With an exhausted expression, he rests his face in his left palm. "I hoped you'd actually do the job you were hired to do before my arrival", Axon says, all whilst making his way passed the shadow of the forest's trees. The cool breeze and the moon light introduce beside him-his assistant and bodyguard-Shard. She takes a defensive stance beside Axon.
In an attempt to diffuse the escalating situation, master Dell arrogantly announces as well, "I'm not a lycan and even if I was, you'd need four of her to make me use my gun" causing Gloria to glare at him over the mention of such an unnecessary detail.
"Don't frown Gloria, despite his poor attempt at being verbose; he speaks the truth, seeing him now as he is, I'm more than certain of it", clenching his fist out of excitement and awe, he continues "I came here after digging up rumors that there might be something more than a normal werewolf and priest duel out here. Master Dell; holder of the Lozi divine artifact. I see it offers youth and protection".
"Sounds like we're not reaching to a peaceful conclusion unless one of us becomes history if you managed to get to knowing about divine artifacts", Master Dell quickly surmised. As the tips of the grass headed to the wind of that night's whim; some burnt from the explosion and others stepped on, the leaves of the trees rustled in fear and excitement at master Dell's next words. "Yori! Defend this place".
Yori, upon hearing Master Dell's words, dropped to the ground in his torn large shirt and ripped pants. The veins on his hands visibly began to grow in tandem with his hands as long claws emerged and hair flooded his skin, covering his entire body in a deep hue of black fur. The lycan siblings-still in their werewolf forms-run to Gloria forming a protective barrier around her as they all watch Yori's transformation into the beast that protects the village of kopumula, all but Master Dell whose dressed in a black trouser with a dark grey tattered robe slightly revealing his chest.
As if waiting for this moment, Master Dell pulls out a gun from an inner compartment of his robe and begins to fire it at Axon but Shard steps in with a bone platted armor; the bullets hit the armor with little cracks to show. She extends her arm as if guiding her Master to head towards Gloria. The wind around him warms up and gathers as he completes his transformation; The grass beneath him begins to sizzle from the heat he's producing. Yori's eyes open as a red gleam makes its way violently pushing the white out. With instinct and power coursing in his blood, Yori leaps into Axon's predetermined course and swipes at him with his powerful left claw.
Axon in response plants his feet into the ground in a defensive position putting his pursuit to a halt and braces for impact by erupting a bone shaped plate on the foreseen area of impact. The force of the swipe results in the sound of cracking bones with Axon not having moved from his planted position. Yori leaps back to diffuse any chances of a counter attack from Axon; he lands on the ground, his intimidating frame in full view as the moonlight's reflection dances on his fur. A low bubbling growl leaves his snout and turns into a burning deafening howl. Chills break out on Gloria's skin, The lycan siblings huddle closer to Gloria and lower their heads, even Axon is startled and hesitates to move in blindly. "Black fur and red eyes, so this is a hell hound ", Axon says in an amused tone filled with awe.
The sound of gunshots echoes in the village as Master Dell keeps Shard at bay from getting involved in the battle. "I knew you were annoying when I saw that robe", Shard grunts out as she blocks more gunshots from Master Dell.
Master Dell as if in a parallel line of thought says whilst examining Shard and reloading his gun from a distance directly opposite from her, "The white plague, it's been a while since somebody's mentioned that". He continues saying, "Vampires from the white plague create bone-based structures from their own bones through their skin. You're a vampire away from the original so you should be on the stronger side too". Master Dell then puts his gun away and assumes an offensive stance.
Clouds grow heavy and thicken with gray as thunder roars throughout the sky. Shard forms throwable bone-knives from her palms and sends them flying like piercing bullets towards Master Dell. A golden light encloses his body as if highlighting it's outline with a spiritual aura. As it completely envelops him; the priest tightens his fist in readiness for the onslaught and deflects the bone-knives with his golden aura covered arms. The upper half of his robe bears tear mark from the bone-knives that Shard threw but Master Dell's body remains intact. Realizing the effectiveness of his technique; Shard's eyes glow with predatory gleam, her right arm leading all the way to her finger tips pulses from a rush of power. As though ripping the bare skin of her palm, she shouts with resonance in tandem, "Ukupanga mafupa! (Bone creation) Bone blade!". A mid-range chiseled bone-based blade breaks out of her palm; Shard's feet propel her forward-blade in hand-Master Dell blitz to meet her.
Meanwhile, Axon and Yori repeatedly clash with a sequence of interchanging blows but none decisive to determine the victor. "You've never fought a battle of attrition, let alone with someone you think is of equal power", Axon diagnoses upon noticing Yori's vaguely fatigued stance. The lycan let's out a deep breathe; steam escapes from his nostrils and he lightly shakes his head to regain his focus. The clouds having met their limit as they hover over the village, gradually let rain drops fall to the ground. Gloria and the lycan siblings have long taken shelter in one of the homes belonging to the vacated villagers in hopes to capitalize on an opportunity that may be presented to them.
Yori then tenses his whole body, fixated on nothing but Axon in his line of sight; In response to the formidable force in his way, Axon clutches his face with both hands and let's a maniacal smile be seen through his fingers. He then raises both arms into the sky and shouts, "Ukupanga mafupa, Sentinel's call", with those words; membranes shoot out of his skin further tearing his clothes, hexagonal bone plates form at their ends and then they retract back to his body; perfectly placing themselves one next to the other. They cover his entire body as though a layer atop his skin; a skull shaped helmet decorated with long finger bones at its middle from end to end. Sharp chiseled shoulder pads erupt along with a sturdier bone-based chest-plate; to complete his form he casually stretches his hand in a reaching manner and is received by a black bone club with bone shards scattered about its surface.
His completed form sends the already heavy tension to its breaking point; In response, both parties blitz and meet at the middle where Axon's club connects against Yori's lower jaw in a vertical swing from downwards going up. The pain from the hit causes Yori's body to flinch but he quickly rotates into a reinforced back-hand swipe to which Axon blocks but is sent a few feet back; he tries to gain better footing upon landing but Yori appears in point blank range with his mouth rearing to bite. Axon fails to get his footing in time and is penalized with a ferocious bite to his right upper arm-bone club in hand-all the way to the shoulder. The black lycan head-shake tears at Axon; the sound of bones cracking and being crushed as Yori's sharp teeth puncture into his vampiric flesh. A groan of pain escapes Axon's mouth and in response forms bone talons on his left hand and tries to dig into Yori's right eye but is quickly slammed down putting a halt into his actions; he's then tossed away but, in the moments leading to it, long bone spikes grow out of Axon's armor piercing Yori's hand as he tries to shield himself with other spikes piercing his chest and right forearm.
Axon falls to the ground in a bloody mess; his body quickly trying to repair itself, reconnecting bones and, mending flesh. At the same time Yori screams in pain, luckily the attack that punctured his chest was too shallow. Yori uses his left arm to pull out each spike; his skin instantly closing up the puncture wounds. Axon's legs having not received significant damage meant that he could run and run he did towards Yori as who was just about doe pulling out the spikes Axon placed.
Having noticed Yori being at a disadvantage caused a pale expression to appear on master Dell's face; Shard seeing this as an opportunity, sneaks for an upward vertical kick which is blocked with ease by master Dell who remains cold faced, almost expressionless still gazing in Yori's direction. Shard jumps back and swiftly lunges forward with her bone blade as though aiming to impale him. Master Dell coats the side of his hand in a golden aura and in quick succession, breaks Shard's bone blade whilst shifting his body posture to the slightly to the right. He then leaps forward and hits Shard with a knee to her stomach, she tries to use the remaining part of her bone blade to pierce Master Dell's thigh but is forced to change her plans into blocking because Master Dell instinctively rotates his body into forming a kick with his right leg; she barely manages to block and gets the remaining part of her bone blade broken form the kicks force. Shard throws the blades hilt away and runs at full force in a last-ditch effort to buy her master (Axon) some time; she shouts in a strained tone, "Ukupanga mafupa! Broken Chariot!", Shard jumps into the air and from her entire body bones flow towards the ground creating a skeletal horse standing on its hind legs that she lands on. Master Dell is taken aback as if having reached a conclusion. A great downpour begins as the moon is shrouded by the clouds. "I won't let you get anywhere near my master", announces Shard in defiance.
"It's clear to me that you don't even know exactly what your master is", Master Dell argues as the golden aura surrounding him steadily begins to grow.
"Humans always result to poisoning the minds of those they deem dangerous but that won't work on me!", Shard shouts as she charges at Master Dell on horse-back and forms a spear in her hands. Master Dell hurriedly dodges by leaping and rolling sideways and kicks off the skeletal horse's right foreleg; as it falls to the ground Shard swings her spear in a sweeping motion aiming for Master Dell's head but he dodges yet again. He bears his open palm and concentrates a large amount his golden aura into it and palm strikes her diaphragm; the force of the strike pushes her into the air and she falls a distance from Master Dell on the ground.
Letting out a tired breath Master Dell continues, "I'm sure you'd be more than glad to know what he is-
Axon interrupts as he shouts, "Ukupanga mafupa! Chariot!", two skeletal horses pulling Axon who proudly stands on a bone chariot form. With a deep growl Yori jumps back to better observe him.
Master Dell yells out of fear, "Yori get out of there! He wasn't turned by the white plague! He is the-
"DOMINANCE", Axon interjects. Yori is pinned to the ground by an overwhelming force; powerless against it, Shard prostrates. As the force spreads throughout the village even Gloria and the lycan siblings are pinned to the ground. All but Master Dell have fallen; Yori tries to push against it but his exhaustion leads to him returning to his human form. "You're quit the priest I must say. Having figured me out even though having met me for the first time". Axon's minor scratches heal and as he fixes his hair continues saying, "You're right on the money; I am the white plague".