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The light was fierce as everyone made their way toward the island. It covered the entirety of the distance with a sheen of light, that vibrantly brightened everything to the most that it could be. It But even he noticed, as he came toward the island, that a storm was rolling in, so intense, that even the sun could not penetrate the darkening clouds. the light faded to shadow as he closed in on the island. With no warning, other than what he already seen, Blaze Dropped from his light travel, and fell into the water of the ocean. He cursed lightly at himself, he hated water, and he should have known that it would not be so easy to reach the island. After a few more curses, he began his half a mile swim to the island. The waves were incredibly strong, pushing him out for every stroke he took. He gasped for air, nearly finding death in the water. It was then that he felt the power roll across the ocean, in a wave of intensity. Looking behind him, it was as if a portion, maybe fifty yards in width, of the ocean was solidifying. In a hasty effort, he shot his flames through the water he was in, and launched into the air as the solid path crept beneath him. as he shot up, he could feel the power of the storm, and a power within the storm as well. Fire streaked through the sky, as he watched the blur shoot by in a streaking flame. Dusk and Aryia landed on the island about the time his sprint began, within a few seconds, he was there as well, but not near as far into the island as they were. He sighed heavily as he felt the flames behind him detach from his control. So it had begun. He knew, at least, that he had the slight tactical advantage of speed and endurance, still to his side. He crept the southern shore of the island, in attempts to make it to the far, eastern side. This is where his tasks, would take place.

Thorn smiled at Marcus as he took step ahead, and entered the portal. Through the portal itself, looking before he stepped, he watched as Rika landed, she was making good time, but he wasnt entirely sure she was going to do as well as the rest. She didn't seem very sure of herself when she had left the pub. Something told Thorn that she wasn't as experienced with wings as the rest of them, who had wings, were. He smiled lightly, and watched them all leave. Stepping through, he smirked at Marcus. '' Well, I dont see a problem with getting there.'' he said as he jumped into the rifting energy, His wings spread high, he started to dart ahead in section's through. His portals popping out quickly, keeping sight of Dusk the whole time. In a shift of energy, he watched as Blaze darted, touching the soil of the island just before he and Marcus did. '' Well, Brother, it would seem that we may have some compition left.'' He said with a wicked grin. His hand came up and a puff of white smoke came out. this would be harder than he though. Even so, he could feel the Darkness coming toward him. His dark energy had control. At least he wasnt completely defenseless. " This is where i take my leave from you, Good luck, and you better be at the end, or i'll have to show you What i've learned the last several years.

Exion took off toward the east, claiming that part of the island as his own. It was the furthest away, and by far the thickest part of the forest. Sight was near impossible, do to the trees and shrubbery. he picked his part of the island for a terrain disadvantage to whoever decided to show up.He smiled lightly to himself at the thought of his victems. He wouldn't go too hard on them, of course, but skill was needed, and he loved a challenge. Licking his lips, he gave a another broad smile as he felt the first victem he was to have touch the ground. It felt like Rika, but she seemed.... and she laid down. She must be exhausted, Only time would tell, and with her sleeping, that wasnt on her side. Blaze wasnt too far behind her. He smiled again, this would be fun. he held out his coat, two wooden swords hung in it. he pulled them out and closed his eyes. in a red flash, one landed beside Rika, and in another red flash, one was thrown into Blaze's path. This would be fun.

Blaze grinned with a little more teeth than usual as he picked up the sword. The fireworks had already started. He sighed a little to himself after that. He was behind. He hated being behind. He swung the sword in a large arch in front of him. Heavier than he'd like it to be. It may prove useful though, if nothing less than to bash something in place. He grinned at the thought of that. The far end of the island was quieter, a bit darker than he'd have liked it to be, being a creature that controlled the light. Never the less, he no longer had that to at his hands, at least for the duration of his stay on this island. He couldn't help but feel the island, the land itself, as a living, breathing creature. It seemed to have an awareness, or intelligence of its own. With that thought, he belted the sword, and continued his way across the bottom end of the beach, knowing too well that trouble lurked around every corner. His eyes stayed on the forest edge, daring not to take them away for even the slightest moment. A blast of electricity pulsed out of the sky, crashing onto the sand beside him. Smoke coiled up from the ground only inches away from where he stood. A warning shot. Blaze gave a grin, stepping onto the spot where the lightning was just sent, cracking glass with his step. Another bolt crashed down from the sky, singing the hair on his neck. now it had his attention, rather good or bad, was yet to be seen. Blaze bounded to the left, landing full into the sand, and spun quickly.

The funny thing about sand, is that its not solid. its made up of a bunch of grains, creating the illusion that it is bigger than it actually is. his feet landed, and as he spun, the sand moved with him, causing him to lose his balance, and footing, crashing onto the drenched sand. He noted it was still raining, which would make sense as to why this creature was using lightening. Why weren't they warned that there were being's on the island? native creature's perhaps? That made no sense, why would the natives be attacking him? he thought about it for a moment. and then realized that this was Knight's Island, there would be no creatures here at all, save animals.

Again a bolt of lightning struck down, this time using his back as a target, The hair on the nape of his neck tingled, he could feel the power in the air as it coursed through. he rolled to the left, managing to get by with an electric burn down the side of his left arm. That would hurt in a few minutes. He gave a growl, and sprung from the sand, this time more careful about his footing before he launched his attack. Battle raged through his skin, his senses open to the world, to make sure he maintained his life. He looked at his shirt, burned to his skin slightly; the burn didn't hurt as much as the initial strike did. He shook it off, and bounded into the forest, aware of what he was getting himself into, or so he thought.

Water drenched him, at least to a point as he ran through the forest, the strikes of lightning sending vibration's through the trees, and down to the ground, where it grounded out. At least this was a ground battle now. Bounding through the trees, he smiled, he seen the demon now. As he grew closer, he realized that it was more than a demon. It was one from the nether realm. He gave a slight growl. How did Nether demons reach the island? Someone was playing games with them. He dashed forward, bounding off a tree trunk, and up into the branches. After only a moment his body crossed the area in between the branch, and the nether demon fifteen feet or so away. Soaring through the air with no sound to give him away, he couldn't help but grin a little bit. It was a perfect execution, and this beast was on his way back to the hell it came from.

Blaze flew side ways, into a tree, cracking it slightly as he did. He looked up, dots in his vision. He cursed lightly. He was seeing double. The demon was walking toward him, and he saw two. Looking past them, nothing else was doubled. And then the nether demons began to talk, " You can not defeat us, weakling, you have nothing to do so with. You've been made our pray, and the hunt is over." The two talked together, their voices coiled in unison. This made his head hurt worse than it already ached from the crash of the tree. Blaze spun up, and closed his eyes for only a moment. He felt the grip of his death squeeze around his neck, choking the life out of him. Opening his eyes, he seen the demon on the left was tilting his head slightly. A telepath… great.

His eyes began to drift shut. stars in his vision spinning around like they were in the grasp of a whirlpool. Closing his eyes. he reached for everything he had, and felt a surge of energy somewhere. his power skyrocketing from what it was. the rune on his back. He silently thanked dusk, and opened his eyes again, the sword barely in his hand bulleted through the air toward the telepath. He fell to the ground and watched the sword fling foward just above him, sticking tip first into the tree. He couldnt help but smile as he bursted forward, and found his strength was well with him when he jumped up. His hands grabbed the sides of the telepath's head, and twisted as he flipped over it. pulling the being with him. He could hear the demon's neck crack as he forced it over him, and into the forest. the second demon let out a cry, they obviously linked in more ways than one. Instead of falling, or running, it began to shoot lightning in random bursts, trees began to fall at the blink of an eye, and Blaze was pretty well screwed. He ran back, and pulled his sword out of the tree. Which then proceeded to fall towards him. Quick thinking, he ran up the tree, still falling down, and flipped off at the last moment. Spirals through the air, and spinning the whole time, his blade struck the demon four times in the head. it fell down as well, both dead. He scoffed. '' Weakling?'' wiping the sword off on the demon's cloth, he continued through the forest.

Everything had let loose. He was sure the whole island was in battle with everything else. He felt so lost, without his holy ability. Without it, he knew his most powerful form was impossilbe. Chaos was not at his fingertips anymore. Neither were his portals. He had his wings to his advantage, and his power over darkness. he smiled at that, up until something hit him in the back of the head. Unfortunately, over the last several decades, he had become prone to thinking, all to much. This had allowed a rather big creature to sneak up on him, without his notice. He growled lightly as he attempted to stand up. one of his wings were stretched out, or so it felt so. But he hadn't..'' AAAGGGGHHH" he screamed in agony as the beast pulled his wing. the dark orb formed in his hand, small, yet sucking the light away from everything. he fired it behind him. feeling the pressure on his wing go away. he gave a sigh of relief as he stood up. his hand going to his wing, looking it over. Darkness over came his wing completely, before it started moving again. That was close, he thought to himself.

The demon had recovered with little more than a flash of darkness over his vision. Thorn was rather impressed with himself. The demon blinded by darkness. he even laughed a little bit, and found that it was not the best idea. The tree behind him swung its branches, whipping Thorn into the forest backwards. Breaking him back onto the beach. his wings spread wide to correct his tumble through the air. this was getting annoying. his eyes turned black, and he barrelled through the forest. spinning while looking forward, looking for the demon. within an instant, he found him, and found the ground as well. his face eating dirt more literally than he would have liked. the fire started quickly, beginning to burn his face, before going out. his body healed itself, and he smiled. the energy was a refill well placed for him, the dark energy condenced around his fist, and he cracked the beast in the face. It barely noticed it, if at all. his hand came out and grabbed Thorn's face, shoving him into the tree next to him. Thorn's legs coming up into the demon's chest, he pushed off, bending the tree backwards as he did. no, the tree was moving on its own accord. as it swung back foward. thorn used its shadow to escape the beast, and watched as the tree beat it to a bloody pulp. Thorn gave a big gulp. these trees were violent. This couldn't be a good sign. he shivered lightly, and continued on.

He knew, that he would have to be cautious, and regain the quick thinking skills of a warrior here. he had been out of practice for too long, not use to how the battlefield worked. Marcus would be ashamed of him. That put a fire into his eyes, and a cold chill down his spine. maybe he wasnt cut out for this. he was after all, passive for the most part. This would be much a task for him. He knew that he would have to overcome it as well, if he ever hoped to prove himself to the world. He clinched his fist and turned to the left, the western part of the island, that's where he was to go.

Exion watched with a cynical grin from above. They were showing signs of problems. adapting to their new found limitations. This amused him well. They were, of course, all more powerful than he had been when he first came here. 33, still trying to gain a hold of his abilities. they would have killed him back then. Almost four hundred years later, he had them all by more than they knew. he gave a sigh, and jumped down from the tree he stood on. his trench coat captured the light, what little there was as it peered through the trees, of course the light also meant holes in the canopy. Water drizzled on him more now than before, his hair half soaked already, he looked up, and growled lightly as he lit his cigarette. Not many left, he'd have to go to Ningen soon, again. That gave him a smile. He took a step forward, and surveyed the area. he found Blaze to the left of him, his mind connected with the metal in the ground, felt every little struggle. he laughed silently to himself.

His laugh turned into a cough as the water began to grip his neck. The violent coughing spell he had, caused his cigarette to fall and break in the mud. Exion gave a growl. Being pulled by the rain backward. he gave a flash of a smile as his hand touched the ground, and spikes shot out behind him, ground quaking as they shot up. whatever had a hold on his neck let go. The Voice was loud, and unimpressed. '' You're tricks will not work on me this time human, i remember you from yesterday.'' he said with a smug look. Exion was confused for a second. And realized that maybe this was one of the nether demon's from all those years ago. He wasn't sure if it was he or Flex that this creature was really talking about, but it made no difference. his heritage was just mocked. '' I am no human.'' he said as his hand began to glow. his eyes as well. a beam of pure light shot through the forest, and the demon fell flat burning in white flames. Exion lit another cigarette, pissed, and satisfied with his job. now to find his next contestant.

With Rika being taken by Dawn, he'd need to find his own new contestant. Which found him soon enough. He could feel Rain running through the forest, each step more secure than the next. This was good. Rain would make a fine contestant. He had the privilege, only once, of meeting him. This was of little concern, being that Xander had chose Rain personally, which meant that he was more than capable, at least in Rain's eyes. also, being a general in the Chaos Syndicate told him a little as well. Time to play. His body transported almost immidiately, appearing before Rain in the blink of an eye. his image appearing before he did.

The darkness of the forest still called upon Dusk. it's presence wasn't natural hear, it couldnt have been. this oddness began to lighten as it was walked in. an odd sort of darkness indeed. It laughed lightly, the ground trembling as it did. the voice though, was familair, if only slightly. '' Come dusk, your first challenge awaits you in my depths. Are you ready to face that of which you never have before?'' the voice seemed rather pleased with itself.

Xander walked from the darkness in front of Dusk. '' Yes, my youth, Are you ready to come to the realization, that you just might not make it off this island?'' Xander asked as he looked past him. Aryia, that wasn't part of the plan. He wasn't expecting it at all. no no no, this wouldnt do, though it might work to his advantage. only time would tell. And time was something they were running out of. If he remembered right, Zion and Exion told him that the tests took place over several days. That survival of the nights were part of this test. They had maybe a day and a half to do their tests in. His mind stretched out pass the barriers of the island. it would seem that the war itself was close to a coming. they would have to hurry, if they ever wished to put an end to the mass destruction.

A dome of metal, He wasn't very happy with his trainer at the moment. Blaze looked up to the small hole fifty feet higher than he stood. Shaking his head, this wasn't going to be as easy as he thought it was… Maybe that was a good thing. He looked at the distance again, he had fifty feet to clime, and a distance of fifty feet from one side of this dome, to the other. He closed his eyes, and took off running directly at the wall. Thinking to himself, he slowed everything down in his mind, giving him more time to think. Each step seemed to take minutes as his mind comprehended the entire design of the dome. The angle, the flawless smooth surface, and the reflective surface leaving him alone, with himself. Exion was something else. Only 20 years ago he was set on killing Blaze himself, and now He was testing him to become one of his most trusted allies. Exion had changed much in the last twenty years, but so had Blaze.

Blaze opened his eyes and jumped up higher than the angle he was leaping at. His foot touched at roughly fifteen feet up, and he kicked off to the opposite side, still going higher, Unlike last time, he was prepared for the angle difference, and moved his foot accordingly. Again he kicked off, unsure of what else hid in the dome for him. He was already three fifths of the way up the dome when he crashed into something he could not see. He flailed his hand and caught onto some sort of ledge. Looking up. His hand was slipping, but he could tell that there was something unseen towards the top of the dome. He pulled himself over, and up, Crashing his head into what could only be part of the Dome's hard surface. He fell to the ground holding his head. Exion was an evil, evil being.

Exion himself had been watching Blaze's actions, and he couldn't help but laugh loudly through the forest. Demons were beginning to find their way towards him. He smiled lightly, this would give Rain time to find his first task before he looked in on him again. The first demon came from behind, Exion could feel the darkness before it was close enough to see the metal knight. He turned his hand and sent a metal bolt blasting through the tree behind. The hole left glowed a brilliant white color, as the bolt had when it traveled. Looking through the gapping whole, he watched the Nether demon burst into Holy flames. The next wasn't any better off. Exion foot came sweeping around and crashed into its neck, burrowing the demon deep into the tree, his head snapped and forced into a hole. Smiling, he looked in on Rain.

Rain was beginning to come close to his test, something was there in the area, that did not belong. Though it wasn't obvious by sight that it didn't belong, the feel, smell, and sound of it would give it away, if he could find it. Exion laughed at the thought, but began to watch him more closely, just in case he could use something to tease him with later on.

Thorn looked around him. He knew where he was. Daemon had brought him here before, to study amongst the brightest writers time had ever given. The angels, brilliant as they were, had taught him much about what he was, and the angelic abilities he held. To bad all of that was stripped from him during these tests. He only had dark magics. He shook his head, noting that he had never been to this part of the plain during his time here. He closed his mind, and searched for the portal. It couldn't have been much different from the way his own felt when he made him.

He was interrupted, something was getting close, he took off to the left, and hid. It was massive. Some sort of super angel came to mind. Something bred for intimidation anyways. He took off north, sure that the portal would be closer to that waym maybe he would find it soon.

Xander watched over both of them, wondering if and when Aryia would begin to find her friends, on the island or not. That's what she was looking for. Sight of the people she came here with, only dead in the mix of battle. This was something she would have to face alone, and it even came with an opponent that she would face as well, if she'd pick up the pace a little.

Dusk was doing something that Xander did not expect him to. He was apologizing to the spirits that he killed when he was in a wrong state of mind. He pleaded forgiveness, and even offered them vengeance. Xander was actually quiet surprised that Dusk had changed that much. He looked at Dusk from the center of the world, above him in a matter, but beside him in another. A few more faced would show up before the test would begin. He was going to have to fight the embodiment of his father, at least in do time.