The Siege of the Doomcasters Stronghold (IC)

[Grovygrunge]

Xander yelped loudly and dived to the side. He looked confused and stayed on the ground for a moment, looking up at Drago. "Well...thanks." He scrambled to his feet and glared at Al. "You want me to help the man who seems to want you dead? Oh...I'll help the **censor** alright." He picked his sword up, having had to drop it as he dived. "Giving you one more chance to stop Al."

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

*Al collected himself a bit more and slumped a tiny bit, pulling out his final katana* Al: Over... my cold... dead... body... *Al gripped the Katana in both hands and took a defensive stance*

[Zarconite]

??? (Fox) - *was already dead but continued to be shocked*

??? (Dragon) - Grrr.. You're getting on my nerves damn it!
*The dragon started to spin, leaving his axe held out*

Nucleon - *Dodge rolled to the side*
Huh..?
*Nucleon noticed the message and read through it*
<thinking> He will be killed if he retreats.. damn it..

[The Past]

Geoff had attempted to toss a spell at the dragon when he first attacked, but the spell failed. He tried again now, shooting another bolt of electricity.

[Grovygrunge]

Xander stepped up to Al. "Indeed..." He readied his sword then stepped within arms length of him and made to sweep out Al's legs with a kick. Hoping that it wasn't what he was expecting.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

*Al kept his position strong. The kick hurt and he grunted a bit, but it didn't change his defensive stance.* Al: Just... like I said... *Al a quick of his sword, purposefully missing to throw Xander off guard, before taking 2 steps back*

[Angder]

Grunan opens his eyes... he could just sense the Orb still...
"Oh..." he gulps. "Sss-top...." The orb dispels. And Grunan lies there, back against the wall... "Fortunate... no-one found me while I was out..." He wheezes. He glances around, and then climbs up so he can look over the side of the tower...

[Grovygrunge]

Xander dodged away from Al's sword unnecessarily. He knew the miss was on purpose and it confused him more. What side is this **censor** on?! If he's still undercover then what does it matter? Surely, they've heard us call him traitor. They should know by now! This confusion was just making him angrier, he was snarling at Al now.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

*Al wasn't a mind reader and was going off of instinct at this point* Al: Everyone besides Leon will want me dead right now. I need to fight back. *Al took a more accurate swing of the sword, aiming for Xander's blade*

[Grovygrunge]

Al's blade hit Xander's mid swing. Xander resisted and kept pushing his blade against Al's, causing the two blades two push against each other and link and cross at the hand guard. This was now about who was not only stronger but more stubborn than the other.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

*Al leaned into it slightly actively pushing backwards. He was slowly regaining his strength, and his head was no longer in pain* Al: This is about technique. I direct the sword where I want it to go, and force him into pushing into an unfavourable direction *Al began to push Xander's sword downwards* I can catch him off guard with my arm blades as well. Just got to wait for the correct timing....

[Grovygrunge]

Xander got extremely angry at this point, he leaned in as well, trying to force both of their blade's up. He roared out loudly, listening more to his anger and instincts then anything. Xander attempted to bite Al's shoulder and sink his teeth into it.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

*Al saw Xander's mouth as an invitation for an attack, and actually forced his shoulder into Xander's jaw, with enough effort to knock out a few teeth. As a result, Xander's mouth was embedded into Al's shoulder and he let out a short gasp* Al: Argh, **censor**....! *Al continued to push Xander's sword downwards*

[Angder]

Grunan notices Alka and co, its a long way away... "No..." Grunan tries to use his Radio... He then realizes, he can force Al to switch sides again. "me and... Al... I think we failed... Our betrayal was a mistake... but we were in it together... We needed that weapon... WE NEEDED IT... we thought we could take it from you... From Nucleon... from everyone..." Grunan growls... "And that's what we intend to do."

Grunan grins. Misinformation, distraction, and of course, an end to Al's betrayal. Even if he kills Drago, Xander, Geoff... he would never return to the enemy. They probably knew anyway, after all, he was a traitor, if Grunan was a traitor, his friend probably is already known as a traitor... in a strange way he might have just saved his life.

[Grovygrunge]

Xander roared in pain at the few missing teeth, his mouth filling with blood. This only fueled his anger more and he bite down as hard as he could. Growling loudly, he tried to push his weight onto Al, aiming to cause them to both fall down to the ground.