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[color=#008b45][H2]ARMS SLAVE[/H2][/color]
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[color=#008b45]"Hah... Hah... Gack!"[/color] Arms Slave fell to a knee. He didn't know if he was fighting well or just being tortured at this point. Moon Rider was literally tearing him limb-from-limb; he had lost three of his arms and his right leg was only being held together by his chains. He would have died if it weren't for a healer, but those fools... Arms Slave told them to get out, to leave the fighting to him. But Moon Rider chased them down and killed them. Even the ones who were within his Aura of Agony, supposedly protected from being harmed, were killed when they tried to attack Moon Rider and fell into her blade. His mockery was worse than when he was killed by Eclipse Princess. Or perhaps just as bad? Both did seem to completely disregard his ability to protect his allies. Or maybe it just spoke more about Arm's character that despite being designed as a tank, the only person he could protect was himself.

Right as Moon Rider was about to cut him and the others down, Arms Slave brought out a large staff. He couldn't it effectively at this range and with just one hand, but he could at least trip the others and spare them from getting killed. Once they were knocked down Arms Salve turned his head to see the blade come right to his face. [color=#008b45]"I-I couldn't win..."[/color] The warrior closed his eyes and expected to be taken back to the sanctuary. His second death today. He wondered how many times would he die for the Sweepers? Would he die until he was back to level three again? Would he still be worthy of trying to lead the Sweepers to greatness, when the greatest thing anyone would ever remember him doing was nothing but [i]dying[/i]. What was he, a martyr? No... Just a fool who tried to fight against something far greater than him alone.

When Arms Slave opened his eyes he saw Moon Rider. Two of them in fact: one dead at his feet and the one who killed him. He was... Very confused for a moment. But slowly, he came to the realization that this one must have been a fake. A doppelganger who simply used the same weapons and likely was the same level as Moon Rider. That would explain why she never used any of her Avatar Abilities or even feats. If she did, she might have hinted to be a fake... Or was this still a trick? Was this just the same Moon Rider giving Arms Slave a false sense of hope, only to cut him down again?

This made Arms Slave laugh. Laugh so hard, that his leg fell off and he sat down. He was in no condition to run, to fight, or do any sort of resistance. It was a testament of his endurance that he was even alive after this brutal mutilation. But there was nothing to be proud of, now all he can do is follow the orders of his king before he would perish. Coughing a few times, Arms Slave meekly looked up to Moon Rider from his lowly position. [color=#008b45]"Treachery within the Sweepers. Ever since a large amount of the Sweepers joined the Ebony Strykers, other sweepers, their leaders, wanted to leave. There must have been some sort of disagreement... Now the leaders of the Sweepers are trying to destroy what we've built here. They've sown mistrust within the Ebony Strykers and it's Sweeper's, so that they would fight each other."[/color] Arms Slave was struggling to stay looking up, leaning against his staff so he could continue to give his message to Moon Rider. [color=#008b45]"They're trying to weaken us. They've allied with our enemies, and they're going to bring war. We need- Argh!"[/color] Another cough, and Arm Slave's head was getting dizzy. So much blood, so much pain. It was all too familiar, so he knew what was going to happen soon. So his final words had to be meaningful. He tried to think, though at this point the pain was making it hard to focus.

[color=#008b45]"I... Want to make the Sweepers great again. I was going to find the treasure Corpse Collector stole. Give them to you, and give it to Yuuno, show her that I'm not a monster. I wanted to show everyone that the Sweepers, and the Ebony Strykers, that we're... Good guys..."[/color]

Arms Slave collapsed onto the ground, blood pooling around his body. In the real world, Asahi mirrored his avatar, laying in the alley as he tried to staunch the bleeding in his guts. It seemed like he was always too late to save anyone. And now he was all alone when he needed someone to save him.

[@TheWindel]

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[color=#cd2626][H2]DARK WRAITH[/H2][/color][/center]

The first thing Dark Wraith did was grab Paper Moon by the chin and brought his face close to hers. Despite wearing a mask that covered her face, even Paper Moon could feel her death glare from behind her dark helmet. [color=#cd2626]"You talk [i]way[/i] too much."[/color] Dark Wraith pushed Paper Moon back and rubbed the bridge of her nose, or where it'd be if she wasn't wearing a helmet. Strawberry Baby soon stepped in and made a quip, to which Dark Wraith was in no mood to humor. This was cutting in on her time with Yoshino, so she wanted to finish this quickly. Fortunately Dark Wraith had gotten a just if Paper Moon's battle orders before he went on his conspiracy tangent, so she knew what they were doing. Her Undead Thralls were helping however they could while Dark Wraith was trying to subvert the command of some of the turrents. A few have stopped shooting without getting destroyed as she was able to take back control, but she had to run additional safeguards to make sure they didn't just get hacked again.

As Dark Wraith was trying to regain her focus a popup appeared in her vision. Moon Rider was here and was sending her a video message. Dark Wraith scanned this message first to make sure it wasn't bugged, and once she ensured that it was clean she looked at it. It was a live feed of the throneroom. [color=#cd2626]"Sonavabitch."[/color] Dark Wraith whispered under her breath when she saw none other than Arms Slave, his limps cut off from his body as she struggled to stand up. With his final breaths he confirmed what Dark Wraith feared: It was rebellion within the Sweepers. One, if not more, of her Erasers were trying to escape the Sweepers. Just as Paper Moon had guessed, albeit without all the facts, this entire fiasco wasn't just Eclipse Princess sparking a fire. The Erasers must have planted their own agents within the Ebony Strykers solely to destabilize her command over the Sweepers and the Strykers. The civil war, the turrets, the fake Moon Rider, it must have all been them.

For now, Dark Wraith ignored the fact that her brother had somehow managed to even get to the throne room before she did. Obviously he tried to fight the doppelganger and lost. If it weren't for Moon Rider's timely intervention, he would have died yet again. But seeing that he was alive and Moon Rider had sent her this live feed, Dark Wraith could safely say that dealing with the fake Moon Rider was no longer something she had to worry about. But the rest of the fires within the city was. She turned her head towards Paper Moon and Strawberry Baby. [color=#cd2626]"First of all, the Cobalt Bruisers are here at my request. I realized that there was a civil war going on and I needed an outside force to get involved. The tanks were unexpected, but so was the sheer severity of this battle."[/color] Of course Dark Wraith would have pulled all the guns out just to have stopped Eclipse Princess and Arms Slave. But her own neglected allowed that to not only happen, but evolve into this. But now wasn't the time to dwell on regrets.

[color=#cd2626]"Second, yes, the turrets were hacked. Likely someone with ties or skills similar to Corpse Collector herself. Whether or not it was an actual Sweeper or not is currently unknown."[/color] Dark Wraith did not intend to share the idea of rebellion among the others. Yes, it was fairly obvious that a hacker was involved. And the leaders of the Sweepers were hackers. But that information was suppose to be confidential, and all the more reason Dark Wraith had to fight the urge to kill Paper Moon and his big mouth right here and now.

Once she edged away from declaring herself an outlaw to waste the foolish rogue, she addressed his final concern. [color=#cd2626]"As for Moon Rider, or her doppelganger, disregard her. She's been dealt with. Our priority now is to bring an end to all this fighting. Both sides think they're evenly matched, but with the combined forces of the Cobalt Bruisers and your entourage, we can outgun the insurgent fools into surrendering. And then... I'll deal with them."[/color] As she said this, the turrets finally stopped shooting back. This worried Dark Wraith because she wasn't finish clearing out the bugs in all the turrets. That meant whoever was hacking them had retreated. But they wouldn't go scot-free; there was always some evidence Dark Wraith could follow up on and figure out who the culprit of this mess is.

So for now her attention went to cleaning this mess. So now she was going to handle out orders. [color=#cd2626]"Paper Moon, take you and your people and capture the sanctuary. As long as it's held in the hands of the insurgents they'll continue to fight this pointless battle until they've been given the death penalty. Do not attempt to engage them alone or against a larger force than yours; I need you and your players to remain mobile so I can have you move where I need you. I will accompany the Bruisers and help them quell the more major hot spots, and make sure they don't get the idea of occupying my city."[/color] Finally before Dark Wraith left she turned her head towards Strawberry Baby, who had been far too casual with Dark Wraith for her like.

[color=#cd2626]"And to your question, I am your leader. If you have any idea what that means, then you should go with Paper Moon and make sure he keeps that mouth of his in check before [b][i]I cut his jaw off.[/i][/b]"[/color] Of course Dark Wraith said this loud enough for Paper Moon, who was standing right next to her, to hear. Without another word Dark Wraith went to her large undead thrall, who scooped her into her hand and threw her towards the wall. Taking out the Grave Warden, she hooked onto the edge of the wall, pulling herself up and onto the battlement. The giant then threw the smaller, more agile avatar onto the wall, who was able to land easily. Dark Wraith proceeded to toss this avatar off the wall, to cushion Dark Wraith as she went down the wall using her scythe to slow her decent. When she landed, she landed hard on the undead thrall. Dark Wraith herself was fine, but she killed the thrall. This was thanks to her Lich Witch Robes, which transferred the fall damage Dark Wraith would have suffered onto the thrall she just landed on. Once she landed Dark Wraith walked towards the Cobalt Bruiser tanks.

[color=#cd2626]"Broker of Fortune! We have business to discuss."[/color]

[@Jedly][@Lonewolf685]