The Savage Brawl [Round 5: Battletopia]

Originally posted on MSPA by Ixcalibur.

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Ziirphael couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to be angry at Konka this time. He was already angry at the fact that he was in the thrall of that lich, and let’s not forget that he was angry that he was locked inside a body, especially this one. All in all he was pretty damn angry and he couldn't find it within himself to be more angry at the fact that Konka had thoughtlessly teleported him back onto Gormand's 'ship'. It was just another in a long line of events he was less than pleased about.

On the other hand who knows how that would have panned out, for all he knew the High Admiral had a lucky guess, a very lucky guess mind you and there was nothing more to be discovered there. He wasn't particuarly convinced by this line of argument, but the thought that whatever was over there was where Konka was, was enough to discourage him from returning. At the moment he was free, relatively speaking; he had no orders to follow, no commands to be obeyed. He wanted to keep it that way if at all possible. So first thing's first; he daubed his blade arm, returning it to normal, and then held the radio in place while he smashed it to little tiny pieces with his drill arm.

From the Captain's seat or the meaty equivalent thereof, Gormand watched Ziirphael expressing his rage. "I take it you and Rar do not have a good working relationship?" Ziirphael scowled at the meatball and stormed out of the room. He was no longer certain of whom he wanted gone more urgently; Ekelhaft or Konka. Ekelhaft was as ever a threat, although as of late he had not seemed to interfere. Ziir guessed it was because he had a whole town full of innocent people to prey upon. Konka on the other hand had the redeeming qualities of actually wanting to work with him against the Cultivator. Ziirphael contemplated it as he made for the exits of the meat based vehicle, but shrugged it off as he kicked open the still wooden school doors and looked out at the chaos that the town had been plunged into.

Ziirphael leapt, unfurling his wings of skin and bone. He swooped low over the town. Even the people who had not been attacked by one of the contestants, killed when the giant exploded or whatever it was that had happened to that giant, or abducted by the aliens were in bad shape. As soon as all this bullshit had started going on they had panicked, looting shops or trying to flee the city. The result was that most of the people in the town were dead or dying and the ones that weren't were probably criminals, and not very bright criminals at that. It shouldn't be hard to spot a large green blob in an empty city.

Ziir had reasoned that Gormand was making good headway with the alien ships. If he managed to destroy the one Konka was on then that was all fine and dandy with him. He'd be out of the lich's thrall and free to do as he pleased, but equally in the meantime he would do the very thing that Konka had claimed to want to do, but had not acted upon. He would take on Ekelhaft, and he would do whatever it takes to bring it down.