Chapter 14 - Omnibus Idem, Pars I
(For those of you wondering, the title is Latin for "The Conclusion For All, Part 1.")
The top of the air bubble broke out into open sky, but the ground kept on rushing toward the heavens.
The ground stopped moving when it became an island, miles away from the mainland. The seamount, at this point a volcano, erupted, spewing hot rock and ash everywhere.
The Eternals came out from around the mountain, then the elementals, with Nicol Bolas, Malfire, and the Dark Reflector (Dark Ember) following.
Blade shouted into her device, "Release the nukes!"
Three megacopters dropped missiles, as Demku made a shield around our army.
{THIS SECTION HAS BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE THE LONG, GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE VIOLENCE THAT FOLLOWS IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR T-RATED STORIES.}
So, yeah, we nuked them.
Somehow, though, at least half of the opposing army survived.
The fighter jets that were above us the whole time bombed the rest of the Eternals and elementals. Several beams of magic came out of the other army and struck the jets down. They crashed into the Eternals.
The Eternals used all kinds of ancient-looking weapons and magic. We blew up whole sections of their army with antimatter ballistas, but not fast enough. Soon they where at our noses. We managed to hold them off with positron rifles for a little while longer, but they inevitably broke through our ranks. They fought much better than the ones we had encountered already. I noticed, though, that the Eternals did not kill any of our troops. The elementals took the finishing blows.
Light from the armies went into Nicol Bolas, who was busy blasting through our ranks with magic. The flying Eternals met us in the sky, knocking us to the ground to be killed by the elementals. Our numbers where reduced to only a few hundred in thirty minutes.
Then, the armies were torn apart by magic.
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"Stop," Primus said. Why couldn't anyone ever settle anything without war?
His army of modrons came up behind him, out of the ocean.
He faced the two armies.
"Stop this fighting," Primus said again.
One voice, out of the army that wasn't mainly blue and green, with very discernable conviction, said, "They want to rule this world and destroy us all!"
And then the other army broke through the wall and attacked him.
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An advanced, futuristic robot walked out of the ocean. He said something, and then a whole bunch of other robots, some spheres, some cubes, some pyramids, some irregularly shaped, came out of the ocean as well.
Someone else said something, and the Eternals broke through their wall and attacked the robots.
As all this was happening, I was walking backwards. As I almost got out, I was held up by the neck.
I saw that The Frost Beast was doing this. "Where is Pyrox?" he demanded.
I pointed vaguely. "That way," I choked out. "I think."
He dropped me, muttered something, looked toward the first robot, and disappeared.
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Pyrox was hunting in this island jungle. He had been living here for three months, so he knew his way around.
As he pushed through foliage with a boa constrictor (you couldn't be picky in the jungle if you wanted to survive), he saw a flash of light, and The Frost Beast materializing.
Pyrox jumped through ferns, around trees, and under fallen branches to get to Hysperia.
She said, "What's the-
Pyrox said, "No time to explain!" He then hugged/tackled her and teleported off the island.
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The robots attacked the Eternals after the Eternals attacked them. The playing field was a lot more even now, though it was still tipping in our opponents' favor.
I saw Pyrox and Hysperia just appear out of nowhere. I said, "Wait a-
Pyrox ran off, and Hysperia followed after a few seconds of looking bewildered.
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Pyrox ran through the army, shielding himself from looks, trying to contact his android body. Ah, there you are, he thought when he found him.
Yes, he thought back.
What-no, how did you get here?
I snuck around. I find it funny you simply forgot about me for a full fifteen months. Gave me some time to think and reflect.
On what?
On...my memories before I was forced into your service.
Your...OW! Pyrox thought as a huge headache went through his skull.
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Pyrox's android form stopped.
He saw him. Everglade-44. Primus.
The one who had BETRAYED him.
Hate flashed through his mind, enough for him to think straight for once in his life.
He ripped free from his magical constraints. Hishatehishatehishate... drove him.
He jumped into the air, holding up his longsword to strike. He turned into a humongous fireball. He crashed into Primus, knocking him into the sea, hacking at him with his sword, and creating an enormous explosion of fire and lightning that destroyed them both.
