Darkness seems to buckle under the cacophonous barrage from the enraged Warboss, finally crumbling to the ground.  At the same time Kitharsis', Soul Reavers, and his Steelhearts attack crash against Lights shield, the shimmering dome flickering before shattering.  Kitharsis' spikes pierce downwards once more, impaling the goddess clean through.  Her body spasms and quivers, silver blood gushes from the wounds and a moment later she goes still.

At the same time Phaerys scans the Well.  A moment after Darkness seems to fall he can detect a significant surge of power flowing from the well, while at the same time his sensors also detect a similar surge far away, clearly coming from the city of Light.  Then warnings and errors seem to start filling his scanners as he attempts to investigate further.  It is as if there is some sort of barrier preventing the scanners from investigating further beyond detecting the surge of power, though one scanner does seem to pick up some interesting information.  It detects a thread of power coarsing through the shield, different then anything else the scanners pick up.  Far more ancient and powerful then either of the deities the Companions currently face.  It seems to be that thread that seems to block the scanners from delving any further. Then both seemingly dead beings glow and flash with their respective element before surging back to their feet once more.

"I must say...your fury is impressive Ork.  It means little as you can see.  Strike as hard and often as you desire...I shall always return.  The same can be said for my sister."

Its at that point that Light chuckles, reaching to grab one of those sand spikes impaling her and snaps it in half.

"My dear bother is correct.  There is only one being who can fell me...and only one that can fell my brother.  I suspect that the one who can fell me is no longer interested in such an option...as I am no longer either."

She lets out another chuckle as a tendril of light extends from her body, quickly seizing the Steelheart, wrapping around the demon.  In a smooth motion her blade pierces the air and slices the creature in two.  Then without hesitation she charges at Soul Reaver, her shield set firmly in front of her.  At the same time Darkness flickers and two more appear and all three launch a flurry of sword strikes upon the giant Ork.

As the battle continues, Vee remains on the ground, seemingly unmoving still.  There seems to be an odd flicker of power as a translucent being seems to flicker in and out of sight, the beings gaze seems to be looking down at the fallen woman. 

"My dear daughter...you must rise.  The time is now."

Gulgrim, ever eager for a fight, charges in.  Kitharsis is impressed the Warboss was able to contain himself for this long.  With one last glance at Vee, Kitharsis prepares to enter the fray as well.

A curtain of sand shields his eyes from the blinding white light produced from Light's shields.  As Gulgrim clashes with Darkness, Light's shield blunts his attack.  Destroying the shields would be most effective at the moment.

Kitharsis runs toward Light, encased in her domed shield around her.  As Soul Reaver attempts to plunge Blooddrinker into the shield, Kitharsis readies masses of sand above.  The sand forms into long, thick, hardened spikes.  They thrust down at the shield in intervals.  Should the shield break they will strike down at Light, attempting to spear her through.

Dull amber colored runes begin to trace themselves across Kitharsis's skin as he makes preparations for the battle ahead.

Gulgrim finally gets the fight he wants. He's busting out an old classic that he used in the fight against Soul Reaver (and Peterson, if I'm remembering right), his rapid teleport assault. Only when you're the size Gulgrim's at right now, it's a lot more dangerous when there's suddenly a vacuum that large in the place a giant Ork used to be, so the area around Darkness is about to be full of explosions (or I guess implosions, technically, but they often then subsequently become explosions), so caution to anyone getting too close.

"Have you always felt this way?  Or has the intrusion of the Warp into your minds altered you?  Do you not feel it slithering about your bodies?"

"And what, exactly, do you feel needs to be done to attain this 'true balance'?"

Darkness lets out a deep chuckle at Kitharsis' questions as Light turns towards the Tithandara.

"No. Once we fought side by side but disagreed on the best method to maintain Balance.  Thus we split our army and worked to prove which was right.  In time our makers apparently disagreed and sealed us away.  For countless eons we worked to determine which of us would be victor until eventually I found a method of escape.  That....was when we learned the truth of what lay beyond this meager and malformed existence."

Darkness chuckles once more.

"Yes...and so it became obvious.  The walls must be shattered and the truth be unleashed upon not only this universe but all of them.  Then true Balance will be attained."

He then looks at the raging Warboss.  At the same moment the Companions can sense both beings power grow even further, the taint of the Warp even more present within both of them as it can even be felt Warp energy seeming to flow from the dark pool.  Without a further word Darkness charges at the Ork, his twin scimitars slashing down towards Gulgrim as his other hands spread wide and long tendrils of Darkness form, bearing a resemblance to whips, the weapons slicing in from the sides.  At the same time Light spears her sword down into the ground and drops to one knee as she holds her shield high.  Blazing white light floods the entire area as if a Sun had suddenly manifested before the Companions very eyes even as powerful shields manifest around both beings.

That Phaerys had been right about the shard's nature turned out to be something of a double-edged sword. Gently he descended back to earth, watching and listening to the conversation between Darkness and Light, and so did he come to understand the true reason behind the aberrance in this plane's continuous cycle of warfare.

Phaerys considered the reasoning, their motivations and their intent to resort to brute force to enact their plan. It was not often that a being of their stature would come to realise just how small they were in the multiverse at large. And not often that they would take the news well.

He looked to Kitharsis and Soul Reaver as each spoke their piece. The influence of the Spans Between had clearly touched the twin beings in some way. He knew little of how far it reached, however. Were they still able to see reason, in their present state?

"If you have truly witnessed what lies beyond the Spans Between, then you must know that your efforts will be in vain," Phaerys addressed them. "There are infinite planes beyond your own - to perform this function you describe is mathematically impossible. Would you trade one endless cycle for another?"