Cole and Reaper began battling out, while Acnologia watched from afar, holding the Talisman with his hand, as Reaper was under his will. The two conduits fought endlessly, with their battle spanning for more than half an hour
'I'm running out of options.. I can't stall Reaper and take out the Talisman at the same time!' thought Cole as he kept dodging Reaper's attacks.
'This is getting quite boring!' yelled out Acnologia as he stood up and fired a beam of energy at Cole, who didn't expect it and took a hit
'Gahh!' yelled out Cole, being struck and knocked back by the attack, slammed onto a boulder.
'Finish him' ordered Acnologia, right after which Reaper gathered lightning around his right hand and aimed it at Cole
Cole looked up and grunted as he attempted to stand up.
Suddenly, a white chain made out of lightning wrapped around Reaper's legs, right after which Reaper got pulled, making him fall on the ground
'Ursa..?' whispered Cole as he looked at Ursa holding the lightning chain in her hands
'Cole.. What's going on..?' asked Ursa, right after which she sprinted towards Cole and helped him stand up
'Listen, you have to get out of here.. Right now..' said Cole, right after which she turned around to see Reaper stand up
'Reaper.. What are you doing?' she asked as she looked at him, seconds after which Reaper fired an alpha rocket, surprising her, forcing Cole to come in and block it with his frost shield
'It's no use, he's under that guy's control' said Cole, narrowing his eyelids
'Under.. Who's control?' asked Ursa
Cole pointed at Acnologia, who was standing with his arms folded and holding the Talisman
'The.. Talisman.. And.. Who's that?' asked Ursa with hesitation
'I'm sure you would have heard of me, the name is Acnologia' he said with a grin on his face, right after which Ursa's eyes dilated in fear
'Are you alright?' asked Cole, as Ursa felt uneasy
'He.. He attacked Tenrou Island.. That day..' replied Ursa, surprising Cole
'So.. He's that powerful..' thought Cole as he looked at Acnologia, right after which he looked at Reaper walking towards them. Cole clenched his fists and looked back at Ursa.
'Ursa, you're gonna have to hold off Reaper for me, I'm gonna go and take the talisman off his hands' said Cole, surprising Ursa, right after which she stared at the ground.
'Go...' she whispered, right after which she clenched her fist and looked at Reaper
Cole nodded his head and used his frost dash to close in towards Acnologia, Reaper turned his attention towards Cole, seconds after which a lightning chain wrapped his entire torso, forcing Reaper to turn around and face Ursa, right after which he immediately broke free of the chain and used his firebird strike.
Ursa being surprised, rolled over, but wasn't fast enough and got struck, knocking her away.
'Ursa!' yelled Cole as he immediately turned around and looked at her, only to see her standing and raising her hand
'I will handle this, focus.. On the talisman' she said in a bold tone, as she narrowed her eyelids and posed, with streaks of lightning erupting from her fists
Cole nodded and dashed towards Acnologia, who waited for him to close in. As he did, Cole immediately used his ice jump, seconds before Acnologia could land an attack.
'This trick, he did it too!' thought Acnologia, right after which he immediately fired a pulse wave above him without even looking.
Cole felt surprised and immediately used his frost shield to block out the attack mid air. Acnologia kept firing, increasing his power by the second, while Cole kept holding onto his frost shield
'Hahahah! You can't possibly keep this up forever!' yelled out Acnologia, right after which Cole fired an ice rocket with his other hand, forcing Acnologia to dodge. Cole landed on the ground and immediately closed in with his frost dash. He attempted to strike Acnologia with his amp. However, Acnologia caught it just before he could land a blow
Ursa fired a couple of lightning Bolts, which barely left a scratch on Reaper's body. She then charged her fists and dashed towards him, only to be knocked back by Reaper's punch blast. She landed on the ground and attempted to stand up, she looked at Reaper walking towards him and then turned to her right to see Cole engaged in a battle with Acnologia
'I can't give up, not just yet!' she thought, right after which she stood up and began charging her entire body. Reaper aimed his palm at her and fired a hell fire rocket, which Ursa dodged by rolling over and counter attacking by firing lightning bolts at Reaper's face.
Reaper got stunned for a moment by the attack, right after which Ursa created a blade out of lightning and dashed towards him, when all of the sudden, Reaper quickly recovered and fired another punch blast. This time however, Ursa jumped and threw her lightning sword onto Reaper, slicing through his body and shocking him, forcing him to fall on his knees.
Ursa panted as she watched Reaper's body getting covered with lightning, soon after which Reaper stood up and took out the sword, and drained the lightning from it.
She clenched her fist, then looked at Cole, who was still battling Acnologia
'I just need to get the artifact off him!' thought Cole as he kept firing multiple rockets in the air.
'What's this?' thought Acnologia as he looked into the air, short after which he noticed Cole crouching right next to him. He felt surprised, right after which Cole delivered a powerful uppercut, launching him into the air. Cole then used his ice jump to catch upto him and struck him with his amp, right after which he attempted to snatch the talisman off of his neck. Acnologia caught hold of his arm and then punched Cole in the chest, right after which he tossed Cole on the ground and fired another pulse of energy. Cole stood up and used his frost shield to counter the attack, right after which he fired an alpha bolt at Acnologia.
The rockets Cole fired earlier began to converge towards Acnologia, landing a direct hit as rocket after rocket fell onto him
Cole's eyes lit up at that moment, soon after which he called in an ionic storm onto Acnologia's position. The storm being fierce, illuminated the entire area and could be seen from far.
As the dust from Cole's attack settled, he noticed Acnologia standing still with minor scratches.
'Just what is this guy, it's as if my attacks have no effect, or he just recovers so quickly' Cole kept thinking as he was panting after the attack
Ursa got knocked away by Reaper's attacks as she was attempting to dodge them.
'Don't... Hold... Back...' said Reaper with interruptions in his voice, as his eyes were flickering from white to red
'Reaper.. I..' she whispered as she watched him aiming his palm at her.
'I won't..' she said while standing up. A bright red lightning struck her from the sky
'Well well' said Acnologia with a smile as he looked at Ursa.
'Ursa..' whispered Cole, as he looked at Ursa's body beginning to levitate from the ground
Ursa's body began transforming into the Reaper Mistress as her face got covered by a skull paint, with her body getting surrounded by an aura of red lightning
She drew out two swords of red lightning as she stared at Reaper, who was about to fire an alpha rocket. She immediately closed in and attacked with her swords, stunning Reaper with every slash, and followed her attack by wrapping Reaper in a lightning chain and tossing him away by slamming him onto the ground.
Reaper almost immediately recovered and caught hold of the chains, immediately pulling Ursa close towards him and then punching her away simultaneously
He then drew out his scythe and started walking towards her. Ursa recovered and watched from meters away. She then tightened her fists and made a scythe out of lightning.
Both Reaper and Ursa dashed towards each other, both of them striking their scythes together, releasing sparks of red lightning all around them, soon after which Reaper got the upper hand and knocked her away. He then immediately fired an alpha rocket at her. Ursa couldn't react fast enough and took a hit.
Reaper then kept firing alpha rockets at her, to which Ursa kept taking hits
Cole, who was busy dealing with Acnologia, noticed Ursa taking hits.
'No.. Ursa!' yelled out Cole, right after which a wave of energy struck him, sending him flying towards a boulder. Cole shook his head as he attempted to stand up.
'Next time, don't get distracted!' taunted Acnologia, right after which he fired another wave, landing a direct hit on Cole, knocking him out cold.
Ursa stood up after the attacks, and was on her knees, she kept panting as the attacks from Reaper took a heavy toll on her body.
'Cole..' she whispered as she looked at Cole's unconscious body, and then looked at Reaper and Acnologia.
She charged straight towards Reaper with all of her strength , drawing out a lightning sword, which Reaper easily deflecting her attacks with his scythe, right after which he attacked her hand, disarming her of her sword, soon after which he lifted her up by choking her
Reaper drained off her energy, the Reaper mode began to fade off her body, soon after which Reaper tossed her away. Ursa struggled to stand up, the Reaper Mistress mode faded off her body, she took deep breaths and watched as Reaper began approaching her.
She looked at Acnologia, and the Talisman hanging on his neck, right after which she turned her attention towards Reaper and attempted to attack. Reaper stood still and used his punch blast, knocking her away from him. Ursa, being completely drained, clenched her fist and attempted to stand.
'Reaper, kill her' ordered Acnologia, as Reaper watched Ursa stand up and aimed her hand.
'Half as long..' said Ursa as she looked at Reaper, while struggling to stand
'Twice.. As bright..' replied Reaper.. With his eyes fading from white to red in between
'I gotta try..' she said, while aiming her hand, and tears rolling down her cheeks
'I.. know..' replied Reaper, soon after which Ursa shot a lightning bolt at his face, to which Reaper responded by firing a scythe bolt, striking Ursa's body
Ursa took the hit, didn't falter in pain, moved a bit and kept aiming her hand
Reaper hesitated, then fired another scythe bolt, stunning Ursa completely as she fell onto the ground, she then got up with every last bit of strength she had and aimed her palm at him once again
Reaper then took a moment, and fired the last scythe bolt, hitting Ursa, right after which she fell on the ground and stared at the night sky, as her eyes began to close, with her life fading away.
'The rest.. Is upto you' she whispered, soon after which she closed her eyes, and passed away.
Reaper began walking towards her body, soon after which his white eyes completely faded away. He looked at her corpse and knelt near it in sorrow.
Acnologia felt confused and held the talisman, right after which he looked at Reaper, who stood up and turned around and stared at him
'The link is broken..' said Acnologia, as he looked at Reaper, walking towards him in anger