Where Darkness and Light Collide

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,900]The world was shifting and turning outside of the room inhabited by the sleeping Ellin, and the thief.

Shego had decided to stay by Ellin's side momentarily while she slumbered, and looked about the room for maps, books, and any other information available about said location; Beatrix was dearly loved by the other soldiers, and none would dare show any mutiny against the General, so there was no way to prove such a point toward the Dark Knight.

'Such a strong bond of hearts' said the heartless from within. ' such little self-reliance amongst the sister crew.'

“Yes.” the thief whispered, reading one of the journals she found from an Alexandrian soldier, “ The General went into a mad rage today... but it was not her fault. Our General is greatly stressed. Others cannot see her suffering... I will miss Velanii...yadda yadda.... General Beatrix had no supper today...yadda yadda... General Beatrix finally came out of her office... blah blah blah...Lemon Cakes...blah blah blah... General Beatrix has recruited a member from the skies...blah blah.... I think General Beatrix is in love-- ugh, what is this? Sounds like a stalker’s journal...again. ”

'Goodness...'

“I know...all the journals are like this...showing more concern for the General than for themselves,” Shego grumbled, “ ... like they don't have a life... then again, I must be reading into this too much.”

'What does that page say?'

“Oh?” The thief pulled the journal close to her face, the font being too small to read, “ General Beatrix has shown no mercy once again. I fear if the savagery continues, there will be consequences of the trust on the light.... hmm... Oh, and this: Ellin must be waiting for the right time to strike-- Wow, such little trust on the good girl.”

'I know, they show little heart towards one who shows no signs of savagery.'

“Well, I don't care what they think.” Shego spoke softly to the other voice, “... The importance is to clear Ellin's mind... make her see this, rather than hear about it... and Ms. Eye-patch-- er... well, Ms. Ex Eye-patch... always seems to have a short trigger. ” the thief chuckled, " I need a new name for her..."

' What do you imply?' asked Ms. Go.

“ … I imply... we show Ellin what a real monster Ms. Temper can be...” The emerald eyes of the thief glowed brightly within the darkness, giving a dim view of the grin she sported, “...I have a plan.”[/glow]

[General Beatrix]

When Beatrix took a firm hold of the magical sphere, she could instantly feel the extraordinary surge of pure light burst forth and consume her, dancing over her broken, scarred frame. Her muscles tensed as the hairs on her back stood, and she was paralyzed with fear that Alexander may be drowning out what was left of the darker Beatrix, which could potentially end her own life.

"Gr--!" she tried muttering, inwardly beseeching that this not be what soldiers would write as her epitaph. Would she be devoured by light only half as pure as the Creator Cosmos? No, absolutely not.

She kept her grip, maintaining what bit of strength she had to keep herself upright while those words echoed in the back of her mind. Soon her right eye began to itch, and slowly burn as the vision within changed to a whiteness, and within this nothingness she could glimpse Alexander's titanic frame, as well as several others.

Eidolons? she thought. They all sleep within the Great One? Shiva...Ifrit, they are all here... Acknowledged by all of the Elder Ones, she motioned to bow when a six-legged horse rider stepped up and put out its right hand to halt her. Steam billowed out from Alexander's tower-like legs, suggesting that it had something to say.

"Wall-E..." Masheck whispered as the robot clicked on its built-in radio. The sorcerer-prince couldn't help be even minorly cheered up by this. "Many thanks."

He stood and watched for a moment or two, staring from Wall-E to others around--mainly soldiers--who had turned away from their work to see the automaton's little confidence boost.

But then it soon came time to put back on the poker face. A radio signal had been picked up on the bridge's radar terminal; apparently the Brass Duke, captain of the Gummi Galleon, had survived the perilous trip through the black hole from before, which made the prince sigh in relief.

"Even with him and his clockwork minions, I doubt it should suffice in overcoming such a vast army of darkness..." he muttered to nowhere in particular, turning back out to the bridge balcony, to take in the surroundings of their upcoming docking space.

He pulled out his wand and then the magical tome. "I suppose we should all be getting ready now. Wall-E, are you with me? And Locke, until the end..."

[Gabranth]

With nothing much to say or do but stand as a suit of armor would on a cast block, Gabranth simply observed as he tried to grasp the mentality of the patrons of war. Hercules seemed to be occupied with Sai and Oeilvert's conversation, and others were going about the duties. As he stood there silent and to himself with his thoughts, the young woman from before made a surprising gesture of small talk. This girl to speak to him in such common manner was almost amusing to Gabranth. A Judge is respected and feared, one who passes all judgement of law. What was her reasoning? he thought. Curious, he decided in humoring the girl anyway. He flicked his cape off his arm he'd thrust his swords to the floor beneath, resting his hands upon their hilts, and making no other acknowledgment to the girl other than interrupting her mid sentence to speak. "What is it you're looking to find?"

Before he could receive an answer from the girl, his attention to her would shift to Hercules if only for a moment. He had overheard the rules spoke to Oeilvert for comfort. He whispered to Hercules as to not be overheard. "You should not be so gentle Hercules. To ground yourself in the present now would be foolish. War is our future and death is all but immanent for some. Do not run or hide from this fact, it will only jeopardize us as a whole." Perhaps these were the inner thoughts of the Judge on the matter, none the less he only wanted to show a bit of compassion for the demigods ignorance of War.

[Sai]

[[MOVING THREAD TO FINAL RUN!]]