Unmei Force Shattered Heroes: Divine Rage
Final Chapter: A Life Well-Lived
As Meiling, Suika and Asura broke through the atmosphere of Gaea using the Shinkoku flagship, they noticed that Chakravartin's avatar was moving its hands, as they had a good feeling of what was going on.
"This is it…" Suika remarked.
Several hands on the golden avatar began to move, moving to the side, as a pair of them performed the Dharmachakra mudra hand gesture, with a massive ball of energy gathering in the hole between the left fingers.
The trio immediately prepared for what was about to come, as Suika and Meiling grabbed each other by the hand, and they closed their eyes for a moment, as if they were channeling their powers for some purpose, as one.
The avatar then fired a pure beam of destruction, as it melted away any moons or planets in its path, disintegrating them in a matter of seconds, hurtling towards both the trio and Gaea behind them.
However, Asura did not yield, even with this show of power, as he crossed his arms, while a golden aura surrounded both Meiling and Suika.
Flick the left joystick left and the right joystick right!
Asura then flexed his arms out, as his chest opened, before it then began to rapidly gather energy into it.
Mash B!
Asura roared, as he immediately began to let the immense energy of the accumulated Mantra flow through him, while Meiling and Suika began to glow even brighter.
Press the Left and Right Triggers Together!
Suika's and Meiling's eyes opened with a flash, revealing the golden-orange hue they both had, just before the beam impacted the trio, as well as Gaea behind them.
However, the beam was being obstructed by a pair of growing beings, as Gaea was shielded from the beam itself.
With Asura's mighty roar, the entire area exploded, revealing Gaea to be perfectly intact, with a pair of planet-sized beings right before them.
First was Asura himself, whose entire body turned obsidian gray, who clenched his fists, raising his arms over his head.
Press the Y button at the right time!
With a mighty flourish, Asura created a massive halo behind his back, as it was far more intricate and majestic than even Deus's own, large enough to cover his entire back, as well as some of the space around him.
Asura, the Destructor
Perfection of Wrath
The other being seemed to be a similarly-sized female humanoid, who seemed to be clad in divine white robes, that loosely hung from her bare body, with a glowing golden sash flowing behind her neck and over the shoulders. Her skin also seemed to be pure and unblemished, being a light hue of tan, and her eyes were the same hue of golden-orange as Suika's and Meiling's were, and even the long orange flowing hair that flowed through the space, was reminiscent of them, and a pair of golden curved horns that sprouted from the side of her head. Several ethereal dragons wrapped around her ankles and wrists, before they turned into gauntlets and anklets that looked bright as stars, and were vibrant with a silver hue, keeping their draconic appearance.
Flick the left joystick left and the right joystick right!
The figure merely spread her arms out calmly, as a serene ring of white light appeared behind them, as if she manufactured a ring of divine light with a simple motion.
Tianlong
Divine Dragon Goddess
Both gigantic figures turned to look back upon Gaea, as the divine dragon goddess, Tianlong, graced with a smile, as people across the world Iwas moved nearly to the point of tears, as if they witnessed something miraculous and divine that touched their very hearts.
Almost as one… they began to pray towards the two planet-sized deities, as among them were Ahria and her brother, all united with the wish to give them salvation from the end that was fast-approaching.
And right near one of the waterfalls, the spirits of the Seven Deities, as well as Durga, who was Asura's late wife, and Mithra's mother, watched as Asura went off to fight for Gaea itself.
Spin the left joystick clockwise!
Asura then detached the entire halo from his back, as the center of it began to fire off a rainbow-coloured blast of energy that propelled it, as it began to rotate, clicking parts of it into place.
Flick the left joystick left and the right joystick right!
The halo then re-mounted itself onto Asura's back, turning into a pair of spiked wings, which caused Asura to accelerate further, while Tianlong merely sped up, as the two of them began to charge right towards Chakravartin's avatar.
Press Y at the right time!
The two deities began to throttle forward, as they began to pass by planet after planet at immense speeds, while the avatar gazed at them from afar, before then immediately flexing its arm, sending an entire formation of planets right at the two of them, turning them into hurtling meteors of fire.
However, the transformation made the both of them powerful beyond mortal imagination, as Asura fired off a blast of rainbow energy that shaped itself into arrows of light that pierced the planets, destroying them, while Tianlong whittled the pieces down with rapid blasts of chi energy.
As the avatar began to throw more and more planets towards them, the two of them got yet closer, before the avatar then conjured a massive planetoid that didn't even compare to the others, before throwing it right into the path of both Asura and Tianlong.
Despite their efforts to break apart the planetoid with their energy blasts, the planet proved to be too durable for their attacks, although it did suffer considerable damage from their attacks.
Flick the left joystick right and the right joystick left!
The two massive deities began to gather energy for a crushing blow, as the planet was mere seconds away from hitting them.
Flick the left joystick left and the right joystick right!
Press Y at the right time!
Tianlong and Asura punched as one, as they managed to breach the planet surface, as they drilled their way through the planet.
Mash B!
With some effort, they came right through the other side of the planet, leaving behind a trail of magma where they flew through, as the planet drifted away into the edge of space, allowing the two to continue approaching the avatar.
The avatar then changed tactics, as it created massive burning stars that it threw at them, being far more durable than the planets it threw, although attacking them with enough power caused them to explode into space dust.
However, just before the two of them could reach in range of the avatar, it conjured a red supergiant star, which dwarfed the both of them. The two of them began to fire barrage after barrage into the supergiant star, overcharging it, before it then exploded into a supernova that shook the entire universe itself.
The avatar then readopted its Dharmachakra mudra stance, firing sweeping lasers that hit the two of them a few times, although it did not hurt them much, even throwing stars. However, the two of them were able to throw some attacks right towards the avatar, causing it to flinch, which gave them the chance to get closer.
Flick the left joystick up!
Flick the left joystick left!
Flick the left joystick right!
Flick the left joystick down!
Flick the left joystick right!
The two of them weaved through the network of lasers that the avatar tried to fire at them to force them back, although they managed to power through the attack, floating right before Chakravartin, as they began to fire powerful blasts at them.
"Let us put your skills to the test." Chakravartin declared, as it conjured more stars and rotating lasers from his avatar.
"Let's not!" Asura declared, before throwing his fist forward, launching a powerful energy beam that destroyed the stars and collided with the avatar, damaging it considerably.
"Surely you can overcome a trial as simple as this." Charkavartin declared, before placing the avatar's arms out, as a barrage of planets appeared.
"Your trials are a farce." Tianlong declared in a mix of both Suika's and Meiling's voices, as she began to punch the incoming stars to space dust, while Asura continued to attack the avatar.
"Everything is as I foreseen." Chakravartin declared, before creating a blue supergiant, that weaved towards both Tianlong and Asura.
"Did you see this coming!?" Asura growled, before he then threw blast after blast right into the supergiant, over-charging it, before punching the star so hard that it landed right on the avatar before exploding, causing the avatar to be stunned briefly. "I will destroy the world and you with it!"
"Foolish child. You do not speak sense." Chakravartin answered back, before launching another array of lasers.
Tianlong and Asura then charged right towards the avatar, with their fists glowing with immense energy, on a bee-line straight for the avatar's head, all while crying with determination.
Press Y!
As soon as their fists impacted the golden head of the avatar, it created a massive shock wave that shook the universe once again, before the avatar then cracked, as if it was made of fragile glass, with the cracks webbing out, before it then shattered, revealing a golden light that engulfed both Tianlong and Asura.
Without warning, both the forms of Asura and Tianlong reverted, with the latter splitting back into Meiling and Suika, as the three of them found themselves in a infinite space that seemed to be made of a reflective liquid surface that reflected the purple clouded skies above them, with a setting sun in the horizon.
The trio began to walk through the realm, before they felt Chakravartin's presence.
"You have exceeded my expectations, Asura." Chakravartin stated, before he then appeared in a pillar of golden light before the three of them, before then floating before them. "You are indeed the one to inherit this world, even if you had the help of these creatures. Gaea… must be led by one of its own."
Meiling and Suika clenched their fists as a response to Chakravartin's veiled insult, before the creator god put out a hand for Asura to take.
"Now that you have become a perfect being… I may now leave this world and save other worlds in need of my guidance. I am in fact satisfied enough to overlook the transgressions of those two with you." Chakravartin continued, before he then placed another hand out, as a familiar orb appeared on it. "Come… and join your daughter."
The orb then floated down onto the ground, as it dissipated to reveal Mithra, who got up.
"Father!" Mithra exclaimed, before she then rushed over to Asura, as the two embraced.
Meiling and Suika were about to attack Chakravartin, now that Mithra can no longer be held as leverage, although Meiling noticed something, and silently gestured for Suika to stop.
"...And what of the fragment you hold with you?" Meiling asked Chakravartin with an even tone.
"Consider it the price of my mercy." Chakravartin answered back. "...If you still wish to take him from me… then we will settle this… after I induct my new Redeemer."
Meiling's expression furrowed at the response, deepening when she saw Chakravartin's arrogant smirk, presuming that he had complete control of the situation. Chakravartin then floated right before Asura, before putting his hand out again.
"I am counting on you, Asura." Chakravartin stated.
Asura then looked at Chakravartin's hand, then at his face, before looking towards Mithra, who smiled gently at him, as he deliberated for a while, before noticing that the other orb trapping Richard's fragment, was in sight of him. Asura then loosened his expression, as he extended an arm out.
Press B to make your choice.
Asura's eyes then hardened, before one of his fists collided with the hand holding the orb, causing it to expand to normal size. Chakravartin, who was shocked by the initial attack, didn't even have time to react, as Asura drove his fit right into the side of Chakravartin's head, cracking it to the side,
"I refuse!" Asura exclaimed, as Meiling and Suika broke the orb open with a synchronized attack, as the fragment clattered to the ground, huffing gently.
"Are you okay…?" Meiling asked the fragment, who slowly rose back up to his feet, after recovering.
Chakravartin was knocked back a few steps, clutching his own jaw, with an angry expression on his face.
"How dare you defy me!?" Chakravartin growled with a betrayed tone that showed anger underneath as well.
"I will destroy you and your so-called world!" Asura stated.
"That's right, this doesn't end until you reap what you sown for what you have done." Meiling growled.
"I hope you're ready for what's coming… because I'm going to mince that smug face of yours into pulp!" Suika growled with animosity in her voice, cracking her knuckles loudly.
"Get back here!" Chakravartin growled, before throwing his arms forward, creating a massive pulse of energy that hurtled towards Mithra and Asura, as well as the fragment.
Flick the left joystick left!
Asura tried to shield Mithra from the blast, even though it pushed him back, before he was blasted away. The fragment however, did not flinch slightly, before launching a powerful blast of fire that sent Chakravartin flying back.
"That won't work a second time, you upstart porcelain shit." The fragment snarled back. "I said that I would make you suffer by imprisoning me with you. I underestimated you last time, because I was in a better mood. But now that I know better… I'm going to maul you so much that you'll pray to the Color Gods themselves for an end to the agony we'll bring to you!"
Chakravartin did not respond, as he recaptured Mithra in one of his orbs, while Asura slowly rose back up.
Flick the left joystick up!
Asura then roared, before he then charged at Chakravartin, with, Meiling, Suika, and the fragment joining the fray.
"I may have overestimated you." Chakravartin remarked, as he began to summon sweeping lasers, that the group dodged, as well as orbs of energy that honed towards the group.
"Shut your face!" Asura exclaimed, before jumping over a series of consecutive lasers.
"I hope you don't-" Charkavartin spat out, before he was punched in the face by Suika.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Suika roared, before she then drove her foot right into Chakravartin's gut, causing him to gag for a moment. "Every single word I hear from you reeks of a smugness that I want to wipe off your damn face!"
The fragment then leaped up, before smashing Chakravartin with a powerful down-wards smash, which caused the creator deity to fall onto his knees for a moment, before being sent back up to his feet by Meiling landing a powerful rising kick.
Chakravartin growled, before he then raised his staff up, before then throwing it right towards the fragment.
Press Y!
The fragment immediately caught the staff with both of his hands, although Chakravartin twisted his grip, causing the tip of the pole to dig into the fragment's chest, slamming him against the surface of the ground. This caused the entire ground to fracture, revealing a blinding light underneath, as Meiling, Suika, Asura and the fragment fell into it.
After falling for a while they found themselves free-falling through an empty realm, which was filled with dust clouds and large stone pillars that extended far beyond the eye could see, both above and below. They soon saw that the avatar was back, although it seemed to be fairly downsized compared to its ludicrous size earlier.
"If you will not inherit this world, return to nothing!" Chakravartin exclaimed, as he threw stars that arced through the air towards the group.
"You first, false creator!" The fragment roared, before he then rushed forward, punching his way through the incoming projectiles, before then landing powerful blow after blow that shook the avatar, while Asura, Meiling and Suika fired blasts that damaged the avatar more.
The avatar tried to counter-attack, by firing a network of lasers right towards the fragment, who warped back, before firing several homing lasers that destroyed the orbs controlling the lasers, as Suika took the chance to fire off a massive ball of energy that hit the avatar, causing it flinch for a moment.
Asura took the chance to charge his Mantra right into his fists, creating streams of rainbow energy, as he rushed forward, dodging every single attack that the avatar threw at him, until he was right before it.
Press Y at the right time!
Asura's fist struck the avatar, as it began to crack far more quickly and strongly than its last iteration, as the entire realm cracked apart to reveal that they had returned to the original realm, where Chakravartin was waiting for them.
"You are the Redeemer! You must become the god of this world!" Chakravartin told Asura, before summoning a salvo of large transparent orbs of matter that he threw at the group, as they deflected them wave after wave with precise and strong blows.
"Not everything bends to your will!" Asura growled in response.
"It must! You must accept your fate! If you do not, this world will come to an end!" Chakravartin stated.
"And none of us will allow it! We will defeat you and write our own destiny!" Meiling retorted back, before she then seized one of the orbs, causing chi to flow into it, turning it into a massive ball of glowing blue chi, before she then launched it right at Chakravartin, causing him to fall down stunned.
Asura slid towards him, before then leaping into the air, as his halo manifested, firing off a massive barrage of rainbow lasers that pelted Chakravartin all over, before then finishing with a blast of rainbow energy that sent Chakravartin back a few steps.
Chakravartin then began to fire spreads of golden orbs at the group, as the group began to fire towards him with their own energy blasts, before Suika managed to get close enough to hit Chakravartin with a few wide and heavy blows, before one was parried by Chakravartin's barrier, who staggered her.
"Weak, very weak." Chakravartin mocked, before he then placed a pair of his arms together, charging energy to them. "DIE!"
Suika quickly side-stepped the incoming laser, before she then leapt into the air, turning into mist to avoid a series of rapid lasers, before she then landed right in front of Chakravartin's head, before grabbing it and smashing her own horned head right into it with a sickening crunch, as the creator deity staggered back.
Chakravartin didn't even have the chance to recover, before the fragment rushed over, before landing a powerful uppercut encased in green energy in the form of a dragon, that sent Chakravartin flying up, before he then launched a barrage of attacks that hit Chakravartin everywhere, before then grabbing him, and driving him into the ground head-first.
Chakravartin rose back to his feet, as he was bruised from the battle, revealing to the four that he was not as untouchable as he claimed, before then summoning a wave of lasers that swept the entire arena.
"The suffering this world has seen, was all to choose my heir!" Chakravartin exclaimed. "And the one who overcomes my trials shall be the Redeemer of this world!"
"You have no right to cause that kind of suffering!" Suika exclaimed. "How many millenia have you manipulated people and deities to have no peace among them, how many lives have you taken for your so-called purpose!? Your self-righteousness makes me want to retch, and I'll make sure that you understand the consequences of your actions, after what you've taken from me… from both Asura and me!"
Suika and Meiling then zig-zagged through the entire field, before they then landed a powerful pincer attack with their own fists, as Chakravartin was sent skidding back again, as he clutched his face.
Press Y at the right time!
Before Chakravartin could recover, Asura appeared right before him, before slamming him with a three-fold haymaker that sent Chakravartin spinning for a while. After he finally recovered, seething with ragged breaths, before his hands clenched into fists, and then letting out a cry of rage. He then tossed the staff and trident in his hands, before then rushing over to Asura, and then throwing a series of heavy punches right into Asura as well.
Flick the left joystick right five times!
Asura then managed to endure the blow, before pushing back. However, Chakravartin neglected to notice the fragment, who landed right on his arms.
Press X and A at the same time!
The fragment then launched a powerful double-leg kick right into Chakravartin's face, causing him to clench his face again, as Asura then proceeded to attack Chakravartin several times, before Chakravartin's other hands began to punch back, creating a clash, as both sides roared.
Mash B!
Asura ==|================== Chakravartin
The two of them began to clash fist, as Asura began to push Chakravartin back a few feet, his punches getting closer with the more force that he was adding.
Asura ========|============ Chakravartin
Asura ================|==== Chakravartin
Just before Asura could overpower Chakravartin, his arms began to break one by one, being unable to withstand the amount of punishment that Asura was putting them through, as the loss of each arm turned the favor against him, until he was only left with a single pair of arms
Asura |==================== Chakravartin
Chakravartin smirked, as if victory was certain, although Asura survived long enough for his allies to rush into the fray.
Flick the left joystick left and the right joystick right!
Suika and Meiling simultaneously parried the strikes with such force that most of the arms were blasted away, temporarily allowing the two of them to attack back, while Richand landed down right before them.
Mash B!
Heroes ==|================== Chakravartin
Chakravartin found himself being pushed back, as the multitude of fists didn't even compare to the barrage that the three were throwing back, as he was being overpowered rapidly, and pushed back quickly enough.
Heroes ==========|========== Chakravartin
Heroes ====================| Chakravartin
Press the Right Trigger!
After the fragment let out a burst of ice that froze most of Chakravartin's arms in place, they immediately took a step back, before lowering their right fists as one.
Flick the left joystick right three times!
The three of them then launched a powerful upper-cut right to Chakravartin's head, sending him flying up again, vulnerable in the air, as Asura gathered his Mantra, before leaping right towards Chakravartin, for the ultimate beat-down.
Mash B!
"A world that needs to be manipulated deserves to come to an end!" Asura roared, before he then finished off with a powerful double-straight punch, that actually was powerful enough to send Chakravartin flying back, knocked right to the ground.
Chakravartin slowly got up, before looking at Asura and the group with him, as he snarled a few times, before then screaming his own throat out, as he rose into the air, as the entire atmosphere turned thick with his own power, with orange rings of mantra flowing into him.
"Arrogant Destructor and creatures! I shall erase your very existence!" Chakravartin seethed, before creating a monochrome orb that engulfed him, as it shook the entire realm itself.
"This is it, his true form…" The fragment remarked, before clenching his fists. "He has no more trump cards after this… If you want to win this, take your best shots, and hold nothing back!"
Suika and Meiling nodded, before they then transformed into the empowered forms, while Asura roared, gathering his energy to assume his Mantra Form as well, while a red aura permeated the fragment's entire body.
The entire monochrome orb imploded into itself for a moment, before expanding into a sphere of white light, as Chakravartin came out of it, transformed into a new form, which is much thinner and much more sinister in appearance, having a body of decorated silver plating that represented the shell of his previous form, with a black and red skeletal-like inside that starts at his face and extends into his chest area. As Meiling sensed him, she could feel the malice and hatred emanating from his form like an endless fog.
Chakravartin slowly descended down onto the ground, as the moment his toes touched the ground, the entire realm suddenly shifted into a monochrome void, with particles of black rising from the ground, as Chakravartin flexed his fingers.
Chakravartin, the Creator
The Demon God of Mantra
"This… This is his ultimate form?" Suika remarked. "...Huh, now I see why he's not such a cakewalk after all. He's literally forgoing his 'human' self, and regressing into his 'demonic' side. But that changes nothing…!"
Asura had the same idea, as he lowered himself, before charging himself with Mantra, as it surrounded him.
Mash B!
As soon as his attack was charged, he immediately rushed forward, before then twisting empower his attack.
Spin the left joystick anti-clockwise!
Asura then began to hurtle towards Chakravartin, who didn't react, and merely raised a finger right in front of him, as if to protect himself with a mere touch.
Press Y at the right time!
Asura then landed his punch, although his fist only made contact with the finger, creating a shockwave that rippled the entire surface of the realm, as Suika and Meiling were shocked that Chakravartin stopped Asura's full charged attack.
"Weak, very weak." Chakravartin stated, before his finger began to shine a monochrome-shaded light that began to expand. "Die!"
Flick the left joystick up!
Before the light could expand much further, and damage Asura heavily, the fragment dashed right towards Asura, and grabbed him.
Flick the left joystick clockwise!
With a flick of his wrist, the two of them disappeared through a sukima, avoiding Chakravartin's counter-attack, before reappearing behind both Meiling and Suika.
"What the hell… this is what he can do when he's going all-out!?" Suika exclaimed. "How the hell are we going to harm him!?"
"We keep on battering him. He's not invulnerable, merely stronger than before." The fragment growled back. "But that power-up you have should ensure he doesn't entirely out-match you all."
"Doesn't matter! He's going to pay!" Asura growled, as he refocused his Mantra to power himself up again.
"You shall not defy me!" Chakravartin exclaimed, before he then raised his hand as black energy formed on it. "You are a fool, Asura!"
Chakravartin then stopped time itself for a moment, before landing several blows right on Meiling and Suika, and then stopping right before Asura.
"The reckoning has come!" Chakravartin exclaimed, before unfreezing time, as Meiling and Suika was knocked away, damaged by the sudden attacks, while Chakravartin prepared to impale his fist right through Asura's chest to eradicate him instantly.
However, Asura quickly countered the attack, catching the fist with his own hand, before then using the other to catch Chakravartin's other hand. In response, Chakravartin swung and tossed his forward, before teleporting right ahead with hands thrust forward with spiked claws emerging from them. Asura then twisted himself to avoid the claws, before then grabbing Chakravartin by the arm, and then slamming him right into the ground hard.
"You've done enough!" Asura roared, before sending Chakravartin back with several heavy punches. "The world is not yours to control!"
"On the contrary, I created it!" Chakravartin retorted, before throwing his hand forward, and launching a series of shadowy slash waves right towards the group.
"And you're going to die without it!" The fragment growled, before then rushing forward and blowing Chakravartin with a magic pulse blast in point-blank range that managed to cause the creator deity to flinch, before he then landed an axe-kick that drove Chakravartin right into the ground.
Chakravartin then growled, before then seizing the fragment by the throat, and then blasting him with a pillar of black light that scorched his entire body, only to be interrupted, when Suika threw a powerful energy ball that made Chakravartin stop his attack from the damage he took, as the fragment retreated back.
Chakravartin then sat in a cross-legged position, before raising his finger, and immediately throwing a massive orb the size of a mountain right towards the group, only for Meiling to blast it apart, giving Asura the chance to hit Chakravartin with a barrage of Mantra-powered lasers.
Chakravartin then rose up again, before then stopping time, as he knocked Asura and the fragment aside, rushing towards Meiling.
"Once I am done with you, I shall destroy that remnant of that wretched goddess who has thwarted my plans!" Chakravartin growled, as he threw a powerful thrusting strike forward.
"You will not succeed!" Meiling exclaimed, before she then caught the thrusting strike with her own fingers, before then seizing Chakravartin's other hand.
Chakravartin then immediately spun Meiling right into the air with him, before tossing her right into the ground, and then charging right towards her, spinning like a drill. Meiling quickly rolled up to her feet, as Chakravartin hit the ground with his hands, as Meiling then charged her chi into her fist, and landed a powerful one-inch punch that sent Chakravartin flying again.
Suika then rushed forward, as she attempted to head-butt Chakravartin, only to be stopped when Chakravartin let out a burst of energy that interrupted the attack.
"I will eradicate every single member of your impure race!" Chakravartin snarled at Suika.
"Do your worst! I'll grind you to dust before you even have the chance!" Suika taunted.
He then slid across the ground, going for a spinning kick that Suika blocked with her own two hands, only for Chakravartin to spin around for a forward kick that Suika caught by the leg, as she then slammed him into the ground several times, before then kicking him into the air.
"Begone!" Chakravartin declared, before he then threw another massive orb right at Suika.
Suika merely took a deep breath, before she then let out a powerful howl that destroyed the orb, creating a smoke-screen that allowed her to get close to Chakravartin, and hit him with a flying knee right to the chest, causing the sound of cracking bones, and a shockwave that blowed through the air.
As Chakravartin was about to recover, he was then hit by Asura in the same place on his chest, as Chakravartin tried to pry him off.
Mash B!
As Asura began to gather power, the entire back of Chakravartin was alight with the rainbow energy of Asura's blow
Flick the left joystick left four times!
Asura then finished his blow, sending Chakravartin skidding back, before the impact of the attack caused him to arch back, as his entire plating was cracked from the force of the attack, and parts of the inner skeletal structure was chipped apart from the attack, with a massive billowing wave of rainbow energy that quickly faded.
"What…!?" Chakravartin wheezed, as he tried to recover from the attack. "Impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible when you have the conviction!" Meiling remarked, stepping forward. "This is it for you, Chakravartin! Your sick games end here!"
"This ends now!" Asura roared, stepping forward.
Press Om!
Chakravartin then rushed forward, furious at the situation, as Meiling rushed forward as well.
Press B!
Meiling then hit Chakravartin with a upwards palm strike which knocked the creator deity off his feet.
Flick Gati down!
Flick Gati right!
Press Om!
Chakravartin quickly recovered, before he then rushed forward, and hit Meiling with a punch to her guard, sending her flying back, before Suika lunged forward.
Press B!
Suika then immediately landed a powerful kick to the pelvic region of the creator deity, which actually staggered his stance, although Chakravartin responded with a counter.
Press Om!
Charkavartin then landed a spinning kick that knocked Suika away, only to be grabbed by the fragment, who jammed his head between both of his fists.
Mash B!
The fragment then increased the pressure of his fists, as the silver plating bucked underneath his grip, as Chakravartin tried to get him off, by striking his body, although the pressure only increased.
Flick Gati up!
Chakravartin then quickly grabbed the fragment's arms, before flipping him onto his back, before then going for a throat stab, before being tackled by Asura, as the two of them spun through the air.
Flick the left joystick anti-clockwise!
Asura continued to spin Charkavartin, before kicking him right into the air, and then leaped up after him.
Press Y at the right time!
Asura then slammed Chakravartin right into the ground, before mounting him, and then raising his fist.
Press Y at the right time!
Before Chakravartin could raise his head, Asura smashed it down with a punch.
"I understand it all now!" Asura roared, as he continued to smash Chakravartin's head with swinging punches."The true reason for my wrath!"
Press Om!
Chakravartin then punched Asura hard in the face, stunning him.
Flick Gati up!
Flick Gati left!
The creator deity then began to spin Asura and himself around the floor, until it was Asura on the bottom, with Chakravartin on top, as Chakravartin began to punch him in the head as retribution.
"You are not worthy!" Chakravartin growled.
Press Y!
Asura immediately grabbed Chakravartin in the face, pushing him back, and giving Asura the space to slowly get up, still clutching Chakravartin's head.
"I could not stand it!" Asura growled, before increasing the grip of his hand.
Press-
INTERRUPT!
Press Y!
Chakravartin tried to knee Asura in the gut, only for the leg to be struck down by Meiling's hand-chop, as the impact ripped through his leg, rendering it immobile, as Asura then released Charkavartin's head, to wind up his own attack.
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Chakravartin was then sent flying back, as he tried to recover his footing.
Press O-!
INTERRUPT!
Press X and Y at the same time!
Suika then dropped from above, and landed a drop-elbow that floored Chakravartin right into the ground, as the fragment then dragged him up onto his legs, and stepped aside, as Asura walked forward, with the creator deity swaying on his feet.
Press X!
Asura then grabbed Chakravartin by the arms, and then head-butted him with full-force, empowered by the Mantra, as it caused the entire head-piece of the plating to crack apart like nothing, as he staggered back.
Press Om…
Chakravartin tried to stay standing only to collapse onto a knee.
"No…" He remarked with sheer disbelief at what was happening.
"It's happening, Chakravartin, there's nowhere to run now!" The fragment growled, crossing his thumb across his throat as a threatening gesture.
"There is always some fool who wants to rule the world!" Asura declared, walking slowly towards Chakravartin with clenched fists.
Press B!
With a powerful blow, Chakravartin was sent flying, this time on the ground, as Chakravartin tried to get back up.
Press Om…
"Always forcing others to do what they cannot do for themselves!" Asura continued, raising a fist in front of him, as his aura grew with force.
Mash Om…
"How… How can they… be so powerful…?" Chakravartin croaked, collapsing on the ground after another failed attempt to rise to his feet.
Press B!
Asura then hit Chakravartin with a powerful uppercut, that knocked the disgraced deity onto his back
Flick Gati up!
"I am… the only god…!" Chakravartin growled, as he managed to recover slightly from the attack.
Mash Om!
Press Om!
Press Om!
Chakravartin managed to gather his last reserves of strength into a powerful blow that hit Asura dead-on in the face, as the entire realm shook from the force of the blow, although Asura himself did not flinch.
Chakravartin believed that he managed to knock-out Asura with that direct blow, only to be shocked when Asura grabbed his hand with one of his own.
Mash B!
As Asura wrenched the hand away, his markings began to glow brightly orange, and his expression turned more and more enraged.
"And that's why…" Asura declared, as he then crushed Chakravartin's wrist, causing him to cry in pain. "I PRAY TO NO-ONE!"
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Asura then dug his fist right into Chakravartin's chest, as his body began to disintegrate from the force of the attack, although Asura was not done, as he inched back his other fist.
"NOR WILL I BE PRAYED TO!" Asura roared.
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Asura then sent Chakravartin back with an upper-cut, as the creator deity inched back a few steps, shaking everywhere from the blow.
"But… above all else…" Asura quietly whispered, before looking at his fist. "I will never… forgive you…!"
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"...FOR MAKING MY DAUGHTER CRY!" Asura bellowed, before he then launched the culmination of his own wrath into a single blow.]
The force was enough to blow a part of Chakravartin's head off, while Mithra's orb was ejected from his chest, dissolving apart to reveal Mithra, who saw what was going to happen.
"This… is not… my destiny…" Chakravartin weakly whimpered, his entire body loose from the beating.
"This is your END!" Asura snarled.
Asura then took a single step, before he then hurtled forward, as Mithra gasped, and quickly stood between the both of them, with her hands out.
"WAIT!" Mithra exclaimed.
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Asura quickly noticed Mithra before him, as he quickly halted his own charge.
"If you kill him, all the Mantra will be lost." Mithra begged. "Without Mantra, you cannot survive!"
Asura looked at Mithra, before a solemn smile appeared on his face.
"But…" Asura answered back with genuine care for Mithra.
Flick the left joystick left!
Asura then side-stepped around her, dashing past her.
"You will still live!" Asura answered back, as Mithra began to tear up, lowering her head, at being powerless to stop her own father from taking his own life by killing Chakravartin.
"FATHER!" Mithra screamed with pure emotional agony, while Asura grimaced upon hearing Mithra's words, although it did smother his own conviction to make Chakravartin pay.
Press Y at the right time!
Asura's fist finally connected with Chakravartin's face, as the two of them were engulfed by a wildly glowing red light that began to expand and grow with Asura's rage.
Mash B!
As Asura began to apply force right into his fist, he began to recount his entire history, that has led to his moment, from the moment he was betrayed by the Seven Deities, to the time where Meiling and Suika helped him, and the time where the village that he found something to protect was destroyed, and even Yasha's demise in his own hand.
And all of it… was fuel for Asura's final blow, the blow that would kill a creator deity.
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Asura's fist managed to destroy a large part of Chakravartin's head, as the creator deity began to wail in agony, as dark black and red wisps of energy escaped his body, and the red light in his body began to flux rapidly, before all of the light disappeared, and Chakravartin exploded into a mist of monochrome particles. In response, the entire realm began to disintegrate, as the colour of outer space began to show itself.
With the Mantra gone, Meiling and Suika were immediately de-powered, returning to their normal forms, as the exhaustion of the decisive battle caught up to them, causing them to collapse down, caught right into the fragment's arms, who rested them both down into a kneeling position.
However, Asura was far worse, as the moment that the Mantra left him, his glowing marks immediately fizzled out, and particles of light began to emanate from his dying body. The only thing that Asura could feel was Mithra grabbing him from behind, although only barely, and even her sobbing was faint to his ears.
"Why do you have to act so recklessly…?" Mithra wept, heart-broken at the fact that her father was going to inevitably die.
Asura merely let out a deep breath, as his entire body shone with the light, as Mithra backed off.
"I didn't want this to happen!" Mithra shouted out from her own heart. "That's why I-!"
Asura turned around, before giving her a gentle smile.
"I…I couldn't bear to see you suffer." Asura answered back, as Mithra winced greatly at the response.
"Stupid…!" Mithra cried, as she pounded her hands on Asura's chest, before Asura then placed a hand on her cheek affectionately.
"No more crying…" Asura soothed Mithra, as Mithra grabbed his hand, and held it closer. "Smile…"
Mithra tried her best to smile, although she couldn't bring herself to do so, with all of the grief in her, but the attempt soothed Asura in his final moments, as he chuckled lightly, and turning to Meiling and Suika.
"...Thank you for this entire journey." Asura told the both of them simply, with a deep nod.
"...I won't forget you, Asura. Never." Meiling shook her head, as a lone tear streaked down her cheek.
"I hate this… but it's not goodbye forever…" Suika answered back, as she was more emotionally compromised than her partner, as streaks of tears fell down her eyes. "You're one of the best men I ever had the chance to meet. If you end up in our realm… you'll always be welcome to our little group."
"My wrath… is finally…" Asura remarked, as he looked up into the air for a moment, before then lowering it, as his eyes finally regained their color, revealing the brown eyes, as there was a smile of peace on his face. "...over."
In response to this, Mithra finally mustered the will to smile back, as Asura's arm began to fade away from her cheek, and Asura noticed that there was not long for him in this world.
"I'll be home… Durga." Asura stated, as he looked to the sky, before he then finally faded away.
Mithra reached up to the air, as if she wanted to catch a fragment of her father, as the particles blew away. The fragment then took the chance to walk over to her, and place a hand on her shoulder.
"...Your father… he was one of the bravest and most capable men I have met. To challenge your own creator, and win by sheer willpower… all for the sake of saving you and everyone else who has been condemned to this cycle… His sacrifice means that a better world awaits all of us." The fragment told Mithra, before a gentle smile, unbefitting of his rough demeanor appeared on his face. "Don't be sad that he has gone… but be proud of what he has brought you and everyone else. He would have wanted you to inspire others with tales of his bravery, so that there will be someone who can rise up and save others like he did."
"...You're right… Father…" Mithra stated, before she then chuckled slightly, her mood brightening, after seeing the particles of light surrounding her, as if they gave her a final blessing from her own father. "...I will do my best."
"Come on, let us return to Gaea. The people will need someone to guide them in these dark times… and you will be the one to guide them to a new age of understanding and peace." The fragment declared.
The four of them then immediately left the realm, before they saw Chakravartin's avatar behind them, as it began to be consumed by a white void, that exploded into a supernova that rained shooting stars all across outer space, as some of them pointed towards Gaea, a sign to Mithra for her to continue her journey.
The four of them began to fly back to Gaea, under the rain of falling stars, as Suika and Meiling looked around.
"Never have I seen a shooting star shower as beautiful… and as poetic as this one." Meiling answered back. "It is truly a sight to behold, and a time to cherish."
"Yeah, this kinda means that it's the rebirth of Gaea. No more Gohma to hunt people down, and no more Seven Deities to oppress the people." Suika added. "I think that the future of this world… is going to be quite bright, especially with our fledgling empress."
Mithra then noticed that Gaea was so close to her, as she smiled brightly, as the four of them descended down onto the earthen ground, right near Ahria's new village.
"We have made it back." The fragment stated. "...Mithra… from now on, the tale of Gaea… you will be the one who will pen its future."
"Are… you going too…?" Mithra asked back.
"That's right… we cannot remain here. We have done our part here, and this world doesn't need any more deities to cause more conflict." Meiling answered back. "But if it truly soothes your thoughts… we will likely one day cross with this world again. It might not be in your generation… but your descendants are sure to recognise us… and we will greet them warmly with open hands."
"...Before you go…" Mithra stated, before she then knelt down into a perfect dogeza, shocking both Suika and Meiling. "...Everything you have done for Uncle Yasha and my father… I am in your eternal gratitude."
"It's only the right thing to do." Suika casually stated. "You don't need to do anything special to repay that favor. Just be a good leader, and take care of your people. Wait, actually, if you meet someone who looks a lot like you, has a younger brother, and is named Ahria… would it trouble you… if you could become her friend? She's quite lonely after everything has torn her village… and when I'm gone, she won't have anyone to guide her… but you'll be the perfect person to give her hope again."
Mithra merely nodded, as the fragment then turned to Suika and Meiling, and gesturing for them to leave through it.
"...Farewell, Mithra…" Meiling stated, before Suika entered through the sukima, and the dragon youkai herself, did the same, but not before giving the young priestess a bright smile that lightened her mood greatly.
Mithra was left alone for a while, before some villagers managed to find Mithra alone.
"Over there, there's someone there!" One of the villager cried out.
"You're so young… and yet you seem like that you are a priestess of a higher order…" Another villager stated. "...You must be very tired and alone after venturing out this far… How about you come to our village? We are looking for people like you to help tell the story of those who saved Gaea."
"Gaea…" Mithra muttered to herself.
"What's your name, little lass? It wouldn't be proper if we called you without it." A villager asked.
"...My name is Mithra." Mithra answered back, before she followed the villagers to their village.
20 years later….
An older Mithra was sitting on a brick that was part of a Shinkoku ruin site, as she recounted the story of her father, as well as the one who stood by his side, to a group of children before her.
"And that… was how my father lived." Mithra concluded, as the children clapped in applause, as some were moved to tears after hearing the bittersweet conclusion of it all.
"Mithra!" Ahria's voice exclaimed, as the villager girl also grew up, and became a close companion of Mithra, having bonded through two decades of living close together, and being connected by the ones who saved their lives, and gave them a new future. "The people are waiting for another sermon from you. Since you're just about done with the tale of your demi-god father, and his companions, why not help to spread the word about the mountain goddess's own religion?"
"You are sometimes quite forceful, Ahria…" Mithra chuckled, before she then shut the book in her hand, and held it under her arm. "Very well, I suppose that it would do well to help give people a faith where everyone benefits."
"That's right. Even if she is not here… the mountain goddess looks over us both." Ahria remarked. "As long as we make sure her ideals don't die out… she will be proud of us… and your father will be as well, wherever he is."
Mithra's expression softened a little, as she looked to the sky for a moment, before leaving the ruins with her own friend. And the title of the book in Mithra's possession?
'The Tale of Asura, Demi-God of Wrath'
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