Yelling, Matt brandished his fist and rushed at Geese. Geese launched foward, gathering grim energy, before throwing it toward Matt's chest with the impact of his blow.

Matt hit the wall with a "OOOOF!" and slid back down. This...this wasn't good.

He glanced up and, for the first time since the fight, he noticed her. She had been facing the wall when Geese looked over to her, but now she had turned around, watching on with familiar, worried green eyes.

...damn it.

R.D. suddenly stood up from the ground, aiming a hand at Geese. A sphere of yellow-orange energy had gathered in front of it, growing continuously smaller as energy gathered into it, only to be compressed into a tight, chaotic blast.

He released the energy, his arm rocking upwards from the force of the compressed blast's recoil. It flew with a loud, almost missile-like sound, traveling the short distance between him and Geese at high speeds.

Geese leapt straight up-way high, higher than was to be expected of him. He threw out his hands, one after the other, firing bursts. "Shippuken!"

Moving nimbly, R.D. dove to the side and rolled, aiming a hand up at Geese and channeling elemental energy through his arm and out at the airborne crime lord.

Crackling in his hand once, a tine of potent lightning burst out R.D.'s hand and lanced through the air at Geese.

A quick chop refracted the lighting. Geese landed, and launched another Reppuken.

What the hell? R.D. thought, bewildered, as he saw Geese chop a lightning bolt in half. He quickly regathered his wits as Geese came down and launched another Reppuken at him, forcing him to block by crossing his arms in front of his upper torso.

The blast struck and sent him flying backwards, having lifted him up and thrown him across the room. Luckily, he braced himself and landed in a kneel. As he stood up, particles of blue light swarmed around his form, condensing and shining before the light cleared and revealed him in the Dragon King Armor.

"Alright, asshole, it's time to end this."

Forming his arm cannon on his right arm, energy gathered into his fist. Pistons began slamming down as R.D. fired a number of swirling, black Dark Beam shots at Geese.

"Sounds good to me."

Geese charged at R.D. with the same gathering of energy, wider to act as a shield to knock away the dark beams, until throwing it outwards when close enough.

R.D. thrust both hands out and the shield wave smashed into them, forcing him back. Activating his back and boot thrusters, R.D. slowed his travel backwards, keeping on his feet. Soon, he came to a stop.

"Here! Have it back!"

R.D. slammed Lumiya's energies into the barrier, propelling the wave of force back at its originator.

"No, I INSIST!" Now Geese threw everything he had into his attack, straining, trying to overpower Lumiya.

He could feel his arm shaking, the faint sounds of the armor plating covering his form rattling as the struggle persisted and grew. As the force began to grow overwelming, R.D. could only instinctively close one eye, ducking his head slightly as the force began to slowly push him back. Energy from the Omega Essence and the damaged Weapon of Souls crackled between the air between the clashing shield wave and the two combatants.

R.D. heard cracking noises, and saw the fracture line in the visor of his helmet. Other parts of his armor were starting to break, too, and he grit his teeth, growling. The shaking was growing louder, and he was being pushed back more.

Finally, it grew too much for him to contain, but just before the blast surged forward as the weakened Lumiya finally gave out, he made one cry.

"Now, Matt!"

Releasing a totally insane battle cry, Matt leapt toward Geese, brandishing a sword of flame. "OH YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH-!"

"Raging..."

Geese raised his arms and smacked his hands to the floor. A cage of energy claws erupted about him. "STOOOORM-!"

Matt toppled right into the Raging Storm, conflicting with the sheer force before being thrown back in a cry of pain.

Geese turned back toward R.D. as Matt landed with a sickening thud. "Any other stupid tricks you'd like to pull?"

Edited by The Helldragon on October 31, 2008 at 20:06:32.

That could've gone better, R.D. thought, seeing how Matt's attack had been utterly useless. He soon extracted himself from the wall, where Geese's previous attack had slammed him into.

With a suffering, sardonic grin, R.D. gripped his side over the fractured armor. There's no suitable material around here to pull this off... except... Removing his arm from his side, R.D. held his right arm out forward, hand open. Hopefully this will work.

An aura, prismatic in color, erupted all around R.D., and the Dragon King Armor disappeared in colorful swirls of particles. R.D.'s eyes seemed to be brighter amidst the storm. He grinned.

"Yeah, I've got a couple more I'd like to try out," he said.

"Heh." Geese folded his arms. "Normally, that would've meant something, but now since your little toy's gotten weaker...well." He beckoned again. "Show me what you've got."

"Oh, I'll show you," R.D. growled, focusing on that deconstructed matter as it swarmed around his form. His hair, matted with blood, rose up near his forehead. Prismatic light swirled in around his back, created three flattened, curved spikes on the right side of his back, angled upwards.

Gritting his teeth and flexing his muscles, R.D. watched his arm actually split in three down the middle, the insides filled with brilliant, rainbow light, only for golden bands to wrap around them and squeeze them back together, and bright crimson and orange metal armor formed around his entire arm, with a clawed gauntlet appearing over his hand as they came back together.

His armored arm chambered back as the lowest bullet piece disintegrated, unleashing a brilliant jet of emerald flame.

"Shocking First Bullet!"

Skidding in a circle across the ground as the flames propelled him, R.D. swung out with the Shell Bullet as he came near Geese.

"Predictable."

The Shocking First Bullet collided against Geese's hand-he had surrounded it in power, to ward off the sheer force of R.D.'s blow. Laughing, Geese lifted his opponent up and slammed him into the ground in front of him, with a peal of thunder.

He jumped up and gathered power quickly in his hands. "It's over! Raging Dead End!"

Geese threw the ball of chaotic violet force downwards, straight into the ground.

R.D. lifted the Shell Bullet up to block as the attack came screaming down, only for most of the material used for it to be shredded apart as the blast tore into him. He screamed in pain as the assault pressed on.

Soon, it exploded, and R.D. was ejected from the ring, covered in violet flames, smashing into the wall and cratering.

"R.D.!" Matt shouted.

Geese landed, clapping his hands together. "Hmmm. Did better this time, at least."

"Damn it!" Matt rose, in pain and with effort. "We're not done yet, Geese!"

"That's true. I just have to take care of you and then we'll be done all right." He glanced over toward Helena, and Matt looked again. Though the gag over her mouth was thick enough to prevent them from hearing her cries, tears streamed down her face. "Don't worry," Geese called to her. "I'll just finish him off quickly and then you can get over it."

"You bastard..." Matt clenched his fist. "I'll KILL YOU!" Roaring, he dashed at the crime lord again, swinging his fist in a desperate attack.

One upward blow from Geese sent Matt hurtling upwards.

Taking in a breath, Geese made a wide, spiralling gesture with his arms, folding them back across his chest, until Matt fell down to his range once more.

"RASHOMON!" Geese threw out his palms with a thunderous crack.

Screaming, Matt sailed over the edge of the ring and down the skyscraper they had climbed.

R.D. struggled to pull himself up out of the wall as Geese made his latest attack. Only then did he see what happened.

"Matt! NO!"

Geese walked over to Helena. Her eyes were shut tightly, tears streaming down her face. "Now that we've taken care of that problem..." He bent over and tore off the cloth gag. "I'll going to need that-"

With sharpened teeth, Helena clamped right on Geese's nose. "GAHHH!"

The girl suddenly tore herself free from her bonds and gripped Geese by the shoulders, and the two struggled.

As R.D. continued to throw rubble off of him, determined to shred Geese apart, he noticed as Geese unbound Helena's gag, and was promptly attacked by the girl.

He knew that the only way she could've freed herself is if she was transforming... things were about to get very ugly.

A hard blow dislodged Helena from Geese, and he staggered back, clenching his nose. "...what the hell?"

Helena backed against the ring and fell to all fours, leaping at Geese and tackling him to the floorboards. She charged in for another bite attack and could only be restrained by Geese's hand.

"Get off!" he shouted, throwing the transforming dragon aside.

Now! R.D.'s mind screamed as Geese threw Helena off of him, distracted by the transforming dragon. Sound erupted from behind Geese as the second bullet piece disintegrated into prismatic light, releasing a jet of flame.

"Annihilating Second Bullet!" R.D. roared as he spun, swinging out with his armored fist for an attack twice as strong as his last.

The attack smashed into Geese's side. Shocked, Geese flew back, tumbling amid his own blood. Skidding, he caught himself. "Lucky shot."

"Oh, there's no luck about it, you son of a bitch," R.D. snarled. "I'd watch out for what's behind you, though."

"TAIYOOOOOOOOOH-!" Before Geese could face his attacker, Matt flew down and smashed into the crime lord's chest, leading the way with a mighty kick. Matt landed as Geese tumbled. Unexpectedly, a heavy, silver line of armor now covered Matt's right arm, the end result making it seem more massive and powerful than his left.

"I love convienent power evolutions," Matt remarked. "Don't you?"

"Naturally," R.D. said, looking about the room. He spotted one of the statues on the supports in the room, and concentrated, holding his arm up. The prismatic glow appeared, and the statue disappeared with a sound and a glow, the matter remaking the Shell Bullet armor that had been destroyed earlier. "Why don't we finish this up, eh Matt?"

Matt clenched his metal fist, with a widening grin. "Let's."

Geese carefully stood, his eyes surveying the scene. They snapped over to the transformed Helena when she roared and threw her weight at the crime lord. He grabbed her, spinning her half about before throwing her in R.D.'s direction. This gave ample time for Matt to burst right at Geese with a surge of electricity-who knows where he got that from-and rain a storm of blows.

R.D. caught Helena as she was flung at him, then quickly bailed after he set her down.

"Make way, Matt!" he yelled as the final bullet piece disintegrated, causing him to rocket forward at Geese, fist leading the way. "Exterminating Last Bullet!"

"Whoops!" Matt duck-and-rolled away as Exterminating Last Bullet roared in, smashing against the shield Geese summoned to protect him. As it held, Geese smirked, which was cut away as the shield cracked, until it caved, allowing R.D. to deck the crime lord across the face.

Matt stood back up, only for another one of Helena's growls to draw his attention. Shit, forgot about her! He ran alongside Helena as the dragon bounded for Geese, apparently dead-set on tearing him apart first.

"Shit!" R.D. cried, leaping out of the way as the Shell Bullet disintegrated into prismatic mist, leaving his arm whole and intact. Rolling across the floor, R.D. turned to face Helena and Geese.

"Shit, we can't let her kill him!" R.D. shouted, "He still has the Essence!"