(OOC: It would be nice if you'd say if you were going by a guide or just making it up as you go. Because for me this is pretty confusing, and it gets a bit irritating having someone say what you wrote is instantly wrong for no reason I know about.)

I quickly look around in anger to see everyone is gone. I curse, and stumble back to find that the portal is still there. I quickly run through, and end up in something that could only be described as a void.

RABBIT(NPC and only used for things like this...)

I watch silently from behind a tree, invisible to mortals. I walk behind the trees, watching Gwenyvier. Axis follows a bit further behind. She hadn't noticed him yet. The realm's music picks up, a stronger beat. Oh the downfall of the mighty first race, what a pity it was. If the Snarbolaxes here could smell them, they would be dead, even if it is Gwen leading. A pack or two could wreck a whole planet. Just look at the thousand planets here, now. Gwen must receive her gift. The gift that shall eventually lead her to the Core. A guiding Card of Fate. Just like the red Card of Spades I gave Seatus when he left. The one hanging by a chain under his clothes, and the one that marks a Red Spade on his chest when he changes into a Snarbolock.

I finger my charm necklace, withdrawing a yellow heart from the black and white string. It instantly transforms into a white metal card, a yellow heart dominating the center. It will always show the path, no matter the darkness. It will show the Guiding Light, the Cheshire Skolver, and lead you out of darkness. I hold up the yellow Card of Hearts. The Rabbit is my name, and Fate's work is my game.

I walk calmly ahead of Gwen, and her precious Euclid squad. I walk in front of Gwen, and all time stops except for her. She can see me now...well, besides my white glass mask. I struggle, as time being stopped can only be stopped for as long as I hold the Card, and I'm currently struggling to lift it to Gwen's hand. I place it in her hand, and through my mask of white glass I look at her. Before she recognizes me, I let go of the Card, and am wrenched back to my realm...

The void is strangely comforting. There's nothing here except darkness. Not until I reach Gwen's group. The figures are slowly inching forward through this void. Not this time. I unholster the destroyer, loaded with dark matter shells. I fire off a few shots, two graze some of the smaller knights. Nothing that would make them shatter yet. But when I fire the fifth shot, I hit my mark in the back of the squad commander. Who was surprisingly part of the Morai. Traitor. I then focus all of the shots on Gwen. "Didn't I say this wasn't over!" I yell defiantly at her.

Kirito

I struggled to keep up with Astraea's immensely fast pace. She yawned at me, giving a bored look as she beat the air with her wings.

How is she so fast?

She simply stared at me, a blank look on her face. She sighed and started to bombard me with insults.

"Come on, you weakling! You're a disgrace to the Angels! My grandma could fly faster than you! And her left wing was torn off! You disgust me! Now pick up the pace!"

I struggled to breath as I desperately beat the air with my wings. I couldn't even muster the energy to retaliate with a smart comment. If my lungs could speak, they'd be screaming, "Mercy! Mercy!"

For the next five minutes, Astraea continued to scream obscenities and curses at me, egging me on.

Suddenly, Astraea ceased her onslaught of insults. She listened carefully and looked at me with a grim frown.

"I just got a report from some of my undercover agents. You know, Auriel, Sarah, Gabriel, those guys. They were investigating some suspicious activity in the Morai capital, and..."

"And what?"

"They said they just saw Gwen being attacked by Axis, his Valkyries, and a mob of Morai. They also reported that she stepped through some strange portal. Unusual and troubling, but definitely not that far-fetched. What I don't understand is why Gwen's there..."

I scowl. "That doesn't matter. I'll get her."

Astraea fiddled with the straps on her tank top and quipped, "Yeah, but did you hear me? Portals are extremely hard to track, even for us Archangels. Only a master of teleforce- oh right. You're one of our experts on it." I nod.

"Here's my plan. You continue on to Brandell's fortress, and I'll go find Gwen." Astraea gave a reluctant nod of her head and rocketed off in a blaze of glory.

Well, I have no backup. If I run into trouble, the strongest angel in the world won't be there to save me.

I sighed and flew off towards the Morai capital. I didn't know how I would find her or what I would find with her, I just knew I needed to find her.

And when I followed Axis through the swirling, pitch black teleforce portal, it didn't take long to find her. Along with another woman and the famed Alpha Squad.
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Axis fired off a barrage of bullets, hitting what appeared to be Euclid in the back before focusing his attention on Gwen. He shouted, "I TOLD YOU THIS WASN'T OVER!" and pulled the trigger.

Out of sheer instinct, I rushed forward from my hiding spot and tackled Axis to the ground. Forcing my knee on his neck to keep him from pulling his head up, I drew my Divine Avenger and held it to his throat. I hissed, "Don't even think about harming Gwen. If you so much as touch her again, I'll kill you."

Gwen looks at me with a confused expression, probably surprised as to how I got here, in this... Weird, other-dimensional... Place. I wave meekly.

"Hey."

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Mother of... What is going on here? This is what I think of this RP
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@Seatus: What. The. Heck. I can't follow anything that you post. For one thing, some of it completely disagrees with SK Lore. One or teo packs of snarbies can destroy a planet? Need I remind you how people solo the SL Snarby den on a regular basis?

Second, how did Alice suddenly, physically appear by Seatus when she was just with Gwen and Euclid's squad? Then she teleports right back to them. Isn't that kind of random?

Let me repeat two parts of your posts that seem sort of weird to me.

I walk to the window, and climb onto the ledge. I turn, and smile, and jump backwards, ribbons of time wrapping around me, and I am suddenly gone.

I walk towards the portal.

Where in that first paragraph did you ever say Alice went through a portal? From what I read, she simply teleported away, not open a convenient portal for Seatus.

Third, you said the snarbolaxes were nearly extinct. Your post suggests anything but.

"Blurred snarbolaxes roam about."

Ok , can you make up your mind? Are they really all gone or are they flourishing in this "under side of reality"?

Well, on to the next... Weird thing, for lack of a better phrase. Do forgive my lack of fluency, English is my second language. My vocabulary is slightly more limited than other people's (my talents lie in science, math, and gaming departments). You said in your rabbit post that the music of the realm picked up. For what reason did it do this; actually, for what reason is there any music in that dimension in the first place? I know I'm nitpicking, but these things (and many other strange things you wrote) have been nipping at my heels for some time. It's not only you, your posts were just the most recent ones to (don't hate on me, I am voicing my opinion) irritate me.

Also, what is the point of Alice in this story? In some of your earlier posts, I was led to believe she was a lover of sorts to Seatus, and just now you stated she was his grandmother.

Last but not least, where in the name of Vog's bloody arse did this "Rabbit" thing come from? There has been no former mention of this entity- not even as much as a mere sentence.

I won't even try to list all the inconsistencies in this story, there's far too many.

I believe that this shall suffice to get my point across.

This entire RP tends to confuse me at points, particularly the parts with Seatus' lore included in them. Next time I join a role play, I'm going to join one like the Proto wars, with little to no confusing supernatural plot twists.

Speaking of said RP, how did Equinox get into the arena? In the hunger games, the series this thing seems to be loosely based on, (which should be blatantly obvious to everyone) tributes aren't allowed anywhere near the arena. In addition, what's the "Forest of the Dead" Equinox speaks of? That has nothing to do with the Proto wars, so why did you bring it up? I fail to think of any good reason to do so.

Please do forgive me for my little rant, but I needed to get it off my chest.

I start to laugh. A dry, cruel, hopeless laugh. "You know damn well you've hurt Gwen more then I could have ever done." I say, sarcasm cut dry. "You've got blood on your hands kid, more then I even have." I say, growing more somber. "Your family's murder was a tragedy." "But what you did to us was a travesty." "And you know the irony?" "You made Gwen sit through family member after family member's death, and you still have the nerve to look her in the eyes, and say everything is fine." "Kirito, this isn't over, I assure you that." I say, as my hand slips to the dark matter explosives. I activate them, drop them, then dart from his hold, and let the explosives do the work.

I gasp as I awake, then immediately felt a need for water. "Water." I croaked out, hoping my plea for water was heard. It was. A pretty looking Owlite approach me with a paper cup and a straw. I sipped, and sigh. I glance at the 'nurse', then ask her, "What happened? Where's Gwen? And most importantly, where's the toilet? I REALLY need to go!"

They ran through the portal as the...skirmish continued behind them. These portals are pretty weird too. It's like you're on an invisible bridge that's magically stopping you from falling to your portal death. They stop running midway to where ever they're going to to catch their breaths. Out of one of Travid's pouches, he distributed his own concoction of a drink to everyone. Dmatter opened his flask and sniffed it. "Is this even safe to drink?"
"Of course it is! I taste everything I make to make sure that it's safe to consume! Stomach safe since '98" (He started doing this stuff since 2198. Considering that I have no idea what year it is in this RP I just chose a year at random. If you tell me what year it is, I'll edit this).

SEATUS

I step into the shadows, looking at the happy group, and smile. Me and Lily would lay by a campfire when we were traveling to the Core. It was always happy, even if we were being followed by a curse. These comrades, they probably have never witnessed war like I have. I close my eyes, remembering the abomination of Diablo. He was a literal mess. I open my eyes, and take a step further back. They were safe, I was out of the portal...everyone happy. But...the Snarbolaxes. How far did they fall? How high did they rocket? I may not know...but I may learn someday. Life seems like a gift to others...it feels like a curse to me. So long mine goes on. I live because Lily does. I'll die, if Lily does. I won't let go of hope. Darkness will consume the night if it fades. I know I look happy and seem happy...but what kind of existence is this? I choose who lives and who dies? I might as well be a God. No one should have that kind of power. Not even me...

I sit on the window sill, and hold out my hand. I close my eyes, and I see Sanctuary, I feel it's calming wind on my hand. My color remembers it's turqoise, and I feel the Waters on my hand. I open my eyes, a globe of water in my hand. It glows, it's purifying capabilities healing my scrapes and bruises. I close my eyes, and feel myself getting lighter, until I feel...I feel...

I open my eyes, and see an everlasting darkness.

Alone.

THIRD-PERSON MODE:

Seatus's coloring turns black, and he falls to the ground. A faint pulse runs through him, but otherwise nothing. Lost in his own mind, he lays on the floor, practically dead...

(OOC: Sorry guys, going to be out for the week. Going to just stick Axis in the underside and have him collect mirror parts.)

I wandered around the dark area for a while. The explosions had left me extremely jarred. I had lost track of where the portal was, but I'd get out of here, one way or another. But that's when something caught my eye. I moved closer to it, to find it was a mirror, or at least part of one. THe thing was, when I looked into it, it didn't show my reflection it showed another place, most likely back in our world. I grinned. If this was my only ticket out, so be it. I walked through more of the void, searching for more pieces.

Kirito

Gwen waved back at me wearily. She pointed to a swirling portal and told everyone, "Quickly! If we all get through, I can close it on him!"

Axis laughed, crimson blood dripping from a cut I had made in his cheek. He sneered and called out to me, "You know damn well you've hurt Gwen more then I could have ever done. You've got blood on your hands kid, more then I even have."

He became more serious and continued, growing more somber. "Your family's murder was a tragedy. But what you did to us was a travesty."

"YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY! NOTHING!" I bellowed, my eyes tearing up. This bastard knew nothing of his kin's crimes against my own. And he had the nerve to act all high and mighty!

Axis smirked and shook his head. "And you know the irony? You made Gwen sit through family member after family member's death, and you still have the nerve to look her in the eyes, and say everything is fine. Kirito, this isn't over, I assure you that."

A furious roar escaped from my mouth as I ran forward to end him. I vaguely noticed his hand slipping towards his pocket, and before I could kill him, something yanked me back and surrounded me in a teleforce bubble. A blast of dark matter kicked up a storm of dust, and when it settled, Axis was gone.
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I blinked in surprise and looked at Gwen, whose own eyes seemed moist. She led myself and the group through the portal and into Brandell's Great Hall. She took my hands and looked at me with an expression of sorrow.

My mind still struggled to comprehend what just happened; nobody had ever saved me from anything in my life. Nobody. My ears were still ringing from the blast, and I watched as Gwen tried to ask me something.

The high-pitched whine in my ears finally subsided, and I asked, "Come again?"

Gwen fiddled with her fingers and asked, "Is what Axis said true?"

Without a second thought, I quipped, "No, why would I?" Trying to lighten up the mood, I added, "I mean, your aunt was the most judgmental and annoying piece of -Pardon me- crap I ever had the displeasure to meet, but I wouldn't kill even her, much less anyone else."

I was surprised with my own ability to look her in the eye and lie. This wouldn't end well if she found out that it really was me.
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I have suffered for years. You do not know the horrors your family has committed against my own. Dont worry, you will not die. I shall leave you as the last member of your family. As much as I hate to burden you, someone must pay for the deaths of my family. And it must be you, I'm afraid.

You think me a monster, dont you? You sad, naive girl. You do not know of my pain... You have never known. But you will soon, my love. You will suffer, as I have suffered.

Forgive me, Gwenyvier.
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Hey. I'm back.

@Seatus: I don't hate you. I was just irritated by all the confusing lore and inconsistencies. ^_^

@top; what do you mean, if I don't respond within two days you'll tackle? 0.o By the way, I reached for no strawberry. You have no proof! /e run away guiltily

In this message I write to you now, Seatus, you must realize why the four of you are the Aces. It started in the beginning, and you were the first Ace. You became it without knowing, but you had no family. Your love was lost. And your only home was Sanctuary. You created a path of red as you helped your friends. Innumerable live have become that path. How many people have you killed?

Once Gwen had made herself a suitable incarnate, she became lonely as well. She outlived her family and her friends. Her heart, at the same time, was trapped in a large metal prison. Her only joy came from saving her friends and herself...

Theo. Though he had Thanatos, how does one enjoy being in the company of death? You all know how it feels. Theo had a love that could wait for him, but for how long could he wait for her? He couldn't forgive her for being many years late. He refreshed our world, and kept it clean. He was the sad, sad man, and walked a lonely path out of habit.

Diablo the vain. Constantly walking a road drenched in blood, and leading to power. Desperate to be in control. So desperate, he immortalized himself within a sword, waiting for someone to wield it, and possession would commence. So desperate he would immortalize himself...but his path is lonely to. Uncared for, no one to care for, he feels as lonely deep down as any other greedy man.

Spade. Heart. Diamond. Club.
Blood. Broken. Instable. Tyrrany.

Relvolving
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Bloodlust,
Broken hearts and minds,
Instable love and life,
Tyrannical and vain men.

Yes, now that you know who I am, you must find me in the crowds. Find me, and you can find them. Find them, protect everyone. After that, you may rest. I will give you that rest.

~Rabbit

EDIT: Does anyone actually realize Seatus is in the same room, and is currently out of commission?

I stand in the empty void, wind roaring in my ears. I face what appears to be a court, made from obsidian. An eye, half gold and half magenta, hovers over the judge's podium. An eighteen year old boy stands there, tall, with turqoise hair and rabbit ears. "Rabbit." He nods, looking more solemn than I remember the lively kid.

"Seatus," He says calmly back. "This isn't my decision. The Gods are making me do it. We have to withdraw you." I look at him. Withdrawal? For what?!

"What have I done?" I ask calmly.

"The Gods accuse you out of fear. Seatus, they fear you." Me?!

"What could I have done that's so wrong?" This is madness! I have done no such thing!

"Under the laws of the Divine Book, you've committed treason. You have released the Snarbolaxes from their realm!"

"SINCE WHEN?!"

"Since now. The Gods accuse you because they fear you, They believe you did this. Right now, it's happening in the present. The Core is fending them off right now. It says I am to replace you after you're done here. I'm sorry Seatus. I know you didn't do it. But I must follow law, or I cease existence."

"It's okay...I suppose someone will either have to clear my name, or I cease existence in this realm..." I stare at the floor. I look back up. "Can I leave?"

"Yes."

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I suddenly sit up, red returning to my coloring. I breathe heavily.

What in hell. I just shouted those words, then Gwen takes over. Pure awesomeness. Then a spiral order knight and a Morai soldiers runs, running to where? I don't know. I follow them, just as the crowd does too. I race to them, then ask "Where are we going again?"

Since Asteaea is the Valhallans' Queen, I'm guessing that her army will be flying overhead, this inducing confusion and rage at their insubordination... Post soon.

What. That's the only word going through my mind. "Uhm. That isn't normal here, is it?"

(Sorry for inactivity and short posts, Spiral Spy, grinding for 5* gear, and summer school takes my time.)

Gwen had lost to her opponent. "Gwen!". I yelled , running over to her. "Gwen, are you ok?"

(Well, I just fell out of a go-kart. Expect errors. Also, thin, permission to bring in a certain special friend midway to the fight?)

That blade was watching me. It felt so odd. I was so distracted by it I barely noticed it coming towards me. I sidestepped it close enough to feel the wind it cut next to me. I flipped backwards and prepared an arrow. I was going to aim for his hand to try to disarm him, but he had a gauntlet on. The sword seemed to be echoing in my head. I shot an arrow at his chest, and I split my bow apart. I needed to disarm him. Fast. I dash towards him and tried to flinch the sword out of his hand.

Kirito

Gwen stroked my cheek and smiled a clearly pained smile. She pulled me close and gave me a bear hug. My eyes narrow; she seems off. I bite my lip and decide to do something I promised I would never do; reach into her mind.

With as much care and caution as possible, I slipped inside of Gwen's head. I could tell she didn't sense me in her mind.

I know Kirito lied. I have half a mind to abandon him, and now I know I can't trust him. Justice demands his death, and safety commands my caution.

Still, the other half of me wants to lay it all aside, to cherish and love him. I know that, deep down inside, I am no better than he, for all have sinned. What did he do that others did not? The difference between murder and unjust anger is but a flick of the wrist.

I scowled at Gwen as she pulled me closer. I gently pushed her away and commented, "Nice to know that you trust me so much, Gwen."

At that moment, an "Awww" escaped from Arch's lips as he snuck inside. He smiled and said, "I was kinda out yesterday. Sorry bout that. What did I miss?" I shook my head and smiled back good-naturedly. "Too much for one to understand if they weren't present. Way too much."

At that moment, Top appeared out of nowhere -where was he the entire time?- and waved to Gwen, Arch and I.

With his greeting done, he proceeded to climb onto the dining table -ugh, didn't he know people ATE there?!- and shout, "There is, or are spies among us! Triumvirate leader Albatross has launched an attack at us. We'll need to either get outta here, or stay and fight. They'll think they have the element of surprise, but we'll be the ones surprising them."

I let out a cold, cruel laugh. As if I needed the element of surprise to beat anyone.

Euclid burst out, "Who do you think you are, and how can we even trust you? You just arrived here!"

Top shrugged and replied, "I'm Topoyozada, and I suggest you trust me, before you all die." Well that was quite a bold statement.

I notice that his confidence is merely a facade when he turbed towards Gwen, who was simply staring at him. I watched him mouth the words, 'HELP ME' and snickered.

I stopped when Seatus held his head in pain, his face turning red. I was about to go over to him and see what was wrong when I spotted Astraea scowling up at the sky. The very heavens seemed to be in a fit of rage; hail pellets the size of Wolvers bombarded the fortress as enormously powerful winds wore away at the massive stone walls.

Without another word, Astraea spread her massive wings and blasted through the ceiling. Brandell whined, "HEY! THAT CEILING COST ME OVER 500,000 CROWNS, YOU HOOLIGAN!"

I sneered, clueless as to what was going on. I floated up through the enormous hole Astraea made in the roof and saw her hovering behind Diablo, sword poised to strike. A halo shimmered above the young queen's head, flickering from snow white to lustrous gold.

Oh sh*t.

I watched as Astraea's wings shimmered with light and averted my eyes just as a flash of holy energy filled the sky. I looked back to the Queen and saw her in her Uranus Queen form, her mouth set in a determined scowl and her eyes a furious amber.

Diablo was clueless.

Drunk on his power, he chortled, "Ha ha ha ha ha! Oh my goodness! This...is...AWESOME!! My dear Gwen, you should try this!"

Putting on a face of mock thoughtfulness, he continued, "On second thought, don't; I don't like to share. If only God could see me now. Hey God! Do you see this?"

He shot a bolt of furious lightning into the sky, then laughed again. "Take that, old man! Bow before the Almighty Diablo!" He shot another bolt into the sky, and the cold air protested with a deafening *BANG*. He looked back down at Gwen and exclaimed, "My, how small you look from down here! Why, I could crush you like a bug if I wanted to."

A growl escaped from my mouth. I could crush him at any moment, given the opportunity.

I watched as Gwen was levitated, soon hovering face to face with her despicable uncle. He examined her with great curiosity, and said at length, "My how you've grown! You've become quite beautiful." He felt down her thigh, and she shut her eyes in disgust. I grit my teeth in anger and prepared to blast the lecherous old bastard out of the sky with a burst of lightning.

Diablo took up the edge of her gray cloak and said, "Is this an Owlite cloak? Good heavens Gwen! You've been a busy young lady, haven't you? Doesn't this belong to Gray Feather?"

Gwen nodded and bowed her head. "Aww..." Diablo cooed in fake sympathy. "Did he die?" he asked gleefully. She sneered and shook her head, bringing a frown to Diablo's face.

In that moment, Gwen ripped herself free of his grasp, using a force field to release his hand. As she fell, she outstretched her wings and shot uncontrollably into the remains of the citadel, disappearing under the rubble.

In a roar of rage, Diablo flared his wings, unknowingly knocking Astraea several meters away. The Uranus Queen plummeted to the ground and right into Euclid's arms.

the citadel, and shielded herself as she collided with the wall at the other end. No sooner had she gotten to her feet than a young, boyish voice cried out, "THIS ENDS HERE, YOU VILLAINOUS FIEND!!" It was Euclid, and he was pointing the tip of his sword at Diablo. Diablo just laughed him off, saying, "And what are you going to do, boy? Poke me to death?" He chortled again, then yelped in surprise as a shimmering sword tore into his chest. He ripped it out and examined it; it was Euclid's Calibur. He threw it back at Euclid, disgusted that he had been injured by such an ordinary blade. "You! This isn't over, boy!"

Indeed. Like hell it was.

With that, he summoned a black portal in the sky and vanished. Gwen flew up after him, and disappeared into the portal. I blasted upwards and into the portal, Seatus not far behind, and felt myself tumbling into the abyss.
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I found myself skydiving into the void. A thunderous boom resounded through the abyss, and I watched as Diablo brought Gwen to her knees. Tongues of fire licked at his heels, appearing pleased with the battle's outcome.

I landed with a monstrous crash and spotted Arch running over to Gwen, trying to shake her awake.

Diablo laughed a deep, echoing laugh and towered over Arch. Chortling, he teased, "She is dead, boy! I slew her myself. Does that make you sad, hmm? It should! I want to see you cry. Go on, cry like a baby before me! Weep like a little girl! Or get angry at me. I don't care. I'll crush you anyways. Say your prayers to whoever you want, because nobody can save you from me."

Arrogant pr*ck. He didn't even know that the Archangel of Vengeance was here to destroy him. (That's one of Kirito's nicknames)

Diablo heaved a giant claymore, a blade that glowed with an otherworldly purple light, infused with a dark power never before seen. The blade seemed to be watching Arch, studying him, hating him. Diablo laughed again. "Do you like my new sword? It is named Malfeasance! Look upon it, and fear! May all who see its mighty power die by its dark edge!" He swung it overhead at Arch.

Still, the boy was swift. Just in the nick of time, he sidestepped the attack. Flipping backwards, he nocked an arrow (hey, ripping off Adtraea, are we?) and fired, but watched as the shot bounced harmlessly off of Diablo's armor.

He dashed at Diablo, attempting to disarm him, but was swiftly taken down with a sweeping kick to the legs. Diablo laughed his horrible, villainous laugh and sneered at Arch triumphantly.

"Now you see. I have the power to destroy worlds. God himself will fear my power! And you believe you can beat me? Fool!"

I snarled. With a thundering roar of rage, I impaled his arm on one of my wings' spikes and twisted it until the blade like appendage separated from my wing, burying itself into my foe's forearm.

Diablo howled in pain and swung his blade at me, but I ducked and thrusted my Divine Avenger at his stomach. It bounced off, leaving a mere scratch on Diablo's body. He bellowed in anger, but I cut him off with an ax kick right to the head.

Pulling his face closer, I hissed, "Arch is weak. What would you expect? he may not be able to beat you, but I sure as hell can. Pick on someone your own size. Oh, and before I finish this, heed my warning; if you lay a hand on another innocent soul ever again, or I'll rip your throat out with my bare hands. Do you understand what I'm trying to get through your senile head, you sorry old bastard?"

That's when I felt the enormous sword piercing through my stomach. And everything went dark.

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You DARE to call me a murderer?! Surely you jest, Gwen. I thought you were smarter than that.

You think you are hurt? I have suffered for years. YEARS. You cannot even BEGIN to understand the horrors your family has committed against my own. Vengeance will be mine. Nothing can satiate me. Only blood. Valentine blood.

As for you, you shall live. I shall leave you as the last member of your family. As much as I hate to burden you, someone must pay for the deaths of my family. And it must be you, I'm afraid.

I see the look in your eyes. You think me a monster, dont you? You sad, naive girl. You do not know of my pain... You have never known. But you will soon, my love. You will suffer, just as I have.

Forgive me, my love.
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Darn, you guys post fast. Here's my post. Kirito to the rescue, or so it seemed at first. Now Arch and Seatus are the only ones left to fight diablo in that otherworldly dimension... Place. Astraea is currently passed out in Euclid's arms while he and the others make war plans.

A storm boils in the sky. Something isn't right. Gwen's victory is assured with the destruction of the Crystallizer, yet chaos brews on the horizon. A form stands high in the heavens, a stormy gray cloak billowing, and a golden breastplate and shoulder guards strap to his shoulders. He swing his hand, lightning crashing to the earth, soil erupting in clots of dirt. His Father's soldiers would soon arrive, and his step-Mother would fight the White Queen. Everything would cease, and he could leave. His sister would continue in her Wonderland. And all would go according to plan.

He remembers it well. The day they fled their reality. She, unlike him, couldn't bear the pain. She couldn't deal with the memories. She turned the new reality into her Wonderland. She forgot me, forgot everyone. But I remember. He chased us. Father chased us. We brought the Infestation. We don't belong. But Alice will wake up, and Cradle will be brought to our reality.

I am Zen, Alice's only brother. And I am the Bringer of the Tempest.

I hear and see the battle, then I rush towards the lights. Kirito groans, on the floor. Archimeday was also on the floor. Gwen and Diablo was fighting, flashes of light. "Gwen!" I cry, and I run forward, leaping. I tackled Diablo, then raised a fist to his face, "Yield!"