//------------------------------// // Rise Against The Hive // Story: Monsters & Mortals // by APStories //------------------------------// Safi'jiiva is a large red dragon that in contrast to its juvenile form, Xeno'jiiva, no longer has an otherworldly appearance. Its scales are now rigid, very resistant to damage unless tenderized, and red in colour with some dark accents on many parts, such as the horns, feet, spikes, and wing edges. Its wing webbing and underside, however, is a tan colour. Its body parts no longer glow except when absorbing energy or when in its "Supercritical" state. Many spikes run from its neck along its back to the tail tip. Safi'jiiva keeps its arms bent and its chest close to the ground, unlike its juvenile form, which keeps its arms outstretched and its chest high off the ground. This can give the impression that Safi'jiiva is smaller than its younger counterpart despite them being almost identical in size, with the former being slightly longer. "You're in luck. The Safi'jiiva is weak to every single weapon... which make no sense at all whatsoever seeing as how it's the final boss of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. However, it absorbs energy from its environment to heal itself and change the ecosystem. Hit it with everything you've got!", Sunset said. The three heroes faced the massive beast. "Let's-a GO!", Mario shouted as he leaped upwards and striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the right wing, dealing some heavy damage. Luigi used his Wailing Cleaver Shin to slice the left wing, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster grabbed Luigi with its mouth and tossed him aside. The Safi'jiiva then used Fireblight on the Green Thunder, dealing some extremely heavy damage. "Luigi!" Mario striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the right wing, dealing some heavy damage. Luigi used his Wailing Cleaver Shin to slice the left wing, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster grabbed Luigi with its mouth and tossed him aside. The Safi'jiiva then used Fireblight on the Green Thunder once again, dealing some extremely heavy damage. "You bitch! Or bastard!", Luigi shouted as Mario striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the right wing, dealing some heavy damage. Luigi used his Wailing Cleaver Shin to slice the left wing, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster grabbed Luigi with its mouth and tossed him aside. The Safi'jiiva then used Fireblight on the Green Thunder once again, killing Luigi. IN REALITY... "You did amazing, Luigi", Sunset said. IN THE GAME WORLD... "Holy shit!", Mario said as he striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the chest, dealing some heavy damage. However, the Safi'jiiva's next target was Mario. It grabbed Mario and tossed him aside. It then used Fireblight on Mario, dealing some extremely heavy damage. Mario, however, wouldn't give up. He striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the chest, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster grabbed Mario with its mouth and tossed him aside. The Safi'jiiva then used Fireblight on Mario once again, dealing some extremely heavy damage. Mario, however, wouldn't give up. He striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the chest, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster grabbed Mario with its mouth and tossed him aside. The Safi'jiiva then used Fireblight on Mario once again, dealing some extremely heavy damage. Mario, however, wouldn't give up. He striked the Safi'jiiva with his Rathalos Gleamsword, dealing some heavy damage. Greninja used his Plesioth Lullabane to strike the chest, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster grabbed Mario with its mouth and tossed him aside. The Safi'jiiva then used Fireblight on Mario once again, killing him. IN REALITY... "Greninja, it's all up to you", Sunset said. IN THE GAME WORLD... Greninja picked up the Rathalos Gleamsword and the Wailing Cleaver Shin. He combined the weapons to form the Plesioth Pelagis. No mere sword, this weapon rips its target in two with jets of high-pressure water. "The Plesioth Pelagis will deal 450 damage to your opponent", Sunset said. Greninja used his newly-forged Plesioth Pelagis to slice the monster's left wing off, dealing massive damage. However, the monster used Fireblight on the Ninja Pokémon, dealing some extremely heavy damage. However, Greninja was determined to end the fight. He used his Plesioth Pelagis to slice the monster's right wing off, dealing massive damage. However, the monster grabbed the sword with its right foreleg and crushed it. It then used Fireblight on the Ninja Pokémon, dealing some extremely heavy damage. Greninja took out a Plesioth Watercutter, which was his weakest weapon. Still, it would deal some serious damage. He leaped upwards and slashed the monster's neck, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster used Fireblight on the Ninja Pokémon, dealing some extremely heavy damage. However, Greninja was determined to end the fight. He leaped upwards and slashed the monster's neck again, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster healed itself, restoring 400 HP. "It's time to die!", Greninja shouted. He leaped upwards and slashed the monster's neck, dealing some heavy damage. However, the monster used Fireblight on the Ninja Pokémon, dealing some extremely heavy damage. However, Greninja was determined to end the fight. He leaped upwards and slashed the monster's neck again, dealing some heavy damage and causing the monster to bleed out, lowering its HP to 2.5. It crashed to the ground. "Hasta la vista... motherfucker." However, the weakened monster used Fireblight on the Ninja Pokémon, killing Greninja and resulting in a game over. IN REALITY... "Okay, you lost. Fortunately, there's a NPC who can slay this massive beast", Sunset said. "All you three needed to do... was weaken it." IN THE GAME WORLD... Steve from Minecraft approached the Safi'jiiva and stabbed it in the heart with a wooden sword, killing the monster. IN REALITY... "Well... it's over", Sunset said. The blizzard had passed, so Mario, Luigi, and Greninja were able to go to their homes.