After Marik slapped Apollo, he challenged him to a fight. No powers, just fists. Apollo foolishly accepted. Ares volenteered to be referee, but Zeus said that it would be a vote as to when it was over. And the fight began. Apollo charged and Marik intercepted him with a flat knee, knocking Apollo out cold. Ares started cussing, so Marik challenged him. Ares accepted, claiming it was impossible for him to lose. Artemis dragged Apollo out of the way, and the fight began. Ares and Marik circled each other, neither of them making a definite move. Then marik struck, with blinding speed, he charged Ares, barraging him with a series of punches and kicks, stunned, Ares backed up long enough to regain his composure, and then he charged. The fight continued, until both men were bleeding from almost every hole in their head, then Marik finished it with a well aimed roundhouse to Ares' nose, utterly shattering it. Ares fell to the ground writhing in pain. Marik was declared the winner. One by one Marik beat the gods, until only Zeus and Artemis were there. He would not fight Artemis, So he challenges Zeus. Zeus laughed and accepted, and they shook hands. "Oh, I almost forgot, There will be a twist to this fight". Marik revealed his true form, Then Zues did. Artemis gasped, and all of the gods woke up just in time for the two blinding masses of burning hot energy to collide, shaking the earth. Marik charged, knocking Zeus through the walls of Olympus, and they continues fighting till they fell on the earth, creating a 20 foot indent, and vaporizing everything within a five mile radius. They continued fighting, which was like watching two suns fight to the death. As the battle continued, the energy only grew, to the point that they both were blown back nearly a mile, only to jump back to each other and continue fighting. Marik grabbed Zeus and jumped almost to the top of the empire state building, then flared his aura, sending Zeus down at the speed of sound, only to meet the earth. Marik flew down and planted his feet in Zeus' chest, finishing the fight. Zues' true for faded, to reveal he was laughing. Marik absorbed the energy and started laughing, too. Both men rose after a minute and shook hands. Artemis started clapping, making Marik blush. He looked at Zeus,who bent down slightly and whispered in his ear. "You hurt her and you die, go give her a hug and tell her your ok". Zeus teleported away and Marik walked over to Artemis. She hugged him feircely."That was amazing, but if you do that again, im going to kill you". Marik nodded, then he leant over a little bit and kissed her.