In collaboration with [@Jabking]

-“The Base”-

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This is the base Kyra was talking about. The rough cavern walls were quite a contrast to the small computers that littered the base. After conversing with each other, you find no sign of Phil Ripley, the successor of Kyra. After a few minutes, shouting could be heard and clattering. You can all hear the sound of a man scrambling towards you. “Help me!” He screams, standing up and running to you. He then turned around and blasted a fireball at a masked man behind him. The masked man swiped his hand from left to right, and a small wall of pure black energy emanated from his arm. It wasn’t shadow, it was just, solid nothingness. It looked weird and had an uneasy feel about it. The ball of fire hurtled straight into it, smashing against the shield but done nothing. The man then fired his own ball of energy at the man who threw the fireball, clearly a fire elemental. Still scared and shocked from the way the masked assailant treated his attack like nothing. It knocked him back but not enough to put him on the floor. Then the man with the mask surged into the black energy and rushed forward. The energy rushed behind the fire elemental, then transformed into the masked man again. The man twisted his hips as he retracted his leg, before extended it back out, kicking the man in the spine. The fire elemental screamed out in pain as his back was met with a brutal kick. As the man fell on the floor, the masked man circled his finger as he pointed at him. A collar of black energy snaked its way around his neck and was lifted up as the masked man lifted his hand up. The man choked as he was dangling up in his neck. The man turned around to the other 10 elementals. “Eight elementals all in one place so far? This is a treat.” And with that, the man clasped his hand into a fist, crushing the neck of the fire elemental.

Suddenly, A hooded man, brandishing a staff of what seemed to be solid light, appeared from one of the corridors; He spoke in a threatening, yet oddly calm voice "You bastard, I'll make you wish you hadn't done that". With that, the man phased from existence only to reappear right in front of the masked man a few feet off the ground. Using gravity, he brung his staff down on top of the masked man's head and leaped back right after landing.The man spun towards the new voice and instantly reeled back from a staff of pure light being slammed on his head. Rubbing his head, The masked man turned his view to the new opponent. "Phil..." He said with a chuckle. "So good to see you." He said, smiling behind his mask manically. He then cackled like a psycho as he slowly took of his mask. "Remember me?" He said with a smile. He then took a sarcastic and over the top bow before putting his mask back on. "Nine elementals now. Today really IS my lucky day." The hooded man, presumably Phil, seemed to tense up. "You once had my respect... But now you only have my spite, I will kill you without a second though". Phil then leaned forwards and launched himself towards the masked man, screaming "Now Die!!" Anticipating the attack, the man simply shifted to the right. "Maybe, but not today." The man said coyly. Then he turned to everyone else. "I bid you adieu!" He said, then he ran out of the cave, using his dark energy again as a quick getaway. Phil rolled to recover from the momentum. He turned back to where the masked man was standing, finally realising that he had fled. "Damn" he muttered to himself, sighing in disappointment. Turning towards the Elemental, now deceased, Phil's expression soured as he spoke. "rest in peace" was his only words to the Elemental as he waved his hand gracefully. The elemental's body then shone bright and, in the blink of an eye, turned into nothing but light particles that quickly disappeared themselves.

Then he turned towards the ten other Elementals, His face seemed blank and calm. "I know that wasn't the most... Encouraging introduction" He spoke clearly, full of purpose. "My name is Phillip Ripley, I am known as the successor of Kyra". Then, Both his expression and voice became slightly more casual as he continued to speak "But just call me Phil. Now, I'm sure you have many questions, so please don't hesitate to ask before I show you around."