Prologue: Unlikely Happening

In a remote, European village that is ablaze, we can hear the loud clanging of steel from the distance as it would seem a battle is taking place.

As we're taken to the village, we can see that a battle is exactly what is happening as two people are in an intense conflict. Those two people would be Pit and Astaroth. Given where these two come from, it seems like an almost unlikely event that would happen, but it was happening. Pit was armed with his Skyscraper Club and Astaroth had his trusty axe he's used for all of his fights.

"What's your deal," shouted Pit. "Why attack a village like this? What did they do to you?"

Astaroth replied back, "I was created for destruction and chaos! The world must know my rage and power! That is all you need to know, you little fool!"

Pit then responded with, "So, in other words, you're just a mindless monster. The Underworld Army would be proud to have you in its ranks."

"Ha," remarked Astaroth. "I have the power to crush whole armies, so to say something only downplays my abilities!"

"Then why attack a poor village," said Pit. "That's not exactly a good way to test out ones strength, is it?"

"Shut up and go to Hell," shouted Astaroth. "The rest of the people you had evactuated will join you soon!"

"Not a chance," Pit shouted back.

Both Pit and Astaroth charged at each other with their weapons, clashing them against one another. Though Pit possesses great, angelic strength to wield his massive club, he still can't get a good shot on Astaroth, who has proven to be efficient and deadly with his axe. Pit narrowly avoids all of Astaroth's swift and powerful blows, and still unable to find a good opening on the destruction-happy golem.

After being knocked back a good distance by Astaroth, though still maintaining his footing for the most part, Pit starts to pant heavily.

Pit thinks to himself, "Does this guy ever run out of stamina? He could even give a guy like Magnus a run for his money!"

Laughing, Astaroth says, "What's the matter? Am I too much for you? A little weakling like you doesn't deserve to live! Now do you see why I attacked this village? Because I want to root out the weaklings and other filthy maggots that plague this world! That, and there's something more..."

"Like what," Pit asks.

Astaroth replies, "I've talked long enough. Now, it's time for you to die!"

"Not ever," yells Pit. "In the name of the goddess, Palutena, I will defeat you!"

Though obviously tired, Pit charges for Astaroth again, determined to stop him, once and for all.

As the two clash again, Pit still can't get a good opening on Astaroth, who seems intent on killing Pit, despite not really knowing who he is or where he comes from. But, to Astaroth, such details didn't matter. Anyone who challenged him was just another person for him to turn into a greasy smear on the pavement.

"Where... can I... find... an opening," started to say an ever aggravated Pit as he still couldn't manage to even lay a single hit on Astaroth.

Just as Pit comes down with another wild blow, Astaroth knocks away his attack, and then uses his right fist to punch Pit hard in the gut.

"Gaah," says Pit as he starts to gag from the intense force of Astaroth's hit into his abdominal region.

Just then, Pit gets sent flying back a good distance from Astaroth, and lands back first on the ground, the impact causing his Skyscraper Club to fly out of his hand and land a good bit of feet from him. Pit could go and grab it time, but the pain he's suffering from Astaroth's punch is too great.

"Darn," Pit says thinks. "This dude is too strong for me. I've went up against the Underworld Army, Viridi's forces, the Aurum and even Palutena's Army. Yet, I'm having trouble with a single monster. Man, this is just what I needed, like a kick in the butt."

Astaroth chuckles sinisterly while walking slowly towards Pit, and says, "That's all the fight you had in you, maggot? You disappoint me. And here, I thought you might be interesting at first, though only for a brief second. Oh well, time to do away with you."

"Not if I have anything to say about it," came a voice from behind Astaroth.

Astaroth looks over his shoulder to see someone standing behind him, and Pit tries to look, despite the pain. That someone turned out to be Maxi.

With rage-filled eyes, Astaroth shouts after turning around completely, "YOU!"

Maxi replies, "That's right, and I see you're back to your old ways. Apparently, I didn't kill you enough times back then, did I?"

Astaroth charges angrily at Maxi with an intent to kill, but just as he swings his axe, Maxi uses said axe as a springboard of sorts and jumps off of it, then over Astaroth's head. As he lands, Maxi back flips towards Pit.

"Hey," Maxi says to Pit. "Are you okay?"

"I've been better," replies the injured angel. "But, who are you?"

Maxi responds, "We'll have time for introductions, later. Right now, leave this brute to me!"

"Are you sure you can handle him," asks a surprised Pit. "That guy's like an endless supply of strength! I couldn't even dent him!"

"We'll discuss that later, as well," replies Maxi. "In the meantime, you just sit back and leave him to me. Besides, let's just say this guy and I go way back, and we'll leave it there, okay?"

"Uh, sure, I guess," responds Pit.

"Good," Maxi says to Pit before shouting to Astaroth, "Alright, you monster! Are you ready to be killed again? I'll make sure the ones you keep bringing you back will be annihilated along with you!"

Astaroth yells, "Not before I destroy you!"

Both Maxi and Astaroth yell as they charge for one another.

To Be Concluded in Chapter 1.