Chapter 3
The Evolep warriors moved with fluid grace, their bodies blurring into shimmering auras as they unleashed volleys of pure energy from their hands. Explosive bursts hammered the frontline Arks, but did little to halt their advance.
Ezekiel roared in apparent frustration, sweeping a clawed hand forward. A concentrated beam of dark power lanced out, slicing through the Evolep's defenses to obliterate an entire citadel in a thunderous cataclysm.
In the devastation's wake, the majestic King Bo, his white and gold robes billowing around him, raised his staff to deflect falling debris protecting his subjects. But Ezekiel had already turned his smoldering gaze toward the ruler.
As the towering Ark leader began summoning catastrophic power into his maw, Ben shouted, "Not today, you overgrown uglies! It's hero time!"
Activating his Omnitrix, he transformed into the supreme alien form of Atomix in a spectacular whirlwind of emerald energy. Consisting of a humanoid control center surrounded by a swirling uplink cyclone, Atomix directed his power toward the Arks with pinpoint precision.
"Free-form radiation cyclones at 80% power - fire!"
Coruscating beams of atomic force speared outward, smashing through the Ark warships descending on the city. One by one, their reinforced hulls crumpled like tinfoil, consumed in thermonuclear fireballs.
Ezekiel whirled in outrage, deflecting Atomix's next barrage. The Evolep warriors rallied and formed an interlocking phalanx, channeling waves of telekinetic force to disrupt the Arks' movements.
With the battle turned, Atomix focused squarely on the Ark leader. "Listen up, you oversized bully! I don't know what your deal is with these people, but you're not wrecking their home while I'm around."
Trails of atomic energy whipped around Atomix as he unleashed his full power. "Unlimited nuclear fury!"
A blinding series of explosions hammered Ezekiel, each detonation exponentially amplified by the force of the previous blast. The Ark leader bellowed in agony, its burned, irradiated form blown clear of the city.
Still in a battle fury, Atomix spun to locate his enemy. "Who wants...some...more?"
Ezekiel stirred amidst the rubble, raising its great horned head. "Impossible...you dare defy Excelsor Arkhon's dominion?"
It struggled to focus its hate-filled gaze on the nuclear maelstrom before it. "Who...are you, unworthy one?"
Atomix paused, the cyclone whirlwind slowly winding down. He almost responded, then seemed to think better of it.
Extending both arms, he unleashed a devastating double-helix nuclear barrage. The blasts slammed into Ezekiel, blowing the Ark leader back through crumbling buildings until its monstrous form disappeared in an apocalyptic explosion on the horizon.
When the smoke cleared, Atomix hovered protectively over the stunned Evolep populace. With a flash, he reverted to Ben's human form, slightly dazed himself.
"Okay...I think that takes care of the ugly dude. For now, at least."