[b]The flash of Joshua's ship warping in is a bit of a surprise to the hoards of Dread, but they don't seem to care. They know they'll win this battle either way.[/b] [b]He had heard the chatter over Genesis Comms, and made his way there as quickly as possible. Unloading a few payloads into a cruiser, he punches a hole right through it, hurtling towards the planet surface. He crash on a legion of the beasts, crushing many of them as his ship slides through the mud.[/b] [b]He leaps out with a newfound rage and agility, slicing and dicing and piercing through everything that gets close enough. He slays captains, grunts, even a legion commander as their rounds wear on his shields and armor. He can't keep fighting like this. Not forever.[/b] [b]He draws The Ice Blade,[i]Audhulma[/i].[/b] "I've always hated blood magic..." [b]He holds the blade up to his arm and starts to slowly cut. The blade gains a glowing purple hue.[/b] "It always takes more than the agreed upon amount..." [b]He slashed horizontally, sending a blast of some sort of violent energy, cutting 20 of them in half.[/b] "Maybe this time, that's a good thing." [b]Almost an hour passes as he continues to draw from his life force, fighting as the Dread begin to circle him.[/b] [b]One especially large commander finally hits him with a melee attack, throwing him to the ground. Others surround him, kicking and slamming. He catches an attack, absorbing the kinetic energy and blasting back his foes for only a few moments. He stares at his blade.[/b] "You want more...?" [b]He looks at both arms, which are dripping blood and antimatter. His vision blurs.[/b] "t h e n t a k e i t ." [b]He holds the blade backwards, pointing the end towards his stomach.[/b] "[b]TAKE IT ALL![/b]" [b]He shoves the blade into his stomach, right as the Dread are upon him again. The very air around him glows blue and purple, as every Dread too close is frozen solid, as is Joshua. After a few moments of complete comparative silence, the ice begins to break off of the Dread and ground, flying back towards Joshua. It spins above him, forming massive spears, which seek out their enemies alone, with extreme prejudice. As the few legions that were battling him turn to flee, a massive, half mile long and tall, dark bubble seems to surround the area, all light is blocked out. The only sound is that of Dread flesh being torn. Dread still within cruisers stare at the massive anomaly from low orbit. Suddenly, the bubble blasts apart, into purple flares of energy so violent, it burns the eyes of the Dread. The energy goes everywhere, even destroying multiple Cruisers as it dissipates.[/b] [b]A calm, deep voice rings through the minds of the Dread who had even glimpsed the dark matter, energy, magic, or whatever it was, they surely weren't worried about it at the moment.[/b] "[b]L o n g L i v e T h e E m p i r e.[/b]"