Unexpected Results
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There's a reason why Match's beams could curve and bend.
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(Aden's P.O.V)
With that knowledge, jumping from Lightning to flame is merely... flicking a switch. I watched as the silver streaks running up my hand suddenly billowed out into silver flames. A deceptive softly burning fire that instantly sent me on edge. I immediately turned it off, noticing the apprehension on their bodies through my air sense the minute the flame started burning.
I closed my eyes.
'Cant use that. Not if I still want them alive.'
So funny thing...Silver fire and lightning were bad. Why? They targeted the very existence of an object. Which meant if I lost control of the fire, it would start by burning my soul, body and mind. Yup. Dangerous.
I waved a hand and all the dust from the trampled ground and hanging steam swiftly cleared. I found myself surrounded. But, the gods had wisely made distance between us as soon as I destroyed Athena's sword like it was nothing.
Zeus and I eyed each other. A portal appeared below Haephestus, Demeter and Hera swallowing them. The former two were cool. I didn't want to hurt them. The latter, I just didn't want to listen to her complaints. And just like that, only 5 Olympians were left. Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Dionysus and the last but certainly not least...with an iron mask to muffle his voice on his face...was Ares.
He was tall easily over 7 feet. With rippling muscles and dressed in a Greek armor that covered his upper body and left his arms bare. Then a customary Greek soldier's helmet and chain skirt completed his look. The helmet was made of malicious intent, red smoke warping out of it.
Violence bled out of him and filled the air with the an aura of pain, blood and the taste of iron. Golden glowing chains enclosed his body, ending in manacles that clasped his hands together.
"Do it."
Zeus ordered. Athena contemplated in indecision for a few seconds before jerking her head in a curt nod. She waved a hand and the chains lost their glow. The Manacles detached with a snap and fell. The moment they met the ground with an audible clang, an aura on par with Zeus rippled out of him.
"Aaaah," Ares sighed, stretching his hands and body. Cracks sounded out from his bones. "That is much better."
Athena gritted her teeth, body tilted slightly to face Ares while keeping an eye on me.
"Father, uncle, sister."
He nodded, completely ignoring Dionysus whose face changed into an ugly expression.
"Ares. We only let you out..."
Poseidon started.
"Because you need me. Because you're weak. Because in the end, your fear won out over your hate."
He laughed. His voice boomed out across the whole deserted landscape while he walked forward and spread out his hands.
"It's great to be back!"
A sword touched his neck from behind.
"If it was up to me dear brother, you would still be rotting in Tartarus!"
Athena ground out in hate.
I took the chance during the family reunion to look over the notifications I had received.
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(Congratulations! You have unlocked a new fire Subskill.)
Myriad colored Flames
:- YELLOW- Normal flames. No distinguishing factor. Might manifest as red or a pale yellow.
:- BLUE- Consumes faster than normal flames with a decrease in explosive nature.
:- PURPLE- Hotter than blue flames and more explosive than yellow flames.
:- WHITE- slightly hotter than normal flames but can heal and restore health. Increased damage against bad individuals and decreased damage against good individuals. Easiest flames to control.
:- GREEN- Liquid flames. Flames that manifest in a liquid state. Emit noxious fumes capable of poisoning opponents.
:- SILVER- The most dangerous flames. Silver flames are hotter than purple flames and when they burn, they destroy all facets of their target.
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(Path To Godhood Trial Unlocked)
(Grandmaster Advancement Trial Naturally Rescinded)
(All Rewards From The Advancement Trial Shall be awarded upon completion of the Divine Ascension Trial)
(The Trial Will Be Leagues Harder)
(Divine spirits hold shallow control over the concepts of reality. Popularly known as gods or titans, these beings exert greater control over their chosen divinities than mortals or other beings alike. Divine spirits are born holding authority over domains due to their heritage. Divinities can be attained by a mortal when their realm of existence is elevated to a higher being by either a Sky Father or a being stronger than one.)
(Upon unlocking and gaining sufficient understanding and mastery of three flame subskills, your path to godhood has been unlocked.)
Divine Ascension Trial:- Commence?
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Da fuck?! No! no! don't commence!
I swiped the tab away, a million thoughts running through my mind.
Path to godhood? With my fire element instead of air. The fluctuations that they had sensed were most definitely from my air element and although I had wondered how exactly I was going to ascend, to have the solution fall on my lap so unexpectedly was jarring. What was this Deus x machina bullshit? I mean...I wasn't exactly mad, just surprised.
I eyed the Olympians and found them still flexing on each other. My air, energy and spiritual sense were on at full capacity so I wouldn't be caught blindsided. Then I pulled up the text box on my air element.
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Air( Grandmaster)
-Flight
-Sound
+
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'Nothing's different...wait. What is that blinking plus sign and why have I never seen it before?'
I clicked upon it and new information appeared.
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(?? Subskill 70% complete)
:- Air constructs
:- Invisibility
:- ??
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Whaaa?
Ok I know for a fact that that wasn't there before. So what could have changed. My eyes widened. Apollo had already initiated the ascension before I put a stop to it! Did that mean that I would have ascended with an incomplete Subskill? And how did they even know I was on the way to turning into a god.
So many fucking questions. I had their memories but a few memories like Zeus meeting with the Fate's always seemed to be missing. Or maybe hidden. All I knew was that if I wanted to find out what exactly the mysterious sub kill was...I had to use the Spark of enlightenment perk on air.
My gaze grew sharp while I stared at the Olympians. And that meant I couldn't waste time with them anymore.
I reached out to the side and beckoned Equity who was floating beside me in the air. It landed on my palm and I ran a finger across it's sharp edge. It was back to it's Rapier form. With my finger trailing across it's length, Equity shifted into two forms, one a dark sword with red patterns across it's broad side and the other completely white. Byakyu and Kanshou. I can see why Shirou liked using these blades. They felt awesome to grip.
I twirled them in my hand. Then lowered my center of gravity, sparks of Purple lightning beginning to dance across my body.
I shot off like a bullet. My speed was crazy! The explosive power of the purple lightning put me at close to mach 1!
The world slowed down as I covered the distance between us in the fraction of a second. Athena and Ares were the first to react, swords and various weapons, shining from the glare of the sun above us, praise Apollo...heh, rained down on my position.
Byakyu and Kanshou swung out hundreds of time as I blocked and deflected all the weapons coming at me. I leaned out of the way of a spear thrown by Ares and flipped to the side. The ground shattered from my left heel as I dove to the side, successfully side stepping another gigantic sword attack from Athena.
"Stay still dog!"
I narrowed my eyes at the insult, feeling unexpectedly angry. It's decided she's going last. Chain lightning fell from the heavens, drowning out my position as I clad myself in my silver lightning, careful not directly touch it. The lightning rays from Zeus washed over my form doing absolutely nothing.
"Is he dea..."
Dionysus chocked on his words as I appeared behind me.
"No Dionysus. I'm not."
I slammed Kanshou's pommel at the back of his head, transferring purple lightning that made his body seize in pain and smoke. A boom tube appeared below him.
I turned around quickly as a tsunami of water with Aquam...sorry Poseidon riding atop of it fell down on me. My palm pointed towards it and the air between us crackled with hundreds of purple wisps of flames. Then they detonated.
50 fucking yards disappeared in a torrential wave of flames, Poseidon taking a leap to avoid my attack. He swung out his trident and I had a soft hum as the steam rising up coalesced into Drops of water that fell down on me. The drops sharpened into spikes that evaporated once more as an umbrella of purple flames manifested above my head.
Was it pride? I found myself wondering. Was it pride or were they just dumb? They were allowing Poseidon to take me on by himself. Maybe it's overconfidence in his abilities.
I had left them so many openings but they seemed to want to attack me individually. They were all lacking in team work. I had seen how the Justice League attacked. It was chained and they worked to make up for the weaknesses of each individual member. Not that I am complaining but...it sucked the joy out of the fight.
Limbs of fire shot out of the purple shield above, winding through the air to attack Poseidon. He skated through the atmosphere on a platform of water but was not fast enough to evade them all. Hence they mobbed him.
Then I felt a presence appear behind me. My hand reached out and I grabbed the middle blade of the trident, my skin getting sliced on the metal.
"Teleportation through the element? Clever."
I complimented, making the god of the sea snort.
"Your arrogance led you here. And now you shall die."
He commented and I immediately understood that Poseidon had me completely beat in the strength department. In fact most of the gods did. But strength is not everything in a fight.
The trident pushed through and I had to let it go, marginally pushing it off it's initial trajectory and pulling in close to the god of the seas. Poseidon pulled back his trident and swiped it out, aiming to break my rib cage on it's shaft. Byakyu neatly combined with Kanshou and stabbed to the ground in its dragon slayer form, blocking the blow.
I tapped into the vibrations that rose up from the clash and sharpened it into a sound that I managed to silently flick out with my fingers at Poseidon's wrist holding the trident. The sound blade, debuted in a magnificent spray of ichor as the trident disappeared into my hammer space and Poseidon was swallowed by a green liquid that sprayed out of my palms.
A fitting punishment. And also a different way of using my air bending.
The trident appeared in my palm. One contact with my skin and the metal grew impossibly heavy. I sent it back to the hammer space. Equity was having a full course meal later.
Poseidon tried to access his divinity inside the ball of hot green liquid fire but without his trident and the poisonous effect from liquid fire...all was for naught.
I walked slowly away, leaving him thrashing as the poison invaded his body. The familiar pulse of a boom tube sounded out from behind me and he was swallowed.
My eyes found the three figures before me. Something was off...why had they not intervened when I took down Poseidon?
"And then there were three..."