TO KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM YOU

Huitzilopochtli sneered as he eyed Quetzalcoatl the huge serpent roared as he swung around smashing his tail in to one of the buildings shattering it apart with the force which sent stone flying at him. He roared in anger as he smashed away a huge piece of rock watching as it shattered apart falling all around him. Xochipilli breathed in as he threw another fire ball watching as it sliced through one of the houses as it speed towards the serpent god smashing in to his tail causing him to howl in agony. He turned as one of his sisters lightning bolts slammed in to his tail setting the feathers alight. The huge feathered tail was shoved in to the water causing the fire to go out.

Chantico eased up both hands watching as a huge lava ball formed in them, she smiled as she threw it watching as it slammed in to his blood covered tail instantly causing the scales to burn. His howl of pain once more hit the air as he turned smashing a house apart sending its stone towards her. She didn't think as she brought up a lava river which caused the river of blood to boil as it rose up wards like a wall. The huge blocks of stone smashed in to it melting away. Xochiquetzal pulled up her hand seeing another lightning bolt formed in it she eyed her brother who was forming another multi coloured fireball.

They were hurting the serpent god but it wasn't enough! Huitzilopochtli eyed the others watching as Quetzalcoatl shifted back slimy bastard just wasn't going to fall over was he? He turned sharply watching a thick black fire steam shot up in the distance. Tezcatlipoca was obviously busy and even from here he could sense Itzpapalotl's disgusting presence. Still they didn't need him they had enough power they just needed a better strategy. His brother wouldn't give up his throne he'd fight to the bitter end to keep it. He eyed Manaia who was watching now from a safe distance if he had been younger he would have used the lesser god as a way of getting his brothers attention but he wouldn't do that now.

He was not his father though and he didn't believe in using low methods to obtain the things he craved. He looked around the lesser god of war had not shown up, he was not surprised by that. If he was here he was hiding away like a coward, he swung his axe watching as the light blasted outwards only to be avoided by the feathered serpent. It carried on moving slamming in to the seventh hell causing blood and bone to fly outwards from the worm like body, causing it to sway. The huge sections pulsed as they slowly healed up. He found himself stopping still as fireballs and a steam of lava followed by lightning flew through the air the bolt blasting outward as it hit the snake like face.

It was enough to draw blood as the long neck was thrown side ways he felt a smile creep over his face. The bastard could bleed and that was enough they just needed him to bleed more! He raised his hand watching another golden fireball formed in it he just needed to find where the weak point was, every god had one. Quetzalcoatl looked up feeling the blood run down his snout he ignored the pain as he raised himself up high pulling his wings outwards. He brought them down watching as shards of red light blasted outwards spinning through the air like coils. They smashed in to the lava wall only to go through it shattering it apart in places as they turned the molten rock to stone.

Chantico cried out in pain as one of the light curves sliced past her arm causing blood to run free. She ground her teeth together as the sound of the buildings breaking apart around her hit the air, as the light blades tour through them. She looked up as Xochiquetzal disappeared in a blast of light avoiding them as they smashed apart the house she'd been standing up on. She reappeared on a building which was on opposite side throwing a bolt of lightning which merged with her brother's fire ball in mid air. The fireball of lightning and multicoloured flowers came down hard opposite the snake god causing a shock wave to blast outwards. Half of the bloody sea flew skywards before coming down raining down over half of the buildings in the area.

Quetzalcoatl ignored the pain as he pulled his wings back eyeing the fire goddess he loved watching other gods bleed. He breathed in feeling the fire burn in the back of his throat. It blasted outwards only to be struck by a huge wave of golden light from the sun gods weapon which sliced through it sending it outwards in streams which rained down over the city. Ares looked up from his position which was far away from the battle he was on top of a building. He ducked narrowly avoiding one of the streams of fire as it came down shattering one of buildings behind him apart. He breathed in looking at the hundreds of skeleton creatures all packed together on the buildings roofs all around him.

There were a number of them next to him grouched in the darkness, this place was truly terrifying the moment he had appeared here he had wanted to get away. It wasn't like being in Hades it could only be described as feeling as though you were dying even though you were wide awake. He looked down as what looked like a skeleton dog wandered up to sit next to him. He eyed it there was a strange familiarity about being close to a dog but he couldn't place it. He eased his hand down running it over the skeleton head. He felt his body freeze as an image flashed in his mind it was faint yet so clear, it was the image of a small dog with patchy coloured fur and blue eyes looking back as it was being stroked by his hand.

He pulled away quickly from the skeleton animal this place was messing with his mind. He turned just in time to watch as the hawk like fish god turned in his direction, its calm voice hit the air as its golden eyes met his own. "This place knows everything, it was the first place, the beginning and the end and you should not be here." A smile formed on the beak. "You're father Zeus asked that I bring you home." Ares eyed the other god who was smiling. "Who are you and how do you know my father?" Manaia felt his smile turn to a wide grin. "Who I am is not the real question, the question that drives you is are you worthy enough to stand and watch this fight or do you crave it like Huitzilopochtli?"

He shifted his neck moving closer he could see so much of the young angry Zeus in this young god of war. "This is the place where your blood came from, this is where we all came from. I can not fight as I am waiting for destiny to show me its greater hand, but here you can do what I can not. You can fight the noble battle along with the first gods." Ares eyed the skeleton dog before turning back to the other god. "You just showed me that vision didn't you!?" Manaia nodded calmly. "There is so much in your memory that is not known to you. I know that now would not be the right time to give it all back to you as you will remember it all one day in the near future."

He looked up slightly. "Just know that in the loneliest moment in your life you were truly noble, you can be noble again if you wish." Ares looked at him for a long moment. "I'm a lesser god I have no power here." Manaia turned his head slightly. "The smallest person can change history or destroy it by a single action, so you have more power in your godly sword than you can possibly imagine." Ares eased out his sword looking at in the darkness feeling its power tingle under his fingers. Manaia smiled Zeus's son was about to learn a new lesson he just didn't realize it yet. "A god of war is nothing with out his sword and for better or worse you are a war god. The question is, are you a brave and mighty war god?" Ares turned sharply to look at him he had no idea who this god was but he knew somewhere deep in the pit of his stomach that his words were true. He breathed in looking at the battle he would not stay in the shadows he would fight for what he wanted. Manaia watched as the Ares eyed him before disappearing in a blast of flames, yes Zeus's son was about to learn the meaning of the selfless courage.

8

Tezcatlipoca roared as he watched Itzpapalotl try to get free from under his foot, she'd tried only a few moments ago to burn his fresh. He looked down seeing the pain in her eyes. "You can't fight can you? Come to think off it I've never heard of you going in to battle, with anyone. It's always been your warriors." He slammed his foot down hard on to her stomach again it had to hurt like hell since she couldn't throw up because her dead stomach just wasn't up to it. "In fact if I were a betting man I'd say you've never fought once and you've just let others fight for you. Chantico was no where near as easy to fight unlike you she wanted a battle to the very end."

Itzpapalotl looked up slightly ignoring the pain. "Yes and I have a kingdom because of it, you have nothing!" Tezcatlipoca felt his smile widen. "Oh now there is where you're wrong you see I have no kingdom, but when I'm done I'm going take your kingdom, I'm going to tear apart your little throne and put a new one in its place and I'm going to sit on it for the rest of my immortal life." Itzpapalotl screamed in anger as the fire blasted out of her hand only to miss its target as the jaguar god moved sharply which caused the fire to land on a building close by and sizzle away its thick walls. Tezcatlipoca smiled as he eyed her he brought his clawed hand down wrapping it around her throat he slowly eased her up in to the air. "I do believe there's a building, and it's got your name on it."

He brought up his hand watching as it filled with a fireball blasting it in to her stomach as he let go. He laughed as her body collided with the building opposite smashing a hole in it as it went right through. He moving forward somehow he had expected this to be hard but the truth that it just wasn't and that made him smile. He watching as she struggled to her feet throwing off the rubble he felt his smile widen as he caught sight of a stream of black blood running down her nose. He smiled stepping closer. "You know what I'm bored, really bored and you are not impressing me so let's do this old fashioned way." He brought up his clawed foot smashing it in to her jaw causing thick dead blood to fly through her teeth.

Itzpapalotl hit the rubble hard on her side feeling the sting in her teeth. She looked up only to feel the pain as his fist smashed in to her face with even more force which caused everything to go black for an instant as she hit the hard stone face first trying to take the pain. She could feel the fear as it started to well up it had been a long time since she'd felt this sensation. She had never had to fight for anything let alone her life, her whole kingdom had been created through her armies and the tricking of others gods to gain there land. Now she was faced the notion that she had no skill in battle and the jaguar god had it all. She had no allies he had been her last ally and her grandson would not save her, he was now fighting his own bloody battle.

The few battles that she had, had been in her youth and they had been with the Inca gods but they were pathetic pushovers who had no power what so ever. They always preferred to get over there disputes with talk and debate they were such weaklings. Her thoughts were cut off as she grabbed by the hair and pulled up on to her knees. She opened her eyes meeting the jaguar gods orange cat like gaze. "You won't kill me, your not that good at killing gods, after all you couldn't kill Chantico." Tezcatlipoca felt a cruel smile form. "That is true I didn't kill Chantico, but unlike you she was really hard to fight and she knew how to fight. You on the other hand are a pathetic wash out and I'm really going to really enjoy hurting you!" He didn't think as he smashed his fist in to her stomach ignoring her cry off pain. "You're just not made of the same stuff as she is."

He threw her with all his might watching as she hit the other wall opposite hard he moved quickly over to her grabbing her before she could sink in to the bloody river which kept on rising and falling due to fighting that was going on in the distance. "You can't fight me, which means you're going to die." He felt his smile widen. "You're so lucky, I'm going to waste plenty of effort in making sure that it really hurts and it's going to hurt, believe me." He didn't think as he slashed his claws across her waist enjoying her long drawn out scream. He looked down as the black blood ran free dripping in to the sea of red blood turning it black in places for just an instant.

He grabbed both her arms digging his claws in as he raised her up out of the lake. "What should I break first…your pelvis, your ribs or your spine?" He eyed her for a long moment. "Shame I'd like to drink from you but I think you'd taste disgusting, your blood is very dead after all." He smiled as he started to squeeze. He ignored her screaming as he pushed his claws in deeper he smiled as more black blood ran free. He stopped feeling the fire blast out from under his clawed fingers it moved upwards engulfing her arms. Her hands opened causing black fire to shoot downwards in to the lake opposite his feet causing it to boil and churn.

He smiled hardly feeling the warming bloody lake. "You're not the only one who can burn flesh." He felt his smile widen as his fire became lighter as it started to burn away the top layer of her skin. He shook his mane oh how he loved the sound of her screaming as the smell of her rotting flesh began to burn away showing the muscle underneath on her good arm. He eyed her again drinking in her pain. "I guess it hurts gods to and here I was thinking that it only hurt mortals." He laughed enjoying the mocking sound. "Before I start really tearing you apart though there is one thing I really want to know." Itzpapalotl breathed in trying to take the pain she turned spitting in his face. "I won't tell you anything!"

Tezcatlipoca felt a wide smile form. "Yes you will because if you don't I'll make you scream all the harder and you know I can. If this fight has shown me anything it's that you're powerless against me." Itzpapalotl looked down realizing the truth in his eyes. "What do you want to know Tezcatlipoca?" Tezcatlipoca sneered slightly. "Do you own anything apart from your throne in your temple?" Itzpapalotl winced in pain. "No." Tezcatlipoca felt a cruel smile form. "Well doesn't that just prove that I'm better than you? Since I conquered every inch of my kingdom before it was destroyed." He squeezed harder hearing the sharp crack as her skeleton arm broke at the joint. "Unlike you..."

He narrowed his gaze squeezing tighter hearing her scream as the fire suddenly stopped coming out of her hands. "No this to simple, I think since you like drinking dead blood I think you should be drowned in it." He pulled with all his might hearing the bone in her good arm crack with the immense force. He let go of her skeleton arm grabbing her by the back of her robe as he shoved her in to the lake. He used his foot to force her down as far as possible enjoying the feeling her struggle as she tried to escape. True he had expected this to be much harder but a part of him was enjoying the simplicity of it.

The only reason this hadn't happened before was because no one had ever gotten close enough to hurt her. He smiled as he pushed his claws in to her back as she carried on struggling desperately. Oh yes it was very mean to play with her like this but it was far too much fun at the same time. It wasn't like anyone was going to stop his fun everyone hated her and there were far to busy with his younger brother to care. If there was one thing he had learned during this cruel week. It was to beat your enemies with in an inch of there life then terrify them on every level possible so you could make your demands.

He wasn't lying he wanted her kingdom, because she owed it to him for almost costing him his life! He pulled on the collar he had no intention of going against the other gods in alliance it would be to costly, but anyone else was fare game. His foolish actions against his ex wife had cost him to much he knew that now. It was better to stay on the side of those in power and not take away anything that belonged to them. He grabbed her pulling her out of the bloody river watching as she coughed bringing up the un-dead blood. "Enjoying yourself, ah of course you are how's about some more to fill that rather weak stomach of yours?"

He saw the panic in his eyes as he pushed her under it was true that he was going to break every bone in her body but right now he was more interested in seeing her fear. He looked up eyeing the huge tree, he'd seen it before when this had happened centuries ago but he had no idea what it was only that it was a device of C'thulon. He could see the branches growing just as they had done before, they would soon reach out to every part of the world and force their way in to the lands of the other gods awaiting something. He'd had no one idea what it was back then as a child. He'd wanted to see it working back then and that had not changed even now.

He wanted to see the mighty elder god he had never seen him in person. He'd only seen his image in pictures on old scrolls and now he was waiting with baited breath because this time was different. The first time his father had been allowed to turn the device on, this time fate had played its card and this device had been turned on with out C'thulon's permission. He couldn't wait to see the elder god's wraith when he finally showed up and found out that simple mortals had turned on his mighty time device and in doing so had caused a terrible destruction which was now spreading across every land and was completely out of control. He laughed as he felt the underworld goddess trash under the bloody water, oh yes he couldn't wait to see what was to come.

Power like that could only be seen once in a lifetime and he would be unfortunate to see it in action once more. All the pain and suffering he's endured would be worth it if just to look up on the elder gods face. To see if the legends of him were truly worthy of the scrolls, that had been written centuries ago. He yanked the underworld goddess out of the water watching as she coughed painfully the dead blood that she'd swallowed coming up from her over filled stomach. "Your stomach must be so full I'd hate to rupture it." He smiled seeing the utter terror in her eyes. "No I tell I lie I want to listen to the sound of your stomach exploding under the pressure of all this dead blood inside of you. Don't you want to hear it to?" He shoved her down again ignoring her scream of terror oh this was just becoming far too much fun. He was looking forward to the though of ripping out her stomach or damaging it very badly. Since ruining such a vital organ would make her very weak and very sick for a very long time. Since she had no living organs it would take her a hell of a lot longer to recuperate.

End of part 115

Silvermoonlight