"Alright..." Swallowing a lump in his throat, he got up and stood in front of him in preparation. "I'm ready."
Realizing that everypony was far too busy planning a battle to also plan a party, Nightshade took the time to call a professional. Raven's party would be ready, on time, in spite of everything else that was happening.
Skydust walked outside and looked around for the Princesses, knowing they would more than likely be present. He would need to talk to one of them about the initial strike Maya had planned.
Azrael led Blackened further, out into an area of empty ground where nopony was likely to walk through during their brawl. He turned to face him, inches away, looking down on him. "If you have ground rules, state them now."
He thought for a brief moment before speaking; he knew Az would not hold back or hesitate. "Just don't go for the balls or actually break my limbs."
He stuck his crossed forelegs up and blocked the attack, surprising even Blackened. Using this as an advantage, he quickly charged forward to hit him.
I actually hit him...? he thought. Without letting himself get too confident, he attempted a jump kick with his hind legs.
Azrael took a hard lunge forward just before collision, suddenly forcing his body weight against Blackened's hooves. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Navaja slowly regained consciousness in his hospital bed, groggily sitting up and looking around. He winced at the still present pain in his head, and tried desperately to refocus his vision. His robes obviously had to be removed, revealing all the breaks in his body. His wings were limp, non-functioning, always had to be taped down under his clothing. There was a faint scar where his left foreleg was reattached years ago, which must have required a very powerful mage, right after the amputation took place. There was an old scar on his right side from a deep piercing wound, where fur still refused to grow. Something equally notable, his cutie mark was finally visible, a plain, red feather. After realizing no hospital staff was present, he took it upon himself to unhook himself from his minimal life support and force his way out of bed, wings hanging limp off his sides as he stood.
Rep: (Starts calling upon his power, to do something once called, by the ancient, far ancient beings known by the Earth civilization of Egypt as deities, nigh impossible to do, summon a concept, especially Order itself.)
"Ahh...!" Instead of striking Azrael like intended, Blackened only pushed himself forward, causing him to land on his back with a slight groan.
Azrael looked down at Blackened. "When attacking a larger opponent, it's wise to target their legs, take out their base."
Az quickly reached forward, grabbing for Blacky's throat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Navaja slowly staggered through the hospital hallways, searching for where Rain was being kept.
At that, he jumped away from his grasp and remembered to strike his legs instead of his body with determination.
Luna and Celestia arrived together, flanked by elite guards and wearing badass armor. Honest, words aren't sufficient to describe how awesome their entrance was, but they're all I've got, so yeah. ******************************************************************************************** Princess Cadance and Shining Armor were still in the Crystal Empire. They'd join the battle once they were sure Apophis had safely passed by. **************************************************************************************** Princess Twilight and her friends were discussing strategy in Twilight's Castle. They all seemed remarkably calm, as though they'd all seen at least half a dozen apocalypse-level events before.
