Neither army dared move. The two warriors in front of them were both immensely powerful, far above almost anyone else. Renegade and Teridax circled, gauging each other's possible weaknesses. Teridax struck first, landing a massive bolt of chain lightning across Renegade's chest. Renegade flipped over the strike and retaliated with plasma and shrapnel bursts. Teridax didn't even flinch. The deadly attack came within inches from his armor, but abruptly disintegrated. "Not good," Renegade snarled. He launched a massive missile, but Teridax waved a hand and it vanished. "Not good at all." Renegade muttered. Teridax sent a wave of darkness at Renegade, who countered with antimatter detonators. That was when all Karzahni erupted around them.

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Xeon struck first, downing the lead Doomsday with a clean swipe. Axera countered with a burst of magnetism, and now the two were attempting to annihilate one another. Rak and Iruk were locked in combat with their shadow doubles, using their enemy's numbers against them. Aurius was dueling with the orange and black Cydrix, whose arch waves were easily blocking the golden warrior's attacks. Renik, the white warrior, was fighting using deadly lengths of chain to immobilize and attack enemies from a distance, using massive blasts of heat and ice to keep others from countering him. Takora was using his element in the extreme, sending waves of lava from beneath the surface to crush Teridax's forces.

Renegade could smell the tinge in the air from repeated blasts of chain lightning as he lay on the ground. His nerve endings had long ago stopped sending normal signals, so he'd switched off the armor connections that gave him the ability to feel. This didn't change the fact that he was unable to fight, though. The electric was overloading his armor. He knew he'd regret it, but Renegade made a decision. He called for help.

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"Don't let up!" Helryx shouted.

"Guess what? I won't! I don't want to die horribly!" Xeon snapped. Axera was not letting up either. The two were now trading close-range magnetic bolts, and even with Xeon's skill and training in the Dark Mirror, his opponent was seemingly an even match. She seemed to know all the tricks he did.

Aurius was down, and Cydrix was now fighting Hydraxon, Axonn and Trinuma all at once. As he flipped over a tossed dagger from Hydraxon, he was also using an arch wave shield to deflect Axonn's blow.

This isn't good at all, is it?" The powerful, clawed gold and black being asked.

"No, Mata Nui, it isn't." Tahu answered. The Toa Nuva of Fire was not pleased at all. Their archenemy was out there, and Renegade wanted them to sit behind a rock. The ex-Toa had said that they had to keep the Mask of Life out of Teridax's hands at all costs. Suddenly, a black figure soared overhead.

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Tuyet wasn't happy. Teridax was not the problem, though. The problem was the being in front of her. "You wanted to rule the world with a big rock?" the being asked.

"The Nui stone. That's irrelevant." Tuyet handed him a tablet.

"Oh slag."

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Makuta Teridax stopped as he was about to finish off Renegade. What looked suspiciously like him stood there, white arms crossed against a white chest. "What is this?" the Makuta asked Renegade. The being on the ground smirked.

Makuta Teridax looked at his towering black, grey and red double. Being from another dimension, (A/N see , story Brothers in Arms) he was unused to himself being evil. The black being smiled suddenly. "Oh. It doesn't matter. I can crush you anyway!" The white Makuta was thrown to the ground, picked up, and thrown again. He lay still.

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Renegade smiled again. Teridax was no longer advancing. Renegade watched, still smiling, as Xeon defeated Axera with a wave of his hand. A blue jet appeared and shot Axera enough times to keep her down. The jet streaked over Teridax, showering him with a rain of lasers. Teridax was again unmoved. The bleak plane the war was being fought on was suddenly littered with parts from the jet.

Author's Note: The end of Book 3 is coming. Just two chapters left until Renegade: Endgame! Watch the trailer at .com and clicking the Exclusives tab.

For the story after Endgame, suggestions are welcome. Please.