Episode 40: Meltdown of the Resistors

[Seiki Maki]

It looks like their attack did something at least, even if it was a tiny, tiny thing. But even the smallest things can cause the biggest uproar. Ahio was attempting to fly back to some sort of safe ground so that they had time to recollect what just happened. Ahio did sense that her partner was still troubled over this matter. But there was some trouble going through with that.

Seiki yelps at the sudden bump in their rough flight. Sure it was rough to begin with, but it shouldn't be this rough. It was rough to the point where Seiki lost grip of Ahio and tumbles off her partner and off to the side. It wasn't too much of a bad fall. Just a few scrapes on her exposed skin, nothing too major.

Bit Ahio on the other hand... She seems to have taken the blow right to the wing, causing her wings to be crippled. Now she wasn't able to use them to flap in attempts to try to throw her attacker off balance so she could get out from under that foot. She was loosing air, and fast. Lucky the thick scales on her underside slowed this choking, but it didn't stop. Just a delay. Ahio decided if she were to die at the point in time, she would at least make it memorable. "Hey. Ever considered washing those feet of yours?" She says was a low chuckle before it was cut off by the continued pressure being applied on her air pipe.

That's truly Ahio in the flesh, laughing in the face of danger and death to keep spirits high, especially Seiki who was often dwelling in negative thoughts. A deep and shaky sigh came from the the female. "Push through," She mumbles to herself before looking back up at the rather painful sight of her partner being crushed. "Ability Activate! Retribution!"

"Here I come," Ahio grunts, bringing her talons to Krakix's leg, sinking them in, penetrating any sort of scales or armor defense. She pushes the leg off to the side and watching him fall to the side as she gets back up, ruffling her feathers and scales. Blue eyes kept steady on her opponent. Ahio may not be back up to full health, but she sure was ready to the next barrage of attacks. This is a retribution after all.

[Noland Hardy]

Krakix made a loud groaning noise when the sinking of the talons happened. It was a painful experience, but it was something he was used to. It was to be expected after surviving battles against foes like Daniel, Emperor Barodius, and the masked man with the Hades. Ahio's barrage of insults may be her undoing, as it continued to motivate the Hurranian's urge to suppress Krakix's will to get back to Noland. It only made them more motivated to destroy Ahio.

This explained why Krakix did not roll over too much from Ahio attacking his leg. He immediately got back up and lunged right at Ahio. He struck her across the face with a left hook, sending her twirling as she went right back on the ground.

"...You..." Krakix struggled to get out, huffing and puffing to maintain control for just a few seconds. "Hit me...then get far...far away..." Krakix was giving Seiki a hint on how to beat him. Ahio might not be the strongest Resistor Bakugan, but she was a late bloomer. Her offensive power could be more devastating than Krakix's own as a tradeoff for lesser defenses. Krakix's power means nothing if he can't hit Ahio. If she is able to control the pace of the battle, then Krakix could be defeated...could be...

His pause in movement was interrupted by the Hurranians forcing him to declare his next attack. His throwing star had an aura surround its figure. Soon, innumerable invisible waves moved out of it. These materialized into smaller versions of the throwing star that had incredible cutting power. They were converging onto Ahio from anywhere she could lay her eyes on. This was the ability, Nebulous Artillery.

[Seiki Maki]

"Hit and then go far away?" Seiki mumbles to herself out loud as she readies her next two abilities. She had to find Ahio a way out of his situation while hopefully landing a number or so on Krakix so that he wouldn't be as powerful as he is now. The advice he gave, was it like a hit an run strategy one would use in an RPG game. It wasn't efficient and took more time and all, but it certainly kept more on the safe side. Now it really wasn't the time to dwell on this, maybe after she got Ahio out of harm's way of those flying blades. "Here we go, double ability, Senbonzakura!" Seiki calls out, one of her original abilities from the very start she's kept in touch with. Ahio spreads her many wings, causing a few feathers to fly out. By a few, I mean a few thousand, (She needed to get rid of those feathers, it was molting season-) much more than she would usually summon in the past. They all glow a soft pink and form into the shape of throwing blade that zoom towards the blades coming her way.

The attack effectively got the throwing stars out of the way, a few extras zooming their way towards Karkix. "Fury Sparks!" Seiki says, activating that second ability. Here was the part where she would implement that hit and tun strategy suggested. Ahio lets loud a loud cry, the damage inflicted on her powering this attack. The large blades she had coming out from her back were glowing the signature ventus green and she charges in towards Karkix, the said blades on the back coming in the most contact with their opponent. Ahio soars right past after she had flew past him, getting far away from his like he mentioned. But she was still within viewing distance of Seiki so she would know what was happening.

It certainly was painful to see such a bakugan be taken over like this, it shook Seiki up. It was horrible to have to be controlled to go against your will like this. How did the rest of those taken over by these parasites feel? The female certainly didn't wish to find that out. This was only just one of the many- and she had a pretty good idea on what was being experienced.

[Noland Hardy]

That was a nice hit. Seiki was adapting to the conditions of the battle quickly. If Krakix had his way, he'd fight this exact same way so Ahio would gradually wear him down. Unfortunately, his way was not the high way. Seiki's going to need many more hits if she wants to see substantial results for the wear and tear Krakix wants to happen to him.

Krakix rolled over once and then threw himself up into a standing position after he was struck. He looked up at Ahio so he could see her coming. In order to stop her from hitting him with hit and run tactics like this, he decided to play a defensive option: Backlash Armor.

The Backlash Armor turned his color scheme black, a clear sign that it was active. While this is equipped, his physical parameters are given a slight boost, but not as much as some other physical boosting skills might. In return, his armor has a special quirk to it that is passive. Whenever an attack hits Krakix - regardless of whether or not he parries it - a fierce, invisible wave is sent out of the armor that deals proportionate damage to what it received. Ahio will not know about this though, so if she decides to attack without being aware of what this does, she'll be in huge trouble.

Krakix then pulled the throwing star off of his back. He held it right up to his chest. While having very high offensive potential, it had an underrated place for defense. He pointed it directly at Ahio, and - without any prior warning - a shotgun-style blast shot out from it as an anti-air weapon, the one known as the Nebulous Pulse.

[Seiki Maki]

"Hit and run, hit and run." Seiki chants to herself, reminding herself to follow that strategy, to be patient and carry through with this and continue to simply hit and run. She and Ahio would have to get rid of that thing that was shooting towards her. It looks like it would be a pretty big problem if it were to hit her. Which meant it would be a pretty big problem if such a thing were to be sent back at the user? Might as well try. "Ahio! Get ready!" Seiki shouts as the card in her hand glows. "Ability activate! Strike of the skies!"

A screech comes from Ahio as she does a small twirl, her form had been altered slightly so that she looked more bird that dragon at the moment, and in the process, the massive tail she had smacks the projectile back at Karkix. Once her small shift of form was complete, Ahio dives down in suit with the projectile that she had sent back, she was a little further back, just in case the thing were to blow and have bits of stuff flying in the air, she would have a small window to dodge them. Everything was looking just fine, until they actually go close to their opponent. Rather than hitting him like how normal logic would work, they were sent right back by some wave. It was only the projectile that was affected, and Ahio barely manages to dodge the thing. If it wasn't for her agile form, she would have most definitely be bit and would be experiencing massive damage. "There's some OP barrier around him!" Ahio says as she flies off into the sky, using anything floating around for cover.

"How the heck to we beat that then?" Seiki mumbles to herself, thinking over potential abilities or combination of moves that could thwart this barrier.

[Noland Hardy]

Krakix managed to guard against his own power nicely using his throwing star. Ahio dodging the backlash from the armor was disappointing, but Krakix didn't seem disturbed by this fact. For now, he was in control, because the Blacklash Armor wasn't just a defensive option...

It was a brutal offensive maneuver, which fits his style. With the armor active, the opponent would be pressured all the time, because anything they do will also damage them if the wave hits them. This gives Krakix free reign to do whatever he wants.

"...Keep doing what you're doing... That's how..." Krakix struggled to tell Seiki. He was then forced to use his next ability...and it had to be the upgraded version of what defeated Daniel almost instantly back then: Moyasu Firestorm.

Fun fact: Drago was the one who actually taught him how to use Homura Firestorm originally. It came in handy back then, but now Krakix has refined it to suit his own needs. Many of his opponents aren't really suited for a super-heated environment. This is extremely deadly to Aquos users, especially them.

Red-colored energy sizzled out of Krakix's armor. Their area was covered in a searing heat wave. The area wasn't volcanic like Drago's was, as Krakix's use of it was inferior in terms of overall temperature; however, Krakix had his own spin to it. Exposure to this heated zone can evaporate all of the liquid inside of the opponent's body.

"Don't get hit by this for too long..." Krakix mumbled. "...or you'll die."

[Seiki Maki]

"So we've gotta keep bashing the thing?" Seiki asks out loud, her eyes widening at that thought. Ahio seemed to have similar thoughts, a screeching noise that sounded like some demented thunder coming from the skies above. This type of fighting might be able to work, Ahio would have to be quick in her movements, hitting, running, and avoiding that barrier sound wave and fun stuff like that. The next ability that was activated made Seiki grumble and take a few steps back to avoid the scorching heat. "Great." Oh flames, her old enemy, the one that landed her in the hospital for a while. Or something like that, it's been a while since she's thought back to those days. Ahio would have to be extra fast now, or else she would sustain some sort of damage as warned. "Ability activate, sky guardian's protection!"

Ahio glows a signature ventus green. The light died down, but doesn't really leave, her scales and feathers still glowing. With a nice layer of defense against the heat and enhanced speed, the bakugan was ready to dive in and attempt to land a few hits. She dives down into the flaming bubble and sends out a few of those glowing feathers to be sent in her opponent's way, getting of of the zone right after due to that warning. She didn't want to be roasted to a crisp today, or evaporate into little Ahio gut particles.

[Tank Stryker]

Tank was having his own uphill battle while Seiki was having hers. The most difficult part wasn't getting himself up before Siege kills him and Gladion without retaliation. It was getting Steve and Katherine to fight properly that was killing him the most.

It was easy to get frustrated by that, especially when it's either life or death rather than a simple win or a loss. He couldn't get frustrated though. He was telling them to do something they simply weren't ready to do. That was far better than expecting Seiki to do something about it when Noland's Bakugan is over there having fun. Ready or not, Steve and Katherine had to come, or they were all dead.

Luckily for him, Katherine was quickly catching on to what needed to be done.

"Ability activate! Explosion!" Cerberoid readied himself. He leaped into the air above Dharak and Siege. Rather than pounce on them directly - something that Tank didn't want them to do - Cerberoid tricked his opponents into believing he'd fall for that trap again. He landed close to the traps instead. His landing caused a fiery wave to spread out around him. The traps were melted, and Dharak and Siege were forced to get themselves out of the way. "Okay. No more mistakes. Steve, you got me?"

"Yes, ma'am," Steve characteristically obeyed. "Tank, you good over there, man?"

Siege was momentarily distracted by Katherine's attack, but he was still on course towards silencing Tank. That was far from being "good." "Oh no, I'm fine. About to be killed by a Bakugan," he sarcastically responded. "What about you? You, Ziperator, and Cerberoid over there should know better! You won state with me, for crying out loud!"

"Uh...just warming up! We've got this covered!" Steve tried to play off.

"Oh, tell me more," Dharak requested, wanting to hear more of his lies. "Thunder Probe!" Dharak's aura materialized around him. Out of came ferocious lightning bolts that sporadically struck Steve and Katherine's position.

"Ability activate! Orb Shield!" Ziperator got in front of Cereberoid. An orb began to grow from his body that eventually covered him like a bubble. The lightning bolts that struck it caused it to change color. Once enough energy was brought into it, it would discharge energy back to the opponent. This can be noticed in the way that the barrier flashes. This is exactly what happened, and then a larger, more menacing beam of lightning was shot towards Dharak. "Keep 'em coming. I'm here all day."

Dust and smoke covered the impact sites. When it cleared, it showed that Dharak was moderately damaged by that ability. Siege had put his black board behind him to nullify the attack, all without looking in their direction.

"Hey...that Siege is tough as nails," Ziperator noticed. "Is he more powerful than Dharak?"

"I'll get him once I get up. Just focus on Dharak," Gladion ordered. He finally managed to move his arms. He punched the ground in frustration over his apparent loss to Gargulion. Siege was about to feel that frustration to the max.

[Tank Stryker]

Tank got the swiping the moment Siege was getting ready to use its black board. He had a feeling this was going to get him back in the game.

"Take this! Ability activate! Weapon of the Gods - Apollo's Chariot!" he announced. Trumpets were blown in anticipation of its arrival. Siege's black box turned into a clear, steel-plated hammer that was about to smash Tank and Gladion with one powerful swing towards the ground. He was too late. The pegasi that arrived out of the sky launched fiery streams towards his feet to cause an explosion there, hurdling him over Tank and Gladion. The hammer had sunk its way into the earth involuntarily, and the power of it could be seen. Some shiny wave was extending all the way out from the point of impact. It was probably nothing to worry about, as long as he's not there when the wave reaches him.

"All aboard," Gladion sang. The chariot stopped by to pick them up. Gladion took Tank and carried him aboard. They then rode away from Siege as his attack was finishing.

"Dammit, Siege! I told you to kill him! He's riding now!," Dharak complained. "Do I have to do EVERYTHING around here?'

"Not if you're too much of a pussy to confront me yourself," Tank threw in there.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Siege instigated, hinting that at least apart of him was trying to fight back for control of his body.

"That's it! Killing you both!" Dharak started charging a devastating beam in his mouth. Before that could happen...

"Ability activate! Weapons Cache - Sling!" Tank never uses this ability. His other ranged weapons are so much more effective at dealing with targets that this one was made obsolete before he even hit the circuit. Since Gladion's energy was already low, and he'd be pushing it a little if he did too much too soon, this was something he could use.

A portal opened above Gladion and gave him this primitive device. He put a set of bolas on it. He aimed, shot, and hit his mark, right around Dharak's ugly mug. Gladion completely shut his mouth, leading to the blast he was about to fire collapsing from within his body. This dealt massive damage.

"Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about!" Steve celebrated. The pegasi bombarded Dharak with dozens of fireballs before Gladion went beside the dark dragon and rammed him in the side. Dharak rocketed towards Siege. Rather than score a good hit on Siege, the warrior opted to shift its weapon into a clear shield-like covering that absorbed the impact made from Dharak's body.

"Sorry...I really tried not to do that," Siege apologized. Based on his speech, it sounded like he was in better shape than Krakix was. "My new clear attribute and this black box thingy go hand-in-hand. Matter manipulation. This thing can shape into anything I want it to be, provided I can make use of it. Wish it were being used against these cowards."

"We agree," Gladion responded. He drove the chariot to Steve and Katherine's side. Now Tank can easily give more advice.

"If it wasn't Dharak, I'd get the fuck out of here on this chariot, but he's too fast. We'd never make it," Tank noted. "That, and this Siege will probably destroy us if we turn our backs. Then there's Seiki..."

"Babe, there's no need to think about it. If you need to stay, then stay. We'll be here right with you," Katherine promised him.

"Are you sure...? This is dangerous... Both of you could die..." Tank worryingly reminded her.

"Can you defeat both Dharak and Siege in your current condition?" Katherine asked him.

"Uh...no," Steve answered for him.

"Steve!" Tank yelled out.

"Relax, bro. We got this. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," Steve said. "Besides, I'm starting to get back in the groove of things. Remember that thing John and I used to do in battles? Well, check this out! Ability activate! Dual Battle!"

Ziperator's aura was fierce like a fiery wave. He planted himself onto Cerberoid's back, unifying their powers into what appears to be a dangerous combination. This is because any attack either Steve or Katherine declares from now on will automatically have power proportionate to Ziperator and Cerberoid's power combined.

Tank breathed a nervous breath in acceptance of this. It had to work now. It just had to. "Please...please make this work..." he silently said to himself.

Dharak snapped the bolas off himself, and he was fuming. "I'm getting sick and tired of losing to you ingrates, you know that? I'm a got damn Bakugan of a Gundalian emperor! How and why do I keep playing catch-up!?" Smoke was leaving his nose. That's how anyone would know that he's beyond pissed. "This time, I'm going to win! No more getting killed and getting revived later! I'm taking someone with me, whether you like it or not!"

[Noland Hardy]

Seiki's battling posture befitted someone who wasn't very experienced, but that was okay in Krakix's eyes. He could tell that Ahio - despite having evolved more than once - still doesn't have the battling drive to be able to fully utilize the gifts that she has. Her problem was that her chip damage was far too weak, and she was too slow to do the hit and run tactic that Krakix advised her to do. The Hurranians controlling him knew this all too well. They were about to bring this in for a landing.

"No...don't...!" Krakix's arms were shaking as he was attempting to stop himself from making any further attacks against Ahio. This led to him getting struck by the feathers Ahio sent. This didn't work out in Krakix's favor too much. The resulting blows barely did any damage to him, so there was no reason for the Hurranians to ever consider that he'd be in trouble. The good thing was...he potentially saved Seiki's life by stopping himself from using a certain attack that - in the past when Noland was using him - was said to annihilate targets in one shot.

"Hey...I don't know who you are, but...you remind me a lot of...Siege...and Alana..." Krakix shared with Seiki. "The potential...it's there, but you have to want to reach it...or...those who are as unlucky as I am will..."

Krakix was cut short on his pep talk. His throwing star glowed intensely. His Moyasu Firestorm started to dissipate, but in return, a far more dangerous act was hidden in the works. The ability, Argon Charge, allows him to consciously absorb a high-intense energy attack and use it to charge a particular location on his body, or a weapon that is on his person. What it can then do is carry that particular attack's latent abilities with it, and can unleash it whenever he chooses, and however he sees fit.

To display his might, the Hurranians forced Krakix to reach behind him and take the throwing star in his right hand. He then used both hands to twirl it. Aura from the Moyasu Firestorm rose from the star's pointy edges and encircled it. It was large enough to completely tear through the ground. One could see the attack burning through the ground with ease. It was like a sliced piece of metal would look. Several of these burnt lines were shown where he was standing, all around him.

He threw it upwards so that it could hover above them all. The Moyasu Firestorm was dispersed across a wide-range, making it nigh impossible for Ahio to simply fly away from it this time. She was already in the fire field when Krakix performed this move. By the time she realizes that her life is in jeopardy, Krakix would have already killed her. His left arm shifted to a cannon. He pointed it towards his throwing star and shot a charged red blast at it. When it hit its mark, a banging explosion rang from the throwing star - in an umbrella-like formation - that crashed into Ahio's back and immediately sent her to the ground. The ability...Argon Blowout.

As if Seiki didn't have enough problems, it gets worse. The explosion amplified the power of the Moyasu Firestorm, so Ahio's liquid would evaporate quicker than it was supposed to. Her time was coming...

"Get up...warrior," Krakix demanded, referring to her as such due to what he believes she is capable of doing. "You...might not be the strongest...but you damn well better try to be..."

[Seiki Maki]

Seiki keep quiet to listen of the words from the pyrus bakugan, Ahio listening as well, keping in mid air- far away of course, but not too far that it's out of earshot. Even if Krakix was giving them a pep talk, he was still their opponent, out to kill the two of them. Seeing how they weren't dead yet, Ahio knew that Krakix was still in there, holding back whatever ace card he has, which most likely lead to their premature death. Honestly, they are too early to die, but the world is a cruel place, Seiki had already accepted death in this situation- But Krakix's words told her otherwise. It was then she realized, her life is seriously on the line, and if she really wanted to get a out alive, she was going to have to fight for her life.

It was at that moment that the place bursts into flames and the two of them didn't need to say anything, the two of them were in grave danger, and she could feel that it would only be a matter of seconds until their doom. She had to think of something and fast, slow wasn't an option unless she wanted to evaporate into thin air from all this heat. Her amber eyes had a change of light, even as she was suffering in this heat. It was only because of Ahio's little barrier she always had around her partner to keep her safe when flying that kept her awake for so long without fainting. It was only fair that Seiki should stay awake as well, continuing to fight on "Will of the wind phoenix." The girl was able to mumble before going off into a coughing fit.

Ahio was immobile for a few seconds, her white form turning a stone gray. The stone looking texture was then dispersed and Ahio was back twice, maybe even thrice as strong. And it was only from Seiki's will to fight that caused this ability to actually work and be this powerful. She was able to withstand the heat longer than before and charges towards Krakix, banging him with the end of her tail, which happens to be a large, sharpened blade.

[Noland Hardy]

The sound of an armor cracking was heard the moment Krakix got smacked with Ahio's tail. That was the Backlash Armor having met its match, sparing Ahio from having to suffer even more pain from it. Krakix twirled in the air from the unexpected hit and fell flat on his face. He instinctively rolled over to get back on his feet, but he was noticeably shaken from the blow.

"Yes...that's it...that's the power you need...!" Krakix acknowledged. "I bet you've seen it before..."

The Hurranians pushed Krakix to begin his next attack. He was ordered to draw his swords, seeing as how he proceeded to do so. The hilts on his sides ended up in his hands and were activated without delay. These swords carried a controlled red flame that was conveniently shaped into that of a sword, and a smaller outline of that shape was contained within those flames as a white flame. This was the start of a miniature heightened state: the Bishamon Seal.

They progressively absorbed the power from Krakix's throwing star, seeing as how the simple heated zone wasn't going to do him much good from here. The blades themselves became larger as a result. He then joined both of the hilts together to create a double-bladed flame sword. Krakix swung this sword around a few times, intentionally faking attempted movements to confuse Ahio, and then he leaped for her in one of those random intervals, wanting to take a slice of bird home for dinner.

[Noland Hardy]

It was here that Seiki began to realize that Noland's Krakix was far too powerful for her to defeat within her current experience. Knowing that his devastating offense was wearing Ahio down, Seiki opted to bet on the worst case scenario and take Krakix down along with Ahio. Her thoughts about this changed when Tank got himself involved in their scuffle. Two bear traps clamped on Krakix to prevent him from moving another step.

Tank rode in on Apollo's Chariot to speak with Seiki for just a moment. He apologized for what he was saying earlier and for barging in her battle unannounced, but their circumstances were very grim with Siege being on the battlefield. He told her that he was too weakened from his fight with Markus to take Siege down by himself, so he needed Ahio active for them to beat this trio.

With that being said, Gladion quickly turned the chariot around to face Dharak and Siege. The pegasi bombarded them with fiery arrow-shaped flames that pelted them from above. Gladion jumped off to tackle Krakix. He rolled him over a couple of times as the fusion ability, Art of Battle - Sabotage - took effect on Krakix's swords. When he got back on his feet, Gladion planted his foot in Krakix's face, and them jumped off of it to get back on Apollo's Chariot to get away from there. Tank advised her to use a windy ability against Krakix rather than get too close to him. Seeing Krakix vulnerable, Seiki chose to declare an attack, Gusty Scales. A powerful gust of wind was blown towards Krakix. The stubborn samurai struggled to stand in defiance of her power, and inevitably did so. He was about to put Ahio out of her misery with his swords, but the sabotaging done to it caused it to explode. The fire from the explosion was blown towards Dharak and Siege, and it was made even worse from Ahio's gusty attack.

Krakix was incapacitated in an explosive fashion, leaving Dharak and Siege the remaining combatants for the Hurranians. Seiki was astonished by the feeling she got once she did that, because she felt a sudden rush of excitement from blowing Krakix up like that. Ahio had to snap her out of her amazement in her abilities so they could use those skills to take out Dharak and Siege.

Steve casually taunted Dharak, insisting that he and Siege were next. Siege complimented Gladion's strength, implying that he wish he were not in this state so he could fight against him for competition. Gladion mutually shared this wish, and insisted that he'd get the chance to do that real soon. Dharak rejected all of this banter and casted an ability he has never used as an actual Dharaknoid. His dense power made the environment uneasy. A kinetic bolt shot straight up from his body. A shadowy portal opened up when it reached a certain point. A bunch of demonic Bakugan poured out from it, all of them influenced by Hurranian DNA. Dharak casually asked the party if they thought he didn't have that capability before being turned into a mutt. He informed them that he had rarely used the ability while he was a Dharaknoid, because it burned a lot of his stamina, and was only for opponents that he could not overcome by himself.

Gladion noticed an uneasy presence in the air due to this ability. He theorized that this rendition of that ability was far more dangerous than the Pack's usage of it, which was confirmed to be correct by Dharak. This time, it was like a special dimension that completely disorients the fabric of the space. Dharak confirms that he had just generated his own three-dimensional space in that he could manipulate the battlefield in any way that he wants to. Horrifying Tank and the others, Dharak declares that all of them were lucky that this power was beyond the power he had himself, but the Hurranians have bestowed upon him the power to control this ability.

To start, Dharak manipulated the distance between himself and everyone else to where they were all spaced out from him. Steve corrected Ziperator from his statement earlier, citing Dharak as the strongest being out of the three enemies they faced. Tank told them all to be EXTREMELY careful, as Dharak can kill all four of them with ease. Tank theorizes that this ability has a certain limit, just like Tec's limit with G-Factor. If they can force Dharak to manipulate space with his attacks, then they can tire him out. The trick here was that the attacks they used against Dharak would have to be threatening enough to force him to use his power, but not to the point where it was detrimental to their own stamina.

Tank volunteered Seiki to be their main offensive powerhouse against Dharak, as Ahio was fast and had the ideal attacks to pelt Dharak with. Gladion took out the Claymore of Zeus, and put it in the ground. A steady rush of lightning bolts flowed through its position and steadily obliterated the incoming demons. Siege altered his weapon to that of a clear sword and stabbed the ground just like Gladion did. Doing this discharged a wave that changed the attributed mechanics of Gladion's sword to clear, and forcing Gladion to be that attribute to use the weapon, making it useless to him. The claymore then rose into the air and emitted a damaging field of light.

[Noland Hardy]

Gladion shielded everyone with Remnants of the Titans - Body of Atlas. He contained the blast using his body, and then forcefully dispersed the energy. Katherine warned Tank that using that ability has a severe impact on his stamina, but Tank didn't care. Ziperator lashed out at Siege using his whip, but Siege's weapon shifted into a black wall that repulsed the whip. Seeing this opportunity, Gladion appeared in front of the wall and bashed it, sending it crashing into Siege and hurting him very badly. Tank called out to Seiki to attack Dharak immediately, which she did. Ahio's scales opened up a little to send miniature versions of them at Dharak. Since they were boosted by wind power, their cutting power was immense, and it didn't cost Ahio too much power. Dharak had to disrupt their trajectory with his power, a dark swirl being the one to send them off-course.

Seeing more Bakugan spawn from the vortex, Tank urged everyone to remain calm, but to act quickly. Cerberoid charged forward towards Siege. To their misfortune, Siege manipulated his fallen weapon to turn into a bed of spikes to impale Cerberoid and the riding Ziperator. Gladion took the fall for them, stepping on the spikes as if they were footstools, and then throwing Cerberoid at Siege. Ziperator jumped off and grabbed ahold of Cerberoid with his elongated whip, knowing that Siege was going to attempt to attack him. Siege's ice blast was narrowly avoided with Ziperator yanking Cerberoid to his side, and then having Cerberoid clamp on his hip. Poison began to course through Siege via Poison of the Hydra, an ability that Gladion bestowed upon Cerberoid when they made contact. Tank called out to Seiki again to attack.

Dharak was wondering how Tank was able to know what was going to happen so quickly, but then he saw the boy's eyes glowing in a bright blue color. This had to be the work of Remnants of the Titans - Eyes of Prometheus, enabling him to see into the future. Ahio flew directly for Dharak, continuously firing off wind-enhanced scales at him. Dharak decided to finish Ahio off first to prevent Tank's strategy from working. He instantly closed the distance between himself and Ahio using his ability, and then prepared a blast to one-shot her. A green circle appeared underneath Dharak, and an electrified blade came up to impale them both. Rather than harm Ahio, this actually healed her. The same couldn't be said for Dharak, who had been greatly harmed by this ability.

He was forced to expel a great deal of energy to break the blade and repel his attacker, but Siege was flying towards his head out of nowhere. He ducked to avoid it, but then an explosive-tipped bolt met his head where it went. It detonated when it hit him. At the same time, Tank and Gladion had both reached their limit when it comes to their power. Knowing this, Dharak knew that he could end the battle instantly through spatial pressure generation, which will be enough to utterly crush his targets without any means of being able to negate it. To do this, he erased space to bring everyone close to him - Siege not being included - and unleashed a roar that was powerful that it generates the pressure needed to break their bones down to several pieces.

Sensing that he was about to roar, Gladion blasted his face with a powerful ice blast, encasing it completely. He then shot a blast of fire at Dharak's body to engulf it. Tank urged Seiki and Katherine to link their power, and for Steve's power to be used as a base. Duke Gear - a defense-ignoring laser - combined with Indignation - a wind boosted ball of destruction - and Nova Prison - an attack that causes the victim to be swirled in whatever attack struck them at full power - was enough to destroy Dharak, and to end his technique.

[Tank Stryker]

Tank was breathing heavily from all of the fights he has been in. It progressed to wheezing, which was very uncharacteristic for Tank who had always had a high level of stamina among the Resistors and the world in general. Gladion was also feeling the effects of his battles. He involuntarily dropped his crossbow and nearly collapsed on the ground, his knees being the only thing holding him upright.

"Is...everyone...okay...?" Tank checked in between breaths. He looked around to visually check Krakix and Siege's condition. Both were incapacitated from the blows that they took.

"All good, bro," Steve announced. "I've got to tell you. THAT...was...AWESOME! Granted, we almost died, but it was still awesome! Who are we going to beat up next!?"

"Um, William," Katherine called. "Tell me... How are you still mentally sane after this many deathmatches? I've been through one and I'm scared shitless!"

"There's barely anything that could shatter his focus in a fight," Steve reminded her. "That's why he's the best pro out there."

"...Was..." Tank muttered, even though he didn't want to.

"Say what now?" Steve wondered in shock.

"Nevermind that, you two. We'll talk about this when we get out of here." Katherine patted Cerberoid to get him to launch two separate fireballs, one for Krakix and one for Siege. They were fired in an arc. The light from their burning appearance looked down upon the two fallen Resistor Bakugan before they were smothered in an explosion.

"Let's not forget...the ladies were looking very good out there. You two were beastin'," Steve complimented Katherine and Seiki.

"Yeah...you did REALLY well, Seiki. You're alright with me," Tank admitted. "Thanks for being here. Keep that up...and no one here would dare to mess with you. I see a lot of untapped potential there..."