Chapter 19: Chapter 19
Ch. B19: Changing Tides
Demise leaped into the fray with a jarring blow from his ancient silver blade. His opponent screamed as his head received Demise's hilt Yin had made it clear minimal casualties. Damn if Yin were more of a warrior this battle would be over in seconds. But no he was in charge and rules were rules. Two Romans hit the ground their calf's slashed Demise baseball slid under a giant who burst into flames at his command. A wave of demigods flew backward covered in vicious flames. Demise grinned this battle was only just starting.
Yin paced his hand hovering over his golden money clip. His command tent was full of tacticians giving orders to troops as they watched a satellite feed they had hacked into. Yeah when Yin was bored he tended to read luckily that included advanced programing and hacking. Still he wanted to be in the fray fighting with Yang, Demise and... Alanna. Not sitting around telling some Demititan to advance or flank.
"Yin you might want to see this." Jaylene said waving for him to watch the screen. In the far side of the clearing two golden specks blurred to life making way to the center mass of the conflict.
"They're late." Yin sighed taking final counts and estimates before un-synching his suffocating armor.
"Um... Late?" Jaylene asked cautiously.
"Yes." Yin said his mind focused on the task of breathing successfully.
"Should we warn Demise?" she pressed her face scrunched up annoyingly.
"Of course not the parties for him." Yin said grinning at his comment in light of a war.
"And the Guests?" Jaylene sighed rubbing her temples than sighed looking at Yin. "You're going off to fight aren't you?"
"Yes to both I hope you don't mind me taking your lighter right?" Yin asked locking eyes with Jaylene who turned red. "Yeah I recommend after we win this war quitting the habit now hand it over I need a flashy back up."
"I hate you." she sighed pulling her lighter from her back pocket. "You're far too smart to go out to that killing field."
"I have to." Yin said finishing with his left greave and last piece of armor.
"Why! Why go off to die?" Jaylene asked her voice rising.
"I'm expecting someone." Yin said Neck Lacer ripping into blade form from its Money Clip form. "A friend who has finally come out to play."
Jaylene backed away as did the other Tacticians clearing an aisle for a legend in the making. In that moment all of them knew he was bound for more than moving troops on a map. No the battle awaited him.
As the battle raged with the roman and Greek demigods Demise saw Artemis and Mars marching forward demigods leaped away from them. The Demititan grinned so long had he waited for this.
"Well it seems you two are late to the party!" Demise laughed clotheslining a Greek for good sport his spit flying everywhere. "Oh now that was messy, pity I'll need to clean that up... With your blood."
"We have... Unfinished business!" Mars said gulping electing a grin from Demise. It wasn't every day you got to see fear in a god of war.
"I want your head on a silver platter." Artemis said in a snarl.
"Well that's a tall order of pain." Demise chuckled taking a stance. "Though I don't foresee any of you walking away from this. So as I see no other way to begin... I challenge both of you."
"The runt has balls." Mars said a massive sword shimmering into his hands.
"Perhaps I could mount them after we thoroughly skin him?" Artemis growled her eyes had the look of a caged animal as she knocked an Arrow.
"Sounds painful but I'm far too attached to them so I decline." Demise said his mind racing as he waited for the inevitable fight.
"It wasn't for you to Accept or Decline!" Artemis snarled the gods moved as one Charging Demise.
"Game on." Demise roared ripping the blade of Mars from its sheath.