Oberon faced off against a Human with a mace similar to his. He had orange-brownish hair, and wore heavy armor.
Too easy, Oberon thought. The Human winded up his swing, but before he could follow through, Oberon jabbed his Magistar into his stomach, sending him flying back into the fray. Further away, Yang and Atlas exchanged blows, each punch seemingly shaking the ground beneath them. The blasts from Yang's gauntlets seemed to do little damage to Atlas's rocky exterior, and so he wound up his arm, and sent Yang flying back with a devastating punch. Many more of these fights went on, seemingly one sided. The rest of the Huntsmen were thrown back into a corner, completely surrounded by the Tenno. Oberon limped to the front of the group, so that he could face the Humans directly.
They're scared, Oberon thought. And rightfully so, sending their children to fight us!
"Tell me, Humans, where is Excalibur?" Oberon asked. The people looked at each other, not knowing who he was talking about.
"I thought they were coming to kill us, I didn't know they were actually looking for someone," Blake whispered to no one in particular. She didn't know who Excalibur was, but she empathized with him. She knew exactly what it was like to be hunted down by her old friends. Oberon dragged his mace across the ground.
"No one? We'll see about that," he was about to swing when he heard a shout from behind. Everyone turned, and saw him, standing alongside Loki.
"Looking for me Oberon?" Excalibur taunted. Oberon laughed.
"You're going to fight me, Excalibur? Didn't go quite well last time," Oberon said, twirling his Magistar.
"You leave the Humans alone Oberon, or I am sorry, brother, but I will kill you."
"Oh really? You in what army? A child army?" Excalibur shook his head. He knew what happened to the Lotus's ship, what the Stalker did. He looked up into the sky, and saw them. Six Lisets, all descending in formation. The rest of the Tenno and the Humans watched, transfixed. Oberon turned around and mentally counted the Tenno on the ground.
No one's missing, so who could it… Oh no.
Six Tenno dropped down to the surface at the same time, landing next to Excalibur, weapons in their hands. The eight of them stood together like knights in the sun, shining armor and all. Excalibur looked around at his real friends, his family. They eight of them had been through hell and back, and came out swinging. Oberon and the rest of the Tenno stood back, as well did the Humans. Oberon shuddered.
"You're still outnumbered! We have eighteen Tenno, you have a mere eight!"
"You forget, Oberon, that you have some warriors standing right behind you." He gestured to the numerous Huntsmen, who all held their weapons expertly. Oberon was caught in a checkmate.
"Oberon, you can either leave, or you will die," Loki said. Oberon balled his free hand into a fist.
I will not allow this inferior Tenno to besmirch me, Oberon thought.
"No. we will fight to the death, Excalibur. And when I walk upon the corpses of your fallen friends, I will personally–" He was cut off as he was struck with a powerful bolt of electricity, sending him flying back into the new Tenno. Volt had his smoking hand out, tiny sparks of static jumping within the clouds of vapor. Everyone turned towards him, shocked. Volt shrugged.
"What? He was talking too much." And then, like a flame on oil, all hell broke loose. Excalibur led the charge towards the new Tenno, attacking them head on. The Huntsmen regained their strength and attacked them from behind, leaving no space to escape. Excalibur saw many terrible things in his short service to the Lotus, but this was terrifying. Tenno battled Tenno, bludgeoning, cutting, ripping each other apart. Valkyr sprang in front of Excalibur, ready to pounce, but then was trampled by Rhino, who grabbed her by the head and smashed it into the ground. Excalibur ran past, silently thanking Rhino. He saw the Huntsmen fight, and was surprised. A girl in black and Mesa dueled with their machetes, Yang and Atlas brawled, both throwing explosive punches towards each other, ready to kill. Then Excalibur saw Oberon, who stood alone facing him. Excalibur stopped, and instantly, the fighting around them seemed to disappear. It was just the two of them now. Excalibur channeled the rest of his power into his hand, creating his Exalted Blade.
"This ends now, Oberon. I am sorry." Oberon shook his head.
"No, Excalibur. You forget that the Lotus is still up there," he pointed to the sky.
"No, she is not. Not anymore, thanks to the Stalker." Oberon recoiled with surprise.
"What? No!" He roared, and charged towards Excalibur, dragging his mace through the ground. Excalibur braced himself, and at the last moment he pointed his blade towards Oberon, and a bright flash of light hit the charging Tenno straight in the face.
"Dammit!" Oberon grabbed his head, dizzy from the blinding. He started to swing wildly, and his magistar collided with Frost, sending him flying across the ground. Excalibur brought his Exalted Blade down, and cut the mace in two. Oberon staggered back, the pieces of his weapon in his hands. Excalibur slashed his leg, bringing him to his knees. Excalibur was ready to end it. Just a quick swipe to the neck, and it would be over. But for a moment, he hesitated. Oberon laughed.
"What's wrong, Brother? Too scared to follow through? You started this, you know." Excalibur gripped his blade even tighter.
"Yes, I admit it. I am hesitant to end your life. But then again, I'm only Human." With that, Excalibur swung his sword, and Oberon was decapitated, his now lifeless body collapsed onto the ground.
Suddenly, everything around Excalibur seemed to stop. Though the savage fighting still raged on around him, he didn't notice it. He felt something hit the back of his head, and he fell, his vision black.