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Outside on the surface of Phlegethos, the temperature is oppressively, unbearably hot. Above the sky stretches in a dark black void, starless and inky black, yawning over your head like a great open maw poised to swallow you whole. Beneath your feet is a fine black sand that seems designed to trap the heat, burning up through the souls of your feet and offering little traction. Sickly dancing orange and yellow light illuminates your surroundings, much of it coming from great fissures in the hot sandy ground, seething with threads of lava.
Kay Giovanni
*winces at the heat*

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Sparks dance in the air as a flakes of enchanted fire fall from the sky like thick snow. The effect would almost be pretty, resembling a steady fall of fireworks, if only it weren't deadly. Looking up toward the sky invites burning cinders into the unprotected eyeballs, even as the almost intelligent flakes of fire rush toward your nose and mouth as you inhale the thick, soupy air. Volcanoes dot the landscape, the largest one looming to the northeast.
Lightning *Akatsuki*
~She could already feel the bottoms of her boots started to melt like before, this made her sigh softly wrapping herself more in the cloak.~

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-treads carefully, more like stomping anyway in the thick, scorching sound,. He can feel the heat radiating through his rocky armor-

Rye Simmons
*Is pretty okay with the heat, but not as much as she could, and takes in her surroundings without paying much attention to anything else*

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-instinctively starts moving towards the largest volcano which he spots in the distance-

æ Titus Silverhide æ
((sound = sand))

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus shivered slightly, not with cold, but heat. The vestures helped a little, but he was a vampire and a fangless one at that. He held Kay closer, as if she could help him. He didn't look up, and he didn't breath. His cane added support as much as it could, and as much as it probably would. He was careful to keep his eyes shadowed with his hair-

Kay Giovanni
*She follows wincing in pain at the heat, although the cloak does help*

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she moves to Li-chan's side, a little worried the heat bothering her*

Kay Giovanni
*She stayed close to Augustus's side loyally*

Daloki
<she usually falls to the rear, but tonight she puts herself in the middle of the pack, her shoulders hunched>

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Lightning glanced over at Alicia, a thought crossed her mind to place her own cloak around her to add protection but she chose not to since Alicia would be mad if she got hurt.~

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Jets of flame shoot up into the sky at random, and the sound of screaming is an ever present chorus in the background, an orchestra of pain and suffering. The smell of burning flesh, brimstone, and the acrid stench of sulfur hang in the air, inescapable.

Rye Simmons
*Sticks close to Daloki in the middle, looking around* Oh Hi Dal.

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Outside Aaun only grew more furious... His fists clinch, and to those who could see him through the outer blazing whiet Aura flame, and that golden heat billowing from his back, he seemed to grow thicker with the power of Hell, unlike in the cooled Diner... His jaw clinched and Aaun's teeth bared, embers flying through the gaps with every exhale.~

Kay Giovanni
*kay simply thought to herself, Lamora would like it here*

Augustus Giovanni
-The sound of screams and various yelps and cries for help was common for the Giovanni to hear, but the smell of the burning glesh and the brimstone and sulfur collided in an unwanting sense of perpetual fear. It was a reminder of the fire and flames. He continued moving forward-

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He wrinkles his scarred snout at the revolting stench... Its way too hot here, making everything smell even more revolting to him- Dal, come up front with me... -He'd arrived a little late so hadn't gathered all of the intel-

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-steps over a bubbling pool of lava-

Daloki
<she quickens her pace to draw up level with Titus> Yeah?

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*flinches at the screaming, looking behind her becoming worried already, since this was her first time anywhere outside the tavern in the hells*

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The ground shakes slightly and there is a deep rumbling that penetrates to your guts as the sand seems to loosen under your feet, as if the very earth is going to give way and suck you into quicksand.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
The largest volcano is where we are heading, yes? That is where the ruler of this level lies?

Kay Giovanni
*Kay moved with Augustus hurriedly at the feelingpulling him with her*

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Her right arm shoots out to grab Alicia holding her close feeling the ground, she would throw the child ahead if she felt any danger but for the meantime she held her close.~

Kay Giovanni
*apologizes for the bad typing, my ring finger and pinkie is numb*

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-His stomach lurches a little and drops to all fours in order to steady himself-

Rye Simmons
*Stumbles a little along the sand* I think so, Titus. Seems like the kind of place for a ruler to be...

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The moment passes and the ground firms up again, a geyser of lava erupting not twenty feet from the group's position, spraying up into the air and hurling droplets in all directions, the sand sizzling and melting into shards of black glass instantly.

Daloki
The ruler is a figurehead, a demoness named Fierna. She's the daughter of Belial, one of the Archdukes of the Hells, I think. He will be her champion.

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she clings to Li-chan tightly, turning back to face the others in the group. She looks down at the lava as it turns into black glass, silently*

Aaun’or Serpentine
~The world around Aaun seemed not to bother him. Even the shaking ground, and geyser were almost natural for him. Aaun walked at a slower pace, longer strides that kept up with the crowd, yet he allowed himself to stay at the rear of the group, perhaps even a few feet back if possible.~

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus nearly tripped with the feel of the ground lurching and instead of leaning forward to steady himself, he held onto his kindred to hold himself up. He let out a grunt as a few of the drops of lava seared through an opening in his vest-

Daloki
Once we reach the volcano, we look for Wyrmspawn - maybe Fomori. They're members of the underground and will help us get in.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
I have to fight an archduke... ? .. Doesn't sound so bad -he grumbles, checking the ground gingerly with a claw before proceeding again. Droplets of lava land on his armored shoulder, the rocky hide starting to hiss and smoke-

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Lightning had a firm yet gentle grip on the child, she forced a small smile looking down at Alicia then to the black glass that was forming in shards around the place.~ "Its kinda..beautiful" ~Her voice was soft.~

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Something crunches under Lightning's foot.

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she nods slightly, before hearing the crunch underneath Li-chan and looks down to see what it is*

Daloki
I'd say you'd better challenge her the second we get inside or we'll be a smear on the floor.

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Peering down hearing the crunch, she lifted her foot. Her first thought it was just some black glass.~

Aaun’or Serpentine
Hmmm... Obsidian? ~Aaun asked himself, before glancing to the group... The glass is always good for crafting... On the way back he owuld pick some up if the chance arises.-

Augustus Giovanni
-His hands moved to his guns at the sound of something crunching behind him. He turned back and almost fired a shot towards Lightning, though stopped himself in time and moved with the others, stepping around the pools of lava-

Aaun’or Serpentine
(BRB so sorry!)

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The bare white bones of a skull, jaw cracked from Lightning's weight, lie crumbled in the black sand, its now crooked grin gaping up at the empty sky in a perpetual scream.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
Oh..No pressure then.. -he grins widely, still moving onward-

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*squeeks seeing the skull, she would pull from Li-chan's grib and back away*

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Seeing the white bones of the skull, she dug her boot under the sand and flicked around as much of the crushed bones as she could looking behind her at Alicia.~ "Its alright dear...just don't fall to far behind"

Lightning *Akatsuki*
away instead of around*

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus moved forward with a fervered speed to catch up with Daloki and Titus if possible.-

Daloki
<Dal slows and fades back into the middle of the pack again before picking up speed>

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As you continue on toward the volcano, eventually you find your path cut off by a fissure filled with lava, a stream of sizzling hot magma about fifteen feet wide, stretching for as far as you can see in both directions, like a thick red vein slicing across the vast black expanse of sand.

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she nods lightly and walks forward not wanting to fall back, to fearful to do so*

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He comes to a halt at the edge of the precipice- Well that's not good...

Rye Simmons
This is like one of those video games I play, with the invisible wall...

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-squints at the heat radiating from it- Can anyone fly?

Daloki
<she doesn't even go NEAR the edge>

Kay Giovanni
*Kay continues staring* Ack

Rye Simmons
*Raises hand* I can levitate stuff, but I'm note sure I'd have enough Energy to get everyone over.

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The already ember fallen air around you, sparking with dull red bursts of fallen fire, now fills with tiny creatures. They alight upon the air, like gold ball sized bursts of flame. But unlike the constant fiery rain they do not fall, but instead flutter all around you.

Augustus Giovanni
-With Daloki's movement, he was left with Titus by his side and his hands held his guns steadily. He glanced around for a moment before shrugging his shoulders. He'd backed away with the sight of the lava, moving back to Kay's side-

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The base of the volcano looms before you, perhaps half a mile away, though the air shimmers with heat, making distances difficult to truly judge.

Daloki
Rye you got a white candy? Or whatever you use for cold?

Daloki
Maybe you could freeze us a bridge.

Rye Simmons
Ice is default. I can do that.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-would like to say he can fly, but cant. Thinks he'd look ridiculous with wings...-

Rye Simmons
But would it hold in this heat...

æ Titus Silverhide æ
Maybe if you used enough...

Daloki
You'd have to keep pouring it on.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
Andwe'd have to move... FAST...

Rye Simmons
Yeah, I would... I can do that. *Searches for the shortest distance while they talk*

Narrator
They flutter closer, and you see that its tiny fiery dancers, women of flame that begin to alight through the air, surrounding you in hundreds, perhaps even thousands of little ball of writhing heat and light

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They do not attack.

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In fact, some of them giggle, the sound a trill of flickering hisses.

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus glanced towards the tiny creatures and pulled his hood over his head. Hopefully this would protect him should the creatures attack-

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*watches the little fire dancers, tilting her head but avoiding touching them*

Daloki
Uh ... think you little guys would want to help us get across here?

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The ground lurches beneath your feet once more and some of the magma from the stream splashes up and onto the banks, eroding some edges and hardening others into smooth, slippery glass.

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As they float about you the air beneath you feet begins to shimmer and shift with waves of heat.

Daloki
<then she dances backward as the ground heaves>

Narrator
The fiery dancers flow back and forth in a mirthful dance about you.

Rye Simmons
*Finds a spot she likes, and moves closer to it* OKay... *She eats a tasteless candy* You guys ready to move fast?

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-keeps a wary eye on the fiery dancers. He'll be able to move across the bridge better in his homid form, and there's last chance of his weight cracking it, so he reverts back, tearing out of his wolven hide-

Daloki
I ain't going first.

Daloki
Too bad Chitose isn't here.

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Lightning had moved up to Rye, she had a close eye fixed on Alicia.~ "You have to move fast dear"

Rye Simmons
OKay, you're going to have to tell me when you're all ready so I can go.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
I'll hang back, just in case these fiery women decide they do not want to be friendly anymore...

Lightning *Akatsuki*
"I guess...I can go first if no one wants to"

Aaun’or Serpentine
I will go... Test it myself. ~He stated, moving past Daloki and towards the bridge. His size would be the ultimate test.~

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*stays towards the end of the group, fears she would slow someone down and doesnt want to be the cause of someones hurt* ...

Daloki
You need us to sprint right after each other, Rye, don't you.

Narrator
And then..... there is a huge burst of heat waves that erupts beneath you. Each of you are flung high, high into the inky flame dotted air. You feel yourselves hurtling through the wavering atmosphere and then crashing down into the highly heated earth of the far bank of the river.

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Laughter erupt around you, as the fiery dancing women flutter across the stream of flames and alight upon your fallen bodies once more.

Rye Simmons
Most likely...

Rye Simmons
AH!

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus laughed at Daloki, though when his feet began heating up, he moved forward, even with his natural fear of fire. Though soon he was tossed through the air like a rag doll, and he lands in a disheaveled heap across the river and on the bank, grunting- Dammit!

Rye Simmons
Or, that works too.

Daloki
<lands crouching>

Aaun’or Serpentine
~In motion as the explosion went off, he flipped countles times in the air before landing with a rather loud Boom! hack first onto the ground.~

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Pinned by his own half foot long spiked spine.~

Kay Giovanni
*Kay clung to Augustus after her unexpectedly long afk, she lands on her ass blinking getting up*

Kay Giovanni
What...The fuck?!

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-hes launched by the blast and hits the bank with an oomph. He rolls back to his feet rather awkwardly-

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Lightning mutters as she slowly pushes herself off of the ground, she had a few burns from the ground but the cloak had protected her. She dusted herself off and tries to flick one of the creatures away.~

Daloki
<she eyes one of the nearest fire dancers> Thank you.

Kay Giovanni
(*vanishes* I'm gonna be gone for most of hte mission so *poofs*)

Narrator
The fluttering fire ladies dance around you in merry twirling steps of grace and flickering beauty, their trilling hissing giggling voices tittering with mirth and filling the air.

Kay Giovanni
left the chat room

Narrator
Then, en mass, the fire dancers look up into the sky.

Rye Simmons
*Lands on her feet, but looses her balance and falls backwards* That made things a lot nicer for me... thanks! *She calls to the fire ladies*

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Being tossed into the sand, any skin that touches the fine black grains feels as if it has been dunked in hot metal shavings that cling to the skin and burn insidiuously.

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Then, a moment later, they shoot away in a flight of fright, a thousand streaming streaks of shooting star fire racing away from you.

Rye Simmons
*Scrambles back to her feet and brushes off her cloak*

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Leaning up he felt he was stuck... But with an animal growl he thrust his arms to the ground and in a feiry blast of what looked to be his Magicks, he was sent back int othe air leaving gapes in the ground. Landing now on his feet in a small crouch, Aaun righted himself, dusting off his shoulders aggresively.~

Alicia Hellsing (9)
EEP! *she squeeks as she is thrown and lansa hard apon the ground near the others, forcing herself to jjump up because of the burning sand*

Narrator
For some reason, everything grows quiet.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He snarls instinctively, reaching for the sword on his back. The weapon glows dully with a pale white light. He can smell his fur smoking from the heated sand he struck-

Daloki
Uh oh... <Dal landed on her feet, and though her hands went to the ground to steady herself, the dragonhide gloves protecte her>

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus jerked involuntarily, and shot up from the earth in an almost comical manner and he swiped at his arms and legs. the silence wasn't good and was what stopped him- What's that?

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-then remembers he's in homid form, so changes that to his head hair smoking-

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Even the bursts of geyser fire seem to come slower, their bright flares of light replaced with the steady dim glow of the lava.

Narrator
The inky black above you, now begins to writhe. Great clouds of streaming charcoal gray flowing over the perfect obsidian sky.

Lightning *Akatsuki*
"Well.....this might not be as easy as I first thought.."

Augustus Giovanni
Are we close already?

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Aaun looks around, with a furrowed spike brow he only dared the world to try and mess with him. In his mood, and state he felt he could single handedly be the one to take down Wyrm... If it was not si bazaar he would have actually considered it.~

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she hisses at the pain of the burns before looking back to the others after seeing the fire dancers leave*

Narrator
There is a dash of movement, and its as if the entire sky is descending on you.

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A moment later you are enveloped in great gushing clouds of streaming smoke.

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The air becomes a mix of char and choking gas

Rye Simmons
*Covers her face with her arms*

Narrator
Light is obliterated.

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*looks up, eyes widening lightly before coughing and covering her mouth and nose*

Narrator
Everything is rolling waves of charcoal.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
It's never easy -he grumbles, trying to regain his composure. He doesnt manage to with the sudden falling of the sky, the dark clouds... He snarls, becoming disorientated-

Narrator
Something fiery and painful slams into Ryes arm

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Her head snaps up, she quickly jumps through the sand landing near Alicia. Her hand wraps around the little girls arm and holds her close whispering through the smoke.~ "I am here sweetie"

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From the darkness, a burst of searing pain slams into Augustus's arm.

Rye Simmons
*Shrieks and stumbles backwards as she is hit, taking away her hurt arm and trying to see what hit her*

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Even with your mouths covered, the air is thick and choking, clogging so thickly through your airways your lungs feel as if they've been coated in tar

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He squints into the darkness of the gas and charcoal, his hand flying over his mouth and nose to keep it out of his lungs-

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Aaun held a hand over his mouth as he coughed, even his changed state needed to breath.~

Nina Noir
enter the chat room

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-he starts to cough and hack violently-

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Feels like he's been smoking too long.~

Narrator
Aaun feels something fiery crash into his skull sending him spluttering

Daloki
<Dal drops to her knees again, pulling the grey fireproof cloak tight around her and tugging the deep hood over her face>

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*clings to Li-chan, coughing, not happy that she is unable to see* This is so much *coughs* worse t-than *cough* Momma's cigars... *she manages to choke out*

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus jerked for a moment, before attempting to look around. Before long, Augustus let out a cry of pain, clutching at his arm and closing his eyes to allow his other senses to take hold. He wasn't breathing, so he was lucky-

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-still coughing, he tries snatching his sword from his back, hoping the glow from the blade will illuminate the smokey area somewhat-

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Sharp barbs poke into Daloki's kneecaps as she drops into the sand.

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Lightning managed a little giggle though it was replace with a cough from the air, she held the little girl close and marched through the darkness hoping for even a little flicker of light.~

Narrator
There is a sudden burst of fire that engulfs Alicia's body, a momentary hell of flame and pain that then vanishes in an instant

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A pincer closes around her knee and suddenly yanks as if trying to suck her down into the sand by the leg, or to shear the limb off at the joint.

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Though the fire did no damage to his already inferno coveredh ide, he did reel back and soon the sound of beast crashing agianst sand acknowledged his fall. A grunt soon followed.~ I am... Getting angry...

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus moved forward, and without watching, began shooting in a directly circle at the ground around him with his guns-

Augustus Giovanni
direct*

Narrator
Slowly... slowly the dark mass of charcoal begins to recede, drifting past you into softly trailing streams of dark and rolling gray. And as it does, you begin to see fiery shapes forming in the slowly melting mists.

Narrator
They stand tall, and familiar, and as the mist unfurls you begin to see familiar features in the faces... your own features, wrapped and writhing in flames, dopplegangers of your very forms now surrounding you in a crackling circle of heat and animosity

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Once again Aaun blasted himself from the ground, and landed in a crouch. Already he was clinching a fist, and bearing his now ferocious maw... Ready to aniahalate any whom cross him.~

Daloki
<she yanks herself up and backward, the pincers gouging deep into the sides of her knee>

Daloki
(late)

Narrator
The fiery Daloki begins to pace around you. The Fiery Aaun crouches, and snarls with sizzling hisses

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-he holds the bright greatsword out in front of him and pushes on, coughing one last time-

Rye Simmons
Eep! *Stumbles away from the fiery Daloki*

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*though her scream is cut off by her coughing she pulls away from Li-chan falling back into the burning sand, she had never felt such pain. Tears ran down her cheeks as she looks around her gaze settling on the flame surrounded images*

Narrator
The fire Titus holds his greatsword out as well, eyeing his counterpart

Augustus Giovanni
-With his sight being restored, Augustus opened his eyes and looked towards the dopplegangers. He'd heard of these creatures and could only shake his head. His hand clutched at his shoulder again and he raised the burned arm with his beretta towards the fiery Augustus-

Aaun’or Serpentine
Idiot... ~He states before bringing his leg up for a powerful kick to the crouching Aaun doppelganger.~

Daloki
I don't suppose it would do any good to tell you to buzz off, huh, Dal?

Narrator
The fire Rye slams into Ryes back, kicking her hard with her flame foot

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The sand around Daloki starts going soft and all rolls toward the two red pincers sticking out of the sand, which are attached to the head of some sort of red carapaced insect. Like a puddle of quicksand, Daloki begins to sink toward the center.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He keeps a VERY wary eye on his counterpart and stops moving, squinting at the fiery being-

Narrator
The fire Dal flings several flaming knives directly towards her counterparts face.

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Electricity started to twitched between her fingers as she glances around at the shapes, she was ready to defend herself if needed.~

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Wonders just how alike he and his counterpart looks being Aaun is almost entirely ablaze...?~

Narrator
The fire Li-Chan leaps into the air, and great flaming waves crash towards the real Li Chan

Rye Simmons
CHIGI! *Rye falls forwards as she is kicked by her fiery counterpart, and scrambles back up. The fireproof cloak protets her from burns* It's YOU! *She shrieks, and eats a sour candy. With that, she throws a lightning bolt at the Fiery Rye*

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-out of the corner of his eye, he catches the flaming blades whizzing by and just in case his counterpart attacks, he hits the deck, lashing out at its fiery feet with his sword to try and land the first blow-

Narrator
The fire Aaun looks like a mirror image of his counterpart, he snarls, and then a burst of flames slams into Aauns face

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*seeing the flaming versions of the others she had absolutely no idea what to do, no weapons she had or knew of fought fire, she stood backing away a little watching helplessly wondering why'd she'd come if just to be a tag along*

Narrator
A fiery forked lightning shape crashes into Ryes attack as her counterpaert leaps to the side, shooting two more of the bolts at her

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A fireball streaks out of the sky like a meteor, about five feet in diameter, aimed to crash into the ground directly where Lightning is standing.

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus fired towards the fiery Daloki, aiming to take out her throwing arm while she was throwing the knifes-

Narrator
The fire Alicia races towards the real Alicia, shooting balls of fiery death at her body

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Her eyes rested on the fire version of herself, she jumps back just miss being hit by a few inches she could feel the heat against her skin whiched made her winced a little. She reached behind her back but her sword was not there. She rose from the ground and ran towards Alicia sending a stream of Electricity towards the fire Alicia.~ "Stay away from her!"

Daloki
<reacting to the movement of the sand beneath her, she unintentionally gets her head out of the way of the fiery knives, but as she sinks, one of the knives hits the meat of her shoulder. It hurts like blue blazes and she yanks it out, meaning to throw it back, but then has to put her hands to the ground to try to get to firmer sand>

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*her eyes widen and she dodges jumping off to the side, not taking her eyes off the fire version on herself*

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The more scrambling Daloki does, the more sand rolls toward the center of the trap. The pincers clack menacingly, hungrily, cold beady eyes staring unblinkingly at its prey.

Aaun’or Serpentine
~The burst of flames causes his kick to go aray, and the real Aaun then topples back. The flames could not harm him, but the surprise of the attack however caught him off guard.~ You have ... My body... ~He stated after righting himself. With a furrowed brow, Aaun takes a running stance...~ But you can never... Beat the original... HA! ~And with that he lept forward an entire five foot with enough momentum still to round house kick at the side of the Fire Aaun's head, if landed it may just crush the skull, or obliterate the flame residing there.~

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Lichans lightning slams into her fiery counterpart and she stumbles back a little, retorting with a huge blast of flame crashing towards the real lichan

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus moved forward, stripping his jacket underneat the vest so that he could hold one end and toss the other towards the Daloki in the sand- Grab on!

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The fire Alicia races towards the real one, more balls of writhing flames crashing outwards towards her

Augustus Giovanni
underneath*

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Titus hits his double's ankle with his sword, hacking into the limb and elliciting a howl of pain, but then a blast of flame comes streaking out of its fingertips toward his chest

Rye Simmons
Dammit! How do I fight myself?! I hate it when this happens... *She jumps to the left to avoid the fiery bolts from her counterpart, and runs forward to throw another lightning bolt at it, aiming at the torso*

Daloki
<flings her hand out to catch the sleeve of the jacket>

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The double of Augustus points a fiery gun at his twin and shoots a barrage of bullets at his exposed back

Narrator
Aauns kick slams into his fire copys head and the head explodes, wrapping around the foot and burning it as the beast slams fists of heated energy into Aauns body, the impact sending him flying back

Narrator
The fire Rye leaps over the lightning bolt and crashes down towards the real one, a fiery waves rushing in front of it

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He's in homid form and his chest bare. Flames lick at the flesh and he yelps, the skin starting to blister. He sidesteps out of the arc of flame and snatches a glowing dagger from his elbow guarder, launching it at the counterpart's chest-

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she doesnt know what else to do so she pulls off her sister's rosary she wore, allowing it to turn into the holy/blessed silver sword. She lept into the air attempting t bring her sword down apon the fire image of herself*

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Lightning was caught off guard by the blast of flame, she tried to roll out the way but only got halfway through the air resulting in the flame slamming against her thighs and legs. She fell to the ground with a little scream of pain, she slowly crawled up standing as she shook with pain. She slammed her fist into the ground the Electic current sending the sand in front of her into the air and towards the fire version of her self, she was trying to put it out with sand.~

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The beast in the center of Daloki's pit seems to realize its prey might escape, and a long, centipedal body starts to emerge, its myriad of legs crawling expertly on the sand

Augustus Giovanni
-As soon as Daloki has a hold, Augustus began pulling with all his strength to yank Daloki from the pool of sand. This kept his back exposed and the flaming bullets pelt into his back, somehow narrowly missing an array of his organs, though one did pierce his left lung.-

Narrator
The fire Daloki and the fire Aug both leap towards the real Augustus as he tries to save Daloki

Tablei Mijala (Tasha)
enter the chat room

Rye Simmons
*Electrifies her entire body in a panic, her cloak protecting her from serious burns*

zXz Storyteller zXz
The flame Titus has all of the brawn and none of the intelligence, stepping into the dagger blow, but its body goes up like an inferno, emitting a blast of explosive heat from the pain equivalent to a grenade going off

Aaun’or Serpentine
~And apparently the beasty can punch a lot harder then the original. Aaun landed on a shoulder then continued on over in a crushing bounce to his feet, skidding a foot back. With a quickened breath Aaun's eyes grew beastly. The heat, the furioucity, the rage... On all fours the hunched beast Aaun runs, till the lastm oment where he lept high into the air with an arch that would cause him to land on his counterpart, where he would attempt to completely shred it appart with claws of a Purifying Golden flame.~

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus was pulling Daloki with one hand, so as the fake Augustus sprang towards him, he fired his own gun towards it, attempting to pelt him with a barrage of bullets. However, his aim may be off considering he was spitting up blood at this point-

Narrator
The fire Rye crashes into the real one and envelops her body, creating a writhing storm of flames around her protective cloak, the electricity lacing like lightning through the fiery tempest

Aaun’or Serpentine
(Let me know if I go overboard Okay? Never been one to have so much power...)

Zexion
enter the chat room

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He realizes what has happened well too late and tries to throw himself down, but the explosion sends his lighter homid frame flying through the air. He's covered in ash and soot, hitting the ground hard and rolling in the hot sand-

Narrator
Augustus's bullets crash through the fiery creature, creating tiny holes but not stopping it from stepping close and slashing at his head with flaming fists

Akira
enter the chat room

Zexion
(is it too late to join?)

Narrator
Aaun is engulfed in writhing flames of striking fists and blows, his own body rolling and crashing and dousing the flames with his size, while the fire beast wraps and slaps all around him in a flurry of heated blows

zXz Storyteller zXz
The Fire Titus is missing the entire right side of its chest and that arm, its head stretching awkwardly above the body as it staggers toward his foe's fallen form

Daloki
<the soft sand betrays her and she slips, still keeping a firm grip on the jacket but now on her knees on the side of an inverted cone of sand that keeps getting deeper. Augustus is too hampered by having to fight off his foes to do more than keep her from falling backward, and she can see he may have to drop his end of the jacket at any moment. Desperately her feet try to get purchase in the sand, and she can't even see the red creature coming up the slope behind her>

Tablei Mijala (Tasha)
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Alicia Hellsing (9)
left the chat room

Zexion
-a portal opens and a cloaked man steps out, a book appearing in his hands-

Narrator
Alicias holy sword slams down through the demonic fire and it lashes in two, the flames crashing apart and flickering... seeming to die.... then roaring back to life and crashing towards her.

zXz Storyteller zXz
The centipede scrambles up the trap, long sinuous body seeming to go on forever. Its front two legs snap onto Dal's pant leg or boot, scrabbling for purchase with barbed tips

Aaun’or Serpentine
(Is it possible to ask for a rephrase? That one connfused me...)

Aaun’or Serpentine
(I'm sorry...)

Alicia Hellsing (9)
enter the chat room

Rye Simmons
*When her current strategy isn't working, she cranks up on the electricity, now fully panicked as she flails wildly*

Narrator
Aaun is surrounded by an amorphous shifting fire creature. His body is putting the flames out in a stop drop and roll manner, with the creature punches at him from every side.

Augustus Giovanni
-First one blow, then two, and finally a third crashed against Augustus' head. However, it dazed the real Augustus and caused him to chant low and deviously. From the earth around them, any dead that may have died rose and began marching towards the pit, Daloki, and the doppelgangers attacking the two. There were at least five at the moment, which charged from each side, aside from the one Augustus was at. He'd almost let go of Daloki at this point, though held strongly-

Narrator
Ryes lightning crashes into the fiery cocoon that surrounds her but seems to do little against a beast made entirely of flickering flames.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-Titus staggers to his feet, still rocked from the explosion. There's a cut above his eye and his nose is bleeding. He tries to compose himself fast, a warriors instinct. He tears another wolfstone dagger from his guarder, the blade glowing with his goddess' light as he lashes out a bit blindly -

Zexion
-he mutters a few things and surrounds the fiery beast in ice-

Alicia Hellsing (9)
Vade Demon! *she hissed in latin feeling the flames scorch what skin was not covered by the cloak, she swung her sword again at the fire demon* Benedicat ...

Tablei Mijala (Tasha)
enter the chat room

Narrator
The fiery daloky slams into two of Augs corpse creatures, and their bodies immediately light with living flames, turning as attackers on the Heroes as well

zXz Storyteller zXz
Titus's slash goes right through the missing part of the doppleganger's body, harmlessly passing through air where it had found flesh just moments before. Then the beast practically falls on him, trying to wrap him in a fiery bear hug with its remaining arm

Narrator
Alicias sword slices through the charging demon and again its body hisses and sizzles, slicing and growing weak, it tries to surge towards her face once more.

Zexion
(wait, a storyteller and narrator?)

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Aaun's hide had thickened and his scales hardened over the last couple of days... The defense already good had become exceedingly better after his Ring was stolen by Amaranta... The punches would succeed in causing Aaun to grunt and recoil, but his body was able to take the damage, as well as rip and tear at the beast of flame around him. Fire would hurt him not, he even radiated a Puritan fire that may cause the beast to absorb the harmful, negating material.~

Daloki
<she starts going hand over hand on the jacket just as the creature latches its barbs into her pants' fabric>

Narrator
Aauns rolling body crashes back and forth as he wrestles with living flame, the fiery creature growing dimmer with each crash of his body scattering the fires around him.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-he roars as his homid flesh starts to sizzle with his counterparts ruined, fiery flesh wrapped around his body. He struggles, his skin starting to smoke. A roar escapes his lips again and he tries erupts in a pure white glow, trying to put a glowing shield between himself and the counterpart-

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus hadn't seemed to notice that his magics were being used against him as well. He'd kept chanting, though one spotting one of the corpses in flames, Augustus lowered his chanting and quit all together, lifting his foot to slam it into the fake Augustus' ribs while yanking as hard as he can on the jacket to pull her and the creature attacking her-

Rye Simmons
*Tries to flee this time, stopping the electricity, and blindy charges away from the fire if she can*

Vargash
enter the chat room

zXz Storyteller zXz
The centipede clacks its mandibles with satisfaction as it gets a grip, but isn't satisfied with just two legholds, and it begins to climb up her leg. Its body is about as thick as the trunk of her thigh, the entire carapace shiny red segments with bright yellow legs

Zexion
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Tablei Mijala (Tasha)
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æ Titus Silverhide æ
-removes the tries before erupts and curses his typos tonight-

Narrator
Augustus's foot slams into living fiery and the flaming creature surrounds the limb, burning into his undead flesh as two of his fire engulfed corpses now shamble towards him

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she backs up quickly almost in a run, again swinging at the demon* Exi! *the latin word for begone ran off her tongue just as the sword came into contact with the demon*

zXz Storyteller zXz
The bright glow around Titus is blinding, and he's left blinking in a moment of emptiness, ears ringing... when sense returns, the half destroyed doppleganger is nowhere to be seen... vaporized

Narrator
Rye emerges from the fiery torrent and runs, as the flaming creature resumes her shape and begins to chase her

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Aaun's rage peaks now. And with a hawl that may even be painful to those near, his body expells massive ammounts of Energy, spicifically in a Purifying maner that had condenced and become like blades. In his rage however, the Purifying purified even existance, causing his own flame, and probably this amorphic beast to desintigrate at the touch. This would leave Aaun panting, weary, and absolutely steaming with rage.~

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-he staggers a bit, swatting at his smoking skin and shaking his head to clear it...-

Aaun’or Serpentine
(~Hopes that wasn't too much...~)

Narrator
Alicias sword slams into the demon, and the holy power of her purity and light fills the beast. There is a burst of white, and then an explosion of fire as her copy shatters into thousands of drifting embers

Daloki
<Gus's yank pulls her a few feet farther up, almost to the edge of the pit, but now the centipede's weight on her leg is obvious, and when she glances back to see what the hell that is, she makes a split second decision, releases her left hand from the jacket, brings her leg upward and starts stabbing at the centipede>

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she stops running breathing heavily but runs off again toward the others, ready to help whoever*

Rye Simmons
*She stops after a while now that the flames are gone. She eats a tasteless candy, and while all her training in Pokemon says not to do what she is about to, she turns around and throws an icy bolt at her fiery counterpart*

Sasuke Firemist
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Narrator
Aauns flecks of purity fly from his form as he rolls and writhes across the earth, the power slamming into the demonic fiend and shattering the last of his fallen embers. The creature vanishes in a blast of light.

Lightning *Akatsuki*
(I guess my post got eaten XD)

Sasuke Firemist
enter the chat room

zXz Storyteller zXz
The first few knife thrusts are deflected skillfully with the centipede's large mandibles, using them like daggers in their own right and trying to snap at Dal's wrist while the point of her knife seeks purchase

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-When he finally clears his head, he bolts. Surging towards Rye, he seems to snatch a pair of shimmering white spears from the wavering air and launches them over Rye and the oncoming flame beast-

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus let out a roar of pain with his leg being enclosed in the flames, immediately yanking it back to his side. The silver cane sword at his side was pulled to his hand, though he went tumbling away with the weight of Daloki fading from him. He slashed as he fell to his side, at the fiery Augustus as well as the dead that he'd risen.-

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-or tries to make himself useful by helping Rye-

Narrator
The fire Rye crashes toward her, a huge ball of flame slamming into her face as her own icy blast crashes into the fire demons core, causing it to implode violently, its fiery body eaten by the sudden chill of her attack.

Narrator
Fiery corpses and his own flame writhing copy now slam into Aug, punishing him from every direction with kicks and blows, slams of his own fire writhing cane crashing into his neck and face.

Rye Simmons
Ohhh! So Ice does work. I thought it would be ineffective. Maybe I've been playing too many games...

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-watches his spears sail overhead and prays to Gaia they dont hit any allies-

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Standing now, Aaun had his hands on his knees, almost doubled over as if he were going to be sick. As a practitioner of White Magick to expell somehtign like that takes massive energy... He was surprised he had even been able to do it, being such a power was found only on the inverted scale, the Black Magick. All he could do now was try to catch his breath, and perhaps try and regain some of the expelled energy.~

Daloki
<when Gus is forced to let go of his end of the jacket, Dal immediately drops onto her stomach and begins sliding down toward the center of the cone, the leg with the centipede on it, straightening out behind her>

Narrator
Titus's spear crash into the fire creature just as Ryes ice bolt slams into its core and the creature is annihilated instantly

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~She shrugged her shoulders guessing her attack worked, she then ran over to Alicia making sure she was okay.~

zXz Storyteller zXz
As Dal begins to backslide, the centipede stops crawling up her body, gleefully clicking as she's sucked toward the nest in the center

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-swishes his homid hands through the air, snatching two short spears of that milky light and seeks out another enemy-

Daloki
<she swears, trying to find even the smallest hard place in the sand to lock a foot or a hand on>

Narrator
A fiery Alicia is battling with her counterpart, while Aug is fighting with the fire Aug, and two flaming corpses. The fire Daloki turns, spotting Li-Chan and flinging her knives at her face.

Alicia Hellsing (9)
left the chat room

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Tilting his bead back and bringing himself to a full height of almost nine foot, but back to eight as he once agian hunches over. Aaun begins to walk to Daloki and her... Troubled party, almost before he even noticed her. Already he was grinding his teeth...~ Need hel[.... Daloki? ~He asked, and already his right arm was again lighting back up. In Hell it was not hard to find the needed energy, being now Thermal was abundant.~

Rye Simmons
*Looks around, quickly trying to make some sense of the chaos that is going on*

Augustus Giovanni
-Gashes and slashes erupted at the sides of his neck, as well as a verticle gash along his cheek, causing his blood to stain the air. In this immediate moment, Augustus' chants rose and a darkness collided with the area he was in, attempting to blind these fiery beasts while he attempted to kick their feet from underneath them.-

Daloki
<finally, not knowing what else to do, she reaches down and puts her hand right near the creatures pincers>

zXz Storyteller zXz
As Daloki grabs at the sand, bits of sharp obsidian stick into her palms and cling to her clothes, burning hot grains grinding the glass into her skin.

zXz Storyteller zXz
Then the centipede snaps at her limb

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Li-chan was to busy watching Alicia to notice the fire Daloki, she turns just in time to leap a little forward however she took to long as one of the knives sliced across her face. Her right hand rose up covering up the wound that had appeared, she fell to her knees for a second before standing back up turning to face the Fire Daloki with one hand.~

Narrator
The fiery beasts surrounding Aug step back, beaten back by the darkness that surrounds him before in an instant their fiery bodies flare and they push forward to continue their savage beating.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-he sets off, now hurtling towards the centipede Daloki is in combat with. Though he's still some way off-

Narrator
The fire Dal leaps into the air and five more fiery knives crash towards Li Chan

Akira
*Akira appears running into battle,his skin turning into metal as he wounders around to help someone.*

Daloki
<she lets the centipede grab hole of her wrist and then, with a massive show of strength, rips it upward off her leg and whips it upward to throw it all the way out of the sand pit>

zXz Storyteller zXz
Daloki is in a conical shaped cone of sand, a sink hole with the centipede dragging her toward the middle. Stepping too close will result in slipping down the treacherous side of the trap

Narrator
A fiery copy of Akira appears in front of him, and suddenly sends a fist crashing towards his face.

Augustus Giovanni
-When they continued, not heeding the darkness, it slipped within their ears and mouths, perhaps even their noses and expanded, enough so that it may have caused them to explode in a violent array of flames. Augustus had slipped into a fetal position, covering his head while chanting-

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Being he got no answer was no reason for Aaun to stop. Nearing her probably even sinking slightly into the sand, he would reach out for Daloki with a single powerful arm. THe other fathoming more of that Purifying Aura... Just in case.... But as for being drawn in, something was keeping him near glued to the ground where he stood.~

Rye Simmons
(AFK)

zXz Storyteller zXz
The centipede comes out of the hole like an extra long spaghetti noodle, sand flying upward in a blinding geyser as hundreds of legs scramble for purchase, then it's clear and sailing through the air toward Titus making an angry high pitched noise

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Electricity sparked in her free hand though it soon faded as she had spent up to much energy and needed to rest, with no weapon or power she was next to useless. Reaching over her shoulder she pulled off her left shoulder armor and used it to shield herself from the incoming knives, being able to deflect 3 while 2 sliced into her already burnt thighs, she fell to her right knee with pain.~

Akira
*He gets punched in the faced by the copy as he rubs his jaw and looks at the figure.He then runs straight at it with his hand turning into a claw and starts slashing at the copy.*

Alicia Hellsing (9)
enter the chat room

Narrator
The fiery trio continues to beat Augustus down, their flaming touch scorching and burning deep into his undead skin with every blow, even as his darkness slips out to wraps and writhe around them, in then in a brilliant explosion of contrasting dark and light tones, the creatures bodies flash outwards and then shatter, embers suddenly filling the air.

Narrator
The fire dal continues to pace Li Chan, flaming fire knives crashing towards her over and over again

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He launches himself up to meet the charge of the centipede, keeping his head hunkered down, driving both short spears towards the beast as they aim to collide-

Narrator
Akira crashes into the fire copy and his metallic body heats up red hot, but the force of the blow shatters the creature, sending it spiralling into a dozen tiny bursts of flame

Daloki
<Dal is too far down the slope to reach Aaun's hand, but her success in freeing herself from the centipede gives her a lift ... she concentrates on the Leon suit, creating a rebreather with it, and starts burrowing into the side of the slope toward harder sand>

zXz Storyteller zXz
It isn't so much a charge as a fall, since it was thrown through the air by Daloki, who is still sinking toward the center of the now empty pit. Nevertheless, Titus and the insect collide in a flurry of legs and undulations, one of the spears skewering it right through the center and making it thrash around wildly

Daloki
<then remembers she doesn't have to breathe anymore and just covers her face and creates goggles so the sand doesn't blind her>

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus was a ghastly sight by now, gashes ensueing among his flesh and sides. As well as his neck and face. With the feel of the embers, he darted away, recieving a few burns and chars along his hands and legs.-

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Li-chan moved her shoulder armor from left to right deflecting as many as she could, though getting sliced with them every now and again. She couldn't keep this up or she would die in a matter of mintues.~

Akira
*Akira takes deep breaths from his body heating up,he then continues to run to help Li-chan not caring about his condition.*

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-His homid body is much lighter and agile than his heavy wolven one so after his spear embeds itself in the centipede, he drops his other and hits the ground hard beneath it-

zXz Storyteller zXz
Burrowing through the sand is like trying to swim through the charcoal of a hot grill, but soon enough Daloki finds harder packed hot sand

Narrator
The fire Dal moves around Li Chan in quick darting movements, and every few seconds, another one of the deadly flame knives crashes through the air towards her.

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-probably gets scraped and whipped as it thrashes-

Narrator
Akira races towards the fire Daloki but she catches sight of him and leaps to the side, more of the fiery knives now flashing towards his body.

zXz Storyteller zXz
The centipede flails around and curls in on itself, using its mandibles to snap the spear off, then it dives at Titus's throat in fury

Daloki
<she sinks lower as the soft sand gives way under her efforts, but as soon as she reaches the hard-packed sand, she climbs upward with her dragonhide gloves protecting her hands from what would surely otherwise strip the flesh from them>

Akira
*He would then block the knives with his claws,even though he would be taking damage from it.*

Augustus Giovanni
-Without thinking, Augustus charged the fired Daloki with her attention being stolen by Akira and at the last moment, his blade crashed towards the middle of her head, attempting to slice her in two-

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Thoughts ran through Lightning's head, the major one being that she wished she had her sword. She sighed softly then cried to with from the daggers. She threw the shoulder armor to the side that was now rended useless.~

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-He throws his hands out to try and forcefully grab the pincers flashing at his throat. The sharp pincers tear into the palms of his hands and he grunts in pain. Trying to keep the thing from clamping until he can get enough room to transform-

Akira
*His claws would turn into guns as he started to shoot the fiery Daloki.*

Alicia Hellsing (9)
*she stands eyes wide, trying to catch up with what all is going on*

Narrator
The fiery knives slams into Akira, and his body grows hotter and hotter with each impact, his own bullets doing little damage to her writhing flaming form.

zXz Storyteller zXz
The strength of the insect is waning from the spear wound but it slashes and snaps at Titus's fingers in desperation

Augustus Giovanni
-Without thinking, Augustus charged the fired Daloki with her attention being stolen by Akira and at the last moment, his blade crashed towards the middle of her head, attempting to slice her in two-

Rye Simmons
(Back)

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~She took this time to rest, she only needed a few seconds to get her power back.~

Narrator
Augustus's blade slices through the fire Dal's neck and her head does waver with the impact, but the rest of her turns in a flash, and leaps toward Aug, trying to ignite him with the fiery touch of her form

Aaun’or Serpentine
~Aaun felt useless, so instead he would consintrate on making this battle easier. Placing a hand on the ground, his body was alit in gold flames, overshadowed only by the angelic Purifying Aura. With a parseltongue enchantment, his palm caused the ground to quake around him... The free hand reaches to his mouth, where he bit the unprotected thumb. A steady stream of blood fathoms, and soon Aaun begins to smere it into the sand...~

æ Titus Silverhide æ
-Titus roars in pain as the crushing force of the pincers, though waning in strength, bears fruit. The pincers cleave through two of Titus' fingers on his left hand, the lpinky and the one next to it. The limbs roll away and Titus finally erupts into his wolven body again. Though his claws stream blood he tries to snap its pincers with his brute strength-

Aaun’or Serpentine
~His gaze up to make sure non would try to interupt him... THe feel of his White Magick growing to substantial levels.~

Augustus Giovanni
-Augustus lurched back in what seemed to be just in time, narrowly avoiding her touch. At the same time, his blade crashed vertically towards the middle of the beast's waist and he attempted the same thing there-

Rye Simmons
*Jumps back into the fight after taking a quick trip to AFK land and throws an ice bolt at the firey Daloki*

Akira
*He sees that if this keeps up,his metal armor would disapear.So he turns his guns into arm blades and his legs would have scyth coming out as he runs straight at the fiery Daloki and begin to slash at the fiery from all directions.*

zXz Storyteller zXz
The creature is no match for the mighty strength of the lupine silverhide and the two mandibles snap in half in opposite directions, a loud CRACK resounding as the brain casing of the beast splits open. The myriad legs go still, the body whips one more time, and the centipede

Lightning *Akatsuki*
~Her eyes snapped open, they were sparking with pure deep blue coloured Electricity she slowly rose from her knee no longer caring about the burns and cuts she has. Her eyes darted from left then to the right before seeing Aug, She rushed over to him swiftly sending a jet of pure Energy into the Fire dal.~

Narrator
A flash as Augs blade lashes through the fire Dal, her body flickers, but in a moment the flame grows strong and now she closes the distance, her fire writhing form wrapping around Augustus in a close embrace, her every touch searing his skin, her face burning his visage.

Daloki
<Dal's head breaks through the surface of the soft sand and she goes afk for a moment or two>

Narrator
And then Ryes icy blast slams into the fire Daloky and her body extinguishes in an instant.

Akira
*Akira armor was starting to get more weakened as he takes a moment to try and recover it.*

Augustus Giovanni
-The sound of Augustus' screams filled the air as if might have with any vampire. He was in flames, unable to see at all. His blade fell, and in that moment, the fiery Daloki was extinguished. Augustus went to his knees, scarred terribly by the flames-