Shor Da, homeworld of the Blue Sect
Lush vegetation and blue oceans covered the nigh-untouched landscape of the planet, all too similar to Earth's appearance, if humanity hadn't surfaced. At the center of the great jungle that covered roughly a quarter of the world stood the blue power battery, glowing intensely as the followers of hope, the members of the Blue Sect, congregated around it and worshiped their gods, or meditated on the meanings of their lives.
Their peaceful day didn't last, however, as lights of every color began to appear in the skies above the planet of hope, taking the members' concentration. Squads of six, colors of red, yellow, and green flew down towards Shor Da. The Yellow Sect was the first down, landing within the great jungle. They marched, sending any creatures residing within scurrying away. The Green Sect and Red Sect required no such nonsense, flying down to meet the Avatars of Hope directly.
The Yellow Avatars float of the jungle towards their semi-patient Avatar brethren. "You do like making a special entrance, brother Thraag." A creature resembling a large jellyfish with a blue ring floating within it's bell, telepathically communicates to the group. A beast of a creature, the Yellow Sect's squad leader Thraag growls at the Avatar of Hope."Keep your tentacles out of my head, spineless creature. You know why we come."The blue avatar makes a sort of nod, before motioning for the Avatars to follow.
The Avatars are led through the dense jungles of Shor Da by the member of the blue sect, eventually going onto the dark side of the planet... or, it would be dark. Dense blue light enveloped the cracks between the plants, forcing the Blue Avatar leads the group into the sky. "The prisoner is stable, you may examine him yourself."The blue avatar says, not drawing attention as the other Sects watched. Four of the Blue Sect's most powerful members, high priests on their homeworlds, floated in the air around a large bubble construct, formed from their combined hope. They chanted as the other Sects neared, eyes closed and not giving them any attention.
The Green Sect approached the shield, looking through the deep light at the figure hunched within. "So, this is him. He's... shorter than I thought he would be."A purple-skinned member of the Green Sect said, resting her hand against the blue shield. The minute she touched it, the figure's head looked up... it's eyes burning orange. "Valik of the Crab Nebula, home planet unknown."The Green Sect squad's commander, a reptilian humanoid by the name of Zillan, said. "Originally a member of the Yellow Sect, but was unsatisfied with his position... so he found a way to draw upon the power of what he knew he had- Greed."The squad leader looked down at the monster within the shield, shaking his head. Inside, the creature known as Valik muttered to himself... "Mine."
"If he's so powerful, why has he not broken free yet? Surely these pitiful priests could not hold such a monstrosity."Thraag said in a bit of a bark, his arms crossed. "Mine." The almost as beastly looking leader of the Red Sect's squad, Deval, floated towards the Yellow Avatar. "The one thing Valik forgot was to create an oath. The words of power help us form our constructs and control our emotions. Without an oath, all he had was the raw power and little ability to control it."The Orange monster's ears perk up, listening to the two talk. "....Oath. Oath. Mine. Oath."
Zillan squints his eyes as he stares through the blue shield, watching as the sole Orange Avatar slowly stood up. "What's the fool doing?"Thraag said, also taking notice and flying forward. "Oath, mine... oath. The power... is mine." The orange beast began to glow, floating off the ground. "Dammit, do something you idiot priests!"Thraag barked out, getting in the face of on of the Blue Avatars as they tried to focus on the shield. "This is my light."
The Avatars slowly began to float away as Valik's light began to burn brighter and brighter. "Be it in bright of day or black of night... I lay claim to all that falls within my sight." The paragon of Greed floated through his now burning prison, placing his hand on the faintly glowing blue shield. "To take what I want..." He says, looking up at the Avatars floating in the distance, arming their rings. "This is my right!" In that instant, his energy overcame the combined power of the Blue Avatars surrounding him, blasting them away in an huge explosion of orange light.
The Avatars shielded their eyes at the flash, before being blown back by the force spreading miles away from the explosion. Smoke enveloped the sky as the great forest burned, and the Blue Sect began to swarm away from their battery to control the madness. After a few minutes had past, Zillay stood up, and the other Avatars began to follow. He looked around him- the once tranquil paradise was quickly turning into Hell- the forests were aflame, the skies were blackened... in the distance, he saw a huge crater where the monster's prison had once been.
And in that crater, the Orange Avatar was gathering the corpses of his Blue jailers, ripping off their rings one by one. Snapping his power battery into existence, he shoves the rings in as one would logs into a fire. The battery burned with satisfaction as it was fed, and the orange demon smiled wickedly, flying into the sky. Looking to his fellow avatars, Zillan nodded, before leading the group into the air to meet the monster.
"Mozal, send word to the other Sects. Jalla, Marki, Ivian, see the Blue Sect's power battery, and defend it. Thraag-"Zillan was saying, before being interrupted by the Yellow Commander. "Be quiet, lizard. I do not take orders from you. Come, Deval, let us handle this and show the Willful ones what real power is?"Thraag said, before launching off towards the Orange Demon with the Red Avatar. The rest of the group turned to each other, before flying after them.
"Come, Valik, let us see how you will handle toe power of Fear and Hate!"The prideful Thraag yelled, firing a blast from his ring at the Orange Avatar. Valik said nothing, merely lifting his ring and firing a counter blast, easily overpowering the yellow light. He didn't see Deval flying below him, however, and was tackled by the beast-like avatar of hate, bringing the paragon of greed to the ground, with Thraag flying after them. They crashed in the ash filled crater, Deval lifting back his ringed fist and swinging it down upon Valik, only for it to be caught. The Orange Demon blasts the Red Avatar off casually. Dashing backwards, Deval lifts his ring and fires a burning red blast- almost on cue, Thraag met Valik on the opposite side, firing an equally bright yellow blast.
Valik growled as he was enveloped in hate and fear... "My right..." He said to himself, before lifting out his hands and firing two intense blasts, knocking the yellow and red avatars away like ragdolls. Their repeated defeats only made them more persistent, proven as the two fly at the Avatar of Greed simutaneously, fists raised and enveloped in light. Valik only smiles, leaving his hands raised... he catches both of the avatars' fists, without moving an inch. Their constructs and shielding shatters as he grips down upon their hands, feeling their rings.
They bark and howl and yell, but the only thing the orange demon hears is the sparkling of their energies. His wicked smile widens, looking at the two as they try to fight him. "The power is mine." He says, before ripping both of their hands off, with blood and pain filled screams filling the air. The two fall to the ground, their powers over hate and fear taken away from them. Valik drops the rings into his battery, smiling wider still... until he look up again.
The Avatars, having been forced to watch two of their own- maybe no the smartest ones, but still- being decimated by the monster, were ready to fight. All at once, light of fear, hate, and will fire down upon the paragon of Greed, drilling into gut as they began to circle around him in the air. "THIS IS MY RIGHT!" He roars out as he is volleyed against, before letting his own greed take his body. Orange energy envelops him, growing into the from of a giant serpent, breathing burning orange flames to ward off the swarms of avatars.
Zillan watched as the construct battled the legion of Avatars on equal ground, his eyes widening with fear as some members of the yellow sect began to fall from the sky. He turns to Khera, the only one of his squadmates still with him. "We can't beat him, but we can get him away from the power batteries."He says to her as they dodge the orange flames of the serpent. "But first, we need to get him out in the open. Stay out here, and follow my lead when I get out."Before Kera can question her leader's tactics, Zillan had already launched towards the serpent. It turns it's eyes upon him and lets loose it's flames; he raises it's ring to meet them. The avatar of will flies through the flames, and down the construct's "stomach". Seconds after, the serpent explodes in a green burst, Zillan launching away holding Valik by the throat.
Following her leader's orders, Khera flies beside him, helping restrain the Orange Demon as it battles for it's freedom. "Alright, we have this ugly thing. Now what?"Khera says, swinging a punch into Valik's face. "What's next is you open a rift; yes, this is a emergency situation. Now hurry!"Zillan yelled out as he struggled to hold onto the Paragon of Greed. Lifting her ring, Khera begins to tear at the fabric of the universe... it would of taking a little longer, but luckily the other avatars had realized what they were doing, and aided in the creating of the rift portal. "Rifts open, boss! Just throw him in!"She yells. Zillan lets go of Valik, and fires the strongest green blast he could, sending the demon flying into the portal.
"THE POWER IS MINE! THIS IS MY LIGHT!"The paragon of greed yelled, lifting his ring forwards as he is pushed into the rift, firing a huge orange blast, sending the majority of the avatars falling to the ground. Zillan barely managed to dodge the blast, watching as Valik launched outwards, free. Behind the demon, the portal began to shift... destabilizing. Yelling out, the avatar of will launched forward, tackling Valik back through the portal, this time going with him. Before the other avatars could find out what had happened, much less do something about it, the rift had already sealed.
Sector 2814
In less than a second, the quiet of empty space was shattered as a tear in the flesh of the universe ripped open, and a ball of light, green and orange, launched out of it for the short time it remained open. The ball of energy flew through the blackness at incredible speeds, flashing it's colors in concession as did. The ball came barreling down towards a red planet, crashing down upon it's surface in a violent explosion of light.
For a few seconds, all that can be heard is the sand-filled wend of the red planet, then the paragon of greed slowly floats off the ground. Valik turns his head, looking through the red sandstorm that enveloped him in this new environment. Looking for something... and it found him. A blast of green energy flew through the sand, hitting the monster in the back of his skull. The attack did little but tell Valik where his prey was. Turning around, more blasts came; with a simple gesture, the blasts were obliterated by orange light, and their caster knocked to his knees. Valik lifted his ring, and created a vice around the avatar of will, and pulling Zillan towards him.
Valik smiles at the green avatar, staring at the willful lizard's face as a dog would a steak. Zillan spat in the demon's face... Valik tilted his head as sticky liquid rest on his snout. He looks down at Zillan's ring, then at him... and his smile widens. With a twist of his wrist, Valik tears the Avatar's body apart. Reaching past the blood and flesh, the paragon of green grabs the green before it can fly off and escape him. Summoning his battery once more, he slips the green ring into it and smiles as it burns. His smile fades after a few minutes, and he looks around... red sands everywhere, he didn't recognize this place... He lifts his ring to his face, and speaks... "Where?" He asks simply, listening to the ring as it sent the information directly to his brain... "Sector 2814; planet known as Mars."
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