"So, you came to this land to complete the trials that will allow you to enter the Halls of Valor, and to pass the Trial of Valor you seek the judgment of the Queen of the Valkyra?" the spirit warrior said, speaking up only after Spitfire stopped telling her the reason she and her friends had come to Stormheim, even though now it included taking down Skovald and all of his twisted allies, especially after discovering what each clan was doing to those they were supposed to be allies with, just like how the Drekirjar were willing to give the Thorignir to the Legion, before the spirit focused on all of them as she came to a decision on what to do next, "As much as I hate to say it, this is partly your fault!"
"Oh come on! We're not the ones going around corrupting the ancient ways and breaking pacts!" Rainbow stated, as she couldn't believe that the warrior spirits were so angry at her and her friends, despite the fact that they weren't the ones that were doing all of the unspeakable acts that Spitfire had just told them about, though before she and the other did anything, not that she was really planning on getting violent with the spirits, Spitfire moved her hand in a motion to stop them from drawing their weapons.
"Still, to some we're breaking the trials because of the fact that we're not from Stormheim, which means that some of the residents of this province are likely to blame us," Spitfire remarked, showing that she understood where the warrior spirit was coming from, even though she did partly agree with what Rainbow had said, mostly in the sense that they weren't to blame for what Skovald's forces and allies were doing, before she focused on the spirit that was floating in front of them, as it was time to get started on punishing the Bonespeakers, "however, that doesn't excuse what has happened, as in the desecration of this grave, so allow us to help you and your fellow warriors out, so we can punish the Bonespeakers for all of the crimes they have committed."
"Indeed, the Bonespeakers of Haustvald have committed an atrocity by desecrating this grave and have stolen Ashildir's bones from their resting place," the warrior spirit said, where she raised an eyebrow for a moment as she stared at all of them, even though Spitfire was sure that she was the center of the spirit's attention, before she turned her head towards her fellow spirits, who seemed to be thinking about something as well, before she focused on them again, "which means that they're doing this to keep any and all outsiders, regardless of their goals, from completing the trials. Heroes, you must not let this stand! I, Shieldmaiden Iounn, charge the four of you with entering Haustvald and retrieving her remains from the Bonespeakers that have stolen her bones... I hope, for your sake, that Ashildir is in a forgiving mood."
"The crimes of these ritualists must not go unpunished," one of the other warrior spirits added, something that caused all of the other spirits to nod their heads in agreement, showing that they disliked what the Bonespeakers were doing, but at the same time it appeared that there was something that was bothering the speaker as she glanced in the direction of the quarry that rested near their location, "but, sadly, we cannot be their executioners. The rune magic the ritualists practice grants them untold power over the dead, as in the spirits of the dead, and all five of us can sense the great power that is coming from all four of you, so we would ask that you take the fight to these heretics and, at the same time, show Ashildir that you are truly worthy of her judgment!"
"Don't worry, we'll kill the Bonespeakers and recover Ashildir's bones," Scarlet replied, as she knew that Spitfire would say the same thing once the spirits were done talking, where she found that her friend was nodding her head to show that she agreed with what she was saying, though that was followed by the warrior spirits and Iounn turning their attention back to Ashildir's grave, something that they took as the sign to move away from the area that they had been standing in, to which they headed towards the opening of the quarry and started to explore Haustvald at long last.
As the group walked down the path that was in front of them, and passed by a number of large stones that seemed to be channeling runic energy, which Rainbow smashed with her warglaives since she didn't trust them at all, Vytheril noticed a rather large stone tablet resting off to the side of the entrance, like half a minute away from where Ashildir's grave was resting, to which he called for the others to stop so he could study what was written on the stone tablet, though as he did that Spitfire hear the sound of wings and glanced up into the sky for a moment, where she spotted Skovald in the air, who was riding his forcefully tamed storm drake, a creature that seemed to be in pain at the moment and she suspected that the God-King might be trying to corrupt the Thorignir he had taken from the summit.
"You fools again?!" Skovald declared, his voice booming all over the place, meaning the Bonespeakers would know that his enemies had caught up with him and that it was time for them to either step up their game or rush out to kill the group he was one step ahead of, though that was when a wicked smile appeared on his face as he glanced down at them for a few seconds, almost like he was of the opinion that he was unbeatable at this point in time, something Spitfire and Rainbow were used to thanks to their dealings with those that used the Legion's Fel energies, "Do you really think you can beat me, with the Legion at my side? Give up, fools! The Bonespeakers will never let an outsider, much less four of them, be judged worthy and allow them to pass the Trial of Valor!"
"He sure loves to hear himself talk, even though he has no idea what sort of power you two wield," Vytheril said, though as he said that Skovald flew off into the distance and seemed to leave Haustvald behind, no doubt after having forced all four of the ancient rulers to acknowledge his valor, or maybe the Bonespeakers had declared him to be 'worthy' before tearing into Ashildir's grave, before he turned his attention to the stone tablet that was resting in front of them, so he could see what it had to tell them, "This stone tablet describes a ritual where a powerful spirit can be broken into weaker pieces by binding them to special runestones... and, based on everything we've learned so far, I'm sure that the Bonespeakers may be using this very ritual to weaken the spirit of Ashildir, which means that it will be impossible for us to summon her with her spirit fractured in this manner, meaning we need to stop these rituals as well."
Spitfire and Rainbow weren't even surprised by such a thing at this point, as the Bonespeakers had done enough damage in the short time they knew about them and they weren't even shocked that this vrykul clan even had a way to break down a powerful soul into smaller fragments, though both of them drew their weapons as they noticed some of the mystics that were coming right at them, accompanied by large skeletal warriors who had to be some of the vrykul warriors who had been called back from their resting place, or the bodies themselves had been raised and forced to serve the Bonespeakers as guards and sentinels. Scarlet and Vytheril noticed what was going on and joined them, where Vytheril blasted one of the bone warriors in the chest and caused it to stagger for a moment, mostly to give Scarlet an opening to rush at their foe as she switched to her greatsword, allowing Frostmourne to clash with her foe's rather large weapon, as it was also carrying a greatsword into battle, though their actions allowed Spitfire and Rainbow to focus on their real enemies, the mystics that were guarding the entirety of Haustvald, even though there were sure there were a few mystics that were in the middle of a dark ritual. One thing the pair noticed as they dodged the runic magic of the mystics, and dealt some damage in return, were that there were a few bones, ones that had a slight shimmer to them, that were scattered around the upper part of Haustvald, though the fact that there were Bonespeakers guarding each and every set of bones informed the group that the bones had to be Ashildir's, so when Rainbow cut down the pair of enemies that were in front of them, and made sure both of them were dead and they weren't coming back, since they had no idea what sort of powers the Bonespeakers could be hiding from them, Spitfire walked over to the nearby bones and found that it was a woman's arm, the right based on what she was seeing, so she carefully collected it and stored it inside her pack before they regrouped with Scarlet and Vytheril, who were victorious over their foe as well. With the first group of enemies taken care of the group moved deeper into the domain of the Bonespeakers so they could find what they were looking for, where they headed to the immediate left of the path that had served as the entrance to Haustvald and found that there a few more groups of enemies guarding the area, working their magic on the stones as they did whatever it was they were trying to do, probably stealing the souls of the dead that were scattered outside the quarry for some reason, which was likely pissing off whoever ruled the Halls of Valor, or at least that was Spitfire's thoughts on the matter.
It didn't take them all that long to locate an area that one of the runestones they were looking for was located in, an area that looked like it was a chamber of some kind, due to it being carved into part of the hills the quarry rested in, and there were three mystics channeling their magic into the large glowing blue stone that was in the center of the chamber, where Spitfire tackled the mystic that was in front of the stone while Rainbow dealt with the foe that was to their left and left the third one to Scarlet and Vytheril. While they fought their enemies, and slowly cut them down since they did have to dodge some of the attacks the mystics sent their way, Spitfire noticed that not all of them had one of the skeletal warriors near it, which made things easier for the group since that meant they didn't have to worry about the powerful undead attacking them at any point, but once they dealt with all of the mystics that were in front of them the group turned their attention on the runestone that was in the middle of the chamber and lashed out at it with their weapons and magic, as Vytheril lashed out at it first and such a thing caused Spitfire, Rainbow, and Scarlet to follow his lead. That was mostly due to the fact that he had been the one to read the stone tablet and knew what it said, though once the runestone was shattered into a pile of fragments, and all the magic had left them, the group took a moment to look around the chamber that they were in and found a few more bones, with the same shimmering nature that Spitfire had spotted earlier, that were added to what they had found earlier, though once that was done they headed out through the opening that had brought them to this area and exited the structure so they could head out for the next chamber that held the next runestone. What they found was that there were more mystics and bone warriors guarding the entrance to the next area they had to enter, which rested to the right of the main entrance to Haustvald, so Spitfire and Rainbow focused on batting the more powerful bone warriors, as their skills and grace were more suited for these foes than Scarlet's skills allowed, even though she did a fantastic job when she fought the first bone warrior earlier, though this allowed her and Vytheril to engage the mystics and either cut them down or blast them into one of the nearby walls, but, at the same time, Spitfire and Rainbow found that their foes had a bit more power than they were expecting and battled them accordingly, dodging attacks that would cause great harm to them and lashing out when an opening revealed itself.
With the next group of enemies taken care of the group was able to march into the chamber that the second runestone rested in, where they found another group of three mystics guarding the area as they channeled their magic into the stone that happened to be resting between them, though that didn't stop Spitfire, Rainbow, Scarlet, and Vytheril from attacking them while they were busy, even though Spitfire and Rainbow turned her attention to a pair of bone warriors that just so happened to march into the chamber a few moments later, no doubt having been called to action by the will of the three Bonespeakers that they were fighting. That fact informed Spitfire that either the previous group of mystics didn't have the time to call in backup or they had been arrogant in their power and felt that just the three of them could overpower any and all invaders that dared to invade Haustvald, but the reason didn't matter in the slightest as she and Rainbow cut down the pair of bone warriors and dropped their reanimated corpses to the ground, which just so happened to be around the same time that Scarlet and Vytheril cut down the rest of the mystics that were in this area, even though that meant those that guarded the next runestone were going to be more prepared, given what they had just witnessed. Once their foes were taken care of the group smashed the runestone that was in the middle of the chamber, took a few moments to pick up all of the shimmering bones that belonged to Ashildir, and then left the now totally empty chamber that they had been standing in, where they headed to the right of the chamber's entrance and headed down the steps that lead right to what appeared to be the third and final chamber, as Vytheril determined that the power he had been following only extended to the two chambers they had been in and the one he was leading them to, as there was a fourth one on the other side of the quarry, from where he and the others were standing, but he detected no power coming from it, the powerful runic magic he had been following. As such they clashed with the pair of bone warriors that were standing guard outside the chamber and found that four more were waiting inside the actual chamber, in addition to the three Bonespeakers that were resting around the final runestone, though when they heard a group of bone warriors walking up the stairs that they had walked by when heading to the first of the four chambers, which contained a path that lead straight down to the lowest point of Haustvald, Rainbow tapped into her true power and flew down into the group of bone warriors that were coming to attack them from behind, calling the lightning down with her attacks so she could smash them to pieces.
Spitfire did the same thing as she shifted into her own demonic form and smashed into the group of bone warriors that were guarding the chamber itself, allowing Scarlet and Vytheril to pass into their next destination as she swung at her foes and used her power to smash them into the walls and ground that rested around them, where she found that the enemies were strong and that her demon form was much stronger than they were, allowing her to scatter her foes in a matter of seconds before checking how Rainbow's fight was going, even though she didn't have to worry as Rainbow danced all over her foes and cut them all down.
"Those demon forms sure come in handy," Vytheril commented, because he had to admit that the forms his friends used in battle, when they required their full power to face something or someone, were rather powerful and this allowed them to overcome large groups of enemies that would normally do serious harm to normal adventurers, but even as he thought about that he knew that Spitfire and Rainbow's demonic forms were different than what he had seen the rest of the Illidari use when they needed a power boost, in both terms of power and form, something he wasn't about to complain about as it sure saved him and Scarlet from having to face the large group of bone warriors.
"Indeed. Against enemies like these, especially with their numbers, using our full power was necessary," Spitfire replied, as while she knew that some would have preferred to keep such a powerful card hidden until they were sure they needed it, or at least that was the feeling she got from some of the heroes of the Alliance and Horde, which was fine since all of them were far more experienced than she and Rainbow were, she knew that the bone warriors were strong and that they had to be taken seriously, though in that moment she sighed and reverted back to her base form, "So, did you smash the last of the runestones, or do we still need to do that?"
"The two of us were able to shatter it without needing you or Rainbow to help us," Scarlet said, though that was when she walked out of the chamber that the final runestone was resting in and allowed Spitfire to see that it had been shattered by both her and Vytheril's power, but even as she said that she shared Vytheril's thoughts on the matter, as both Spitfire and Rainbow were far stronger than what they originally thought they were, especially when they tapped into their true forms to deal with their foes, and such a thing made her wonder just how much stronger the pair could get, since demon hunters absorbed the souls of demons and Fel energy to boost their own powers, something both of them did every chance they got, though she was thankful they were on their side and not the Legion's side.
"That's good to hear," Rainbow stated, where she landed nearby and sighed as she landed nearby, even though she also reverted back to her base form as she stood up, but as she did that she glanced back at the stairs that had a number of the bone warriors resting on them, ones that were still smoking from what she had done to them with her lightning based powered, something that was followed by her turning back towards the others as she jerked her thumb up the stairs that had brought them to where the third runestone was resting, where they could see that Iounn had flown into Haustvald to see what sort of progress they had made, "and it looks like our new ally is waiting for a report on our progress, so I would suggest that we tell her what's going on before she gets angry."
Spitfire nodded her head as she and the others walked up to where the shieldmaiden was floating, as it seemed like she might be taking stock of the damage each of them had done to the ranks of the Bonespeakers, which she and Rainbow had done the most of thanks to their demon forms, and based on the somewhat nervous look that was on her transparent face it was clear that she had witnessed the two of them tearing apart the bone warriors in their transformed states, but she made sure to switch the look on her face to a calm one before they stopped in front of her.
"We've crushed many of the Bonespeakers that were guarding the upper reaches of this place and have recovered all of Ashildir's bones," Spitfire stated, where her friends nodded their heads and Scarlet revealed that she and Vytheril had the last of the shimmering bones, as they had been scattered around the final chamber and had been claimed while Spitfire and Rainbow were dealing with the groups of bone warriors that wanted to bring them all down and bring their bodies or souls to those that they served, which would have been bad since Skovald was tied to the Legion and would have offered his foul masters both of their souls, "also, we took care of some runestones that the Bonespeakers were using to weaken the Queen of the Valkyra, so her soul should be much stronger than it would have been otherwise."
"With the rituals disrupted, the traitors dealt with, and her bones returned, we may be able to wrest Ashildir's soul from the grasp of these Bonespeakers." Iounn said, her tone revealing that she was pleased with what the group had done since she had last seen them, even though it was possible that she was nervous about two of them thanks to what she had seen, before she glanced down the stairs that lead deeper into the area that they were currently invading, where Spitfire could see that there was a ritual device or an altar of some kind, before she spotted what appeared to be a swirling mass of dark energy even deeper than where the oddly placed altar was located, "Deeper within Haustvald, from what I've heard, the mystics possess a special altar which can reunite the body and spirit of a fallen warrior... with this altar, we may be able to return Ashildir's spirit into her bones and free her from the grasp of these foul mystics, who would dare to betray the pact they forged long ago. Go, heroes, I will rally her guard and prepare for her return."
In that moment, without waiting for anyone to say anything in response to what she had said, the shieldmaiden took off and headed out to find those that followed Ashildir, to draw them to her side when she was put back together by the altar that the group would be heading towards, to which the group said nothing as they walked down the steps that were near where they had found the transparent warrior and headed down to the active rune that rested on the slightly raised altar that appeared to be their destination, where they carefully laid the collection of bones on the altar and Vytheril activated it without delay, leading to another transparent female warrior appearing before them, one who seemed to be on the same level as the ancient rulers they had encountered so far.
"Where... where am I now?" Ashildir inquired, where it sounded like she was dazed from what had happened to her spirit, which made sense due to the fact that her spirit had been fragmented and pulled away from her bones, not to mention all of the other stuff that the Bonespeakers must have done since they defiled her grave and stole her bones from where they had been buried, before she stared at the group as she seemed to recognize them, or at least that was what Spitfire was hoping, since a still fragmented ancient ruler was useless to them, "I... I know the four of you... In my fragmented state, I captured glimpses of a small group of heroes meting out justice to the corrupted mystics of Haustvald, who shattered all of their runestones, collected my stolen bones, and slew those that would betray the ancient pact... I now see that the four of you were the heroes in question, and, though listening to what was said by the one called 'God-King' Skovald, that you seek my judgment. I'm afraid that I must give you some bad news, as my spirit is still fragmented and, as a consequence, I am still in a weakened state, though while we talk one of the stronger Bonespeakers, one Runeseer Faljar, is calling upon dark and forbidden magics in an attempt to banish my spirit, in its entirety, to the realm of Helheim... and if he succeeds, well, I will be trapped in a realm of damnation and your trial will be lost."
Spitfire glanced at the others for a moment and they nodded their heads in agreement, as it appeared that killing the one known as Runeseer Faljar was the next step of their journey to gain access to the Halls of Valor, and, based on what they were seeing in the deepest part of Haustvald, it appeared that they now knew what was going on in that area, a portal to the realm of Helheim was in the middle of being opened by their target, to banish Ashildir and, if he was lucky, possibly banish all four of them to the dark realm, but before they did anything the spirit that was in front of them shuddered for a moment and caused the group to glance at her for a moment.
"My connection here is fading." Ashildir commented, where it was clear that she was starting to fade, or at least her spirit was being called over to the area that Faljar was currently resting in, something that seemed to piss off the Queen of the Valkyra as she focused on the deepest part of Haustvald for a few seconds, no doubt staring at the Runeseer, before she focused on the group once more, no doubt having a command for the four of them to follow before they departed from the area the altar was resting in, "Go, there is little time!"
Spitfire, Rainbow, Scarlet, and Vytheril nodded their heads as they headed down the stairs that were behind the altar and started to make their way over to where the main ritual area was resting, where they found a much larger runestone that was resting near the stone wall of the quarry, with a bunch of runic magic flowing through the area that a mystic, who was wearing a rather simple and plain looking robe, which looked like what the other mystics had been wearing, was standing in and happened to be channeling his power around, though that was when they found the fully formed spirit of Ashildir resting on top of an altar that was between Faljar and the runestone, even though there were two smaller runestones in the area as well, showing just how determined their foe was to banish Ashildir.
"You have defiled the old ways, mystic!" Ashildir declared, where this time the group could tell that she was definitely back together and that her full form was resting on the altar, meaning Faljar was either trying to fragment her and send all of her pieces to Helheim or, as Spitfire was beginning to believe, he had set up the three runestones and the guards to buy him the time he needed to gather the necessary power to banish someone of Ashildir's power, though that was when the ancient queen struggled against her bonds once more, "The God-King is not worthy of the Halls of Valor! He will destroy everything in his wake and bring ruin to Stormheim!"
"I spit on your ancient rites, shieldmaiden!" Faljar stated in return, his words informing the group that he was too far gone at this point and that nothing they did would bring him back to whatever senses he had before the corruption of the Bonespeakers, meaning they would have to kill him like they planned and that was the reason that each of them readied their weapons accordingly, before he shifted his stance for a moment so he could focus on all of them as he growled, no doubt to show them that he didn't like them, "And you, outsiders, you shall be punished accordingly as well, for all shall be as the God-King wills it!"
"Oh yeah? You might be strong, but you're nothing compared to our true strength!" Rainbow remarked, because that was mostly true, as in his current state, from what they could tell, Faljar had the magical power to be equal to one of the sheer power of the bone warriors they had faced so far, at the very least, and that wasn't counting any Fel enhancement he could have received since he was an ally of Skovald's, and both she and Spitfire could feel the familiar energy coming from the mystic that was in front of them, which suddenly explained why he had the power to do what they were seeing, to which she and Spitfire nodded to each other before racing into battle.
At first Scarlet and Vytheril were wondering what in the world Spitfire and Rainbow were doing, since they usually tackled things as a group and then determined the tactic that would be used against a foe or a group of enemies, but that was the moment that the pair transformed before their eyes and used the full power of their demonic forms to lash out at Faljar before he could move, who raised his hands to stop their attacks and the air around them shuddered for a moment as all three of their energies collided with each other, though it was in that moment that they understood what was going on as they witnessed what happened next. Faljar's energy was tainted by the familiar sinister Fel energy that they were used to seeing among the ranks of the demons, or those that were corrupted like Skovald and his entire clan, which already told them everything that they needed to know, but then the runes that were on the Bonespeaker's arms flared for a couple of seconds as the normal coloration was replaced by a more sickly Fel green and several spikes grew out of his arms, which showed them that Skovald had definitely empowered him to carry out his duties to banish one of the ancient rulers of his own people, possibly all of them to ensure no one else could complete the Trial of Valor, and the transformation included the eyes taking on the Fel green coloration that they were used to seeing, before Spitfire and Rainbow broke away from their foe as part of the ground all around them cracked. Faljar, as if sensing that he would have to pour his full power into fighting both Spitfire and Rainbow at the same time, summoned his magic for a moment and called forth the spirits of the dead to fight for him, as in some of the lesser bone soldiers that usually served a necromancer of some kind, though to prevent them from bothering their friends, since they needed to focus on the Fel-infused individual, Scarlet and Vytheril turned towards the new enemies and fought them to make sure none of them reached the area that the runestones were resting in, something that allowed Spitfire and Rainbow to shift their stances as they focused on what would happen next. The pair was a tad bit surprised by the fact that their foe was able to rapidly call out his Fel power and use it to stop their attacks in seconds, even if it did end up cutting his palms in the process thanks to the tainted blood that was on the ground, but that just informed them that the skill he was using as an armor based skill, one to help him withstand their attacks, and the difference in their powers would no doubt be the end of him after they shattered his defenses and broke the spells he sent their way.
In response to them cutting open the palms of his hands, and causing him to bleed, Faljar used one of his powers over the next few moments to heal his wounds and harden both of his hands into a more stone-like state, like an Infernal's hands to be exact, and it seemed like he might be doing the same thing to the rest of his body, to make sure none of their blows did anything to him, but that was where he made his mistake, as they were demon hunters and they knew know to deal with foes that channeled the Fel energy like this. Spitfire and Rainbow stepped into the area that their foe was standing in and lashed out with their warglaives, where they forced Faljar to go on the defensive immediate as he raised his arms and showed them that he had definitely hardened more parts of his body to resist their attacks, not that such a thing really mattered as Spitfire cut into part of his arm and Rainbow pulled away so she could spin around and deliver two diagonal cuts to his chest, surprising the Fel-corrupted Bonespeaker in the process, even though the pair was only getting started on showing him the error of his ways. In the following moments he loosed a number of Fel fireballs at them, showing that he wanted to burn the both of them to the ground or knock them backwards for an instant, though the pair channeled their own elemental powers and countered his attacks, Spitfire taking half of the attacks with her own fireballs while Rainbow took the other half with her lightning bolts, though as Faljar noticed them do that, and the look of surprise stayed on his face for a few more seconds, Spitfire rushed into the area that was right in front of him and brought her right leg up, as in she kicked him right in the chin and sent him up into the air, which should separate him from the magic he was channeling before their arrival. Rainbow was waiting for that as she flew up into the air as well and made sure that Faljar was resting between where she ended up and the area Spitfire was still standing in, where she loosed a burst of lightning bolts down at her target, who used his Fel-empowered magic to counter the attacks as best as he could, though as he was pushed backwards a larger Fel fireball rushed up at his backside, coming right from where Spitfire was standing, where the pair of Fel attacks exploded in the air and caused the upper reaches of Haustvald to shudder for a moment, with some spots even cracking under their power, and when the smoke cleared the pair found that they weren't alone, as four shieldmaidens had appeared and proceeded to stab Faljar in the chest with their spear, so much so that they knocked him out of the air and sent him back into the ground.
As Faljar landed on the ground, near the edge of the area that he had been performing the ritual in, Spitfire and Rainbow stood between him and Ashildir, with Scarlet to their left and Vytheril to their right while they were flanked by the newest members of their group, where they could see that Faljar was bleeding and that he wasn't happy with what was going on right now, not that such a thing really mattered in the grand scheme of things since neither Spitfire or Rainbow were going to take him down and put an end to the God-King's plans.
"I've had enough of this!" Faljar shouted, where he channeled his magic for a moment and slammed his palm onto the cold stone floor that they were standing on, something that was followed by a dark purple rune, which was tainted by the color of his inner Fel energy, appearing under everyone who dared to challenge his power, though that was when he raised his hand for a moment and focused on Ashildir, as he loosed a beam of twisted energy that struck her right in her chest, who moaned for a few seconds as he worked his magic on the area they were in, "Ashildir, I would see you banished before I allow you to grant judgment to any outsiders!"
"No... you can't..." Ashildir started to say, though in that instance she felt the corrupted mystic adding his Fel power to his banishment spell and realized what was going on, not to mention the fact that she had underestimated the sheer amount of power that the Runeseer had, because if he was able to take all of the attacks that Spitfire, Rainbow, and her own select guards, the latter only arriving after realizing what was going to happen to her, it meant that he was far stronger than all of them and that they might have to admit defeat.
"Oh, but I can. You fates have been sealed, shieldmaiden," Faljar stated, showing them that he believed that his power was far beyond any of the powers that were being used against him at the moment, though as he started to raise his hands, so he could complete the spell and banish the Queen of the Valkyra, the two normal heroes, and the four shieldmaidens to the realm of Helheim, as he intended on keeping his Fel-empowered enemies out here so Skovald could cut them down before either of them could cause trouble for them in the future, "Enjoy your eternity of damnation! Helheim awaits!"
"You know, we ought to thank Maiev for what she did," Spitfire remarked, referring to the fact that they had been trapped in Fel crystals for a long period of time, because right now it came in real handy as she and Rainbow flexed their powers for a moment and shattered the Fel-empowered runic magic that had been below their hooves, though as that happened, and before their foe could do anything about it, Rainbow rushed forward and swung her warblades at her foe as she flipped over his head, the edges of her weapons taking his arms clean off, which was followed by Spitfire rushing towards Faljar not even a few seconds later.
Her attack was designed to take Faljar's head clean off and cut open his chest, separating him into three sections and, at the same time split his soul into two fragments, but just as her blades made contact the spell went off and the pair had to watch as both of their friends and Ashildir, not to mention the four shieldmaidens, were transformed into dark purple orbs that flew into the air and passed through the portal to Helheim, to which the pair nodded for a moment as they absorbed the two halves of Faljar's Fel-corrupted soul and then flew into the portal as well, because they were going to undo all of Faljar's efforts, save their friends, complete the Trial of Valor, and then, eventually, take down Skovald and restore order to the entirety of Stormheim.