Ride the Lightning by Androidfish7
"The final curtain all I see... If this is true just let it be."
-Metallica
Blake watched as the figure, flew onto a stormy thunder cloud and stopped. Blake flew and touched the cloud. The person drew 2 Earthbreaker swords, only these were not your ordinary Earthbreakers, mighty as an Earthbreaker is. These EarthBreakers were on fire, for one thing, they had some kind of rod sticking out of them, and they were -200 degrees Kelvin to the touch, oddly enough, what with them on fire. Blake discovered that this person was indeed the Commander of Chaos, as Blake had figured. "Did you really think you and your ragtag group of hillbillies could defeat my enormously untouched empire?" The Commander challenged. "We've come pretty #$%ing far" Blake said. "Ha! Not at all! Power of deception! The Cthulu X-45s lit up your aircraft AND your ground units, your infantry is heavily out armed and outnumbered, I LET you into our castle, because from there, the remainder of your army, the only part posing a threat, is now boxed in by the incredibly large force I have sent to them! You were never in this at all! You've been a player of my game, called " #$%ing with your mind"!" The Commander exclaimed. "Well..." Blake said, drawing The Avenger. "Game or not, I'm pulling the plug!" Blake exclaimed. The Commander laughed, as he reached into the cloud, ripped out a thunderbolt, extended it, and created a pathway to some kind of dome, as he flew across it. "Come Blake! Ride the Lightning!" The Commander challenged, as Blake pursued the Commander, into a very odd kind of coliseum. "Look familiar?" The Commander said, as he charged Blake with both Earthbreakers. Blake reflected one blow with The Avenger, but couldn't reflect the 2nd blow, taking a mighty strike from the Earthbreaker, and being knocked down. The Commander then waved both Earthbreakers in the air, as the rods at the end acted as lightning rods, however, instead of merely absorbing the lightning, it was being balled up in mid air into 2 massive energy balls. Blake, seeing an opportunity, rushed the Commander, ready to dodge if the energy from the lightning was thrown. The Commander did throw both at Blake, which Blake reflected with The Avenger. However, having had to halt the charge to reflect the blow, Blake missed the attacked of opportunity. The Commander then struck the ground with both Earthbreakers. Instantly, large, sword sized icicles began submerging from the ground, then withdrawing again, like a spike trap. Blake narrowly dodged the icicles in the ground, which would've been a major deal if they'd hit. The Commander then removed the Earthbreakers from the ground, and began to swing them both rapidly in the air, which was generating some kind of fire tornado, and this one would not leave anyone behind. Having no options, Blake braced himself for impact, as the fire tornado blow connected, despite having being reflected in part by The Avenger, it seared Blake's skin and would've lit a lesser being on an eternal fire. All of a sudden, Blake felt a faint feeling. However, it was not a feeling of impending death, Blake was gaining a long overdue ability! Blake didn't immediately know what it was, but apparently The Avenger did, as it lit up, and Blake swung at the Commander as if they were in adjacent parts of the coliseum (though they were not), and a long "D" shaped ray came out from it and smashed home on the Commander. Blake then realized that this was some kind of a Counter ability, and wondered if it covered the entire blow, and how it was triggered. Obviously, not having a lot of time to think, the Commander rushed Blake and struck with both Earthbreakers. One of the Earthbreakers was reflected, and The Avenger lit up, as Blake, thinking it an opportunity, swung at the Commander, and even though the blow was reflected, another ray came from The Avenger, this one much less devastating, but it still connected with the Commander. The Commander then backed up. "Let's turn up the heat!" He cried out, as he plunged both Earthbreakers in the ground, as a large electrical storm. "You idiot, don't you know? Perhaps White nor Karie told you, anyone inheriting the throne of the heavens is doomed to death! This shall be your marking space! (Area of death)" The Commander exclaimed, as the electricity from the storm began to run along the ground. Blake, thinking fast, began to glide with wings spread, as did The Commander. "Ride the Lightning!" The Commander said, as they both rushed, or flew at, each other. Blake landed a blow with The Avenger, but was countered by a blow from one of the Earthbreakers. All of a sudden, from above, an AH64 Apache flew above the coliseum. This Apache was not effected by the lightning storm, being an armored helicopter and all, but oddly enough, it did not look like a Scorpian was flying it. Blake then identified who was flying the Apache. "Eustace?" Blake asked, as Eustace and Eugene dropped down from the chopper and a Scorpian took over the Apache. Immediately as they hit the ground, Eustace took out an Olympia double barreled shotgun, and Eugene took out 2 Raging Bull .454s. "you #$%ed with the wrong people!" Eustace cried out, as Eugene and Eustace rushed the Commander. Seeing an opportunity, Blake rushed the Commander as well. The Commander, seeing no threat in Eustace or Eugene, counter charged at Blake. However, everyone soon found out that these 2 were for real, as Eustace fired an Olympia shot, and when it connected with the Commander, a blaze of fire struck. Eustace had a rare incendiary shelled Olympia that when the shot connected, flames stuck to the target (they were made of napalm). This did not hurt the Commander too badly, but it put him off balance, and Blake capitalized, striking with The Avenger and knocking the Commander on the ground. Eugene then rushed in on the scene, and emptied both clips of the Raging Bull .454s into the Commander, which prevented him from standing up, as Blake rushed to the Commander and struck the Commander again with The Avenger. The Commander then forcefully stood up, and finally seeing the threat, The Commander rushed at Eustace with both Earthbreakers, but Blake stepped in front of Eustace and struck The Commander once again with The Avenger. The Commander, barely flinching, struck Blake with BOTH Earthbreakers, and then capitalizing on Blake's defenseless stance, The Commander struck Blake again with one Earthbreaker and barely missed with the other. Eugene then finished reloading, as did Eustace, as they began to fire again, but Eustace was too far away from The Commander for the Olympia to be effective, so both shots were nowhere near The Commander, as Eustace reloaded again, however, Eugene's shots hit their target, as Eugene fired 11 of the 12 bullets in his 2 Raging Bull .454 clips. Eugene then dashed forward while trying to reload, as did Eustace. The Commander, meanwhile, struck Blake with an uppercut with one Earthbreaker, as Blake was knocked on the ground. The Commander then held an Earthbreaker to Blake's neck. "Valhalla awaits you" The Commander whispered, as he raised the Earthbreaker for one last time, but couldn't finish the coup de grace attack, as Eugene, seeing that The Commander was about to finish the battle, Eugene fired the last shot in the Raging Bull .454 clip, as it landed right in the back of The Commander's head, knocking him down on the ground. Blake then got up, and put The Avenger away, taking out the Corpse Shooter. The Shooter fires 28 gauge shells and has a 24 round clip size, so this wouldn't bounce off lightly. Blake held the Shooter next to The Commander's head. "Not today!" Blake exclaimed, as he pulled the trigger, and The Commander's head exploded and a red gush of blood came bursting out, covering Blake and the ground around them. Blake then spread his wings. "Where're you going?" Eustace asked. "This isn't over yet" Blake said, as Blake flew away from the coliseum, and retraced his steps back to the dark room The Commander had once been in.
Meanwhile, the Allies were having their hands full with The Commander's infantry. Despite being masters of melee and violence, the Vikings and the Chaos infantry were about evenly matched, something the Allies couldn't afford. The Scorpians, who were not nearly as ruthless but far more tactical compared to The Vikings, were slightly better trained and equipped than the Chaos infantry, and they had managed to narrow the hallway enough so that they could fight 2 on 2. However, fatigue was what was dooming the Allies, and as the dead bodies piled up, Scorpio and the Allies feared that a 2 on 2 battle would get more and more impossible as the dead bodies began to block their route. There were about 600,000 Chaos forces and about 4,000 Allies left, and the casualties had been severe. All of a sudden, Blake flew on the scene. "Is he dead?!" Scorpio asked. "I wouldn't be here if he wasn't" Blake responded. "Quick! Call in the evac choppers!" Barnacle Boy exclaimed. Blake then took out a walkie talkie. "Calling all Allied pilots, requesting evac, at The castle that 'used' to belong to The Commander! On the double!" Blake yelled, as the AH64 Apaches began to fly onto the scene, as they dropped down evac ladders for the Allies to climb. Immediately, the Allied leaders, except for Blake, climbed the ladders, to be followed by the remaining Allied soldiers, until there were only 10 or so Allied soldiers still in the room. "Come on!" Blake yelled. "Go on! We refuse to yield! It is too late for us! Go on!" One Scorpian said. "We will honor you in heaven" Blake said, as Blake flew up to the AH64 Apaches and boarded the one with the Allied leaders, as The Commander's castle fell into ruins, and the AH64 Apaches flew away.