"Okay, that's a neat trick," R.D. said, looking through KishouDoragon's eyes at the ice-covered mountain as his sight cleared. Quickly, he reached inside of the satchel Alasea had given him. He pulled two gemstones, one yellow and one white. "Time to bail," he said, knowing a counterattack was imminent as Sheena's voice roared out from all directions.

Spreading his hands out, KishouDoragon roared out two words of his own:

"Chaos Control!"

The time field blasted out all around him, slowing down time so he could move quicker than normal. The power of the Ao-Gem told him all that he needed to know, and he quickly figured out his true target. "System Change!" he called out. Behind his head, SkyDraken's head unit suddenly glowed with light between the armor plates before suddenly detaching, launching high into the air. What followed was a second, smaller object, launched out of the cavity left behind. The top of the object split open and a massive blade of translucent metal rocketed out, turning the object into a gigantic sword, 27.4 meters in length. An X-shaped crossguard, the two lower pieces shaped like pointed spikes and the upper portions angling upwards at the tips, was held together by a single, rhombus-shaped plate with a round blue jewel centered between the four prongs of the crossguard. A long, white hilt ended with a spike-shaped pommel. Along with the head casing, the weapon rocketed high into the air.

Thrusters activated in the SkyDraken's wings, and KishouDoragon looked up into the skies as it flew upwards, ascending. The dragons looked on with hope as the Drake of Braves flew. GaiaDraken's head casing detached from KishouDoragon's right arm, as the lower right talon of SkyDraken detached and grabbed the Genocide Blazer. SkyDraken's head unit maneuvered down front of KishouDoragon's chest, the neck plates opening up and widening, revealing a deep cavity.

"Slasher Connect!"

KishouDoragon's fist slammed into it, causing its hand to retract back into the GaiaDraken, and SkyDraken's jaws opened up, revealing a much larger hand emerging as the newly-formed Draken Arm slid back into place, linking together with KishouDoragon. Now past the clouds, KishouDoragon flew parallel to the sword. Reaching out with the Draken Arm and grasped it by the hilt.

"This is the Omega Weapon... the Annihilus Slasher!"

===

Aloft with steady flaps of her wings, Relayia looked up into the skies as she moved closer to MegaMan Juno. "This is the moment we've dreamed of for so long... the fall of the Dark Goddess of the Ice Dragons!"

===

"Annihilus Slasher!"

The Antiparticle Field Generating Weapon activated, and KishouDoragon's entire frame blazed white-gold in color as light exploded from the blade of the sword.

He could see the various beams and icicles of Tenma-Aisu shooting upwards after him, following his travel as he flew upwards. Killing his thrusters, KishouDoragon plummeted. Holding the gigantic sword overhead, the antiparticle field surrounding the blade attuned to the dark ice, so its composition matched that of SaintFlame, Tenma-Aisu's antithesis. KishouDoragon roared as he swung.

"Aaaaaaggggghhhhhh!!!"

The Annihilus Slasher cleaved the air, and light exploded everywhere, and the roar obliterated sound. Nothing survived the onslaught of the Antiparticle Field Generating Weapon--white light exploded from where the weapon struck the Tenma-Aisu, annihilating it and spreading particles of light all over as KishouDoragon descended, its thrusters now activated to propel it further.

It cleared the projectiles, unstoppable, and continued further towards the repaired mountain, the antiparticle field instantly adjusting to its composition as well as the Tenma-Aisu that covered it. The blade struck the mountain, and it fared no better than Sheena's attack--more light was spread out across the skies as it was annihilated, white light consuming the gigantic mountain.

Sound was returning--and it was dominated by KishouDoragon's magnificent, terrible roar.

Edited by RisingDragon on October 2, 2008 at 23:35:17.

As the annihilation finished, there was a great scattering of light, as a spiraling pillar of white light burst into the air and burst outwards. KishouDoragon brought the Annihilus Slasher back up and stood, his talons making colossal splashes in the water rushing in from the ground zero of Juno's earlier assault. Turning around, KishouDoragon looked up into the sky as Sheena's titanic form emerged, rising up into the heavens. He was unafraid, and the Ao-Gem embedded in his helmet gave off a comforting glow.

"Perhaps not, MegaMan Juno," Relayia said, looking up at Sheena's colossal new form, "But this only goes to show that the Drake of Braves has put her on the ropes."

KishouDoragon aimed the tip of the Annihilus Slasher at the head of the Dark Goddess of the Ice Dragons, his stance fearless and his manner challenging.

Relayia quickly followed Juno, speeding across the cold air quickly despite her diminutive size. Once safely in the cave, she settled down and looked outside of the maw of the cavern, and watched as the beginning of the end came about.

"Sanctum Roar!"

The soundwave barrier erupted from KishouDoragon's left hand, blasting out a wave of power in response to the falling icicles. Using the momentum of the attack, KishouDoragon flew backwards before pushing off the ground with its left leg, taking to the skies as many of the icicles survived the Sanctum Roar's counterattack and embedded into the snowy ground. KishouDoragon's advanced optic sensors quickly filtered R.D.'s vision through the haze of snow, and he was quite prepared as the Super Mechanoid emerged from above the haze.

He dove under the spinning ice sculpture, then curved up through the gap. Turning around to face it, and aiming the AquaDraken at one point on the ice sculpture, KishouDoragon roared out, "Infernal Gaze!", causing the optical units of the docked Dragon Spirit to lash out with a pair of Crystalis lasers. The beams fragmented and reflected all across the ice sculpture and the surrounding ice debris, scattering thousands of different lasers in thousands of directions, each beam gaining strength as KishouDoragon poured more and more Crystalis into the blast. Soon, the beams were no longer deflecting, and instead shattering the ice on impact, keeping the skies clear of attacks for the time being.

Spinning around, KishouDoragon took sword in hand as he launched forward to the skies, reaching speeds of Mach 4 with his acceleration. The Ao-Gem blazed with light as he stopped and readied his attack. Dashing downwards at Sheena's head, KishouDoragon swung the Annihilus Slasher at Sheena's tremendous snout, the antiparticle field attuned to the Dark Goddess' composition.

Malvettix turned and strode away from the gathering.

Of course, he had no interest in the Rising Dragon. But if he threatened the girl, and tied her survival to the Omega Essence...

Well, this wouldn't be too difficult after all.

Daemonus watched Malvettix's form as he retreated out of the Throneroom. His expression was impossible to tell--it was always impossible to tell the expression of someone who eternally wears a mask.

Re-Tuul turned his gaze from Malvettix's back up to the Throne of Souls. His eyeless gaze met Ziatoch's, and the Eternal gave a short, nearly imperceptible nod. Re-Tuul whirled around and stalked off behind the backs of those present, and proceeded down the steps off of the platform and out of the room, following Malvettix.

As the door rumbled closed behind him, Re-Tuul grinned slightly and called out to him. "Before you go, Malvettix, I'd like to have a word with you."

Malvettix stopped, but didn't turn around. "What about?"

It seemed like KishouDoragon did not even care that the new attacks were coming his way--his sword lead his assault, and the antiparticle field instantly adjusted for the new assault. As the attacks came in, they were quickly annihilated by the Annihilus Slasher, paving the way for the Drake of Braves.

Within the chamber of light, as lines of energy raced up his form and into his eyes, R.D.'s face held a look of hate as he sped his Super Mechanoid at Sheena. One cry named his attack.

"KAIMU NI NARE!!!"

===Xobelisk===

"If that Willard boy is going to try and reunite with his friends, then I'm guessing that is gonna complicate matters for you like usual," Re-Tuul said, slowly walking up to Malvettix and past him, turning to face the nightmarish being. "I've seen your battles with them. Each time you try to settle the score with Matt, the Rising Dragon gets in your way."

Re-Tuul held up a single finger, pointed upwards, and he was spinning a familiar black scale on the tip of it--a second scale from Ziatoch, identical to the one Malvettix had in his possession. "I say we join up, and I'll be able to keep R.D. out of your hair when you go after Willard again."

Though Malvettix, like always, grinned while he spoke, this time his tone implied business. "And I assume you would like some sort of favor in return."

As the tail struck out at KishouDoragon, the Super Mechanoid pushed forward, and the antiparticles cleaved through ice and into flesh, disintegrating scale, skin, and muscle for what seemed like an eternity. R.D. pressed on, willing his Super Mechanoid to persevere, the Ao-Gem blazing with light as it fueled the energy for the Annihilus Slasher. Finally, after what seemed like forever, KishouDoragon cleared the body and was past, the sword held out in front of him. Behind him, he could hear the now escaping bodily fluids from the new wound in Sheena's body.

KishouDoragon continued forward, blade held at his side, continuing on the path towards Sheena's head.

===Xobelisk===

"Not really," Re-Tuul said. "We both win with this. You get to fight Willard, and I get to deal with R.D.. That's all the repayment I need for this. That's all that even matters to me."

Ah, shit! R.D. thought wildly, realizing what was happening. An old memory from Bahamut sparked in his mind, and he went cold. Ah, shit!

KishouDoragon was barely able to raise the Annihilus Slasher, its second activation still happening, in time as the attack came in. Even as the Antiparticle Field Generating Weapon shredded into the ice, he was being forced down to the waters below. After a moment of struggle, R.D. realized things were growing even worse--the attack was overpowering the Annihilus Slasher! He could see the blade fracturing, the antiparticle field unable to keep up with the Frigid Destruction.

Thrusting the left arm out, AquaDraken's head unit moved forward while opening, the crests swinging into position as he used the Sanctum Roar, replacing the Annihilus Slasher with its shielding abilities. He was being pushed farther back, though, and lines of light pulsed out of R.D.'s eyes as he initiated a System Change. The blade of the Annihilus Slasher retracted, and the upper prongs of the crossguard closed up. Releasing the weapon, it flew back into the cavity of SkyDraken, quickly followed by the Draken Arm itself, the GaiaDraken's head casing replacing it on the right arm. Snow and ice were filling the air as KishouDoragon finally impacted with the ground, covering him from sight.

And suddenly, there was a roar as the first ice sculpture came in, and a silver-flamed projectile launched out of the snows.

"Genocide Blazer!"

The blazing projectile rocketed out and smashed through the sculpture, blasting it apart with SaintFlame. As it cleared the wreckage, it turned sharply in flight, angling into the second. As each sculpture appeared, the Genocide Blazer blasted it apart, until finally, KishouDoragon rocketed upwards into the air, straight up, the Sanctum Roar still shielding him from the beam and letting loose a constant wave of sound to counteract the beam. Its armored frame showed signs of wear and damage from the jolting impact it had when the initial beam had slammed it into the ground and froze the ice--it had barely escaped being frozen as well. Holding its right arm out in front of him, the Genocide Blazer docked into place.

Its time to end this, the Crystalis Server thought, breathing hard from the rush of information the Ao-Gem had fed him, teaching him how to pull of multiple targeting system of the Genocide Blazer. I'm getting tired of this game! Chaos Control!

KishouDoragon disappeared in a flash of green light as the two Chaos Emeralds activated, sending the Drake of Braves, well past the beam's radius--he appeared in another flash of light, only twenty meters in front and 17 meters to the left side of Juno, Reckoning, and Dokuro.

Edited by RisingDragon on March 7, 2009 at 23:28:11.

KishouDoragon turned slightly, spotting Juno, Reckoning, and Dokuro. "Juno!" he said in surprise, green optical lenses locking onto the form of the transformed Ancient. "Great timing. I could use some help at the moment."

Holding his right arm out, the back of the GaiaDraken's cockpit opened up. KishouDoragon said, now looking up into the skies, "Get inside and strap in. Its not safe out here anymore. We need to work together if we're to get past this obstacle. Once you're inside, ditch the Angelic form and link yourself to GaiaDraken's interface and to the Ao-Gem."

The Draken Wing activated in an instant, and the symbol within the Ao-Gem flickered brightly as KishouDoragon rocketed up towards the attack. Partially activating the Genocide Blazer and its SaintFlame abilities, KishouDoragon swiped at the surface of the Tenma-Aisu Moon, melting away some of the spikes and allowing him to grab hold. There was a thunderous crash as he struck, and R.D. gunned the thrusters, trying to push the colossal object back.

He couldn't fail this. Everyone would die if he didn't. He wasn't going to lose!

The Ao-Gem blazed with life, infusing the entire machine with its infinite power. There was a loud hum of energy as the Drake of Braves took on a brilliant blue hue, increasing its power tenfold--the blazing azure fire jetting from the thrusters in KishouDoragon's wings increased in size at an alarming rate. Slowly but surely, he was stopping the attack's descent--even as the seas were raging beneath him.

The same power soon reached Juno's systems, just as R.D. made a transmission to the Dragon Spirit. "The Ao-Gem seems to grant the information needed to obtain absolute victory when the odds are against me," he said through the intercom. "With you linked up as well, you get that information I need and tell me what I need to do to win. Or else we're all dead."

Memory tickled at the edge of his mind, back to the battle against the Helena replicant. He frowned, remembering a bright white beam that hurt the eyes and left a purple afterimage. "Vaguely," he said through the intercom. "So I need to use Balefire against this thing?"

He didn't wait for an answer. He wracked his brain, and soon the weave came to him--SaintFlame, DivineLightning, and Pure Energy. Easy enough. Thrusting his hand out, he channeled.

A beam of bright light, blinding to anyone looking directly at it, lanced out from Tamaran's mouth. The Balefire shot out and struck the moon, and something amazing happened. Suddenly, the ice's color was suddenly negative, like a black and white. And just as suddenly, it disappeared, going out like rapidly diminishing specks of white and black. With nothing resisting, KishouDoragon suddenly launched high into the air at incredible speeds, headed out towards space. The interface windows in GaiaDraken's cockpit registered the airtight seal being locked into place.

With a mighty roar, KishouDoragon ascended into space, flying up level with Sheena's colossal head. R.D.'s eyes narrowed as he locked on.

"It's time to end this, wyrm!"

"With pleasure! Sanctum Roar!"

Thrusting the AquaDraken out at Sheena's blast, the distorted soundwave barrier, silent in the vacuum of space, and the soundwave caught the blast, scattering its energy and reflecting it back at Sheena. He flew backwards as he did so, and readied himself for his ultimate technique.

Radar alerted R.D. to Sheena's changed position, and KishouDoragon quickly altered his flight path, angling upwards. He saw as the ice sculpture smashed into the first one between the soundwave counterattack, and he angled himself around to face her. He quickly made some calculations with Tamaran's computer systems, and KishouDoragon's tail aimed backwards, at the shattered debris of the two ice sculptures.

Blue light emanated from the barrels of the twelve tail lasers, and a dozen beams burst out into the icy shards. The lasers reflected off of the ice, bouncing and multiplying, and soon the beams were reflected back towards Sheena. Adding to it, KishouDoragon aimed the AquaDraken and GaiaDraken down at Sheena's form, and unleashed the Infernal Gaze, launching six more beams down at her.

Edited by RisingDragon on October 4, 2008 at 0:40:16.

"Got it!" R.D. replied, seeing his opponent appear off towards the side. He smirked when he saw that Juno had gotten Sheena's attention off of his Super Mechanoid and onto himself. He just hoped that Juno doesn't get himself killed in the fight.

R.D. scanned through his list of options, seeing what he had left. His eyes locked onto the one thing he hadn't tried yet. The information on it was startling in its familiarity. "Reckoning, Dokuro," he said through the intercom, "You might want to strap in. Things are gonna get rough."

Twin reticules circled around in the interface window in front of R.D.'s face, and he smirked as they converged and locked on. "System Change!" he cried out, causing the lines of light to travel up into his eyes before shooting back out.

Azure light blazed through the plates of armor on GaiaDraken and SkyDraken as KishouDoragon brought his hands up in front of his chest, traveling rapidly down to the head casings. With a shockwave of sound, the two head casings jutted forward, locking into place over KishouDoragon's hands. Spreading his arms out to his sides, hands open and fingers spaced apart, KishouDoragon roared out the name to his ultimate technique.

"DRAGON SOUL!"

Jagged rays of fierce, destructive orange energy, like fire encased in wild lightning, burst out from KishouDoragon's right hand, spiraling in a counter-clockwise direction for a brief moment, followed by silver ripples of brilliant, protective energy from the left hand, warbling and mixing with the destructive right hand's energy. Bringing his hands up forward and drawing them closer together, serpentine dragons of azure energy erupted out from the optical units of GaiaDraken and AquaDraken, looping out at the opposite arm. They wrapped around and constricted, drawing the hands together until they clasped together.

There was an explosion of power as the destructive and protective energies combined into the ultimate offense and defense. Crystalis energy erupted from every inch of KishouDoragon's glowing armor, the limiters in the Crystalis Armor released, allowing maximum output. A spiraling wave of energy blasted out from KishouDoragon's clasped hands, tines of it launching backwards while spinning rapidly, like a gigantic drill of energy.

Thrusters in the back of SkyDraken's wings opened up and ignited with a loud roar, propelling KishouDoragon at the open underbelly of Sheena, clasped fists first. Traveling at breakneck speeds, KishouDoragon unleashed a furious, triumphant roar as he closed in on the distracted Dark Goddess of the Ice Dragons.