OOC: Heh heh, if you read the beginning of the topic you'd have known there was no Triforce. Can't exactly blame you for not doing so, of course (that was so freaking long ago . . . -_-).

And now for something completely different.

IC:
Without warning, the entire castle begins to shake in an uncontrollable fashion, rumbling back and forth as a circular area beneath where the Hakiems are standing suddenly begins to crack apart. At first, the threesome have no idea what is going on - and then a pillar of fire erupts through one of the ever-widening cracks in the floor, giving them only enough warning to dive to the side and off of the collapsing arena mere moments before it gives way completely.

Fire. A fire so intense that it burns white hot is what shoots upward, disintegrating the stone flooring as it reaches its climax. The sheer force of the rising wall hurls the still airborne Hakiems up against the walls. Noval dives to the ground, his fingers striking at the stone and causing a small portion of it to cave in; he uses it as a handhold as his body is literally lifted off the floor. Shada and Veldam are not so lucky; they join the Hakiems in bashing their skulls against the rough wooden doorway the group has just entered through. Laxin, already in midstrike on Their Majesties' Barrier, diverts his hammer's blast into the dais, creating a hole in a fashion similar, albeit on a much larger scale, to Noval's.

Fueled by Zaboorak's essence, Allconus walks slowly forward, not even noticing it.

The infernal pillar continues on its skyward trek, blasting straight through the ceiling of the throne room and up into the night sky, a flaming beacon to all of Hyrule's forces that something is wrong at the castle. It will eventually dissipate once it reaches the upper atmosphere, but until then one can expect reinforcements to be closing in fast. Quite possibly for both sides.

While all those gathered recover from the blast "You know, Sssovelisss . . ." Zaboorak whispers through his puppet, having positioned Sir Yaen directly next to where the Tempest has found himself after the flaming wave, "The Goldforce Powers are not terribly dissimilar from the Triforce. They were forged by the power from the Sacred Realm of the Triforce, after all. I cannot promise you anything, of course . . . but perhaps if we were to meet face to face, you could attempt to use the Goldforce to aid your attempts home . . .

"I could have the Hakiems guide you to me, you know . . ." Left unsaid is the 'if they survive' part.

The Hakiems slowly rise to their feet, having taken a mighty beating from the storm of fire. Where it had come from, how it had been formed . . . that isn't on any of their minds, and it won't be on any of the adventurers' either if they're smart. Having been bashed against the wall with such force, it's going to take the Hakiems a few moments to recover and be ready to fight again . . . hopefully time that will be well spent.

[2 Turns - all Hakiems L2 have 0 AGI]

OoC: Seeing as everyone else is either gone, or has forgoten about your topic alpha, and how you didn't metion anything about me NOt using the oversoul stats, I guess you don't mind, and that Zaboorak and Sovelis have a little conversation during a battle? And I didn't hear a 'no' about my more powerfull self...


Sovelis rose to his feet carefully. The fact that he had just used Sovel's power a few seconds before the sudden outburst of fire proved to be his salvation. His amplified agillity and strength allowed him to regain his composior quickly. "I am not an ignorant fool. I know where your powers are from. I am well aquanted with Hyrule's myths and lore." The demonicly altered Sovelis stated, Not even looking at Zaboorak's puppet. "I will fight for you and your forces, until I can re-make a name for myself. I will only be able to leave this acursed land by assisting you. For now, I will work with you, but hear me well. I WILL NOT FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS UNLESS IT WILL BENIFIT ME..."

Sovelis looked around, his now golden eyes scanning across the room. His demonic strength would only last for a short time, and he'd need to act quickly before it ran out. "Now...who shall die by my hand first...." the Tempest said loudly, letting everyone know that he was not kidding around. He held his right hand, stretching his fingers wide. The newly enlongated nails resembled claws more than they did fingernails.

Leth had sat there quietly, until now. When the General produced the hammer, his face grew deadly white. Karuna also had a very hard time masking his fear. A muffled cry escaped his throat. Then came the pillar of fire. All three of them jumped back in surprise, which quickly turned to thankfulness. They had a chance to attack. Drom was the first to act, and he dashed forward, spear spinning. Light glinted off the blade as he swiftly struck the nearest Hakiem with all of his might. Mean while, Leth had drawn his twin daggers (DUEL WIELD) and slashed horizontally with one, and stabbed with the other, attacking the Hakiem next to Drom's Target. Polari flew off into a corner, preparing to work magic if needed. Karuna brandished his two handed silver sword (same stats as a deku sword) and attempted to slice off the head of the Hakiem next to Leth.

"A pleasssure to be working with you, my friend," Zaboorak mutters as he drifts away from the awakened beast of Sovelis. Ah, now there's a thrill he hasn't felt for far too long: the manipulation of a new, strong, and stupid pawn. Dangle enough of the right kind of power in front of a man and he will bend to your every wish . . . how long has it been since he last did that? Two hours? Three? How sad.

But now is not the time to be celebrating his victory over a weak mind, it is time for battle. The three injured Hakiems rise up from the ground, trying to defend themselves against the oncoming attacks of the adventures, only to find themselves completely overpowered by the quickness of movement that is found in Leth's group of fighters. Drom's Spear is the first thing to find its mark, taking out a devastating 14 HP of its target's health (11+3[Roll+AGI] vs. 5+0[DEF+AGI]).

Leth's twin daggers are the next weapons to reach into a tear off a portion of their victim's skin. The second Hakiem is unable to avoid at all given his current state (8+3[Roll+AGI]), loosing 11 HP just as Karuna's strike barrels into him (18+2[Roll+AGI]), taking out an additional 11 points of health.

"Fine!" a voice suddenly interrupts the group. Beside the dais stands General Laxin once again, wielding his enormous hammer. It rises into the air in a flash, matching the menacing glare given off by the Hakiem. "You don't wanna help us, then you can just watch as I slaughter your little royalty!" The hammer comes crashing down, ramming into the shield with full strength. Through the ripples of energy cast off by the impact, anyone can see the two beings within cringing under the powerful assault, which has dealt a good 28 DMG.

"I wouldn't try that again," comes yet another voice, this time that of an enraged General Noval. Standing tall, the Hylian suddenly begins to almost glow with a newfound power. His rage burning brightly, his presence suddenly begins to resound throughout the room with an almost tangible energy. "Let's go, Laxin," he mutters as his blade emerges into his hands once again. "General to General."

General Noval's Awakened Form
STR – 16; DEF – 20; AGI – 15; INT – 14; SPI – 14; SPL – 150; HP – 250

Noval suddenly breaks forward into a sprint unlike any that those present have seen, appearing before the Sheikah with a hammer like a flash of light. His sword is just as quick, bursting forth and shattering through the Hakiem's hastily formed defenses (17+15[Roll+AGI] vs. 10+18[Roll+AGI]) and dealing a mighty 25 DMG, certainly more than any physical attack that has been seen thus far.

Not that Laxin is willing to let such an attack slide. He feigns stumbling backwards for a few moments, then gives the General a grin as he twirls around with hammer in hand. The broadside is far more than Noval has any chance of blocking, and the Hylian is hurled into the far wall (18+18[Roll+AGI] vs. 20+15[DEF+AGI]). "You'll regret that," he yells as he turns back to the King and Princess . . . only to find himself once again glaring straight into the shining eyes of wrath sported by Noval.

"Elemental Explosion!"

Yet another new voice. All eyes turn to the center, most of them startled to see none other than Alpha standing there, arms held out in front of him as a sphere of energy erupts into existence. "Keyru!" Shada calls out in happy surprise as the mage's sphere settles on its chosen element: that of fire, which seems quite fitting as he has just emerged from a hole in the floor created by an attack of the same element.

"Fire!" the sphere soars outward, splitting into a handful of elemental bombs that race towards their five targets at high speed (if Alpha had known Sovelis was now against them, there may have even been a sixth). The three Hakiem L2's can do nothing to avoid the full force of the mighty attack (1+6, 2+6, 12+6[Roll+SPI]), each one loosing a mighty 19 HP. Allconus, fueled by both his natural magical affinity and Zaboorak's power, manages to avoid the attack completely (20+7[Roll+SPI]). Finally, General Laxin, still distracted by Noval's challenge, is only able to partially block the attack (22+1[Roll+SPI]) and still takes 10 DMG.

"Oh, lookie, it's Alpha! Why you little -" Nearly having moved in to attack the Sheikah, Laxin finds himself stopping short as he is forced to reflexively block a powerhouse strike from Noval's blade with the hilt of his hammer. Hm, maybe this won't be as easy as it had sounded during the planning stages . . .

*The adventurers from CP have joined CL*

Leth: 31 HP, 11 SPL
Karuna: 41 HP, 6 SPL
Drommlin: 31 HP, 9 SPL
Polari: 23 HP, 9 SPL
Shada: 41 HP, 25 SPL
Koura: 31 HP, 25 SPL
Calla: 20 HP, 30 SPL
Denning: 33 HP, 30 SPL
Fang: 53 HP, 30 SPL
Rose: 61 HP, 3 SPL
Firerova: 54 HP, 39 SPL
Icerova: 54 HP, 42 SPL
Nogare: 91 HP, 12 SPL

Alpha: 37 HP, 29 SPL
Raven: 26 HP, 6 SPL
Kasei: 41 HP, 13 SPL
Pyre: 34 HP, 15 SPL
Dogura: 33 HP, 17 SPL
Tayro: 33 HP, 21 SPL

Colonel Veldam: 51 HP, 13 SPL
General Noval: 222 HP, 150 SPL

Sovelis - 60 HP, 60 SPL

L2 Hakiem #1 - 17 HP, 40 SPL, 0 AGI (1 Turn Remaining)
L2 Hakiem #2 - 09 HP, 40 SPL, 0 AGI (1 Turn Remaining)
L2 Hakiem #3 - 31 HP, 40 SPL, 0 AGI (1 Turn Remaining)

Sir Allconus - 60 HP, 50 SPL
General Laxin - 565 HP, 200 SPL

Their Majesty's Barrier - 272 HP

Rose had needed a bit more time to recover after the Hakiem's mental attack. As such, she missed out on the remainder of the battle, and was forced to leave with the rest of the group. At the throne room entrance, she met two people she wasn't expecting to meet: Sheena and Haru Veilmists. "What are you two doing here?" she asked.

The blue-haired Gerudo was about to answer, but several events got in the way. Namely, a Segnin she had thought immobilized coming with reinforcements, General Lion taking on all of them by himself, entry into the throne room, the revealing of Sir Allconus's possession by an evil Zora, Sovelis's betrayal, the upcoming demise of the Royal Family, and all hell breaking loose in the form of a raging pillar of fire. "I guess I'll explain later," Sheena said, forming an Elemental Blast of Ice and directing it to the strongest of the L2 Hakiem [L2 Hakiem #3; Elemental Burst Ice (Water)].

The Tarm woman nodded her head and joined the fray, drawing sword and knife and attempted to bring them down on the weakest L2 Hakiem [L2 Hakiem #2; Dual Wield L1].

Thinking the Hakiem her sister attacked seemed strong enough to survive a blast of ice, Haru prepared her own Elemental Burst with her favorite and natural element, fire. Once a satisfactory ball of flames was formed, she lobbed it at the Hakiem [L2 Hakiem #3; Elemental Burst Fire].

OOC: In case you all haven't figured it out by now, this is indeed HNS, so no need to shout out "god-modding!" And if RG is reading this, thanks for blabbing. I was wondering how long it would take the people I didn't tell Sheila=HNS to figure it out.

OoC: If I used an Elemental Explosion, would it hit EVERY enemy, Including the barrier around Zelda and her daddy?

IC:
Sovelis was surprised that Alpha had not blasted him, even though he was demonicly powered and so near the Hakiems. "Ahhh...Alpha! It is indeed a pleasure to see you in person, I have heard so much about you around town."the Tempest said hatefully to the Sheikah mage. "Lets just say that I'm on the wrong side, and I wish we had meet under different conditions."

The demonicly empowered Tempest held his clawed hand out towards the group of adventurers and heroes. "This, is the end for you all now. I will do whatever it takes to gain power. I did it once, and I will do it again. Even if it means sacrificing your world like I did with my own!!!

As Sovelis spoke, his hand seemed to fill with some of the demonic aura that surrounded him. The energy collected and formed the familiar sphere that was an elemental explosion of the lowest level. The multitude of swirling power grew into a large ball of magic, and zoomed out of his hand without any warning. It then split and each of the pieces went towards their designated targets. [Elemental Explosion Lvl 1.]

OoC: Well ,at least you didn't quit HNS. I thought you had left us! And now I feel stupid about that one PM, thinking that you were a new person...

OOC: WTF???

the following is a copy from my original post:

IC: Kasei watched as Alpha leaped upwards. The rebel flame smiles. "He has a stout heart. I wish I knew more about him." He says, changing the mood about him. "All aboard who's going aboard, I guess." He finishes. The Sheikah then jumps after alpha, into the hole, also landing on the destroyed flooring, then mirrors Alpha's leap into the throne room.

He touches down, and finds himself in the midst of chaos. All around him in the throne room, are enemies and allies. He recognized many, such as Sovelis, Dogura and Leth, but there were a hell lot more unfamiliar faces, and some didn't look friendly. It only took a minuet, however, for Kasei to make out friend from foe, and he took action based on his judgment. "Sheesh, if I knew there would be so many people, I would've brought chips 'n dip!" He said. The rebel flame lifted the palm of his hand towards one of the Hakiems, and let lose his fire spell, letting the flames of hell descend upon his opponent. [I aimed at Hakiem #1]

OOC: Um . . . cwap. Yeah, Sovelis . . . that's absolutely correct . . .

And yeah, I guess that would include the barrier as well.

Well, this is gonna hurt.



IC:
Icerova and Firerova's twin Elemental Bursts rocket forward towards the same target, the ice blast striking mere moments before the flaming strike. First the Hakiem feels an incredible sense of cold, akin to nothing he has felt before (7+6[Roll+SPI]), and it is immediately joined by the searing heat of molten lava (11+6[Roll+SPI]). Now, this Hakiem is no scientist, so it is unlikely that he knows that cooling something down and then immediately heating it up again can have devastating results. But as the two combined attacks dealt a total of 33 DMG to a man with 31 HP left, he surely recognizes in his final moments how deadly a combination like that could be.

At the same moment, Rose's twin daggers charge straight for the second of the Hakiems. The fact that he still is unable to move out of the way due to his pained lower limbs makes all the difference for her attack, and it isn't long before her blades slice through the man's chest and neck in a fatal one-two combination of attacks (9+5[Roll+AGI]). He falls at the same moment as his counterpart, neither one having managed to gain the effects the Avenging Strength would have brought with the other's death.

The first Hakiem, on the other hand, is a different story. The death of two of his comrades only makes his blood boil more than ever, and the Avenging Strength affects all the stats of a L2 Hakiem. Not to mention . . . what it does to General Laxin. The Almighty Vengeance is invoked at once, and soon he too feels a strength like no other coursing through his veins. Noval, spotting this change, rolls out of the way of another hammer strike . . . and watches as the floor beneath where it hits crumbles away like dust. 'This could be a problem . . .'

A big problem indeed, as it is at this moment that Sovelis' Elemental Explosion rocks the entire chamber. A massive swirling vortex of demonic energy enters existence at the Tempest's command, morphing through all the elements in a brilliant light show that would have been beautiful if it was not so deadly. And then it launches outward, showing no mercy to any and all gathered.

Leth: (17+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Karuna: (17+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Drommlin: (15+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Polari: (19+3[Roll+SPI]): Half DMG
Shada: (16+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Koura: (8+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Calla: (1+4[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Denning: (7+3[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Fang: (4+3[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Rose: (5+2[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Firerova: (1+4[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Icerova: (16+4[Roll+SPI]): Half DMG
Nogare: (7+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG

Alpha: (18+3[Roll+SPI]): Half DMG
Raven: (9+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Kasei: (17+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Pyre: (16+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Dogura: (7+3[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
Tayro: (20+3[Roll+SPI]): Half DMG

Colonel Veldam: (18+1[Roll+SPI]): Full DMG
General Noval: (9+14[Roll+SPI]): Half DMG

(FYI: Full DMG = 22 DMG)

"WELL well well!" Laxin calls out as he sees Noval get thrown to the ground by the fiery attack. "I like the way this Sovelis guy works! Hey Sovelis, how do ya like this little attack!"

Empowered beyond anyone present's wildest dreams by the Almighty Vengeance, Laxin's hammer flies forward. Noval tenses, ready to dodge to the side at the last moment, before that last moment arrives and he realizes that he is not the target. The hammer swings around in a full arc before Laxin leaps skyward, his white robes blowing through the air as he brings the hammer down in a eardrum-crushing strike on the shield. Shockwaves pierce through the air, blowing everyone back even further than they'd already gone as a massive amount of damage is dealt . . . namely . . . 60 DMG. 'This could be a VERY BIG problem,' Noval decides.

The last remaining Hakiem climbs to his feet, anger bringing him new strength and his legs back to full strength. His AGI is restored to its normal 7, and he's ready to use it . . . until Kasei's flaming barrage blasts into him, further enforcing the Fire Element standard that appears to be being enforced by Fate (4+8[Roll+SPI*]). He kneels, not entirely defeated, but on his last leg as 14 HP leaves him.

But now he can attack - he can retaliate, and he does so at once, forming in his hand a sphere that emerges to encase his entire body: a Shield spell of great strength that adds to his protection with an additional 2 DEF. And then his sword is in his hand as he dives straight towards Kasei, ready to deal out a mean 15 DMG . . . only to find himself missing completely as Kasei moves to the side in a simple dodge (11+9[Roll+AGI] vs. 19+7[DEF+AGI]).

By the doorway, Veldam stands up at last, sword in hand as he gazes at his own target. 'That really, really hurt,' he thinks with a grimace as his eyes fall on Sovelis. "Ready to take him?" he mutters to Koura, who stands beside him, looking to the ground.

"Ready." He blinks and glances over at her, retracting slightly at the sight of her hate-filled glare. "Uh . . . Koura . . . ?" She points one stiff finger to the side while the other one shakingly grabs at her own blade. He follows her pointing and cringes at the sight: Calla, burnt badly by Sovelis' Elemental Explosion. Knocked out at best, quite possibly even dead. But no . . . her pained gasps disallow that worst of resolutions. A newfound rage boils up within the Knight at the sight of the child's painful state and his hilt begins to shake just like Koura's twin Gerudo Scimitars do. "Let's get him."

The two charge the Tempest without reservation, throwing themselves completely into their attacks. "What's your deal, Sovelis?!" Horren cries out angrily. "It's not enough to betray us, but now you have to go and nearly kill a little girl?! A girl who wasn't even fighting against you?!" The pair suddenly leap to either side of the Tempest, swords still drawn . . . and then falling to the ground as they simultaneously reach back and fire off a pair of devastating spells: Koura's, a Fire spell drawn forth from the flaming rage within her; Veldam's, an Elemental Burst of Shadow born by the dark anger in his soul at the traitor's existence.

Veldam's words appear to strike a cord within the Tempest's soul, for Sovelis is unable to dodge either of the bursts (9+3, 1+3[Roll+SPI]). Koura's power deals a mighty 18 DMG, but Veldam's is the stronger, carrying with it a loss of 20 additional HP and bringing the traitor quite close to regretting his mistake of turning on the pair.

Leth: 9 HP, 11 SPL
Karuna: 19 HP, 6 SPL
Drommlin: 9 HP, 9 SPL
Polari: 12 HP, 9 SPL
Shada: 19 HP, 25 SPL
Koura: 9 HP, 21 SPL
Calla: eliminated
Denning: 11 HP, 30 SPL
Fang: 31 HP, 30 SPL
Rose: 39 HP, 3 SPL
Firerova: 32 HP, 35 SPL
Icerova: 43 HP, 38 SPL
Nogare: 69 HP, 12 SPL

Alpha: 26 HP, 25 SPL
Raven: 4 HP, 6 SPL
Kasei: 19 HP, 9 SPL
Pyre: 12 HP, 15 SPL
Dogura: 11 HP, 17 SPL
Tayro: 22 HP, 21 SPL

Colonel Veldam: 29 HP, 9 SPL
General Noval: 211 HP, 150 SPL

Sovelis - 22 HP, 46 SPL

L2 Hakiem #1 - 5 HP, 32 SPL, +2 DEF(2 rounds)
STR – 6; DEF – 7; AGI – 9; INT – 5; SPI – 8
L2 Hakiem #2 - eliminated
L2 Hakiem #3 - eliminated

Sir Allconus - 60 HP, 50 SPL
General Laxin - 567 HP, 202 SPL, Double DMG
STR - 16; DEF - 12; AGI - 20; INT - 12; SPI - 24

Their Majesty's Barrier - 190 HP

* * *

Slowly, the victor rises amongst the deceased bodies that surround him. He has spent many moments in mournful prayer, wishing deeply that he could have avoided this most terrible of fates for all those gathered . . . but that choice was not one he could have afforded to make. His face is wet with tears as he stares at the holes in all thirty-one of their chests . . .

he blinks for a moment, shaking his head and rubbing away the moisture in his eyes as he double-checks his count. Thirty-one? Had he not felt a connection with thirty-two warriors? He finds his count to be correct, and a cold suspicion begins to gnaw at him . . . he looks again.

Yes, no doubt about it. That spiky haired electric Hakiem - Segnin Tamayal - is no longer among those gathered here. Well, at least that is one less death he is responsible for.

His eyes shift over to the still partially opened doorway. The sounds of battle emerge from within, and while he isn't desiring to enter the battlefield again, as a Hylian Knight he knows what his duty is. And there should not be any reason why he'll need to kill again. So he must go; there is no argument he can find that would support him remaining outside.

General Kamas Lion bows his head in regret to the Hakiems he has slain, the distinctive marks of a sword through the heart pierced through all the bodies except for his, the one body that had actually been stabbed. Then he slowly creeps inside.

Kasei grunted as he dodged the Hakiems attack, and kneeled down. Something wasn't right, he noticed. Sovelis was nder attack, and Kasei knew why, the tempest had betrayed the group. With a yell of rage, the rebel flame drew his sword, but did not charge the tempest, instead, he sighted the Hakiem he attacked earlier, and launched himself at it, swinging his blade at his enemies head.

OOC: Might now be the time to incorporate my adjustments, Alpha? just to fight Sovelis?

Just answer yes/no.

The junior mage's head was in total confusion. This night which had started as something mildly simple - though many citizens of this city would disagree with the boy, but then again, they hadn't fought a Kroperg before nor faced legions of Nightmares - but it had turned out to be just like Miss Mina's classes on Philosophy and Arts of Living back at the Orphanage: getting more questions than solving them. The inquiries in his mind were far too many for his likes. Even finding out the assassin's name didn't help at all like he had predicted, it only came to worsen everything up. Why did Alik's apparently brute charge fail? Why were they protected and survived? How were they protected? By whom were they protected? Who exactly was Alik? And what did he have to do with Alpha, calling him Yuenbri? So many questions, so little answers... it was settled: once this night was over with he'd get a good day of sleep and then go study and research on all of this in the Library.

Having reached a consensus, he tilted his head upwards, to the large gap created in the ceiling, reminding himself of the words spoken before. So up there's the throne room... - Tayro remarked inwardly, examining his surrounding hoping to see a certain something, Elenina flying above with intrigue over the youth's actions. A face of shock, then a shrug, and finally a sigh were the answer she wanted. "Don't tell me we gotta climb that?!" - the boy remarked, his right index finger pointing to the scorched hole above them, sulking already in advance. I should have chosen another branch of adventurer... - he concluded mentally as he approached a fallen debris of considerable size, placing his hands on the top and hoisting his own body up, before making it finally into the boulder, already starting to get tired. Although he was proud to be rather agile - when he didn't have a long, heavy cloak covering him - he was never one with much muscle: his strength was not one of his strong points. Why in blazes didn't that attack help us create some kind of stairs we could use?! - he remarked angrily, as he readied himself to pull his whole boy up again to the next large debris. That's when he saw it, with severe tranquility, Alpha hopping swiftly through the debris into the floor above. Even if the teenager had some admiration for the elder mage, if icy glares could kill, even a man like Alpha would have been dead in a second by the youth's looks filled with envy. As he approaches yet another rocky formation to climb up he notices Kasei and the others mimicking the Sheikah mage's stunts, and once again reaches a conclusion: I should have learned the Jump spell while I could.. The same motions repeated a few more times, accompanied by the silver-hued fairy who refused to leave his side, and the boy finally makes it up into the throne room, where chaos ensues in a duel of colossal proportions.

Wait a second. Had he just mentioned Throne Room? Quickly averting his gaze from the intense flare that had settled in the room - not an easy task - he looked at the raised dais. There, possibly asleep or unconscious - though not dead as he could feel a powerful energy still emanating there - were two very characteristic figures he could recognize anywhere. First, the large figure of King Harkinian in the middle throne, his daughter, Princess Zelda in the one besides it... two figures the boy had learned to loathe since that incident... that incident carved into his mind since three years ago. Painful memories invading him, he found himself toughening the grasp on his Deku Staff, his mind torn in two as he tried to find a solution that would benefit all. One side, he wanted to remain true to his morals, help his friends and protect the nation from such a foul opponent... yet on the other hand, revenge for the King and Princess' own foul deeds were an opportunity not easily acquired. They were there, asleep, just a few feet from him and with no-one to guard them... with one fell swoop, he could...

No.

He dropped his staff for an instance, trying to clear his own mind of his tainted thoughts, ashamed to have thought such a thing himself. Possibly due to Zaboorak's influence on the room, he didn't know, he was having a great urge to destroy those two's lives... but he would not. It was true their actions were dreaded, but they were also iconic figures for their country, and by killing them, he would be seen as a traitorous figure and would shatter the people, the innocents' morale. He wouldn't have it... he wouldn't stoop so low as them, and as such, he would protect them, showing them what it meant to be true and honorable. Maybe he'd get a hearing afterwards where he could discuss his own problems with them. Well, Zaboorak was the greatest of the two evils, so, for now, he decided to do what was right. If only he had the eyesight able to see Elenina grinning widely at his choice.

However, that moment of doubt seemed to cost him almost dearly, as soon he is target to a fire onslaught by a man he believed to be his ally, Sovelis himself. Had he been mesmerized by Zaboorak as well? Now was not a time to think, though, as he, grabbing his staff, dashed to the side, though still gaining some burns on his skin that would remain for a while. Without knowing the man's true intentions, though, he would not attack him as he could be making a mistake. Else, he attacked the most obvious of the opponents, the lone Hakiem L2. Moving back to his original position and grabbing his fallen staff - which had remained whole and non-scorched - he once again prepared another of his magical rituals, the strange symbol lighting on his back once more. Winds started swirling around him as he spun his staff counter-clockwise, a blue circle of light appearing in mid air, the boy using the air as his canvas to draw a five-pointed star conscripted in the circle, summoning his energy from within him to power the magical glyph, some of the energy being contributed from his fairy friend. The color getting more intense, the boy removes his staff from the channeling point, before spinning his body in an axis a few times - temptation to get dizzy slightly reduced do to the winds helping the movement. "Elemental Burst!" - he yelled, as he readied his blow with the staff, using the center of the rune if it was a ball and his staff a baseball bat. Immediately did the symbol react, sending powerful shockwaves and twisting itself into a perfect sphere, which started to fill itself with some white substance which glowed gently even in the darkest of nights. "Light!" he yells once more, before the lines themselves disappear and the orb imbued with the magical element of Light travels forward towards the lone Hakiem L2. That's when he saw it - Kasei already diving in for the kill. Quickly, expending more energy than what he'd have hoped, he changed the trajectory so it would focus on the Hakiem whatever route he would use in case Kasei's attack missed. And if not... well, he hoped that the blow wouldn't hit Sovelis - who was the next target in the burst's line of range - that bad. At least not until he knew his true intentions.

Rose made a series of backward jumps until she was back with the Veilmist twins. Together, the three of them assessed the situation. An unidentified Sheikah was attacking the final L2 Hakiem, as was a young mage. Koura and Veldam had both attacked the traitor. The Hakiem general seemed to be far beyond the three of them put together. And then there was the possessed Allconus. Sheena whispered into Rose's ear, "Attack the possessed one. Haru and I will take care of the traitor." Rose nodded her head, not bothering with an attempt to reply over the sounds of chaos. She merely dashed towards the Hylian, leaping into the air and spinning, the spinning motion bringing her blades towards the possessed being.

Meanwhile, the Gerudos stepped up towards Koura and Veldam. "Here, let us," Haru said as she once again formed a fiery ball and launching it, this time at Sovelis [Elemental Burst L2, Fire]. At the same time, Sheena made and released her own ball of ice, also aiming for the Tempest [Elemental Burst L2, Ice (Water)].

As Kasei charges forward, the Hakiem rolls back up into a standing position, sword ready to parry his fellow Sheikah's assault. And parry it he does, with surprising ease considering that his opponent is the Rebel Flame himself (4+7[Roll+AGI] vs. 9*+9*[DEF+AGI]). Their blades lock for the briefest of moments, before the Hakiem jerks his blade to the right and disengages in a flash, then swings his blade around to deal a retaliatory strike to Kasei. But this fails as well, with Kasei managing to block with his sword just as Tayro's burst appears on the scene.

The young Hylian's magic is powerful and accurate, and Kasei serving as a distraction only aids the Elemental Burst of Light in hitting its target right on (7+8[Roll+SPI*]). With a gasp of pain the element that Sheikah are weakest against burns into the skin of the Hakiem, and it isn't but a few seconds later that he collapses to the ground, dead.

Most would consider that to be good news . . . but then, most don't have to deal with a Hakiem General who gathers even more strength from his soldiers' demise.

Not worrying about General Laxin for now, Rose and the Veilmist sisters charge towards their respective targets. Firerova and Icerova's opposing elements join together to form one ferocious onslaught on Sovelis, as even his Demon Oversoul cannot protect him from such potent and focused magic. The Fire Burst sears his skin first (15+3[Roll+SPI]) and the Icy Blast comes in to finish off the Tempest with one grand eruption of energy (8+3[Roll+SPI]). The traitor is defeated.

But the possessed man is a completely different story. While Allconus may not be much of a fighter normally, empowered by Zaboorak and moving under the Zora's influence he is a rather strong force to deal with. A sword appears in his hands as he intercepts Rose's attack easily (2+5[Roll+AGI] vs. 12+3[DEF+AGI]). "What'sss the matter, girl? Can't even hit an old man like myssself? How pitiful of you . . ." With the twist of his handle, he disengages the Ranger and strikes out himself, but despite Zaboorak controlling his actions he is still limited by his body's lack of physical training and cannot get the hit in (4+3[Roll+AGI] vs. 16+5[DEF+AGI]).

Alpha: 26 HP, 25 SPL
Raven: 4 HP, 6 SPL
Kasei: 19 HP, 9 SPL
Pyre: 12 HP, 15 SPL
Dogura: 11 HP, 17 SPL
Tayro: 22 HP, 17 SPL
Leth: 9 HP, 11 SPL
Karuna: 19 HP, 6 SPL
Drommlin: 9 HP, 9 SPL
Polari: 12 HP, 9 SPL
Shada: 19 HP, 25 SPL
Koura: 9 HP, 21 SPL
Calla: eliminated
Denning: 11 HP, 30 SPL
Fang: 31 HP, 30 SPL
Rose: 39 HP, 3 SPL
Firerova: 32 HP, 31 SPL
Icerova: 43 HP, 34 SPL
Nogare: 69 HP, 12 SPL
Colonel Horren Veldam: 29 HP, 9 SPL
General Richarn Noval: 211 HP, 150 SPL

Sovelis - eliminated

L2 Hakiem #1 - eliminated
L2 Hakiem #2 - eliminated
L2 Hakiem #3 - eliminated

Sir Allconus - 60 HP, 50 SPL
General Laxin - 568 HP, 203 SPL, Double DMG
STR - 17; DEF - 13; AGI - 21; INT - 13; SPI - 25

Their Majesty's Barrier - 190 HP

Traversing the battle as quickly and quietly as possible, General Lion walks up to Tayro and, more importantly to him, Elenina. "Fairy," he says softly enough so that he doesn't draw any additional attention to himself. "Can you recharge my magic? Quickly?"

OoC: Alas! Defeat! But low and behold, I almost took out everyone in the entire room! If only I hadn't been defeated, almost everyone would have lost to the might of the Tempest! Oh well, I guess I'll just finish up then.

IC:
The joint efforts of Koura and Veldam almost took the demon powered Tempest down, but he still stood. "Traitor, am I? I told you, I am not from your accursed world...I am not on any side truly but my own...I cannot let anything affect me, My soul is already condemned for what I have done in the past..."

Unimaginably hot flames, and soul-chilling frost. That was all Sovelis felt after speaking. The twin Gerudo witches attacked him without remorse, just as Sovelis had attacked all of the others. Without hesitation for a chance at power...

As the last ounce of power fled his battered, toasted, and partially frozen body, a smile formed on Sovelis's face. "At least...I held on this long...I have no regrets...When next I awaken, I will have my vengeance..." Was it Sovelis speaking as he fell to the floor, so close to death? Or was it the last visage of his inner demon speaking through him? No one could be sure, since the Tempest had so eagerly used the dark, tainted powers held within him. He let out a sigh, and spoke no more.

OoC Again: And thus, the Tempest has fallen. In his own particular....idiom he fought, and lost any hope of gaining a way home. Okay Alpha...I'll keep an eye out for when the fighting is done, so He can slip away or something. Hell, you could have any surviving Hakiem carry him off for all I care!

Leaning up against a wall reeling from Sovelis' attack. He glances around the battle field and can easily see that half the party is not in good shape and many including himself won't make see the end of the battle. Not for the frist time he curses himself for not being stronger, he looks over and can see the prone form of Calla, once again he proved himself useless in protecting 'her' from harm.

He slumped to the floor. He was not out yet, he was once again in a large amount of pain which seemed to come with the territory whenever he got together with Alpha and the gang, but he had lost his will to fight. He just lay on the floor waiting for the battle to end with him or without him being able to appreciate it.

Leth glanced around. The Hakiems were defeated, so the only people left to defeat were the leaders. Laxin, Allconus, and Zaboorak... Leth twirled his two daggers expertly, then stepped back. One dagger was held regularly, the other he was holding upside down. He rushed Sir Allconus, slashing with one and stabbing with the other, hoping that he could at least slow him down. Karuna's deku sword flashed as it came down in a wide arc at sir Allconus, immediatly following Leth's attack. Drommlin raised his spear up in the air, and jumped. He came flying down, spear in ready to slash and hack.