“If you
didn’t want your toys broken, you shouldn’t have thrown them at us.” Sandstorm said
as he stood stiff and clenched his fists.
“Perhaps.
Watching you struggle with them was amusing in its own right.”
“Come out
from behind your little force field and we’ll see who struggles.” Anubis
growled.
“In good
time. But first, I see that we are missing a few people.” Stormy snapped his
finger and Nightfall, Atomizer and Redeagle appeared near their friends.
“That’s better.”
Redeagle
instantly drew his pistol.
“Don’t
shoot! There’s a barrier.” Electrode warned.
“You
obviously want to tell us about your sick plan.” Sandstorm said. “So quit
wasting our time.” All the while, he applied his elemental senses to the area
around him, looking for a weakness to exploit.
“You’re all
here for the final act. You were supposed to die, but that hardly matters when
I get to sacrifice all of you to him.”
“You think
we’re going to let you release Chaos? That’s what this is about right?” Anubis
said. “We’ve been told.”
“So
everything was just to do as much damage as you could, even if it didn’t
succeed in destroying everything?” Electrode said.
“Exactly.
The living hurricane, the 7 artifacts, every single challenge you’ve faced so
far, meant to do damage that wouldn’t otherwise be done. Whether or not it
killed any of you, would merely be a bonus. You were meant to come here. You
were meant to be sacrificed to Chaos.”
“I think
we’re going to surprise you.” Atomizer said before he suddenly put a hand to
his forehead.
“Your
powers are triggered by mental command, Atomizer. My mystical neural net will
prevent you from blowing up so much as a toothpick.” Stormy said proudly.
“Okay,
that’s it! Wait! I can’t move!” Anubis dropped his lance and stood rigid in
place.
“That’s
from my gift given to you at the beach, Anubis. You assumed it was part of your
armor and gifts, but you’re too new to have realized it wasn’t. My magic ring
will keep you from doing anything but watch your friends die. It was so easy to
slip it on your finger. You must learn to pay attention, but you won’t live to
use the lesson.”
Nyhtwulf
lunged forward but collapsed to the ground, holding his ears in agony. Stormy
stood up from his throne with cane in hand.
“That
horrifying pitch in your ears and brain is something only you can hear, demon.
You can’t even stay intangible.” Stormy stepped down from the throne.
Blacktide’s
body suddenly engulfed in swirling shadows from his power as it overloaded and
strained is ability to control. He dropped to his knees trying to hold it all
in.
“You’ll
find me more difficult to deal with.” Galose said as he stepped forward.
“I doubt
it.” Stormy tossed a small device at Galose who instinctively caught it. All
systems suddenly went to static. Readings weren’t working and multiple systems
were starting to shut down. “That’s a little gift from the Maker. It’s designed
to shut down any form of technology; even of the mighty Cyborians. Before you
can override it, your armor will be dead.”
Stormy
stopped in front of Sandstorm, Electrode, Nightfall and Redeagle.
“Well? What
is the great and powerful Sandstorm going to do?”
“At the
moment? Nothing.”
“Really?
Fascinating!” Stormy shot a bolt of energy that hit Nightfall and knocked her
out instantly. “Even if I start hurting your friends?”
Redeagle
attacked. His powerful swings were blocked effortlessly. Stormy spun and drove
the end of his cane through the agent’s midsection. Stormy fixed his eyes on
those of Sandstorm as he gave his cane a jerk and dropped Redeagle to the
floor. Electrode almost moved forward, but Sandstorm put a hand on his
shoulder.
“Don’t.”
“But…”
“Don’t.
He’s tapped into the powers of all the other people in those cylinders. They’ve
amplified his abilities beyond our reach.” Sandstorm said as he held Electrode
back.
“Very
intuitive, Sandstorm. You’re exactly right.”
From the
swirling abyss a great shadow formed of a hand that made them all seem like
ants in comparison. Stormy smiled.
“He’s
coming.”
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