Despite the destruction of his armor, everywhere Sihana had touched him orange began to take over slowly. "Ah, my dear goddess. You act like your rebirth will matter. All I need to do is seperate your head from your body. And don't tell me that you'll control your body somehow... Everyone knows that's not possible. Now, back to what I am here for..." Sihana could feel her power being slightly drained by the stains of orange on her. A clicking sound echoed and the stars stuck in her exploded violently, and a moment later Jack was directly in front of her, holding an oddly shaped gun. He pulled the trigger and Sihana was drowned in green flames. "Lets see what the best the elders have to offer can survive."
(Sihana is basically immortal, but every time she 'dies', it takes several thousand years for her to be reborn. Jack might be able to completely kill her however, so this should be interesting. Expect a brutal beat down however. Also, Watchmen and Mass Effect reference time !) The fire covered the goddess as everything several meters to her was covered in a green hellfire. To the eyes of others, it appeared nothing would have survived. Sihana did however, as she walked through the fire almost like nothing had happened. She raised her hoof and pointed it at Jack, where the fire created by Jack began to burn inside of him at a monomolecular level. Jack began to feel something that he hasn't felt in a long time. He was not the only one to drain power in the battle. Sihana then looked at the orange goop of what was Jack's armor as it flung around his entire body with the exception of his head. It then became solid as Jack was trapped within his own design. Sihana then twisted her hoof as she made a shut signal with her hoof, turning the seemingly harmless armor into tens of thousands of spikes that pierced every asset of his body, alongside draining energy to their original hosts that were still alive slowly but steady. She then threw Jack hundreds of meters across the arena. "I have witnessed events so tiny and so fast, they could hardly be said to have occurred at all. But you, Jack, you're just a pony. The world's strongest pony poses no more threat to me than does its smartest termite. " Sihana said as she drew out a beautifully crafted Spell-Sword. "Yukobana, Ryborian for 'Judgement of the heavens'. The sword is indestructible and will slice through anything, even space and time. It has a power that makes emperors and kings look like fools. It is designed specifically to deal with threats like you Jack, Power hunters who have reached your level and fallen Gods who would later become demons. Do you even fathom the possibilities of how i could wipe you from existence. It's funny really, you will understand what it is really like to suffer the vengeance of a true god. You exist because i allow it, and you will end because i demand it."
(Duuuude. I'm kinda glad you didn't take my offer of using the companion, cuz I'm going to need him... Also real quick, the orange armor was Jack's father's design, not his.) "I was hoping you'd pull that out." Jack's voice echoed in Sihana's mind as she suddenly felt an extreme pain in the leg holding her weapon. Jack's companion ran off toward's Jack's orange shell, holding Sihana's hoof, as well as the sword in his mouth. He had cut off Sihana's leg. He used the sword to free Jack, who quickly stashed the sword away in his cape, locking it in an alternate dimension. "No need for a god with a super-weapon now is there. Demitry. Time to play." The armored pony removed his helmet, revealing his eight eyes. He spoke in a chittering voice, which translated to Equestrian in their heads. "I was hoping my father would be first, but I'm more than happy that you are in his place." Two large fangs grew from his mouth, and instantly Sihana's cut arm started burning. "My poison is activated. You have little time left Sihana. Make it interesting for us." (Demitry, son of the spider god and an Equestrian god. He is quite vengeful for the same reason Jack is... Who knows?)
Sihana's arm and leg regenerated extremely quickly, but the poison unfortunately made things difficult for her. She was dying, apparently quickly as well. She felt the poison spreading rapidly as it was combating her immune system. She then showed the expression of absolute rage as she then looked at her two opponents. SO BE IT ! The Ryborian God then launched herself at warp speed at Jack and Demitry, ripping them apart in the process with tens of thousands of blows per second, each hitting them with the force to destroy an entire continent. She then pulled out a dagger and then started slashing at their bodies with the same velocity. For some reason, they would not stay dead. Sihana was getting weaker, so thought she might as well finish off her two opponents completely. She then charged an enormous amount of magic onto her hoof and slammed it against the ground as a beam of light then enveloped the entire arena, almost destroying it in the process. When the light faded, Jack and Demitry were in a near-death state. Somehow, Sihana had Yukobana back in her arm. "When i said time and space, i meant it. The weapon is bound to my DNA, it can literally come from anywhere across the omniverse. The spell-sword can pass through nearly any barrier to reach him should he so choose; Yukobana will even carve its way through the very center of entire planets to get back to me. Locking it in another dimension will do nothing, it merely makes it stronger."
Both of the injured warriors stood up slowly. Jack laughed quietly. "I was planning on destroying that thing... But whatever. I already planted the bomb on it." A small red orb stuck to the blade of Yukobana, suddenly lit up. "It was nice fighting you Siha-" Jack's voice cut out. He fell over slowly, landing on his side. A massive shard of metal was implanted in the back of his neck. Demitry went over to him, pulled out the metal and growled. He bit Jack's neck, and Jack lit up. Jack slowly came to and stood up. "Thank you for the restoration power Sihana. You almost killed me. Almost. Now we were about to destroy you." The red orb vanished. Suddenly, the Yukobana fell apart. The blade into 10 unique pieces, which each turned to dust. Jack pulled out a small yellow sun-shaped disk. He dropped it on the ground at Sihana's feet, and a magic shield surrounded her.
Sihana watched as a magic shield was formed around her. These threats were much more powerful than she thought; she might not be able to defeat them in this form. Consequences of her failure meant that Jack and Demitry would wipe every god from existence, something that they must not be able to do. Sihana was overcoming the poison, enough to kill a god, but still caused her to be weakened enough for her opponents to defeat her. The prospect of surviving this ordeal were diminishing, Sihana had to fight back or watch a extinction take place. She then looked at the ground as her eyes glowed a brilliant white as everything inside the shield simpily levitated in the air. She then screamed in rage as the shield simply broke like nothing, making the seemingly indestructable magic shield shatter like glass. She had been holding back throughout this entire fight, not anymore. Her magical energy caused lighting to form around her as rocks levitated above the ground. She then disappeared as Jack suddenly felt a burning pain around his heart. Sihana had penetrated her opponent from behind with a magic formed sword. Jack screamed in pain as the goddess then turned around and suddenly pulled out a strange looking gun from her coat like the one Jack used against her. Before Jack could react, Sihana basically executed the hunter with an enchanted bullet to the head, everything inside of the skull was set alight in a brilliant hellfire as his skull and brain would be expected to simply disintegrate into ash, followed by his body soon after. She knew that considering the move she used before however, he would survive somehow, he tend to do that. She then turned around to see a charging Demitry, she did not take long with him however. Sihana shot Demitry twice in both kneecaps and then used her sword the literally rip open his chest and expose his organs. While he screamed in pain, she shot the spider like god in the lungs as they burst and burnt away. Sihana then flew back and returned into stance, expecting a sudden reincarnation. To ensure no surprise attacks, she formed several copies to guard her. Sihana might be known for promoting good virtues such as creation, peace and the choice Ryborians can have in the Afterlife. However, she was also known for her brutality in battle. “You cannot kill me. As we speak, my subconscious is working on a brand new way to reincarnate myself and therefore reduce my time from thousands of years to mere seconds when I need to fight against monstrosities like you. Decapitation is useless, destroying my heart and other features of my body is a waste of time as well. You can allow me to leave, and in exchange, I will allow you to live until I will return. However, if you refuse, then you will face your death against a true immortal. If you have any honour and integrity, you will honour this deal...” He spoke, awaiting a reply.
Sihana stood for 10 minutes, and still no response came. Jack lay, completely still, a black sludge-like substance coming from his decimated skull. However she should have been paying attention to Demitry, who had vanished. A shadow flowed out of the black ooze, and the ooze faded to red as it turned to blood. The shadow took the form of Jack and stared at Sihana. The shadow spoke slowly and creepily low. "Everypony has a guardian angel of sorts. Jack just needed a more powerful one." The shadow disappeared and Jack stood up with a groan, rubbing his now healed head. "Sihana. I do not know how you broke my shield, but I grow tired of this fight. It ends, now!" Jack simply stood. Completely. Still. "What? Not going to make the first move?"
Silver Crescent was on his way to the ruins of Castle Harmony when he spotted a small army of Ryborians gathered around a massive arena. As he drew closer, he realized that they were all trying in vain to get inside. Upon landing, one of the Ryborians informed him that the legendary Sihana was inside, fighting a warrior known only as "Jack." The instant he heard Jack's name, Silver rudely pushed the Ryborians aside and approached the barrier at the entrance to the arena. It had defied every spell that the Ryborians had thrown at it, but he was betting that Jack would not expect Dragon magic. He took a deep breath and prepared to shout. "Open. Tear. Broken. BEX LUV KRENT!!!" The barrier flickered for a fraction of a second, allowing him to enter the massive arena. Sticking to the shadows, he watched silently as Jack and Ryborian Goddess fought to what looked to be a stalemate.
"I don't need to Jack. I already have" said a feminine voice from behind the warrior, arriving completely out of nowhere and simply delivered a blow hard enough to shatter his spine permanently. As Jack felt an immense pain like he had never felt before, Sihana grabbed his neck while she sent the warrior flying and snapped it like a twig before throwing him back into his original position. She then raised her hoof and pointed it at Jack, as the Yukobana reformed into her hand from it's ashes. If Sihana died, the sword died as well. But if she was alive, that was a different story. "Yas farida C'hiwi volgoth ukhan." She began to chant in a magic tongue as the ground itself seemed to turn into glass towards Jack. The ground around her began to melt and the oxygen itself was starting to become static. The Spell-Sword then lit up brightly, which was usually the last thing many opponents ever see when facing a Ryborian. "You claim that your dreams and labors are to build a heaven from which 'power' is balanced across the world, yet your heaven is populated by horrors and nightmares. You underestimate me, i could destroy this entire arena within seconds, wiping you from existence however seems to be more problematic then what i was originally told. Twelve seconds into the future from now, you are going to be doubting ever catching my attention. Ten minutes in the past, you are being reformed by your companion." Sihana then quickly formed an magic energy throwing axe and threw it across the battlefield at Demitry, which it effortlessly hit as it completely severed his entire arm. "Dont think i have forgotten about him." "And in the future, sometime from now. You are going to meet your end alongside Demitry in a cruel fate. You are going to wish that you would have regretted everything you have ever done. Who will kill you however, will be a surprise for both of you to experience. In my eyes, you will suffer before me." As the arena looked like it was about to explode due to the lighting, the lava around her feet and a sudden hurricane force of strong wind that added to this contribution. Yukobana was now beginning to form lighting as for the first time in eons, something happened to the light of the weapon. Most Spell-Swords when charged with magic light up in a light blue and don't light up at all if the exact opposite happened, however the light was much different than it's usual blue color. It turned red...
Silver stared at the sword. Such a powerful weapon... in the proper hooves... in HIS hooves... the possibilities would be endless. He shook his head, attempting to banish the thought from his mind. Jack was his target, not Sihana. He stayed in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
(Demitry isn't in the arena. He's gone. Poof. Hasta la bye-bye) The Jack Sihana had attacked turned into dust. "My world. My fate. They are just that. Mine. Not yours." Suddenly there were hundreds of Jacks filing into the arena from small openings in the walls. "I am Jack. I am the god killer. I am the power thief. You will not die Sihana. YOU WILL SUFFER." As the area was filled with the copies, they started jumping onto Sihana, melting into a dark liquid, then quickly hardening into a shell, trapping her. More and more came, until Sihana could not move a muscle, with just her head exposed. One Jack remained, staring at her, frowning. A magical force came from his hoof and wrapped around her head. "I was told not to use this by the elder who gave me this power. Said it was his gift to the champion of the gods. Funny thing is... I thought he hated me. Anyway. Let's get rid of that pesky mind of yours... Without killing you." As the magic completely covered her head, Sihana's world went black. She just heard a voice. A dark voice, belonging to a corrupted god. "The children of my darkness will win... And then the universe will be mine, and mine alone." The voice repeated itself endlessly. It taunted her in her body-less mind.
Silver stepped from the shadows and picked up the Yukobana. "Hello again, Jack. Those are some interesting techniques you are using. I honestly don't know whether I should kill you..." He grinned. "...Or offer you an alliance."
Chrysalis stood before her dozens of new children, somewhat exhausted. Giving birth to so many in such a short period of time frankly tended to wear her out. Nevertheless, she was satisfied with the results: hundreds of snarling, red-eyed, feral changelings stood before her. Her previous children have these new monstocities a wide berth; something as simple as touching them could severely injure. The new children, you see, were bred on Hatred, and even thrived on it. Chrysalis herself stood tall and proud, her eyes also taking on a reddish tint. She reflected on how impressed she was that Discord managed to strike a deadly blow to Canterlot by knocking it from its lofty perch. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough... She would have to finish the job. She stood before her children and announced, "You brothers and sisters have been buried. Our numbers have been replenished. Our tears are gone. Now! Now is the time for revenge! Take flight, my precious babies! We will destroy them!" With that, she and her army rose into the air and headed for where her spies indicated that New Canterlot was being founded. ----- Star Shimmer's crown glowed with dark purple energy. "It was just as I thought: lots of casualties already." In front of her, several small mounds also glowed faintly with dark purple energy. She turned toward Crimson. "These bodies have not yet fulfilled their purpose. If you give me some time, Yclept and I can see to it that they'll assist us...if you don't mind some slight decay."
Star stifled a chuckle. "Don't think of it like that...I mean, they aren't truly undead, just...reanimated. They don't have any souls." She tilted her head to the side and added, "I could cast a spell to make them smell better if you want."
"No, it's not so much the smell, I ran into a lot of them in the Everfree, developed a mental block… but thanks for the offer", Yclept replied, nuzzling star
Jack scoffed at Silver's offer. "Even if I did, for a second, believe that you had forgiven me for nearly killing your princess, I would still not make an 'alliance' with you. I need nothing from a child of Discord." Sihana's shell shrunk to the size of a child's toy. Jack picked it up, and attached it to the chain holding Sombra's power. "I must now bid you adieu." Jack walked backwards, dissapearing into the wall. A moment later a puff of smoke appeared next to Silver. "Your night guards need ya, champion. Holly, Obsidian, and the guards are all in big trouble... The Everfree calls. hehehehe." He vanished in a puff of smoke, just as he arrived. Leaving Silver confused, and at least a little disoriented.
Silver sighed. Jack would have been a useful ally in the war against Celestia. It was unfortunate that he was paranoid and irredeemably psycotic. Either way, Silver had seen Jack's weakness. When they next met, he would be ready. With Jack and Sihana gone, the barrier around the arena was dispelled. Hundreds of Ryborians poured into the arena, only to find Silver standing alone holding the Yukobana. He ignored their questions, and rather impertinent demands for the sword, and flew off towards the Everfree. When he arrived, he found Holly, Obsidian, and twenty of his best recruits locked in battle with some sort of giant spider. He drew the Yukobana, and charged.
Obsidian sniffed gently and smiled. As Holly started towards the beast and Silver, Obsidian held out a hoof to stop her. The beast swatted the entire force of night guards back to where Obsidian stood. "Stay. Our champion is here, with the weapon of gods. We avoid getting in his way. Trust me." The monster roared heavily and breathed a fog of black smoke towards Silver. It then brought a foot down directly into the center of the cloud. Several large spider leapt from the beast's back and landed in front of the group of guards. "Now we fight." Obsidian charged at the spiders. "Seel." He slid under the creature and tossed it up with his head, sending it spinning into the air.
Silver landed on the creature's back and plunged the Yukobana into it's brainstem. With the spider temporarily paralyzed, he pulled the sword back out and attacked it's legs. He swung the powerful blade eight times, and the massive spider was reduced to a giant legless body. Hissing in fury, the creature tried in vain to find a target with it's fangs. Silver jumped off of it's back, and looked directly into it's eyes. "Whatever you are... Whoever sent you... you made a mistake attacking my friends. NOW DIE!" Silver swung the Yukobana again, and the spider's head was cleaved cleanly in two.
