricks. It was like darts had been thrown into her back.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
The Executioner's lower back and hamstrings blew out as rangers rushed past her legs. "Go for the nape! Forget about capturing the fear girl!" One of the men yelled. "Let's take her power here and now!" He rushed up to her shoulder and started climbing when a massive hand swatted him off her. Mirecy felt a weight press over her back and above her, she saw Berethor. The Armoured's fist crushed one ranger and he batted away another but not before a fire-spear hit his right hand, blowing it to pieces.
One of Equas' mimics run towards them, scattering a team of rangers and trying to scoot them away but he was brought down by fire-spears. One clipped his nape, blowing through him.
The other Mimics turned their heads in sync as they felt one die. This included the one running after the Screaming's corpse. It paused and saw what had happened. So they use those big arrows to kill us with fire. He thought. Oh. He noticed two people on the ground running in his direction. Arandil? What are you doing here? He thought and waved a hand at the Gondorian.
Dina paid little attention to Equas as she made a beeline for the Screaming. Arandil could see fighting across the entire pavilion. Rangers were everywhere attacking giants with those new weapons. Some pride came to him seeing his countrymen fighting back and winning but they were fighting his friends. One of Equas' mimics had been killed by them and another was under assault.
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Miriel shielded Ha'zi from the impact of the blow as the Flying Giant smashed through the earth, sending a shockwave through the ground. It ripped the Savage off him and smashed her back into Ha'zi, then tossed her aside to go straight for the Warrior but found it to be laying with its face up. He'd have to pick him up if he wanted to get to the nape or rip through him. Which would it be?
"Oh Numeno-" SMASH. Cardiloc splattered the last of the four rangers attacking him. Cardiloc had to dirty his hands with the blood of more men. But this was not his fault. It was theirs. They had hit his side and damaged his core but he was still able to move albeit slower. He noticed something happening with the Armoured but his attention was quickly redirected as the winged beast dove down and crushed the Savage then moved on to attacking the Warrior. He was killing Ha'zi!
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"Fucking snake!" Tamara heard someone shout from above the building and the man with the axe leaped off, aiming to land on her, the axe swinging downwards in a thrust. Ahead of her was the fight between the giants and the creature with a wingspan nearly as big as the Behemoth.
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"Mirecy?" Berethor whispered in his nape. He couldn't speak so he needed to talk to her some way. He never meant to hurt her. Slowly he undid the hardening around his nape, which was already battered from the drop and exposed himself.
"Mirecy!" He yelled at her. "I need you to get back up if you can hear me! I'm sorry for hurting you but it wasn't my choice! I thought I killed you but thank Morgoth you're alive! Now please we need to go. I don't care about this shit anymore! Let's get out of here okay! Fuck these Gondorians! Fuck the world! Just come with me!" He reached his hand down to her whilst watching their back for any more rangers. "C'mon Mirecy just-"
BOOOOOOM.
Iver heard a loud noise as he beat Ha'zi down. To his right was the Armoured covering the Executioner. It's body slouched forward and Iver noticed a gaping hole where its neck was. It went directly through the nape. Blood and gore seeped out and slowly the Armoured collapsed atop the Executioner, shielding it. His father's killer...was dead. But who had avenged Erland?
"That's for my entire squad." Helvion coughed and laid back on the cannon, having fired its last shot. "Take that you Armoured fucker."
"Berethor?" Equas looked on in horror. "No...." His breathing continued to heighten and he began hyperventilating. "Be-be-ber," He turned around and noticed Tytus' corpse had completely dissipated. "Ty..." He was completely crying at this point.
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Dimitri watched Arcturus toss it at one of the smaller giants.
If he wanted to reach Iver, he'd have to climb over the screamer or up to the buildings and rush around the pavilion. He was in the north-east whilst Iver was towards the central southwestern column.
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Arandil saw the Mimic nearest him shed tears. It was crying? Something launched from the rooftop above him. A spear nipped the back of the Mimic's head, just above the nape.
Equas touched his neck and whimpered. He tried to grab it but let his hand drop slowly. "Don't worry, guys. I'll be with you soon." He looked at Arandil with a sad expression on his face. "I'm sorry I couldn't prote-"
BOOM.
The Mimic Giant fell face-first onto the street beside the Screamer's boney corpse. All across the battlefield, each Mimic paused then they all subsided simultaneously. Twenty-one ten-meter giants collapsed across the pavilion. Around Cardiloc, near Mirecyla, close to Iver. Everywhere. All of them fell.
"Fucking bird," Berethor saw it dive down but not for him. It was going for Miriel. He had to help her-
WHOOOSH.
Berethor turned and saw the Executioner behind him. "Mirecy? You're alive?!" He yelled with glee then noticed what was happening around her. "Mirecy!"
Mirecyla was reaching over to pickup the cannon as it angled its face towards her neck. "Uhh!" Helvion screamed seeing the Executioner Giant, "Get away from me!"
Then Mirecy felt a number of pinpricks. It was like darts had been thrown into her back.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
The Executioner's lower back and hamstrings blew out as rangers rushed past her legs. "Go for the nape! Forget about capturing the fear girl!" One of the men yelled. "Let's take her power here and now!" He rushed up to her shoulder and started climbing when a massive hand swatted him off her. Mirecy felt a weight press over her back and above her, she saw Berethor. The Armoured's fist crushed one ranger and he batted away another but not before a fire-spear hit his right hand, blowing it to pieces.
One of Equas' mimics run towards them, scattering a team of rangers and trying to scoot them away but he was brought down by fire-spears. One clipped his nape, blowing through him.
The other Mimics turned their heads in sync as they felt one die. This included the one running after the Screaming's corpse. It paused and saw what had happened. So they use those big arrows to kill us with fire. He thought. Oh. He noticed two people on the ground running in his direction. Arandil? What are you doing here? He thought and waved a hand at the Gondorian.
Dina paid little attention to Equas as she made a beeline for the Screaming. Arandil could see fighting across the entire pavilion. Rangers were everywhere attacking giants with those new weapons. Some pride came to him seeing his countrymen fighting back and winning but they were fighting his friends. One of Equas' mimics had been killed by them and another was under assault.
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Miriel shielded Ha'zi from the impact of the blow as the Flying Giant smashed through the earth, sending a shockwave through the ground. It ripped the Savage off him and smashed her back into Ha'zi, then tossed her aside to go straight for the Warrior but found it to be laying with its face up. He'd have to pick him up if he wanted to get to the nape or rip through him. Which would it be?
"Oh Numeno-" SMASH. Cardiloc splattered the last of the four rangers attacking him. Cardiloc had to dirty his hands with the blood of more men. But this was not his fault. It was theirs. They had hit his side and damaged his core but he was still able to move albeit slower. He noticed something happening with the Armoured but his attention was quickly redirected as the winged beast dove down and crushed the Savage then moved on to attacking the Warrior. He was killing Ha'zi!
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"Fucking snake!" Tamara heard someone shout from above the building and the man with the axe leaped off, aiming to land on her, the axe swinging downwards in a thrust. Ahead of her was the fight between the giants and the creature with a wingspan nearly as big as the Behemoth.
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"Mirecy?" Berethor whispered in his nape. He couldn't speak so he needed to talk to her some way. He never meant to hurt her. Slowly he undid the hardening around his nape, which was already battered from the drop and exposed himself.
"Mirecy!" He yelled at her. "I need you to get back up if you can hear me! I'm sorry for hurting you but it wasn't my choice! I thought I killed you but thank Morgoth you're alive! Now please we need to go. I don't care about this shit anymore! Let's get out of here okay! Fuck these Gondorians! Fuck the world! Just come with me!" He reached his hand down to her whilst watching their back for any more rangers. "C'mon Mirecy just-"
BOOOOOOM.
Iver heard a loud noise as he beat Ha'zi down. To his right was the Armoured covering the Executioner. It's body slouched forward and Iver noticed a gaping hole where its neck was. It went directly through the nape. Blood and gore seeped out and slowly the Armoured collapsed atop the Executioner, shielding it. His father's killer...was dead. But who had avenged Erland?
"That's for my entire squad." Helvion coughed and laid back on the cannon, having fired its last shot. "Take that you Armoured fucker."
"Berethor?" Equas looked on in horror. "No...." His breathing continued to heighten and he began hyperventilating. "Be-be-ber," He turned around and noticed Tytus' corpse had completely dissipated. "Ty..." He was completely crying at this point.
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Dimitri watched Arcturus toss it at one of the smaller giants.
If he wanted to reach Iver, he'd have to climb over the screamer or up to the buildings and rush around the pavilion. He was in the north-east whilst Iver was towards the central southwestern column.
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Arandil saw the Mimic nearest him shed tears. It was crying? Something launched from the rooftop above him. A spear nipped the back of the Mimic's head, just above the nape.
Equas touched his neck and whimpered. He tried to grab it but let his hand drop slowly. "Don't worry, guys. I'll be with you soon." He looked at Arandil with a sad expression on his face. "I'm sorry I couldn't prote-"
BOOM.
The Mimic Giant fell face-first onto the street beside the Screamer's boney corpse. All across the battlefield, each Mimic paused then they all subsided simultaneously. Twenty-one ten-meter giants collapsed across the pavilion. Around Cardiloc, near Mirecyla, close to Iver. Everywhere. All of them fell.
Cardiloc finished off the last Ranger. Then caught sight of the flying beast.
It was attacking... Ha’zi!!?
No, he needed to stop it. He couldn’t let him die, not this time.
The hybrid giant rushed off towards Iver and the other assembled shifters. As he charged he noticed all the mimics collapse around him. Someone had killed the mimic, friend or foe he did not know. He was only trying to help the Karoltai.
It was attacking... Ha’zi!!?
No, he needed to stop it. He couldn’t let him die, not this time.
The hybrid giant rushed off towards Iver and the other assembled shifters. As he charged he noticed all the mimics collapse around him. Someone had killed the mimic, friend or foe he did not know. He was only trying to help the Karoltai.
Miriel... She was trying to protect him, of course. But that didn't do much; he watched in anger as he saw her limply tossed aside by this massive drake. Even though he seriously doubted she was injured, he was still pissed. Straining, he tried to bash his fists into the head of the beast, additionally attempting to connect one of his legs to the Savage's body in a last ditch effort to mimic her speed and crystal fists. Although physical empathic mimicry would likely not work if his other methods didn't... eh, it was worth a shot.
Iver decided to just just tear through his neck but then Hazi sent a punch towards his beak. "Fighting till the end, Eonwe would have been proud" Iver thought to himself as he looked at Hazi, remembering the time they spent on the island. Hazi was just a boy back then, he grew quite a while since then, however he never really changed. He always ignored his head and went with his guts, where his feces was made, explaining why his ideas were so shitty.
Iver grinned, the boy tried doing good, he jus-, Iver felt him kicking him. "Ok now you are just acting like an idiot" Iver told him with a screech, "You got everything so easily that it seems like you forgot that there are powers stronger than you" He reaped the warrior's head and tossed it towards Miriel's giant. "Let me remind you that" Iver would proceed to send his beak forward and much the "not so much of a little kid anymore".
Iver grinned, the boy tried doing good, he jus-, Iver felt him kicking him. "Ok now you are just acting like an idiot" Iver told him with a screech, "You got everything so easily that it seems like you forgot that there are powers stronger than you" He reaped the warrior's head and tossed it towards Miriel's giant. "Let me remind you that" Iver would proceed to send his beak forward and much the "not so much of a little kid anymore".
Nessa began to rush up the tree, attempting to grab Againor from Morgoth as he fell. Before swiftly chaining him once more.
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Sigeric grumbled and attempted to push open the crystal he needed to get out and figure out whatcha happened, what the situation was, and more importantly what the giant bird thing was. His powers were for sure negated so if he did end up fighting it then he’d need to go fisticuffs, unless...
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Mirecyla transformed and looked around in confused, what the hell? What happened? She looked around and saw herself reaching to grab some odd device, whatever she’d just- she’d stop her internal monologue as a bunch of little darts hit her back and exploded fucking Gondorians she thought before suddenly she was saved by none other than Berethor. He covered her and protected her form those explosive shits while also crushing some of them, she smiled firm inside her giant, always her protector, but then his head came out his name and he began mumbling a bunch of things, what did he mean he didn’t mean to hurt her? Had- had he caused her giant to be destroyed? But then everything changed.
She heard an explosion and blood splatter hit her ugly face, Berethor form slumped forward as if he had been disabled, he was heavy but for at least for a little while she could keep him up, what was he- Mirecyla looked at his nose and saw that it had been blown up and was smoking she heard another explosion in the distance and suddenly all of Equas’ clones had fallen. No. Nonono they couldn’t be dead. No, NO! She thought before letting out a roar
”AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH” Mirecyla would rose as her giant form seemed to melt away, skin and bone falling to the floor like she wasn’t taking off a layer of clothing, muscles burst and grew as if was being burned alive. This process went on for a few seconds before she threw Berethors body off of her and roared to the sky. Lightning seemed to strike and her body looked to be engulfed in a black flame of her fear power, her form had drastically changed with her height growing to that of 16m, four more eyes had appeared along with plenty of spikes along her body, a skeletal stone like armor also covered her body, resembling something similar to Miriel and Berethors form if it was mixed. The fear energy radiating off of her was greater than before, hearts pounding quickly before eventually stopping as her fear finally killed them, she looked to the cannon and quickly rushed it, smashing it and going to rip the Gondorian in half
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Mirecyla transformed and looked around in confused, what the hell? What happened? She looked around and saw herself reaching to grab some odd device, whatever she’d just- she’d stop her internal monologue as a bunch of little darts hit her back and exploded fucking Gondorians she thought before suddenly she was saved by none other than Berethor. He covered her and protected her form those explosive shits while also crushing some of them, she smiled firm inside her giant, always her protector, but then his head came out his name and he began mumbling a bunch of things, what did he mean he didn’t mean to hurt her? Had- had he caused her giant to be destroyed? But then everything changed.
She heard an explosion and blood splatter hit her ugly face, Berethor form slumped forward as if he had been disabled, he was heavy but for at least for a little while she could keep him up, what was he- Mirecyla looked at his nose and saw that it had been blown up and was smoking she heard another explosion in the distance and suddenly all of Equas’ clones had fallen. No. Nonono they couldn’t be dead. No, NO! She thought before letting out a roar
”AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH” Mirecyla would rose as her giant form seemed to melt away, skin and bone falling to the floor like she wasn’t taking off a layer of clothing, muscles burst and grew as if was being burned alive. This process went on for a few seconds before she threw Berethors body off of her and roared to the sky. Lightning seemed to strike and her body looked to be engulfed in a black flame of her fear power, her form had drastically changed with her height growing to that of 16m, four more eyes had appeared along with plenty of spikes along her body, a skeletal stone like armor also covered her body, resembling something similar to Miriel and Berethors form if it was mixed. The fear energy radiating off of her was greater than before, hearts pounding quickly before eventually stopping as her fear finally killed them, she looked to the cannon and quickly rushed it, smashing it and going to rip the Gondorian in half
''EQUAS!!!!'' He cried out in anguish. His voice shattered as he watched his savior and friend die infront of him.. by the hands of one of his kinsmen.''EQUAS NO!! No!.. No.. no...'' And just like that Arandil collapsed down in anger and sorrow and began to tear up. His tears were not merely of sadness and sorrow, they were of rage and fury. He could not believe what he was witnessing. Equas.. was dead..
He never managed to thank him, to play with him, to speak with him again. He left the world not knowing how grateful he was to him, how good company he was during his time in the village, how he saved him from his own family.. His anger consumed him, he saw both of his saviors seemingly fallen and he watched as their bodies slowly disintegrated. So many thoughts were inside the man's mind. ''Why?.. why did he have to die like that? He was friendly, he was against Miriel.. he was not a foe to them.. he was kind.. he was fun.. he was a good soul, an innocent one. Why?.. why..'' He wiped away his tears.
Arandil got up and watched, in pain, the body of Equas' giant. ''What were his last thoughts?'' he thought to himself. ''He died in tears.. why.. why is this world so cruel? No.. no.. I can't just stand here, in the middle of hell and death. They had sacrificed themselves in the past for my sake, for my worthless little soul.. I wont let their sacrifice go in vain. May you find peace in the after life Equas and.. you.. Tytus.''
He approached Equas' body, putting his hand on it and shedding some final tears. 'Goodbye...'' He turned to Dina as she was running towards Tytus.'Dina.. Dina search for Tytus, but do not expect much, for I fear he has also been taken by death as well. This world's cruelty and misery knows no bounds.'' Arandil looked off into the distance, as the chaos ensued. He sat down leaning on the Giant's body.. waiting..observing the fields he once used to traverse and train in being engulfed in fire and death. And as he sat there, memories of Equas came back to him. All of them. From them playing together, to them sitting down and talking for the first time.. and to him sacrificing himself so he could escape.
He never managed to thank him, to play with him, to speak with him again. He left the world not knowing how grateful he was to him, how good company he was during his time in the village, how he saved him from his own family.. His anger consumed him, he saw both of his saviors seemingly fallen and he watched as their bodies slowly disintegrated. So many thoughts were inside the man's mind. ''Why?.. why did he have to die like that? He was friendly, he was against Miriel.. he was not a foe to them.. he was kind.. he was fun.. he was a good soul, an innocent one. Why?.. why..'' He wiped away his tears.
Arandil got up and watched, in pain, the body of Equas' giant. ''What were his last thoughts?'' he thought to himself. ''He died in tears.. why.. why is this world so cruel? No.. no.. I can't just stand here, in the middle of hell and death. They had sacrificed themselves in the past for my sake, for my worthless little soul.. I wont let their sacrifice go in vain. May you find peace in the after life Equas and.. you.. Tytus.''
He approached Equas' body, putting his hand on it and shedding some final tears. 'Goodbye...'' He turned to Dina as she was running towards Tytus.'Dina.. Dina search for Tytus, but do not expect much, for I fear he has also been taken by death as well. This world's cruelty and misery knows no bounds.'' Arandil looked off into the distance, as the chaos ensued. He sat down leaning on the Giant's body.. waiting..observing the fields he once used to traverse and train in being engulfed in fire and death. And as he sat there, memories of Equas came back to him. All of them. From them playing together, to them sitting down and talking for the first time.. and to him sacrificing himself so he could escape.
Dimitri pulled himself out of the pit and approach Arcturus. "Ranger, we still have Giants to kill. Specifically, the Flying one. Gather up all the spears you can, and distribute them to what men remain. The Flying Giant dies at all costs." He would wait a moment for Arcturus and then see if he could find Tamara or other Giants to rally to his cause.
Dina just stared in pure horror as Equas' giant began evaporating. Arandil felt its flesh burn with heat and he had to remove his hand before it was seared. As he contemplated the death of the boy, such a young innocent boy, he heard cheering from above him.
"Huzzah! We killed the bastards! Arcturus did it!"
"For Gondor!"
"Come on lads-oo-ah-" A voice cut off, "What's this mark on me?! Hey, get it off!"
Dina looked up at the rooftop and then at Arandil with a face saying it clearly. 'I'm going to kill them.' But then they heard it.
"Equas?" The voice was croaky and soft. "Equas?" Arandil and Dina saw a figure coming out of the steam of the Screaming Giant. Blood dripped down Tytus' forehead and his left arm was missing along with a portion of his upper torso. He was ghastly pale white and his red hair was ruffled with sweat and thick blood. He was trudging forward with a limp and slowly made his way to the back of the mimic's body, and began climbing onto it regardless of the steam.
"Tytus? You're alive?" Dina asked but remained at a distance. He seemed to be lethargic.
"Equas..." The Screaming Shifter found his way to the nape and began digging with his single arm before stopping and sliding off, his body burned to the point where Arandil no longer recognized his friend. Tytus was carrying a small object, a bloody leg in his hand, holding it tightly to his body. "I'm so sorry, Equas." He hugged the leg, the bone grotesquely ashen at its ends. It was disgusting but Tytus gripped it with such ferocity as if it was like the ring of power to him. He sniffled and whispered to the limb, "This is my fault."
I led you into this mess. I allowed Miriel to overpower me. I wasn't able to see through Gondor's deceptions. I believed...I thought that this world was better. But it proved me wrong. These people...they're all monsters. We tried. I tried...to be better. Not to give in to this inhumanity. But humanity is like this...they're all monsters...they don't deserve someone as pure as you...Equas. And they killed you. You were so good...
Tytus held the leg and began to cry deeply as the battle raged on around them.
Sigeric's crystal opened up and he heard cheering from outside. He could glimpse through the hole his crystal made in the building wall and saw to his left the graveyard of giants. The Mimic and Screamer were dead. As well as a few people on the ground but to his right, he saw something comforting: the Armoured was seemingly dead as well. A hole lay by its nape. The bastard who killed King Bard was finally dead...but then something tossed aside his...the Executioner and it began to grow into something far more menacing and dreadful. Merely looking at it, Sigeric pissed himself.
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Ha'zi's fists pummeled the Flying's thickened shell but to no avail. They did not crystallize either and before he could try anything else his head was ripped off and thrown.
Miriel was rising when she saw the Warrior's head roll over to her and she looked up with anger at the winged demon.
As Cardiloc charged, his legs began to heal at an exponential rate and his giant recovered from its wounds. Just as he came within contact of them, the drake beheaded the Warrior in front of him. Then he saw something extraordinarily unusual. The Savage Giant crashed into the Flying, shoving him off the Warrior. Even though she was a fraction of its size she managed to move the beast. And she was fighting...for Ha'zi? Hadn't she just tried to kill him along with Ela?!
What would Cardiloc do?
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"No! No! Fuck no! Fuck this! Oh, fuck! FUCK!" Helvion screamed as he saw the monstrosity chase after him. He leaped out of the cannon and tried to run but found himself paralyzed in place. His heart rate increased to the point where his veins bulged and before Mirecyla could slice him in half the man fell. Dead.
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"So I'm a Giant now?" One of the rangers, an older man by the name of Lannor asked Arcturus, presenting a tattoo that had seared into his shoulder.
"So it appears." The drill sargeant answered.
"So what do I do? Do I start fighting with them?"
"Yes but hold on-" Arcturus looked over the edge of the building to see the people at the bottom.
"Isn't that the Screamer?" Lannor inquired.
"It is. We can't let him live." Arcturus proclaimed. Lannor and the other rangers began preparing their fire-spears but Arcturus waved a hand at them. "Don't, I will be the one to kill him and inherit the Screaming Giant."
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"Arandil?" Tytus looked up at the Gondorian. "I'm sorry I couldn't save your people. And I'm sorry," He looked at the corpse of the Armoured in the distance, "That I couldn't save ours, Dina."
She remained silent. Her eyes were watery, tearing. She was on the brink of crying. "Ty, I wish I hadn't joined Miriel. I'm the one who should be sorry. I let her do this, I helped her do this." Her head lowered.
Tytus shrugged. "It can't be helped when..." He sniffled, "When this world is full of monsters like you."
Dina's eyes widened. Monster? Had he just called her a monster? "Ty don't say th-"
"You are a monster." He repeated. "All of you-all of you are monsters. None of you deserve to live. Equas did and look at what you did to him. You're all the same. Hateful. Vengeful. Every single one of you. All that you bring is pain to this world. It doesn't matter if there are good people like him," He let the leg fall and slowly rose up. "They just get trampled on by those like Miriel and Raddis and Lasser and all of you, every single one of you, are monsters." He spat, his face smoking as his wounds healed.
Dina kept silent at his outburst but then her head turned but it was too late.
Arandil saw four men emerge from the building, the first swinging his sword at Dina. She dodged back but it caught her cheek slicing a deep gash in it.
"Kill them all. Do not be fooled, my rangers. These are not civilians but prototypes. Slay them and take their powers. For Gondor." Arcturus ordered them.
"For Gondor!" The soldiers rushed Dina and Arandil with their unsheathed blades.
"You-" Arcturus approached Tytus, "You're the Screamer, correct?"
"Yes. And you are?" The shifter asked, unarmed and unafraid. He had lost everything. His family was destroyed. His idea for peace was a fantasy. There was nothing left to live for.
"I'm the one who will end you like I ended your evil friend. You monsters should all die. And I'll make sure to kill each and every one of you giants here."
Tytus' eyes hardened at that. So he was the one to kill Equas. Tytus' would end him here. He'd turn him into a giant. He would make him the monster. For Equas. He opened his mouth, ready to scream.
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"Okay, but does that mean you can't scream?" Equas asked as they passed a routing baby Mumak which had panicked in the ensuing chaos and began stampeding through one of the townships. Some soldiers were attempting to subdue it. The young boy looked in wonder but was pulled along by Tytus.
"Yes. Not with so many people. So we have to resort to primary combat. Sneak up on Miriel and take her down. If Sigeric is here..." Tytus thought for a moment, "Then he will understand we're on his side. That way I won't have to scream."
"You can't either way, Ty. If you do you'll hurt too many people. So you can't." Equas stated as they finally broke through the majority of the crowd and saw the destruction of Armen before them.
"I won't scream. I promise. Now," Tytus took out a knife and handed it to Equas, "Let's save our people together."
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Tytus remembered the boy's words and the promise he made to him earlier that night. Time seemed to slow as Arcturus swung his sword in an arc at Tytus, aiming to behead him.
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"Sigeric is here...Then he will understand we're on his side. That way I won't have to scream."
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But Sigeric betrayed them. They all did. The Dwarf. The Guardian. The Hybrid. The rangers. They came in peace. They only meant to help. He saved the Dwarf's life until Sigeric commanded him to end it. They were monsters...
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"You can't either way, Ty. If you do you'll hurt too many people. So you can't."
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Equas had said to him. He remembered his glimmering little face. How happy he was to have seen so many wonderful things at the festival. Oh, Equas...
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"I won't scream. I promise."
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Tytus glanced at Arandil and Dina out of the corner of his eyes. He thought of the hundreds of people that were nearby. Of the innocents in his vicinity. He couldn't scream...he...he
The sword edged ever closer to him.
He wanted to live! He had to live! To punish these monsters for what they are! Being good and winning are impossible in this world! So if he wanted to create peace he would have to become a devil. A devil that would kill these monsters until none of them existed. Tytus would become that devil.
His features relaxed and he remembered his promise to Equas. He saw Arandil and realized that to achieve peace sacrifices had to be made. And he would be that sacrifice. In order for the good people of this world to be free of the evils of humanity. Tytus would be the one to free them all.
"Give me your Giant!" Arcturus yelled as he brought the sword into full swing at Tytus. The Screaming Shifter backed away and unleashed a tearful, horrid yell.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Arcturus halted his body twitching and surging with light. The Gondorians attacking Arandil and Dina froze and began to glow. The redhead turned with shock and terror to see Arandil's body alight.
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"Daugo, we're right here. Now's the time to transform before that big old worm gets any-" Galador heard the scream and he twitched, falling back in the balloon. Daugo saw the telltale signs of a transformation take hold and the Hobbit realized he would only have a milisecond to decide whether he lived or died.
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Iver, Mirecy, Ha'zi, Tamara, Cardiloc, Sigeric, and just about everyone in Armen heard the scream. Around them, the festival night came to life as hundreds of transformations rocked the Pelennor.
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As Dimitri climbed up the building, on his way to Arcturus his plans were shattered by that terrible scream and saw the rangers on the rooftop all begin to giantize.
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As Cardiloc was deciding on his next move, he heard the rubble behind the stage shift and a small giant appeared. His eyes widened in dismay and disbelief as he recognized some of its features. Was that...Ela?
"Huzzah! We killed the bastards! Arcturus did it!"
"For Gondor!"
"Come on lads-oo-ah-" A voice cut off, "What's this mark on me?! Hey, get it off!"
Dina looked up at the rooftop and then at Arandil with a face saying it clearly. 'I'm going to kill them.' But then they heard it.
"Equas?" The voice was croaky and soft. "Equas?" Arandil and Dina saw a figure coming out of the steam of the Screaming Giant. Blood dripped down Tytus' forehead and his left arm was missing along with a portion of his upper torso. He was ghastly pale white and his red hair was ruffled with sweat and thick blood. He was trudging forward with a limp and slowly made his way to the back of the mimic's body, and began climbing onto it regardless of the steam.
"Tytus? You're alive?" Dina asked but remained at a distance. He seemed to be lethargic.
"Equas..." The Screaming Shifter found his way to the nape and began digging with his single arm before stopping and sliding off, his body burned to the point where Arandil no longer recognized his friend. Tytus was carrying a small object, a bloody leg in his hand, holding it tightly to his body. "I'm so sorry, Equas." He hugged the leg, the bone grotesquely ashen at its ends. It was disgusting but Tytus gripped it with such ferocity as if it was like the ring of power to him. He sniffled and whispered to the limb, "This is my fault."
I led you into this mess. I allowed Miriel to overpower me. I wasn't able to see through Gondor's deceptions. I believed...I thought that this world was better. But it proved me wrong. These people...they're all monsters. We tried. I tried...to be better. Not to give in to this inhumanity. But humanity is like this...they're all monsters...they don't deserve someone as pure as you...Equas. And they killed you. You were so good...
Tytus held the leg and began to cry deeply as the battle raged on around them.
Sigeric's crystal opened up and he heard cheering from outside. He could glimpse through the hole his crystal made in the building wall and saw to his left the graveyard of giants. The Mimic and Screamer were dead. As well as a few people on the ground but to his right, he saw something comforting: the Armoured was seemingly dead as well. A hole lay by its nape. The bastard who killed King Bard was finally dead...but then something tossed aside his...the Executioner and it began to grow into something far more menacing and dreadful. Merely looking at it, Sigeric pissed himself.
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Ha'zi's fists pummeled the Flying's thickened shell but to no avail. They did not crystallize either and before he could try anything else his head was ripped off and thrown.
Miriel was rising when she saw the Warrior's head roll over to her and she looked up with anger at the winged demon.
As Cardiloc charged, his legs began to heal at an exponential rate and his giant recovered from its wounds. Just as he came within contact of them, the drake beheaded the Warrior in front of him. Then he saw something extraordinarily unusual. The Savage Giant crashed into the Flying, shoving him off the Warrior. Even though she was a fraction of its size she managed to move the beast. And she was fighting...for Ha'zi? Hadn't she just tried to kill him along with Ela?!
What would Cardiloc do?
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"No! No! Fuck no! Fuck this! Oh, fuck! FUCK!" Helvion screamed as he saw the monstrosity chase after him. He leaped out of the cannon and tried to run but found himself paralyzed in place. His heart rate increased to the point where his veins bulged and before Mirecyla could slice him in half the man fell. Dead.
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"So I'm a Giant now?" One of the rangers, an older man by the name of Lannor asked Arcturus, presenting a tattoo that had seared into his shoulder.
"So it appears." The drill sargeant answered.
"So what do I do? Do I start fighting with them?"
"Yes but hold on-" Arcturus looked over the edge of the building to see the people at the bottom.
"Isn't that the Screamer?" Lannor inquired.
"It is. We can't let him live." Arcturus proclaimed. Lannor and the other rangers began preparing their fire-spears but Arcturus waved a hand at them. "Don't, I will be the one to kill him and inherit the Screaming Giant."
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"Arandil?" Tytus looked up at the Gondorian. "I'm sorry I couldn't save your people. And I'm sorry," He looked at the corpse of the Armoured in the distance, "That I couldn't save ours, Dina."
She remained silent. Her eyes were watery, tearing. She was on the brink of crying. "Ty, I wish I hadn't joined Miriel. I'm the one who should be sorry. I let her do this, I helped her do this." Her head lowered.
Tytus shrugged. "It can't be helped when..." He sniffled, "When this world is full of monsters like you."
Dina's eyes widened. Monster? Had he just called her a monster? "Ty don't say th-"
"You are a monster." He repeated. "All of you-all of you are monsters. None of you deserve to live. Equas did and look at what you did to him. You're all the same. Hateful. Vengeful. Every single one of you. All that you bring is pain to this world. It doesn't matter if there are good people like him," He let the leg fall and slowly rose up. "They just get trampled on by those like Miriel and Raddis and Lasser and all of you, every single one of you, are monsters." He spat, his face smoking as his wounds healed.
Dina kept silent at his outburst but then her head turned but it was too late.
Arandil saw four men emerge from the building, the first swinging his sword at Dina. She dodged back but it caught her cheek slicing a deep gash in it.
"Kill them all. Do not be fooled, my rangers. These are not civilians but prototypes. Slay them and take their powers. For Gondor." Arcturus ordered them.
"For Gondor!" The soldiers rushed Dina and Arandil with their unsheathed blades.
"You-" Arcturus approached Tytus, "You're the Screamer, correct?"
"Yes. And you are?" The shifter asked, unarmed and unafraid. He had lost everything. His family was destroyed. His idea for peace was a fantasy. There was nothing left to live for.
"I'm the one who will end you like I ended your evil friend. You monsters should all die. And I'll make sure to kill each and every one of you giants here."
Tytus' eyes hardened at that. So he was the one to kill Equas. Tytus' would end him here. He'd turn him into a giant. He would make him the monster. For Equas. He opened his mouth, ready to scream.
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"Okay, but does that mean you can't scream?" Equas asked as they passed a routing baby Mumak which had panicked in the ensuing chaos and began stampeding through one of the townships. Some soldiers were attempting to subdue it. The young boy looked in wonder but was pulled along by Tytus.
"Yes. Not with so many people. So we have to resort to primary combat. Sneak up on Miriel and take her down. If Sigeric is here..." Tytus thought for a moment, "Then he will understand we're on his side. That way I won't have to scream."
"You can't either way, Ty. If you do you'll hurt too many people. So you can't." Equas stated as they finally broke through the majority of the crowd and saw the destruction of Armen before them.
"I won't scream. I promise. Now," Tytus took out a knife and handed it to Equas, "Let's save our people together."
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Tytus remembered the boy's words and the promise he made to him earlier that night. Time seemed to slow as Arcturus swung his sword in an arc at Tytus, aiming to behead him.
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"Sigeric is here...Then he will understand we're on his side. That way I won't have to scream."
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But Sigeric betrayed them. They all did. The Dwarf. The Guardian. The Hybrid. The rangers. They came in peace. They only meant to help. He saved the Dwarf's life until Sigeric commanded him to end it. They were monsters...
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"You can't either way, Ty. If you do you'll hurt too many people. So you can't."
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Equas had said to him. He remembered his glimmering little face. How happy he was to have seen so many wonderful things at the festival. Oh, Equas...
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"I won't scream. I promise."
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Tytus glanced at Arandil and Dina out of the corner of his eyes. He thought of the hundreds of people that were nearby. Of the innocents in his vicinity. He couldn't scream...he...he
The sword edged ever closer to him.
He wanted to live! He had to live! To punish these monsters for what they are! Being good and winning are impossible in this world! So if he wanted to create peace he would have to become a devil. A devil that would kill these monsters until none of them existed. Tytus would become that devil.
His features relaxed and he remembered his promise to Equas. He saw Arandil and realized that to achieve peace sacrifices had to be made. And he would be that sacrifice. In order for the good people of this world to be free of the evils of humanity. Tytus would be the one to free them all.
"Give me your Giant!" Arcturus yelled as he brought the sword into full swing at Tytus. The Screaming Shifter backed away and unleashed a tearful, horrid yell.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Arcturus halted his body twitching and surging with light. The Gondorians attacking Arandil and Dina froze and began to glow. The redhead turned with shock and terror to see Arandil's body alight.
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"Daugo, we're right here. Now's the time to transform before that big old worm gets any-" Galador heard the scream and he twitched, falling back in the balloon. Daugo saw the telltale signs of a transformation take hold and the Hobbit realized he would only have a milisecond to decide whether he lived or died.
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Iver, Mirecy, Ha'zi, Tamara, Cardiloc, Sigeric, and just about everyone in Armen heard the scream. Around them, the festival night came to life as hundreds of transformations rocked the Pelennor.
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As Dimitri climbed up the building, on his way to Arcturus his plans were shattered by that terrible scream and saw the rangers on the rooftop all begin to giantize.
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As Cardiloc was deciding on his next move, he heard the rubble behind the stage shift and a small giant appeared. His eyes widened in dismay and disbelief as he recognized some of its features. Was that...Ela?