The battle continued, Weavel and Kanden were battling fiercely, while Spire and Noxus fought, countering the other one's attacks. Samus and Sylux fought Trace, who was battling with incredible speed and ferocity. No one scored any significant hits, although there were a few few minor blows. Weavel dodged the Volt Driver shots, counterattacking with the Battlehammer. Kanden was just as agile, and was jumping in several directions, narrowly missing the Battlehammer rounds and explosions.
Kanden charged his Volt Driver, firing at the ground at Weavel's feet. The resulting explosion of energy blurred Weavel's vision, and he was unable to pinpoint Kanden's next shot, yelling in frustration as the energy bolts rained on him. Shaking off the effects, Weavel fired several Battlehammer shots in a circle, forcing Kanden into a single location.
As if planned, a red beam lanced across the room, striking Kanden in the leg. Although it did minimal damage, Kanden was thrown off balance. Weavel took advantage of the momentary incapacitation and fired his Battlehammer quickly, intending on completing the task of defeating Kanden. Kanden morphed into Stinglarva, laying sting bombs, which homed in on Weavel, sending shocks through his cyberneic body.
Spire's Magmaul shots were nearly continuous, and Noxus was struggling to dodge or counter them all. Spire rolled into Dialanche and rolled forward, lava blades swinging. Noxus leapt over the Dialanche, firing the Judicator. The icy bolt bounced off the floor and barely missed Weavel, who didn't even notice it whizzing past. Spire charged his Magmaul, unleashing the superheated projectile. It struck Noxus, setting his icy form alight.
"Arrrgggghhhh! Get it off!" Noxus yelled, running in a circle wildly. Spire fired more balls of magma, some which hit, most that exploded, doing no harm to anyone. Seconds later, Noxus was free from the burn, intent on finishing the fight.
All alliances or friendships between the hunters had faded. There was only the burning desire to claim the power for themselves. Joining the hunt had boiled down to this last fight. The fight that would decide the fate of the universe. Noxus had to win to save the universe from evil. He charged his Judicator and fired at Spire, freezing him momentarily. Noxus fired his Judicator twice more, but Spire's heated body shattered the ice, enabling him to dodge the 2 shots.
Spire rolled into Dialanche and rolled forward as Noxus spun into Vhoscythe. They charged each other, blades spinning. They collided, and each was knocked back about 10 feet, bodies burning from the slash of the other's weapon. Spire lunged again and Noxus dodged the first blade, his own slamming into the boulder. Spire was knocked back further, returning to biped.
Noxus also returned to biped and they circled each other, weapons charging. At the same time, they lunged at the other, releasing their charges. Noxus yelled as he was set alight, and Spire was frozen. Noxus fired the Judicator again, but a red beam fired and struck Noxus' shoulder, doing minor damage, but also causing his aim to go awry, ironically hitting Sylux. Sylux fired his Shock Coil at Noxus, who spun into Vhoscythe, blade spinning. Spire joined Samus in fighting Trace.
Trace was having the time of his life. He was battling 2 hunters again. He fired his Imperialist, barely missing Spire. Neither Samus or Spire was advancing on his spot, but they continued firing at him. Trace dodged the missiles and Magmaul with ease, returning fire with the Imperialist. He was also the only hunter of the 7 who was paying attention to other battles, allowing him to manipulate the fights.
If timed properly, he could fire his Imperialist and cause the target to attack another hunter, which would lead to an opponent change. It really was quite amusing. He ducked a missile and fired his Imperialist, which missed Spire, but hit the Stinglarva, who returned to biped as Kanden. Kanden fired his Volt Driver at Trace, but the bolt hit Spire.
Trace laughed as Spire rolled into Dialanche and charged Kanden. Weavel continued fighting Kanden and Spire, so only Samus was battling Trace.
"You'll never win, Aran!" Trace sneered, firing again. Samus rolled into morph ball to dodge, returning to biped immediately afterwords, firing missiles.
"I'm not finished, Trace!" Samus replied calmly, although Trace sensed a tiny bit of panic. Trace, under cover of the pillar, morphed into Triskelion, then inched around the pillar. Samus hadn't noticed yet, so intent on flushing out the Kriken. Trace snuck along the perimeter of the room, returned to biped, and fired. The red beam lanced across the room, aimed perfectly at Samus' head.
She hadn't reacted, but a misfired Judicator bolt bounced off a wall and hit Samus' leg. Caught off guard, she stumbled, and Trace rolled his eye in annoyance as the Imperialist shot flew over her head by a millimeter. Samus turned to the source of the Imperialist and saw Trace leering at her. However, they were across the room now, and Samus fired a missile, which Trace dodged.
Trace's next Imperialist bolt flew at Noxus, narrowly missing. Noxus turned to confront Trace, and Sylux returned to battle Samus. The battles raged on. Noxus vs Trace, Spire vs Kanden vs Weavel, and Sylux and Samus. No one had yet taken significant damage, although so far that was purely luck.
Spire spun his Lava Blades, and Weavel groaned as he was knocked back a few feet, firing his Battlehammer at both Kanden and the Dialanche. Kanden was attempting to repel the Dialanche using his Volt Driver, but he was having little effect. Weavel separated himself, gleefully watching as the Half-turret fired Battlehammer shots at the two rivals. Unexpectedly, an Imperialist struck the turret and Weavel yelled in shock and minor pain. The turret shared his energy, and now he had less health.
He returned to biped, enraged and fired his Battlehammer at Trace, realizing, too late, that Noxus was battling Trace. The splash energy of his Battlehammer hit Noxus, who turned on Weavel, Judicator firing. Trace snickered and inched away, in Triskelion. Sylux and Samus were still battling, Kanden and Spire continued their battle, and now Noxus and Weavel were fighting.
He, Trace, was now able to attack anyone, and defeat them. Only one would get the power, and it'd be him. He raised his Imperialist and aimed at Samus. She would pay for quitting out on their bargain. The Omega Cannon belonged to him! Smiling, he lowered the Imperialist. He smirked and scurried across the room in Triskelion. He would have revenge, and it would grant him the True Power.
Meanwhile, the battles were becoming more intense, and everyone had taken some damage. The battle for the True Power was still raging, and only one could win. None can proceed until one remains...
TO BE CONTINUED...
Part 3 will be up soon.