Quickly, a cloak of darkness envelops his student. It covers his entire body, and when the cloak reaches the head, his pupils turn a malevolent red, the color of blood. This new being stands up from his collapsed position and bears a deathly grin to 4E. “Hello again...” he says and points at the CAST. “It's a good day...for you to die!” Twin sabers of darkness suddenly appear in front of the being. It grabs both and turns to face 4E, or at least where 4E was.
4E's already quick on his feet, sprinting with the lightness of air around the dark being. “What have you done to my student?” 4E demands, all while expertly dodging the incoming twin sabers of darkness from above.
“Who is your student?” the deity questions back, all while chasing the CAST. 4E knows this will get him nowhere, so he contacts Project Development for assistance.
“Who is this being?!” 4E almost shouts into the comm link. Malevolent laughter is heard on the receiving end. “I demand to know, before I report this organization to President Laia Martinez!” 4E hears another roar of laughter, but then one of the scientists says, “Try if you can...if you live!” With that, the comm link is shut down. Knowing that this fight won't end, 4E stands his guard instead of evading his possessed student. Instead, he opens another comm link to the central Lou system and successfully connects. 4E puts up his twin katana in a cross, with the tips pointed outward from his body to defend.
“Lou! I require assistance!” 4E shouts into the link.
“Guardian 4E4F564100, please send me your coordinates,” the automated system replies in a monotone voice. 4E quickly sends information, all while preparing to guard against the rushing being. “What is it that you require assistance?” the system asks, but 4E could not respond.
In that instance, time seemed to freeze slowly, frame by frame. 4E could see the deity rushing faster and faster, with two blades aimed directly at him. At last, when the blades are within arm's reach of touching, 4E prepares his best to knock the two beams of energy out of the being's hands...but things don't always go as planned, do they?
4E's defensive push using the dull side of the blades failed. The being's swords phase through easily. 4E is shocked, and almost didn't know what to do in that second but punches the being in the face directly with his hand gripped with the Sange. The hit connects, surprisingly, but not without a toll; one of the energy swords pierces through 4E's body. Although not a humanoid, he knew the loss of sensation in one part of his body was a bad thing. With his possessed student down for a second, 4E runs diagnostics on his 'wound' and discovers that it would have been the end of his life had he not defended successfully.
The being slowly rises from lying on the ground and smiles deviously back at 4E. “I'm surprised you knew that would work...but let me pose you a question,” it begins. “Are you ready to die for the cause of the Guardians, as your organization is called, or are you going to protect yourself?” 4E says nothing but stares back. “Because whether or not you'd like to know, one of us is going to perish...but only I will be the martyr, if you choose that position...”
“Who are you!” 4E responds in anger, ignoring what the being said.
“What a fool...” the being says back. “Then we shall fight! En garde!” The being takes no hesitation in its assault, but 4E is ready.
“Why are you fighting me?!” the CAST demands of the pitch black being. It scoffs back, leaping directly at 4E, who in turn back flips out of the way and somersaults to the side.
“Provided you entertain me for this moment before I kill you, I will tell you about my history...”
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