Encounter the Ultimate

"Only the courageous, strong, and true may cross the boundary, arriving at the portal to the Abyss. Only the stronger can then conquer the fears, the horrors, and the creatures that shall pour through the gateway like a flood. Only the courageous shall stand and only the true shall prevail."

Took the title from the theme from Mortal Kombat, finding it to fit the little scene here. My neko assassin girl(this time without her tail) returns for an appearance in this fight. Took forever to render, spanning several days due to long shadow map rendering times, computer crashes, and trying to get the lighting and mood right. Also, with the male warrior's(right side) sword, I managed to create the glowing red effect using NO POST-WORK. Yay for lighting tricks. Truly one of my better works for special effects, though the portal/shaft did not blend the colors correctly when rendering. I plan on going back and fixing that eventually for a updated version.