The Payback
"Hey Liger." Hello. Who is this? "This is Shadow, my organoid." Ah. He's powerful. "Yeah. Do you mind if he merges?" No, not at all. "Thank you. Shadow?" He opens his wings and slashes downward in the dragon of golden light. I climb in and we race for a cliff, from which to watch the battle. Shadowrage is getting closer, and Reese has noticed. She waits calmly, obviously not scared of The Wolf. Pure folly.
There she is, alive and well. Not for long, though, not for long. "Astarael." I stop and scan the area, making sure that no one except Raven is around. The Death Stinger's here, but that's no worry. " I'm here to take back what's mine, Reese, and for revenge for Blind Seer." "Oh, your pitiful organoid? I'm sooo sorry about him." I feel my rage building, spiraling upward in the dragon of flame and fury. I shake madly. She's never seen me like a wolf, so now she will die!
I watch her tensely, seeing her shake with a mad glint in her eyes. She shakes faster, obviously going into the bloodwrath. She opens her mouth and howls, a long piercing sound that makes me shut my eyes. I see images of her holding her brothers body, and of her running with Blind Seer. I open them and jerk back in horror. She's a wolf! Not precisely, but her hair's longer and the fangs have grown longer and are sticking out of her mouth. And her face is all covered with black fur. Shadowrage walks forward, going faster until he's a black blur of wind. The Genosaurers boosters open up and it goes into the sky. They're going so fast that all you can see is the shockwaves in the air where they are hitting. They separate and crash back to earth. Reese is panting, Astarael seems slightly amused. "You've never seen my new zoid, have you?" She queries. "I assumed you would be using your genosaurer. Where is it?"
Shadowrage prowls, looking for the weak point in the defenses. " He's busy at the moment, and you'll never find out why, because you will be dead by next moonrise." Shadowrage extends all the blades and points them forward. I notice they're all slightly curved, like a saber. Electricity washes down the blades in a shower of sparks. The blades vibrate, turning gold with a tinge of black. They point forward, until he looks like a giant needle. Shadowrage flicks out the boosters and warms them up. " Liger, what is he doing?" Using his second most powerful attack. It's called the Lightning Blade attack. I'm guessing he intends to wound the genosaurer, then tease him by slowly whittling down its power, and then use his ultimate attack to finish her off. " And that is?" No one knows except Astarael and him. The other's who saw it are dead. Watch the battle.
The boosters hum, slowly building to a fever pitch. The blades glow brighter, until they are almost too bright to look at. The genosaurer gets ready to swing it's tail and try to knock Shadowrage off his feet. He blurs and leaps over it before flying toward the genosaurer with the blades whistling, cutting the air. A squeal of metal permeates the air, and I can feel Reese's fear. Shadowrage bounces up, into the sky, before landing on a cliff and watching silently. The genosaurer stands still for a second, and then the entire tail falls off, cut cleanly through. "Wow, Liger, if that's her second most powerful, then I don't want to know what the most powerful is like." That is wise. Shadowrage stands silently on the cliff, waiting for Reese's move. She breaks out the long- range cannon and fires. The bullets arc toward Astarael faster than I can see. Shadowrage twitches, not much, but the bullets miss. She bounces off the cliff towards the genosaurer, and slams into him. Shadowrage dips his head down and comes up with a mouthful of wires, making the genosaurer unable to use his boosters. "She is so dead, Liger." Yes. We watch, knowing someone has to be witness to this awful dance of revenge, destruction, and death.
The Genosaurers gargantuan frame is scarred with innumerable nicks and scratches. Shadowrage is completely unmarked. I sense Reese's fear and knowing that she's come up against a power she cannot hope to defeat, or understand. I hear Astarael's voice in my head, saying that she wants her to feel the pain and fear that Sam had felt. I know that she has passed the limits of fear, that Reese is on the borders of madness. And I feel pity. Pity for my one-time friend, who, unbeknownst to me, Hiltz, or the Dark Kaiser, has committed murder most foul, and now she is getting her just retribution. Raven! She is going to use her most powerful attack! I glance quickly downward, in time to see her rip the wires that let the genosaurer move into shrapnel. Shadowrage's blades swing forward and touch at the front. The particle cannon barrel extends and joins the blades at the point where they all touch. Then the boosters rotate, turning forward. The whole ensemble vibrates, shining bright gold like the flames of hell. A small ball of blue-white energy gathers at point where they all merge. It grows larger, until it's the size of a jeep. The ball whines, whirring with the deadly energy. It slams forward, hitting the genosaurer with all the force of a hurricane, and all of it's explosive power. A white light grows, eclipses everything, and all that I see is the light. The genosaurer screams, high and keening, a death rattle. It pierces through the light, and it clears away. I stare quietly at the spot where the genosaurer stands. It is ash-gray, standing in this form for a second, before crumbling into dust. A fine gray powder is all that remains of the once-great genosaurer. It's gone, gone. Shadowrage lifts his head, looking at the twin moons, before howling in triumph. The howl seems to vaguely have words in it, but I'm more worried about Astarael. I race down the cliff and stop at Shadowrage. Astarael climbs out of the cockpit. She's normal now. "I have avenged my brother and Blind Seer. I am a berserker no longer." She smiles shakily before toppling forward into my arms, exhausted by her efforts. I look down at this girl, who helped me when none would, and I wonder, what does she think of me? I think maybe I'm starting to love her, even though she is strange and moody. :Raven loves Astarael, Raven loves Astarael!: "Shadow!!" :Sorry.: Shadowrage growls once and suddenly I feel his voice. It's low and growly, but there is a hint of kindness beneath the ice. Just like Astarael. Raven. We need to leave. I sling her into his cockpit before getting in the Liger Zero. Time to go.
"Hey Liger." Hello. Who is this? "This is Shadow, my organoid." Ah. He's powerful. "Yeah. Do you mind if he merges?" No, not at all. "Thank you. Shadow?" He opens his wings and slashes downward in the dragon of golden light. I climb in and we race for a cliff, from which to watch the battle. Shadowrage is getting closer, and Reese has noticed. She waits calmly, obviously not scared of The Wolf. Pure folly.
There she is, alive and well. Not for long, though, not for long. "Astarael." I stop and scan the area, making sure that no one except Raven is around. The Death Stinger's here, but that's no worry. " I'm here to take back what's mine, Reese, and for revenge for Blind Seer." "Oh, your pitiful organoid? I'm sooo sorry about him." I feel my rage building, spiraling upward in the dragon of flame and fury. I shake madly. She's never seen me like a wolf, so now she will die!
I watch her tensely, seeing her shake with a mad glint in her eyes. She shakes faster, obviously going into the bloodwrath. She opens her mouth and howls, a long piercing sound that makes me shut my eyes. I see images of her holding her brothers body, and of her running with Blind Seer. I open them and jerk back in horror. She's a wolf! Not precisely, but her hair's longer and the fangs have grown longer and are sticking out of her mouth. And her face is all covered with black fur. Shadowrage walks forward, going faster until he's a black blur of wind. The Genosaurers boosters open up and it goes into the sky. They're going so fast that all you can see is the shockwaves in the air where they are hitting. They separate and crash back to earth. Reese is panting, Astarael seems slightly amused. "You've never seen my new zoid, have you?" She queries. "I assumed you would be using your genosaurer. Where is it?"
Shadowrage prowls, looking for the weak point in the defenses. " He's busy at the moment, and you'll never find out why, because you will be dead by next moonrise." Shadowrage extends all the blades and points them forward. I notice they're all slightly curved, like a saber. Electricity washes down the blades in a shower of sparks. The blades vibrate, turning gold with a tinge of black. They point forward, until he looks like a giant needle. Shadowrage flicks out the boosters and warms them up. " Liger, what is he doing?" Using his second most powerful attack. It's called the Lightning Blade attack. I'm guessing he intends to wound the genosaurer, then tease him by slowly whittling down its power, and then use his ultimate attack to finish her off. " And that is?" No one knows except Astarael and him. The other's who saw it are dead. Watch the battle.
The boosters hum, slowly building to a fever pitch. The blades glow brighter, until they are almost too bright to look at. The genosaurer gets ready to swing it's tail and try to knock Shadowrage off his feet. He blurs and leaps over it before flying toward the genosaurer with the blades whistling, cutting the air. A squeal of metal permeates the air, and I can feel Reese's fear. Shadowrage bounces up, into the sky, before landing on a cliff and watching silently. The genosaurer stands still for a second, and then the entire tail falls off, cut cleanly through. "Wow, Liger, if that's her second most powerful, then I don't want to know what the most powerful is like." That is wise. Shadowrage stands silently on the cliff, waiting for Reese's move. She breaks out the long- range cannon and fires. The bullets arc toward Astarael faster than I can see. Shadowrage twitches, not much, but the bullets miss. She bounces off the cliff towards the genosaurer, and slams into him. Shadowrage dips his head down and comes up with a mouthful of wires, making the genosaurer unable to use his boosters. "She is so dead, Liger." Yes. We watch, knowing someone has to be witness to this awful dance of revenge, destruction, and death.
The Genosaurers gargantuan frame is scarred with innumerable nicks and scratches. Shadowrage is completely unmarked. I sense Reese's fear and knowing that she's come up against a power she cannot hope to defeat, or understand. I hear Astarael's voice in my head, saying that she wants her to feel the pain and fear that Sam had felt. I know that she has passed the limits of fear, that Reese is on the borders of madness. And I feel pity. Pity for my one-time friend, who, unbeknownst to me, Hiltz, or the Dark Kaiser, has committed murder most foul, and now she is getting her just retribution. Raven! She is going to use her most powerful attack! I glance quickly downward, in time to see her rip the wires that let the genosaurer move into shrapnel. Shadowrage's blades swing forward and touch at the front. The particle cannon barrel extends and joins the blades at the point where they all touch. Then the boosters rotate, turning forward. The whole ensemble vibrates, shining bright gold like the flames of hell. A small ball of blue-white energy gathers at point where they all merge. It grows larger, until it's the size of a jeep. The ball whines, whirring with the deadly energy. It slams forward, hitting the genosaurer with all the force of a hurricane, and all of it's explosive power. A white light grows, eclipses everything, and all that I see is the light. The genosaurer screams, high and keening, a death rattle. It pierces through the light, and it clears away. I stare quietly at the spot where the genosaurer stands. It is ash-gray, standing in this form for a second, before crumbling into dust. A fine gray powder is all that remains of the once-great genosaurer. It's gone, gone. Shadowrage lifts his head, looking at the twin moons, before howling in triumph. The howl seems to vaguely have words in it, but I'm more worried about Astarael. I race down the cliff and stop at Shadowrage. Astarael climbs out of the cockpit. She's normal now. "I have avenged my brother and Blind Seer. I am a berserker no longer." She smiles shakily before toppling forward into my arms, exhausted by her efforts. I look down at this girl, who helped me when none would, and I wonder, what does she think of me? I think maybe I'm starting to love her, even though she is strange and moody. :Raven loves Astarael, Raven loves Astarael!: "Shadow!!" :Sorry.: Shadowrage growls once and suddenly I feel his voice. It's low and growly, but there is a hint of kindness beneath the ice. Just like Astarael. Raven. We need to leave. I sling her into his cockpit before getting in the Liger Zero. Time to go.
