A/N: Sorry for the wait everybody, but the wait is now over! NEW CHAPTER!
Chapter 22: The Final Assault
Angel and Z-12 made their way towards the Crimson Raider HQ, both with their helmets that they received from their father on. Angel wore the Disharm0ny helmet, the lights appearing blue, while Z-12 wore the Gh0st helmet, no lights appearing on the helmet. The two easily made it past the front door and headed to the briefing room they had gone to far too many times for their young lives. All of the Vault Hunter parents as well as their children were already in the room, along with the leaders of the Crimson Raiders. Nickoli was the first to see the newcomers, a look of surprise on his face when he saw Angel and her new helmet.
Everyone else saw the duo, commenting that the helmets fit them and they were impressed. Angel took a seat next to Nickoli, taking his hand as he complimented "The helmet… looks good." Angel turned her head towards him, a heart emoji appearing on her helmet, similar to how her father's would. Zer0 stepped up to the front of the room as the projector showed a Maliwan building out in the Arid Nexus that used to belong to Hyperion before the company fell apart. "This is Maliwan's last known outpost, all others have fallen under our control." Zer0 updated.
"We've had the station under surveillance when the war broke out, and this is where we tracked N1ne and Dr. Harloc. Here is what we know, the Maliwan forces are horribly damaged and they no longer have the clones to fight for them. All they have is the drones and the Elementals, so this will be their final push, and we all know a predator is its most dangerous when it is backed into a corner. We will breach here, at the front door. From there, we will each break off into teams and search for our main targets; Harloc and N1ne.
"This will not be an easy mission. We will take loses, but it will be worth it when we finally stand victorious over Maliwan. That is all that I have, gather your gear and prepare for the assault." Zer0 stepped away, allowing Commander Lilith to take over, basically repeating "You head the man! Gear up! You have two hours." The group dispersed, Nickoli tagging along with Angel with her father's permission. The family made it to their home, everyone taking a moment to mentally prepare themselves. Zer0 excused himself to his room, returning a moment later with two stealth suits similar to his own.
"I figured, if you two are going to have the helmets, might as well have the entire set up." Zer0 chuckled as he handed the suits to his kids. "Oh my god! I can't believe it! Thank you Dad!" Angel squealed as her helmet displayed "!" Angel inspected her suit, seeing it was missing an arm, specifically her Siren arm. Zer0 sighed "I've watched you kids grow, and it breaks my heart how fast you've grown up. But I know, deep in, not only my heart but your mother's too, that you're ready for this." Maya stood up, leaning against her husband and added "Just know kids, that no matter what happens, we're proud of you."
"Now, unless you have anything for us, we're going to spend some private time with each other."
"We promise to keep it down."
Zer0 and Maya promptly left the kids in the family room for their own room, Maya giggling as the door closed. Angel stood up and announced "I'm going to go try my suit on." She took Nickoli's hand and practically dragged him into her room, Z-12 commenting "We have somewhere to be in a few hours." Angel closed the door and set Nickoli on the edge of her bed, Nickoli looking slightly nervous. "Um, why am I in here?" Nickoli questioned nervously as Angel removed her helmet.
Angel brushed some of her hair behind her head and answered "I want a second opinion to see if the suit does me justice." Angel gripped the bottom of her shirt, questioning "Do you want to be that second opinion?" Nickoli slowly nodded his head, removing his own jacket as Angel pulled her shirt off. Nickoli couldn't help but stare at his shirtless girlfriend since he hadn't seen her this way before. Nickoli reached out, placing his hands on her hips and pulled her close, pressing his forehead to the center of her chest.
Angel was by no means blessed, maybe a high A cup at best, but that was never a concern for Nickoli. He pressed his lips to her skin, finding it slightly chilled to the touch, but that was probably because of her inherent ice abilities. Angel wrapped her arms around Nickoli, stroking the back of his head as she felt his lips on her body. Nickoli took control of the situation, pulling her onto her bed and positioning himself over her. Angel brought her arms back up and wrapped them around her neck, staring deep into his brown and mechanical eyes.
Nickoli smiled as he sat up and pulled off his shirt, allowing Angel to run her hands up and down his chest and stomach. Nickoli retreated from her touch slightly, chuckling "Your hands are cold." Angel giggled as she replied "Then come here and let me warm them up." Nickoli came back down to Angel, wrapping their arms around each other and pressed their lips together. Nickoli broke the kiss and exclaimed "I love you Angel."
"I love you too Nickoli." Angel responded before planting her lips back on his. The two remained together until it was time for them to go, Z-12 knocking on the door and calling "Come on you too. Get dressed. It's time to go." The two separated, Angel, still in her bra and pants, sighed "I wish we had more time." Nickoli sat up, wrapping an arm around her and responding "We'll have more time after all of this is over."
"I bet. I better get the suit on."
Angel stood up as Nickoli grabbed his shirt, Angle starting to remove her pants so she could get the suit on. Nickoli sat on the edge of the bed with his arms in his shirt as he watch Angel drop her pants and grab her suit. He was practically mesmerized by Angel's figure as she stepped into the suit and slid it up, the tight suit hugging her features very well. Angel turned to Nickoli and questioned "Well? What do you think?" Her suit was nearly the same as her father's, but hers was mainly a dark blue with black secondary color.
Nickoli unconsciously commented "You are so hot." Angel blushed as she started to tie her hair back and replied "Why thank you." Nickoli stood up, putting his shirt on as he chuckled "That was meant to come out a bit more… tactfully."
"Don't worry Nicki, I'll take the compliment."
Angel grabbed the helmet and slid it on as Nickoli walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Nickoli sighed "Just be safe. I can't lose you." Angel chuckled "Says the guy who took a bullet for me."
"Still. Just… promise me you'll come out alive."
"I will. We all will, Nicki."
The two finally left the room, seeing Z-12 and Zer0 in their respective suits and Maya in her old Vault Hunting suit with her long azure hair tied back. The group headed out, meeting with the rest of the group in the deployment area. Brick had supplied many buzzards to make the trip as short as possible, and give them the element of surprise. Everyone boarded the buzzards and took off, ready to end the fight that had plagued them for so long. The ride was only an hour long, and the fight started almost immediately as they landed. Zer0 and Mordecai were dropped on the top of the old pipeline and started sniping the drones that began to pour from the front door.
Axton threw his turrets and Justin tossed his Battle Borak, the turret trio starting to unload rounds while the father and son blasted assault rifle rounds. Krieg and Patrick each drew their melee weapons and began wailing on the drones, the metal either tearing from Krieg's axe or buckling under Patrick's asp. Nickoli took more of an assault approach and swapped his hands to his blaster and rapid fire cannons, obliterating drones with the blaster cannon and suppressing the rest with his rapid fire cannon. Brick joined into the fight, his fists smashing the drones to pieces like they were paper. Maya and Lilith worked in sync with one another, Maya Phase Locking drones and pulling all of them close to one another and the Lilith exiting Phase Walk and blasting them to either pieces or ashes.
Lynn took a large amount of joy in turning the Maliwan drones into piles of bubbling slime as she blasted them with caustic jets. Gaige had summoned Deathtrap, who started to claw and crush through the drones while Gaige started unloading rounds from her Shock SMG. Zver ran through the drones, clamping down on the extremities or using his Sonic Howl to scramble the drone's systems. The foot soldiers of the Crimson Raiders would pick off any stragglers that the Vault Hunters and their kids would miss, easily giving them access to the Maliwan facility.
Axton and Patrick took the lead and started moving down the white hallway when Dr. Harloc came over the station intercom. Harloc laughed "Well, well, well. Looks like the Raiders have found us. Oh how we've been waiting for you. N1ne has been waiting for this very show down. I'll tell you this now, when you make it to the main room, there will be two doors you may choose. The left will take you to me, while the right will take you to N1ne. Oh, and so the rest of you aren't bored…" The group went through the doors at the end of the hallway to see a large room that resembled a hanger, but housed a large number of drones, along with the four Elementals. The Crimson Raiders began to flood the hanger and clash with the drones and Elementals, bullets, rockets and elemental abilities began to fly through the air and slam into each other.
Zer0 grabbed Z-12's arm and exclaimed "Z-12, let's go. We're going after N1ne and ending this." Z-12 was about to respond when Angel exclaimed "I'm going if you're going after N1ne."
"This is between us, Angel. N1ne has attacked me and Z-12 before, and we're going to finish this."
Maya came up behind Angel and reported "Lilith, Lynn and I are going after Harloc. Angel, we want you to be there." Angel was about to argue with her mother when Maya reminded "All of this began with her and her twisted experiments. We're going to finish this." Angel looked to the side like she was thinking, then responded "Okay. Dad, Z-12, come back alive and make sure that bastard N1ne doesn't." The two groups split off, leaving the bulk of the force to deal with the drones and the Elementals. Nickoli went through the hanger, blasting drones with one hand while putting others on edge with his rapid fire cannon.
Nickoli's attacks were suddenly halted when he took a bolt of lightning straight to the chest, knocking him flat on his back. Nickoli sat up and saw Electro, who was generating electricity in the palms of his hands with a wicked smile on his face. Nickoli scowled and snarled "You mother fucker." Electro laughed "Oh yeah, I remember you Metal. You were the little shit with the lasers in his arms."
"I got a few more tricks up my sleeve."
Nickoli immediately raised his blaster cannon arm and fired, blasting Electro in the chest and sending him flying. Nickoli slowly brought himself to his feet and gathered himself as Electro did the same, only with a pissed off homicidal look in his eyes. Electro generated more electricity in his hands and threw a bolt of lightning at Nickoli, who rolled to the side to dodge it. Nickoli raised his rapid fire arm and started unloading rounds at Electro, who ducked and rolled to dodge the rounds and threw bolt after bolt to put Nickoli on the defensive. Nickoli continued his charge, but then swapped to his blaster arm, throwing Electro off his strategy.
Nickoli blasted the ground in front of Electro, tripping him as Nickoli pulled back and clocked Electro in the face. Unfortunately, Electro recovered quickly and delivered a quick strike straight into Nickoli's side, sending a shock through Nickoli's entire body. Nickoli stumbled, allowing Electro to land two more shocking punches before he was able to do anything. Electro was about to throw another punch when Nickoli quickly swapped to his rapid fire cannon and started unloaded rounds into Electro's stomach. Electro was able to take the rounds before Nickoli charged Electro, planting his blaster cannon into his stomach and started firing round after round until there was a massive hole in Electro's stomach.
Nickoli tossed Electro's corpse to the side, grumbling "Fuck you." An ear shattering screech filled the hanger as Nickoli saw Zver charge through the drones, obviously on the hunt for something big. Zver scanned the battle filled hanger, finding the scent of the one that nearly killed him. Zver would tackle and tear apart any drone in his path, but his main target what the Man of Fire. Zver tackled a drone to the ground and was about to bite its head off when the familiar stench of the Man of Fire floated into his nostrils.
Zver put the thumb of his wing on the drone's head as he searched for the scent, crushing the drone's head. Zver scanned until he finally locked in on the red haired man, who was currently burning the friendly men in the red armor. Zver lowered himself to the ground, activating his camouflage ability, slowly making his way towards the Man of Fire. He was unaware as Zver crept up behind him, and then spun, slamming his tail into the Man of Fire's back and sent him flying. His camouflage broke and Zver snarled as the Man of Fire stood up.
The Man of Fire cocked his head to the side and questioned "Don't I know you? Yeah! You're that big ass stalker from the city! I thought I fried you." Zver ended the Man of Fire's rant and delivered a Sonic Howl, sending him flying once again, along with a few drones and a friendly red man. Once the Man of Fire hit the ground, Zver took off towards him, not allowing him to get the chance to fight back since the last time he did, he had nearly died. Sadly, the Man of Fire was able to recover and fired a column of flames at Zver, the Cyber Stalker just barely avoiding the blast.
The Man of Fire rolled as Zver came down onto him, dodging the more than likely fatal strike and fired another column, nailing the stalker in the side. Zver rolled with the hit, taking away some of the damage, but still feeling the heat of the blast heating his metal bits and burning his skin. Zver turned and sent out another Sonic Howl, but the Man of Fire was able to dodge it this time, throwing a fireball instead of a column of flames. Zver jumped over the fireball, and once he landed, he lunged at the Man of Fire, slamming his head into the Man of Fire's stomach, knocking him onto his back. Zver jumped again, his thumb pressed against his chest, Zver smiling darkly as he savored his revenge.
His moment was cut short as the Man of Fire pulled his legs back and delivered a dual fire kick to Zver's stomach that sent the Stalker flying. Zver did a back flip before landing and uttering another Sonic Howl, sending the Man of Fire flying once again. Zver didn't allow him to get up again, so he charged him and pounced on him again. The Man of Fire was about to throw another fire when Zver reared back and started a long Sonic Howl a few inches from his face, the Man of Fire screaming in agony. The continued to scream until the Man of Fire's eyes rolled into the back of his head and blood began to leak out of his nose and ears.
The Man of Fire finally stopped screaming, and also stopped moving and breathing, Zver raising his head into the air and howled in victory that his vengeance had finally come. Patrick stood towards the back and was picking off drones while his Battle Borak ran through the crowd, turret unloading and hardened metal slammed into the drones. Justin continued to shoot until he spotted the caustic Elemental, Chem, melting down any Crimson Raider he came across. Justin could see the wounds on his body, so he figured that his shield was down and took a shot at his leg. Chem dropped down to one leg, cursing as Justin vaulted over his cover and moved towards him.
Chem attempted to get up, but Justin put another bullet into the other leg, Chem screaming in pain. Justin stood in front of Chem, who had a furious sneer on his face as he questioned "What are you going to do kid?" Chem spat at Justin's feet and continued "You gonna kill me? You ain't got the-." Justin cut him off as he raised his rifle and put a bullet through Chem's head, his brains flying out the back of his head. Justin immediately felt his stomach turn as he looked at the gray matter that covered the floor, so he turned and tossed whatever he had in his stomach.
After he had his moment, he looked up and saw Mr. Krieg and Mr. Brick fighting Slag, the slag Elemental. Well, fighting was the wrong word since Krieg had slag's arms and Brick had his legs, and the two were currently pulling away from each other. Justin turned away as he heard Slag's bloody screams suddenly end, Justin returning to his cover and taking a moment to collect himself before returning to the fight.
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Zer0 and Z-12 moved down the long hallway, expecting heavy resistance but receiving none, which was odd. The assassin duo finally reached the door and it opened, revealing a large white empty room with N1ne sitting cross legged in the center of it with his sword in his lap. N1ne slowly raised his white cowl covered head and chuckled "So the two of you finally show yourselves. So, you're the one who killed all of the clones?" N1ne slowly rose to his feet and complimented "You really are strong, Zer0.12." Z-12's grip on his blades tightened as N1ne continued "You know, I never thought I'd say this to a clone but… I helped create you, for that is why I look at you with so much pride."
Z-12 snapped "You used my brother's like puppets!"
"Yes, we did, but I'm not the one who killed them."
Zer0 had finally heard enough from N1ne, declaring "Enough, N1ne. You've tortured and harmed my family, and that ends today." N1ne chuckled and shook his head "You really should've joined us Zer0. We could've been great, but let's end this idle chat and do what we intend to." All three assassins took a fighting stance, each of them waiting for the other to make the first move. Z-12 was the first, darting towards N1ne with Zer0 right behind him, the three blades prepared to overpower the single fighter. Z-12 made the first strike, swinging a blade from the side, but N1ne was fast in his old age and not only deflected the blow, but knocked the blade out of Z-12's hand.
Z-12 was thrown off by the sudden move and faltered a bit, allowing N1ne to deliver a swift kick to his stomach, dropping him to the ground. N1ne quickly grabbed Z-12's fallen blade and blocked Zer0's onslaught of attacks, even though he was forced to take a few steps back. Z-12 was able to recover and join the attacks, N1ne having to remain on the defensive as attack after attack simply barraged him. N1ne laughed "You haven't slowed a bit, but I've only gotten better!" N1ne suddenly switched to an attack position, delivering his own attacks and putting the Zer0 assassins on the defensive.
Z-12 dodged a swing and swung for N1ne's legs, striking him just above the knee and forcing him down, but his attacks didn't' stop. N1ne swung his busted leg and swept Z-12's legs from beneath him, Z-12 lucky to catch his fall and jump away from the fight. N1ne continued to swing and caught Zer0 under his chin, knocking him onto his back after the nasty uppercut. Zer0 rolled with the fall and stopped in a crouching position, ready to get back into the fight as N1ne landed on his feet with both blades in hand. Z-12 and Zer0 charged once more, delivering another blade storm that forced N1ne into the defensive, but changed once again.
The entire fight was a flurry of blades and sparks as the metals collided, Zer0 and Z-12 clearly beginning to tire while N1ne showed no signs of slowing down. "You're slowing down Zer0! Age finally getting the better of you?" N1ne mocked as he parried a blow and then cut Zer0's arm. Zer0 recoiled from the blow, but didn't let up as he responded "One thing hasn't changed with you, old friend. You're still cocky!" Zer0 parried a blow, leaving N1ne wide open, and then drove his blade into N1ne's stomach. N1n3 gasped as his blades fell from his hands, forced to lean against Zer0 as he slowly began to feel his life drain away.
N1ne weakly exclaimed "You were always a fool Zer0. You can kill me if you want…but you'll never find the rest of the clones." Zer0 had heard enough from N1ne, he pulled his blade out of N1ne's stomach and then drove it through his heart, killing him. Zer0 slowly pulled his blade out of N1ne's chest, the white clad assassin falling to the ground with a dull thud, leaving only the faint sounds of gunfire in the background. Z-12 quietly called "Dad, what he said…" Zer0 interrupted as he sheathed his blade "I know, son. But right now we have larger concerns. We'll start looking once all of this is finished."
"Right. We should get out there to help."
Z-12 picked up his blade and the two returned to the main hanger to help with the remaining drones.
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The group of Sirens Moved down their hall, Angel ready to confront to woman who caused so many issues for everyone. Lilith used her Phase Walk ability to shoot forward and blasted the door open, sending it flying into the laboratory that Dr. Harloc stood in. Angel drew her digistruct blade while Lynn coated her left hand in fire and her right hand in acid, Lilith and Maya both drawing their SMGs and pointing them straight at Harloc. Harloc dropped a needle and laughed "Do you really think you've won? This will not end here." Lilith stepped forward and replied "That's what you think, Harloc. This is where it ends for you."
"I don't think so, Commander. You've forgotten about my little pet project."
"What? The Synthetic Siren?"
Harloc turned around, Angel immediately seeing that Harloc looked… revitalized. Her skin no longer clung to her face and her hair no longer looked brittle, she looked like a healthy woman. Harloc proclaimed proudly "Oh yes. After so much work and experimenting, I've finally finished the Synthetic Siren, and she is stronger than any of you could hope to be." Lynn snarled "Well? Where is she? Where is this trump card you've been saving?"
"Why, you're looking at her."
Harloc raised her arms and then threw them down, a wave of power blasting all of them, sending all of the lab equipment flying as a pair of Black Siren wings unfurled behind her. "I am the Synthetic Siren!" Harloc exclaimed as she took a step forward. "Everything I've worked on, every experiment I've performed, every life I've taken, has all led up to this point." The Sirens and Lynn rose from the ground, shocked that Harloc had finally done the impossible, creating a Synthetic Siren. Lynn's shock wore off faster than everyone else's, the girl throwing a fireball as she screamed "I don't care what you are bitch! You'll pay for everything you've done!" The fireball flew at an alarming speed towards the doctor, who merely pulled an arm across her body and then back handed the fireball with a smug smile on her face.
Lynn's rage got the better of her as she charged and threw a ball of acid and then a lightning bolt, the Synth Siren jumping to the side as the lab table behind her was destroyed. Lilith and Maya both started to fire SMG rounds at Harloc, the doctor caught off guard by the sudden gunfire. Harloc held up her hand and generated an electric field that stopped the bullets in place while she raised her other hand and a column of flames flew from her palm and slammed into Lynn. The Girl of Every Element flew back and slammed into a fallen table, provoking Angel to charge forward with her blade at her side. She remained calm and focused on her target, taking in all of her training her father had taught her.
Angel slid around Harloc's barrier so her back was exposed, ready for the killing blow when Harloc flicked her free hand, a wall of ice developing between her and Angel. Harloc laughed "Do not think I have forgotten about you, Ice Child." Harloc snapped her fingers and massive spikes shot out of the wall, Angel narrowly avoiding the spikes that were meant to impale her. This act caused Maya to stop her gunfire and Phase Lock Harloc, but it didn't lift her into the air and hold her in place, but only cause her to falter a bit as the elements had little effect on her. Harloc delivered a devilish smile to Maya as she stomped her foot, sending a line of ice spikes at her, forcing Maya and Lilith to dodge and end their barrage of bullets.
Lynn had finally pulled herself from the table and saw the havoc that Dr. Harloc had caused, so she threw a large blast of slag at the Synth Siren, hoping to cause a bit more damage to the abomination. Unfortunately, Harloc saw Lynn's plan and threw a large fire blast that scorched the slag into ash, and then threw a lightning bolt that nailed Lynn straight into the chest that sent her flying into a wall. It was Lilith's turn to go into a rage, seeing the girl she saw as a daughter getting hurt, so she jumped into her Phase Walk and charged Harloc. Lilith reentered the dimension and created a fiery blast that sent Harloc flying through the air, but the doctor used her wings to catch herself and land on her feet. Harloc then threw both of her arms, sending a line of slag and then a line of acid that slammed into her, bringing her to her knees.
Maya quickly got to her feet and Phase Locked Lilith, bringing her back to her feet, but drawing Harloc's attention to her. Harloc held her hand out to Maya, but nothing immediately happened until Maya started to feel heat rise from beneath her. Maya looked down and saw that there was a ring of fire around her, Harloc snapping her fingers and a column of fire exploding beneath her. Angel watched in horror as the fire engulfed her mother, the Phase Locking Siren dropping to her knees as the flames dissipated. Angel felt the fiery rage start to build up in her stomach, once again helpless to save anyone, to help anyone.
"I have these skills and these powers at my disposal and what can I do with them?! Nothing!" Angel cursed in her head as she looked to Harloc, her hand tightening around the blade in her hand. "But no more. I'm ending this now." Angel removed her helmet and tossed it aside, her eyes a freezing blue as she approached Harloc, who had an insane smile on her face. Harloc turned towards Angel and laughed "And what will you do child? I've defeated your friend, your mother, and even your Commander. What do you hope to accomplish?"
"I'm going to separate your head from the rest of your body."
"We shall see about that."
Angel launched herself forward, her blade at her side and determination in her heart as Harloc raised her hand, shooting a column of flames from her hand. Angel rolled to the side, dodging the flames and firing a shard of ice, the Synth Siren deflecting it with ease. Angel was about 15 feet from Harloc when she attempted to create another ice wall of spikes to intercept her, but Angel was more in command of ice than Harloc was. Angel held out her hand, the wall splitting and Harloc having a look that Angel hadn't seen before; Fear. Angel closed the gap and swung for Harloc's head, the Synth Siren coating her arms in ice and blocking the blow just before she was decapitated.
Angel was relentless in her blows, Harloc barely able to keep up the defense as the Siren of Ice tried to kill her. Harloc thought fast and delivered a knee to Angel's stomach, then followed up with a flaming kick to her side that sent her flying towards the door. Angel quickly recovered from the blow and landed on her feet, ready to charge once again. "What hope do you have to beat me?" Harloc snarled as she held her arms low and ready, preparing to deliver an elemental onslaught. "What hope to have to defeat a miracle of science?" Angel delivered a twisted smile as she laughed "A miracle of science? You are nothing more than a pale imitation of a true Siren. You could never hope to match the real power a Siren has."
"I've defeated the two greatest Sirens in the universe! What will you do? You haven't even unlocked your true potential!"
"That ends now."
Angel used the fire in her and began to pour her energy into her tattoos, the markings beginning to grow bright as the air around her began to freeze. Harloc acted fast, throwing a bolt of lightning and a column of flames at Angel, who side stepped both hit, freezing blue eyes focused on the Fake Siren before her. Angel felt the power in her reach its max, so she released the power within her, the air in the entire room practically froze as the temperature suddenly dropped. Angel felt her feet began to leave the ground as spikes of ice began to shoot out of the ground around her, as well as cocoons of ice formed around her fallen allies. The spikes shot out of the ground, aimed directly for Harloc, who was throwing fire at the spikes in an attempt to melt them, but it was futile.
Angel roared "This is for everything you've done! All the pain and suffering you cause… ENDS HERE!" Angel threw every ounce of power she had in her, the last of the spikes flying at an unbelievable speed as three spikes impaled Harloc; one in the stomach, one in the chest, and finally one through her mouth. Angel slowly floated back to the ground, observing the look of pure shock on Harloc's face as she choked out the last bit of her life before she fell still. All of the spikes and cocoons dissipated except for the three that held Harloc against a wall, Angel dropping to her knees as she felt her strength leave her. Angel smiled faintly as her vision began to blur, quietly stating "We've won… it's over."
Angel fell to her side, the soft power of the snow on the ground cushioning her fall as she passed out.
A/N: Well there you have it folks! The final battle is over and the day has been won by our heroes! But fear not! We still have one more chapter remaining! Y'all know the drill, PM or review with any thoughts comments or concerns. Until next time.
-Chief