SMST: The Avenging Moon! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST, DC/Marvel Comics and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Part 6
An hour later…
Fully suited in Norse gear, Thordis faced her brother Thor. The area around Central Park was cleared of spectators, though the fight will be telecasted.
"I won't go easy on you, simply because you are both kin and female," Thor said. Like Thordis, he was decked in full gear, which included his legendary Belt of Strength and Iron Gloves. He even had his Rune axe strapped to his back.
"This is your last chance, sister."
"No, brother," Thordis said, as she strapped her extendable spear onto her back. "I can't back down…"
She then pulls two Asgardian war maces from pocket space: Thunderstrike and Thunder Heart. Back when she was the Savage Sailor Moon on Rifts Earth, the Norse Dwarves forge a mace-like weapon whose design was similar to her Moon Scepter. Although the heavy end was heart-shaped, it was capable of extending spikes. Nevertheless, it was forged by powerful Rune magic, and was dubbed "Thunder Heart". The irony was the god that had blessed the weapon was none other Thor of that particular dimension…
"I hope you do not mind me using two weapons at the same time, especially since you are wearing your legendary 'Belt of Strength'," Thordis said. "I rather knock some sense into you, rather than simply stab you."
Thordis twirls the weapons in her hands…
"I see that you are proficient in paired weapons fighting," Thor noted.
"Hey, I had lots of practice. So, you accept?"
"Aye, I accept…"
For a long moment, the son and daughter of Odin stared down at each other…
"CAWWWW" cried Odin's ravens, as they sat nearby.
"HAVE AT THEE!" Thor said, as he rushed forward, wielding his war hammer.
"Ala-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-YIIIII-HA!" Thordis calls out, as she rushed her brother.
BLAM!
Thor struck first, but Thordis used Thunderstrike to block the blow. Thordis took the opportunity to utilize Thunder Heart.
WHAM-BOOM!
Both the Mjolnir and the Thunder Heart (and Thunderstrike for that matter) could inflict aggravated damage. With each blow, the force of a mystic thunderbolt could enhance any blow delivered by the wielder. Thus, with a solid blow to the abdomen, Thor was knocked back.
"So, you remembered your heritage," Thor said, as he recovered.
"I remember everything," Thordis said. "I remember how I used my personal feelings to cloud my judgment, resulting in the end of MY Asgard."
"So you propose to end MINE?" Thor said.
Thordis says nothing, as she pressed her attack, forcing Thor to give ground. At the last moment, Thordis changed her attack pattern by twisting in reverse, delivering an upper backhanded blow.
WHAM!
Thordis then throws Thunderstrike at Thor, delivering a second blow that sent the Lord of Asgard further.
BRAAAAAKKKKK!
"Arrrgh!" Thor cried. However, as he sailed back, Thor throws his hammer.
WHOOSH!
Calculating Thordis movements, the strap of the Mjolnir catches Thordis' free hand.
"Ulp!"
Caught, Thordis sails with the Mjolnir, just as Thor uses an upper, double-axe punch.
WHHOOOP!
The blow knocks Thordis free, but she looses her grip on Thunder Heart in the process.
"Oof!" Thordis said, as she falls to the ground.
"Yield," Thor said, as he points Mjolnir after catching it upon its return.
Thordis looks up at her brother, and then at her husband's mace. She knew that the more she fights her brother, the more likely she will loose her battle.
Meanwhile on Asgard, Sif turns towards Ran, who was mead.
"Your beloved is in harm's way, and all you are going to do is DRINK?" Sif asked.
"Yep," Ran said.
"Face, Ran," Loki said with a sneer. "It is over for Thordis."
"You really think so?"
"You know something that WE do not?" Baldur asked.
"I know that Thordis is much more capable than what you see at the moment," Ran said. "I'd not count her out just yet…"
For a minute, Thordis ponders her thoughts.
"Well, sister?" Thor asked. "I will not ask you to surrender a third time."
Thordis was about to bow to her brother's authority, when an idea pops in her head.
'I fought against my nature, either out of fear or out of pride,' Thordis thought. 'The sum of my existence is not just my life as the Norse goddess of lightning, but as the Moon Princess, whether as Usagi Tsukino, or as Sailor Moon. It's time that I cease being a conflicted individual…'
Thordis then closes her eyes. Normally, the Thunderstrike would automatically return to its user, once it was thrown. However, since Thordis did not throw it, it simply fell away. However, that situation could be remedied.
As Thordis' crescent moon mark glowed underneath her helmet, she willed Thunderstrike to return to her.
FWOOP!
"What?" Thor said, surprised that his sister had the ability to will the Thunderstrike to her. However, this action merely served to distract the Odinson long enough to allow Thordis to ram Thunder Heart straight into her brother's groin-
WHAM!
With Thor close in front of her, Thordis succeeds most spectacularly.
"Arrgh-!" Thor yells, as he sails away.
"Know this, brother," Thordis said, as she rises to her feet, as she catches Thunderstrike.
KTCH!
"God or mortal, we all have weaknesses. For me, it has always been self-doubt. Learn what happens when I am focused."
A silver aura begins to emerge around her body, as she drew power from her birthright: the Moon.
"Like you, my father was Odin," Thordis said. "Unlike you, my mother was the Moon goddess Manidis…"
THOOM!
The ground quakes, as the wind burst into a gale.
"And that means that while you possess power, I understand the mysteries of power!"
Thordis raised both Thunder Strike and Thunder Heart into the air.
"CALL LIGHTNING: ODIN'S FURY!!!"
CHOOM!
Thordis directs a powerful, mystic lightning bolt at her brother.
BOOM!
Thor raises his hammer to absorb the double blast.
"Urgh!" Thor groused, as he was pushed back.
However, just as Thor intercepts the blast, Thordis rushes over and swings Thunder Heart in a wide-angle arc.
THORRRRULZ!
The force of the impact slams Thor into Belvedere Castle, which was located near the lake.
BOOM!
Thordis leaps towards her brother's position, and began to exchange blows with him.
BLAM!
POW!
SMACK!
Thor swings his hammer.
BACKATCHA!
However, being Odin's daughter, Thordis stood her ground. She then willed her Lunarian powers to flow the Moon's energies into her, increasing her strength levels.
ZUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM…
However, this allows Thor to tackle his sister.
"Ooof!" Thordis said.
From there, Thor begins to pound on Thordis.
WHAM! POW! SMACK!
"I hate to do this to a female, let alone my sister, but I will force you into submission," Thor said, as he beats on Thordis.
Although a bit busted up, Thordis seizes the opportunity to fight back by wrapping her legs around Thor's waist.
CINCH!
"Eh?" Thor said.
"Do not get any ideas from my actions, brother," Thordis said. "I will use any means to defeat you!"
With that, Thordis uses her powerful thighs to crush Thor's spine.
SQUUEZE!
"Arrrgh!" Thor said, as he felt pressure on his back and spine.
Taking advantage of Thor's predicament, Thordis forces Thor on his back. Now with the superior position, Thordis uses the thick end of Thunderstrike to slam it into Thor's face.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM-!
Meanwhile, Thor grips the Mjolnir, and summons a Lightning Strike to inflict massive damage to the daughter of the Moon.
BA-BOOM!
"Ahhhh!" Thordis cried out.
Sufficiently weakened, Thor tosses her off of him.
FLING!
"Oof!"
"At the rate we are going, it will be a long while before one of us yield," Thor said tired.
"I will not yield, brother," Thordis said, as she wiped out her mouth of blood before getting up.
"This…argument is important to you?"
"Yes. I know that you mean well. We served together as comrades. You KNOW that I would not fight you without just cause."
"Then know this: I will save Midgard, even from itself."
Thordis sighs, as she raises her weapons.
"So be it, brother."
With that, the siblings rushed towards each other, until-
"STOP!" yelled a booming voice.
BOOOM!
A powerful lightning bolt struck both Thor and Thordis. However, this particular lightning bolt did not harm either one of them. Rather, they were returned to the normal guises.
"What?" Dr. Donald Blake said.
"What's going on?" Usagi Tsukino asked, as she looked around.
The ghostly image of Odin appears.
"Father!" Blake and Usagi said in unison.
"My children, you have failed me!" Odin cried out in a thunderous roar. "You, son, abused your gifts to subjugate humankind, while, you, daughter, abandoned yours. Did you two not learn the lesson that granted you your gifts long ago?"
Both Blake and Usagi merely looked down in embarrassment.
"…"
"I KNEW that I would perish against the demon Surtur, in order to save Asgard," Odin said. "That is why I allowed you two to know your heritage, even though there was an obvious paradox at work. I am VERY disappointed in you two."
Blake turns towards Usagi. It had been years since he was last in a mortal guise. And perhaps by abandoning it, he became distant in the process. He wanted to be closer to humanity, when he made the decision to move Asgard to Earth, but, instead, he became the very thing he has always fought against.
"Perhaps…I was wrong," Blake said, as he rubbed the back of his head.
"And maybe, I was wrong for being afraid of who I am," Usagi said. "I should have realized that my feelings mean nothing, if I abandon those I care about in the process…"
Usagi then goes to hug Blake.
"I'm sorry for doing that, big brother," Usagi said, before breaking her hug. "Can you forgive me?"
Blake takes Usagi's hands.
"Apology, accepted," Blake said with a smile. "And…I apologize for beating up on you."
"Eh, you wouldn't be the first," Usagi replied.
Blake smiled. He then turns towards their father.
"Father, forgive me for not being true to our traditions," Blake said.
"Apology accepted my son," Odin said. "And you, daughter, will you rightfully accept your Norse heritage, and stand by your brother's side?"
"I will, Father," replied Usagi with a smile. "Besides, somebody ought to look after Big Brother, and I certainly don't think it should be Loki."
"Then I return what is rightfully yours…"
BA-BOOOM!
Once again, Thor and Thordis walk the Earth.
"It is time to make amends with the people of Midgard," Thor said, as he scans the Manhattan skyline. He then turns towards his sister.
"You make me proud to be your kin."
"I, as well, brother," Thordis says with a smile.
Just then, the Asgardian court, plus Ran the Rider, arrives, as they float down from Asgard.
"Lord Thor!" Sif said, as she runs to her beloved. "Is the war over?"
"Aye, it is, Lady Sif," Thor replied.
"So what does this mean, brother?" Baldur asked.
"It means that I begin to make amends, starting with introducing your new Crown Princess," Thor said, as he motions towards his sister.
"WHAT?" Loki yells.
"What is your reason for this?" Amora asked.
"She was the only one willing to stand up to me for the providence of both principals and justice," Thor said. "She reminded me why I became a champion of Midgard, even though my time here on Earth started out as a punishment."
"So, can I order Loki to free the Norn goddess Skuld?" Thordis asked, as she eyes Loki.
"You may."
"Loki-"
"Fine, the Norn shall be freed," Loki groused. He then turns towards Thor.
"You will regret for allowing this female to interfere in your master plans for Midgard, brother."
"No, I won't," replied Thor. "She saved us all."
"Humph!"
"I have a question," Ran said, as he steps forward.
"State it, Lord Ran," Thor asked.
"What is THIS?" Ran said, as he points to an androgynous, auburn haired angel (an attractive hermaphrodite, really) that was floating just behind him, while carrying a bow and a quiver full of arrows.
"Your angel and helper, of course," Thordis said. "We gods of all stripes have them, though they are normally invisible…"
As if on cue, the Norse gods' angels, of varying types, appear just floating behind them. Well, with Loki, his angel appeared to be more sinister-looking, reflecting his inner nature. Thordis', not suprisingly, look like Chibi-Chibi...
"Yeah, like I need more mouths to feed," Ran replied.
Tbc.