The skies ignited with lights filling their eyes with wonder and their hearts with peace, the reminders from the past that spoke of victory at a cost and price once paid that was more than worth any burden of task. Lunixia held Motokume close embracing her with tears of love pouring from her face. Ark placed her arm around Ver as Rysiner knelt before them. "True love and true justice..." said Rysiner "but only in times like these are those two found together" replied Ark holding Ver closer to her. Lunixia laid Motokume to rest on the table setting her head gently on its surface, she stepped back and took a knee beside Rysiner. Ark and Ver approached the table with their hands in each others as the holy radiance cloaking them illuminated the room with divine light that scattered the darkness from every corner. They knelt beside the side laying their hands upon Motokume body... "May the hand of salvation restore you beyond the comparison of this mortal world and lift you soul higher than the heavens. I say to you this day, rise up! and be strengthened with the lights justice to overcome the darkness." Ark said loudly as light filled the room, shaking the very foundations of the Citadel. Motokume rose from the table standing straight with her arms slightly lifted from her side as she lifted her head and set her gaze on the light above. Light beamed from her chest burning all darkness, restoring the child of Elune with a heart of strength from the warrior within.
Motokume looked upon Lunixia as her eyes fell to the ground. She held out her hand to pull Lunixia onto the table. With weak knees, Lunixia lifted her eyes to Motokume, her face full of sorrow. "My love. wha... what is it? " Motokume asked as concern rushed over her... Lunixia looked at Motokume then looked around at the rest... "This... isn't over" said Lunixia in a lich tone. "What do you mean?" Motokume asked, concern flooded their minds as Lunixia stood before them with a blank face. Her eyes moved back and forth rapidly as fragments of visions passed her site. She walked toward the table and jerked Shadowmourne from the stone it had been embedded in. An unholy presence came upon Lunixia as her heart was filled with rage, she charged her hands with the darkness of shadows and summoned the gate to Acherus. Before entering Lunixia looked to the others "Apparently we have some unfinished business to attend to...".
The death gate vanished as it consumed Lunixia leaving the others behind in the throne room of Icecrown Citadel. "What are we to do?" asked Rysiner... "Whatever is going on, it cant be good" piped Ver. Ark took a deep breath knowing the others were looking to her for an answer of wisdom. "If she is going where I think she is going, she will need more than our help, she will need all of us by her side." said Ark as she held a crafted explosive in her hand. "At least I will get the chance to blow something up" Ark added. Motokume chuckled as the air escaped her lungs, she then inhaled deeply then out watching her breath vaporize in the frozen air surrounding her. “We will find her” said Ver as her words meant to soothe a pained heart. Ark stepped back to give the order, facing the three standing before her she announced the plan of attack. “Rysiner, remain unseen, find Lunixia and stay on her trail – Motokume seek out Lucy, hopefully she already has her eye on Lunixia and can lead us to her. Ver and I will gather our forces and wait for your signal at Light’s Hope Chapel.
Lunixia stepped into the halls of Acherus slamming the sword of the bottomless pit into the floor. The runed blade glowed as its wielder left it standing in the stoned floor. Lunixia called her Winged Steed and headed for Black Rock Mountain with Shadowmourne in hand ready to strike at anything that attempted to detour her. As she passed over the land of Loch Modan she kicked her steed in attempt to motivate it to fly faster. the steed groaned loudly as it obeyed its master. The sound carried through the winds catching the attention of Lucy who had been on her Magic Carpet meditating above the remains of the calm lake of Loch Modan. She watched as Lunixia flew past, hearing the steed brush through the wind she released the Eye of Kilrogg to follow out of curiosity. Through the eye Lucy observed that Lunixias countenance was through the roof, something was wrong. She commanded the eye to follow Lunixia as she traveled an alternate path to warn the others.
Lucy found herself passing over Black Rock Mountain while on her way to Stormwind City as she noticed Lunixia entering the constructs of the Blackwing. She immediately changed her route to follow Lunixia to the stairwell entrance while remaining out of site. She immediately summoned her Imp demon to her side to assist her in performing the ritual of summoning. Lucy began channeling the stone's magic calling forth the champions of the guild. Out of the dead silence Lucy heard a rumble coming from the entrance followed by a thunderous quake that shook that ground. She continued to channel the stone's magic until her concentration was broken by the loud shriek that pierced her ears like a thousand needles. When all was silent again, she removed her hands from covering her ears to complete the ritual. As she held her hands to the stone and noticed they they were covered in blood. "We need to hurry!" she said, her voice filled with anxiety. The sounds of metal and chains echoed through the walls... whatever was going on in there could not be good. Within minutes the ritual was concluded, all who heard the call stood before her and the stone entrance to the descent of Blackwing.
Before the arrival of those summoned, Lunixia made her way to the broken platform of guards slaying all three with a single blow to the head. Shadowmourne radiated with the Light's Vengeance as she hurled the axe decapitating everything that stood in her way. After all was calm and all were slain, the room stood in ambient silence as she molten core churned below. As she stepped forward dragging the axe across the broken stones that tiled the floor. She stood still as the platform rumbled with instability raising her axe from the ground ready to strike at a moments notice. Out of the lava came forth a mutated sand worm, Magmaw. Lunixia quickened her stance as the presence of frost consumed her veins to take on the fiery monster. "I will kill you like I did the others, now tell me where is your master?" Lunixia demanded as she raised shadowmourne above her head. All was still but for a moment when the ground began to quake and pillars of flame shot up from the ground she stood upon leaving no escape from the tyranny of this monster. Dodging the pillars Lunixia ran toward the worm to strike, as she swung the axe it was caught by the worm's pincers and then devoured... Lunixia quickly backed away from the worm ready to dodge its next attack.
She noticed a chain attached to a spike near the ledge close to the worm. Magmaw whirled his body vigorously spewing fire everywhere before slamming his body on the ground in attempt to crush the death knight. Lunixia quickly ran for the spike scooping the chain in one hand while mounting the worms backside with the other. With all of the strength in her body she pulled the chain forcing the worm and down slamming it against the ground driving the spike straight through its head. Lunixia then tightened the chain holding the worm to the ground as it shrieked in agonizing pain. Through the shadowy magic, Lunixia brought forth the Death Gate of Acherus. Through the gate she placed a death grip on the sword of the bottomless pit and pulled it to her grasp and began striking with worm until the there was no sign of life left within it. Before moving on she cut the worm open and retrieved Shadowmourne. Lunixia left the platform with both weapons in hand and a dead monstrous worm behind her. There was only one way forward now... the Omnitron Defense System.
Lucy and the others ran inside to find Lunixia. As they gathered at the bottom of the stairs they saw Lunixia run past them towards the defense system, when she reached the top of the steps she slammed Shadowmourne into the stone floor sending a rippling shatter throughout the entirety of the room. She then grabbed the sword of the bottomless pit from her back pointing it towards the ceiling with an outstretched arm. From the tip of the blade sparked multiple purple lightning bolts, each striking the ground around her summoning an undead ghoul to her aid. "Rise and avenge!" Lunixia shouted as the death knights behind her did the same. Within this moment and entire army stood behind her ready to fight to the death for justice. Lunixia sounded the horn of winter and led the charge, but before she could get close enough to initiate her attack, Luliana took a leap of faith and pulled Lunixia back with the others... "before you go rushing in solo, just know we have your back Lunixia... you dont have to do any of this alone" said Luliana. Lunixia shook her head to regain her focus, looked at the others with a blank expression and exhaled deeply. Hadasah stepped forward as she felt Lunixia's gaze upon her fixing her blind eyes upon Lunixia for a moment before reaching her hand out, "Remember Lunixia, who you are... before you lose yourself" said Hadasah. Lunixia knelt down before the others and whispered to Hadasah "I won't lose myself... but this must be done".
"Then may we bless you with the gifts we possess" Ark piped in. "I give you the Blessing of Might" said Ark... "... The Blessing of Kings" said Ver, "...Power Word Fortitude" said Luliana "...Gift of the Wild" said Jadekitsune "... Thorns" said Mystique, "... and may the Earth Shield you from harm" said Hadasah... "Thank you.. all of you" said Lunixia peering through the crowd at so many familiar faces. "You make me more than what I really am... and I need you..." Just then the defense system engaged as the halls echoed with battle cries... "For the Alliance!"... "For Azeroth!" ... "For Justice!" Motokume sat with the unconscious Lucy at the stairwell as the rest rushed in for battle. "Can't we all just get along!?!" the Imp cried as it took a defensive stance next to its master. The armies of the dead swarmed the room taunting the mechanicals back and forth causing massive amounts of malfunctioning chaos to spread across the room like wildfire as the sounds of war flooded the halls.
Motokume called out to her sister Jadekitsune to aid Lucy. Jadekitsune came quickly to Lucy's side... "You must revive her" said Motokume. "May the mending be swift..." said Jadekitsune as she placed a healing touch upon the Gnome. Lucy opened her eyes as she was restored from within. Stained with blood she stood to her feet and ran towards the. "What you can't handle this on your own?" the Imp cried... Lucy looked at the demon and pointed toward battle signaling for the demon to engage. The battle was nearing its end and many allies began to fall from exhaustion. Together the druids called forth the essence of life to spring from the ground renewing all who fought for justice. Within moments the battle was over and the Omnotron Defense System had been breached.
...TO BE CONTINUED
