I found out something really interesting... Infinity War comes out on April 26 in Argentina while in USA on April 27... That's crazy :D that means I'll see it before all of you... Deal with it!
Sorry for the wait and all that, but I put myself a challenge for this week now... I'll try to update the story each day, if not then... Fuck XD but I'll seriously try to update more in the week because Infinity War is coming out and you all are hype as fuck... I know I am. Anyway, enjoy it, I'm going to crawl in my corner and cry because I hate working.
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Chapter 20: A Nameless God's Ending
Bruce and Tsukino look at the sky fight between Kokoro and Nameless. Kokoro was causing destruction without even care about the people around her. Natasha and Clint join them and saw with concern and fear her power and what she was capable of doing.
"This is going out of hands really fast" Said Clint and look at Bruce. "I suppose that if you step in you will be reduced to dust or even worst"
"I can't even think about that... That power... It's like she's made out of pure energy every time she shoots one of those lasers. We have to intervene, but I'm afraid that if we do we'll die. Maybe she doesn't even recognize us" Said Bruce. "This is the worst case scenario I could think of..." Bruce takes out his phone to call Tony, but instead Tony call him. He answers right away. "Tony! Listen, Kokoro..."
"We know, we are actually looking at it from the quinjet. This is insane. Listen, find a safe place for Tsukino. Me and Thor will join the fight and try to intervene"
"What!? No, Tony! If you do, she'll kill you!" Bruce yell.
"Too late. We are going. Find a safe place and join us later. We can't leave her alone" He said and hung up.
"Tony! Damn it!" Bruce hung up and look at Clint and Natasha. "... Find a safe place for her. I'll follow Kokoro"
"Are you crazy?" Clint asks him. "You are not going! This is a fight between gods. This is at another level from our fight in New York... You might not be walking out of this" Clint was right and Natasha was with him.
"He's right Bruce... But we can't let her be. Is up to us to bring her back at least" She said and that caught both Bruce and Clint by surprise.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, I am. I'll go with him. You find a safe place for Tsukino... And after that join us. We need you too" Said Natasha and before he could even say a 'no', Bruce and Natasha run away leaving him with Tsukino.
"... Unbelievable..." Clint sighed and look at Tsukino. "Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy or suicidal?"
"I think the same... But you should go with them" Said Tsukino and she pats his shoulder. "Do me a favor... Bring my daughter back"
"But I have to take you to-"
"I'll be fine. It's not the first time something this bad happen... I know how to take care of me. Go with them" She said and after a couple of seconds of debating, Clint runs behind Bruce and Natasha.
Tomoko opens her eyes and found herself staring at the white ceiling of a room. She gets up and looks down, she was resting in a bed. She almost immediately remembers what happens before she blackout. Izanagi and Athena appearing in her apartment to save her from Nameless. She didn't know what happens after that, everything was hazy, she couldn't remember. Tomoko gets out of the bed and didn't find any doctor or nurses. She walks out of the room and found a couple of doctors running through the hallway while arguing about something regarding a fight taking place outside. Tomoko follows them and stops near the windows when she saw a bright light, followed by a strong wind that almost shatters the window. She looks outside and saw two figures flying through the sky, hitting each other. When they get closer she recognizes them. One of them was the man that attack her, Nameless, and the other was Kokoro.
"Kokoro... What happened while I was unconscious?" She asks herself and notice something off. Kokoro was starting the get surrounded by dark mist. "What's that?" Her question was answered shortly after. Kokoro raises her hand and the mist around her transform into a dragon made out of darkness that attacked Nameless. He extends his hand and stops the dragon, dissipating the mist with his bare hand. In truth, that was a distraction. Kokoro places herself behind him and attacks him from behind. She punches him in his back and her hand went through him and get out of his chest. Nameless grab that hand that went through him and break it. Kokoro retrieves it almost immediately, Nameless turn around grab her by the throat and throw her toward the hospital. Tomoko saw Kokoro flying toward her and run away. Kokoro breaks the wall and landed near Tomoko.
"Kokoro?" Tomoko run toward her to help her, but stop when she saw Kokoro stand up. Her eyes were completely black and she wasn't even looking at her. Her eyes were focused on Nameless. Without any word to her friend, Kokoro jump back at the sky toward Nameless. She turns into darkness in front of him and reappears behind him. Kokoro shoots a dark laser beam through his head, blowing it up. Nameless didn't have time to regenerate, Kokoro hit him and send him flying against the street. Tomoko was confused and scared, she had no idea what was going on. Instead of staying in the hospital, watching the fight, she runs toward the exit and right at the center of the fight.
Tony and Thor fly to Tokyo. Tony could see the fight that was taking place in the air and eventually in the street. He was having a hard time believing how those two were ripping each other apart without a care.
"This is getting out of hands" He said and look at Thor. "Let's help her out, but don't get in her way. Once that bastard is down we'll deal with her. Hopefully, we can talk to her. Rogers follow us from behind and shoot at that asshole when you get the chance"
"Language, Stark!" Said Steve while flying the quinjet.
"I know! Stop saying that! Now is not the time!" Tony fly as fast as he could and when he was in the surrounding area of the fight he points his arm at Nameless and shoots a missile at him. Nameless was so focused in his fight with Kokoro that he didn't see the missile but despite all odds, he grab it and at the same time grab Kokoro by the throat.
"... You think I'm that easy?" He asks and crushes the missile with his hand. The power of the explosion was absorbed by his hand. Kokoro tries to break free, but he didn't let her go. "As for you... Let's see how you much can you hold all that power without blowing up!" He saw Thor trying to hit him from behind but quickly dodge him and throw Kokoro at him, sending them through a building and then to the street. "Now then... Stark. Do you have another trick under your sleeve?"
"A lot of them actually" He answer.
"And any of them will be able to stop me?"
"We don't know until we try... You talk too much. I bet you love your voice"
"Nothing matters anymore... Try to hit me with everything you got, human" Nameless taunt him. Tony raised his hands and shot lasers at him. Nameless dodge most of them and the rest were absorbed by his body. He flies to Tony and with only his finger his touch the armor and completely fall apart except by the boots that keep Tony in the air. Nameless grab Tony by the collar and stare right into his eyes. "That armor is what give you power. Take that off and you are nothing more than a simple human being. Tell me, Stark. Without your precious armor, what do you have left?"
"Actually a lot of things... But most importantly..." Tony smirk. "I have a Hulk" He pushes himself away from Nameless grasp and Hulk grab Nameless head and throw him to the ground. He then falls on top of him and punches him as many times as he could. Tony landed near Thor and Kokoro. "That guy really needs to chill"
"Banner won't be enough. I'll help him" Thor stand up and Kokoro to stand too but fail and fall to her knees. Tony and Thor saw that Kokoro's face had little cracks. Like if she was made of glass. The more she moves, the more it extends across her face and even her body. "Kokoro what happen to you!?"
"It hurt... So much. It's... Ripping me apart..." Kokoro was about to cry about instead her sadness turn into a smile, a very creepy smile. "But I... Feel it... The power is twisting me from the inside out... It wants me to keep going... To kill him... Hehehe" Kokoro chuckle. "It's so... Intoxicating..."
"Kokoro, calm down. Focus on the situation at hand" Tony get closer to her and raise his hands. "Listen to me... All that power is messing with your head and body. Just try to control it" Kokoro stare at him and then at Thor.
"I... Need more..." Kokoro, Tony, and Thor saw Banner been thrown in their direction and landing next to them unconscious. Nameless walks slowly to them. "My power... hehe... I need the rest... Give it back!"
"Kokoro, this isn't you talking!" Thor grabs her by the arm. "Snap out of it!" Kokoro then punches Thor in the face and send him flying to a building. All the people that were on the street quickly run away. Kokoro walks slowly to Nameless.
"Umm, Cap..." Tony call Rogers. "We might have a problem"
"Yeah? Well, I have another here... What is your problem?" Said Steve.
"Kokoro is the problem now... And what's yours?" Tony asks.
"Remember that coin we took from the forest? Is moving on its own. Now is stuck in the glass of the quinjet. It might sound crazy, but I think the closer I get the more it tries to reach Kokoro" Steve explain.
"I won't be surprised by that at this point" Nameless stop in front of Kokoro.
"So... You are slowly losing your mind? It's only a matter of time before your body shatters and nothing will remain of you. Your power will disintegrate you" Said Nameless and spheres of power form in his hands. "I will deal with you first and then with the rest of your little friends. There's no chance that you will turn the tables in your favor... If you are not with me, you are against me" Kokoro didn't reply, she walks to him at a slow pace. Nameless watch her and prepare for anything but what he wasn't expecting was Thor's hammer hitting him from behind and smashing half of his skull. He turns around and throws one of the spheres at Thor. He calls back his hammer and reaches him just in time to hit the sphere and destroy it. Kokoro then jump at Nameless, he turns around in time and with the other sphere in his hand trying to hit Kokoro, but she disappears in the blink of an eye. She then reappears behind him and grabs him by the shoulders to throw him to the ground. Nameless head completely regenerates, but then Kokoro grabs him by the head and from her shadow multiple arms push him down against the ground. She then places her thumbs near his eyes while she gives him a big smile that would make a demon envious.
"I'll take back my power if you don't mind..." She said but then Thor's hammer hit her, sending her flying to the other side of the street. Nameless stand up and clean the dust in his clothes.
"Well, well, well" Said Nameless and Thor call back his hammer. "To kill me you need Kokoro, but if you let her get her power back she'll die even if she succeeds... I see that you care, but you all are stupids... If I were you, I'll be happy to have only one sacrifice for a major cause... You are so stupidly nice"
"Thor, we are clearly at disadvantage here... You should've just let Kokoro deal with him" Said Tony
"And just watch how she kill herself!? No!" Thor points his hammer at Nameless. "We'll stop you one way or the other. Sacrifices are never an option"
"Whatever you say but... Looks like Kokoro just lost it" Nameless turn to see Kokoro standing up. Her black eyes turn red and they were looking right at Thor. "Looks like her power is taking over... Are you sure you made the right choice?" Nameless calmly walk away. "Let's see how this develops"
Devin Grayson saw from the alley the whole thing. He takes out his shotgun and prepares to kill both Nameless and Kokoro. He had with him the Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, the legendary sword that belonged to Susanoo, he takes it after killing him as a trophy of sorts. He stays in the Shadows, waiting for the best opportunity to strike. He saw Kokoro being knocked down by Thor's hammer, but stand up right after that, only to attack him. She gives in to her power sooner than expected.
"Looks like the power of Chaos is too powerful to control it... I should end up her suffering before she'll destroy the whole city" He raises his gun and point at her, but she moves so fast he didn't have the time to shoot. "Shit" Kokoro hit Thor right in the face, her shadow came to life and grab Thor's leg only to lift him and hit him against the ground multiple times and then throw him right at Nameless. He dodges him with ease and Thor hit a wall. Thor then went to attack her again. Devin waits for the perfect opportunity to shoot, but a pistol and a bow touch the back of his head.
"Pull that trigger and we'll do the same" Said Clint. "Put the gun down and raise your hands"
"... You think you won? If I don't do this, we all are done for. Can you not see it? The Gods will be our doom" Said Devin.
"We'll decide that later, for now, we'll be the ones dealing with the goddess" Said Natasha. Devin put the shotgun in the ground and raise his hands. "Good, now don't try anything stupid"
"... I might as well try... To complete my mission" He quickly turn around, grab the Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and swing it to his right. The blade creates a strong gust of wind that pushes them away. Clint points at him with his bow in midair and shot his arrow. Devin didn't saw the arrow until it hit him right in the shoulder. He falls to the ground but quickly stands up and despite the pain, he takes out the arrow from his shoulder and runs to the battlefield with both the sword and the shotgun.
"He doesn't give up apparently," Said Clint.
Thor and Kokoro were fighting. He was trying to not hit her so hard, but Kokoro proves to be tougher than expected. Every punch she delivers is more powerful than Hulk's normal punches. Thor tries to create a distance between the two and when he was far enough he throws his hammer at her expecting to knock her down but instead she raises her hand and catch the hammer. The force of the hammer move her almost ten meters back, but she stops it nonetheless. Thor and everyone else couldn't believe what they were seeing, Kokoro catches Thor's hammer. She was still struggling with holding it back. Devin takes advantage of the situation, take his shotgun and point right at the arm that was holding the hammer. Tony then raise his hand and the only functional arm of his suit fly to him, equip and shot at Devin, but it was too late. He shot before Tony could even attack him. The bullet hit Kokoro's right arm, the arm that was holding the hammer, and break. Unable to stop the hammer, it hit her right in the face. She falls to the ground and stops moving. The hammer stops midair and goes back to Thor's hand, he then runs to check on Kokoro.
"Hahahaha, that's something!" Said Nameless. "Well, take a look at that. She stops the "Almighty hammer". Now that's worthy of some respect" He then look at Devin who was now on the floor thanks to Tony's laser. "And it looks like we have another challenger here" He walks to him and step on him. "Take a look at that... Nice weapon by the way. How does it work?"
"... Like this" He said and as quickly as he could he raise the shotgun and shot at Nameless right in the chest, sending him flying backward and falling on his back. Tony go straight to Devin and steal the shotgun from him. Clint and Natasha who were in the alley go with him.
"Give me that you bastard!" He said kick him down. "Stay there" Tony then turn to Nameless and point at him. "Now isn't this anticlimactic? You were going on and on about how you will kill the gods and shit... Now a shotgun puts you down"
"... I'm not... Done... yet" Said Nameless and try to stand up but saw the hole in his chest. He let out a little chuckle. "Take a look at that... It isn't regenerating... That's... interesting" From his hole, a mist of multiple colors came out and fly away from him. He watches you the mist divide and flies to the sky, only to disappear in the air. A dark mist was the last thing to come out of him and fly in Kokoro's direction. The mist covers her and went inside her.
"The hell?" Tony asks.
"No... Nooo..." Nameless said with a tired expression. "My power! I'm not done yet!" He stands up despite his injuries and Tony point at him in the head. "I'm... getting weaker and you take advantage of that..."
"I'll pull the trigger. I swear" He threat him. "Don't try anything funny"
"Don't play with me you human!" Nameless extend his left hand and out of nowhere, it turns to dust. "Huh!? It can't be... Why? What the hell is happening to me!?"
"This gun was made to deal with the gods. You are dying" Said Tony. Nameless grab the shotgun by the barrel and take it away from Tony only to break it in half.
"I'm not going to die just yet!" Nameless yell while blood came out of his mouth. He pushes Tony away and tries to make his way to Kokoro. Clint and Natasha get in his way but they couldn't stop him. Nameless move his arm and with the little power he had left he throw them away with an energy force. Thor saw him getting closer. He stands up and stands in his way. He swings his hammer and hit him right in the head, but he withstands it. "Get out of my way!" An invisible force throws Thor away and Nameless make his way to Kokoro. She was laying on the ground, he kneels and tries to reach her to absorb her power and heal himself, but someone touches his shoulder. He turns around and Steve smile at him before punching him right in the face.
"Sorry, but a man don't take advantage of a girl in that state" He joked. Nameless felt that punch harder than usual. His powers were fading away quickly. He was getting weaker by the second.
"Shut up!" Nameless punch Steve, but he raises his shield in time and stops it. He then punches him with his shield and keeps punching him like if he was a punching bag.
"Not so powerful now, are we?" Steve ask.
"Fuck you!"
"Watch your mouth!" Steve punch him harder and part of his skull disintegrate. He was now empty, with no power that could keep him alive. He takes a few steps back and turns around in a desperate attempt to drain Kokoro's powers, but she was already standing in front of him. Her eyes were normal again, but the fissures in her faces were worst than before and she was missing her right arm because of Devin's shotgun.
"... What's wrong? You have nowhere to run now?" She asks with a tired smirk. "That's a shame"
"Don't get cocky, you brat!" Nameless punch her, but his hand turns to dust. He was dying. Kokoro raises her left hand and her shadow extend, take the Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and hang it to her. She looks at the legendary sword in her hand and points at Nameless. "You... Do you realize that all this was for nothing? We both were merely puppets from the very beginning just to keep the Gods alive... We are beyond them. We don't need humans to survive, we don't need their prayers or belief on us... We exist because we are part of the universe. We can't die..."
"I can't die... But you can... If I take what you just said as truth then... I guess it doesn't really matter in the end" She raised the sword. "At least I know who won't betray my trust" She then turned to see the Avengers.
"You are so optimistic... It makes me sick!" Kokoro swings the Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and cut Nameless in half. He falls to the ground and the lower part of his body turns to dust, eventually, his whole body start disappearing. Before he disappears, he smiles. "Haha... ha... Well, take a look at that... It was true what they say... Once you die, you see all your life flashing through your eyes... I finally remember..." He then looks at Kokoro right in the eyes. "Tell Mikaboshi... He was the worst Father I could ever have... Sister..." He said before finally disappearing. Kokoro falls to her knees and tries to process the information he just delivers to her. She stares at the place where he just disappears and looks at her hand.
"... It... Can't..." She said. Thor walk to her.
"Kokoro?" He asks, but she didn't respond.
"This is... This isn't true, it can't be... Unless..." The cracks on her face got worse, so much in fact that a little part of her skin fall off like if it was made of glass. She felt her power twisting inside of her and part of it wanted to get out from that little opening. She covers her face quickly and walks away from Thor. "Don't look at me!" She yells. "I need... space... I need... Argh!" Kokoro yells and her whole body starts to crack. She was at her limit, her body couldn't take it anymore. She was going to be absorbed by her own power.
"... Kokoro?" Kokoro hears a familiar voice. She turns around and saw Tomoko standing away from her. She smiles to see her friend safe and sound but her smile disappeared when she saw how Kokoro's face was falling apart. "What's happening to you!?"
"Tomoko I..." Kokoro stands up and try to reach her but instead grabs her head. Her power was starting to take over again. "Ugh! Dammit!" Kokoro looks at the sword in the floor and an idea comes to her... She takes it and focuses her power to open a portal to the Yomi.
"Kokoro what are you doing!?" Tony asks.
"... If I let it take control again... Nobody is going to stop me..." She said and throw the sword inside, then raise her hand. Steve had the black coin in his pocket. The coin flies away from his pocket and landed on Kokoro's hand. "If we don't see each other again... It means I didn't make it... So... I'm sorry... Goodbye" She then let herself fall inside the portal and close itself after she disappears inside it. Thor tries to catch her, but he couldn't grab her hand in time. The portal close right in front of him and all the Avengers saw in silence how Kokoro disappear into the portal... It happened so fast none of them could even act...
Kokoro fall and her body hit the floor so hard and the lower part of her body shatter and the darkness, her power come out like a furious waterfall. She absorbs the coin into her body, or what it was left of it, and then crawl toward the sword. She tries to reach it but her hand shatters as soon she touch it. The demons surround her and she falls unconscious... Her power finally pushes her body to the limit... Her body completely shatters and explode, darkness take over the whole place taking the form of a tornado and all the demons were sucked by it...