Cassiel's Constructs—Aetherion and Lumora—flanked me, their Purity-aligned forms pulsing with divine resonance, We prepared to advance toward the Core Nexus, the heart of Seraph-7's essence and the gateway to the Fractured Heavens. The Magnetic Garden hummed around me, its levitating hematite platforms and swirling magnetic currents casting an ethereal glow. My Biomechanical Angel Wings shimmered, granting +1 to evasion in aerial maneuvers, while the Tulp cheerfully followed, its glowing suction pads ready for swift movement. Lumen's Guiding Pulse swept the garden, illuminating a crystalline archway leading to the Core Nexus, its surface etched with sigils of infinite energy.
The Neuro-Wisp maintained my psychic stability, countering faint traces of corruption seeping from distant tunnels where Sabbath Gok's roars echoed, its resurrected form pursuing me relentlessly.
My five permanent Blood Bulbs pulsed steadily beneath the Head armor's glowing sigils, and the Purity Limb enhanced my precision. Aetherion's dual lances gleamed with offensive might, and Lumora's hematite shield radiated defensive strength. My Threat Scanner, enhanced by Wisp Echo, pinged: "Core Nexus entrance detected. High concentration of Purity and Destruction energies. Potential ambush: Sabbath Gok or Corruptor presence likely."
I double checked the Love Blaster and Bile Irritant Gun, aware that my expended Purifying Light and single remaining Pulse Lash recharge would limit my Purity bursts, though the Constructs bolstered my odds against the Corruptor's weakness.
I took take flight with my bio-mechanical angel wings, they propelled me effortlessly across the low gravity of the Magnetic Garden's floating spires, Aetherion and Lumora soaring alongside, their forms cutting through magnetic currents with ease.
The Tulp scurried along, its agility complementing my aerial maneuvers. The crystalline archway loomed closer, its sigils flaring as we approached, but a sudden tremor shook the garden. My interface pinged with a warning: "Sabbath Gok proximity increasing. Alternate route converging. Prepare for engagement."
Lumen's Guiding Pulse highlighted a choke point ahead—a narrow bridge of hematite platforms suspended over a chasm of swirling void energy, where Sabbath Gok's shadow loomed, its three Core Shards restored by corruption's micro units.
Sabbath Gok erupted onto the bridge, its hulking form wreathed in void-shadows, claws dripping ichor, and eyes blazing with hatred. "GODHAND!!! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE VOID GOD'S EMBRACE!" it roared, its Destruction energy warping the magnetic fields.
My interface logged: "Sabbath Gok ambush emineint. Three Core Shards, vulnerable to Purity bursts. Phase 1 initiated." The Constructs took formation: Aetherion readied its lances, and Lumora raised its shield to bolster our group defense.
I soared above the bridge, Angel Wings granting +1 evasion to dodge Sabbath Gok's initial claw swipe. Lumora's shield flared, deflecting debris from the impact. I fired off the Love Blaster, its chambers whirring to launch two Love Children at random. The glowing offspring latched onto Sabbath Gok, immolating its exoskeleton in fiery bursts, weakening its first Core Shard.
"Love Blaster hit: Two Love Children immolated. First Core Shard weakened."
Aetherion dove in, its dual lances striking with lethal precision. The lances pierced the weakened Core Shard, shattering it in a spray of ichor. Sabbath Gok recoiled, entering Phase 2, its void-tendrils lashing out.
"Aetherion strike: First Core Shard destroyed. Sabbath Gok at two Core Shards."
Sabbath Gok unleashed a void-pulse, a shockwave of Destruction energy that destabilizes the hematite bridge. Lumora's shield absorbed the brunt of the wave protecting me and the Tulp, but the pulse grazed Aetherion, temporarily dimming one lance. My angel wings agility kept me aloft, and the Head armor's sigils ensured all five Blood Bulbs remained intact. "Void-pulse deflected. No damage taken. Aetherion at reduced capacity until next turn."
I dove with my angel wings, positioning for a precise strike. Wielding the Ecdysis Spur, I targeted the second Core Shard, its jagged bone-and-metal blade amplified by the Purity Limb and Corruptor's weakness. The Spur cleaved through, shattering the second shard in a burst of corrupted fluid. Sabbath Gok roared, its form destabilizing further.
"Ecdysis Spur hit: Second Core Shard destroyed. Sabbath Gok at one Core Shard."
Sabbath Gok entered it's third phase of attacks, summoning a vortex of void-tendrils, attempting to ensnare our group. But the Tulp's agility and my wings' evasion allowed us to weave through, while Lumora shielded Aetherion, restoring its lances. Sabbath Gok lunged, claws aiming for all five of my armored Blood Bulbs, but Lumora's defense and my Head armor deflected the attack. A faint crack appeared in one Blood Bulb, but it held fast.
"Blood Bulb strained but intact. No loss."
With Sabbath Gok faltering, I activated my final Pulse Lash recharge (0 uses, 1 recharge remaining), its Purity energy surging through my umbilical cord. Aetherion joined with a lance strike!
The combined assault obliterated the final Core Shard, and Sabbath Gok collapsed into the chasm, its form dissolving into a writhing mass of micro units that failed to reform. My interface logged: "Sabbath Gok neutralized. All Core Shards destroyed. 3 Polyps acquired. Total: 8 Polyps."
With my nemesis defeated, the hematite bridge stabilized, and I led Aetherion and Lumora through the crystalline archway into the Core Nexus. The chamber was a radiant cathedral of white-gold light, Seraph-7's heart pulsing at its center—a massive, biomechanical core orbited by streams of Purity energy. The Constructs kneel, their sigils resonating with the heart, confirming your path to the Fractured Heavens to enslave the rogue Angel.
Outcome
This critical success neutralized Sabbath Gok, securing the Core Nexus, and yielded 3 Polyps. My Blood Bulbs remain intact, though one was strained, and corruption stayed stable.