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nKhan Azul has been stunned.

nSemmi was the first one through the breach, closely followed by the rest of the team. The Nether Emperor had a gaping hole where his arm and shoulder should have been. Darkish blood was spurting freely. Alpha Team jumped directly into the edge of the basin where he'd been hit.

nFirst Strike

nSemmi has landed a critical hit on Khan Azul.

nCritical Chain: Backstab

nWind has followed up Semmi's attack with a critical hit.

nNix sent six strands of barbed Gemini flames into the Nether leader's abdomen. Hauling backward he dragged him from the basin.

nLightning Blade

nNix has landed a significant blow on Khan Azul.

nKhan Azul has been stunned.

nDual Chains: Rock Slam

nFajii has followed up Nix's strike with a significant blow.

nKhan Azul has been stunned.

nDark Escape

nKhan has broken free of the Gemini chains that have bound him.

nBlack wings blinked into existence as Khan pulled hard against the strands that were burning his dark flesh.

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"YOU FOOLS! SUFFER!

"

nKhan Azul has cast Madness.

nNix is immune to Nether damage.

nSemmi is immune to Nether damage.

nWind is immune to Nether damage.

nPon is immune to Nether damage.

nFajii is immune to Nether damage.

nFajii has activated her bloodline.

nSecond Form: Earth Archon

nFajii flashed toward the Dark Emperor, her fists morphed into huge boulders just before she slammed them both into her target's body.

nBoulder Bash

nFajii has landed a significant blow.

nBalefire: Burst

nPon has landed a critical hit on Khan Azul.

nCritical Chain: First Strike

nWind has followed up Pon's attack with a critical hit.

nDual Chains: Ice Flame Burst

nThe barbed ends of Nix's strands that were sunk into the Nether leader's abdomen exploded outward, blood spraying in all directions.

nKhan Azul has been stunned.

nVacuum

nNix has summoned Khan Azul.

nNether Daggers

nA rain of deadly Nether Daggers targets your group.

nNix is immune to Nether damage.

nSemmi is immune to Nether damage.

nWind is immune to Nether damage.

nPon is immune to Nether damage.

nFajii is immune to Nether damage.

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/Alpha Team: Pon: Sum-Bitch that's nice.

nBackstab

nSemmi has landed a potentially fatal blow.

nShadow Evac

nKhan Azul has used his life-saving measure to flee from the battle at the price of half of his remaining health.

nA Blackhand Artifact has stopped Khan Azul's retreat.

nNull

nNix has silenced Khan Azul.

nDouble Blade: Void Dagger

nWind has landed a critical hit.

nWind has landed a critical hit.

nNether Scream

nKhan Azul has canceled the silence effect on him.

nBlack Blade

nKhan Azul vanished and appeared behind Pon, his blade striking downward.

nGhost Step

nNix appeared between Khan and his target, his lightning blade blocking the Black Blade with a thunderous impact.

nKhan Azul has been stunned.

nA dozen Gemini strands wrapped around the Dark Emperors body.

nArchon's Armor

nNix summons the strength of Archons to shield himself.

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/Alpha Team: Nix: Jump back!

nKhan Azul freed one hand and started twisting the strands loose.

nNix's yellow eyes glowed white with the power of lightning.

"Too late bitch.

" With a maniacal grin, he pushed lightning into his flame strands. They traveled a few feet up the strands before exploding outward.

nNix has been critically wounded.

nKhan Azul has been mortally wounded.

nSemmi has been stunned.

nPon has been stunned.

nWind has been stunned.

nFajii has resisted stun.

nDemonic Curse

nKhan Azul has used the power of Nether to siphon life from his attackers.

nNix is immune to Nether damage.

nSemmi is immune to Nether damage.

nWind is immune to Nether damage.

nPon is immune to Nether damage.

nFajii is immune to Nether damage.

nEarth Spear

nFajii has landed a critical hit with an Elemental Spear.

nKhan Azul has been slain.

nCombustion

nA soft green glow settles around Nix, healing his dangerously low health.

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nDeidra sat quietly on the grass while her students looked over the hud map that she opened up.

"Two minutes to study all the landmasses on Colonial, you best not get any of them wr...

"

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"Mother!

" Elen Mtui didn't like interrupting his mother while she was teaching or any other time for that matter.

nDeidra could hear his heart racing. Her dark eyes sent him a questioning look. Did he run here? Or had something happened?

"Yes?

"

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"Four Nether Overseerers have just been slain!

"

nDeidra stood slowly while summoning her armor.

"Some sort of revolt? I didn't think Azul had any rivals.

"

nMtui shook his head.

"It's Inferno, or rather the 12 Pillar Alliance.

"

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"Damn it! Doesn't Nix know that Azul isn't someone to be trifled with?

"

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/Inter-Planar Message Alert: The Inferno Guild has slain the Nether Emperor Khan Azul. All Nether based skill-sets have been reduced by half.

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/Inter-Planar Message Alert: Rumors are circulating that a hidden continent called Everspire has been discovered.

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/Inter-Planar Message Alert: Inter-Planar Guild Quest: Discover Everspire has been issued.

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/Inter-Planar Message Alert: Inferno has discovered the lost continent of Everspire.

nDeidra frowned at all the messages scrolling across her hud.

"No more teaching today, meditate on what you've learned.

"

nCreate Breach: Loki Docks

nDeidra motioned for her son to follow and she stepped through.

nThe dragon stepped onto the docks, the first person she saw was Vice Leader Jun Li.

"Vice-Leader! I need to speak with you!

"

nJun Li and Sharl dragged the body of Zedmundi back further away from the open breach before letting him drop onto the Loki dock. As requested they blackhanded him as soon as the fight started.

nJun Li turned at the voice and held up a hand.

"One moment please.

"

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/Alliance Command: Vice Leader Jun Li: All Groups report in.

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/Alliance Command: Sub-Commander Gideon: Orphil is down, we have his corpse at the gate.

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/Alliance Command: Sub-Commander Sulane: Val is dead, her corpse is at the market place.

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/Alliance Command: Sub-Commander Banja: Dhahat is dead, his body is at the platform.

nSharl watched Deidra walk up.

"Nix isn't here. Is there something I can help you with?

"

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/Alpha Team: Semmi: Nice wings Fajii!

nNix was examining the beautifully earth-colored Archon wings attached to Fajii.

"You didn't tell me that you earned your wings.

"

nFajii smiled.

"I wanted to surprise you.

"

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"Well done Fajii.

" Nix hugged her close for a moment before releasing her.

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/Alpha Team: Pon: You trying to kill us punk bastard? Didn't Esta tell you not to push lightning up your flame strands?

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/Alpha Team: Nix: I took it under advisement.

nNix closed all the breaches he currently had opened.

nCreate Breach: Loki Docks

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/Alpha Team: Nix: Bring his corpse back to Loki, I have a few loose ends that I need to wrap up.

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/Alpha Team: Semmi: Okay Boss. Smart thinking, putting the Blackhand on Khan.

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/Alpha Team: Fajii: Actually I did that.

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/Alpha Team: Nix: Good job!

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/Alpha Team: Wind: Kicked ass and now it's time to go.

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/Alpha Team: Pon: Damn, it's tiring to be so awesome all the time. Party time right?

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/Alpha Team: Nix: Oh hell yeah. Let's have it at the Emerald Salamander on Loki.

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/Alpha Team: Semmi: Call us if you need to Nix.

nNix waited until they exited the chamber and then he closed the gate behind them.

nDirect Contact: Leva

nLeva's face was paler than normal, sweat dripped from her brow.

"Nix... You guys killed the Khan Azul.

"

nNix nodded,

"the plan was perfect. How did your part go?

"

nLeva must have still been in the field, the sounds of occasional fighting could be heard on Nix's side.

"My forces have expanded into the territories of the slain Overlords, we are meeting light resistance.

"

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"Good job Leva, now patch me through.

"

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"Right away Nix.

"

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/Nether Command Directive: Overseer Leva: I have a request from the Guild Leader of Inferno. He wishes to address the Nether Council. I'm patching him in.

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/Nether Command Directive: Overseer Leva:

nGuild Leader Nix:

nI call for the unconditional surrender of all Nether Overlords. The Nether Region will be divided among the five strongest Overseers and thereafter you will continue to rule yourselves. You can decide by might or vote who the Overseers are going to be. It's my intention to leave the Nether in your hands. Any future excursions into the other planes will be tolerated only if they are non-combatant in nature.

nYou have one hour to comply, or we will remove the rest of you.

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