Corrupted timeline
Divinity's Reach - Palace Room
"At least we had fun... turning your 'Dream'... into a nightmare... but now... the nightmare... is OVER!"
Selene began to squeeze as tightly as she can. Violet can no longer scream out.
Without warning, the blade of a greatsword was thrust into Selene's back, penetrating both women, and coming out of Violet's chest.
"It certainly is," said Azelia, giggling in delight. Her hands are on the greatsword handle.
"Azelia... you... traitor," said Selene.
"Now that I got you out of the way, I will take my rightful place as leader of the guild."
Azelia pulled out the greatsword and with a strong side kick to Selene's lower back, she knocked them both down.
"And queen of all Tyria!"
She laughed out loud in her victory, the sole survivor. She strolled over to the throne and sat down in it with one leg draped over an armrest. The insane mesmer then contemplated what to do next, continuing to giggle to herself.
From somewhere behind the throne, there was a flash of light and a soft pop in the air. She noticed the flash from the shadows in front of her and stopped giggling.
"Huh?"
She got up, took a step away from the throne and turned to see what it was. Someone was standing there, mostly hidden by the dark.
"Who are y- ..."
Before Azelia could finish asking the question, the figure's right hand grabbed her by the throat, pushing her slightly back. Now visible by nearby torchlight, the figure can be seen. A female Risen wearing white and black guardian armor with red trim.
It's Azeena, now fully converted.
Refusing to be beaten so soon, Azelia grabbed her right forearm and dug her fingertips in as deep as she could. Fueled by adrenaline, she slowly twisted the forearm away from her, releasing the grip. With her other hand, Azelia grabbed Azeena by the chestpiece, yanked her close and delivered a headbutt. Azeena staggered against a back wall. Azelia quickly backed up almost to the other side of the room to get a good running start. She charged at her at full speed. When she got close, Azelia jumped up and hit Azeena with a dropkick, sending the Risen guardian crashing through the wall.
She didn't drop as far as Kira and Engie did but it still caused plenty of internal damage on impact with the ground. Azelia stood at the opening in the wall, now with Violet's greatsword secured to her back. She jumped up and out of the window to gain altitude, raising her feet up. Again, when she got close, she drove her feet as hard as possible on Azeena's chest, crushing her ribs on both sides. Azelia stumbled over herself afterward, unable to maintain balance.
Azeena is coughing up blood once more. With greatsword in her hands, Azelia stood over her with the weapon raised up high. She drove it through Azeena's head and the dirt ground below, down to the hilt.
That was exactly what Azeena tried to do to Selene.
Azelia stood up straight, giggling and catching her breath. "Game over!"
She had no idea that, during all this time, the Signet has been charging for one final blast. Without the wisdom of her good side, it is set to overload. The entire city was engulfed in devastating white energy, similar to a modern day nuclear bomb.
Original timeline
UHoT Timelab
"Transmission in progress!" Diina said.
Everyone waited in silence, hoping it works as intended.
"How will we know if Azeena receives it?" Azelia asked.
From in front of the QTT, there was a flash of light and a pop of the air. Selene looked around to see where she is.
"Yes!" Azelia shouted. She ran over to her and nearly tackled her with a great big hug.
Selene returned the embrace with her good arm as everyone clapped and cheered but she herself was not in a cheerful mood. "Az... I would like to breathe now."
Azelia let go as Selene grabbed her broken left shoulder. The clapping and cheering stopped.
"You're hurt," Azelia said.
"I'll be fine."
Everyone took turns welcoming their co-leader back. Diina walked over to her. Selene kneeled down.
"We didn't give up on you for a second," said Diina with a smile on her face. She then realized something, or more like someone, was missing.
"Where is Azeena?"
Selene bowed her head in sadness. "She's... not coming back. I'll explain later."
Standing back up, she was led to a medical facility to have her shoulder treated. From the QTT monitoring terminal, Azeena's final signal from the corrupted timeline was detected, larger in strength than all the previous ones combined. It lasted for about a minute before fading away, never to return.
** THE END **