Chapter 45: Diamond Dust

Ein flew to the estimated location with his personal weapon with a new form. Gauntlets and greaves that were based on devil may cry's beowulf. (Insert pic here)

He was like a hawk surveying the surroundings. And not a bit much later, an emperor class honkai beast started to rampage in the city.

A large quadrupedal beast with tusks on the front of it's face like a boar. It's shell was black and parts of it glowed blue, accompanied by the same honkai beast, but with a white shell and pink highlights. Ganesha.

He called it Parvati inside his mind as the pair bursted out beams. Ganesha with pink honkai energy, Parvati released an ice beam that froze city blocks with its attack.

He then dropped down on the ground and smacked his palm with his fist. As he started to roll his shoulders and jumped lightly like a boxer.

"Hmm, you guys twins or something? Black and white, ebony and ivory. I kinda like twins, tough luck though. Because I'll be going thrash you guys around, nobody is in this city anymore. Courtesy of MOTH."

The honkai beasts stood in front of him while he talked. Then Ganesha balled up and started to roll like a certain blue hedgehog.

It rushed out like a bullet and Parvati attacked with a blue beam from it's mouth. He sidestepped Ganesha and raised his hands, the beam was stopped by an energy shield as it reflected everywhere. Freezing anything it hits like an ice cube.

Ganesha made a turn as it rushed towards him again. Trying to make him into roadkill. "You like to roll so much? Then how about you roll to your other half." He dodged it again and kicked it like a soccer ball towards Parvati. His leg glowed violet like a comet as Ganesha flew into Parvati like a bullet, decimating dozens of frozen buildings like falling dominoes.

They flew for multiple city blocks as the honkai beasts get ready for another scuffle. The temperature of the surroundings then started to drop as the whole city was covered in ice crystals, it looked picturesque as if diamond dust covered the city. If it isn't so damned cold.

Frost started to form on his skin from the immense temperature change. And a girl appeared, floating while her surroundings froze.

"Human, you dare challenge us? You will turn into ice once we're through with you. Just like how this world will become shrouded by ice." Thousands of crystal shards started to form behind her.

"No thanks, I'm not planning to become a popsicle you see? Now where were we? Ahh, I was about to do this." He enhanced his body with honkai energy as he leaped tremendous force. Destroying the ground, he focused energy on his arm as he threw a punch.

It landed on her face as she flew like a meteor. Impacting the ground with an explosion as the ground trembled. He lifted Parvati and Ganesha by their tusks and quickly followed, he swung them downwards like a gigantic hammer.

He noticed that the force of his blows weakened. But what could have caused it? He immediately started to think of how the herrscher caused it as Parvati didn't do anything.

His muscles felt stiffer like a rusty gear that needs some oil. The herrscher floated once more, a little disheveled. "I admit, you are strong for a human. But do not even entertain the idea that you'll walk out here alive." She glared daggers at him.

He started to feel vibrations under him as he immediately dodged. A massive glacier then appeared on the spot as it froze everything inside.

Strange... I also feel slower, is she starting to freeze me? No. My cells aren't getting frost bite. The herrscher rained thousands of knife like shards as he deflected all of them using his gauntlets and greaves.

It shredded the surroundings like it was made of butter, in his immediate area there's a circle that has no damage whatsoever.

He shook his head and focused on the fight. Ganesha roared as a shockwave washed over his body launching him a few meters away.

The buildings toppled and the ground exploded from the force. The damage to him was negligible, but the infrastructures were like matchsticks. Breaking like twigs.

Parvati roared to as large blocks of ice appeared on the air. It suddenly accelerated as he was being pelted by ice shards and blocks like machine gun fire.

He transformed his weapon to gun form as he took a shot on Parvati to break it's concentration. He then changed it to a spear as he threw it like a javelin. With a thunder clap, it flew straight like an arrow at the herrscher. Lightning lit up the city like very dangerous fireworks.

But to his surprise, it slowed down and the herrscher froze it as the spear fell at the ground. Solid like a block of ice.

He willed it to his hand as he shattered the ice on it. He dodged ice spears erupting from the ground, honkai beams from Ganesha, and a rolling attack from Parvati as it spewed out spears of ice from all directions like quills.

I've lost at least 30% of my speed. Is her power... Molecular deceleration!? He released tons of energy as he heated his body up. Steam appeared all over his skin, showing how cold it is.

"So you want to turn me into a statue huh? Herrscher." He floated as they flew face to face. If that's the case, she can decrease tons of force by decreasing my momentum and speed.

He clapped as honkai energy turned visible around him. The buildings and rubble floated nearby, orbiting him like an asteroid belt. "How do you like this then?" He made a grasping motion, as a large piece of a pointed sky scraper turned to the herrscher's position.

He started to sprint and threw the huge building like a spear as it loomed over the herrscher and honkai beasts. Casting a shadow over them.

The tip of the structure ignited as it broke the sound barrier. He increased the velocity by applying an air current from behind. It hit the targets with a resounding boom as the city shaked from the impact.

The people from the base watching were simply gobsmacked with the display of power. "Uhh, Dr. Mei. Is this how he really fights? That's insane!" Hua was left behind as she was still pretty new.

Mei just smiled wryly as they watched what happens next.

Ein then started to make quick movements with his hands. "Ora! Eat some concrete and steel!" Hundreds of boulders, steel beams, building parts flew towards the enemy. With every projectile, a shockwave explodes at the location.

After a few more seconds, a gigantic wall of ice appeared. Towering over him as a violent blizzard appeared.

The honkai beasts died from the aftermath, but the herrscher started to glow. "Enough games human. I will prevail."

Gigantic pillars of ice appeared, he then stated to become stiffer by the second. If he doesn't do anything, he'll be like a snail.

The temperature plummeted, the city was now a tundra. Reaching temperatures that is slowly reaching absolute zero.

Towers of ice appeared all over the city as millions of shards appeared from the sky. "Die!" The gigantic pillars the size of a high rise fell on his location with deceptive speed.

He resisted the molecular deceleration with all his might. Flooding his body with honkai energy. "Let's go baby, how about we show your true powers?" The spear glowed.

"2nd release." The surroundings started to smell of ozone. Dark clouds appeared high above as lightning started to arc.

"Divine punishment falls from the heavens. Burn to ashes you heretic! Face absolute desolation!" Gigantic pillars of lightning rained down from the heavens.

It snaked around, chains of lightning atomized the surroundings as the cold air and ice clashed with violent electricity. The whole city was basically destroyed, as two god like powers collided with each other. Fighting for supremacy.

After the dust settled. Everything was in tatters, the once bustling metropolis is now a shadow it's former self. It's now a desolate land with smoldering craters littered all over the place.

He looked on over as he frowned and squinted his eyes. There was a large dome of ice as the herrscher exited it and laughed. "HAHAHAHA! Is that the best you could do human!? My sister's lightning cannot pierce my endless ice!"

The herrscher then raised her hands for thousands of miles, the surroundings turned into a frozen wasteland. Affecting even the nearby cities, as the ice crept slowly.

"Why not accept your fate? You are just a human borrowing a god's power!" She laughed like a deranged maniac.

"I admit, you're stronger than the last one herrscher. Why not? I'll show you your sister's true potential that she couldn't reach." The soulium in his body worked overtime like a reactor. Siphoning as much honkai energy as it can and powered up the divine key to it's limit.

Thanks to our discovery about the source your powers. We could tap into it briefly, I will let you see the power of humanity.

His body was starting to seize up with the immense cold. The temperature of the surroundings slowly reaching absolute zero. But he focused on the divine key, to unleash it's hidden power.

"0th power." The spear started to turn into pure energy. As it turned formless, now he could mould it to his will as the glowing weapon hummed.

Plasma appeared as the high temperatures melted the surroundings. Violet lightning descended with a thunderclap, as far as the eye can see. Scaring the civilians from nearby cities, thinking that the end is near.

"My conquest reigns supreme." The weapon transformed into pure lightning, snaking around him as if it's a living being.

"Now let's see what would prevail. Your ice, or my lightning." His muscles bulged, his heart pounding, pumping blood to every part of his body. "Now... COME HERRSCHER!"

An icy expanse on one side, violent lightning on the other. As the two fought for hegemony, trying to obliterate each other.

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Thanks for reading guys. Till next time on the next episode of dragon ba, ahem. Chapter. Ciao.

And if the herrscher seems too strong, it's a mixture of hax and the world making them so. That's canon, the stronger humanity is. The stronger the herrschers.