The snake tendrils continued their attacks on everyone around them, but stopped when Tocsax brought out his cannon. They quickly left their targets and slithered back towards Drake. They wrapped around him and created the black egg just before the first sphere of energy hit it. The egg quivered but stood strong.  A second sphere hit and the egg quivered again but stood strong. However, the third strike caused crakes to form on the egg. More and more spheres hit the egg and more and more cracks formed. 

The egg shattered as the next sphere slammed into and as the next sphere rushed towards Drake. His smile grew just as the sphere slammed into his abdomen. It exploded and shot him, into the air before he fell back down and crashed into the ground. Drake lay on the ground for a few minutes before he came to.

He quickly sat up and clutched his ribs as the pain shot through him. The sphere had cracked a few ribs and bruised the muscle wall. On top of that, he was feeling the effects of using his Shadow Nexus side. It felt like tiny needles were coursing through his skin and veins as he winced and kept himself from screaming from the pain. [i]Damn it. I was hoping not to show that side of me. Or at least not this early[/i] Drake thought. 

Once the pain started to be bearable he slowly got to his feet and brought his watch towards him. The hologram appeared again and he pushed a few images before what looked like a pez dispenser appeared from the clock face. He took it in his right hand and tipped it so a white pill fell from it. He took the pill and swallowed it before he sighed and finally looked towards the rest of the group.

“Welp, better this over and done with,” Drake said to himself