Chapter 150: Prophecy

"Ha, that's the first time I've been called that."

Hercules said while eyeing me.

"So, you're the one who killed Ares, huh?"

"You should still be rotting beneath the island."

Hippolyta's every word dripped with real rage.

"For all these years while I was down here... I sincerely regretted what I did. I shouldn't have treated you like that."

He looked at Hippolyta, and I sensed... he was lying.

The darkness in his heart may have weakened. However, he still thirsted for vengeance, perhaps a different kind now, but vengeance nonetheless.

"Shut your foul mouth. Here it is, a reminder of what you are."

She raised her hands, adorned with bracelets.

"Every Amazon wears them so as not to forget the past when we were enslaved by you!"

"The past should stay in the past, Hippolyta. Hera herself approached me, and you must understand how unexpected that was for me. I initially thought she had decided to dispose of me herself even though it wasn't her style. But in fact..."

He pointed his scepter at me.

"You must die, then Hera won't try to harm you anymore, and you'll be freed of the gods' wrath over Ares' death."

"Impossible."

Diana said sharply, shaking her head and preparing for battle. There was no hint of doubt in her response.

"We were carrying out the gods' will. If they didn't like the outcome... they should have carried out the mission themselves."

"Hippolyta, you know the power of the gods and that it's better not to anger them even more."

He glanced at her. He had been silent since Hercules' proposal but now stared intently into Diana's eyes.

"As much as I despise you, men, my daughter trusts him."

She sighed as if realizing she was making a mistake but had no choice.

She saw in Diana's eyes not just stubbornness but a complete belief that she wouldn't back down even if it meant death.

"I... won't attack a fellow ally, especially because of such a request from the enraged Hera. I hope the goddess Aphrodite can protect my sisters."

"So that's how it is..."

He frowned.

"Your choice."

We weren't surprised when Hercules lunged out of nowhere.

The blow from his scepter hit Diana's shield directly, but it was just a feint, and he pushed her away and threw the scepter at Hippolyta after the hit.

He then immediately drew the Godslayer Sword... which meant he could kill me with it.

"You've chosen the wrong side,"

I blocked his strike with my Sacred Gear manifested as a sword in my hand.

Then I kicked him while feeling his ribs crack as I sent him flying into the cave wall, where his body created a hole.

"The gods, as usual, turned out to be stupid."

 I remarked.

I didn't think Zeus was behind this because he usually used reason to resolve disputes or calm down his wife's anger.

He clearly wasn't able to do it this time.

"In that, you're not entirely right."

Hercules emerged from the hole and spat blood on the floor before launching back into the fight.

Diana and Hippolyta didn't fall for his tricks this time and fought him off quite well while trying not to get caught by his sword.

"Now!"

He suddenly exclaimed, and I felt a gathering of divine power behind me.

Poseidon suddenly appeared with his trident and wasted no time and immediately attacked... in a way that made it very dangerous even for me.

I had only been wielding my sword without armor up, and that saved me because my Sacred Gear blocked his Tear of Extinction attack.

Death Force could easily send me to God's Graveyard even with a strong body and soul, at least on my level of power or at least without direct access to Life Force.

"It seems you're serious."

I said while fully prepared for battle as my armor emerged on me in an instant.

"It didn't work..."

I could tell from his face that the god would try to escape after such a cowardly attack.

He might have been able to hit me from behind with that force if I had not been so sensitive to energy changes.

It would have probably killed me or seriously hurt me.

"You won't escape."

The reality trembled to prevent Poseidon from teleporting away, and two blinding white beams shot out from my eyes.

They hit the Trident of Poseidon and created a hole through all the dungeon floors, breaking through the gods' barrier and sending him farther away.

I didn't stop there and made sure Diana and her mother were handling Hercules.

I went after Poseidon, whom I had once again stopped in his attempt to teleport.

Poseidon became even stronger when we were on an island surrounded by water.

My last attack destroyed his weapon, which showed that messing with my eye lasers wasn't a good idea.

However, Trident of Poseidon had saved him. Otherwise, he would have been a charred piece of divine meat.

"I tried not to meddle in Olympus's affairs, but you've brought my wrath upon yourself."

I said as Poseidon transformed into his most powerful form in the water—a colossal frog-slime creature with a crown on its head.

Its size increased rapidly, reaching three hundred meters in mere seconds.

"A recent prophecy emerged... it's either you... or us."

The frog-slime boomed while conjuring up a massive five-hundred-meter tsunami.

At that moment, I decided to utilize the combined Zodiac Crystal that greatly simplified my control over all that water, even from hundreds of kilometers away.

Poseidon had a stronger connection to the Blue Dimension, but I was simply more powerful and could compensate for his influence with my own strength.

"It looks like it's me after all."

My weapon took the form of a spear, and I hurled it at him.

However, I missed him as he drew more and more energy from the Blue Dimension.

This allowed him to condense the water in front of him so that it could withstand the impact of my spear.

The collision caused an explosion with a force of ten megatons—not particularly impressive, but enough to wipe out the entire Themyscira.

The next moment, I had to defend myself from a high-pressure water jet infused with divine power.

There was a wall of solid light in front of me. I made it by using Dust from the world of Remnant and Stark's knowledge from his world.

I didn't infuse the barrier with light energy, and it lasted two and a half seconds of his attack before it ran out.

I took the remaining damage on my newly formed wings.

"It won't work."

I said as he used the remnants of the Tear of Annihilation in his next attack.

I took the attack this time with a clear goal in mind. I manipulated reality to collect a few Tears of Annihilation from his attack and put them in an Nth metal case that would stabilize the liquid.

"I hope other gods from Olympus will also offer me something interesting to study."

I remarked, sending the case into my ring, and then threw the spear with the real intention of killing him.

Poseidon managed to control half the energy of the ocean and tried to defend himself again, but it didn't work this time.

I raised earth pillars from the seabed to push him out of the water, then added lasers to the spear.

In the end, Rhongomyniad passed through his head, and my lasers additionally seared his huge eyes...

As I suspected, he turned out to be weaker than the Gods of Remnant, just like Ares.

However, I didn't want to exert too much force while on Earth because I might accidentally split the continent...

We had already caused enough havoc with this battle. I immediately contacted Cortana to warn Clark and Kara about potential floods.

I had used the Zodiac Crystal right after the battle to calm the ocean, but some damage had already been done.

In addition, there were spectators to this battle, and I wasn't referring to the Amazons or the gods.

"Your battle could have ended disastrously for the planet."

Phantom Stranger remarked while hovering near me.

"Luckily, I arrived in time to deal with the aftermath."

"Killing a god disrupts the planet's entire energy system. You've increased our workload, Anthony Luthor."

Doctor Fate said with a familiar figure to me.

"But your power is immense... You could be an excellent defender of Order."

"If you cross the line and choose the wrong side, the Spectre will come for you."

Spectre said who serves Yahweh.

They hovered near each other, not exactly exchanging friendly glances.

"They brought it upon themselves. Mind your own business, and don't interfere with me. I tried not to overdo it as I understand the potential consequences for people."

I said, looking at these Archmages and Lords of Order.

I could give them a fight if I used the Sacred Gear at full power and wore full armor... It would destroy the entire plant.

However, it would be better not to let that happen.

I'll give them a fight, but winning is highly unlikely.

"Only that excuses you. Finish what you started... more trouble again."

The Wanderer glanced towards me and vanished, followed by the other two.

"Alright, I'll finish it. I don't have much of a choice."

I sighed, looking down at Poseidon's body, which had been shrinking to three meters all this time.

It actually made a hole in his stomach, and something dark aura came out of it.

This was the entity the Phantom Stranger had mentioned... instead of lending a hand, the magical jerk just showed up.

Meanwhile, I managed to seal Poseidon's soul in a sphere made of God Metal while all this was happening.

"Left to die in the desert... condemned by those who created me, forsaken like Nothing... It took me seven thousand years to understand... Only Nothing lasts forever. Mom, Dad! I understand... I am Nothing!"

The creature emerged fully from Poseidon's body and stood on the sea as if on land.

The water began to slowly turn red as he controlled the dead Poseidon's blood.

"Who are you, divine reject?"

I asked.

"You... killed him... good. Join my army! Together, we will overthrow the gods and conquer Olympus! I will rule as Nothing and forever! And you will have a place by my side."

"Anthony! Are you okay?! We dealt with Hercules, and I came to help you immediately."

Diana was flying by while panting heavily.

"I sense something strange from you... is this called love and loyalty? I embody destruction and Nothingness... I want a piece of those feelings too. Be mine or... I'll kill him, the one you feel these emotions for."

He pointed at me. First Zeus wanted her, now this...

"You recently tried to persuade me to join your army against Olympus."

I said while analyzing him.

He seemed to be Zeus's son and Diana's brother... but something was off.

He was on par with Hercules in terms of power, and this was him weakened.

He'd probably rival Zeus, Ares, or Poseidon at full strength.

"Against Olympus?"

Diana heard the main thing and frowned, looking at him rather aggressively.

"No... you're an Amazon... I've heard of you when I was inside Poseidon... Themyscira is important to you, right? Join me, or the island will be destroyed."

He declared while spreading his divine aura, causing Diana to shiver as if he were the end of all Olympians, and they subconsciously felt it.

"I refuse. If a battle between us is destined to happen, so be it. But name yourself a stranger."

Diana said.

"I... am the Firstborn... Nameless... abandoned by all."

He took control of Poseidon's blood and created a weapon for himself while bloody spikes hovered above.

"What a mess."

I muttered and sighed heavily.

He was enraged by my disgust and intended to stab me with a bloody spike. However, Diana swiftly advanced and received the blow on her shield, using her lasso to bind his legs and incapacitate him.

She managed to topple him, but then the bloody spikes made of the blood of gods started to rain down on her...

"I embody the fall of Olympus..."

I threw my spear with the force of light this time, and it went through his chest at a very high speed.

"...?!"

He uttered questioningly and died while beginning to disintegrate into dark shreds.

However, I managed to capture his soul in a sphere made of God's Metal.

Luckily, I have plenty of those.

"Tony... we did it, and I'm glad to be your... friend."

The last word sounded less confident than the rest, or it seemed like Diana wished for a different word to be used.

"Did Poseidon really attack you?"

She asked another question.

She may have never seen him before, but Hippolyta could very well recognize him.

"Yes, that's now the God of the Sea."

I pointed at his body while slowly dissolving in the water.

"He's fish food now."

I couldn't resist the jab.

"It was disgraceful of them. They used me to lure you into a trap. Hercules managed to tell me that Hera also promised him the chance to become a god and join them, as well as to give him my mother if he could kill me, and Poseidon was a backup plan. He expressed a desire to participate himself... talking about some evil inside and that there was only one chance."

Diana explained.

"We now have every right to go to Olympus and ask Zeus ourselves."

I sighed.

"I'm with you. I have questions for him too... After all, he's my father, that won't change anything."

Diana said firmly, filled with various emotions and confident in her decision not to leave me alone and to be ready to confront Zeus if necessary.

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