Chapter 10

"Oh great! Its the rage monster!" Edward groaned. He watched the Hulk as he got out of the rouble that he had been trapped under. The Ghoul had managed to wriggle out of stones and sand when the whole ground had swallowed up the Avengers when they had been fighting the Serpent Sisters. Edward had to be glad that the Serpent Sisters had not been trapped with them or this could be a lot more worse. Worse than being stuck in a tomb with the giant green rage monster.

"Corpse face!" the Hulk grumbled as he sized Edward up. Edward was the same size as Thor, but unlike Thor he was an unknown force. The Hulk and Thor had been training for years together and knew what was the best way to bring the other down, but when it came to Edward he didn't the know the best way to smash the corpse face.

Edward snarled right back at the Hulk. Energising his Ion Axe for the axe head to glow a bright purple glow. "Listen to me you brainless brute we need to think our way out of this! Not smashing everything in sight!" Edward growled back at the Hulk. He tightened his grip on his Ion Axe as he sensed the growing tension between him and the Hulk. He and the Hulk had a growing rivalry between them. The Hulk had gotten fed up of always being in a stalemate with Thor that the Hulk had decided to move his intention to the next muscle man. And that had been him.

"Why use brain when you have strength?" the Hulk asked. The Gamma monster towered above the Ghoul by a few feet like all the other Avengers. He looked down at the Ghoul who had energised his weapon. "Are you afraid that you are not the strongest Avenger!" the Hulk snarled at Edward.

Edward growled right back at him. He took a step closer to the Hulk and glared at the Hulk with his red eyes. "Your not the strongest Avenger! Your just the brute! If there is anyone who should the be strongest Avenger and that is me!" Edward snapped back at the Hulk. He had moved his axe to the Hulk's throat and was ready to defend himself from the Gamma creature that could easily start attacking him. "I have been in more fights and wars than you have! I have fought since I was four years old when I was taken from my parents and forced to fight in the Pits!" he declared. His Ion Axe glowed brighter as it detected its wielders emotions.

The Hulk growled back. His knuckles cracked when he fisted his fists. "I am going to enjoy this!" he said before he lunged towards Edward.

Edward stepped to the side just in time as the Hulk rushed past where he had been only a moment ago. "Really we are going to do this now?" he asked as he turned back around to face the Hulk. Hulk regained his footing after a few stumbling steps. The Ghoul watched as the Hulk turned around to face him. The Hulk growled at him and he growled back at him. "Then lets do it right!" he hissed at the Hulk. He dropped his Ion Axe to the ground. The instant it touched the ground the energy that was making it glow purple died off making the blade head a normal gun-grey colour.

The Hulk smiled as he watched Edward getting into a battle stance. He wanted to smash the Ghoul into the ground. He needed to show him who was the strongest Avenger and he was the strongest Avenger. Thor and the Ghoul were after him followed by the weaker Avengers who used their brains rather than their muscles. That was something that he saw as a weakness.

In a blink of an eye Edward was running towards the Hulk. The next thing a green fist slammed into the Hulk's face. Edward jumped back from the Hulk as he regained his senses. Before the Hulk could do anything Edward went in for another attack. Using his supernatural speed he was at the Hulk in a matter of seconds, but this time the Hulk was ready for him.

The Hulk grabbed Edward's fisted hand in his own hand. The Hulk with his other hand then punched Edward in his face. He watched as the Ghoul lost a sharp tooth on his bottom jaw. The tooth that Edward had lost was not his huge tusk but it was the smaller tooth that was beside the tusk. He smiled as he saw the Ghoul watch the tooth that lay on the sandy ground of the underground tomb. The smile, however fell when Edward looked back at him.

The Ghoul kicked the Hulk in his stomach. The Hulk took a step back and dropped Edward down to the sandy ground. Grabbing his stomach the Hulk tried to stop the pain that was coursing through him from the attack. He was too busy trying to get the pain to stop as Edward had kicked right in his weakest point. His stomach was still full with the food that he had eaten for lunch in the Moonray before the alien jet had dropped them off in the middle of the desert. Edward kicking right where his stomach was had not helped the pain that the Hulk was facing after their fight with the Serpent Sisters. Sure Edward also had injuries from the fight from the Serpent Sisters but the Ghoul was keeping them away from the Hulk to exploit.

The Hulk dropped Edward to the ground. Edward landed onto the ground with his feet. With his feet back on the ground Edward lunged back towards the Hulk. His fists connected with the Hulks face, but the force from the attack was enough to get the Hulk out of his pained dazed from his previous attack.

Returning Edward's punch the Hulk punched Edward again in his head. The Hulk let out a roar as he kept punching Edward. With every punch that the Hulk gave to Edward, Edward returned it. He returned it with his own punch, kick, bite and claw.

Soon the two were fighting on the ground. The wounds that had been caused by the Serpent Sisters had become angry and were demanding for their attention. Blood oozed out of the wounds that the Sisters and each other had caused as they kept fighting for the title of the strongest Avenger. The sand that was in the tomb was beginning to stain red with the blood as Edward grabbed for his Ion Axe. The Axe once again glowed a bright purple. The glow of the Axe was bright enough to chase away the shadows that had been in the tomb for three thousand years.

Edward stood on the Hulk's chest. The claws on his feet dug deep into Hulk's chest making small streams of blood dribble out of the wounds. "It looks like I have won, Hulk! Call it over! We have better things do to other than to see who is the strongest Avenger!" Edward snapped at the Hulk. He raised his Axe high above his head as he prepared to give an execution, something that he was well trained in since he had joined with the Elemental Guardians.

Hulk let out a roar as he suddenly moved against Edward. He grabbed the Ion Axe that Edward was holding towards his throat. He smiled at Edward's shock and surprise as he grabbed the Axe's handle. With a tug he whipped it out of Edward's hands. With a grunt he dropped the axe onto the ground before he made another move against Edward. Edward who was still shocked that he could lift his Axe was not ready for his next move. Pushing Edward off of him the Hulk once again towered over the Ghoul.

"It looks like I have won, Corpse Face! The Hulk is the strongest Avenger!" the Hulk declared at Edward.

Edward took a step closer to the Hulk. His red eyes had locked onto the Hulk. He would have continued to size up the Hulk if movement behind the big brute did not catch Edward's attention. Looking back at the Hulk he gave a sly smile. It was a little hard for him to make a move with his lips as he was still recovering from losing a tooth after the Hulk had punched him hard enough. "Alright Hulk you win! For now! But don't think I am going to let this slide! No once the Serpent Sisters are dealt with we will have a rematch!" he told the Hulk. He didn't care that the Hulk was given him a smile, a smile that he knew to well that he thought that he had won. How wrong he was!

"Admit it! Hulk stronger than you Corpse Face!" Hulk laughed. He was too high in his joy that he didn't see the mace that was being flung towards his face. The mace impacted against the Hulk's face. With a loud growl the Hulk took a few steps back as the mace slung back to its wielder. Hulk covered up his face with his huge green hands as he tried to slow the bleeding that was oozing out of his nose.

Edward ran towards his axe. Picking up his weapon in time he was able to use the axe head as a shield against the mace that had been flung his way. The mace smacked against his axe before it went back to its owner.

Python walked out of the shadows to where she had been hiding in the shadows. Her tail that ended in the mace smashed into the ground as she eyed up the Ghoul and the Gamma Monster. "Edward and the Hulk! I thought that the pair of you would have killed each other! That would have made it much easier for me and my sisters along with Lord Seth!" Python declared as she looked at the two strong beings.

The Hulk roared as he raced towards Python. With his fists he lunged in for the attack against the oldest Serpent Sister. His fist was about to impact with Python's face when she moved at the very last minute. Hulk growled in pain when her mace impacted with his stomach, the same place that Edward had attacked him.

Edward then came in for the attack, but Python moved out of the way just in time. The Ghoul was quick to move again in hopes of getting the Serpent Sister but he forgot about her tail. The tail that ended in the mace impacted with the back of his head. The Ghoul dropped his axe as he dropped to the ground. His eyes closed as the force of the attack had knocked him out.

Python's attention returned back to the Hulk but the huge monster was already running towards her. His fists smashed into her again and again. The oldest Serpent Sister had been told about the Hulk's strength but feeling its wrath it was something she did not expect. Hissing she stepped away from the Hulk. Her eyes rolled up to the ceiling. She could see that the ceiling was due to cave in at any moment. "It has been fun for the small time that we have been dancing Hulk! Until we see each other again!" she hissed. Swinging her tail to the ceiling she smashed the mace into the old wood that was keeping the desert away from the tomb. The desert collapsed on top of the Hulk and Edward who was just getting back up.