A short chapter showing the fight between Hades and Justinian. I hope you guys all hate Justinian for being a total jerk to Hyde. I sort of planned it that way. Not a whole lot to say here besides the fact that I am tired.
Hades vs Justinian, go.
The two men faced each other as men screamed around them. Justinian eyed the man with his usual bored expression. Hades stared back at Justinian, evaluating his strength. Hades was pleasantly surprised to see that Justinian possessed an unnaturally high magical power level. Then he realized what had happened to Justinian. The former Grimoire Heart guild master smiled as he spoke to Justinian.
"Ah I see. You are different than most mages I encounter. You have been…altered. You don't belong in this world do you? Your magical power, it is on a level never before seen. I expect a brilliant fight from you." Hades said as Justinian just scoffed.
"If you honestly believe that flattery will get you anywhere, you are wrong. But don't worry, I am sure that I can take care of you and not even take any damage." Justinian said as he put his fists in front of him.
Hades raised an eyebrow. He was going to fight him with his bare fists? This was a very strong or a very foolish man. Justinian quickly threw off his robes to reveal several scars going down his chest and a bandage wrapped around his chest and various parts of his body. Justinian nodded at Hades.
"Come at me*." He challenged, his voice full of energy.
Hades wasted no time in attacking Justinian. His fingers quickly formed into the shape of guns and he fired towards Justinian, the purple lights shooting towards Justinian. To Hades' surprise, Justinian punched straight through the bullets with no damage at all! Hades chuckled as Justinian put his fists back up, grinning.
"Such stamina and power with just your fists! Chain Magic!" Hades shouted as seal appeared in front of him and chains shot out, the grappling hooks wrapping around Justinian.
The Grand Master was fully prepared for such an event and he grabbed the chains just before they completely wrapped around his body. Hades swung the chains downwards, smashing Justinian into the ground but the Grand Master quickly broke free of the chains, disconnecting them with a single move. The fragments of chain turned to dust in Justinian's hands as he looked at Hades, disappointed.
"Is that rally all you have? I am more than disappointed." Justinian taunted as Hades growled in anger as he threw off his purple cloak and ran in for close ranged attacks.
Hades was very, very old. However, he moved with incredible speed and he was able to dodge Justinian's punches and kicks as Hades tried to engage him in close combat. Then Hades managed to connect a punch into Justinian's face. The mage flew back, pulling the ground up as he blasted into the range of several fighting soldiers. He quickly got up, effortlessly killed several Angkol soldiers and he jumped straight back into battle. He grinned as he dodged one of Hades' punches.
"A bit hypocritical isn't it? Fighting for those that reject magic as heresy?" Justinian said as he dodged and smashed his fist into Hades' chest.
The dark mage stumbled back, grabbing his chest. His punch, strong indeed. But Hades brushed it off like it was nothing. Hades looked at Justinian, his face neutral.
"I could say the same for you. Fighting for those you do not love. That is the biggest hypocrisy of all." Hades said as he made a seal with his hands.
Justinian closed his eyes and nodded slowly. He also formed a seal with his hands. A bright circle appeared in front of him.
"Amaterasu Seal! Formula 28!" Hades shouted as a series of circles appeared around Justinian.
Purple electricity started to crackle from it and Justinian anticipated the intense pain that was to follow. The electricity shot forward, arcing through Justinian's body. The Grand Master screamed in pain as he was thrown into the ground, smoke rising from his body. Justinian coughed up blood and he slowly stood, his hands clenched into fists.
"Nice trick you have there. Let me show you some REAL magic. God Magic! Equilibrium!" Justinian said as several tendrils of light shot forward towards Hades.
Hades shot at the tendrils with his bullet magic but the purple shots blasted straight through and Hades shouted in pain as the tendrils of light pierced through him and stayed there, burning through his skin. Justinian then made his move. Soon enough, massive amounts of shocks started to move through the tendrils and with each shock, Hades seemed to get weaker. Hades smashed his fist through the tendril and soon dark shadows started to creep up the light. Justinian quickly disconnected the line, his mind racing. Hades could counter everything he had used so far. So what was the secret to beating him!
There was not much time. Justinian needed to win the battle immediately or everything could be ruined. Justinian quickly made a seal and something appeared in his hand. Hades looked at it and chuckled.
"Do you really expect me to be defeated that easily? I used to lead one of the strongest dark guilds and I am not about to be defeated by some 'Grand Master'. Now, I think you know the importance of time. Ours is running out. Prepare to die. GRIMOIRE LAW!" Hades roared as a purple ball formed in his hand, growing large with each passing second.
And finally, Hades let the attack fly. The ball seemed to radiate all emotions of evil and the soldiers around them screamed in terror and ran, whether they were Angkol or Hohenheim. Justinian watched Grimoire Law approach, a shudder running through his body as he thought about what would happen to him if the spell he was about to cast failed. Justinian narrowed his eyes and concentrated. His life depended on it.
"By the light of all that is good….IMPULSI! KING'S BANE!" Justinian roared as a dark hazy light formed in his eyes and shots of dark grey light shot from his mouth and eyes at a rapid pace.
By the time Justinian had shot his spell, Griomire Law had made contact with him. The mage screamed in terrible pain as images of hate and desperation flowed around him and the ground he was standing on slowly eroded away to nothing and many people were killed along with plant life. Justinian felt his life being erased. Suddenly the intensity of the pain dropped. The dark purple mist he had been trapped in slowly faded away.
Hades took a step back in surprise. He…he survived Grimoire Law? That was impossible! Hades grit his teeth and prepared to fire again but then he noticed that Justinian was not where he had just been. Within a second, the Grand Master was standing right in front of Hades, his eyes still completely grey.
"Die."
The shot entered straight through Hades' head and the mage was blown back, knocking down anything in his way. There were several explosions as the dark mage was sent flying back and smashing into several things and Justinian's eyes turned back to normal. He brushed himself off and was about to return to the battle when he suddenly felt a terrible pain everywhere in his body. He collapsed to the ground, meeting eyes with a dead Angkol rifleman. His skin was terribly pale, blood still flowing from the slit in his neck and Justinian shuddered and he looked down at his own hand. It was turning pale. He coughed up blood and he groaned as he lay on his back, staring up at the stormy sky.
"Damn that Hades…a plague upon..his…gui**…" Justinian shuddered as more blood was coughed up and suddenly a face appeared above him.
It was Hyde and he quickly knelt next to the Grand Master and Hyde quickly called medics. Justinian could not speak, just think.
"Justinian! Justinian! You selfish idiot! What did you think you were doing!" Hyde shouted in anger as he wiped the blood from Justinian's face.
The Grand Master just smiled and he sighed. He grunted and was satisfied that his voice had returned.
"Mm…the battle…di…did we win?" Justinian asked, his voice weak.
Hyde slowly nodded and Justinian looked back up at the sky. Such folly was his. Justinian looked at Hyde, his face pale.
"A plague…upon BOTH your houses…" Justinian said as medics came and lifted him off the ground, his body hanging limp as Justinian laughed crazily as the medics took him away.
"A plague upon both of your houses!**" Justinian shouted, his voice carrying through Hyde's mind.
What had they done.
This was a nice way to show just how strong Justinian is. Hades is also strong as well. Whether or not Hades is dead is up to you guys. He may or may not be dead. Anyways, references:
*I had to include this line. It fit well but I had to take out "bro" because it sounded stupid if a character like Justinian said it.
**these are references to Romeo and Juliet. When Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, he says "A plague upon BOTH your houses" as his final words.
I hope you guys liked this. Thanks. FF