Whimsyshire

Envy held a triumphant grin as she watched half of her castle get destroyed. Sitting on the top of her tower was in fact the correct thing to do. The fool ran in to look for her and got caught in the magical blast wave from the crystal Discord had charged with the Blue Dragon's magic.

Envy flew over the ruble that was once her throne room and peered down into the debris. It never hurt to make sure the job was done, after all, that was how she had managed to live. Envy narrowed her eyes as she saw some rubble begin to move. The boulder was slowly being moved from where it sat. As the boulder rolled off, it revealed a giant zombie pushing the rock off of the smaller and darker of the creatures. The dark one was climbing out from under the bodies of several zombies that were mangled and burned from the blast.

"So that explains you being alive... But where is the other one..." Envy mumbled to herself.

The dark one moved over to where some other ruble lay, and she pointed at it. The giant zombie then moved the rocks and other debris to reveal the Immortal King in a small pool of blood. The dark one then took out a red flask from her belt and removed the Immortal King's helmet.

Envy's eyes shot wide open and she dove to stop what was happening. The dark one had some kind of medicine to help him, she knew it. As Envy swooped closer she was batted away by the giant zombie who saw her coming. Envy roared her challenge at it and attacked it, tearing into it with her claws, tearing out its heart, then ripping off its head.

Envy then turned to where The Immortal King lay, and took a metal fist to the face.

Saphiria nodded to her eldest child, a male Blue Dragon that was nearing her in size. In a mere century he would be old enough to leave the flight to form a new one with a female from another dragon flight. The dragon nodded back to her and roared out to its brothers and sisters. The dragons then started circling closer to the ground. The Griffins fled, and those that were not quick enough were caught as the dragon's icy breath began to bathe the land.

Saphiria smirked, her fangs showing and her eyes full of hate as she watched the courtyard turn into an icy wasteland. The dragon matron looked down smugly to Discord who raised a finger to his mouth as if shushing her while he fed popcorn into his mouth. Saphiria's eyes darted back to the courtyard however when she noticed the torrent of dragon breath was still going. Her children were still attacking because something was still alive.

The dragon breath stopped as all the Blue Dragons ran out of air and needed to inhale once more. As the torrent of icy breath stopped, a glowing purple shell of ice could be seen. Something was under a perfect dome of ice, glowing like a torch in the night. The dragons all regarded this with uncertainty, and then astonishment as the shell broke from a fiery explosion.

Steam rose and the courtyard was once again obscured, this time in mist however. The dragons peered warily into the mist, waiting for anything as they circled far above. Suddenly, strange black arrows slipped out of the mist, as they hit the lower flying dragons, chains were wrapped around them, holding their wings tightly to their bodies, and several other arrows attached to chains flew from them, catching more dragons.

With their wings held to their bodies and them being pulled into each other from the chains, a majority of the dragons fell to the ground, to be obscured by the mist. Saphiria and her eldest son watched with slightly open mouths at the display of it all. Then in a matter of seconds the mist lit up from multiple sources of purple light.

Saphiria's eyes widened in horror as she realized what was about to happen. The dragon matron did not even have enough time to scream before the mist was blown away by the force of the magical orbs exploding upon impact. The mist dispersed quickly, revealing what was once a dozen of Saphiria's eldest children, but was now merely piles of gore. The magical blasts decimated the scales, and the force of it all ripped apart their flesh and shattered bones. Only here and there were parts recognizable in the lake of blood that now filled the courtyard. Only a single dragon down there had survived, one of its kin was splattered across her front as she attempted to raise herself, only to find her forelegs had been decimated.

Saphiria rose slowly from her perch atop the tower to move towards her injured child, but she halted when she saw one of the creatures walking on top of her daughter. The creature was the one wielding a bow, and he looked up at her, his red eyes boring into the matron dragon's. The creature then pulled something from its belt and dropped it onto the back of her daughter. The creature then flipped off as the thing it dropped expanded into a whirling mass of blades that ripped through the dragons scales and flayed into its flesh. Her daughter did not die quickly, and she screamed as the whirling blades sand into her back until it reached her heart.

Saphiria roared her fury and took off, maw wide open and spewing her frigid breath at the creature, but her breath was cut off by the purple orbs from the magic user. Saphira landed in the courtyard that was stained with the blood of her children. Tears of fury ran down the old dragon's face as she stared down her enemies. Her eldest moved from where he sat but Saphiria roared at him.

"No! They are mine. Go help Envy, I do not think she can handle the Immortal King on her own, and I can still smell his presence..." Saphira hissed at her son before turning back towards her prey.

Bannuk moved to stomp on the skull of the downed Envy, but before hit boot met its mark, Envy spun on her back swiping a talon and knocking Bannuk off balance and to the ground. Envy then jumped onto his chest and began raking her claws at the armor, trying in vain to penetrate Bannuk's defense. Envy howled in fury as a gauntlet met her beak, causing hairline cracks to appear.

Envy clenched her right fist focusing her magic into it, and held her left claws open as she balanced herself on her hind legs using her wings for balance as she took aim. Envy was preparing to release her magical blast when a dart hit her arm, causing it to go limp as a paralyzing poison spread up her arm. The spell faded and Envy whipper her head around to screech a warning a the Witch Doctor.

Envy backed up slowly as the hulking man approached her, weapon raised. Envy had her back to the remains of a wall, then a smirk broke across her face. Seeing this Bannuk stopped, and whipped around to face what was behind him just as a Blue Dragon, nearly the same size as the one that attacked his village with her children.

The dragon soared in blasting its breath at Bannuk as Ayida dove out of the way, her gargantuan zombie was not quick enough though. As the dragon landed it shattered the gargantuan under a mighty clawed hand.

The Blue Dragon regarded its prey with respect. This 'Immortal King' had stood up to its breath without even flinching.

"You are a worthy opponent to survive my breath puny one." The dragon bellowed arrogantly.

"Hah, this chill is but a nip in the wind compared to the peak of mount Arreat!" Bannuk spat back.

"Oh? does the little worm want to talk big?" The dragon said, lowering its head and turning it to the side to get a better look at Bannuk.

Bannuk responded to this by bashing the dragon across the cheek with his maul, the resulting force form the blow cracked in the air and broke the tiles underneath as it sent the dragon's head reeling back.

"You wilt against my blows!" The Barbarian roared triumphantly.

The large Blue Dragon raised its claw and brought it down on Bannuk, aiming to crush him. Bannuk had other ideas though, and instead of being crushed, he caught the massive hand and strained against the weight.

"Give up! You will pay for the death of my brothers and sisters! Your conquest to slay Envy ends here!" The blue roared.

"I will not be denied!" Bannuk bellow as he threw the hand, redirecting it to the side and then jumping on top of it.

Bannuk raised his weapon as he ran up the forearm of the dragon, and let loose a mighty blow to the elbow that shook the ground underneath. The dragon screamed in pain as the joint was shattered by the blow. The dragon snapped its jaw at Bannuk, only to have its mouth grabbed.

Bannuk strained with one foot inside the mighty maw, and both hands on the top of the mouth behind the teeth. Bannuk smiled darkly at what he planned to do. The dragon however, realizing its mistake inhaled sharply, before unleashing its breath with as much force as it could. The frigid breath coated Bannuk in a thin layer of ice, Bannuk's armor froze to his skin, causing frostbite in several spots of his skin, and freezing the new leather straps.

The dragon opened its mouth slightly, then snapped down again, shattering the ice, and the straps that held Bannuk's armor together. Bannuk however managed to catch the jaw again before it closed on him though. The ancient black armor sagged off his bulging muscles. Bannuk spat a silent curse at the weak material he used to bind the armor together.

The dragon was readying another breath when Bannuk howled in fury and kicked his leg down as far as he could, while simultaneously extending his arms, straining the dragon's mouth, and tearing the flesh slightly at the corners. The dragon's eyes teared up from the pain slightly and it let out a whimper.

"Crawl back to your mother, mangy cur!" Bannuk yelled as he gave one more heave that dislocated the dragons jaw with a sickening crunch.

Saphiria roared her challenge once more as she dove in maw outstretched at the Demon Hunter. Thorne merely flipped to the side, gracefully avoiding before launching a knife into the cheek of the dragon matron. The knife however bounced off of the Dragons hide.

"Oh hell..." Thorne muttered at the toughness of the old dragon's scales.

Thorne flipped out of the way once more as a massive claw swiped out and nearly eviscerated him. Thorne continued to flip away until he put considerable distance between him and the large dragon.

"I may have some troubles with that hide, my explosives might work though." Thorne called to Lihua.

"Oh please, I can handle this..." Lihua said with a smirk as she readied her spell.

Saphiria turned to face the Wizard who was now coated in a layer of crystal. The dragon matron narrowed her eyes before turning and whipping her tail into the wizard, sending her flying into the castle wall. Lihua pulled herself out, still covered in the diamond tough crystals that were only slightly cracked from the dragons attack.

Saphiria took a deep breath and then breathed her icy blast at the Wizard. Her breath was stopped halfway by a beam of red energy. Saphiria's breath slowly began pushing the beam back towards the wizard though. Lihua saw that her disintegration spell was failing her here, and she gritted her teeth as she gathered her energies.

The frost breath crept closer and closer to the Wizard, now a mere matter of feet from reaching her. The wizard's eyes began to glow a deep hue of purple, the glow then spread across her entire body as she slowly began to levitate off the ground. As the glow spread across her entire form, energy surged around her in a short field of arcane energy. The spell she was channeling then changed drastically in power. The beam of dark red turned into the same dark purple Lihua was glowing, and widened to three times the size.

Immediately the purple beam shot through the icy breath and connected with the throat of the dragon matron. Saphira pulled her head back, and would have howled in pain and rage had it not been for the giant hole in her neck. The only sound to come out was a deep gurgling sound. The blue matron then crawled closer to the Wizard, murderous intent in her eyes as she lifted her right claw and brought it down. The Wizard raised her right hand however and let it meet the Blue Dragon's claw. The moment contact was made an arcane blast tore through the dragons scales and decimated her claws.

The dragon that was once thought to have impenetrable scales, then fell to the ground. The Saphiria's blood then mixed with that of her children. The dragon mother cast her eyes around the courtyard and beheld the ruin she brought onto her babies. The mother wept silently, unable to sob with the hole in her throat. The howl of her eldest son could be heard shaking the castle walls. The moment the sound ended, Saphiria's broken heart beat no more.

Bannuk took off the helmet, and looked to where the rest of his armor lay on the ground. The only pieces he had left on him were the gauntlets, boots, and belt. Bannuk had thankfully worn his loincloth to keep his modesty, but it was still embarrassing and frustrating.

Bannuk's eyes then widened as he felt a pair of talons dig into his shoulders, followed by the feeling of claws raking into his back. Bannuk reached his arms behind him to grab at Envy, but he was too slow and the aspect of jealousy evaded. Bannuk turned a furious glare at Envy, meeting her hate filled one.

"The dragon at least did its part, got your armor off, and allowed me to cleanse the poison..." Envy said with a wicked grin.

"It matters not, you were dead the moment you crossed me." Bannuk said firmly.

Envy pulled a long curving blade from her back, and Bannuk picked his maul up from the ground. The two began to circle each other. Ayida readied her blowgun, but Bannuk raised a hand at her and shook his head. This fight was just him and Envy.

Bannuk leapt at the Griffin and landed with crushing force that would have decimated her, had she not whizzed past him as fast as an arrow. Bannuk barely had the time to block the blow with the speed the both of them were traveling at each other. Bannuk turned and readied his weapon again.

"So, you were able to keep up with that huh? No matter, I am faster and stronger than before. Lets see how you deal with the speed of sound though..." Envy said with an evil grin.

The Griffin then became a blur as she whizzed past Bannuk, who only on instinct alone managed to block the blow. Bannuk grunted at the weight of the blow that nearly threw him off balance. Envy was definitely stronger this time, and Bannuk was still not fully healed from the crystal bomb. Bannuk barely managed to block the next attack, a small nick on his chest where the blade was stopped as Envy whizzed by.

Bannuk spat a wad of phlegm onto the ground. Were he younger, he would have no problem with these kinds of attacks. As it were he was straining to keep up. Envy whizzed by again, but this time Bannuk was prepared, he let the sword hit his gauntlet's palm, and closed his hand around the blade as Envy whizzed past. Gath stumbled slightly but managed to break the Griffin's speed to a halt. Bannuk then swung his maul with one hand at Envy, who relinquished her blade to get away, but was still clipped in the right wing by the head of the maul.

Envy screeched as the hollow bones in her wing snapped like a twig. Envy then put one talon on top of the maul as she grabbed her swords hilt once more in her other hand. She then kicker her legs forward and raked her claws against Bannuk's chest. The Barbarian staggered back as his flesh tore and he let go of the blade but pulled the maul with him.

Envy used the momentum of being pulled with the maul to launch herself forward and plunge her sword into Bannuk's belly. The blade pulled out covered in the large mans crimson blood. Envy licked the blade lovingly as she smiled bitterly at Bannuk who now held a hand to his belly.

"Hah, you don't look so well... Did you not like the present I left you?" Envy asked.

"Your foul trickery will not win this for you Envy." Bannuk said as he readied his maul with one hand, keeping his other on his stomach. Envy dove in blade poised for another stab, she ducked under the slow swing Bannuk made and raised herself as she thrust her sword. The blade was deflected by Bannuk's knee and went high, into his shoulder instead of his heart.

Envy attempted to pull her blade out, but Bannuk flexed his muscles, holding the blade tightly within his body. Envy's face fell at this, and Bannuk was now the one grinning wickedly. A heavy metal gauntlet now was planted firmly on the side of Envy's head, sending her sprawling. Bannuk pulled the blade out of his shoulder and walked over to Envy. The Barbarian kicked her in the ribs, shattering them with his heavy boots. He then placed his boot on her neck, staring into her fearful eyes.

"Your time has come Envy, May hell consume your blackened soul..." Bannuk said as he raised his maul over his head with his right arm, his left hand once again holding his belly.

Bannuk took careful aim for Envy's skull. She squirmed underneath hit boot, and she would have pleaded for mercy had she been able to get air through her throat. Her eyes held horror as she stared not at the man anymore, but the head of the maul that pulsed with power, waiting to take her life.

"Bannuk Look out!" Vasilisa screamed as she burst into the room.

Bannuk turned his head to the Monk, just as Discord appeared behind him with Envy's sword in his hand. The blade sailed, and cleaved through Bannuk's flesh and bone. Bannuk looked at the stump that was once his right arm, he then looked down to the ground where his arm and weapon lay.

Looking up he met Discords eyes, an astonished look meeting a look of insane glee.

"Now then, lets see how immortal you really are..." Discord said with a cackle.

Part two of the end is out, still unsure if I can wrap the ending into one chapter, but it will most likely be another two chapters. Once again please comment on how you have liked the story, and point out any mistakes you might have found. This like the previous chapter has been done with no sleep and little caffeine as I prepare for finals.