The End is the Beginning

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Tala:

The werewolf flew through the air towards the giant golden bird that was Harpy's current form, her own that of the anthropomorphic Were. The werewolf had run ahead of the evil mutant as far as she needed in order to use a technique she'd used once by accident, then later by much practice. She'd leapt into a strong tree then used the full force of all four powerfully muscled lupine legs to propel herself back off and up and changing on the way, on a direct collision course with the retreating bird, who was too lost in her victory to notice the familiar creature beneath her. The only thought that was going through Talas rage and grief-filled head was that Harpy had no idea what she'd just done-but Tala would make her see. She couldn't help reacting in this way, as a full moon was mere days away.

Harpy:

The mutant screeched as the unthinking werewolf connected with her avian form and clung on, refusing to let go. Though Harpy struggled to stay airborne the fact was that Tala was too big and heavy in this form for them both to remain in the air. Both mutant and werewolf began to plummet.

GDM:

GDM stumbled into the area where the real Blue lay, broken and dying. Holding her hand near her own now-slowing heart, GDM had no idea what she was supposed to do as she approached the apparent look alike. She reached a hand out to touch the others body...

EDM:

The third one, the 'evil' side of the three arrived shortly after GDM had touched the others dying form. What confronted her was nothing short of extraordinary-or perhaps she'd passed something hallucinogenic on the way over here. Either way, she instinctively knew the bloodied body was for real. But still she hesitated: how was being here supposed to help stop what was happening to her? She was no doctor after all. "If you don't do this" the pure light that was now GDM told her opposite, much to the opposites annoyance "then you'll die too"

Blue:

The draconic mutant would have laughed if she could, but something was stopping her from doing so. She was convinced she was hallucinating and that that was the reason why her paling view of the sky had once again been disturbed, but this time by two beings of pure and tainted light. Two beings that had both looked just like her a few minutes and seconds ago. Now they were leaning over her... touching each of her arms... Blue could see nothing but them now... the sky had gone.

[GBE]

Drakthos had now reached the location where Blue and Harpy had fought. Letting go of the bird that had not too willingly provided a lift for him to arrive here he gently floated down through the trees and branches, eventually landing with a soft thud on the gound not too far away from the three versions of Blue. The strange thing was, his rbes hadn' moved as he'd fallen, but now that he'd landed, they were flowing gently in the breeze, hiding his true size, and a blade that most would have found difficult to concentrate upon.

Approaching the three beings, he kneels down to Blue, and peers into her eyes, and then looks up at the other two. "Neither of you have long. I am sure you realise what you now are, and where you came from. Without her, you both perish. There is no choice of individuality here. Save her, and save yourselves. Now, I must away to the white wolf, do you know where he stands?" He pasues after his own question. He could feel a resonance of Lykaios upon Blue. He'd been here once, he would return again.

Standing, "Both of you, leave here at once with your true self. A creature prowls closer than you think, ready to pounce when you are most vulnerable, go now and leave me to face this creature." Spinning around he yells at them "GO!" his robes darkening slightly as he does. A flash of mixed light flickers in his eyes, one hand gripping his sword. Immediately after, his robes return to a dull black, his eyes to their blue/yellow tint. He sits on the gound, crossing his legs, and placing his hands palm down on his knees, his sword having carved a smooth groove into the soil as he'd lowered himself.

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Tala:

The werewolf continued to cling frantically to the mutants avian form, even though Harpy clearly did not want her there. Tala had to fend off a large amount of slashes by sharp taloned feet, but still some left their mark on her in the form of painful gashes. Sure Tala healed far quicker than any other normal person, but they were painful nonetheless. Perhaps it was this coupled with the realisation of just how high up she was and their current downward descent that restored some of her senses. Tears streaming down her furred cheeks thanks to the horror of what had happened along with the pain of her wounds, Tala wondered why she hadn't just thrown a very heavy branch or large rock at the mutant. It was also about that time she noticed the tallest, thinnest branches of the trees breaking against her legs...

Harpy:

The avian mutant continued to screech her displeasure at her unwanted passenger, the unfortunate thing when she changed into her eagle form was that she was no longer able to speak. The repeated attacks from her talons should get the message across far more efficiently however as the bird sank lower. Suddenly there was a feeling of tension coupled with a lupine yelp, and just as she was sure the thicker branches of the treetops would skewer her belly, the weight of the Were disappeared. Harpy quickly took advantage of this by rising higher into the air. She didn't look back once to see what had happened to Tala.

GDM:

The current being of pure light suddenly found herself absolutely terrified at the strange man that had come over, talked and then yelled at them. She attempted to pick up her 'true' self but Blue was heavier than she thought, she needed the others help. The opposite across from her did something that only they would recognise as the gesture of rolling their eyes before she hauled the deadweight up with GDMs help. Before they began to leave however GDM pointed to the spot the wolf had left her at with her arm "He was over there last I saw him" she told the strange person, before hurrying off with EDM and Blue.

EDM:

The being of tainted light hurried through the trees. Quite a strange sensation that, hurrying through the large plants. It seemed neither she nor GDM was solid any longer, yet somehow they both were carrying the clearly solid 'true self' between them effortlessly. That was another strange thing, when the two opposites moved as though one, everything became far easier. "This is far enough" she asserted, letting her half of Blues body drop to the ground none too gently "now what?"

Blue:

The real DM didn't even feel the extra pain in her head when the tainted being suddenly let go, which was strange since she'd definitely felt the ground dragging beneath her feet on the way over wherever her hallucinations had taken her to. The other being was far more gentle, laying her back down on her back slowly. Words that were lost on her ears were exchanged before the brightest being descended down towards her. Closer and closer, until Blue was sure she meant to knock them both out... then suddenly the light was gone. It was quickly followed by the other tainted light as that repeated the process.

Lykaios:

The white wolf had stayed where he was to watch the spectacle, wanting to see what the three would do together. Everything had been going perfectly, even better than he'd originally planned in fact. And then he'd decided to show up, causing them to leave and GDM to give his position away. 'I knew today was going too well' he thought to himself before stepping out of his hiding place into full view of Drakthos, yellow wolfish eyes staring at him. "You know" he said, almost casually "you're spoiling my fun"

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((I can at least do some more of this... I'd hate to see it go to waste ))

Tala:

The werwolf was half-blinded with pain and the tears that streamed down her cheeks, mingling with the blood that had started to ooze from the sides of her lupine mouth. Tala desperately tried to blink the tears away to see just had happened to her. For a second she'd been clinging onto the gigantic golden eagle, the next this terrible pain had caused her grip to tighten and then slacken, allowing the evil mutant to get away. Her stomach... Tala forced herself to look down slowly, her yellow eyes taking in the top of the tree she was currently pinned onto until they came to rest at her stomach. Sure enough, there was a large, strong branch that had run her straight through. It explained the blood trickling from her mouth, and the werewolf wouldn't have been surprised if the rest of it had exited via her back. At least there wasn't any damage to her spine, she could still feel her legs-though whether or not that was a good thing was debatable. 'I'm going to hate this part' Tala thought as she wearily reached out her clawed hands.

GDM, EDM, and Blue:

Three alignments in one body existed in all living things-or so some would have you believe. Usually, they existed in harmony, though one was often the more dominant and ruled most of the beings decisions. But when three minds were attached to those alignments, each in their own way opposed to the others, chaos reigned supreme. Good would have tolerated Evil out of necessity, if only Evil would give up it's fundamental desire: of power, of control. This was of course impossible, so the two fought each other. Neutral, the previously dominating force fought on the side of Good only because it was not Evils place-after having convinced herself she wasn't hallucinating anymore. If they didn't do this, if they didn't coexist, all of them would go. It wasn't an ideal situation for anyone, and the torment within reflected only in the unseeing yellow, slitted eyes of her outer body. It no longer bared scars, the flesh had healed, though blood had stained the ground around it dark red. Their joining had stopped them physically dying, now they had to deal with the spiritual-and the Blind Rage that welled up within, responding to the growing anger between the three, stronger than ever before.

[GBE]

((I offer my most sincerest apologies at leaving before tying up some important ends. Rest assured, I will try not to do such a thing again.))

Drakthos looked at the wolf with something akin to disgust. It wasn't the look or the personality of the wolf, but what it did that he hated. That it sought to gain more power by draining the few powerful beings that remained. Drakthos would not have been surprised if the thing had destroyed some of the old gods. He partly blamed Lykaios for several large gaps in his own knowledge.

Barely concealing a rage of his own, Drakthos gripped his his hands into tight fists, and speaking through gritted teeth very slowly "Having. A. Bad. Day?!" Letting out a snort through his nose "You are solely responsible for millions, perhaps billions having very bad years!" Taking a step towards the wolf, hoping to assert himself as someone who should not be forced to play his hand "I am going to give you the chance to leave the beings on this world alone. To go somewhere you can do no harm wolf."

Looking very sternly, something flickers across his eyes, "You might know my name Lykaios. Do you think that it might cross yor memory, or do you need reminding?" Not giving the wolf a chance, he unleashes some hidden depths of his memories towards the wolf, painful ones...

((I hope I've wetted your appetite Swix ))

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EDM/GDM/Blues body:

The body that housed the now warring alignments stared ahead with unseeing yellow, slitted eyes. These same eyes reflected the torment, anger and frustration within, though the rest of her remained srock still. Her now healed body, clad in bloodsoaked, torn clothing gave barely a muscle twitch to keep her weight balanced on two legs. That is, until a type of energy began to show itself by radiating off the mutant like dark smoke, causing her hair to blow in a wind that wasn't there. The mutants body held up and outspread her arms and hands using nothing more than instinct...

Lykaios:

Lykaios yellow eyes showed amusement, not at Drakthos himself but at his assumptions. Drakthos must have only just got here, or didn't know enough about the mutant he had both hindered and helped. Even after all these many years, it seemed he was still deserving of the title 'Trickster' he'd once enjoyed. "Oh" Lykaios replied "no, you're quite wrong. Drakthos, I was having a wonderful day... until you showed up" The white wolf only just managed to finish the sentence before the memories Drakthos had unleashed hit him full force, causing the Underling to emit a low growl as his ears flattened back against his head. The being held billennia of memories already, but he needed a little time to absorb the torrent being thrown at him.

[Falhado]

A lone standing figure covered head to toe in black clothing watches as Blue once again becomes whole. Silently cursing himself for being too late ~Blue! What have I taught you about controlling your rage and anger?! Will you allow it to consume you so wholly?!~ His voice almost morose conveys an air of annoyance and at the same time distance as if his mind were almost elsewhere. Not moving or revealing his location, he continues to watch as Blue struggles. The area around Blue temporarily shimmers. ~Control your rage Blue. Let me in, I can help.~

[GBE]

Seeing the creature flinch in pain caught him slightly off-guard, he hadn't expected his attack to work as well as it did. Even so, he didn't have long to deal with the wolf. Still fraught with emotion "You have destroyed a countless many. You deserve nothing short of death. And believe me I could kill you, no matter how difficult!" Pausing, the rage of his race coursing through him, his fists still shaking and his heart pounding harder and faster "But I offer you a chance. A place to go where you can feed forever. A never ending supply of energy. That's what you want isn't it?" He takes another step closer towards the wolf, watching every move it makes....

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Blues mind:

Inside, it was not the Rage that was the cause of the problem, it was merely the end result of what was happening. Three beings represented by three types of light stood in circle equally divided, their own particular colours filling the thirds of their parts. But there was a discrepancy, a line that separated all from each other that should not have existed. Attempts to join across this proved more difficult than one could have thought, for though Neutral and Good allowed themselves to join equally and did not attempt to spread into each others areas, Evil flat out refused to join unless more room was allowed. She felt she'd grown the most out of the lot, so was demanding more than previously. The Dark side of Blue wanted to be dominant, and the voice attempting to be heard was drowned out by the chaos...

Out of each spiritual part poured anger, frustration, everything needed to feed the Blind Rage that the mutant could barely control before. Unbeknownst to them, their squabbles created a powerful fourth force that had been waiting so long to show up...

((EDIT to say the post above is just my way of illustrating what's going on. If anyone somehow manages to watch this it would look completely different depending on how they'd understand the situation ))

Blues body:

The body of the mutant grimaced, bringing her arms back down to clutch at her stomach and abdomen as though in great pain, though this was impossible for the moment. It was a reaction to the fourth force, the more powerful than ever Blind Rage, and the energy that she was emanating grew in intensity as her slitted yellow eyes began to glow behind her eyelids. The body too began to glow, a neutrally yellow one until the taint of what was going on inside turned it darker. Blues body, unable to hold the energy anymore uncurled and flung arms, tail and wings out in a great burst that would normally have taken out the ground beneath her along with anything standing nearby...

Lykaios:

The white wolf opened his lupine yellow eyes slowly after absorbing the memories thrown at him by the creature in front of him. His flinch was not of pain, but of incapacitation, as taking in and deciphering the memories of so many species and individuals within those species took a little time to understand. Noting that Drakthos had stepped towards him, the white wolf began to circle warily, beginning to solidify the ethereal glow around him as he did to form a shield. "I had no idea" the Underling said thoughtfully "I had caused so much suffering" He paused though before adding his next question "What never-ending supply of energy?"

[GBE]

Drakthos' fists temporarily loosens as he realises he may have got the wolfs attention. Being careful not to give too much away just yet. "There is an end of a black hole that my people found that was pulsing out a mass of energy on unseen before levels. Eventually, the source was tracked and found. There is a large cascade if stars dying and being born, all constantly exploding. It was not understood how this cascade works. But, the energy has not died out. I could take you to where this energy flows through. You could feed insatiably and not ever run out of food."

He takes a short pause as he considers what the wolf may ask, "As long as you leave all known life alone to continue as it will, and agree to stop your wanton destruction of worlds, I'll take you to where the energy is pulled through..."

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Lykaios:

The white wolf's eyes flicker with amusement as he barks out a lupine sounding laugh at Drakthos and his assumptions once again. "Hah" the Underling snorted "you think this is as short sighted as to only be about food? I've never heard anything so amusing. Hah! Ha ha ha hah hah!" Lykaios stopped to lower his head, flatten back his ears and snarl at Drakthos purposefully with fangs pulled back over his sharp, lupine teeth "You have no idea what this is about, and for my plans I cannot leave all life alone. I have a score to settle with members of that life. You know nothing"

[GBE]

Drakthos' eyes flare angrily "You want vengeance on life! Vengeance?! For what?1 For being imprisoned for the cruel and terrible things that you'd done?! Vengeance for having millenia of your life being halted to save countless billions of lives?! You want vengence wolf? What about the vengeance of those you've slaughtered, mocked, played with and tricked into doing things so unspeakable?! WHAT ABOUT THEM?!"

Drakthos' body is shaking violently as he screams at the wolf, the veins in his arms pulsing. "You think the memories I pushed into you hurt before. That's only the beginning. My people spent a long time mourning the loss of what was. Now I am one of the few, if not the only one of my kind remaining. I carry the burden of all their sorrow, their grief, their pain. It's all been waiting. Just for you. You may be able to stand through it, but at what cost Wolf? Are you willing to take the risk?! Or are you going to do as I say?"

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((Hm, I wonder where Falhado went?))

Lykaios:

"Oh, boo hoo" Lykaios said to Drakthos unsympathetically and entirely unimpressed with the creatures outbursts. It was getting less and less inclined to listen to anything that Drakthos had to say "you're the last one of your kind. What a shame"

The white wolfs shield solidified, Lykaios still with his ears flat back appeared to grin "I will never take orders from anyone again! Especially not you. Did you think I did what I did for no reason?! You have no idea" the grin was gone, replaced with an altogether ugly look "and by the way, it was billennia not millennia. You forget how old our universe was. How horrible for you"

Lykaios began to back away from Drakthos, he fully intended to leave. The conversation was starting to annoy him and Drakthos demands were starting to remind him of his past.

[Falhado]

Almost mouthing something somewhat obscene, the man formerly referred to as Father Mac was flung a large distance, the force of energy shattering the forcefield he'd attempted to use to prevent an unneccessary explosive force. He managed to form a large enough focefield around himself as he smashed through several trees, and found himself being stopped by a large rock jutting out of the ground.

Landing on the floor with something of an ungracious thud, he tries to get his thoughts together, figure out if he's ok, and that the world didn't just explode or something catastrophic like that. Eventually standing up, he looks towards where the explosion took place. He sent his mind outwards to see if he could find Blue, or some semblance of her.

He begins to walk towards the direction he was just flung from, a forcefield around him just in case. Before the explosion, he was sure he felt all three aspects of Blue. Two were united, but the third, her dark side refused to merge and the clashing had formed a fourth force. Some kind of incredible rage. No wonder her body had split in the first place.

He couldn't let the dark side of her take control, but he couldn't let her die. He was going to have to help from inside, help the side of Blue dominate the dark side.

Calling out to Blue ~Are you ok? Are you hurt?~

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Blue:

Blue heard for the first time, the familiar voice that had spoken to her. The body blinked, eyelids dulling the light she was emanating briefly and she almost seemed to know where she was as the eyes focused.
"I-I'm not hurt but-" the sentence was abruptly cut off as the Evil side ripped the fragile seam the other two had used to join together in that moment of distraction. The fourth force erupted outwards through the tear. Blues mind, the Neutral and Good parts of it had all their work cut out holding themselves joined. They called out for help, without words yet just as loud...
Blues body opened it's mouth and roared a primal call, the fourth force was free. Her ancestral spirit was loose. Blues eyes became all black pools, devoid of any aligments. Her body produced a pair of extra arms that burst out of the sides of her chest, further tearing her clothing, and black scales rapidly began covering her entire body, rather than just the wings and tail.