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As Air soldier mrpaper watch the last rays of light fade away into the mountains, he recalled his mission that commenced today with his friends as his team broke the ceasefire and continued the 9th world war of the elementals.
He vaguely recalled the day before today, in which his team emphasized that Gravity may be their toughest opponent yet, with almost 400 cards in their vault into round 3. Air knew they cannot let Gravity win this war, hence they cast the first stone at them today. Newbiecake and his general bid Paper some words of encouragement before the seasoned warrior flew into Gravity's entrenchment, an encampment built into the deep canyon between two opposing cliffside. Most would not brave the perilous journey into the heart of this deep abyss unscathed. Even with the aid of Wings, Paper would struggle to land without being pierced by the sharp slabs of stone protruding from the earth. This was a covert operation; go in quick, hit them before they knew what was happening, and get out. However, he knew things are not always as they seem with cunning Gravity. Honing his prowess with his Wings, Paper attempted to stealthily land near the encampment. "So far, so good," Paper thought as he made a graceful landing. Just as fast as the thought has come and gone, suddenly pounced a Dune Scorpion from beneath the sands, its venomous stinger outstretched. It was an ambush; Gravity was ready for his stealth attack after all! Paper tried to sidestep the stinger, but the scorpion had the element of surprise and struck him with the force of a sledgehammer. "Well done, my new pet," said inthisroom. Paper had never seen his creature being used by Gravity before, and he knew he cannot take on whatever else Gravity throws at him now that he's been exposed and wounded, and so he flew away from the encampment in search for shelter to rest off his wound. Somehow, even as his vision dims and his muscles scream agony from the toxin, he managed to find refuge inside a cave on one end of the cliffside. He embraced the darkness which consumed him as his strength faltered.
-Drip, drop, drip, drop- Paper opened his eyes. It was sunset, and clouds had almost engulfed the skies completely as water drizzled down from them. Normally, Paper would be annoyed at being bogged down by rainwater as it'd impair his ability to fly, but right now the rain is his ally. He could feel the purity of the water purging the toxins from his system. Besides, he knew that this water is only going to do so much if he continued to thrash his Wings while under the effects of neurotoxin. And so, he tucked his Wings behind his back and walked towards the Gravity encampment on foot to finish what he started.
"Back for more," ITR sneered. "I will not let this be my third defeat in this war," Paper retorted. "Very well, prepare to bite the dust once again then!" ITR summoned a Titan, a legendary staff which gravitates to foes at will, ignoring whatever shields or armour they've put on. Paper pulled out an Eagle's Eye of his own, a shiv with an arc like a diving eagle, and parried the blow. Without his Wings bogging him down, he wasn't suffering as much pain from the neurotoxin as he'd imagined he would. Paper had the advantage in this hand-to-hand combat here, as Air elemental are swift and light on their feet, while Gravity elemental are slow but tenacious. With his senses heightened from the rush of battle, Paper detected a faint movement in the sands. As he sidestepped what could've been a fatal blow from the Titan, Paper fired a single concentrated bolt of air from the eye of his shiv at the sand just as the Dune Scorpion sprang. The scorpion fell dead immediately. Just like that, the tides of the battle is completely in his favour as ITR is out of tricks to pull from his sleeves. Even with Sundials halting the creatures from Paper, ITR could not keep up with the damage Paper is scoring with the sharp shiv. Paper continued to nimbly chip at the giant elemental, even though he could feel his strength fading as the neurotoxin vied for control of his body once again. "Just a bit more and I have it," thought Paper. Suddenly, a paralytic jolt seized Paper and gave ITR the opening to score a heavy slow with the Titan. Paper flew backwards onto a slab of rock and slumped against it. ITR closed in triumphantly, eager to claim his victory. "No...not like this," Paper winced. Summoning the last ounce of his willpower, he emitted supersonic waves from his palm at ITR, sending him flying into the air. "Hrrrrrk!" ITR gurgled, as he landed on the point of a sharp, protruding stone from the ground. And with this, Paper threw his Eagle's Eye at ITR to end his misery.
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After listening in awe to Paper recount his close battle with ITR, Newbiecake knew he had to be part of the action as well. And so, he flew off into the night sky in search of battle to scout out for his team, hoping to gain valuable information to the other team's formations and strategies.
Soaring swiftly with the current in the midnight skies, Newbie barely spotted rob77dp and trashduke
duking it out along the shores of River Obsidian. The river is known for its pitch black colour no matter the time of day, as it is so deep that even Water elementals have not reached the bottom yet. Newbie was careful not to stay quiet as to not interrupt the duel between the two elemental, or he would be shot down in an instant. From the height of where he was spying on the two elemental, Newbie could just about make out the distinct purple colour of Discord, a weapon known for jumbling the thoughts of the opponent, thus interfering with their ability to battle. It looked like Rob is the intruder, being so close to Darkness' territory. Rob must've been confident in his battle prowess to be so
relentless in his pursuit of this Darkness soldier. At first glance, it looked like Rob had the upper hand here, as he was still summoning creatures and throwing spells continuously against TD. TD seemed to be struggling heavily, as he was constantly dodging and blocking attacks with his Vampire Dagger, never being aggressive at the fearsome general. Suddenly, Newbie saw TD's face contort into a vicious grin, who then snapped his finger as a mysterious dusk engulfed the whole area. Newbie couldn't see anything, an he knew Rob couldn't either. TD, a Darkness elemental accustomed to battling in such conditions, clearly had the advantage here. Newbie hoped his palpitating heart would not reveal his position. Suddenly, GIANT shadows began to emerge from River Obsidian, and clashing waves could be heard washing onto the shore. Newbie knew those had to be Arctic Squids. However, he had never seen a breed of such colossal size before! They had to be modified by some sort of sorcery for sure. Even in the darkness, Newbie could see striking azure beams of light pierce through the darkness towards Rob and his companions. Rob tried to summon some Bone Walls to deflect the horde of famished Vampires and Squids, but it was too little, too late. Newbie did not have to see, but hear the cries of pain from Rob and his deathly creatures, to know that they've lost such a close battle.
