EB p.2 The Dark Times

[Kauria]

"You're a bit on the tetchy side, aren't you?" Athvesa's great wings pushed down in a rush of air, carrying him well above the demon's reach. Even if he tries for a ranged attack, I'll have enough time to react.
"I'm afraid if you want me to 'fall,' you're going to have to meet me halfway. Don't make me come down there, knight."

[Zetherus]

The demon stopped after the dragon ascended higher into the air and just stared for a moment like he didn't expect it to happen ,"YOU THINK those WINGS will keep you safe until you get tired or I toss something at you."
The demon knight looked around and saw chunk of dragon armor on the ground and grabbed it. He then crunched it into a crumpled ball and lobbed it at the ice dragon in hope of knocking it out of the sky. He missed due to the height of altitude the dragon was at and began pacing back and forth until the dragon got closer.

The demon then got tired waiting for the dragon to act so he began to destroy whatever that wasn't able fly to keep himself occupied for the moment.

OCC: you can do whatever you want right now seeing that the demon can't use his fire attack due the the lack of energy he has waisted fighting Zetherus.

[Morty]

"Tetchy indeed." Lulu grunted. Her tail-mounted axe slammed down inches in front of the rampaging demon, blocking off access to the demon force. "I think you've done enough damage for one day, berserker." She growled, head lowered, a scaly matrix of bone creeping up the side of her face and neck to form a grotesque suit of armor.

Jack pushed his way through the crowds of demons, vying for a view of the enemy. "What's going on? Why aren't we moving?" he snarled at the nearest troup.
"The remaining rebels are holed up in the innermost chambers. We expect to be through at any minute, though, captain." replied the demon soldier.
"Yes yes, because we weren't going to be finished with them any minute two months ago..." he grumbled, looking around for anything he could use to his advantage. His yellow eye caught a narrow air vent some ways up the wall. He eyed it calculatingly. No need for that just yet. he told himself, returning his attention to the press of demons fighting for an entrance.

[Zetherus]

The demon knight stopped when he suddenly had this large ax head mounted on a large dark dragon's tail slam in front of him attempting to make him stop. He turned his vision at the dragon with a hateful grin and said ,"Finely a challenger that doesn't want to fly. YOU WILL REGRET STOPPING ME MORTALLLL."

The demon knight lifted his sword and slammed it on his shoulder then charged at the dark dragoness with a hellish laugh. As the demon came closer and lifted his sword off his shoulder for a strike this loud "CRACK" happened and the ground opened up in blue fire underneath the demon knight and the dark dragon. The demon fell into the crevice screaming as his sword fell out of his hands and came down on top of him within the blue flame.
The crack in the earth closed on him bringing him to the Void.

OCC: Hopefully you'll have a another chance to fight the demon when he returns.

[Kauria]

Athvesa landed heavily, tail lashing in annoyance. "That was oddly disappointing."

[Morty]

Lulu relaxed. "I'll say. I got up for nothing." she huffed, sitting down heavily. She groaned and nursed her broken wing. "I'm getting too old for this."

((Dunno what to do with Jack yet. Like hell I'm going into tunnel full of lava and rebels lmao XDD))

[Midnightmoon]

Amber winced slightly at her stupidity. There was no way she could hit him with her arrows at this range when they got fighting. But would she be able too. "I know where my loyalties lie." Giving a very slight bow, opening his arms, he responded, "And I mine." He paused like a thought had just occured to him. "By the way. Did any of those elves get back? You know the ones in the canion?" Again Amber started and this time Pyhros didn't stop to soak in her unease. Preping his blade he charge forward. With no time for finesse Amber unceramoniously flung her bow to the side and fumbled with her sword. She got is mostly out of the sheeth when she had to deflect and side sweep. The force caused a few sparks and made her take a step back. When he drew back to strike again she got the sword out completely. And yet even with her blade free she had to stay on the deffensive. She may have learned to weild it but there was no question where the advantage lay in this fight. Her father had more experience, and specialized in his broader, heavier blade. This wasn't going to end well

[Morty]

Jack tsked in annoyance and abandoned the horde of demons pressing at the wall behind which the enemies had apparently escaped, tired of doing nothing. He slipped through the crowd and headed down one of the abandoned corridors, one of the few that hadn't been blocked off. He was unsurprised to find the rooms quite bare, save the occasional air vent, though they didn't look all that promising. He shortly came upon a room containing nothing but a desk and a stand with a drape over it. Curious, he slipped inside and tugged the drape off tentatively. "What's this?" he breathed, tilting his head inquisitively. On the stand stood a large, mirrorlike crystal, one side perfectly smooth. He moved to pick it up.

[Nohiki]

Ignis watched for a few seconds, thinking of the best strategy. The fire nature of the enemy was really limiting her possibilities, because she was good jsut with magic. Unless... she thought and picked up one of the tunneling crystals, tossing it under Pyrhos. It quickly begun to dig a hole under him.

OOC: Somebody else should get there too so i don't have to interfere nor have Ignis just stand there watching how Pyrhos kills Amber xD Oh and jack, there is a big damn bomb in one of the abandoned corridors, you might wanna get out of there xD

[Kauria]

Maela leapt over a cluster of soldiers, dashing over to one of the lumbering potion-carriers. A mage nodded down to her and part of the shielding spell melted away.
Gloved hands working deftly, the demoness refilled an empty vial and slid several new ones into the remaining slots on her sash.
In turn, she tossed up a black-swathed parcel to the rider and prepared to rejoin the throng. "Make sure that gets to Kamenwati. We won't be needing it this battle." She stepped out of the shielded region and back into the acrid air of the battlefield.
Not that there was much battle anymore.
Apart from a few squads of Dark Clan pairs combing the area for rebels who had been too slow, most of the force was concentrated on the final wall and its destruction. Judging by the amount of time it was taking to break through, the rebels still had some earth pairs working to keep it standing.
Jagged fractures marred its side, and a few of the higher-ranking purebloods had forced living shadow into the cracks, slowly prying it apart.
Nothing to do now but wait, she thought, hopping lightly across the broken terrain. The demoness paused on a small crest of rock. You alright?
Just bitter. The one time I'm actually ready to—
A grinding crack resonated across the mountain, but the last wall held.
But only for a moment.
With a final rumble, the thick stone crumbled, and the dark-clad army surged through the rising cloud of dust.
That's my cue. Maela leapt from her perch and towards the gap.

[Midnightmoon]

Pyhros stumbled to the left, into the growing hole. He whiped out his dagger from it's sheeth and stabbed into the crystal coated ground. Amber was taking the chance and gettting in close. He doubted she would deal a death blow but at the pace of the holes expansion she wouldn't have to. He would fall to his death. Still gripping the dagger hilt he looked about and swung himself at the wall, leaving the dagger behind to slip into the crevice. Upon contact with the wall he then quickly stabbed his sword into the wall, following up with pushing off to the opposite side of the hole, bring his sword with him. He rotated his sore shoulder. "Darn, another time then." He sheathed his sword and gave another shallow bow, grinning, "I'll see you later, daughter, maybe sooner then later." Giving the other elf a sour look, he retreated back down the tunnel to the main part of the rebel base.

After a ways Saratheen seemed to materialize beside him. "So, how did your fight go?" "The hatchlings been practicing and has a few new tricks. He was just slightly ahead of me. Of course once I get use to myself again that detail will drop away to the true order of things once again." In other words she had to retreat, "And you?" "Amber has learned the way of the blade but is still inexperienced and clumsy. Of course some of that was due to seeing me again." "So..." Pyhros waved a hand to the side, "Another female elf interfered and thoroughly ended the fight, separating us. I'm sure we'll see out flesh and blood again someday though. Come, I believe the fight is about to recommence." Pyhros remounted Saratheen and they rejoined the hoard of dark clan.

(OOC:that a sufficient begining of a ending? or a little anti-climatic? in any case feal free to continue you own fights...)

[Nohiki]

"Close one. As much as i hate to interrupt your father-daughter reunion moment, MOVE!" said Ignis and turned Amber around to face their course. She collapsed the hole. "Where the heck is Targus, we can't wait much longer!" she barked, looking for the crystal that ungrows the tunnels. She put it into a pocket in her armor and sealed it shut. This one she needed.

[Awesomoman]

After a long time of poor navigating and a few arguments, the group finally found the crystal cave. "We're here! Everyone out of the tunnel." Agate said being the first to pop his head through. "I told you it was this way." Targus said being the second to jump out. "Maybe you two should continue this AFTER someone takes a look at your arm." Sid suggested climbing out. "Or better yet, not continue it at all, your fighting can get annoying." Maruk added being the last to climb in.

[Nohiki]

Ignis heard voices on the other side of the tunnel. "A bunch of baffoons arguing. That's them. Aaaand.... That lot of rumble is a demon army rushing to them." she said, almost feeling good about it. "I hope you'Re ready, Agate." she said and blown the fuse on her bomb. The explosion torn a hole in the base and released a magma valve under it, effectivly creating a small volcano on the place, which continued to shake the ground, cloaking the earth dragon's attempt to escape.

[Awesomoman]

"Nice." Agate said with a smile. "So what happened here?" He turned asking, there was still evidence of Amber's fight with her dad. "Also, i hope you don't mind if they tag along with us." Targus added moving his head towards Sid and Maruk.