The 1000-Year Awakening - C4

P19 C4.1 Ascension and the Eye of the Mountain

Within the swirling skies above the final floating isle, the five stood victorious--bloodied, bruised, but unbeaten. Before them, a blinding light cast from the divine sky itself, pulsing with immense energy. Their bodies glowed as ancient glyphs wrapped around their skin, wings unfurling behind them, not of feathers--but of raw, mythic energy.

Blaidd rose with crystalline, runic wings--each feather scribed with the power of his fallen foes. His title etched into the heavens: "Broken ArchAngel".

LuLu, her form cloaked in obsidian mist, eyes burning bright blue, radiating of fury and pain. She had become the "Vengeful ArchAngel".

Rikushi convulsed with laughter as arcs of wind, fire, water, and lightning danced chaotically across him. His form constantly shifting--unpredictable. He was now the "Fluxed ArchAngel".

Toku stood calm in contrast, light pouring from his back as if the chains of fate had been burned away. He ascended as the "Freed ArchAngel".

And Valentine, shadows curling around his bright aura, smiled wide as streaks of black and purple energy surged through his veins. The "Cursed ArchAngel" had awakened.

With a synchronized motion, their wings burst outward with light, shattering the air around them. The five soared from the floating isles with impossible velocity--becoming comets streaking through the sky.

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P19 C4.2 Just in Time

Meanwhile, back at NT Village--

Mek tightened his grip around Kaide and Yunoi's necks, lifting them off the ground, their feet kicking helplessly.

TLK's Halo surged with unstable divine energy, locking onto Sori and Kandy, who braced for the end.

Rez aimed a blast of mirror-fire at the airship, ready to vaporize it with Abstra, Gem, and the wounded Kite inside.

Loth and Casa cornered Glonk, ready to drive their weapons through him.

Kayma, lips curled in a snarl, hurled a titanic fireball toward Faust, the heat burning away the earth in its path.

Everything froze.

In a flash--barely visible to the mortal eye:

Toku struck first, his Elemental Spear cleaving cleanly through Mek's hands, freeing Kaide and Yunoi. Yunoi collapsed, blinking in disbelief--and for a moment, her heart fluttered.

Rikushi blurred in a spiral of colors, carving a massive wound through Rez, the magic sputtering out as the mage fell in stunned silence.

Blaidd shimmered like falling ice and impaled both Loth and Casa in one elegant, deadly motion.

LuLu howled and sliced through Kayma, her scythe laced with vengeance magic--leaving nothing but flame and dust behind.

Valentine, with fists wrapped in a halo of shadows and light, zipped between TLK, Sori, and Kandy, scooping the girls up mid-blast and tossing them to safety.

All of this--within one single second.

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P19 C4.3 Stirring Within

The battlefield, moments before drenched in despair, stood in stunned silence. The tides had shifted.

But then--

A deafening crack echoed from the mountain.

All heads turned.

The figure still stood atop the peak, motionless... until they raised their hand. From beneath their feet, hundreds of glowing magic circles burst forth, swirling upward into the clouds like divine circuitry--a beacon calling the sky itself.

Then came the sound--stone shattering, the earth weeping.

The mountain split vertically. Light pulsed from within.

A monstrous Eye opened from deep inside the mountain's heart--slitted, ancient, and watching.

A silence fell across the battlefield...
Then a single emotion emitted from all who watched;
Horror.

Slain:
Astralla: N/A
NTG: Kit-
Tyrannical/TeneBris: Kayma
RJ&Co: Loth and Casa
Iustitia: Rez