Pain

In a place that was neither here nor there…

Elizabeth (The One): Hear me, Avatars. I know why you have returned. I know what it is you seek. You failed to prevent me from exercising creation eons ago, and now you hope to put an end to all of existence. I hereby issue you a challenge. A group of my warriors shall do battle against your chosen champions. If your champions are victorious, I will not stand in the way of your objectives. You will be free to destroy everything as you please. However, if my warriors are victorious, you must retreat to whatever dark corner of reality you came from and never set foot in the remaining Schism again. What do you say to this?

Avatars: WE ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE. BUT KNOW THIS: IF YOU INTERFERE IN ANY WAY, OR IF THERE IS ANY WHIFF OF TRICKERY PERCEIVED…