Episode 6 - Could This Be The End?

Opening Song - "Could This Be The End" by Galaktikon

Starting Location - The Warped Sea, being transported by Alyce

Leyawiin is distraught over the loss of now Neowulf to the Sol'kers, who were also responsible for Triton's death. Blocus attempts to comfort Earl in the loss of his new found brother.

As the group makes dock at River City, transmissions finally land to both Terofin (from Turok) and Kanteriiss (from Evesix) but are corrupted in transit due to The Warped Sea. Blocus attemps to correct Turok's message but is really unsuccessful.

• Terofin manages to get some clarity on the Black Soul artifacts, tips on how to mix the brew given to Terofin in attempt to remove the marking on his arm, and that Interceptor and Firestarter who were both traveling with him, separated to go back east while he continued west to Everlong.

• Kanteriiss's messaged was all scrambled except for "thank you" and "meet again"

When disembarked, Leyawiin was quickly greeted by soldiers of River City and politely requested to go see King Sil-Veres. Alyce, away from the group, was also approached by soldiers in a non-aggressive manner, who then escorted her away. The marking on Terofin's arm grew brighter (like the Darksaber in Star Wars) and put him in a weakened state (-1 to all Characteristics). He knew he would have to try and find a resolution to his marking soon.

The group is allowed to follow Leyawiin to see King Sil-Veres - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

• King Sil-Veres noticing Triton's necklace around Leyawiin immediately and already can guess of Triton's fate

• King Sil-Veres thanks the group for what he assumes by traveling with Leyawiin is their help and all he can ask of them further is to join the imminent war

  • Earl kindly asks King Sil-Veres for any kind of "help"; being an Alterbeast, the King tells him to shut his foul mouth and that he's lucky to even be in his presence

  • Tells the group they should go see "The Modus"; he can inform them of the current plans for the war. He dismisses them.

Leyawiin, with nothing else to lose, vows to fight and quickly makes her way to join the cause.

The group shops around River City preparing for the fight of their lives; however due to everyone preparing for war already, stock is already out at most places.

• Kanteriiss picks up a telescopic sight

• Qaplowski adds intimidating visage to her armor

• Terofin (finally) decides to find an alchemist to possibly "cure" him of his marking. He asks Blocus to help reach back out to Turok over comms to potentially get more info.

  • Blocus does manage to link up Terofin to Turok for a brief conversation but it had to be quick. He asks:

    • Turok says the drink is not an "easy" drink and it'll be rough; gives some hints how to prepare it (gets a bonus)

    • Turok could only find out is that there are seven total Black Soul artifacts (previously known just as corrupted artifacts); if someone could get all seven would become "The Unsainted". Terofin remembers they already "destroyed" one

    • Turok is on his way to Everlong; Interceptor and Firestarter left Turok at Underbridge to go back east

    • Turok says that only the Circles can stop the Black Soul artifacts but there's no way of confirming if they can be actually destroyed

  • Blocus brews the concoction and Terofin guzzles it down; he instantly passes out (Qaplowski catches him) and goes on a spiritual type trip with lots of evil images - "Chemical Burn" by The Dust Brothers

  • The negatives to Terofin's characteristics are gone but his strain is maxed out; he fights back to regain it back, which he does (mostly)

• Terofin manages to find some Magic Plate from a vendor but is charged double price due to the shortage. He also finds someone to add the razor edge mod to Qaplowski's X-23 Defenders

They finally make way to The Modus - "N 2 Gether Now" by Limp Bizkit

• Speaking to him, they find out that the war has started and that two "alliances" have formed. The AOC (Alpha Omega Corporation, a culmination of Infinity Core and AeroWeb Industries and merging the cities of Arlandria, Kontra, Paradise, and Last Hope. Cypress Hill has fallen as a hold out and now is under their control) and the AAK (Alliance of Atoned Kingdoms, composing of all the remaining cities across the Superunknown).

• Aurora and Fitz's Corner set off to save Cypress Hill; Tragic Kingdom, Oasis, and T'Mek's forces have joined to head towards Kontra; The Unforgiven and Wasting Light are heading towards to Paradise; River City is heading towards Last Hope, while they await the remaining forces from the west to arrive

• They hope to head off Aldren's forces and split their forces in effort to avoid causing another Vortexergy

• The Modus offers to have the group join them and travel through the Jungle of Denial to head to Last Hope

• Leyawiin can be seen nearby gearing up and getting ready to head out with the army

The group travels with the armies of River City (comfortably); they're able to heal all strain and wounds on the way to Last Hope

Arriving outside of Last Hope, war has already started; right outside the city they see a large artillery canon behind all the approaching armies

Leyawiin thanks the group for all their help (feeling that this is the end for her)

Out of no where, King Oma appears near the group and Leyawiin - "One Man Army" by The Prodigy/Tom Morello; he has come to avenge his son Triton and kill Aldren who he knows is there at Last Hope. He offers to have Leyawiin join him; Leyawiin says she's not just going for Triton, but for Neowulf as well.

The Modus catches up with the group and tells them that the large artillery piece is called "Big Bertha" and that if there's any chance of winning the battle, they have to take it/take it out. Also it doesn't seem to be just the AOC here; other entities have shown up (other Machineheads, weird beasts/Metamorphs, and possibly the 46&2)

Earl and Terofin decide to join King Oma and Leyawiin

Blocus, Kanteriiss, and Qaplowski decide to join the main forces on the battlefield

King Oma escorts the crew safely to the elevators to a tower where he believes Aldren Stockton is located. He's not able to hack the elevators, so he asks the group. Leyawiin using her knowledge from working in Arlandria works on the elevators

Blocus, Kanteriiss, and Qaplowski encounter the army of AOC. The forces of River City are quickly decimated by Big Bertha. Blocus and Qaplowski split their efforts while Kanteriiss snipes the Machinehead manning Big Bertha.

While riding the elevators, a Sol'Ker ambushes the group (5 RED DIE GUY!) - "Duel of Fates" by John Williams

• The Sol'Ker crashes so hard into the group that Earl drops his 80-F Blade and Terofin falls over. Leyawiin grasps her necklace from Triton so hard and liquid metal explodes out and covers her in a sphere protecting her. King Oma engages the Sol'Ker but can't get a clean hit

• Earl gets his Plasma Cutter prepared and hits the Sol'Ker; Essence and Sevendust blow out of it, knocking Earl down. As he's falling backwards, another Sol'Ker phases through the glass of the elevator reaching towards Terofin. The controls where also hit and stopped the elevator

Back at the battlefield, Qaplowski and Blocus take out some AOC troopers

More Machineheads show up but not part of the AOC, lead by a unique looking Machinehead, General Chaos - "New World Order" by Ministry

• Blocus notices that their regalia looks similar to those who are affiliated with the Black Hole Sons

One of the Sol'kers stabs Earl; King Oma flickers behind the damaged Sol'Ker and splits it in half. Terofin restarts the elevator and heals Earl. The heal flashes so brightly it stuns the other Sol'Ker, leaving it open for Leyawiin to stab it with her necklace which has turned from a liquid metal sphere to a dagger. Earl gets up but misses an attack

Both battles continue on and each side tries to gain the advantage

Qaplowski is overwhelmed in the fight and falls

On the battlefield, The Crow returns, this time in tow with monstrous creatures (similar to the Superbeast) - "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson

On the elevator, King Oma manages to gain the advantage and grab the last Sol'Ker, crashing through the glass and falling to a lower elevator. The group losses sight of the fight and the result is unknown. Earl, Terofin, and Leyawiin make it to the top floor which is simply a long industrious hallway to large metal doors at the end

With things looking dire on the battlefield, help arrives from the west; Evesix, Firestarter, Crash, Burn, Alyce (now in armor), and Metalhead (wearing a mechanical suit) - "Burn It Down" by Linkin Park

Kanteriiss manages to get to the Big Bertha and gains control; he turns the artillery canon around and starts firing towards the advancing enemies from Last Hope

Terofin uses his Essence to predict what's behind the doors - "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation)" by Rob Dougan

• He sees Aldren, surrounded with vats, more sophisticated Essence extraction devices than the one Lord Pendragon had Firestarter enclosed in. Also large Machineheads surround Aldren, protecting him. He sees them battling and Leyawiin manages to stay toe-to-toe with Aldren (by luck). A hazy prediction shows Aldren getting crushed by a large crash

• The enter the room and the prediction is true. Aldren ignores them entering and is working on a terminal, glowing as if he had just been infused with Essence

An unknown figure shows up on the battlefield; someone affiliated with the People of the Sun. She brings Qaplowski back to life. She presents herself as Saint Cecilia - "Saint Cecilia" by Foo Fighters

The Crow manages to shoot out the controls for Big Bertha, disabling it

The 46&2 show up, enjoying all the death and destruction. However, they are quickly intercepted by Interceptor, who is midway of turning into an Alterbeast AND is wielding Essence - "It's On!" by Korn

The Machineheads surrounding Aldren attack Leyawiin; Earl manages to sneak past the chaos and throw his 80-F Blade at the control terminals which disables all the Machineheads around Aldren

Qaplowski notices something very evil and ominous in the distance behind the 46&2; Blocus joins Kanteriiss at the Big Bertha and fixes the controls for the Big Bertha

Rell Berridge, The Unsainted, shows up on the battlefield - "To Kill A God" by Galaktikon

• He is killing everyone in his path; there is no friend or foe at this point

• He is using weapons that appear unnatural and is making his way towards Big Bertha

Leyawiin is critically injured by Aldren; she attempts to attack Aldren; Triton's dagger spikes out but Aldren's power knocks her down

Kanteriiss shoots at The Crow and wounds almost mortally; she evaluates her situation and decides to run from the battle

Rell gets to the platform of Big Bertha and targets Blocus; Rell impales Blocus with his trident straight through, killing him and destroying the recently repaired controls

While the battle with Aldren ensues, Leyawiin continues to use Triton's dagger/necklace., She manages to hit Aldren, wounding him but causes a small explosion of Essence knocking down Terofin and Earl

Qaplowski sees that things are getting worse. She attempts to get Alyce's attention (since she appears to be "the strongest") yelling that they need Terofin. Alyce hears her, closes her eyes to "search" for Terofin and is teleported from fighting Aldren to the battlefield but at the same time, Blocus is teleported out of the battlefield and disappears

Rell attempts to use his artifacts to repair Big Bertha to gain control of it; he succeeds and turns it back to the forces of River City

Kanteriiss and Qaplowski yell at Terofin to help identify that Rell is the biggest target; Terofin targets him with his Circles ring and manages to "remove" an artifact that was attached to Rell's rifle

Leyawiin continues to battle Aldren but is tiring out; Earl catches Aldren off guard and knocks him over the terminals

Qaplowski and Kanteriiss attempt to fight Rell but barely hurt him. Terofin uses his Circles ring again and "removes" Rell's armor

As Aldren gets back up and goes back to engage Leyawiin and Earl, a loud noise emerges from the ceiling and an airship crashes though, crushing Aldren. "Deus Ex" is written on the side of the ship. The doors open and the Fear Fighters get out. - "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters

• They're oblivious to the impact they just caused and are eager to join the fighting

• Leyawiin walks up to Aldren and before he can say anything, she stabs him in the head, the dagger expands and blows up his head, finally killing him

• Leyawiin and Earl then make way to the battle outside of Last Hope

Terofin uses the Circles ring to "remove" Rell's dagger

Kanteriiss shoots at Rell and hits again but passes out from battle fatigue

With the Fear Fighters helping and providing some relief, Alyce sees the dagger that Leyawiin is holding; she teleports her next to Rell and is able to immediately stab him with Triton's dagger, which absorbs into Rell. It completely freezes Rell and shows the remaining Black Soul artifacts on Rell; a helmet, ring and trident

Seizing the opportunity, Terofin chances it and attempts to remove all remaining three artifacts at the same time.

• The Circles ring and three artifacts glow brightly and a huge flash of light occurs; the ring and all artifacts are gone and Rell is killed

The AAK manages to win this battle and retake all the cities in the east; Earl, Qaplowski, Terofin, Kanteriiss, and Blocus saved the Superunknown!

Ranger-X and T'Mek ask Qaplowski to help join them in rebuilding Kontra and rule in a more just way

• Qaplowski accepts

Evesix asks Kanteriiss to join her in going to Ohmes and live out their days together

• Kanteriiss accepts

Earl finds out Neowulf was part of the KOR (Knights of Roam) and is asked to join the KOR

• Earl accepts

Terofin is offered to either take over the library in Everlong (where Starox is) OR to become King of Stellarvania

• Terofin becomes King of Stellarvania and recommends Turok to take over duties at the library in Everlong

Blocus, who died at the hands of Rell Berridge, wakes up to the sight of an unknown woman who has healed him back to life. But he then quickly realizes he's at the top of a tower in Goethal's Tower

Closing Song - "The End of the Game" by Weezer