Atomic ordinance continued to spiral faster and faster, circling out of control quicker than even Zelraka could have predicted. The tower beneath them was being torn apart as a result. The middle of what remained began to trail behind at the tower rose even further, into the outer atmosphere of the planet. Zelraka, meanwhile, was waiting for Zios' attack to connect. The clash between them let out of flash of darkened green energy, creating a shock wave that blew Bruce's earth away and pushed Zelraka back slightly. But rather than impaling him like Zios had planned, Zelraka had caught the dark blade in his free hand, coated in lime green energy. 

	[color=8dc73f]"You're pretty strong. But unfortunately it's not enough, son."[/color] Zelraka squeezed the black blade, sending cracks down its length towards the base. He smiled and softened his eyebrows. [color=8dc73f]"No hard feelings. I'm sure you gave it your all.."[/color] The cracks ran even further down Zios' blade until they reached his arm and began to worm their way towards his body. Zelraka was trying to inject Zios directly with his energy, right through his blade. [color=8dc73f]"But hey, if it makes you feel any better, it's not like there was ever any point to this fight..."[/color] Zelraka backed up slightly and raised his other hand behind his body, charging a sphere of energy in the center of his palm. [color=8dc73f]"...You never stood a chance."[/color]

	In one swift motion, Zios' blade shattered to pieces and Zelraka swung his other hand around, planting the sphere of energy that he'd conjured smack dab in the center of Zios' chest. [color=8dc73f]"[i]This[/i] is what a [b]real[/b] star looks like!"[/color] Zios was pushed back for quite a ways by the energy pushed into his chest, unable to react to the intense weight pushing him down. He collided with several of the black stone platforms, [i]crashing through them[/i] as he made his way lower and lower down the splintering debris. But before he could get too far away, Zelraka snapped his fingers and chuckled.

	[center][h2][color=8dc73f]"Vega Collapse"[/color][/h2][/center]

	The orb at Zios' center expanded rapidly, and then stopped as soon as it encompassed all of his body. The resulting orb began to eat away as his energy, and his body. He remained frozen in midair, absolutely contained by Zelraka's untamed Meta energy. Zelraka closed his eyes and shrugged, ignoring both Jeff and Bruce for a few seconds.

	[color=8dc73f]"If [i]he[/i] wasn't your trump..."[/color] He started, revealing that he'd been able to listen in on what they were saying somehow, [color=8dc73f]"I really have to wonder what you've got left."[/color]