Grixis stumbled about, gripping hold of his head with his free hand. The tendrils of shadow had cut off his link with his Solar energy, smothering the fire engulfing him. It was also causing havoc to other things to him as well. He looked up to see Emaria simply drop out of the sky and hit the ground and slide across the sands, leaving a large trench from where she hit to where she was now, unmoving and unresponsive. Whatever that was had strained the link! Whatever it was had spoke to him telepathically. He looked over to where the source came from, only to see dissipating shadows of something that had been there. His blood boiled; his rage growing to dangerous levels. He raised his head to the sky and let out a hate filled scream. At that moment, multiple areas on the ground around him became black and a vortex of darkness rose from each, before simmering, revealing five pitch black versions of himself, each holding a black cleaver and darkness lifting from their bodies like smoke from fire. Similar to the Echos of Oryx, these were the Shadows of Grixis. He looked about them all frantically, each giving him their undivided attention. "[i]Go! Find that interloper now![/i]" He shouted in the Hive language, his voice seething with rage. Their bodies turned into an orb of darkness, before the five of them shot into the sky, seemingly racing each other in the direction of the Valley of Kings. His gaze shifted to the Hunter who was still standing unfazed by the amount of Darkness that had just entered her. So she was tainted! "You," he said in English, voice still dipped in rage but with an amused tone, "You are tainted with Darkness! So much for being the perfect image of Light! I won't even have to make you suffer, that will do it already. And when it consumes you, it will consume him too," he pointed his sword at Shovoroth, "And we will all be back at square one all over again! Face it, Guardian; You. Have. Lost!" Movement to his left caught his attention. He turned in that direction to see Emaria stirring from her slumbering state. When she rose up and opened her eyes, they immediately locked on him. A growl escaped her throat. "You treacherous monster, taking my will, making me fight my mate, you will pay for this, Grixis!" She said, her voice also filled with anger. "Come for me then, [i]beast.[/i] You will be under my thumb once more soon enough," he said with equal rage. With that, her head struck out like a viper, but he teleported backwards a few meters. Her jaw snapped shut from where he once was. Both Guardians, and now both of the Titan Ahamkara versus him. He welcomed those odds. But before either side could make a move, shadows gathered in between them, making the shadow like form of Sarkon, showing only his upper torso and up. "[i]Leave them, Grixis. Other matters require our attention."[/i] "And what might that be?" "[i]The pieces are falling into place. It is time."[/i] With that, the shadows dissipated. With a slight grunt, he placed his sword on his back and a portal appeared behind him an instant later. "Prepare yourselves, Guardians. The end lies in the beginning. Soon, your city will burn, and your Traveler, destroyed." Without a second glance, he turned toward the portal and passed through the threshold, the portal closed behind him, leaving the group to their moment of peace.