Here is chapter 11, the beginning of a fight that involves morals and true strength. I hope you enjoy my choice for this fighter both the intro and suggestion come from savagemaster1999 so great thanks to them.
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Chapter 11: The Return of the Banished God? The Ruthless Ice Conqueror of the Empire vs The Divine Aztec Guardian of Mexico! Part 1
Hades had left Valhalla to sign up with a God that was more then strong enough to gain them the victory needed for the next round. Right now the King of Helheim had traveled to Mexico near South America and was walking through the domain of the Aztec Gods up to the temple of a specific God. Hades walks up all the stairs and stops at the entrance, he looks around and observes the Aztec decorations and the statue of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec Guardian God of Wisdom and Light.
It didn't take long for the Aztec God to appear, it was male with tan skin and a well-toned medium muscular body with Aztec tattoos on his arms and bare chest, green eyes and long black hair in a ponytail. They wore a golden helm that had a serpent design with feather that match his color, golden gauntlets with Aztec markings, a red cape with golden trimmering along the edges, they are wielding a macuahuitl that was red with golden aztec marking and obsidian black and a golden shield, the Piedra del Sol.
"It's been a long time, Quetzacoatl." Hades said, greeting the Aztec God.
"Not long enough." Quetzacoatl told Hades in an even tone. "What do you want, Hades? You wouldn't be here unless it was important."
"Can I catch up with an old friend?" Hades told him.
"Unless that friend is banished from Valhalla and robbed of their title, then no." Quetzacoatl answered.
Hades saw that wasn't going to be easy, Quetzacoatl was firm in whatever decision he made. True he wished that his friend wasn't banished from Valhalla and lost the title but things were different back then.
"If I'm not mistaken you're here to ask me to join the fight in Ragnarok on the side of the Gods, correct?" Quetzacoatl said to the Greek God.
"I could never get one by you, you are correct." Hades told him.
"I've been watching the fights and I must say, Humanity has been surprising to watch. I saw Poseidon's death, I give you my condolences." Quetzacoatl told his old friend. "But he absolutely deserved it for what he did, I never liked him, not for one second. So when I saw him die it was a glorious sight to behold." He said darkly, looking Hades in the eyes.
The King of the Netherworld wasn't please at the jab at his brother's death and unleash a dark aura of netherworld energy but Quetzacoatl counter with his own aura of energy the two clash, a cerberus and sky serpent formed and growl at each other, both Gods had dark look on their faces and it look like they were going to kill each other, Hades stop and let out a sigh.
"Quetzacoatl… I am unable to take back the past but for the favor of an old friend, would you join me in this fight for the Gods?" Hades asked him.
"You know me… I would never support the complete extinction of Humanity." Quetzacoatl told him firmly. "How do you know I won't just join the side of Humanity like Buddha? What reason would I have for fighting your side?" He asked in a serious tone.
"Because if you won't, then we'll just have to ask your brother, and even though you're stronger than him, he's more destructive and will have no problem fighting for the Gods." Hades told him.
Quetzacoatl widened his eyes at that and then narrowed them in displeasure, he thought it over. While Humanity was strong his brother was stronger and more dangerous, Tezcatlipoca didn't share his love for Humanity and wholeheartedly helped in pushing them closer to their complete extinction of their existence just to spite him. He didn't like the thought of that happening, he looked at Hades one more time.
"And what would happen if I decided to join?" Quetzacoatl asked Hades.
"If you join and win, then your ranking and position will be restored in Valhalla and you will be able to move against Humanity extinction." Hades told him.
Quetzacoatl thought it over once more, he understood if he lost it would mean death and if he didn't then it would be potential death for all of Humanity. If he won he would be able to help Humanity but it means being the one to push them one step closer to extinction, it was a bittersweet deal, if he was able to win. He would refuse and watch his brother fight Humanity and possibly take the lives of the innocent or fight himself and win to reclaim his position and move to help, neither deal was good but there weren't any other options.
"Very well, I fight for the Gods. But I will only fight a mortal that is deserving of my judgment!" Quetzacoatl told him.
"I know the perfect one." Hades said, smirking but the Aztec God didn't smile back.
Back in Valhalla, Null and Brunhild were heading out to decide the next fighter to fight. Null believed Kanoh was ready to fight and the perfect opponent for the Fang of Mestudo was none other than Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and Master of All Martial Art. Null went to retrieve him and found the Kenga Fighter standing in front of Sagat's room, kneeling and his eyes closed, he was paying his respect for the Tiger Emperor.
"Kanoh Agito, it's time." Null told him.
"Very well… it is time for us to show the Gods what human martial arts can do." Kanoh said seriously.
Kanoh followed Null to meet up with the rest of the Valkyries and to his surprise when he got there he saw Esdeath there, standing before Brunhild and Geir, a frightening smile on her face.
"What is the meaning of this, Esdeath?" Null asked her.
"I believe it is my time to fight." Esdeath told him.
"Kanoh Agito is fighting in Round 7, he's the perfect match for Sun Wukong." Null told her.
"Don't you think it's time for a change? The men had their fun and gained us some losses and victories but I think it is time for a woman's touch to be added." Esdeath told him.
"We will be the one to fight, it has already been decided." Kanoh said, not pleased with Esdeath trying to take his turn.
"It is decided when I say so, I suggest if you are looking for a fight then you'll have to face me first." Esdeath said, taking a battle stance.
Kanoh had a serious face and a aura of hostility was coming off his body, he approach Esdeath and look like he going to strike with the intent to kill, Null was about to intervene but then Brunhild got a notification on her tablet and check it and saw there was a change.
"Null…" Brunhild called out, she showed him the change and it revealed that Sun Wukong's fight was moved to Round 8.
"I see." Null stated. "Kanoh, there has been a change in plans. Esdeath will fight in Round 7 your fight has been moved up to Round 8… although things have been unseen it can work out in our favor. Take this time to train and perfect your skills." He told the Kengan Fighter.
"Very well." Kanoh said, Sigrun appeared and guided him to train more.
"What are the Gods planning?" Null thought, wondering what they have up their sleeves.
"So it seems it's my turn after all, who's going to be my opponent?" Esdeath asked Null.
"That hasn't been revealed yet, nonetheless we must be prepared." Null told her.
"I was expecting for her to come much later but it's now or never." Brunhild said, as another one of her sisters appeared.
It was a young girl that was the same size as Hlokk, she wore a similar dress but her hair was styled differently and a shade darker.
"Seriously!? You're pairing me up with her of all people!? Why couldn't it have been Sister Sanngrior!?" Alvitr, the Tenth Oldest Valkyrie sister shouted.
"Sanngrior's partner was already chosen and fought. It has to be you." Brunhild told her sister.
"Forget it! As if we could make our hearts one! She's a cold-blooded murder, she heartless!" Alvitr countered.
She wasn't wrong for her statement, it didn't change the fact her and Esdeath were partners and needed to fight, Null saw the Ice General was about to impose her will and acted before she could.
"Look, no need to be rough about this…" Null told her, his tone calm and soft. While most would react with harshness Null thought it better to ease the tension, the Valkyries have a lot on the line as well and can even be killed. "We're all doing our part in this fight, this fight is very important and we need all hands on deck for this… it not a permanent thing, is it possible for you two to put up with each other in the meantime?" Null asked, he removed his hood and showed his face, giving off a gentle smile. "For your fallen sisters and Humanity, please?" He asked her.
Alviter's whole face turned red and her heart skipped a beat, she went from brash to shy and timid. Brunhild and Geir were surprised and little taken back by Null's face, Brunhild's own face was red and she got a small skip in her own heart.
"Tch, fine…" Alvitr said softly.
"Thank you." Null said, he put his hodn back on and his face was once again covered.
"My my, what a charmer you are, Lord Null." Esdeath said with a chuckle.
"I wouldn't say that, I just prefer to solve these kinds of problems with words instead of acts of violences." Null said in an even tone.
"So it seems." Esdeath stated.
Alvitr held out her hand and Esdeath grabbed it, they two then performed Volund as a bright flash took over the room.
In the arena, it was fixed once more and had a slight chance to it, having Aztec Statues surrounding it. Everyone was completely silent as they waited for the next fighters to appear, Heimdall appeared in an Aztec outfit and stood before everyone.
"AFTER THE SHOCKING FIGHT OF A TWO PART ROUND WITH THE VICTORY OF CUMBER AND BUDDHA, HUMANITY IS ONCE AGAIN AHEAD OF THE GODS! IS THERE WERE THE GOD TAKE BACK THEIR HONOR AND REMIND THE MORTAL'S OF THEIR PLACE!?" Heimdal shouted, causing the Gods in the crowd to shout a war cry. "FIGHTING FOR HUMANITY IS TRULY HEARTLESS AND TERRIFYING WARRIOR, THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE INTRODUCE AND DESPITE BEING A BREATHING TAKING BEAUTY FOR ALL TO SEE, SHE ONE HELL OF A BEAST WITH A HEART THAT'S COLD AS ICE ITSELF! LIVING IN THE WILDERNESS SHE SURVIVED FOLLOWING ONE BELIEF "THE STRONG SURVIVE AND THE WEAK PERISH" AND HAS LIVE BY THAT BELIEF EVEN SINCE, EVEN NOW! SHE HAS CONQUERED ENTIRE NATURES WITH ONLY HER STRENGTH AND POWER! HER BRUTALITY IS UNMATCHED, FROM MANSLAUGHTER, TO GENICODE, TO TORTURE, TO MACRASSING, THERE'S NO EVIL SHE WON'T COMMIT! NO ATROCITIES SHE'LL LET OTHERS COMMIT IN ORDER TO SATISFY HER BLOODLUST! SHE IS ONE OF THE TWO STRONGEST IN THE EMPIRE! THE RUTHLESS ICE GENERAL, ESDEATH!" Esdeath comes walking through the entrance, with a chilling air of death. There was a mix of confidence and sadistion as a cruel smile was on her face, the bloodlust was practically radiating off her as the thought of spilling the blood of a God, excited her!
"AND NOW FIGHTING FOR THE GOD IS SOMEONE THAT IS TRULY UNEXPECTED! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS GOD WOULD EVEN RETURN TO VALHALLA, LET ALONE FIGHT FOR THE GODS THAT BANISHED HIM!?" Heimdall shouted, and 5 thousand followers of Quetzalcoatl entered the arena while 4 thousand followers played Aztec instruments while the other thousand did the Dance of Quetzalcoatl. "IN THE MESOAMERICAN WORLD, HUMAN SACRIFICES ARE CONSIDERED THE GREATEST OFFERING APPEASEMENT TO THEIR GODS BUT AMONG ALL OF THOSE GODS WHOSE STRENGTH DERIVED FROM IT, ONLY ONE OF THEM DENIED THESE TRADITIONS AND EVEN WITHOUT THEM HIS STRENGTH GREWS TO BE UNMATCHED AMONG THOSE GODS WITH ONLY ONE WHO MATCHED HIS MIGHT, HIS OWN BROTHER!" Heimdall shouted and as he did, a temple that belong to Quetzacoatl rise from the arena and the followers dance around it while those playing the instrument ascended on the temple, some of the Gods including Ares and even Hermes started to suspect who's possibly fighting is shocked them, all except Hades after that a mighty roar was hear from above when they look up it was a massive four-winged serpent with the sun behind it as it descent to the top of the temple and then shrink in size and take a humanoid hybrid form. "THAT'S RIGHT, THE ONE REPRESENTING THE GODS IS A GOD THAT HASN'T BEEN SEEN A FEW MILLENNIUMS, WHO WAS BANISHED BY HIS BROTHER! BEFORE BEING BANISHED, HE WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKED GODS RIVALLING ODIN AND ZEUS AND MASTER THE ELEMENTS! HIS FURY IS LIKE A RAGING FIRE! HIS WILL IS UNBREAKABLE LIKE THE EARTH BENEATH HIS FEET! HIS MIND IS CALM LIKE THE ENDLESS SEAS! HIS HEART IS UNPREDICTABLE LIKE THE EVER BLOWING WINDS! HIS JUDGMENT IS LIKE LIGHTNING ACROSS THE SKY BEING INSTANT AND WITHOUT MERCY! HE'S THE STRONGEST GOD OF CREATION, QUETZALCOATL!" Quetzalcoatl jumps from the top of his temple and drops his hybrid form into his regular form, he steps down the temple stairs and when he reaches the bottom, one of his followers handed him his weapon and shield which he took, he then slams down his weapon into the ground and unleash a overwhelming pressure and the aura that had the power the highest ranked God, his appearance shocked everyone in the arena! The mortal representative, Hearts, the Valkyrie, even Null was shocked by this, only Arcane remained unfazed.
Esdeath and Quetzacoatl meet each other gaze, the general had a smirk on her face while the Aztec God frowned at her, the aura of hostility was coming off both of them and clashed.
On the side of the Gods
"WH-WH-WH-WH-WHAT IS QUETZALCOATL DOING HERE!?" Ares shouted in shock.
"Indeed, if I remember correctly he was banished from Vahalla for decades." Hermes said just as shocked but remained composed.
"He was… is this the friend you were talking about, Hades?" Zeus asked his brother.
"Yes, I was." Hades answered, Zeus looked at him in displeasure. "You know as well I do that Quetzalcoatl's strength and power are only matched by you and Odin, we can't afford to lose this round or sacrifice any more Greek Gods." He said seriously.
"I suppose so." Zeus said, stroking his beard. "Just how did you get him to agree to fight for us?" He asked.
"I made a promise that if he wins then his ranking and title will be returned." Hades told him.
"I see." Zeus said, facing the arena.
"My my, I never thought Quetzacoatl would return let alone fight for us." Loki said, intrigue already. "He's just as strong as you, old man, but Humanity has quite a scary woman fighting for them, I wonder how things will end." He said, a creepy smile already appearing on his face.
Odin remained silent but the faint look of displeasure was on his face but he didn't say anything, Freya had left to mourn the death of her son.
On the side of Humanity
"This has to be a bad joke, right? This seriously can be happening, right!? QUETZALCOATL CAN'T BE THE NEXT FIGHTER, RIGHT!?" Geir said, panicking as she was sweating like crazy and looked close to either passing out or pissing herself.
"... … …" Brunhild remained silent as she had a blank face.
"S-Sister… Big Sis Hilde… are you-" Geir began to ask.
"FUCKING SHIT! YOU HAVE TO FUCKING KIDDING ME! THOSE FUCKING FUCKERS SET US UP!" Brunhild shouted, a look of pure fury on her face. "SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! FUCKING SHIT!" She shouted, kicking a column repeatedly.
Null had remained silent to take this time to process everything and once he was done, he walked up to Brunhild and put a hand on her shoulder and pulled her away, she looked at him and took this time to calm down.
"Brunhild…" Null said, looking her in the eyes.
"D-Dammit… those bastards… they are just so…" Brunhild said, her tone more soft.
"I know but we must not lose faith." Null told her. "Even if that faith is in the hands of a ruthless monster like Esdeath." He stated.
"This Quetzalcoatl must be a big deal and powerful God if his mere presence is enough to cause this much trouble." Heart said, observing the Aztec God. "There doesn't seem to be an end to his power, it almost… bottomless."
"He is." Lord Arcane said, getting everyone but Brunhild attention. "Quetzalcoatl is one of the highest ranking Gods along with Zeus and Odin but after an incident he was strip of his title and rank then banished, as for why he is fighting for the Gods now I can only imagine what they told him to bring him back to Vahalla."
"H-He's that strong?" Geir asked, frightened.
"Very…" Lord Arcane said seriously.
"This won't be an easy fight but Esdeath is no pushover. We can only watch and hope for the best." He said seriously, looking at the arena.
Heimdall was trembling a bit as he saw the two fighters continue to stare each other down, even when he backed away from them the pressure was engulfing the whole arena. Esdeath size the Aztec God up and down and her smirk wided while Quetzalcoatl looked at her with a judgment and could practically smell the bloodlust coming off her, it disgusted him. Despite how he felt about Jason Todd he was nowhere near as bad as Esdeath, the boy at least had his reason to do what he did and honestly Quetzalcoalt didn't fault him for the death of Hercules because in his opinion the Demigod was a bit naive on good and bad as for Esdeath this woman was a monster, all of her action were because of her own bloodlust and she care very little for the lives of others, she was going suffer his judgment.
The seventh match of Ragnarok had a different feeling to it, it was soak with overwhelming pressure that was suffocating, Esdeath the Ice General of the Empire against Quetzalcoatl the Aztec God of the Elements! Judgment vs Ruthless, Divine Wrath vs Mortal Wrath! It begins now!
"My, you just radiate power don't you, Almighty God?" Esdeath said, done sizing him. "Your presence is suffocating, I can tell you're one of the strong Gods which makes this all the more sweet, when I have you own the ground covered in blood and begging for death." She said, a cruel and sadistic smile on her face.
"I watch my tone if I were you, if you think I'll fall so easily then you're more foolish than you look." Quetzalcoatl said seriously.
"Talk is cheap, why don't I show you instead." Esdeath said, drawing her sword. "Shall we, Almighty God?"
"I decided the moment I was asked to fight for the Gods, you will face the wrath of my judgment!" Quetzalcoatl shouted, shield in his right hand and macuahuitl in his left hand.
Esdeath and Quetzalcoatl charged at each other and swung their weapons, the moment they made contact a blast of pressure traveled all the way to balconies, it was overwhelming. Their weapons struggled against each other and the two attacked with a flurry of strikes that created small shockwaves, neither one had managed to land a hit but as it looked like they were evenly matched. Esdeath aimed her sword right for his neck but Quetzalcoatl blocked and gripped his macuahuitl both hands and put more power into his swing! Esdeath blocked with her sword but the force of the strike knocked her back and even damaged her, a small cut was seen across the right side of her abdomen and blood spilled out the wound was shallow but still her but Esdeath merely smirked. She stopped herself from hitting the arena wall and kept her stance firm, Quetzalcoatl tightened the grip on his weapon and charged forward and aimed for her neck, Esdeath deflected the strike with a thrust from her sword and slash across the chest! The Aztec God "tch" at the a small cut across his chest it barely bleed and delivers a powerful swing from his macuahuitl and force from the attack knocks Esdeath back, she lands on her feet and even though she was unharm this time, her outfit was damage from the strike leaving a clean torn mark across the chest.
"So this the power of one of the Highest Rank God? Interesting, let's see how powerful he really is." Esdeath thought with a sadistic smile on her face, she exhaled and a bit of mist appeared.
Quetzalcoalt prepared himself for more but saw something Esdeath did, she placed a hand on the wound she got from him and it was slowly getting covered but ice and stopped the bleeding. This was a surprising thing to see but then again these mortals weren't like others and as the tournament showed, they all of them have a wide variety of abilities and skills.
"Let's see what you can do woman, what kind of skill do you have that can best a God!" Quetzalcoatl thought, pulled out his shield and took an Aztec warrior stance.
Esdeath held out her hand and launch a few razor sharp ice shards at Quetzalcoatl raised his shield and block them but that was just a distraction for Esdeath to get in close and swing her sword at his face but he block with his macuahuitl and delivers a firm kick but she jump back and created a large spear out of ice and throws it, the Aztec God blocked with his shield and saw the ice weapon shatter. Quetzalcoatl close the distance between himself and Esdeath within seconds and swung down his macuahuitl at him, she would have been split in half down the middle if she didn't block with her sword but the force of the strike cause her feet to sunk into the ground, Quetzalcoatl put more power into his arm as he tries to break through the divine weapon of the general, Esdeath felt her feet sinking in farther in the ground. She gritted her teeth and forced out a craze smile and channel the power of her Imperial Arms, freezing the Aztec God lower half of his body which caught him off guard and giving her the chance to back away and held her hand out and unleash a barrage of ice daggers, Quetzalcoatl held out his shield and block them but some manage to hit his chest and graze his left cheek, the Aztec God look at the ice and could actually feel it chilling touch then felt his face and saw blood, he break free with ease from the icy prison and puff out his chest and shatter the ice daggers. He turned and looked at Esdeath, who was catching her breath but still had a smirk on her face which made him frown.
"This woman doesn't just have a divine weapon but her very abilities are of divine nature, is it because of the effects of Volund?" Quetzacoatl thought, moving his legs around. "Even though her elemental abilities aren't on par with my own, if I'm not careful she could severely injure me and even deliver a fatal wound." He thought seriously.
Esdeath smirks at him with sadistic glee but Quetzalcoatl remains unfazed by the fact that the General has more ways to possibly kill him. The Aztec God lunge forward at the female fighter with his macuahuitl in hand and swung it at her to cleave through her body but she block with her sword and stood her ground and use her free hand to create a sword of ice, it was razor to the sharp and stronger than steel and use to slash Quetzalcoatl across the chest which cause a bit of blood to spill out, the Aztec God "tch" and bash his shield into Esdeath's face and cause blood to drip down her nose he then swung his macuahuitl and cut Esdeath's left shoulder and right thigh making her grunt in pain and bleed a bit, the two enter a exchange of strikes with each other, Esdeath swing her swords while Quetzalcoatl block with his shield and macuahuitl which created small sparks from the force and fraction. Esdeath swung her ice sword right at the Aztec God's neck but he blocked with his shield and swung his macuahuitl right at Esdeath's waist to split her in half but she blocked with her real sword and let the force of the strike knock her back, she stopped herself. Esdeath charged forward and thrust her ice sword right at Quetzalcoatl's chest and heart but he blocked with his shield and attacked with an upwards lash with his macuahuitl and nearly split her skull in half but she leaned back to dodge but she lost a few strains of hairs and knocked off her hat.
Esdeath took a deep breath and exhaled, releasing a misty breath. Her muscles were warm up and ready to get serious and Quetzalcoatl raise his brow and felt a change within her, Esdeath focus on her ice sword and charge it into spear that was larger and had a razor sharp point and throws it right at the Aztec God, he raise his shield to block but Esdeath lunge right at him and stabs him in the arm that held the shield and froze it to hold it in place, surprising Quetzalcoatl and getting pierce right through the left shoulder! He grunted in pain because of this, Esdeath pulls her sword out and back away and watch the Aztec God's face twist in pain, Quetzalcoatl glared at her and saw that she wasn't playing any more, he place his weapon down and pull out the ice spear and crush it with his hand, then a red aura of heat coming off his body and melted the ice on his right arm and pick up his macuahuitl once more focus all the heat and power into it, at this moment Quetzalcoatl was done playing around and unleash one of is powerful technique, Borde de Sol Abrasador! Flames as hot as the sun coated the macuahuitl and released a powerful slash! Esdeath didn't have time to block as it hit her with a slash across right shoulder and torso, knocking her back and causing her to spat out blood and grunt in pain she had now had a burn wound.
Esdeath grunts in pain and slowly picks herself up and is panting and eases the searing wound with her ice powers, her whole body was trembling and took a knee and spat out blood. Quetzalcoatl saw that Esdeath was down thanks to her wound that he gave her and ready himself and finish her off but Esdeath give him a sinister smile and unleash a wave of ice spikes, this caught him off guard and hit by them, his legs and abdomen were pierce, he widened his eyes and spat out blood and glares at her, Esdeath get to her feet with a smirk on her face and raise her sword is able to run it through his throat but Quetzalcoatl block with his shield and use Escudo del Sol Abrasador a barrier of heat was release from it and the empire general back away to avoid the heatwave which also melt the ice around him, causing blood to leak out his wounds.
"Hahaha, be careful Almighty God you have some naughty wounds." Esdeath said in a mocking tone.
Quetzalcoatl didn't respond and instead raise his hand and wave above him use Aguas Místicas De Tláloc causing sparkles of water rain down and a green teal aura surrounded his body and began to heal him, despite the lethal attacks hitting him it was only minor wounds, shocking Esdeath.
"It be wise to be mindful of your own wounds rather than mine." Quetzalcoatl told him.
Esdeath "tch" at the fact that Quetzalcoatl's wounds were all healed up and takes a battle stance and points her sword right at him, both of them were now fighting seriously from here on out. She rush forward and swing her sword down at him but he was able to block with his shield and counter attack with macuahuitl and slash her across her left thigh and follow up with a slash to the right side of torso and then finish with a cut to her left shoulder, Esdeath wince in pain as blood spill out her cuts but she was able to stop the bleeding by freezing them shut.
"That shield is giving me too much trouble, I'll have to separate it from him in order to deal real damage." Esdeath thought, gripping her sword. "Let's see what you can do." She said with a smirk.
Then a shine was seen coming off the sword and covered Esdeath's body and when the light died down, instead of having a sword the empire general was wearing a seat of armor, it was white and gray and covered her arms, shoulders, chest, torso, and legs it also look like it was made from the Empire.
"Nice feeling, this is very strong but feels light." Esdeath said with a smirk, moving around a bit. "Let's take this for a test drive, shall we Almighty God?" She said, smirking at Quetzalcoatl.
The Aztec God ready himself and Esdeath charge forward, creating two ice daggers, she swing the right arm first but Quetzalcoatl block with his shield and swung his macuahuitl right at her neck to finish her off but to his surprise she block with her left arm and energy ripple out, she smirk at him and smack his weapon away and stab both daggers into his chest and froze, his upper body in solid ice, she grabs his shield and throw it to the side and just as she was about to deliver the finishing strike the Aztec God broke free and slams his macuahuitl right at her but she blocked with both arms and sent skidding across the ground. She created a large broadsword with her ice and charge forward, she swung down the icy blade but Quetzalcoatl is able to block with his macuahuitl the force behind her strike push the Aztec God a few centimeter, the two keep swing their weapons at each other it was more intense then before and Esdeath wasn't giving up on her assault, Quetzalcoatl was able to keep up but it seen that he was having a bit of trouble. Esdeath delivers a horizontal cut and push back the Aztec God and as she charging forward she created ice daggers and throws them, Quetzalcoatl knock all away with a single swing but that left him open for Esdeath to get in close and delivers a upwards vertical slash right to his face! Quetzalcoatl's helm was off by the strike and he stagger back a bit, some humans and Gods gasp at the sight before them when they saw that the Aztec God's right eyes was cut from the slash with a bite of frost on it, Esdeath smirk right at him.
"How is that, Almighty God?" Esdeath asked, a dark smile forming.
Quetzalcoatl remained silent having only a scowling frown on his face, he summoned hot flames from his finger and melted the frost then used Aguas Místicas De Tláloc to heal his eyes and then tightly grip his macuahuitl and lit on fire!
"This fight is fair from over women, don't get cocky because you got a small hit on me." Quetzalcoatl told him.
Quetzalcoatl then close the distance between theme within seconds and attack with Borde de Sol Abrasador right at her, she block with her ice sword and it was a battle of ice and fire, if her ice was normal it would have melt but thanks to Volund her ice was of divine nature now giving it the power that can rival the average elemental God, they clash strikes and Esdeath was being push back but was still holding her ground. Quetzalcoatl parries her blade and slash her across the right shoulder and right thigh but her armor protects her, he aims for her neck but Esdeath makes a shield out of thick ice and guard against his strikes. She cuts him across chest, the wound was deeper than before and Quetzalcoatl grunted and attacks with a downward slash right to her skull but she block with her ice shield and counter with a stab right through the abdomen, he spat out a bit of blood and before he could strike her, Esdeath back away and the ice sword started to crack and burst into ice crystal flakes that covering one third of his upper body and half of his face in frost, she then throws ice shield right at him and saw it cut right into the Aztec God's chest, Quetzalcoatl grits his teeth and held his macuahuitl to the sky.
"Suffer the wrath of the Sun!" Quetzalcoatl shouted.
Quetzalcoatl then uses La Ira Del Sol Abrasador and a intense wave of heat along a blinding flash was released from his divine weapon, Esdeath retreats but the blast still hits her and sent her into the arena wall, she groan a bit but was mostly unharmed. Quetzalcoatl was free from the ice and healed himself with Aguas Místicas De Tláloc but the wound of his chest still remained so he flexed his muscle and burned the wound shut with his weapon. Quetzalcoatl raised his macuahuitl and was getting ready to strike but Esdeath gave him a dark smile and exhaled some mist from her mouth, then the whole arena was covered in large ice spikes! Quetzalcoatl spat out some blood, there was a ton of ice spikes piercing his body, his right arm and left leg and they were much colder than before, Esdeath jump to the sky and summon over a dozen ice shards and send them at the Aztec God, he use his flaming macuahuitl to destroy them but some still hit him and slowly freeze him, Esdeath gave him a dark smile and held her hand out and created a large ball of solid ice the size of a small island, it drop down onto Quetzalcoatl! Everyone looked horrified at this and thought Quetzalcoatl was crushed to death by the ice ball.
"How was that Almighty God? Was my power too much for you, I figure you lasted longer being one of highest rank but I guess like Zeus and Shiva you were all talk." Esdeath said, mocking him and taking a shot at the other God Fighters.
On the side of the God
"The nerve of this woman to mock the Gods in such a way." Ares said, gritting his teeth in anger.
"This mortal woman is a strong one, her ice ability is very versatile and deadly." Hermes said, rubbing his chin.
"Indeed." Zeus said in a neutral tone.
"I agree but unfortunately her opponent is Quetzalcoatl and out of all the Aztec Gods, he is the strongest of them all." Hades said firmly.
On the side of Humanity
"Just… Ms. Esdeath is super scary and strong." Geir said, shuddering. "How is she able to create ice like that, Lord Null?" She asked.
"It's the ability of her Imperial Arms, Demon Manifestation… It gives her the abilities of cryokinesis. Normally her ice wouldn't be much to a God but due to Volund her Imperial Arms has become a divine weapon itself." Null told her.
"So on top of Sister Alvitr's power, her own power was enhanced. Does that mean she has a chance to win?" Geir asked him.
"I honestly have no idea. If her opponent was any other God, victory might be more assured but she's fighting Quetzalcoatl, so our chances are slim." Null told her, sweating a bit. "But even so, Esdeath still has a few tricks up her sleeves."
Geir let out a squeak and looked less assured, Null was sweating and truly wasn't expecting this but this proves the Gods were serious in this war. Back in the arena, Esdeath was waiting for Quetzalcoatl to reappear despite what she said before she doubted that a God of that level would die so easily.
Her hunch was proved true when the ice ball began to crack and was shattered to pieces, Quetzalcoatl was panting a bit and had blood dripping down his head, he was covered in frost and wounds. He clenched his macuahuitl to the point that veins could be seen and the flames grew even hotter and brighter than before, his whole body gave off a tense aura and soon all the ice in the arena was beginning to melt, first heal himself with his mystic water.
"I'll show you just how "Almighty" I am, woman." Quetzalcoatl said in a serious tone.
Quetzalcoatl's whole body was surrounded within flames and he was in front of her in an instant and attacked her with Golpe Del Fuego Relámpago right to her chest! Esdeath was sent skidding across the arena and stop herself, the armor was burnt and dented but withstand the blow she retaliate with a barrage of ice daggers, Quetzalcoatl took them out with Camino Del Dragón Rojo, he swing his flaming macuahuitl and left a trail of red fire and move like a traditional aztec dancer. Esdeath created two sets of thick ice gauntlets that had sharp spikes on the knuckles then she lunged forward and engaged in close quarter combat with him. She starts by throwing a hard right strike to the left shoulder, then follow up with a left strike to the abdomen, and finish with a nasty right uppercut to the jaw of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec God gritted his teeth in pain and anger then spat out some blood then swing his flaming red hot macuahuitl right to Esdeath's neck but she blocked with her icy gauntlet and counter a hard and strong strike to the chest.
The two exchange blows, Quetzalcoatl kept delivering strikes with his macuahuitl while Esdeath block with her ice gauntlets and counter with hard blows, Quetzalcoatl attacks with a downward slash and aim for her chest but Esdeath blocked the strike and created a blade from her gauntlet and stab Quetzalcoatl in the abdomen, the Aztec spat out a bit of blood and gritted his teeth. Quetzalcoatl grabs her arm and slams his head right into her face, knocking her back and causing her to stagger back. Quetzalcoatl plants his macuahuitl into the ground and clench both his hands together and channel his powers into them and did a few aztec hands sign and a intense stream of fire was release from his hand, Esdeath created a wall of ice to shield herself and that created then circle behind him and charge right at him and aim for his neck, Quetzalcoatl block with his gauntlet arm and channel more power into his hands and engulf both his hand in red flames then attack with Puño Del Fuego Sagrado: Sofoco, multiple fast strikes hit Esdeath all over her body and knocked her back then follow up with Puño Del Fuego Sagrado: Ola De Calor Mística the Aztec God throw a hard punch and release a large and power blast of heat that engulfs the Empire General and created a huge explosion, Puño Del Fuego Sagrado: Llamarada Solar, Quetzalcoatl threw a punch so fast it created a bright flash of fire and sent Esdeath crashing into the arena wall, her armor was dented and scorch but she was still standing and fine. Quetzalcoatl "tch" a this and saw that he was covered in bruises and a bit of blood Aguas Místicas De Tláloc to heal himself then put up his macuahuitl once more.
"I hit her with all my might and she still survived. That armor is doing one hell of a job in shielding her from my strikes." Quetzalcoatl thought. "I'll have to deal with this in a different way." He thought, firm and determined.
The flames around his macuahuitl went out and he took a firm fighting stance and Esdeath merely smirked at him, water began to surround around his macuahuitl. Quetzalcoatl lunge forward right at her and attack with Golpes Fluidos De Chalchiuhtlicue multiple fast and rapid strike of water from his macuahuitl hit Esdeath, knocking her back and causing her to spit up blood, surprising her and follow up with Lluvia Divina De Tlaloc he aim for the sky and blast water then a few minutes later multiple small pillars of water slams into Esdeath, knocking the wind out her lung, she was one the ground now. Esdeath get to her feet and saw Quetzalcoatl charging right at her and delivers a heavy strike with his water covered macuahuitl causing her to be sent back and making her spit out blood and follow up with multiple fast blows and even delivers a strong one right to the forehead which knocks the Ice General down, Esdeath get up once more and felt her insides were all mash up from the liquid blows and understood what the Aztec God was doing.
"I see… so that's your plan." Esdeath thought, licking blood off her lips.
Esdeath saw that water was everywhere, Quetzalcoatl charges right at her and is getting ready to strike once more but Esdeath created multiple ice daggers and throws them but Aztec God takes them all out with ease but that was only a diversion. Esdeath placed her hand on the water and used her ice powers to create ice clones of herself, there were five of them in total and to add on top of that she created an ice ax and shields. Esdeath made her own ax and shield and all of them charged forward right at Quetzalcoatl.
The Aztec God fights the ice clones off but they seem to be just as strong as the original, he channels his power into his hand and unleashes a stream of fire at one of the ice clones but they block using their shield and don't melt from the heat! Quetzalcoatl gritted his teeth and lit is macuahuitl on fire once more and move forward and attack one of the ice clones with Borde de Sol Abrasador and sent them back two more ice clones tried getting him from behind and he spun around and hit them Camino Del Dragón Rojo and rush forward an attacks another ice clone with Puño Del Fuego Sagrado: Sofoco sending them back and then focus his Esdeath and grab his macuahuitl done at full force and even when she blocks with her ice shield the power behind the strike cracked it and the heat from only makes it crack up more, Quetzalcoatl hit Esdeath with La Ira Del Sol Abrasador at close range blasting her back! Esdeath hit the wall and her armor was scorch up a bit and she suffer a bit of damage but she gave Quetzalcoatl a sinister smile and he suddenly felt a sharp pain and saw it was the ice clones, they were able to withstand his heated attacks and manage to land a attack, their ice axes were digging into him, one was in his right leg, two were into his torso from both sides, one was in his left shoulder, and the final one was in his abdomen, he spat out blood and gritted his teeth in pain.
"What a shame, I was hoping to last longer." Esdeath siad with a dark smirk. "Time to spill the blood of another God." She said with a bloodthirsty grin.
She threw her ice ax right at Quetzalcoatl and hit him right in the chest, he grunted in pain and saw that the ice was beginning to spread slowly around him the ice clones were adding to this by slowly freezing him, she slowly walks up to him and created two ice swords. He gritted his teeth and tightly grip his macuahuitl with both hands and channel his power.
"You truly are an arrogant one, I will show you my true power!" Quetzalcoatl shouted.
His channel the power of water and fire into his macuahuitl, it turns red from the flames while having mystical blue glow from the water. He spun around and unleash Combinación de Fuego y Agua: Ira de la Naturaleza a thick spiral with red flames around them hit all the ice clones and destroyed them and lunge forward and hit Esdeath directly in the chest with a thrust and the mix elemental attack, the heavy and scalding hot water was too much for her to handle even with the armor, it smash her into the wall creating a large dent in it along with a injured Esdeath.
"Don't underestimate the power of the Gods." Quetzalcoatl told her.
Esdeath spat out a mix of blood and water, the armor was covered in dents, scorch marks and slashes. She was panting slightly and took a deep breath and real a cloud of mist and slowly get back up and put her hands together and shine was seen taking over her once more then when it died down it was reveal the armor was gone now Esdeath was wielding a long spear that was grey with the blade indigo grey.
"It is you that shouldn't underestimate us mortals, especially me." Esdeath told him, spinning the spear a bit. "Because I am the strongest one of them all!"
The two fighters were just getting started, how this would go is still in the air. Is it possible for Humanity to gain another victory or will the Gods catch up and prove their strength.
Sorry for the long wait, let me know what you think. I thought I could finish this in one fight but what I have plan grew too long so I'm going to make this a two part battle.
Peace!