EXT. GALMON DESERT, EVERESS- SUNDOWN

The Galmon Desert is also one of the sunniest places on Everess, close to Xyelor. It is a popular attraction for the softest of sands and sandy ponds. These ponds contain mini oasis.

Cilitu stands in front of Ide Halen in a face-off.

CILITU 

Hello, Ide Halen... It's been twenty years ago since we last met... I regret to inform you that the other Ides are dead.

IDE HALEN

 No, you don't.

Ide Halen pulls liquid iron metal from his sleeve, ready to attack. Cilitu keeps her stance, holding her axe with both hands.

CILITU 

I was expecting you to be at Helluzar... After all, you are the Ide of Helluzar. Long miles away from your post.

IDE HALEN

 I knew you were trying to find me. Tell me, did your father give you the throne?

Ide Halen is out in the desert because of Cilitu's power, but he doesn't admit it to Cilitu.

CILITU (smirks) 

His passing did.

IDE HALEN 

You're more an infected ant rather than a queen defending her colony.

CILITU

 Is that so, Halen?

IDE HALEN 

Yes.

CILITU 

Then, let's finish infecting the colony then.

Cilitu charges at Ide Halen.

IDE HALEN

 Porlsay! Feint! Now!

Two people rise from the soft sands. They are covered literally head to toe with silk clothing. One is white with a masculine figure, and no part of his skin is showing- PORSLAY. The other is orange-reddish clothes and looks like a woman, only her mouth is exposed- FEINT.

All three of them unleash their attacks on Cilitu. Porslay summons up a dust storm to limit visibility, Feint turns the sand into shards of glass to projectile at, while Halen uses liquid metal to melt the ice off her arms and her skin. He is also trying to tie her up with metal as well.

Thus far, Feint's glass projectiles have no effect on her, and she isn't complaining about the sandstorm. Halen got some good hits in, melting parts of her armor.

IDE HALEN (mumbling to himself) 

Just reveal more parts of the metal underneath.

Cilitu creates a cloud around her to blast ice daggers at them. Feint and Porslay sunk back to the ground while Ide Halen gets hit three times in the torso. He grunts in pain but shows no sign of faltering.

IDE HALEN (CONT'D)

Feint, do it.

Feint rises from the ground. The dust storm turns into glass shards. Ide Halen spins the molten metal into an umbrella shape to shield himself from the falling projectiles. Cilitu ignores the falling glass while hurdling at Ide Halen.

Porslay and Feint can travel underground; Cilitu is launched in the air by a heavy blast of sand that turns into a brief dust devil. She creates ice projectiles at Ide Halen. Porslay and Feint rise from the ground, ready to attack her again. Cilitu lands on her feet.

FEINT

 You seem more of a loner than a queen.

Cilitu doesn't react. In her mind, her mind is brewing a plan to take down the two non-royal blood companions.

They charge. Three versus one. The dust storm kicks off again while glass rains on various parts of the sky. The dust storm lights up from the clashes between Ide Halen and Cilitu. She observes that Ide Halen spins around more frequently to whip up his attacks.

CILITU 

You fight like my father but more fluid and spiral.

IDE HALEN

 I've taught your father.

CILITU

 ...And he taught me.

Ide Halen lengthens his sword. The battle lasts ten seconds until Porslay throws sand in Cilitu's face. She tries to spread ice with the cold wind, but only the cold wind blows, pushing all three of them. The dust storm stops. Cilitu hears their footsteps.

She leaps up in the air, but Porslay uses parts of the dust storm to shove her back down. The wind kicks up, making it hard to hear. Feint knocks her down as Ide Halen chains her with his metal powers. The molten metal burns through her ice armor and can be felt beneath her metallic armor.

IDE HALEN

 Cilitu, you are under arrest for the assassination of royals and the Ides.

Cilitu smirks, not because of her actions, they have fallen into a trap.

PORSLAY (sign language) 

Should we end her right here?

IDE HALEN 

She has a right to stand trial.

She feels a tug from the side of her. She knows Ide Halen is still holding onto her.

IDE HALEN (CON'TD)

Get up, Cilitu Enhein Frocruel.

Cilitu exhales and refuses to move. Ice spreads onto the metal, traveling upwards at speeds. It spreads onto Ide Halen's arms, sealing them to the sword.

Ide Halen growls.

FEINT 

Ide Halen! Remove her defenses!

Using her ears, she creates ice projectiles to shoot at Ide Halen. The daggers' ice spread around his body. Feint throws glass shards, impaling her face. Ide Halen struggles to melt the metal, but her ice keeps it frozen.

Porslay stomps the ground. A block of sand rises beneath Cilitu's feet. She is not too fazed. The ice around her wrists begins to crackle as she spreads her arms. The ice rips away, traveling down and ripping Ide Halen's arms off.

Ide Halen cries in pain. He uses pieces of his armor to create metallic arms for himself.

IDE HALEN

Your ice acts like pressure on the wound. Porslay, sink her.

Porslay turns the area around Cilitu landing into quicksand. He charges and leaps up in the air to kick Cilitu's head into the sand to drown her. The moment he kicks his head, ice spreads onto him. A wind blows him away. Cilitu escapes the quicksand. Quicksand turns back into normal sand.

Porslay is making noises of distress.

FEINT (looking at Porslay off-screen) 

She blew his leg off!

Feint sinks into the ground to travel to Cilitu. She steps on the ground, freezing it. She does not come out.

IDE HALEN 

Feint, no!

Ide Halen glares at Cilitu.

IDE HALEN (CONT'D) 

What did you do?!

CILITU

 She frozen in time. That's all... She is a sand-breather, so she won't drown.

Ide Halen and Cilitu continue fighting. Once she grasps his hand, they freeze again. She crafts an ice dagger and stabs it right into his chest. The ice from the dagger shoots up from the chest to his throat, cutting off his airway.

CILITU (CONT'D) 

Nice meeting you again after all these years... Sorry that it had to end like this.

Ice bolts into his head. She swipes her hand against his head and the ice smashes into pieces. His body drops to the ground.

She wipes her eyes to get sand off of them. They have been tearing up.

CILITU (CONT'D)

 ...At least, let me wipe my eyes next time, and not throw sand at them like a little toddler.

She hears and sees Porslay whimpering. She walks to him. His leg is torn off.

CILITU (CONT'D)

 I give you credit, you did put up a decent fight.

PORSLAY (signs) 

Why are you doing this?

CILITU (friendly smiles)

 To unite all the realms into one.

PORSLAY (signs) 

Again, why?

CILITU 

There won't be a hierarchical system... You see, lower realms are mistreated due to their status in the hierarchy... We, as Everessians, must tend to the lower realms as we are role models. We must become one.

PORSLAY (signs) 

That doesn't sound true.

CILITU 

Aww, it does sound good to be true.

[Beat.]

CILITU (CONT'D)

Since you have fought so well to defeat me... I will lend you off with a warning as the new Queen of Everess.

She raises her foot. Porslay screams inside his mouth. He knew what had happened to Feint, so he didn't sink into the ground. Her foot connects with his leg, freezing and smashing it all in pieces. He screams louder.

CILITU (CONT'D)(grinning)

To prevent you from bleeding out.

Ice manifests on the outer edges of the severed legs, stopping the bleeding.

CILITU (CONT'D)

 Take your time coming home.

PORSLAY (signs) 

Bring me back Feint! She is my wife!

CILITU 

When the ice melts, she will be free.

She walks away.

CILITU (CONT'D)

If the ground ever unfreezes up before she dies of starvation.

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