The begining of the End...  And final piece I'm posting tonight...  I'm 
going to #ranma!

	Robma "Finals are over!!!!  KEGGER!!!!!!" Orick

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Uki: You don't drink.
Robma: Oh, yeah!  Go and ruing the moment!  You..., you... you poopy-pants!!!

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	Zodiak opened his eyes and wished he hadn't.  The punch from the 
powered armor slammed him into the pillar once more.  The suit was Allegra's 
masterpiece.  An upgraded hardsuit in her traditional dark purple with 
increased protection and weaponry inside a black outer suit that increased 
her strength and allowed for maneuverablity.  It was a nine-foot nightmare 
from the mind of the Band's technologist and his shock from its appearence 
was enough for it to smash him so silly he couldn't even draw his blade if he 
had wanted to.  It struck unmercifully and inhumanly quick.  The armor 
B-ko had created was quickly destroyed before he could respond.  He felt 
the bones in his chest crack as the last blow slammed into him.  He 
slumped to the ground.  The Ronin Saber-2 stood over his gasping body and 
grabbed his hair.  After lifting his head high enough, the left hand 
grasped his throat and held him against the wall.  Zodiak's feet hung 
listlessly two feet above the ground...  The two green eyes glared at him 
through the partially opened faceplate.

Allegra: You killed me...
Zodiak(spits up blood): i tried... to save you...
Allegra: LIAR! (the right fist slammed into the pillar.  Pieces exploded 
	out from the impact point) You and your evil killed me...
Zodiak(narrows his eyes): If that's true, what are you going to do about it?
Allegra(the tech blade slides out of her right gauntlet and through the 
	arm of the outer suit): Avenge my senseless death...
Zodiak(pulling loose the two short blades from his jacket and driving 
	them into the arm's joint): Then you should have done so instead 
	of giving me time to breath!

	The left arm of Ronin Saber-2 snapped and showered out sparks as 
Zodiak dropped to the ground and drew out Soul Defender.  With a 
berserker's rage, he slammed his shoulder into the mecha's midsection and 
knocked the monstrous machine to the ground.  After slapping the flailing 
limbs away with his sword, he straddled the armor's chest and held his sword 
high with the point downward.

Zodiak: I did what I could for you!!  Haunt me no more!! (the blade drove 
	downward.  A figure of a woman with green-blue hair and flashing 
	blue-green eyes appeared before him, superimposing itself on the 
	girl in the machine.  Zodiak froze at the sight of his long dead wife) 
Verse: DO NOT STRIKE DOWN OUR CHILD!!!!

	Zodiak's shock was great enough that he did not see the gigantic 
left hand of the powersuit slam itself into the side of his head, 
knocking him unconscious.  Allegra stood up and reextended her tech blade.

Allegra: Good-bye, Father... (Her hand suddenly stopped at his throat when a 
	haunted melody from a flute wended its way to her.  She looked up in 
	recognition and stared at the white robed girl, the flute held to her 
	mouth, as she continued its sad song.  The song ended and the girl in 
	white robes looked up through her chaotic mass of blue hair and swept 
	it to the right and out of her piercing green eyes.  She lowered the 
	flute into her lap and said something she thought she'd never had to.)

Allegra(the real one): Get the hell out of my hardsuit!

	The two mirror images stared at each other and didn't see the two 
hands reach out of the floor and pull Zodiak's form through the stone, 
leaving naught a trace...

Bara(watching from the shadows and thinking): Master?

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	Sinae looked about her and looked back to Cyber as he placed his 
dataspike into the alien computer.  Another shot from the turrets 
vaporized yet another brave soldier.  Sinae winced at the senseless death.

Sinae: Shut down those guns!
Cyber: Attempting computer breach... NOW!

	The computer sparked and the guns lowered.  The remaining 
soldiers quickly overran the gun turrets and disabled them.

Cyber: There!  As useless as a Devil Hunter without her sword... And just 
	as dead...
Sinae: What was that?
Cyber: Er, nothing, my lady!
Sinae: Cyber..., our world is gone!  There is no more war between the 
	Clan and Band! (draws forth her right hand as green ki wraps 
	itself about it.) What of the Devil Hunter?  You seem to know 
	more than I do...
Cyber: My lady!  You're bluffing!  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!!! (He 
	flew back and struck the wall, Sinae's handprint burned into his 
	chestplate.  Sinae approached with her hand, Cyber shrank back) 
	THE MASTER WILL KILL ME IF I TELL!!!
Sinae(deadly calm): I will kill you if you don't and I'm the only one 
	here right now...  Tell me what you know! (With a sigh, Cyber told 
	Sinae everything about the Soulsword of a Devil Hunter.  Sinae stared 
	in shock) It's absence drains her?!  Why didn't anyone tell me?! 
	(Cyber opened his mouth) Don't answer that! (Cyber quickly closed his 
	mouth) We are no longer on opposing sides...  She is my ally, now... 
	(A blast of laser fire stirred her from her thoughts and she dove 
	behind a pillar as the ground she once stood on was destroyed) I 
	THOUGHT YOU DISABLED THOSE GUNS!!!!!
Cyber(accessing another computer port): THEY MUST HAVE A BACK UP SYSTEM!
Sinae: Then, disable those as well, fool!

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	Miko moved through the gauntlet of weapons systems.  The Clan was 
directly ahead of her and taking a beating as their numbers had a lack 
of hiding spots.  She dodged to the side and felt dizzy.  A laser port 
took advantage of her situation...

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	Sinae looked about at her falling troops.  She never felt so 
helpless in all her life.  Then she saw the flash of red cloth and the 
black and white stylized Yin-Yang symbol told her who it was.  What the 
Devil Hunter didn't see was the silver cylinder turning towards her.

Sinae: NO!!! (The energy flowed into her and exploded into the form she 
	chose for it) Dimension hole! (Miko saw the gun too late.  It 
	fired.  She fell into a darkness and the blast exploded above her.  
	At the bottom of the hole, she fell back into reality and next to 
	Sinae with a quick twist to land on her feet.  She looked up at the 
	dark princess's face.)
Miko: Thanks.
Sinae: Do not thank me.  I would have done the same for any other ally. 
	(She draws out the soulsword and offers it to Miko) I believe 
	this is yours...
Miko(looked at the sword): It looks like mine... but it doesn't...
Sinae: *sigh* My apologies... CHISHRAK! (the seal on the hilt evaporates 
	in a green light)
Miko: My SWORD!
Sinae: Take it and fight with me, Devil Hunter... (The sword is passed to 
	Miko...  but as soon as the sword leaves Sinae's hand, Sinae coughs 
	uncontrollably and collapses into unconsciousness.)
Miko: SINAE!

(To be continued...)