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// Facing the Nameless King 
// Story: Dark Souls 3: Cinders of Power 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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Once Tirek was done with his short rest at the bonfire, and both Sarana and Martok had joined him, he stood up and headed back to where the large lever rested, mostly so he could investigate something about the rest of the temple and whether or not he should care about it at all, to which he came to a stop near the ledge that was near the lever and stared out at the rest of the temple, even though he was sure that the area that the Nameless King was located in was behind him, as in beyond where the lever was resting, as it seemed like there was a large area for them to fight in and he was sure that both of his companions would agree with him. What was in front of them seemed to be a large force of serpents, a number of knights, brutes, and dagger carriers, showing that something important to them had to be at the end of the path, despite the fact that looking at it seemed to go nowhere interesting, save for the fact that it looked out at a large mountain that a rather massive corpse happened to be resting on, a massive wyvern or dragon of some kind, meaning that if someone revived it they would have one of the greatest powers in the world at their disposal. Such a thing made Tirek wonder about what could happen if he used his magic and the power of some of his Stones to revive the beast in question, especially given the abilities that were packed into them, but for now he was going to have to set that on the back-burner and make it something to do once he was done putting together his gauntlet and taking out the last of the Lords of Cinder, to which he glanced back at the lever and what was just beyond it.

"So, what do you want to do?" Sarana asked, because while she knew that Tirek would be focused on hunting down his target and taking the weapon for his gauntlet, so it could wield the power of the Stones that he had made, part of her had to wonder if he would take the time to investigate the path that seemed to lead to a dead end, though as she said that both she and Martok stood behind him as they waited for him to reach a decision, especially since she had the feeling that once the lever was pulled, and the bell was rung, there would be no turning back for them.

"Pull the lever. We're hunting down the Nameless King, and he's got to be beyond the bell." Tirek stated, as while he knew they could explore the other part of this temple and see what was at the end of the path that he had been staring at for a few moments, just to see if there was anything useful over there, he honestly didn't care and knew that their target had to be beyond the large bell, so he wanted to make their foe appear so he could tear him down and take the weapon that he used in battle for his purposes, something that would allow him to forge his gauntlets, one the container for the six Stones and the other to complete a matching set, and focus on the Twin Princes.

Sarana and Martok glanced at each other for a moment, no doubt thinking about his decision on the matter, before turning to look at him as they nodded their heads, something that was followed by them walking over to where the lever was resting as Tirek walked up the stairs as well, even though Martok gripped the handle of the lever and pulled it back towards where the stairs were located, something that caused the gear that was connected to it to shift, though as he let go of the lever, and it moved back into position, the circular stone contraption that was right behind the lever started to move as the metallic lever came to a stop. That, in turn, caused the large metallic gears that were connected to the rather massive bell to move and even caused the bell itself to move, as in heading towards the direction the group was standing in, until it reached a certain height and quickly headed back to where it had been resting a few moments ago, even if that meant it moved like an actual bell as it reached an equal height on the other side of the structure it was attached to, which was when it let out a large ring as the massive mallet struck the sides of the bell. At first nothing happened, making Tirek wonder if this had been an elaborate method to make whoever was invading the temple to waste their time and lower their guards for a few moments, though it was around the fifth or sixth chime that the wind picked up all around them as it surged through the area they were standing in and forced the three of them to brace themselves as they waited for the wind to stop whatever it was doing, though they were forced to close their eyes for a few seconds, or at least Tirek was since he was the only one that wasn't wearing a helmet like his companions were. Once the wind died down the three of them stood up and discovered something interesting, the entire upper part of the temple looked like it was in the center of a storm or something, not to mention the storm clouds that were resting in front of where the lever was resting, which was rather odd when Tirek thought about it, seemed to form a pathway for them to get over the gate that had been down below the lever, something that lead right to a massive Fog Door, meaning a powerful creature had to be resting beyond it, and he was sure it was the Nameless King.

Tirek grinned as he saw that, something that caused him to pick himself up and jump over the edge of the ledge that the lever was resting on, where he landed on the clouds that formed a walkway for them to walk on, where Sarana and Martok landed behind him and stood up as well, both of them looking like they were ready for whatever was behind the Fog Door, to which they pushed their way through the magical door and stepped out onto the walkway that rested above the stone bridge with the dragon statues, which was around the time that a massive winged beast, who had a main pair of wings, like the wyverns, and a pair closer to its tail, though it was more of a bird or something, though the being that was on the beast's back was the same figure that had the statues in the chamber they had fought the Ancient Wyvern in, and that came complete with the weapon Tirek was after.

No one did anything for a few seconds, while at the same time Tirek locked his gaze with the Nameless King for a few seconds, before the bird, he guessed the King of the Storms or something like that, a creature that Sarana claimed was a Stormdrake, whatever that happened to be, took to the air and started to fly around the arena that they were going to be fighting in, apparently for short bursts based on what Tirek was seeing, to which the three of them spread out and made sure that they forced their foe to pick and choose who to attack so the others could focus on doing damage, even though it quickly became clear that two of them were going to be targeted at the same time. The reason behind that was due to the fact that the Stormdrake lashed out at Sarana, who was able to dodge it thanks to her skills, while at the same time the Nameless King hurled a Lightning Spear at Tirek, showing that they were capable of fighting multiple enemies by having one of them focus on one and the other focusing on another foe, though as that happened Tirek revealed the Space Stone again and did something different with it, as in he opened a small portal in front of him and let the spell disappear as it passed through it, only to close it and open another portal near their foe, where the spear rushed out of it and struck one of the Stormdrake's wings. The resulting shock to the beast's body indicated that it was weak to Lightning spells, though even as that happened Tirek knew that the Nameless King had to be resistant to that element and that he had to be weak to one of the other three, possibly Fire or Dark spells based on what he had seen in the past, though he wasn't ruling out Ice magic either, but for right now he was going to study what the Nameless King did and redirect his attacks until they forced him off his mount, which would be when they would focus their attention on him and take him down, even though Tirek was thinking of doing it by himself. Martok rushed at their foe while he was distracted by what Tirek had done, or at least that was what it looked like he was doing, and struck the Stormdrake in the side of the head, doing a bit of damage to it in the process, before the Nameless King swung his weapon down at him and forced the warrior to raise his greatsword to defend himself, even though such a thing pushed him backwards a tiny bit.

While that was going on Sarana lashed out with her daggers and cut into the side of the Stormdrake's head, due to the fact that she had come to the decision that trying for the Nameless King was out of the question based on the fact that he had his mount move from place to place, something that forced Tirek to calm down as well and focus on waiting for their foe to come to a stop before he used a Lightning Spear to weaken the Stormdrake, though when the beast landed Martok noticed the lightning that danced around their foe's large spear and jumped backwards to get himself out of range of the blast that came from him channeling the power of a lightning blast into the ground that was near him. What Tirek found to be interesting was that the Stormdrake didn't take damage from that attack, meaning that the Lightning Blast, or whatever their foe called his attack, had struck a single point and not a wide area, which informed them that he had greater control over lightning than what they had originally been thinking and that they needed to be careful as they fought him, as one slip up could very well mean the death of one of them, if Tirek was late in getting a barrier up or using one of his Stones to stop and redirect the attack. At the same time there was one other thing for them to keep an eye out for, because while the Stormdrake was in the air it would occasionally loose a burst of fire down at whoever had been attacking its feet, or not depending on what the Nameless King wanted it to do, meaning the group had to be careful in what they did, as there was no telling what sort of tactic their foe was going to use against them until he actually attacked, which was why they stuck to the whole staying apart from each other and attacking when someone was targeted by the Nameless King or his Stormdrake, as that seemed to be the best course of action at the moment. What Tirek found to be impressive was that Martok was able to hit the beast's head while it was attacking him, something that actually knocked its head backwards, as if he had staggered it or something, which was the moment that Sarana rushed forward and drove one of her daggers right into the Stormdrake's right eye, dealing some decent damage while partly blinding it, though Tirek did have to use a portal to intercept the Lightning Blast that the Nameless King had aimed at her, which he then used to blast their foe's mount in the chest and knock it away from them.

For the next couple of minutes the pattern stayed the exact same, the Nameless King picked which attacks he and his mount would unleash on the group, something that was followed by Tirek and the others responding accordingly, while at the same time the Stormdrake smashed through all of the dragon statues that were up here, before he hurled a Lightning Spear right into the beast's chest and knocked it out of the air, forcing their true target off of his mount and caused him to get up, while collecting his weapon and coming to a stop by his mount's body as it started to break apart... something that was followed by the Nameless King impaling the Stormdrake's skull with his spear and unleashed a torrent of lightning on the area that he was standing in, either taking in his mount's power or blasting its body to pieces, though when all of the wind and smoke died down it was only them and the Nameless King.

"Good, we've beaten the Stormdrake, which means the main event is coming our way," Sarana stated, though even as she said that, and Martok stood beside her for a moment, Tirek tilted his head for a few seconds and snapped his fingers, which was followed by a spherical barrier surrounding the pair, something that reminded them of what happened during the fight with Elfriede and caused the pair to stare at him as he weaved his magic through the air and pulled out all five of his Stones of Power, as he had the feeling that he might need all of them, "Lord Tirek, what is the meaning of this? Even with those gemstones you might not be able to fight him on your own."

"Normally your lack of confidence would annoy me, but allow me to show you the true power of the Lord of Hollows and my Stones of Power," Tirek remarked, though as he said that he stepped forward and focused his attention of the foe that was in front of him, where it appeared that the Nameless King was somewhat curious about what he had done and why he was leaving both of his companions behind, but that didn't stop him from spinning his golden spear for a second as he faced Tirek and started to walk towards him.

What was interesting was that the Nameless King went on the offensive not even a few seconds later, where he took a moment to swing his spear and it sent the wind flying towards Tirek, like an energy attack of some kind, something that he could easily jump over even though that was followed by a vertical slash that did the same thing, where he used the Space Stone's portal power to suck up the attack and sent it flying at his foe, who titled his head for a moment before repeating the attack to cancel them out, showing that he either understood what Tirek was doing or this was his way of making sure none of his attacks actually hit him, though Tirek really didn't care which option was correct at this point. A few moments alter the Nameless King shifted his stance, where it looked like he was going to thrust his weapon at Tirek's chest, meaning he was likely going to use the wind to propel himself forward and rush at him with the highest speed he was capable of using against his foes, especially one that helped bring down his mount, which was why he switched to the Power Stone as that happened and grasped it with his right hand, something that caused the power to course through his right arm as he swung his fist to intercept the incoming attack. The collision of the Nameless King's Lightning based thrust attack and his  Power Stone infused punch caused the air around them to shake for a few seconds, showing Tirek that his foe was just as strong as he had been hoping he would be while white lightning seemed to dance outwards from the area that they were fighting in, before a little more pressure was applied and they separated from each other, each of them jumping back a bit so they could put some distance between them, even if that was to wait and see what their foe did. That was followed by the Nameless King using the wind to actually lift himself into the air, something that allowed him to rush around in a short crescent pattern and end up behind Tirek, all in a few seconds, only to thrust his spear forward and pierce Tirek's attire with the tip of his weapon, something that knocked him backwards as the lightning tore into part of his body and charred some of his flesh, but at the very least the Nameless King didn't pursue him immediately, giving Tirek time to switch to the Time Stone for a moment as he focused on channeling its power to his body.

Tirek discovered that the power of the Stone in question reversed the damage that had been done to his body, which returned it to what it had been before his foe had struck him with his attack and caused the Nameless King to tilt his head for a second, though not a few seconds later Tirek stopped channeling the power of the Stone and stood up, where a grin found its way to his face as he called his upon his magic and formed a Forbidden Sun, one that he applied the power of his Power Stone to and transformed it into a sphere that was twice as large as its original form and changed its color to the same purple coloration of the Stone. The Nameless King, seeing the attack, raised his empty left hand and called upon the power of the storm or whatever was around them, where he hurled a potent Lightning Spear through the air and it rushed towards where Tirek was standing, who shifted his hand and did the same thing, where the Forbidden Sun collided with the Lightning Spear and the two spells detonated with a power that would have likely shattered part of the arena, had the two of them been fighting on the stone bridge, so what it did right now was scatter some of the clouds for a few seconds, before returning to normal so the pair could continue their battle with each other. Of course, while they did that, Tirek came to the conclusion that it might be best to let the Nameless King attack first and then retaliate with his own attack, but at the same time he kept his options open, because if his foe gave him an opening he was going to exploit it, where he had to return his attention to the fight as his foe rushed up to where he was standing and raised his spear high into the air, as if he was going to swing it down on where he was standing, something that caused Tirek to channel the Power Stone's power into his left arm as he raised it into the air. A few moments later, when the spear came down on the powerful gem, the weapon stopped a few inches above the gem as it struck a field of purple energy, meaning it was either protecting itself from harm or it was integrating its power into Tirek's magic and the spell was of his own creation, something Tirek didn't worry about as he created a Power-infused Forbidden Sun above his right hand and blasted his foe right in the chest with his attack, knocking the Nameless King backwards with smoke coming from his chest.

He wasn't expecting his foe to stand down after that, in fact the Nameless King stood up and pointed his spear right at him once more, which was just fine with Tirek as he braced himself for what was coming his way, as his foe rushed at him and thrust his spear in his direction a few times, something that Tirek parried with his empowered fist and then bashed the weapon to the side, an event that caused the Nameless King to stagger for a second, which was followed by Tirek using a variation of the penetrating Lightning Blade spell he had used against Elfriede, where his now flaming right hand, which he had sharpened his magic around, pierced his foe's chest and caused him to look down, something that was followed by Tirek leaving a Power-infused Forbidden Sun in the opening and did nothing as the spell detonated, blowing the Nameless King to pieces while causing the clouds to ripple from the force of the blast.

"What... did you do?" Martok asked, though at the same time the barrier protecting him and Sarana faded away a few seconds later, allowing them to walk forward as the fragments of the Nameless King swirled around the area that was in front of Tirek and took on the shape of a soul, a glorious sunlight colored soul, where both he and Sarana got one as well, even if he thought that it was unnecessary for them to even get their own since they hadn't faced the Nameless King, as it had been all Tirek's doing.

"I killed the Nameless King!" Tirek stated, where he claimed the soul and both of his companions did the same thing a few seconds later, though as soon as that was done the wind kicked up and they braced themselves for a few seconds as the walkway they were on lowered into the ground and the storm disappeared over the course of a minute or two, which returned the rest of Archdragon Peak to what it had been before the bell had been rung, where the magic of the storm brought them back to the area that was below the bell, along with a new bonfire for them to light.

Once the storm was over the three of them stepped forward and walked along the rest of the bridge, as it was time to see if there was anything interesting that could be claimed before they headed back to the Shrine, where Tirek found one of the rare Titanite Slabs resting a few steps away from where the bonfire rested, not to mention a suit of armor that was connected to the Dragonslayer Spear they had picked up earlier, making it the Dragonslayer Armor according to Sarana, before they reached the now opened doorway back to the structure they had appeared outside after they slew the Ancient Wyvern earlier. The moment they were done seeing what the bridge had to offer them, and Sarana collected everything that might be useful to them, the group headed for the bonfire that they were close to, which was now the one they had appeared near earlier, which was followed by Tirek walking down the steps and hurled a Lightning Spear into the chest of the serpent summoner that had been resting up there, allowing Sarana and Martok to cut down the drakeblood knight it was able to call into the part of the temple they were passing through, meaning they were able to make it to the walkway that held the bonfire he was focusing on. As soon as they reached the bonfire Tirek readied himself as Sarana and Martok joined him, where he made sure all five of his Stones of Power were inside the pouch before they used the bonfire to head back to the Shrine, something that was going to change as soon as he had his gauntlet, where the temple vanished a few seconds later and they reappeared in the middle of the Shrine, though Martok moved to head to where the Fire Keeper had been standing and stopped when he remembered that the maiden was gone, reduced to being the Soul Stone that Tirek had forged before they headed to Archdragon Peak. Sarana simply shook her head at that while Tirek turned to look at the area that Andre had been working in since he informed him of his plans to make a gauntlet that would allow him to harness the full power of his Stones of Power, though he had to smile as he noticed that Andre had gone out and claimed a number of items that belonged to a blacksmith, no doubt stolen from the city, as he had a working forge with flames, a bellow, and everything else he needed to melt down some weapons and forge his gauntlet, not to mention the matching gauntlet for his right hand, to complete the set.

As such he walked over to where Ludleth was sitting and withdrew the soul of the Nameless King, where he had the little Lord of Cinder use his Transposition Kiln to transform the soul into the golden spear that he had seen their foe use, as that was the weapon he had been looking for, and once that was done he grasped the weapon and headed down to the area that Andre was waiting in, who perked up the moment he noticed Tirek coming and stood up so he could get to work on the pair of gauntlets.

"Lord Tirek, it appears that you were successful," Andre said, though as Tirek came to a stop he raised his hand and let the blacksmith take the weapon that he had informed him about earlier, who looked over the golden spear for a moment and nodded his head, where Tirek assumed that he was pleased with the weapon and the fact that it had been recovered from the one that had been carrying it, even though there did seem to be a part of him that was saddened by the need to smelt it down and forge it into an entirely new weapon, before he beckoned to some blocks and clay that looked like they were designed to make a mold, "Now then, if you would place your hands in the areas I've prepared, we will be able to make the molds that I will use to create the gauntlets that you wanted me to make, along with fact that I will make one of them into something fitting to contain the six gems you mentioned earlier."

Tirek nodded his head and stepped forward, where he came to a stop in front of the materials in question and placed his fists, going from the tips of his fingers and stopping partway up his arm, in the area that Andre had mentioned, which was when the blacksmith started to get to work making the mold of the gauntlets that Tirek wanted him to make, but even as that happened he did notice that Andre had set aside some items that would allow him to manipulate the material so he could make the six indents, which would be the areas that the Stones would be resting in. A few moments later Andre had him remove his hands, gently so he didn't ruin the molds that were in front of him, before he stepped forward and went to work modeling exactly what Tirek wanted, focusing on the left gauntlet for the most part while mimicking some of the designs on the right gauntlet, showing that he understood what had been asked of him and that he was going to do everything in his power to make the weapon that Tirek wanted him to craft. While that happened Tirek stood nearby and kept an eye on what was going on, as he wanted to be nearby the moment it was completed and ready for the Stones he was carrying, though Sarana and Martok walked away from where he was standing and did whatever they wanted to do while they waited for the blacksmith to finish his work on the weapon Tirek was after, which he was fine with since this was more of a relaxation period while they waited for the gauntlets to be made, something that would take some time for Andre to do, especially since he had to manipulate the mold to fit his designs. One thing Tirek could tell was that Andre was making sure all of the joints were accounted for and that they had something covering them, even though he had to walk over to where Tirek was standing so he could get an accurate measurement of his fingers, the rest of his hands, and the part of his arm that was in the mold, something that would ensure that the gauntlets would be as accurate as possible and that he wouldn't be wasting time on a pair of gauntlets that wouldn't fit, which would have resulted in him starting the entire process from square one.

After some time Andre lifted the swordspear, as Sarana had corrected Tirek by informing him what the weapon was, and placed it inside the forge, or possibly a vessel of some kind that all the metal would be contained in once he melted the weapon down and was left with molten metal, which he could then pour into the molds that were waiting nearby, so while he worked Tirek manipulated his magic and glanced at the five Stones he had created, marveling at their power and what they were able to do, something that made him wonder what would happen once they were inserted into the slots that Andre was putting into the left gauntlet, which should allow him to wield the true power of the Stones, without having to channel his magic through them. Interestingly enough Andre didn't seem too worried about anything, as he worked the forge like a master and this gave him a chance to actually show just how skilled he was, even though Tirek had no idea if there were any other blacksmiths that weren't hollowed yet, so he was the best person to do this deed at the moment, so Tirek remained silent as Andre worked on melting down the swordspear into the metal that would go into his gauntlets, as once that was done he would slip the Stones into the gauntlet and see what happened next. While he was doing that both of his companions seemed to be wandering around the Shrine, where they talked with the remaining residents of the area and informed them as to what was going on, or at least Sarana did that while Martok kept his guard up, as there was no way of knowing how people would react to the death of the Fire Keeper and Orbeck's second death, but for the most part it looked like everyone else was just fine with what had happened, making them wonder if Yuria had been telling them all the information that she had obtained from Tirek. Eventually the pair came to a stop as they waited for Andre to finish his work on the gauntlets, where they simply waited near the bonfire and watched what was going on at the moment, though they weren't the only ones that did that as Yuria joined them not a few moments later and Ludleth, despite the fact that he couldn't move from where he was sitting, expressed an interest in seeing what the finished product was like, to which those that were interested remained near the bonfire, since that was where Tirek would go once he had done what he had set out to do.

It took Andre some time to break down the swordspear, even though Tirek learned that the blacksmith had gone out and gathered some items from several of the other provinces he and his companions had passed through, especially Anor Londo, but in the end the weapon was broken down and transformed into molten metal, where Andre carefully withdrew the container that it was in and pulled it over to where the mold was located, something that he had worked on while the weapon was melting down and had made a replica of Tirek's hands, though once he was ready he started filling the mold with the material and Tirek smiled, as progress was being made at last. Andre carefully worked for a few minutes, making sure every part of the mold was filled by the material that was inside the container, before he nodded his head and pulled the container away, though once that was done he beckoned for Tirek and the others that were close by to give him some space, as he would come to them once the gauntlets were ready, to which the group walked into the part of the Shrine that the bonfire was in and simply sat around the bonfire, all of them waiting to see what Andre did once the metal had cooled down and he made sure both of the metallic gauntlets could be worn, not to mention make sure every joint could move like they were supposed to, something that would take time to figure out, including the fact that he would no doubt make sure both of them would fit on Tirek's arms. Some time passed before he stepped out of the area that he had been working in and approached the area that everyone was standing in, where they turned to face him as he carried a tray of some kind, one that happened to have two golden gauntlets resting on it, which seemed rather impressive and had some inlay that made them look like a master smith had made them for a god, even if the inlay was ebony colored, meaning he must have acquired the metal before Tirek and the others had returned from their mission, where Tirek found that what he had asked for had been made, as the gauntlet that would go over his left hand had six indents in it, five positioned at the knuckles of the gauntlet and the sixth resting in the middle of the backside of his hand, while the right one had nothing like that and was totally smooth, even though being hit by something like this was going to be painful.

"Lord Tirek, allow me to present your Infinity Gauntlet and its counterpart," Andre said, where he held the tray out and made sure that the gauntlets were resting near Tirek, so he could pull them off the tray and slip them on, before getting to putting the Stones he had created into the slots, which had been measured to the same size of the gemstones, as he had taken a moment to measure them when they had been showed to him earlier, though while that happened the rest of the residents of the Shrine gathered around to see what was going on.

"Infinity Gauntlet?" Tirek inquired, though at the same time he realized that it was a good name for the gauntlet, as it brought a smile to his face for a moment as he picked up the normal gauntlet and studied it for a few seconds, which was when he made sure nothing was on either of his hands before he slipped it over his right hand, finding that it went on with ease and that when he flexed his fingers everything moved like it was supposed to, meaning that Andre had done well on the basic gauntlet and that made him wonder about the main one.

"Yes, its what I decided to name the gauntlet, since you wanted it to command the true power of the six Infinity Stones you were collecting, which is my name for your Stones of Power," Andre explained, showing that he had taken some time to think about what Tirek wanted him to do and had created his own name for the Stones Tirek had been creating from the souls of some of the powerful creatures they had fought, though at the same time he noticed that his new Lord was quite happy with the first gauntlet and was focusing his attention on the main one, the one that he had spent more time on, since it would do exactly what Tirek wanted it to do, in theory anyway.

"I see... Infinity Gauntlet, I like it." Tirek remarked, showing that he liked the name that Andre had come up with, as he knew it was better than anything he would have come up with if he had been pressed into making a name for it, though it was in that moment that he focused on the six slots that were in the main gauntlet as he pulled it on, where he glanced at Sarana and the others, something that was followed by her making sure they backed up to give him some space as he used his magic to pull out the five Stones, Infinity Stones according to Andre, out of the pouch they had been stored in and let them float in the air for a few seconds as he readied himself, "Very well then, its time that I inserted the Stones into their slots and see what happens."

In that moment Tirek drew out the newest Stone, the Power Stone crafted from the Ancient Wyvern they had taken out during the early stages of their assault on Archdragon Peak, and slipped it into the slot that was near his left pointer finger, where there was a surge of power as the energy within the gemstone pulsed through his body for a few seconds, something he honestly wasn't expecting, though the rush eventually died down and everything faded away, where Tirek felt even stronger than he had been moments ago, where he blamed it on the gauntlet allowing him to harness the power of the Stone. The Infinity Gauntlet, as he quickly discovered, did exactly what he asked Andre to make it do, it allowed him to house and channel the power of all six Infinity Stones, even if he only had five of them at the moment, something that made him wonder what he could do with the gauntlet and its properties, where he glanced over to the other Stones for a second or two and grasped the Space Stone next, which was inserted into the socket that was near the middle finger and let the power rush through his body once more, even though a bit of power rushed out from where he was standing and had the others stand back a little more as he reigned in the energy. With that was done he glanced at the remaining four sockets and decided that the socket that rested near the ring finger would be reserved for the Reality Stone, the Stone he didn't possess right now, so he picked the Soul Stone out of the air and slipped it into the socket near the little finger, to which another rush of power pulsed through his body for a moment or two, a rush that died down after a time, just like the last couple of rushes he had felt earlier. Once that was done he focused on the Time Stone and repeated what he had done earlier, slipping it into the socket that was near the thumb, and as soon as the rush had died down he pushed the last of the Infinity Stones into the socket that rested on the back of his hand, allowing the Mind Stone to join the others he had claimed, before he flexed his fingers for a moment and grinned as he stared at the others, who seemed eager to see what he could do with the gauntlet and his Stones.

What he did was access the power of the Space Stone and opened a portal to where the first massive crystal lizard he and Sarana had seen had been resting, though as he stepped out into the area he had picked out the creature seemed to sense his arrival and growled as it picked itself up, which was when Tirek switched his focus from the Space Stone, which stopped glowing, and picked the Power Stone, which started glowing, as he loosed a burst of power that struck his target and caused it to fall face first on the ground, before he channeled the power of the Mind Stone to calm down the lizard, so he could place it under his control, but once that was done he grinned, as this meant he would be able to invade the castle and hunt down the final Lord of Cinder they needed to take down, as he was eager to bring this adventure to an end so he could take over this world.