They walk towards the exit of the Walls of Time, Thalleous taking one step for every two of Hawken's.
They travel across nearly half the world, all the way from upper Northwind, down past the Heart of Ardonia, and finally getting off their horses at the base of Mount Velgrin.
They walk around a clearing at the top of the mountain. They see a mysterious obsidian arch in the center.
HAWKEN: This is where I sent the scouts, right here Thalleous.
Thalleous stoops down and looks at the snow, then over to an entrance in the mountain.
Thalleous walks inside and sees signs that some people have been here recently. After picking up a shield, he hurries outside, then tosses the shield down near Hawken.
THALLEOUS: Someone was here... recently. I found their supplies.
HAWKEN: How peculiar. Why would they leave their belongings where others might find them?
Thalleous stops as he realizes the unfortunate truth that they are both in danger.
THALLEOUS: *grim* Because they are still here...
Thalleous slowly turns around, and sure enough there are Voltaris around the edge of the clearing. Hawken and Thalleous stand together and Thalleous draws his weapon- a large diamond enchanted sword.
One Voltaris steps forward.
TYGREN: You must be Thalleous Sendaris. I've heard many things about you.
THALLEOUS: And I have heard nothing about you.
TYGREN: Oh I know, I've made quite sure of that.
Tygren strokes the blade of his sword menacingly as he says this.
TYGREN: So allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tygren Voltaris.
Tension rises as it's now officially revealed they are indeed Voltaris.
A snowball breaks the tension as it hits Tygren. Cuts to Hawken and Thalleous, Hawken is holding some snowballs and Thalleous looks down at him surprised.
HAWKEN: Yeah yeah, we're not afraid of you! Thalleous can take on all seven of you! *quietly* Right Thalleous?
Thalleous furrows his eyebrows and looks at Hawken. Tygren who is now slowly walking towards them into the clearing, wiping the snow off himself.
TYGREN: Your insolence will be remembered, scholar.
Tygren wipes the rest of the snow off his face, then looks up at Thalleous.
TYGREN: As for you Thalleous Sendaris, I know who you are, Champion, and I know what you've done to my clan. Your sword has slain many of my brothers, and once I kill you I will take it and slay twice as many of yours!
Tygren and Thalleous begin fighting. Thalleous is trying to protect Hawken. At one point Thalleous gets knocked down, and Tygren fires his Song at him. Hawken grabs the shield off the ground and deflects it, pulls out a sword and prepares to fight, even though he's terribly outnumbered and not a fighter.
Thalleous is crawling towards his sword, which parallels between Tygren approaching Hawken. Thalleous gets his sword and stands up, but turns to see Hawken on his knees, Tygren beside him. Hawken falls down dead.
In Thalleous' shock, he's grazed by a ball of energy from Tygren's Song.
He's thrown far and lands roughly in the snow.
TYGREN:So many years have we prepared for this, and you are not about to interfere.
Right before Tygren kills him, Thalleous teleports using one of his own Songs and stumbles into a run.
Thalleous runs to the edge of a cliff and jumps, and in mid-air teleports once more to the far side, landing awkwardly and painfully as he grunts from the impact.
THALLEOUS: *grunt*
He remains there breathing heavily for a moment.
THALLEOUS: *breathing heavily and somewhat painfully*
He stands up slowly and looks back to the far side of the cliff.
Many Voltaris line the edge of the cliff, their red eyes and markings showing through the dense snow and mist.
They stand there on opposite sides , slowly becoming lost entirely in the mist.