Avilon acted like he cracked his knuckles, then shook his four arms vigorously. "All right, let's do this!" He said to himself. He patiently waited in darkness. Finally, the airlock cracked open, letting blinding light flush in, almost blinding the exo. He walked out to the cheering and booing of several Eliksni. However, Avilon was focused on something else. Across the arena, another hatch opened, letting Aviksis out. The tall Kell slowly walked out and into the light. The two fighters began pacing side to side. The Kell took his trusty shrapnel launcher off his back, then held it tightly in his grasp. Avilon unsheathed his shock blade and pistol. Aviksis huffed; he was a good two and a half feet taller than the hunter, and had a much more powerful weapon. Fallen rattled the cages, howled, cheered, and growled. This was going to be a war. Aviksis was first! He fired three bursts of molten steel, causing Avilon to roll behind cover. The Kell stomped around the barrier where Avilon hid, then fired five more times! He looked around in confusion. Avilon wasn't there. The hunter had ran off to the other side of the arena, and was now shooting at the Eliksni. The arc bolts damaged Aviksis' shields, but barely hurt him directly. The Kell spun around and began bombarding the Guardian with more shrapnel. "Come and get me!" Avilon taunted while dancing enthusiastically, arms swinging from side to side. Aviksis made his way over as he reloaded the monster of a weapon. Globs of orange fire flew towards Avilon, but he rolled out of the way again! This time, Avilon took a metal pipe and knocked the Kell across his left cheekbone. Aviksis staggered backward, then felt his jaw. He spit out some blood, then growled at the mischievous exo. Aviksis' foot scraped against an object on the ground. A small sphere launched into the air, and to the Kell, it seemed to move very slow. [i]Pow![/i] A web of heavy arc energy exploded around the Eliksni. The arc energy stunned and blinded him. Avilon took his chance and ran towards Aviksis. The Kell went to swing at the hunter, but Avilon slid under his arm. The Guardian took his shock dagger and stabbed it into Aviksis' leg! The Kell fell to his hands and knee, and howled in pain. He sat up on his knees, then froze. Avilon had his shock pistol pointed right at his inner-right eye. "I win," he said. Aviksis snatched the exo's gun-hand in one swift motion, then twisted it until Avilon dropped the pistol! Aviksis laughed as he bent the arm in an unnatural way until it broke! Avilon shouted and grabbed his arm. Luckily for the Kell, Avilon's Fallen armor concealed the sparks shooting out of the snapped wires. Avilon picked up his pistol with one of his other, functional, arms and ran off. Aviksis limped away as well. The Fallen continued to cheer for their champions, that were now taking a breather. "Guns not working. Shall us fight with blades?" Aviksis asked as he pulled out two shock blades. Avilon grinned, then grabbed his own shock blade. Both fighters refused to get too close. They walked in a circle, twirling their swords around. Finally, Avilon began to approach. He swung for a blow to the stomach, but Aviksis blocked the strike with one of his swords. The Kell took his other sword, then shoved it through Avilon's chest! Avilon gasped, then fell to his knees. Aviksis kicked the sword deeper into the exo, causing it to jut out of his back. Afterwards, the Kell knocked Avilon onto his back. Aviksis grabbed the Guardian by his throat, then lifted him up for everyone to see. Half of the crowd of Fallen cheered, while the other half were in shock. Aviksis laughed and pulled Avilon closer. "I told you, Avilon! I still destroy you!" The exo, suspended in air, rolled his head around. He struggled to lift his arm up. "You... lose..." he said. Aviksis cocked his head. "How have I lost?" Suddenly a sword pierced right through the Kell's gut! He dropped Avilon, then fell to the ground. Avilon pulled the sword in him out, then threw it away. Now, every Eliksni watching was in shock! "That's how," Avilon replied after crouching down by the Fallen, barely holding himself up. Aviksis fell back onto his knees then felt the sword stabbed in him. He looked up at the exo that was walking around with his arms outstretched. "What do you wait for? Why you don't just kill me?" Avilon stopped parading around, then turned to the wounded Fallen. He laughed as he approached the Kell. "Oh, Aviksis, I'm not going to kill you! You're gonna stay in the dungeons!" Aviksis was defeated. He slumped over, then watched the celebrating Guardian. Avilon ripped off his helmet, revealing his metal face to everyone. "Yubo sha'ir! Sha'ir teth oh, Nal Kith! Yubo kith! Yubo Dra! Gie Bo dow kodah drass yo!" The Eliksni in the stands fell silent. Everyone looked to each other. Could this be true? Avilon was a machine with the gift of the Great Machine? Whispers quickly spread around. "House will break..." Aviksis said one final time. Avilon looked to the hurting Eliksni, then scanned the Fallen in the stands. [b]Translator[/b]:[spoiler][b]Special thanks to Sarsion for making a post on translating Eliksni into human! It was a big help in this story, and will continue to be so![/b]https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/122860874/0/0 [quote]Yubo sha'ir![/quote]"I am Guardian!" [quote]Sha'ir teth oh, Nal Kith![/quote]"Guardian with gift, Great Machine!" [quote]Yubo kith![/quote]"I am machine!" [quote]Yubo Dra[/quote]"I am Kell!" [quote]Gie Bo dow kodah drass yo![/quote]"The House will bow before I!"[/spoiler]