Ephilates smiled, now when Apollo came back in control, he could control the rest of the Aura Mines and "Borrow" his power. It truly was some time since he had fought, so he decided to put it all into one blow, if it failed, then at least Apollo could do something.

"Heh, I say the same thing to you, As If I care about what Liches do or say, Theyre a weak race, No wonder I barely see any, You Liches sure as hell like to talk."

Nevermind the Aura Mines, he needed them if he was going to make this work. If the bone shards were coming at him from all sides, the he needed to make an exit. He gathered some energy into his fist and smashed the ground beneath him shattering it into pieces. He was currently underground away from the Liches view probably.

He then began to charge up his power. The Aura Mines began to Dissipitate and turn into Energy for Ephilates. This would be the last attack he would use before handing this over to Apollo. He kept up charging and charging his Aura until he was ready. He then waited for the Lich to make his move so that Ephilates could counter it with his.

@Eklispe

Chen jumped over the wave of fire and landed on his feet gracefully. He observed the robot for a few seconds and sighed. "I don't suppose you would be willing to just talk it out. Fine." Chen reached into his soul and concentrated. "The Magician, activate. The Sun, activate. Tarot Reading Art, The Fire of Vulcan." Flames began to sprout up all around the battlefield and were fed large amounts of air to increase their intensity. The fire was a bright white and it was heading directly towards the robot, sort of. Chen could barely control the flames and was sweating heavily from the intense heat.

@Eklispe

"Ok, I get it! You don't like me talking! The Sun, deactivate! The Empress, activate! Tarot Reading Art, Snow of Niflheim!" The fire stopped quickly and in its place a snowstorm began. Chen knew he shouldn't be busting out such heavy spells, but it seemed as if nothing else was effecting the robot. Chen ducked the slash and formed a sword of ice. It melted almost immediately, but that was sort of the point. Chen threw the water at the robot in hopes of shorting it out. He then rolled to the side to get away from the robot.

Ephilates smirked. Of course he knew about the bones and where they were coming from that was the plan anyways. He wanted to make the Lich keep attacking until the time came. Even though it wouldn't be as strong, Apollo could figure something out. The Lich thought that Ephilates was being stupid or so he thought. Ephilates had fought many battles before even coming in contact with Apollo. As his energy neared max, he began to shine brightly and in a moments notice, everything glew bright. This was an exploison big enough to destroy the surrounding areas at the cost of his energy. Of course he would go to sleep, and for a long, long time.

Ephilates fell to the floor as everything crumbled around him.

@Eklispe

Kenny was quick to notice his bullets were ineffective. He calm to a scretching hult as Belle decided to disappear. "Damn what am I suppose to do then!" He asked rhetorically to himself. Distracted by his own thoughts he barely had enough time to become aware of the tile that was descending his way. Luckily for him Belle made a bit of sound that snaped his concentration and allowed him to dodge the tile. He begin to run again in order for that not to happen a second time. "Give me a hint at least!" He replided running in complicated patterns in order to not be hit.

-snip-

@Eklispe

Chen glared at the robot and shook his head. 'The Magician, deactivate.' He felt the drain on his magic lessen greatly and he focused on the snow on the ground. He suddenly pulled his hand up and mass amounts of show on the ground around the robot flew into the air. Chen shut his fist and it all came flying at the robot, melting rapidly. Here's to hoping it makes the robot malfunction from water damage.

This was the moment Apollo had been waiting for. As the Lich grew inches and inches closer to him, he began to charge up some of his energy. The when the Lich was nearly 2 inches away from him, Apollo vanished. The Lich had to be getting his power from somewhere, Tne Blast of Ephilates attack was extremly strong, The Lich had to use alot of Energy to at least transport him. Which led Apollo to believe that he had some sort of Item which he was channeling his power through.
Apollo then appeared behind the Lich, attempting to grab his head and throwing the Lich up into the air, but before he did, he used Plunder to steal some of his abilities, maybe all of them. He then summoned ten skeleton warriors, whom began to shoot arrows towards the Lich. The Shieldsmen were covering the Archers. And three Warriors stood in the front. Apollo had taken of his weighted clothes, at least they were destroyed with Ephilates blast. He then asked the Lich.
"Sorry about the way he acted Mr.Lich, He honestly needs some manners, anyways care to give me a hint?"

@TheHangedMan



BGM: Another Side, Another Story

"... I guess... I have no choice... do I?", Flare spoke. He still couldn't believe that he would do something like that. But he saw he had no choice. And his Cruz's words echoed in his mind.

"I will terminate myself."

Flare breathed heavily. Then, he looked at the other Cruz. "I know you won't believe in me anyway, but I'll speak anyway. You... yourself from another timeline had asked me one thing. That if I found him, doing something unforgivable to the world, I should definitely exterminate it at any cost. And as I can see, you became a tyrant, lusting for power and domination over everything. If that's the case, I don't need to deceive or trick you. What I have to do is..."

Using the cards of Undefined Fate, Flare exploded the manacles holding him. He knew that Life Hacker would definitely play things to "Cruz"'s side, but he wouldn't run. Not now.

"I won't hold back for any emotion. You're not the Cruz I know, you're just a tyrant using his name. And I'll end you, just like the real Cruz asked me!"

As a response to the hostility given so far, Flare shot the eight cards around "Cruz" and blowed them. He didn't expected the battle to be over with just that, but he wouldn't turn it back anymore.

@yukisaa

Exam [+]

The golem staggered and sunk into the ground, not expected the sudden tearing of mana. It looked around confused and weakened for a moment before plunging its arms deep into the earth around it. Suddenly the area around it began decaying at a horrendous rate, until it marked a circle of death, much like the one that had been there at the start of her exam. Upon restoring its power the golem would return the favor, pulling apart the ground with his hands, making a fissure that opened beneath her. However he was not as prone to mercy, for if she feel in he would immediately smash the ground together crumpling the girl into paste if she wasn't careful.

the ground started to shake from the trimmers that the golem was making with his hands, a small part of the earth below her started to open, not taking any chances the girl started to suck the power from the golem, every time the golem used it to break the ground around it. not knowing how much power she was taking from the golem, she created a platform below her keeping her up.

@Eklispe

Apollo frowned. If the Lich thouht Ice and Death magic could even hit him, he thought wrong. As for the skeletons they served their purpose. All he needed was tbeir bodies and their weapons. Apollo dashed sidewards, having the blast miss and hit the ground. It froze a small area of the ground. Apollo shook. At least he had his speed. Without his weighted clothes, Apollo was currently extremly fast.

He then grabbed a sword from a skeleton and a shield. He then summoned an Ice sphere and sent it to the head. He then rushed towards the Body. The ice sphere was currently blinding the head from seeing what was going on. Apollo then began to slash at the body of the Lich. The Ice sphere's purpose was just to blind the head from what was going on at the bottom. Of course this was all Apollo assesing the opponent before going 100%, which might not even be enough.

@Eklispe

'The Magician, activate! The Empress, deactivate!' Chen blew away the blade back at the robot with all of the force he could muster and jumped back. Right when the robot was going to cut him in half he dissolved into ash once more and reformed a few yards away. He panted with exhaustion and flipped the robot off. Was this thing even beatable? He considered his current skill set and frowned. 'The Magician, deactivate. The Moon, activate. The Chariot, activate." Chen turned invisible and began floating in the air so he didn't make any noise with his footsteps. He began flying around quietly and planned his next move.

Kenny jumped when Belle decided to land obviously noticing a difference in the surrounding area. He stopped and eyed her trying to get a fix on what's this chicks weakness. Kenny was really thanking those pervious classes he took that sharpened his awareness skills. "Knuckles!" He shouted his twin pistols unequiping and are soon replaced by Brass Knuckles. Kenny quickly rushed Belle attempting to hit her with onslaughts of physical attacks. "Not even a bit of advice!!!"

@Eklispe

'Holy crap! I actually hurt it!' Chen began dodging blades left and right as they flew all over the place. He wanted to grab them and throw them back but considering the way they glowed red, they probably hurt. Chen flew back to the ground and deactivated The Chariot, landing on his feet lightly. He reactivated The Magician and began using the wind to start flinging blades back at the robot. He moved constantly so he wouldn't be detected and so he wouldn't be skewered.

Apollo frowned. If the Lich thought that he had already won, then he was dead wrong. He had fought on planes like this many times before. Be began to skate throught the Icy field, like if he had some Ice skating shoes on. Apollo then summoned some Ice Spheres, and sent it to collide with the bones, turning them into Ice balls, and making them fall on the ground. Apollo smirked. He thought he had gotten all of them, but he actuallt didnt. Two Bones went flying through Apollo's arm and leg. He shrieked in pain. It hurt extremely. He was loosing alot of blood too.

At this moment, he began to feel the same feeling he had felt when he was with Agatha. That warm sensation. He began to see the sword clearer now. A strange light began to eminate from Apollo's chest, as a hilt of a sword began to come out of his chest. He grabbed the Hilt with his other hand and pulled it out.

"Ascalon...." Apollo said, even though this was the first time hearing of the name. The sword shone brightly, and in a second most of his wounds were healed. This was called the Light of Intervention. A healing Light that could cure almost anything. Curses, Ailments and Physical damage. Apollo grabbed the bones stuck in him and pulled them out. He then looked at the Lich.

"Can I at least have a hint now? The show is about to begin." Apollo said.