(Joint Post, Rico, Furni, Zuk, Fortuna)
Aperture opened the door to a underground temple, “light it up” She said to Telrusi who lit a series of rails up into a spiraling flame to the bottom. Before the Hellraisers could do anything, Telarusi fell feet first, hitting the ground, and began to be dragged backwards, away from the temple, back into the darkness of the forest.
Yautja swiftly and strongly pulled his hands back and forth, as if he was holding onto an invisible rope. He turned to the excited hellhounds by his side and reassured them, “I know you are hungry, and soon, we will have another meta you can take bites out of.”
She looked at Maia “gosh you can’t fly that’s a long way” she says as she grabs her falling straight to the bottom with everyone else except Sitoria. She opened a door and noticed the room lit up in purple. “We’re here” She says as she walks towards the crystal, she picks it up and puts it in a special orb like container “Here, you take this and get as far as way as possible, I fear something might go down on our way back up. Is there anywhere special you want me to portal you to ?” She says to Maia.
“Oh uhm, alright,” Maia muttered as she took the crystal. “If you can create a portal to Destino City, I can take it to my divisions research facility. Will that work?” Aperture looks at her “As long as it is put up somewhere safe and sealed where Scorpionok can’t get it, remember the promise you must not let that crystal fall in the wrong hands or it could mean the destruction of your planet or even the extermination of half of your race. If I may recommend you should study it, maybe you could harness it for peace. But as you wished I will not interfere it was a pleasure meeting you I hope to see you again one day Maia.” Apertures then created a portal to the doorstep of the facility.
Meanwhile Sitoria flew after Yautja, her energy grew stronger as she got near Telrusi being the opposite of death drew them closer. She sent a pack of wolves to sniff out Telrusi in hopes they could smell him. Telrusi looked in more of confusion than fear at Yautja “Wh… Who are you?”
Finished dragging the meta to him, Yautja lifted him off the ground, suspending Telarusi upside down in mid air. “A nightmare, a shadow, but it does not matter. Im here to collect on a bounty put on your head, and the only reason you are alive is because I was paid to keep you alive,” The man responded, his deep voice muffled somewhat by the mask he wore. The hellhounds at his side were practically frothing; they were snarling and tying to tear into the meta. Yautja chuckled, and said to Telarusi, "you’re coming with me, and if you try anything, Ill sic my pets on you. Suddenly the hellhounds ears perked up, and they looked off into the distance and barked, which also got Yautjas attention. You must have some others chasing after you. Not surprising of course. Lets deal with them, Yautja said first to Telarusi, then to his hounds. The hounds took off in the opposite direction, and, before Telarusi could react, Yautja reached into a pouch on his belt and pulled out a sticker. He put it against the metas head and pressed. It quickly disappeared beneath his skin. Yautja suddenly dropped Telarusi, and the meta tumbled to the ground. Yautja adopted a fighting stance, and said to the meta, your friends are quite destructive, and I cant have them following me and laying waste to everything in their path. The thing I put in your head is a chi-blocking sticker, of arcane origin. Its going to completely negate your powers for a few hours, but
it does take a little bit of time to take effect. So, you have until then to try to defeat me. I figure if your friends come in while youre fighting me, itll be more fair.
Yautja curled his hands up and turned them palm-up, gesturing with a show me your moves motion. His he was poised and ready, with sword drawn and free hand holding onto another item. A pack of twelve wolves rushed towards Yautja, and Telrusi took the opportunity to do a spin kick, lifting himself of the ground and flying in the air. Seeing the imminent threat the wolves faced and wanting to remove them from the fight before they could circle the meta hunter, he threw his held item onto the ground in front of the pack. Black viscous tar erupted from the small pouch, enveloping the wolves and trapping most of them. However, a few of them jumped over the pit and avoided it, and continued charging at Yautja. Yautja dodged the leaping attack of one, and his nearby hellhound intercepted the other wolf, and the two went off against each other, as the remaining wolves and hellhounds joined in the fray.
Yautja looked overhead as a large cloud appeared. The forest seemed to collapse upon itself, and with her large staff Sitoria burst through the clouds hitting the ground. Oh you messed up now Telrusi screamed. He felt his power increasing, So this is the bond of life and death, I like it lets see what I can do he turned into his death form and charged Sitoria lift! He screamed as she lifted a large chunk of ground and throwing it, Telrusi proceeded to fall into the hole the ground made. Desiring to take out one of the senses of the metas, Yautja lifted his sword up slightly and cast a spell. thgirb enihs he mumbled at his sword, as it began to glow. He called out loud and the sword erupted in bright light, blinding Sitora! Telarusi was able to avoid being blinded.
Telarusi jumped out of the hole and made a move to grab one of the hellhounds nearby. Before he could grasp the beast, he watched its form appear to become incorporeal and get pulled towards Yautja, like a leaf in the wind. The other hellhound did the same, leaving the nearby wolves and Telarusi confused. The hellhounds became smaller and smaller, as they were sucked into Yautjas snuff box he held out in his free hand. This is not a fight for you, he whispered as he closed the box. Yautja turned to the nearby metas, and all of a sudden rushed towards Telarusi. Unfortunately the meta was able to sidestep Yautjas outstretched hand, and pushed Yautja into the tar pit he had previously created. He tried to struggle out of it, but was stuck in the pit, momentarily.
Yautja allowed a small laugh to escape his mask. Looks like the blocker hasnt taken your fabled strength, Telarusi. But, it will take your other powers soon enough. We will see how long you can hold out. While he was saying this, Yautja reached onto his belt, and pulled out a small grappling hook. He wound it up, threw it at a nearby tree, pulled himself out of the tar, and landed away from the muck. He held his sword out again, ready to face the blinded Sitora and Telarusi, who felt his powers beginning to fade as the chi blocker did its work.
You are a fool, and the price you pay is death. I do not need my eyes when I feel your very existence in my presence your life and soul I feel its presence Sitoria screamed as she lifted lava out of the Urth, lighting started to kick up and winds increased tenfold. Telrusi held on to a tree trying not to be blown away. Yautja struggled against the gale-force winds, trying to get footing in the wind. Sitoria voice got deeper as the storm increased I will not spare your life and when your soul leaves I will be sure to send it to hell!! She sent a very strong wind across the forest floor knocking down trees and spreading the lava. Telrusi stood up and turned into flames using his powers he jumped lit the large waves of wind on fire sending them towards Yautja. Telarusi had successfully turned into his flame being, but he really had struggled to change and to maintain it. This form likely would not last long, as long as the chi-blocker was still embedded in the meta. Yautja pulled out a small knife from his belt, and then opened up his arms, allowing his surface area to increase. He was immediately picked up by the wind and thrown backwards. Contorting himself to turn around in the air, he slashed in front of him with his knife. All of a sudden, a small tear in the air formed a few feet in front of him, and he flew right into the rift! Yautja avoided the lava and flames by jumping through the rift, but some of it followed through the rift before it closed, singing his cloak and damaging his boots as he moved through the rift in space.
Surrounded by complete darkness, Yautja focused intently on the chi of the metas surrounding him. If he did not focus while in this other plane of being, he would be lost forever, unable to find the ability to return to Urth. He felt the chi of Sitoria, which flowed with the fury of a thousand suns. He used her chi as a foothold, and searched for a fainter one, one that struggled against constraints, like a caged animal fighting to be released. He found it, floating nearby him, that was Telarusis chi. Yautja did something he should take care not to do again, he let himself get enveloped by the darkness. All of a sudden, he felt like he was being swallowed by this break in space, and was being sent down a never-ending abyss. He contorted himself again, and focused hard on the caged chi. Yautja again took his knife and slashed in front of him, and returned to physical space. He used his momentum from falling down the abyss to carry the bounty hunter with a great deal of force, carrying him through the rift he created on a straight path to Telarusi! He used his strength to smack Telarusi with the pommel of his sword, knocking the meta off the wave of flames. Telarsui got hit hard on the right shoulder with the pommel, and tumbled down to the ground.
Yautja jumped from the wave of flame, and landed away from the pooling lava. He took out a small vial from his belt, and dashed over to Sitoria. I took your sight away, now lets go for your hearing, he called out to the meta. He was going to take that vial and smash it on Sitorias head, releasing whatever liquid, and possibly creatures, were inside. Telrusi fell towards the ground hitting it hard, for brief second everything in Sitoria Head felled silently and motionless. Aperture and the crew where still a few miles behind but she felt the energy coming from here sister, More tears felled from Sitoria eyes No
Noooooo!! She screamed as the skys started to change different colors from her rage, she lifted the roots from a tree grabbing Yautja feet attempting to bring him to the ground. The forest floor started to fill up with animals rushing towards his area, she faced towards him her eyes seeming to change colors constantly. She lit bright as a the stars before smiling and sending a barrage of lighting hurling towards him, she pulls her sword out and charges towards him.
Yautja expertly dodged the lightning, it seemingly passing right through him as he weaved around. It was only a matter of time before Sitoria would be completely incapacitated. The appearance of Aperture was a wrinkle, but her rage made her reckless. A direct charge at him would be catastrophic for her. So, as she charged at Yautja, he pulled out a small item from his pouch and threw it in front of her. Like with the wolves before, dark viscous material exploded from it, trapping Aperture in the material. Yautja knew that it wouldnt hold Aperture for long, so he strode to the fallen Telarusi, channelling a teleportation spell to transport the fire-being.
Suddenly, a group of hooded figures came into the fray. What is it now? Yautja thought frustratingly. Telarusi had all sorts of allies and friends, and these people threw yet another wrench in Yautjas plans. He turned to face these newcomers, drew his sword, and dashed to the figure in the middle. Just as he was about to strike the figure, he hit a transparent wall. He grunted in pain as he stepped back, but not too far, before he felt another hard object behind him. He moved his hands to his sides, but was again repelled by a wall. He was trapped! What sorcery is this? He yelled out to the hooded figures. A anti-magic countermeasure spell we conjured before revealing ourselves. The stronger the magic user, the stronger the wall that surrounds you. We are here for Telarusi; we need him to save the world.
The figures moved around the trapped bounty hunter as Yautja called out, You cant keep this up forever, and I can dissipate it with a spell of my own. The hooded figure who had talked previously lifted his hood off his head and replied, I know, you possess some incredible magic. I would liken it to either incredible meta abilities, or magical artifacts, or maybe both. You possess many artifacts, from what I can tell, but none could make you inherently this powerful, and your spells are extremely powerful too. So, something is augmenting your abilities. A crystal, perhaps?
Yautja stared at this man, white-faced with blond hair, and did not say anything, and instead reached into his pocket. The blond-haired man recognized they had interacted for too long, turned to his other figures, and said to them, my fellow Followers, we must hurry, our spell will not hold him for long. He got onto his knees and began to chant, as the rest of his followers hoisted up Telarsui and led him close to the man. Lay him down here, and I will begin the transportation spell. By Om, we shall save the world.
Telarusi was laid out in front of him as the man began to chant. The others promptly joined in, and the ground beneath Telarusi began to glow. The light enveloped the meta, and it spread out to envelop the others. By this time, Yautja had been able to free himself of his transparent prison, and he dashed over to grab his prey before whatever was going to happen would happen. Before he could lay a hand on Telarusi, the glowing light surrounding the group dissipated, taking them all with it! Yautja was left grasping at thin air, thoroughly frustrated. He rummaged through his pack, searching for an artifact that would sense the magic that transported the figures, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the trapped Aperture freed. This is too much, I will get Telarusi another time, Yautja said to no one in particular, and he pulled out his sword, mumbled a spell, swung the sword, and stepped through a rift that had opened up, disappearing in it before Aperture could get to him. Aperture quickly made a portal and Directed the rest of the team in, we must kill Scorpionok she says only to arrive to see chaos in Zelda.