[WolfEx]

Time was running out for the both of them. The longer the large beast was kept waiting, the more angry it would get, and the more violent it would become. At this point nearly everything in this battle was riding on Shadow's ability to perform his final attack to end the monster's suffering. The ape was no longer itself, and somewhere deep inside of it, it was crying and begging for someone to end its struggle for sanity, and the combo of Shadow and his wolf friend were going to do just that. Shadow leaned over to the wolf as if almost falling on its back and he allowed it to adjust him to a mounting position. Once he was positioned properly, the wolf carried him in a dodging weave to the gigantic enemy. The wind blew across the fading hedgehog's face while he was being escorted to the foe at a surprisingly great speed. He supposed he was light enough for the wolf to tote around anyway, and he was glad his weight wasn't too bothersome. Being small had plenty of advantages. The Infected in the area also seemed to stay away, as they still seemed to be fearful of their giant predecessor. This kept the odds decent for the warriors to gamble with. They still only had the one enemy to take down, and that's all Shadow was counting on.

This was going to be it for the overdue beast. The two of them were going to finish off his racket and end his torment. It would be advisable to say that it wasn't exactly the most humane way to slaughter an innocent creature who couldn't help but have the unfortunate pleasure of being infected, but it was the only feasible way to get Shadow and his colleague to the Life Sphere safely without the fear of having a giant monster follow them there. They were nearly caught up to the ape now when Shadow was still fighting to stay conscious. The speed at which they were moving and the velocity of the wind kept him awake, however. The wolf creature barked every now and again to ensure Shadow was at the ready and as markers for how close they were getting. Cringing at the pain, Shadow pushed through the urge to faint and widened his eyes remembering the reason why he fought, why he did the deeds of a good citizen, why he chose heroics over rebellion.

They dodged more attacks from the infected ape as it tried to find them in the brush, but only managed to miss. It knew they were closing in, but it just didn't quite know where. It's blind fury was well controlling it at the moment. This was a big advantage for the team. With a few more dips and swerves the duo reached the infuriated foe and before they knew it they were within his line of sight. Adrenaline started to pump through Shadow, he felt his senses coming alive again. He fed off of the moment and the intensity going on right now, it was keeping him alive, keeping them both alive and alert. He was ignoring the agony his body was going through because of the previous attack from the ape, and he focused all his energy on the monkey, every last ounce and drop of it the hedgehog had left, this was the last resort move. The wolf charged forward towards the big ape with Shadow holding on to his mounted partner's fur to stay on. It was now or never!

A circular disk appeared behind Shadow's back, and seconds later the black hedgehog was flung into the air with a great jerk. His whole body was like a pebble being chucked through the clouds, he felt lighter than ever. He maintained his focus and kept himself glued to the task at hand without signs of fading. He closed his eyes as if to mutter a strange chant, several chaos emeralds appeared out of nothingness presenting themselves as shiny stillness in the air surrounding the hedgehog. Shadow opened his eyes and they began to glow brightly. A sphere of light surrounded Shadow and the emeralds fused within him. His body, shape, and form changed entirely. His fur and skin changed from black to a golden yellow and white. His spikes grew sharper and more red. Shadow finally reaches the face of the enemy for what felt like forever in the sky, and his hands start to glow. He snivels and snickers at the large behemoth cherishing its last moments. For a brief moment with the little time he had to pull off his final blow, he could see a touch of terror in its eyes, but as he looked deeper in what felt like a frozen frame of time, he could also see relief, and empathy, and thanks for what he was about to do. "Suffer no more, friend. CHAOS BLAST!!!!"

Right before Shadow's mighty attack hit, the ape lets out a moan of gratitude and it pierces in a flurry of lightning and brightness right through the skull of the great beast sending splatters of blood out of the back of its head. The goop starts to deteriorate vanishing in an instant from its fur and skin. For a short while you could see its real self with grey fur, smooth tan skin, and ofcourse the sense of calm it felt as it was sent to its doom. As it falls backwards in a quick and painless death, it's body began to materialize. after only seconds it materializes fully and the particles of its remains forge themselves into a figure. The figure is a single trophy of one of Donkey Kong's former nemesis's who was the victim of the Starvia plague; Dread Kong.



Just as it became a trophy Shadow's powers go away and he reverts back to himself. The chaos emeralds scatter and vanish immediately upon the attack completion, and the hedgehog that was once airborne and staying afloat in his Hyper form was now falling, fast! He began plummeting from the sky and violently down to the ground. He was faint now, completely out cold. He had no energy left. He used everything even his backup reserves which was very little to defeat the ape. There was no telling whether he would crash onto the ground and risk breaking his bones or if the wolf would somehow catch him or save his fall, but there wasn't much time to evaluate that was for sure, he was going to land somehow, whether it be badly or by some saving grace. There was only his falling body and the trophy of the defeated Dread Kong now, no Infected enemies in sight, though they may return to the scene after seeing their raging counterpart as a mere trophy now. The clock was ticking. The wolf had to decide what to do next, take Shadow back with it to Life Sphere Central, or let him rot in the jungle.

[Cielmira]

Upon landing the wolf continued a run, though now to gain a bit of space between her and the other two. She was unsure of what sort of devastation this 'hyper' attack her ally spoke of was capable of and didn't need to be accidentally pelted with debris or whatever else could happen by remaining in a dangerous proximity. When she slowed and turned to witness the final attack she couldn't help but be mesmerized by Shadow's form. His rich black coat and fiery red strips were replaced with a godly aura much like her own. A shining display of power and elegance as he hovered above the infected beast.

His muttered words were lost to her amongst the visual, but the cry of his attack spurred her into action. He made mention before of what would happen after he unleashed his final ounce of strength and she needed to be ready to provide a soft landing. There wasn't much time but she new of a spot where she could hop into lower branches and so wasted no time in ascending. Her thick claws bit deep into the bark to help keep from slipping off the woody fingers, their form bouncing noticeably under her weight as she hurriedly traveled their length to get in reach of her ally.

The glow about him had faded, the mystical gems suddenly dispersing at a high velocity above and through the jungle. He began to descend from the sky and fall toward the blooded heap of ripped soil and vegetation that had been around the ape. She hastened. A crack of disapproval coming from the thinning branch under her paws as she launched herself from it. The hedgehog was still above her, but only barely. As the ground fast approached Amaterasu was able to snatch the holster about the unconscious waist of her companion, then as his vertical velocity mixed with her own horizontal she immediately swung her divine retribution under herself to add more to their horizontal and ever so slightly slow their fall.

Her legs, firmly settled on the disk, buckled upon contact with the ground but she rolled herself to her back to avoid having her friend's head smack against the ground. Instead she would be his cushion, just as her disk buffered the initial hit. After the brief skid she gently released the hedgehog to settle on the ground, and laid there still for a moment before moving to sit up.

They had done it, defeated the giant creature. Ammy turned her head to view the remnants of their opponent and was surprised to see some sort of statue look-a-like sitting in the center of tarnished land. With a groan she stood, shaking her body to rid it of as much muck as possible, then made a quick trod over to the thing to investigate; after, of course, first checking the immediate area for other infected and where the giant corpse could have gone to. The small assumed carving had the same general shape and could have been what the ape would have looked like without the layer of goo, even had a similar underlying scent that she got from the thing they had defeated. She had a strange urge to grab it and take it along... but how? The weight wouldn't be a problem, normally. She had carried grown men whilst wielding her own large glaive.

But this was not the time to dawdle. She was unable to tell how dire the condition her ally was in, they were still in a jungle teeming with other infected, and the wolf herself wasn't in the best of states. Still, she wasn't about to leave this strange statue here; it had a life about it. She approached and bent next to it, swinging her divine instrument down to slide across the ground under it. With her nose she steadied the thing to sit nicely on the disk then allowed the instrument to resume its hover above her neck. She then carefully padded nearer the vines piled in the area and used her brush to guide small bits of it to tie down the trophy on her weapon. With that finished she made her way back to the still hedgehog and made to, with some difficulties, push him onto her back. Once that was accomplished she also lightly secured his body with vines.

It was then time to make way north, as instructed by the black hedgehog earlier. Escape the jungle and look for the bubbled city. With her passengers and injuries it would be quite the struggle, but she was determined to continue running. These... two..? depended on it and she wasn't like to disappoint.