The team charges at the Hera, with Liam leading the charge. Leaping into the air he pulls out his daggers, shrouding them with darkness he makes the first strike against the wings of the creature. Though he was unable to make much of a mark his strike paved the way for not just Gixoh, but Lepricus as well as the sent their weapons flying towards the same spot. Slicing a hole in the wings of the Hera, it let out a screech unlike the other. The screech was force full enough to create mini tornados and not just a gale. As the tornados hurled towards the others they began to protect themselves. With quick thinking Crystal casted what we had to assume was a defensive skill uprooting the earth beneath her, allowing her to shield the team. Then with quick thinking she changed the current trajectory of the tornados. In a final attempt to secure our safety she sent a few bursts of fire, turning the plain tornados into flaming ones. As they hurl their way back towards the Hera, Aka fires off one of his Vortex shots, While Obitiga fires a Gale. The two arrows began to intertwine, turning itself into something that looked more like a beam of light, a darker light. As it hurls itself towards the Hera, as well as the flaming tornadoes, created by Crystal, the rest of the team rush back to regroup.
The dark beam of light hits the Hera, destroying not just the left wing but its arm as well. With the disintegration of the left side of its body the Hera falls to its knees. With the tornados hurling towards the Hera as it picks itself up with the right arm.
"The fuck?!"
[Liam]
"So you mean it can do that?"
[Lepricus]
"How would I know?"
[Crystal]
"Let's regroup!"
[Empat]
As the team regrouped the Hera is hit, being blown toward the light post.
Knowing what it meant if the post was gone, Empat rushed out. As she leaped into the air she flips back and sends out a barrage of bullets. As she descends she activates a skill allowing for there to jump back into another flip. Still sending out an onslaught of bullets she repeats the skill allowing her to bounce back and forth.
Fracturing the neck of the Hera, hurling towards the ground. Flying in Twilight appears, fully within his transformation he claws out tearing through the throat of the Hera. Appearing on the other end, he was covered with blood, with a howl he began to turn back. Walking towards the now severed head, Twilight poured what looked like a magenta potion over it. Shrink the skull down into a small enough size to be held. As they walked back towards the group everyone seemed to be relieved. Twilight the puts the skull within his pack, hoping they could get more for it later.
Crystal goes over and turns on the light post. Opening up the stadium up to a full view. With everything fully set up they began to make rounds around the stadium. Crystal instructs Twilight, Obitiga, and Sirisa how to ride the creatures they choose. As they moved through the track, the knack of being a rider seemed to come more and more naturally for them.
A 20 round five man race started between the small group of riders. Which seemed to take most of the day away.
L.Y. 651 Inu 16 5:53 L.Q. - Old Abandoned Track A
"And it looks like the winner is.."
[Aka]
[As a scarf is waved]
"Obitiga!"
[Aka]
"Dam, that race was beautiful!"
[Gixoh]
"Did you see that last minute turn Obitiga made?"
[Temti]
"Oh and those close calls between Empat and Twilight, I wonder what was going on."
[Liam]
"It was probably just an accident."
[Temti]
"Yeah if you say so, but every race is something else."
[Gixoh, nudging Temti]
"She might be a rough player who knows."
[Temti]
The team gathered to congratulate Obitiga on winning the mock races. After that they began turning the last post off except one in which they set up camp next to.
"So what's the plan for tomorrow?"
[Twilight]
"Same thing, we've got like a week before the race so, I'm going to whip you all into shape with Empat."
[Crystal]
"Wait what?"
[Liam]
"Yep and we can stay here or practice in the open, just know the Ger we saw will return. It just takes them sometime so be careful."
[Crystal, laughing, as Liam still seems dumbfounded by the time it will take]
As the group fell asleep Twilight couldn't help but lay awake pondering all there is to do. Thinking about what he learned about his family thus far on his journey and all the trails he's overcome.
"You know you won't defeat him."
[Strange Voice]
[Confused Twilight began looking around for who was still awake.]
"Don't worry no one can hear you but me."
[Strange Voice]
"Who are you?"
[Twilight whispering out loud]
"I'm you can't you tell."
[Strange Voice]
"Whoever you are, show yourself."
[Twilight]
"I can't. Unless you want to let me out?"
[Strange Voice]
"Out of where?"
[Twilight]
"Out of you!"
[Strange Voice from Within, as Twilight arm turns into a claw]
"It's you isn't it. The voice I heard the first time I transformed."
[Twilight]
"Well thank you for remembering me. It means a lot."
[Strange Voice from Within]
"Uhhh your welcome, but who are you and what do you want from me?"
[Twilight]
"Not much, just a promise."
[Strange Voice from Within]
"A promise?"
[Twilight, confused]
"The one they call the Dark King, the leader of the Zenshu, what do you plan to do with him?"
[Strange Voice from Within]
"I haven't thought about it yet."
[Twilight]
"If I can make a suggestion, why not kill him the moment you see him"
[Strange Voice from Within]
"I'm not sure I can. From everything I've heard it won't be an easy task."
[Twilight]
"Do not worry then, you'll be prepared by that time."
[Strange Voice, as it fades with a dark laugh]
With a searing pain in his arm as it begins to turn back. Twilight notices what seems to be a darker type of lighting flow through it. Not wanting to disturb the others he begins to fall asleep.
"So there's no doubt about it then. He's the one the Supremes choose to speak to. No matter, it shouldn't hurt our plan. I'll defeat him during the race and steal that connection."
[Empat]