I AM trying, damn you! she brings her head up, staring out through a tangle of her hair with blazing olive-green eyes.

*She stands slowly as Jihon begins to batter Sabre. Her eyes widen and she brings her hand up to break them up, but quickly drops her hand back to her side, knowing she cannot disrupt the fight without it looking suspicious. She closes her eyes and reaches out with her mind to Jihon.*

Jihon, stop! You’re going to kill or seriously injure him, then WE will be killed! she opens her eyes as he gives Sabre one last kick, then breathes a small sigh of relief when Sabre flys up into the air, away from the attacks of Jihon.

*She looks to the Council member speaking, then to Jihon, then to the presence that has suddenly appeared behind him.*

“Jihon!!” she screams above the cheer of the crowd and the blast of the cannon.

*When she looks back into the cloud of dust that has been stirred up by the skirmish, she narrows her eyes.*

“Let him go, you…freak!” she hisses at the cyborg, her nose wrinkling as she stops her gaze on the red light that is his eye and the metal that makes up one side of his face.

*The dust begins to swirl, a funnel of strong wind smacking into Edge and knocking him back as Sabre’s sword cuts into him. She pulls one of her daggers as Sabre begins to pummel Jihon with blows that could very well kill him.*

Sabre! If you kill him, I will die trying to kill you!! she warns in a very serious tone in his mind.

*As he turns to look at her, she uses that inhuman speed that he had told her she possessed and leaps at him, kicking him across the jaw. She lands in a crouch and watches as he gets up from the ground. Before he can attack her, she whips the dagger at him. It spins through the air and lands embedded in his left arm.*

“I’ll take both of you!” she stands and circles Sabre, glancing at the cyborg as she does so. “Jihon will be a boring fight now that you’ve almost killed him, won’t he? I’m still strong…come on, take a few hits…break a few bones and make a few cuts before you kill me!”

*She ducks an out swung arm, it passing less than an inch from her. Her eyes widen as she spins away from him, catching a kick in her side. She grits her teeth and punches her hand out. The earth underneath both Sabre and Edge turns soft and their feet sink beneath. Writhing fingers of earth begin to climb their legs, hardening quickly as they go.*

“Okay, pretty boy, you’re first,” she tilts her head and smiles sweetly at the cyborg.

*She unsheathes her short sword and walks towards Edge. She raises the sword and cuts down across his half-human chest. The cyborg reaches out and takes hold of her arm, seemingly not affected by the gaping wound in his flesh. He twists her arm slowly, ignoring the earth creeping up his form. She tries to pull back from him, but his strength is mechanical and his grip is tightening as he twists. A sharp crack sounds and she bows her back, letting out a cry of pain. The earth melts off of the cyborg and he throws her to the ground. As he goes to leap at her, she kicks her legs upward and sends him flying into Sabre, knocking them both to the ground.*

The stupid council! Why must they change the rules when they see things don't go their way! I see now how childish they must be. Indeed they are strong and wise, but not just at all. I cannot let this go on much longer. Damnit Thaimes hurry up!

*He crosses his arms and shakes his head. The wraithes surrounding him look at him and scowl.*

"See that Foolish human? Your friends shall die! No one crosses the Council and lives!"

*Enraged, Kelvack punches the wraith in the face. It flies back into other wraiths and soon a brawl breaks out in the stands...*

cLuTcHFieND, enraged by the actions of the council, powers up. His armour bluges and buckles as his body mass is tripled. He then raises his right hand. The rune begins to flash wildly. Three rows up, the gangster, who was busy grabbing a young girl's ass, suddendly jumps up and begins to scream madly. Orange glowing cracks appear all over his body. cLuTcHFieND slowly points the hand with the rune on it at the gangster.

"Maybe if you weren't such a bastard, I wouldn't have picked you for this. Oh well. VOIDWRAITH!"

The man begins to bulge and inflate like a grotesque fleshy ballon. Without warning, he explodes, spraying blood and gore all over the crowd. In his place stands a strange creature. A voidwraith. He stands, with his bone sabre drawn, his green reptilian eyes offseting his dead pale skin. Immediately, all the other wraiths in the arena, 30 in all, stop what they're doing, and stand at attention. The voidwraith stares expectantly at cLuTcHFieND. cLuTcHFieND, his eyes full of rage, speaks to the creature.

"Get these other wraiths to listen you, and then follow me. This ends now."

cLuTcHFieND allows his aura to burst out of him. It blazes around him like a bonfire. He takes off and flies down to the battlefield, landing in front of Jihon. The voidwraith lands beside him, and the 30 other wraiths land behind him in attack formation. cLuTcHFieND draws his sword, makes a rude gesture at the "council", and turns to Sabre Soldier.

"End this madness now. Jihon is my friend, and I will not let another person here attack him."

I told you not to piss with her. Now go finish Jihon. This one's mine.

*Sabre Soldier takes the cyborg, and throws him towards Jihon who still is lying semi-concious.*

Well then, shall we madaam?

*Sabre Soldier takes the dagger that's in his arm, and removes it. His wound closes and heals a bit. He takes the dagger, and drops it to the ground. Afterwards, Sabre Soldier's figure approaches. His hair blows back in the wind that picks up as his eyes flash a white and black combination. In an instant, he rushes Tamrissa. She throws up a kick into his face, but his figure fizzles out as if it was an illusion. Immediately afterwards, he comes up from behind, and cracks her in the small of her back with his elbow. As she falls forwards, a hand grabs a hold of the back of shirt, and yanks her backwards, into a slam. Before hitting the ground, Tamrissa manages to put her hands down, and avoid the throw by landing it into a backflip. Sabre Soldier looks somewhat astonished by this, but holds his fighting posture. The amulet that Tamrissa has begins to glow wildley, and a pale blue aura begins to glow around her. Her movements are like water and are as just as fluent, a dark shadow follows behinds her. Sabre Soldier's figure then glows the same pale blue once again, and the shadow follows him. He charges Tamrissa with blinding speed, and swings. Her figure flinches for a moment, then disappears into thin air. The council looks very disturbed about this. Sabre Soldier looks around for a moment, then looks up. He sighs slightly, then vanishes as well, his figure flickering slightly with his speed. There is a moment of silence as the crowd looks around for the two fighters. After this, swings can be heard, but not seen for the most part. At several times, Sabre Soldier can be seen swinging at Tamrissa, then the figures vanish. The shadows that follow them collide in several spots, and energy waves fly, as the figures connect, along with a raging boom. Eventually, Tamrissa reappears on the ground, then Sabre Soldier follows landing several feet infront of her. Dust begins to pick up, as Sabre Soldier's eyes begin to swirl a bright white. Black lightning begins to spiral around his body as he charges up. The amulet begins to swirl uncontrolably, and wildly and black lightning sparks from it as well, wrapping around her. Tamrissa's olive-green eyes begin to change as well. At several times, they begin to glow a pulsating white, and switch back. A vortex of wind builds up between them, and black lightning begins to channel through the air. Sabre Soldier looks over at Tamrissa, and smiles lightly, and speaks to her softly through the whirlwind.*

No Madaam. Now you're trying.

*cLuTcHfIeND stands away next to Jihon as all this goes on. A very mad look on his face. Sabre Soldier pays no attention to him. He is in complete concentration. A council member gets out of his seat, and vanishes, only to reappear infront of cLuTcHfIeND.*

((Sorry for typing so much. I have to say that this is really getting good.
Sabre Soldier: The Unreal Assasin.
Death is my Mistress...
War is my Master...

"Give my regards to your armys.... Again!!!"

*Suddenly without warning Jihons arm turns to a thick blaze engulfing the entirety of edges body. His flameing corpse falls to the ground in a pile of bubbleing flshe and melting metal. The flame the engulfs Jihon and picks up intencity. He is reaching his full power. The pulsating flames scorch the ground as Jihon walks towards Sabre. In one mighty swoop of flaming power Jihon grabs Sabre by the head and picks him up. he begins to speak to him through his mind...*

I know what you say in your mind my freind. You must remember I have two sould living within me... If the council trys one more trick... I will kill them. If you value their lives as well as your own I do not suggest you tamper with my power. How my "Freind" Could you put the lives of your freinds in the hands of someone we barely know. If I had the power I would damn you to hell after I kill you. I know for a fact Clutchfeinds armys are approaching... This is where you have a choice... Fight the council members now... Or die at my hand....

*Sabre does not appear fazed by his sizzleing head. He Just stares blankly into what was once Jihon face. All he can see are flames. Jihon still holds him within the confusion of the riot unseen and unheard. he awaits a responce.*

" another battle ground, how boring. "

Kawanua watching the many battles going on. sits down and has some lunch, some blood splatters over a sandwhich. Kawanua's wiongs swings around and suck up all the blood " Somes ones blood, but who's ".

*Looks around*

Slayer--"Hello boys, i'm back...."

*Starts to look for an oppenent....*

No Jihon, that's where you're wrong. The council could easily destroy you. The half-daemon that lives inside you is your weakness. The higher council is a very holy faction, and daemons can easily be destroyed by them. It's by their good graces that you still live. Soul Reaver has not reported yet, either. Also Jihon, if you ever attempt to threaten me again. I will kill you personally. I could remove that petty half-daemon from your core if I so pleased, being a council member myself, I have the power to do so.

*In a sudden charge, black lightning whirls from Sabre Soldier, and strikes Jihon in the chest, sending him flying across the arena screaming in shear pain. The fire around him turns a dark black, and begins to burn the half-daemon inside of him. Sabre Soldier turns and concentrates on Tamrissa once again. He looks at her steadily in the eyes, and continues to charge his power. The ground begins to shake from underneath the arena, and rocks begin to pull themeselves from the ground, and from the marble pillars and walls. Sabre Soldier then screams aloud and the black lightning begins to rip through the ground in all directions. He then looks at the determined Tamrissa, and mind-speaks to her.*

Are you ready madaam? I hope you're prepared for this, we will be escaping soon.

*He gives Jihon the same message.*

Sabre Soldier: The Unreal Assasin.
Death is my Mistress...
War is my Master...

Something's not right in the colleseum, we must hurry men.

*Afterwards, Thaimes, and his men rush into city heading for the colleseum, giving Soul Reaver enough time to open the lower umbra. As Soul Reaver opens the warp to the lower umbra, thousands of daemons, and risen flood outward heading towards the city. The army turns in disbelief, as they see the site. They try and close the gates before they can get in, but it is too late. The horde bursts in, and wreaks havoc on the city. Thaimes men return, and attack. Thaimes disappears, and reports to the Higher Council.*

Thaimes: My Lords, a legion of daemons from the lower umbra have flooded the gates. My men can only hold them off for so long. I request your assistances.

*Thaimes speaks to the Higher Council, and trys to distract them long enough for Sabre Soldier to get them all out of there.*

Meanwhile, in the Colloseum, Sabre realises that something is strangely amiss. The Council Members have been eerily quiet so far, and it suddenly strikes him that he does not sense their usual aura of power. As Thaimes talks to the Council Member, his face stays completely impassive. He says nothing. Then, suddenly, the face seems to shrivel and collapse in on itself... the Council Members' skin darkens to a horrific grey, and he shrinks in stature. The other Council Members do the same... Shapeshifters! Something is horribly amiss...

Soul Reaver grins as the Daemons flood from the Lower Umbria. But... Soul Reaver senses that there is something wrong with the Warp Gate. Suddenly, twelve figures step from the swirling energies. The Council!

Soul Reaver is taken aback, as Pillaire speaks.

"You meddle in our affairs, Soul Reaver, just as we would have expected of one such as you. We will deal with you appropriately."

All twelve council members wave their hands, and send a tangible wave of invisible power hurtling towards Soul Reaver. He has no time to erect a defense - the power of the spell picks him up off the ground and slams him into the city wall, smashing him through the granite masonry as if it were paper.

The dark-skinned Council Member speaks.
"Enough of this nonesense. Now to deal with the traitors!"

With another wave of his hand, the Council Member dispels the illusion... the Warp Gate that Soul Reaver had attempted to open to the Lower Umbria is revealed for what it truly is - a gate directly to the Warp, where the Council had been waiting to subtly subvert Soul Reaver's efforts. The 'daemons' disappear into smoke... the illusion dispelled. The guards in the streets suddenly find themselves fighting nothing but air, and look around, bewildered, for their foes.

And in the Colloseum, the twelve Council Members appear in a blaze of yellow light. They speak in turn.
"Ssssabre Ssssoldier... yessss... it is jussst as we feared..."
"He has betrayed us."
"We suspected that his involvement with these lesser beings would taint his spirit."
"And now we have all the proof we ever needed - see how he tries to rescue his little... pets."
"He would place his judgements over those of his Council!"
"He values the words of these petty beings more than the words of his equals..."
"He would put his faith in these... things."

Pillaire steps forward.
"I know what you are thinking, Sabre Soldier... how did we know about this? You found the spiritseer, did you not? Indeed, you did. But you failed to realise that two more spiritseers were watching over that one. And two more for each of them... and two more for each of them. We knew all about your plans for some time, thus this elaborate ruse to prove the truth. We feared that you may have lost the loyalty you once held toward us. This was all a test. And one that you have failed."

The horned Council Member speaks.
"Fei, you are a heretic and a betrayer! You will be made to pay for your crimes! Thaimes too will suffer for his insubordination, and once we have brought you to justice, your companions will be obliterated to pay for their part in your corruption!"

With that, the Council Members hurl twelve streams of energy at Sabre Soldier, slamming into his chest and ramming him into the side of the Colloseum.

The battle is now truly joined!

(ooc: Didn't expect that one, did you, people?)

--To fight is to live. And my battle is eternal.--

Sabre Soldier: The Unreal Assasin.
Death is my Mistress...
War is my Master...

"He doesnt relise that you are a pure heart demon. One in few!"

*The flmaes are abbsorbed by Thisiases being. Jihon glances at Sabre Soldier being attacked from a distance. He then looks at the council members attacking. As if something snaps deep within Jihon he relises the falicy of the councils deception.*

"These are no holy men! They will die easyily!!"

Jihon Charges the stand Killing a few gaurds in the process and Jumps up on the wall where the council members stand. He crouches before them and smirks.

"Casting Judgement on me are we now? Lets just see how you stand this attack!!"

*Jihon stands form his croching position and screams wildly. His muscle mass grows quickly cracking the bone armor in places. Jihon places a hand apon one of the council memebrs chest and stops screaming.*

"Demons controll evil correct? Well lets just see how you add up."

*The council members body begins to swell and bulge. He crys in pain as the evil within him is expanded. The mans bones can be heard snapping within him as his heart grows. The man bursts spewing blood and inards all over the other council members. They look on in horror as the 10th council member is killed.*

"Now my freinds.... THE REST OF YOU DIE!!!!!!"

*Jihon leaps from council members to council member brutally killing them. Some of them attempt to run and are only met by a cain of bone that flies out of Jihons back binding then to their chairs. They plead for their lives and make offers to Jihon. In his anger he kills most of them off. He then stops and turns seeing the wounded Sabre lieing in a pile of cement. He races towards him and pulls his body from it.*

Are you alright? I hope so. Cause I dont want to be responcible for your death. My entire life I have been absorbed by my own self pity. A warrior such as yourself brings me great honor and aspireation. If you should die... Their will be no more council members. You have no evil in your heart, unlike them, you have a pure heart. It may not beat but.... Its still pure.

*Jihon smiles as Sabres eyes slowly open.*

Sabre Soldier: The Unreal Assasin.
Death is my Mistress...
War is my Master...

"Jihon! You thought you could kill us that easily? You will die for your insolence!"

A blast of energy knocks Jihon backwards, sending him flying into the stands. He slowly picks himself up in time to see the entire council standing in the arena. The dead bodies that Jihon killed dissapear in a puff of smoke.

(ooc: No offense, Jihon, but killing them all off that fast is simply no fun.)

cLuTcHFieND unsheaths his sword and charges the council with his army of wraiths. The council members all draw their weapons just as they are met by cLuTcHFieND's group. The battle rages for a full ten minutes, cLuTcHFieND's group holding their own against the council. But one by one, the wraiths are picked off, untill finally the Voidwraith falls. The council members then proceeded to overpower cLuTcHFieND. Even in his rage, cLuTcHFieND is overpowerd and outnumbered. He wounds a few, but he pays the price, as he is sent flying into the stands. He lands hard, and does not return to his feet.

(ooc: There. Now this should be a little more interesting.)

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