Hi'iaka then eyed a potential weak spot on Milu. The god's mask had a strange marking on the front. It was the shape of a snake.
Hi'iaka believed that if she struck his snakes and killed them, Milu would follow and crumble. However, she would have to take down Milu first, since they stayed behind him.
Meanwhile, Milu continued to talk.
"I've heard that mortals refer to their mistakes as 'life experiences,' but true mistakes do not yield experience. They only bring death, and lead you down the path to join me."
"You're a monster, Milu," Hi'iaka said. "However, it doesn't matter how strong monsters are. Standing up to them is what matters. Ain't that right, Ahi?"
"Yeah, that's what my mother said," Ahi weakly replied.
"Ha! Blasphemy! Nothing more than an excuse for the weak!" Milu mocked evilly. "Show me what you have, Hi'iaka!"
"If you insist," the goddess replied.
The two deities stared. Suddenly, Milu jumped back, and Hi'iaka unleashed a powerful breath attack.
Milu dodged it and used his chains to uproot a nearby palm tree, which he swung at the goddess. In response, she raised her fist, and the tree shattered when it made contact with her knuckles.
Milu then swung his fingers in a certain pattern, summoning a ray of gray light from the moon.
"Is that the Call of the Underworld?!" Hi'iaka shouted with wide eyes. "The hell?!"
"Now die!" Milu then unleashed the light onto the goddess.
"Those hit by the Call of the Underworld become paralyzed. Even blocking it is fatal, even to gods."
However, Hi'iaka's fist then unleashed an uppercut out of the dirt and struck Milu.
"Awesome…." Maui said.
"I had no idea Hi'iaka was this strong," Moana gasped.
Ahi and Laka smiled, while Chief jumped twice.
"What? To think that this would paralyze me, and to block it would kill me." Hi'iaka's body glowed silver, while her eyes shined a ferocious white. "What a joke. Sorry honey, but just like you, I'm already dead!"
Milu coughed as he recovered.
"You were always confident, but that is a whole different subject. Your skill is what matters. And I have more than you do."
Both then jumped towards one another with raised fists. Milu's glowed purple, while Hi'iaka's shined white.
"You can't defeat me!" Milu screamed.
"Watch me!" Hi'iaka replied.
Both fists clashed, creating a blinding light. It was a battle of who could push the strongest. Eventually, Hi'iaka lost, and was pushed back and down. Gurnting, she lowered her hands into the ground to stop her thrust backwards.
"Ha! I knew it. What happened to all of that bravado? All bark and no bite," Milu scoffed.
To his surprise, Hi'iaka began to chuckle softly.
"I have been around for many millennia, and I have thought I have experienced everything possible. But I was foolish. You are the first of your kind that I have had a skirmish with. I still have a long way to go."
"Oh?"
"You're right. I am weak," Hi'iaka continued. "But not the type of weak that you're thinking of. Most of my life, I was alone. I was stupid enough to not value nor care about my family. That was until I met the love of my life, Lohi'au. He righted my wrongs, and showed me what family truly is. Now, I see that family will always back you up, no matter what!"
"What a load of crap," Milu said, almost smiling. "So stupid. So stupid that it's hilarious."
Milu unleashed his snakes, Naheka and Nahesa, upon Hi'iaka. However, she did nothing. No fighting or dodging. She just simply sat down and crossed her legs.
"What are you doing, aunty?" Laka asked.
Silence.
"Please, Hi'iaka, do something," Moana pleaded.
Still no response.
"C'mon, pull yourself together!" Maui shouted.
Nothing.
Even Chief tried to get her attention by shooting blowdarts at her. They simply reflected and bounced off of her.
Unable to take anymore, Ahi grinded his teeth together. The snakes came closer and closer.
"GET UP!" he yelled.
This time, Hi'iaka did respond. She turned her head towards Ahi and winked.
"Unleash your true feelings. They lie in your heart. That is where your power lies, my nephew."
With a smile, she closed her eyes and smiled. The serpents then consumed her, leaving no trace.
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!" Ahi screamed while lookin upwards at toward the stars.
Laka, Moana and Maui began to shed tears quietly. Chief curled into the fetal position and rocked himself back and forth, as if he were crying.
Milu was unexpectedly emotionless.
"Hmm. Too bad. I haven't eaten the soul of a goddess in centuries. But as long as my babies are full, then I'm happy." He stroked and petted the snakes as they hissed with delight.
Meanwhile, Ahi noticed rain was falling. Now, it wasn't rain, otherwise he would feel its sting.
They were tears. His tears.
Shaking uncontrollably, Ahi then mumbled his chant. He tried to hold back his rage while he spoke it. Everyone looked to see what was happening, even Milu and his snakes.
"I am Ahi, son of Pele. I have inherited the golden flames of the sun. I stole the principle of domination from Lono, Kane, Ku, and Kanaloa themselves. I burn damnation away and set sin ablaze. I embrace what is right, and purge what is wrong. I fight for power. I fight for love. My grimoire reads that any and all who oppose me will drown in depths of crimson purgatory. I have dedicated my life towards that. You are not the first. You will not be the last."
Unleashing his hellfire form, Ahi was determined to not nearly lose another family member again.
He charged forward, eyeing fear in Milu's eyes through his mask.