"Whatever." Meta said to Sin over her shoulder, her eyes still on Hydro's blue-clad human form. "As for you," She said the beastly being, "I wouldn't be warning others for overconfidence if I were you, seeing as how some like you have fallen because of it." Meta's eyes seemed to light up for a moment, and she reached out with her free hand to unsheathe a second blade. "But if you are so willing to convert, be my guest." She said to him, tauntingly, and gestured with one of her swords at her opponent. "Come on, let's dance."

Meta lifted up her blades in a quick motion, moving them up in an arc and crossing the blades, catching the kwan dao in between her swords. The power of the swing Hydro had given the blade was powerful, and Meta did not risk staying in place, darting sideways a little, and forcing the weapon of her opponent downwards, and proceeded to place her right foot on the back of it, keeping it in check. She then continued to lift one of her blades out of place, using the other and her foot to keep the kwan dao down, and held the other blade close to Hydro's throat, the blade floating only a millimeter away from his flesh.

Meta had honestly expected an underhanded tactic from her opponent, and that he would somehow be able to get away from her on a whim. And indeed he did. She heard the splashing of water behind and spun around, falling backwards a little, and ended up nearly lying down on her back as her swords, crackling with lightning, were once again locked with her opponent's weapon, effectively blocking it.

Meta lifted both of her blades and let Hydro's first strike slide across them, avoiding harm being done to her person. When the humanly beast leaped into the air, apparantly planning to strike her from above or behind, she ducked out of the way of the second attack and thrust one blade upwards to meet with Hydro's abdomen bloodthirstily. When finally Hydro neared her level again and was preparing to land on the water, yet also preparing to slash at her, Meta was already out of the way, having rolled out of the way to Hydro's left, where he was without a weapon, and she once again held her blade to the creature's throat as she stood behind him, holding the second blade near Hydro's right wrist. "Don't move." She whispered into his ear. "Or I will cut you."

Meta looked over her shoulder, glaring at Hydro as he had shot past her, having transformed into Fuzen-Mizu. "So, a true master of water you are, are you not?" She muttered. "Heh." She let out, and she turned to face Hydro. "Well then," She said, raising a blade into the air, and pointed it at Hydro. "I will just have to make sure that there is no water then, won't I?"

Meta saw Hydro's actions, eyeing them carefully. Her mouth contorted into a grimly looking smirk. She held her blades to her sides, and words of a strange an unearthly language entered her mind all of a sudden, she herself not even aware from whence they came. "Mrayahlaky kynakineyykokuh, nuolroko." The words came from her muttering mouth. The blades flared, and shadows crept across them, darkening their metallic look. Then suddenly, a light like that of a rising or setting sun flared in the deep and dark shadows, allowing the blades to regain their shine, but one that was a strange one, as if it was golden light battered and forged by the flames of hell into weapons. As this happened, the blades broadened, and finally Meta stood there with a pair of magnificent swords in her hands, broad and curved somewhat. She swirled them around in the air for a moment, then started to move the both of them like Hydro did, in the same pattern of an infinity symbol, but as she wielded two weapons, there were two patterns of infinity symbols, matching Hydro's speed perfectly. As the storm of swords raged around her, the young woman was surrounded by a blazing light as if she had ignited to become a star. In this fashion, she went forward to meet with Hydro, blades spinning, light shining, teeth revealing.

The aura about Dragon Drive FINAL intensified in brilliance and power, augumenting the strength of the attack. In mid-flight, FINAL smashed its other leg into R.D.'s side, spinning about and striking with a backwards kick from its first leg, repelling R.D. back with greater speed.

As R.D. flailed uselessly in the wind, flying backwards from the blow, FINAL soared higher and higher, only to rear back and shoot downward with one final straight kick. The angle of attack smashed into its opponent with a resounding blow, and the two drove into the floating crystal island of the Eternal Sanctuary.

Hugo recoiled at the sudden explosive pillar of flame, strained to keep his balance from the resulting wings. "R.D.!"

From the pillar, Dragon Drive FINAL shot out, eyes glowing brighter.

Blazen grinned in pride as his attack hit home, making the beast scream in pain. However that wasn't the only scream he heard. It was sorrow...pain filled, like a loved one was just lost. Blazen's heart skipped a beat almost as if enjoying the noise, then sank in grief. That was rather confusing.

Nevertheless, Blazen knew his task at hand. Blazen then released ten more of the same beam like flames to the throat of the beast, attempting to injure its throat further. Blazen would then dodge to the side and land on a high ridge, taking deep breathes. The sun was rising, its heat being a large welcome to the god of fire. He then decided to allow this sun to be the theme of his next attack in thanks. Blazen raised his left hand and allowed heat to collect on the palm before becoming a small sun. The sun continued to grow as the white fire was added to the orb. Blazen grunted a bit as it began to make the air grow heavy. Blazen then added his right hand to hold up the ball of fire.

"Kalmar, keep him distracted!" Blazen commanded as his sun continued to grow, it now being the size of a car.

....The Snows of Quebec.....

Timmons and his group lowered their stance and took hold of their weapons once more. The sniper then stepped forward, boldly. He kept his chest out and held his sniper-rifle close to his chest.

"He's taking an alternate route, sir. We split up in hopes of finding the scientist here, sir." Timmons responded quickly and to the point. There was no time for talk at the time and they would need to move quickly.

"That must be Timmons' group then." LT. Patterson responded , "Then your commander shall run into our men." Patterson added confidently. It was then that a roar came from the other end of the hall, followed by heavy and rapid footsteps. The three marines quickly spun around, weapons aimed. By the sound of the footsteps about three large creatures were closing in on their positions.

"Then I suppose you're under my command until we regroup." Patterson mumbled under his breath. It was more men he needed to keep alive. It may be a burden in some eyes, but to his, just another chance to save a life.

His cries were lost over the raging winds of FINAL's attack. Throughout the chaotic, hellish fight, he strained to block, crossing his arms over his chest and catching the second kick with them. He was sent flying back farther, watching almost helplessly as Dragon Drive FINAL streaked off towards the sky.

He wondered if he'd be able to strike it down as it began its descent, but realized it was already too late. He held his left arm over his chest and activated the matter converter, and the world rocked with thunder as FINAL crashed into him, sending him hurtling down to the ground to be lost within the flames.

===In Germany===

As both Blazen and Kalmar readied their attacks, the Devil Guardian snarled and arched its back, bending its head down to guard its vulnerable throat from Blazen's flame rays. It immediately began to glow a reddish-black, charging with energy. Black flames issues from around its mouth as it glared at the two warriors.

===In Quebec===

Dr. Anstine sighed deeply, running a gnarled hand through his hair as he stared up at the various screens, watching the battle between Re-Tuul and the others conclude. He too had felt the chill and the scream, but he filed them away in the back of his mind for later investigation. Right now, the most pressing matter was the military that had infiltrated the inner facilities.

Frowning, the man pressed a button on a desk and spoke into the intercom, relaying a message to one of the demons still within the building.

"Release the Trigens."

R.D. couldn't have survived that. There was no way. Hugo's eyes widened with realization, realization that another of their party had fallen to the most powerful force he had ever seen.

Now it fell to him.

The only thing that could stop FINAL now was him, and the Mettaur realized what a foolhardy notion that was. All this time, accompanying Matt and helping him fight his enemies, Hugo tried to make something out of himself, to prove his strength. To prove his worth.

But he never did destroy any of their real enemies. Matt always had the power, and so did everyone else in his group. And now, with Helena dead, with R.D. dead, and with Matt's unbridled power soon to rampage across the Multiverse itself, what could he do? He was just a robot, a failed servant, talking big and swaggering tough with no real bite behind his words.

Dragon Drive FINAL, unconcerned as to the ultimate fate of its opponent, faced the rift. Raising its arms, it continued to pour power into the anomaly.

...it was hopeless.

Edited by The Helldragon on September 13, 2007 at 22:09:37.

There was a sound of metal shifting, barely discernible over the dying roars of FINAL's brutal assault.

Growling, more blood pouring from his face, R.D.'s armored hand reached out and pushed him up, and metal clanked as the fragments of the shattered shield he had created at the last moment slid off of his form.

R.D. stood up, looking up the rift and the armored foe hovering before it. He fell back into a ready stance and readied his right arm cannon, gathering the light and the darkness back into it. Black and white particles swarmed over his forearm, gathering into a erratic ripple of silvery power.

Now to catch its attention.

"Hey, you son of a bitch!" he roared across the Sanctuary, "Next time make sure your opponent is dead!"

Edited by RisingDragon on September 13, 2007 at 19:04:04.

Hugo gasped-something he rarely did. R.D.?!

Dragon Drive FINAL swiveled about to glare down at R.D.. It looked livid as it drew back its claws, gathering power before it fired the tremendous Kaiser Wave again.

R.D. snarled and thrust his arm out at Dragon Drive FINAL as it raised its arms up into the air, and lashed out with the pent-up light and darkness energy to unleash the Sonic Boom.

Almost instantly the wall of force traveled the length of the battlefield, moving at the speed of sound. With a thunderous boom, the light distorted into something resembling a broken pane of warped glass as lightning flared all around it.

Despite this new potential threat, Dragon Drive FINAL launched the Kaiser Wave, streaking toward the strange wall of light.

The Kaiser Wave and Sonic Boom collided in midair, and as the wall of distorted light exploded all around it, the Kaiser Wave was obliterated. R.D. pushed off the ground and rocketed forward, propelled by the thrusters in the boots and cuirass.

His arm angled upwards and began a rapid barrage of Annihilator Beams, the sonic emissions of combined light and darkness automatically streaking in towards Dragon Drive FINAL.

One of Meta's eyebrows rose as she looked upon the Fuzen-Mizu bodied warrior and his guan dao-like weapon. "Honestly, can't you do something more original?" She said. "Try this for a change." She added with a light smirk, and she slashed both of her blades downwards in an X shape, then stopped moving, and sparks crept across her arms, soon to grow into violent lightning that spread across her body, crackling violently. "Niokay kiji!" She spoke aloud as it did, then leaped forward at Hydro, body twisting, her eyes glaring, and her blades spinning. She would likely not draw blood, but she certainly would draw a heckload of water, she knew as she came close to her opponent, a blade striking for one side, the other from another side.

(OOC: Well, that's nice and all, but that still doesn't say a thing about how Hydro reacted to Meta's attacks, AKA the two slashes I mentioned in the last sentence, with the lightning and stuff. >___>)

Dragon Drive FINAL rushed toward R.D., deflecting the Annihilator Beams with waves of its claws. As it advanced toward its opponent, it slashed the air, firing waves of energy down at the Eternal Sanctuary.

R.D. dove out of the way, entering a roll as the waves slashed into the crystalline floor of the Eternal Sanctuary. As he exited, two orbs of energy were in either hand; one of fire and one of lightning. With a throw of his left hand, R.D. arced the Plasma Rain into the sky, causing another barrage of lightning bolts to rain down on Dragon Drive FINAL.

As the bolts struck down on the Sanctuary, R.D. spun and flung the Dragon Blaze at the hopefully distracted entity, causing the conflagration to explode outward into a dragon's head, bearing down on FINAL.

FINAL stopped in midair as R.D. launched the Plasma Rain again, preparing to fire another Dragon Blaze along with it. It held its claws a short distance from its chest, gathering dark lightning across its palms, condensing it into a sphere of crackling shadow.

As Plasma Rain exploded into lightning, Dragon Drive FINAL threw its arms out, and the orb of darkness expanded, overlapping its form to a great distance. The bolts of lightning harmlessly crashed into the orb, dissipating into nothing. As the field expanded to unimaginable sizes, passing through the Eternal Sanctuary like a wave, a deathly cold feeling followed, coupled with the sense of utter sickness and despair.

That has to be Matt, he thought frantically as attacks soared, He might not be acting like him, but Matt's still in there somewhere. I have to get through to him.

The Dragon Blaze struck the barrier and blossomed into a brilliant explosion amid the raining lightning, but despite its size, the attack was dwarfed by FINAL's power. R.D. swore and stumbled back, quickly turning and making a run for it. He leapt across three of the islands and made a sharp spin, firing the torso and hip cannons simultaneously, hoping to pierce the barrier and strike its originator.