Humble
His gray scales shimmered with an iridescent sheen as he conjured a tidal wave of black water infused with dark magic, surging toward Adam. Adam, with a burst of speed, leaped high above the wave, flipping in the air before landing on a nearby floating island. Asmodeus, his face a mask of blue flame, materialized sigils that hovered ominously around Adam.
These sigils erupted in pillars of infernal fire, each one searing the ground where Adam had been moments before. Adam grinned, darting between the flames with supernatural agility, and then launched a barrage of holy energy blasts at Asmodeus. The infernal demon barely managed to evade, his fiery visage flickering in the darkness. Satan took to the skies, his massive wings beating with the power of a storm.
He unleashed a torrent of black lightning from his maw, crackling and splitting the air as it raced toward Adam. Adam raised his arms, forming a reflective mirror of radiant light that absorbed the lightning's impact and sent the energy back towards Satan blasting him into the gray ceiling of the Ring.
Lucifer, whose mind had long snapped from rage and pain, roared. With his two wings flaring and glowing with a sinister red light, he summoned a tempest of howling winds, filled with razor-sharp feathers that sliced everything in their path. Adam spun in the air, his movements a blur as he dodged the feathers."I don't recall ever wounding your eyes," Adam mocked with a shake of his head, weaving through the attacks. His words added fuel to the fire. "Are you even trying to hit me, Serpent?"
"Shut the fuck up!" Lucifer's face twisted, blood and golden ichor covering his features. He slapped his hands together and thrust them forward, unleashing dozens of massive spheres of anti-matter that tore through the entire ring, uncaring about anything but hitting their target.
The orbs flew off hazardously, forcing all in the vicinity to move out of the way. One of the spheres veered towards a distant city before it was diverted by Leviathan's blast, sparing the inhabitants. The entire realm shook as Lucifer's relentless barrage continued, the sheer destructive force of the anti-matter spheres causing chaos and devastation. Asmodeus, his face a mask of concern and desperation, called out to his king, "Lucifer, calm down!" His voice was almost drowned out by the roar of destruction, his posture tense, betraying his fear of the escalating chaos. It fell on deaf ears. Adam, cackling through the onslaught, propelled himself into the sky with gravity, weaving through the barrage of attacks.
"Attract!" he declared, his body and Lucifer's dragged forward by magnetism into a collision. Lucifer stabbed forward, only for his hand to pass through as the First Man's body turned into honey and light, reforming behind him. Adam raised his hand, conjuring a golden axe. He brought it down, tearing through Lucifer's arm and one of his wings. Lucifer fell, his body caught by Leviathan before it could reach the ground.
The serpent demon, eyes wide with an unspoken fear, coiled protectively around the fallen king, golden blood dripping from Lucifer's grievous wounds. "Lucifer!" "You know, I think it finally hit me." Adam hovered above, a bemused expression on his face while examining the golden axe in his hand. He looked down at them with a mixture of contempt and boredom. "You don't know how to fight, do you, Serpent?" Lucifer cradled in Leviathan's protective coils, glared up at Adam.
His remaining wing struggled to keep him aloft, blood streaming from the stump where his other wing had been severed. "That goes for you two as well." Adam continued, gesturing to the Sins of Lust and Envy. Asmodeus glanced nervously between Adam and the other Sin, and the Leviathan's serpentine form writhed uneasily. "You rely on your flashy magic and grand displays of power, but when it comes to a real fight? You fall apart."
He flipped the axe in his hand, the golden blade catching the dim light of the silver sky. He tilted his head in the direction of Satan who had pried himself from the artificial sky. "That one is the only one of you who actually seems to know how to form a fist, and even then it's barely adequate."Satan's eyes blazed with hatred and humiliation, but he remained silent, conserving his strength. Still reeling from the earlier beating, He clenched his jaw, golden blood dripping from his cracked scales.
Lucifer roared, a mixture of pain and rage, as he struggled to free himself from Leviathan's grasp. "I'll kill you, you filthy bastard!" His voice was a guttural growl, filled with unrestrained hatred. Leviathan's coils tightened around him protectively, while Asmodeus shifted, his flames flickering uncertainly. Adam raised his hand to stifle a yawn, his demeanor unimpressed and bored. He glanced around at the battered forms of his enemies.
"This fight has dragged on for too long," he declared, his voice carrying an air of indifference. With a casual flick of his wrist, he raised one index finger and proclaimed, "I will crush you all in one minute."
As the demons bristled with anger and defiance, Adam remained nonchalant, as if he were discussing the weather. His eyes scanned the battlefield, taking in the desperate attempts of his foes to rally against him. Leviathan's coils tightened, Asmodeus conjured dark energies, and Satan prepared to unleash his wrathful flames. But Adam was unimpressed. With a sigh, he muttered, "Let's get this over with." Leviathan opened his maw and expelled a beam of shimmering ice, freezing everything in its path. Adam countered with a stream of fire from his palms, the two elements clashing in a sizzling explosion of steam.
Adam pushed through the cloud, his body glowing with divine fire, and tackled Leviathan, forcing the serpent back into the dark waters below. Asmodeus, not to be outdone, summoned a sphere of pure void energy, hurling it at Adam. The sphere crackled, distorting the air around it. Adam met it with a punch, his fist encased in radiant light.
The impact shattered the sphere, the resulting explosion lighting up the Envy ring. Satan roared in fury, his form growing smaller and wreathed in shadows as he descended upon Adam.
He with his massive claws, each strike aiming to rend Adam apart. Adam danced between the attacks, his speed unmatched. He landed a devastating punch on Satan's snout, sending the dragon tumbling backward, crashing into a jagged cliffside. Lucifer, seizing the opportunity, conjured chains of dark energy that snaked through the air, aiming to ensnare Adam.
With a burst of strength, Adam broke free, the chains shattering into fragments of dark light. He then launched himself at Lucifer, delivering a powerful kick that sent the fallen angel spiraling into the sky. His eyes glowed and the Morningstar's body remained suspended in the air. Adam's index finger pointed at Lucifer and the latter's body was engulfed in a Grey coating. "I'll deal with you last."Leviathan, having resurfaced, conjured a vortex of wind and corrosive acid, creating a massive waterspout that surged toward Adam.
The First Man flew through the vortex, his body cutting through the tempest like a blade. He emerged on the other side, fists glowing with golden chains, he grabbed his whiskers. He brought them down, his knee striking Leviathan's snot. Asmodeus and Satan regrouped, their combined powers creating a swirling storm of fire and shadow.
They hurled it at Adam, the destructive force tearing through seas of the Envy ring. Adam met their attack head-on, his body glowing with a divine shield that absorbed the impact. He pushed through the maelstrom, and he charged at the two. With a gesture, The Sin of Lust came crashing down to the ground.
Adam locked onto Satan with a cold gaze. He launched himself forward, fists smashing into Satan's scales with brutal precision. Each strike sent sprays of golden blood and shattered scales flying through the air. Satan's massive form flickered, struggling to maintain its true shape under Adam's relentless assault. Leviathan attempted to wrap Adam in tendrils of dark water, and Asmodeus hurled spheres of void energy, but Adam swatted them aside with effortless force.
His focus remained solely on Satan. With a thunderous leap, Adam rammed into Satan, sending the dragon hurtling into the distance. Satan corrected his posture mid-air, wings beating to stabilize himself. He unleashed a massive stream of golden flames, shouting "Sema!" The torrent of flame engulfed Adam, casting a blinding light across the battlefield. From within the inferno, Adam's hand emerged, gripping Satan's jaws. With a terrifying display of strength, he snapped them apart in opposite directions.
The flames flickered and died as Satan roared in pain, yet he refused to submit. Satan's sole usable arm and tail snapped forward, trying to hit the First Man. Dodging the attack, Adam grabbed Satan's tail and used the momentum to get behind him.
From behind, Adam switched his grasp to Satan's horns, and drove both his feet into the Sin's back, nearly breaking his spine. Golden blood sprayed from Satan's mouth as his roar echoed through the Envy ring. Leviathan and Asmodeus tried to intervene again, casting spells and launching attacks from a distance.
Leviathan conjured a vortex of ice and water, while Asmodeus summoned dark, flaming meteors that hurtled toward Adam. Ignoring the distractions, letting them splatter harmlessly against his silver barrier, Adam twisted Satan's horns further, his strength overwhelming the dragon. He pulled Satan's head back sharply and then slammed it into the rocky ground below. Satan's form continued to flicker, desperately trying to hold on to the embers of his true form. Desperate, he unleashed a final barrage of dark magic, spears of earth and metal riding from the ground around him. Adam, paid them no mind as they broke on his skin.
With a mighty heave, Adam spun Satan around and hurled him through the air. Satan crashed into a distant cliffside, the impact causing an avalanche of rocks and debris. Before Satan could recover, Adam was already upon him, fists crashing down with unrelenting force.
Satan's once mighty form crumbled under the onslaught. His wings, tattered and torn, lay useless at his sides. His scales, once impenetrable, were now shattered and broken. Yet Adam did not relent. He continued to pummel Satan, each strike drawing more golden blood and further sinking the dragon into the ground.
Adam's foot came down on the Wrath of Hell, pinning him in place. He opened his mouth, a sphere of golden flames materializing."Sema!"A massive explosion erupted, engulfing both of them in a blinding inferno. The shockwave rippled across the Envy ring, sending tremors through the islands and peninsulas.
When the flames subsided, Adam stood tall amidst the scorched earth. Satan lay defeated, his form barely recognizable, reduced to a smoldering heap of broken scales and blood. Adam turned his gaze towards Asmodeus, and the Sin of Lust involuntarily took a step back, a cold shiver running down his spine. The look in Adam's eyes was unsettling, a mix of amusement and malice that sent a chill through Asmodeus's entire being. He glanced towards Lucifer, still struggling in his prison, bloodied and with one wing, a pitiful sight compared to his former glory.
This was a mistake.
He should've kept his head down like Mammon. He needed to go. Fear gripped Asmodeus's heart as he realized the futility of further resistance. With a trembling hand, he opened a portal back to his own ring and stepped through, desperate to escape the horrifying presence of Adam. However, to his horror, he found himself still in the Envy ring, with Adam standing ominously beside him. Asmodeus tried to move but found himself helpless, a pair of massive eyes looming next to his body. Adam raised his arm, and his voice echoed.
"Fall," he commanded, his voice reverberating through the air.
"Repel," he intoned, his words like a death knell.
"Attract," he declared, his power palpable in the air.
Several forces began pulling at Asmodeus's body in different directions, the eyes keeping him rooted in place. Agonizing pain shot through every fiber of Asmodeus's being, his limbs stretched and twisted beyond their limits.
The Sin of Lust screamed in agony, his body contorting in unnatural ways as Adam's powers tore him apart from the inside out. Blood oozed from every pore, pooling around Asmodeus in a grotesque tableau of suffering. His screams echoed through the Envy ring, a symphony of torment that chilled the very souls of those who heard it.
The ground beneath him cracked and splintered, unable to bear the weight of his agony. With each passing moment, Asmodeus's body was pushed to its limits and beyond, his flesh tearing and bones snapping under the relentless assault. His cries for mercy went unanswered, lost in the howling winds of the Envy ring. And then, with a final, gut-wrenching spasm, Asmodeus went limp. His body lay broken and battered but miraculously still clinging to life.
A mere shell of its former self. The once-proud Sin of Lust had been reduced to a pitiful wreck. As Adam turned to look for Leviathan, he found the massive serpent had vanished. With a resigned sigh, he raised his hand, and a trail of shimmering light appeared, stretching several hundred kilometers away to the depths where Leviathan attempted to flee. Without hesitation, Adam disappeared, reappearing deep underwater.
The water around him grew turbulent, swirling and frothing as he descended further into the depths. Above, the surface rippled and crashed, disturbed by the immense forces at play below. The turbulence persisted for several moments, a spectacle of nature's fury. Gradually, the water began to calm, the surface smoothing out as the turbulence subsided. Golden blood began rising and seeped into the water's surface.
Adam resurfaced.
Leviathan did not.
Adam teleported back to his original position, only to find Lucifer had broken free from his restraints. The previous rage and ferocity in Lucifer seemed to have vanished, replaced by a tired look as he surveyed the broken forms of Asmodeus and Satan. Adam bent his knees lightly and spoke "Seems our minute is almost up. Since you seem to have no idea how to fight, let me do you a favor and show you how to throw a punch. Pay close attention now."Lucifer remained silent, his expression exhausted.
Instead, he pushed his hands forward, summoning a complex magic circle in front of him. He began to charge his next attack, gathering whatever strength he had left for a final, desperate strike.
"You see, Serpent, forming a fist is quite simple," he began, his voice calm and mocking. "You clench your fingers tightly like so," Adam demonstrated, curling his hand into a tight fist. "Then," he continued "you bring your arm back," he pulled his arm back. "Make sure your stance is proper." Adam's feet dug into the ground. As Lucifer's hands moved with practiced precision, the magic circle before him pulsed with an ominous glow. Each intricate symbol within it shimmered with malevolent energy, weaving together in a complex pattern of power.
The air around Lucifer crackled with electricity, and a low, guttural chant escaped his lips, adding an eerie undertone to the charged atmosphere. With each passing moment, the spell grew stronger, drawing upon Lucifer's waning strength to fuel its destructive potential."And finally." Adam said, his eyes glowing. "With a swift motion..."Lucifer unleashed the blast, a dazzling kaleidoscope of colors slicing through the air and earth. The energy surged forward, leaving a trail of distortion and destruction in its wake, warping the very fabric of reality with its power. "You punch!" Adam's right arm thrust forward, his muscles rippled, and blood sprayed from his veins as they tore, cracks appearing along his limb.
[True God's Right Fist]
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From the ground of the Sloth Ring, the final realm of Hell, all creation seemed to stop. The cracking floor above collapsed, revealing a scene reminiscent of one from ten thousand years ago.
The Morningstar's broken body descended like a meteor, flames and golden blood dripping from his form. As Lucifer fell, his once-majestic wings, now torn and ripped, were unable to slow his descent. His eyes, once filled with pride and power, were now dull, a stark contrast to the fiery blaze that surrounded him.
The impact of Lucifer's body hitting the ground sent shockwaves through the ring, causing the earth to tremble and crack further. The force of the impact created a massive crater, swallowing everything in its path. And from the sky, a figure followed. So different from the disgraced king of Hell, a golden pillar of light surrounded him, dressed in a white robe, descending with an aura of true divinity.
Adam landed, his presence casting a solemn air over the scene of destruction. As Adam gently touched down near Lucifer's broken body, he asked, "Where is Eve?" Weakly, Lucifer spoke, his eyes barely able to focus. "I don't know," he murmured, his voice barely audible. He was barely lucid, the pain and exhaustion evident in every word.
"I don't know," Lucifer repeated, his voice barely above a whisper. Adam knelt beside him, his expression unreadable. "You don't know," he repeated, more a statement than a question. He glanced around at the devastation surrounding them, the once-proud ruler of Hell reduced to a broken, pitiful figure. With a heavy sigh, Adam stood up, his gaze lingering on Lucifer for a moment longer before looking up. "He doesn't know." In a sudden surge of fury, Adam seized Lucifer's battered body, hoisting him up before viciously slamming him onto his knee, snapping his spine.
He then smashed Lucifer head first nearly shattering his skull. Adam's onslaught was relentless, fueled by a primal rage. He pummeled Lucifer with a ferocity that seemed to shake the very foundations of Hell. each hit tearing flesh and breaking bones. Each hit is accompanied by the same question."Where is she!!" Lucifer's vision blurred. Lucifer's mind was a haze of pain and confusion. He could barely register Adam's words, his thoughts muddled and disjointed. As Adam demanded to know where Eve was, Lucifer's thoughts were jumbled. He wanted to answer, to end the torment, but the words wouldn't come.
For what else would he have said? He didn't know. It was the truth. But it wasn't the correct answer. At least not the one Adam was looking for...He was going to die. He wasn't supposed to die. He was important to all Creation. Lucifer's thoughts were a chaotic whirlwind of denial and despair. The fear of death gripped him, its icy tendrils creeping into every corner of his mind.
He couldn't accept it, couldn't fathom that his existence was about to end.'No... No, no, no, no,' his soul begged, the words a desperate mantra against the inevitable. He tried to fight back, to muster some semblance of defiance, but it was futile. Adam's onslaught was relentless, each blow driving him closer to the brink of oblivion.
As the pain seared through him, Lucifer's thoughts turned to Charlie. His daughter, the one he had failed time and time again. He had begun to make amends, to try and mend their fractured relationship, but now it was all for naught.
Tears mingled with blood as Lucifer's body convulsed with each brutal strike. He cried out, not in anger or defiance, but in sheer agony and despair. In his final moments, all he could think of was her, the daughter he had doomed with his actions.
In the depths of his despair, Lucifer, once the proud Morningstar, now reduced to a shattered being, sought solace in his terror.
His body was broken, his mind clouded by pain and fear, he uttered words he had never imagined saying, words that seemed to echo through the desolate landscape of Hell. The Devil begged."Father," he croaked, his voice barely more than a whisper, carrying the weight of eons of pride and defiance now shattered.
"I wish to confess."