As darkness wraps around us, I see Warren pull away. Almost a look of fear on his face, Vex pulls away then looks to Warren, Kain, and Azeroth.
"I would say we need to tackle this fight as a group, but Arthur is definitely too strong for you guys. I'll be back to meet up when we finish off Arthur. I apologize for forgetting about your limitations."
Warren nods, almost glad he doesn't have to go. Azeroth frowns and looks to Blankk.
"No, I'll come with you guys."
Vex starts to talk, but Blankk touches his shoulder.
"Don't worry, if anything happens, I can just bring him back."
Blankk smiles lightly and Vex sighs, reluctantly accepting Azeroth coming with us. Kain nods and steps back.
"I'll leave it to you then. I doubt I would even be useful in that kind of fight."
Kain stands beside Warren as Vex grabs us all.
"We'll be back for you, just wait for us."
Vex quickly teleports us to Tevintis. The darkness unwraps, revealing a destroyed and still smoking Tevintis. Vex grits his teeth, almost angry. For several seconds I take in the view of a smoke filled city of destroyed buildings and corpses.
"Well, well, well. The monster guy was right, you did show up pretty quickly."
A familiar voice slams against my ears. I quickly look around, noticing everyone else looking around as well. Soon, I see someone sitting on some rubble just slightly within the city gates. She stands up and looks to us, her white and red robe blowing gently in the breeze. She holds her hand against her pink hair and stares at Vex.
I blink a few times before looking back to Vex.
"Who's she?"
A silence sweeps the area as Vex gives me a strange look.
"I-Illestra? She was the leader of the villains group in Vathric? How do you not remember here?"
Vex looks back to Illestra and readies his sword.
"She's not our ally, but more importantly."
Vex glares at her, clearly thinking to himself.
"Why is she here?"
Illestra giggles and slowly walks towards us, unsheathing her sword and smiling.
"After your mind control over the heroes broke, it gave me a chance to escape. Seeing as though there was another person who had just kicked both your asses, I figured they would share my goal of wanting you dead. Arthur gave me the power I require to kill you all, and get revenge for humiliating me."
She tilts her head, strange black marks appearing around the blade of her sword. Vex stares at her for a moment, then laughs.
"You? Your stats were way too low to kill us. And we didn't humiliate you; you did that yourself."
She suddenly scowls and lunges toward me.
"I'm not the same person you knew on Vathric! I'm stronger no-."
I see Azeroth appear behind her. He's in the air with the blade of his scythe aimed at Illestra's throat. Her eyes widen, as we all watch shocked. Azeroth pushes his boot against the back of her neck and pushed her throat onto his scythe, then with one swift motion, slams his blade against his boot.
Illestra's head flies forward from the momentum as Azeroth backflips off her body and glares at her with contempt. I nod approvingly and look at Illestra's dead body.
"Don't know who you were, but you don't seem like you were worth the time."
I start to step passed her, but she grunts.
"D-don't you....d-dare under....underestimate m-me."
Her decapitated head growls and I stare in confusion.
"How are you even talking?"
I mumble to myself. Her body stands up and stumbles forward, slowly reaching for her head. She smiles as blood rolls down her white robes and pools under her.
"Y-you will.....always b-be a f-failure."
She picks up her head and reattaches it. She quickly spins her sword around and holds it to her neck. Black marks wrap around her throat, then soak into her skin. She heals instantly and smiles.
"When I came here, I asked Merlin all about you. And he told me that you a-."
The overwhelming murderous intent suddenly slams back against me. Before she can finish her sentence, I grab her jaw and crush it with my bare hand. Tears roll down her cheek as I lower my grip onto her throat and crush that as well.
Her body goes limp, but her eyes are still moving. I slam her down to the ground and smile.
"Pathetic."
I stomp down onto her skull, blood splattering against my pants and boots. I pull my boot back, noticing her bones slowly pulling back into place. I watch her for a moment then nod.
"So immortality, huh?"
I quickly draw the sword we got from Vexien, seeing the unique sathric notice appear.
[Item Acquired!]
-Platinum Dawn: ???-
Special Quality: Weapon dispels and negates magic and special abilities.
Legendary Quality: Wielder Cannot Die.
Epic Quality: Weapon cannot be broken.
Supreme Quality: Any Weapon struck by this weapon immediately cracks and shatters. Unbreakable weapons are unaffected by this ability.
I laugh while staring at the weapon.
"Explains why I couldn't kill that lord."
I ready the sword, when all of a sudden Illestra's sword cuts my cheek.
[-60,000 HP]
[+60,000 HP]
I stare for a moment, seeing her arm outstretched. Her last effort to kill me. I laugh as I drive Platinum Dawn through her head. A wave of energy explodes from Illestra, the platinum sword quickly absorbing it. I see her reach her hand towards my face, shaking wildly.
She makes a few weak grips at the air before falling limp. I watch her for several seconds, but she doesn't heal at all. I wipe the blood from the sword and laugh. As I sheath it, I feel a strange burning sensation on my left hand.
I look down. Noticing the tattoo is writhing and moving. I stare at it for a moment, but get the feeling something is staring back. I smile, a feeling of peace. But, as soon as it appears, it's gone.
I turn my attention back to the others, seeing everyone staring at me. I smile and clench my fist.
"Let's go."