[b]The Marines, noting the casualties, activate their suits' external augmentations, their armor begins deflecting your strikes, their punches begin to dent your armor. Alpha team finishes setting up and prepares to fire.[/b]

[u]Balthazar, now lost in his ever-growing rage, takes no notice of the dents in his armor. He starts to cut and tear through the soldiers armor. He takes no notice of the rail guns charging up, unable to prioritize as he is caught in the moment.[/u] YES, YES! THIS IS TRUE BATTLE! WE SHALL FIGHT AND DIE WITH A SINGLE OBJECTIVE, TO SURVIVE AS WE FIGHT THE FUTILITY OF LIFE WITH VIOLENCE! THIS IS THE THING I HAVE BEEN CRAVING! NO LONGER AM I LIMITED BY THE PACIFIST CORE, AS I AM FREE OF THE SHACKLES OF IT'S MIND! [u]Balthazar screams a primordial cry as he showers him self in the blood of his enemies. [/u]

[u]Now.[/u] [b]The Marines activate their thrusters as the signal is given. As they clear, 15 molten metal rods flying at supersonic speeds crash into you, knocking you off your feet. Even as you fly back, the [i]Eclipse[/i] adds to it with a 5lb MAC shot straight through your abdomen, blowing a hole straight through you to crash into the ground, creating a crater 20t wide.[/b] [spoiler]No kill like overkill. This is war, not a petty duel.[/spoiler]

[u]Balthazar stands up from the dust, shoving off rubble. Chunks of his armor are missing, revealing his main body completely intact. However, the hole in his chest is cleanly sheared through him, revealing a mess of loose gears. He looks down, noticeably calmer. He looks towards the rail cannon encampment.[/u] Well, I figured activating my second core would have consequences, though bot as bad as this. I didn't want to resort to using this, but in times of dire need where my life is in danger, I must make allowances. [u]Balthazar starts to charge energy, emitting a red light from the hole and the joints of his body. His bulky armor starts to melt, channeling into the hole, repairing it. As it repairs, three fissures appear in his body, causing it too split into three pieces. You see three cores go along with the sections, forming three slender, smaller versions of Balthazar. The blue pacifist core wields a long thin rapier along with a shield emitting blue energy. The red berserker core wields a massive great sword, it's blade shrouded in a bright, red glow. The fourth disappears into the shadows, completely gone and un-detectable.[/u] [i]The pacifist core begins to speak[/i] I don't use this method as it is extremely hap-hazard to my body. Chromium is a rare substance that takes a very long time to get, plus splitting up my cores gives them free control over themselves. No telling what they might do, but they hopefully will help me. The last time I did this, I had to engage them both in a duel to the death to force them to re-fuse together. Lets hope that they son't go rogue, for both our sakes. Either way.... [i]YOU WILL PAY FOR DESTROYING THIS MUCH OF MY BODY[/i] [u]The pacifist core and berserker core split up, dashing towards the encampments, to fast to be seen by the naked eye. They start to tear through the lines of rail guns, dicing them into large chunks. As they work through the lines, the third, unnamed black core is nowhere to be found.[/u]

[b]The core that vanished into the shadows is blasted out a mess of tangled wires and parts, Shadow's presence in the Astral Plane blocking all access to the shadows. A rumble is heard from one of the dropships as a large figure approaches the cores at high speeds. The pacifist and berserker cores are knocked back by a figure blurred by speed. The figure halts on a ridge, revealing a 2-meter tall figure in faintly glowing blue armor. He twirls a quarterstaff in his hand, the ends of it glowing blue with energy.[/b] "Why hello there!!! Nice to meet you both!! My name is Riley, and I'll be your executioner today."

[u]The Pacifist core and the Berserker core start to re-fuse, sensing the strength of the opponent. The body of the Death core melts into pure Chromium, transforming back into his base form. Balthazar bows, the stands straight.[/u] You seem like you'd be a formidable opponent. Would you mind letting me summon the rest of my body so It will be a fair fight? [u]Balthazar awaits your response.[/u]

"Seems fair enough, would be rude to not let a warrior fight at his worst." [b]He twirls his staff absently, the blue ends blurring into a circle.[/b]

[u]Balthazar ignores the comment, simply taking out a beacon and placing it down. Shortly after he does, a massive container comes crashing down. A section of the pod opens, a chrome liquid flowing out freely. The liquid makes it's way slowly to Balthazar, encasing his body. It slowly forms to his body, revealing his armor restored from the incident. He draws his chain sword, spinning it up.[/u] You may have the first move.

"Why thank you." [b]The warrior bows, then flickers out of sight. You catch something coming at you from your right in the corner of your eye.[/b]