-EPIC-

[Death Dark]

The android knocked Death Dark to the ground and kicked him away.

[Jehryn]

He easily got back to his feet and attacked again more carefully, keeping her at bay with his partisan

[Death Dark]

The android came to find that this copy did not have any of Death Dark's tactics, and easily dodged and countered his attacks.

[Jehryn]

The imposter jumped back as a large plasma beam struck at the female android and Arsenal landed beside the imposter.

[Death Dark]

The android easily dodged the beam, but dared not charge into the duo just yet.

[Jehryn]

The duo charged her.  Arsenal weilding a plasma sword.

[Death Dark]

The android attacked the ground directly in front of them, throwing up a smokescreen that they could not see through, though the attacks came all the same.

[Jehryn]

Arsenals attack continued straight towards her.  She noticed one of his eyes was mechanical and was pinpointing her exact location.

[Death Dark]

The android burst away, the dust clearing in her wake.  She didn't care so much at attacking back as she did getting away.

[Jehryn]

A board appeared with a large engine and Arsenal started to follow.  The imposter followed under him.

[Death Dark]

The android suddenly stopped, and turned to her pursuers.

She spoke:

"Kesshite joho surunai,
Kesshite hikiwatasunai,
Sekasu mae ni de owari no nai komichi,
Atashi no desu chikara kimi no mono,
Motarasu ima atashi no Hakai."

She was surrounded by a black flame that scorched the very ground she stood on.  When the flames burst out from her with incredible force, she stood in an entirely black form.  It was as a human, but she was a glossy bluish black color.  She had no detail at all aside from her long, flowing black hair, until her eyes opened.  They glowed red with the fury of many suns.

"Behold your precious Fate!
May your Hand guide me, Death Dark!"

She stretched an arm into the air, and a scythe formed into it.  The blade of it faced directly up instead of in the sideways fashion that most followed.

Fate moved so fast this time that no mortal eye could follow.  She stood behind Arsenal on his board, and pierced through it.  The blast sent Arsenal high, but Fate shot through it to the imposter Death Dark below, slicing him like butter.

Fate launched back into the air, appearing behind Arsenal.  She slammed the butt of her weapon into his back, and shot him into the ground.  As he tried to stand, he found her blade resting on his shoulder.

A hand grabbed her arm from beside her, and she was returned to her contained form.  Fate turned with joy to see Death Dark, the original.

"That's enough for now."

[Jehryn]

The Arsenal fell appart in front of them and they heard a voice.  "I know when I'm outmatched.  But we will meet again."  It had been another robot.

[Death Dark]

"He's a smart one, but he can only trick you so many times," Death Dark said to her.  "Go get Ores, I'll take care of Thourn."

"What?  Do you not think I'm strong enough to carry Thourn?"

Death Dark embraced her, and whispered, "I do not wish to argue this now."

Death Dark silently walked off and picked up Thourn.

What is this?  Fate wondered.  He's been acting strange lately, tense.  As if something were the matter, but he hasn't even told me...

What is it, Death Dark?  What is bothering you so?

[Jehryn]

Wolf was all suited up.  "This will be the final battle. You are in comand until I return."

Tobias stood bye the door. "And what if you don't?"

"Don't let him succeed, it will destroy everything."  And with that Wolf was gone.

[Death Dark]

The entire army was perched upon Death Dark's base.  They were watching him leave, and they were prepared to watch the battle.  He had announced that he was going to end things between the two armies, and everyone wanted to see it.

The only one who was down at the entrance with Death Dark was Fate.

"I don't like this at all," she said.

"You're not supposed to, it's war."

"It's more than that!"

Death Dark grabbed her by her shoulders.  "I know.  I'm sorry, but this is the only way it can happen."

With that, Death Dark turned away from Fate.

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Death Dark stood across from Wolf.  Wolf had the trees to his back, and Death Dark the descent of the hill.  To either sides shrubberies.