YOUR UNJUST GOD: THE TRUTH

The little flesh that was attached to Zahad had finally started to fall off. This meant that the last trace of his humanity had left him. He was clean, he was pure, he was free, and once he had abandoned his humanity, he was overjoyed. He began to shout and laugh, saying

"I've finally done it! I've broken away from the curse God placed upon me! I've escaped the shackles that tied me down and weakened me known as humanity! I alone in all creation, am truly favored. And this form proves that! Because I am complete! Because. I! Am! PERFECT!"

"Damn it!" Edward thought to himself

"I can't believe how much stronger he's gotten. I actually helped him achieve his final form…I didn't even think that just because of it, his energy and speed would pick up this quickly! Cayafaz, I know we had an agreement to save our strength for the gate…but if this fight keeps on any longer… If I continue to fight him holding back…I'll die here"

"So, Edward, what do you think of my perfect form?"

"Well I don't think much of it, and I don't really care for it, but something does bother me though"

"Your death?" Zahad asked Edward sounding very cocky and sarcastic

"No, no, no, it's not that. It's not that at all. You just mentioned something about you being the only being in creation truly favored"

"Yes. And what about it?"

"I don't know. I just thought… well, I just thought it sounded like blasphemy. you're a damned soul turned demon. You don't actually carry any favor, any grace, you don't actually carry anything…nothing at all from God is with you or within you…so how? How are you alone favored, in all and amongst all of God's creations?

"Huh? I think you misunderstand"

"Really?"

"Yes. At what point in time…Did I ever say I needed Gods favor? What makes me need your God?"

"…"

"A God who constantly insists on calling us his children, but yet sits by and spectates when his children suffer. Deciding to watch when he is called upon, and putting us through nothing but hardship, claiming that it was for our sakes… for our benefit"

Zahad's shoulders began to shake as a laugh of pure amusement escaped his mouth

"All powerful, loving, just, kind, omnipotent, never-changing, awesome god, the fair judge. All of these, just words used to describe a sham! All that power, and what does he do with it? NOTHING! A god like that does not deserve my praise, nor my worship. He will not receive my admiration nor will I bow to him. He allowed this world to plunge into the pitiful state it reached, and yet…because we the sane, did not follow him with an unwavering faith and unchanging loyalty, we were sent here! Like the disposable trash we apparently are. Tell me Edward, Is that fair? How is that fair Edward?! Tell me! How is that fair?!"

Edward let out a heavy sigh and turned his head away from Zahad. He placed his hand at the back of his neck grumbling and then spoke

"I don't have the answer to that Nathan. It isn't the place of a mortal to know the mind of a God"

Zahad shrugged his shoulders and clicked his tongue in annoyance

"I expected no less from a simpleminded lap-dog. Your answer is as pitiful as your futile struggle against me. you and I will never see eye to eye on this matter…You blindly devote yourself and choose to cling to a god who has rejected you, abandoned you, left you in the ring of torment and despair…You continue to serve so blindly it sickens me… But I am different! I have rebuked you and your god!"

Edward, stunned by his statement, wanted to speak against Nathan. But Nathan did not give him the chance to. His tone had become cold and the air around him began to freeze

"Was I a fool? … Was I a fool for praying? Was I a fool for trusting? Was I a fool for hoping? Was I a fool for fasting? I thought I did it all right, but… was I a fool for devoting my time to him…all those years? Have I just been a fool?

Nathan asked with a stern look on his face as he rested his chin on his claw. Edward, looking frustrated answered

"No one who trusts in God goes unrewarded. Your rewarded just never manifested…because you never truly believed"

"I…I di… I didn't believe? I didn't believe you say?"

Whatever piece of sanity Zahad had clung to, seemed to dissolve along with his calm. He let out a cackle, holding is hands in the air as he leaned back. After a long a chilling cackle, he positioned himself to stay upright

"Is that what it was?! A lack of faith? Was my life truly put through all that, because of something as minor as that?! If that is all Edward, then there's worry. Because now, more than ever. Its time the tides of time changed, and the demons took their rightful place as the supreme beings and rulers of this world"

Edwards gaze became laser focused on Zahad

"What? What are you saying?"

"I'm saying the time has come for us to usurp god. We demons may have lost in the past, but we will change that in the coming war. Once we defeat the armies of heaven, and our victory is assured, we shall exalt ourselves and our thrones on a seat far above that of god! We shall rule the new world as its exalted and true gods for the rest of eternity!"

"Look at you talk…as if all of that would actually happen…as if I'd just let you win"

Edward said as his voice became razz and his tone deepened in anger

"Ho? Does the lapdog who blindly follows the orders of an unjust and unworthy god, wish to fight with me? Pathetic!"

Edward, boldly started to approach Zahad, he approached him step by step, slowly closing the distance between them. Once he had walked to a certain point he stopped.

"Hmph. Do you really think you can go against me and win?" Zahad asked him while looking down on him in disgust

"If all of creation…if all of time, if all of man, if all of nature. If all of heaven, if all of earth, if all of the known, and if all the unknown. If all the failures, and all the victories…if fate, if destiny, and even if existence will bow to him, so will I"

Edward said so suddenly things that didn't make sense. He spoke as if he were dazed and said things to Zahad that he couldn't comprehend. He didn't know why or what came upon Edward to make him speak like this, but, thinking they were just random words of a dying man he asked

"Have you gone mad all of a sudden?"

Edward responded

"Think what you like demon, but I'm done humoring you?"

"Huh?"

An expression of pure confusion, mixed with the shock from the absurdity of Edwards words, caused Zahad to experience even more confusion

"You forget your place and need to be reminded just what it is you are. All creatures know when to bow their heads and reverence their maker without needing to be told. They know where it is their strength comes from, they know what they are before the being that bends everything to his will. Even demons must bow to that power and you are no different. Whatever it takes, I'll make sure that by the end of this battle you will bow in respect to the being that allows your continual existence!"

Zahad clicks his tongue

"You were right about one thing at least. 'I'm done humoring you' On that much I agree. it's time I ended this farce along with your life ed!"

Edward loses sight of Zahad as he vanishes from the top of the boulder. Edwards eyes trace from right to left, trying to figure where he would attack from

"Where exactly is he? …Behind me perhaps?"

A gentle breeze grazed the top of his head

"From above!"

Zahad comes down like a meteor with his whole-body spinning. To try and block Zahad's incoming attack, Edward uses raises his hands to the air and holds his sword from both ends. Zahad unwraps himself before contact and smacks Edwards sword with the full force of his tail and the momentum built up before that

*BOOM! CRACK! *

Go the sound of the floor as they shatter beneath Edwards feet as he tries to block Zahad's attack with all the strength he can muster

"Your one sturdy cockroach, you know that?"

*Clinck*

Goes Edward's Katana, deflecting Zahad's tail and sending the force of his attack in another direction. Zahad pulls a backflip in mid air and lands a few short feet away.

"I'll show you something truly interesting. EDWARD!! THIS IS HELLS FIRE!!"

Zahad begins to punch the ground and it begins to crack. The tremors cause Edward to stagger forcing him to jump back in retreat. The cracks widen as Zahad relentlessly beats the ground. From the cracks, reveal a glowing green liquid that begins to rise. It burns like a shining emerald facing the sun. Once the liquid rises above the surface of the rock, Zahad dips his face inside it and shakes his head ferociously

"What the? What is he doing?" Edward asked in clear confusion as he stepped back slowly

After sometime submerged, Zahad, slowly lifted his head out of liquid and got up. He cracked his neck as if warming up and said

"Now. the real fight begins"

Zahad appears right before Edward, and slaps him silly with his tail. He hits him side to side before eventually slamming it into him and forcing hi back to the ground. He then grabs Edward by the face and drags him across the terrain, forcing a change of location.

After twenty good seconds of being rag dolled, Edward is flung into several pillars of rock and vegetation only known to hell. This… this new arena…this new hunting ground…this is the dead valley, and in the valley lies a mountain that splits it into two

"Great place huh? You like it? I think hells a pretty fucked up place, but I gotta say this place is pretty nostalgic. Takes me back to the times I use to love the outdoors back on earth. A lovely valley"

Zahad says enthusiastically. Edward replies to him with a

"Shut up!"

"Huh?" Zahad responded

"Just shut up…And fight!"

"Hmmmm. Your pretty eager to rush your death. I'm giving you a chance to experience something new Edward. You should take it all in while you can, this might be the only thing you get to look back on since you won't get past the gate"

"I will make it through the gate! And I will defeat you! Right here, and right now!"

"Tsk! Honestly, this is why humans can't have nice things. So ungrateful…Fine, we can have it your way"

Zahad runs up with an average speed

"I can't use a crazy sudden burst of power like Nat…I mean Zahad. But I can parry his attack if I hit him at the right time. I just have to use his force and momentum against him to counter his attack" Edward concocted in his mind, exactly how he would destroy Zahad

Zahad had used an average start up speed to close the distance between him and Edward, while he did so he spat green fire on his fists

"Green fire? Oh yeah! The green liquid from earlier…he called it hells fire, right? Well, if it is what I think it is, I can't let him touch me directly. Looks like I'll have to coat myself in aura from here on out"

Edward bursts with brilliantly blue aura. Zahad smiled and grew excited seeing Edward's response to his flames

"So, that's your answer is it! You think that will be enough?" Zahad asked with a joyful voice

Edward responded "Who knows, why don't we test it right here and find out?"

Edward raises his sword above his head and places his empty hand under the blunt end of the sword. Zahad lunges at him and goes in for a powerful first strike. Edward seems unfazed, so, he says to him

"Your lunge is weak"

Before the strike can connect, the sword clashes with the claws on Zahad's giant, demon hands.

"What?"

"The only part of your hand not covered in your so called 'hells fire'"

He knocks back Zahad after deflecting his attack. And while he's gliding through mid-air in suspended animation, Edward comes from underneath him and kicks him to the top of the mountain.

Zahad flies to the very peak of the mountain, but right behind him is Edward who is also reaching the mountains peak. When Zahad was kicked into the air, Edward grabbed his tail and used it like a lift to get to the floor he needed to be. So, when they reach the peak of the mountain, Edward, firmly grips Zahad by the tail and slammed him on the floor

For a second it looked like Zahad had been knocked out, Edward was certain that his enemy was knocked down, but just when he thought that, he suddenly heard a small sound. Zahad opened his eyes, backflipped and then stood up proud.

Edward landed on the floor, he's smiling, Zahads laughing. The two of them get back into the fight like nothing happened, sword swinging, sparks flying, hits landing. This whole time its just been one big battle of clashes.

Edward keeps coming desperately for a killer blow to end the fight, but his attacks aren't landing as Zahad keeps swinging left to right. Both aren't even phased, truly they are monster in right. But their desperate, energies are low and blood is high

Edward suddenly has an idea that could save him. He throws his sword into the air and Zahad gets confused, in that split-second Edward sees his chance and makes a move. He punches him in the jaw. Zahads has a funny look of awe on his face, he's been left disoriented from the punch to his jaw.

"15 Seconds, that's how long I have until my sword reaches the foot of the mountain"

Smiling as he prepares for his attack

"ill beat him to a pulp and grab my sword at the 14th second, or 14.5…. either way, ill grab it just before the hilt can touch the ground!"

Edwards aura now becomes a thin layer of blue concentrated around his entire body that shines even more brilliantly than it did before, what's more? Is that he doesn't even seem to notice it. he's to excited to notice it. So thin, yet so bright and so beautiful

Zahad also bursts with extremely dark red aura, a darker aura to what he had shown earlier in response to Edwards brilliant glow. So dark, so muddled, so full of rage. It looks like a storm surrounds him, and anyone who wanders into it, would be forever lost.

What monsters have gathered to do battle? Two sides of the same coin? Two people whose ideals and personalities clash? Two who are the same but have been pit against each other in the name of God?

Perhaps… that is it…but if that is the case, then who is right? Is it the one who will be victorious? Or the one to taste defeat? The battle will determine the truth and the truths successor

The two violently ram into each other, and their distinct auras collide and form a beautiful aesthetic of glittering purple that envelops the entire peak of the mountain. They separate each other after the resulting clash causes a knockback. It is from here, the fifteen seconds of Edwards attacks begin

3rd Second

The two begin on the face of the mountain, exchanging hands, legs, tail, sword, and fierce blows with each other. With each blow their auras mix and they release a certain amount of force which starts to destroy the mountains peak. The force from the combined aura alone is dealing the mountain great damage

BOOM! BAM! POW!

Goes the sound of each hit connecting to with their opponent's body. there are shockwaves being scattered all across the place, and loose rocks are sent flying in all directions all over the place. The battle becomes so intense that the surface of the mountain starts to crumble and fall off, along with the area that Zahad and Edward are fighting on. The piece of land their standing on separates itself from the rest of the mountain and begins to free fall to the foot. But, the two are not shaken by this. With their legs planted firmly and deep within the rock they don't stop, they keep going at each other, standing straight to fight while the rock enters free fall.

5th Second

Edward, with the use of mixed martial arts, uses a taekwondo technique called eagle strike to create an opening in Zahad's defense. After that he uses a jiujutsu technique called tiger claw to repeatedly punch Zahad in his soft mid-sections. The strikes cause Zahad to stagger, now Edward sees his opening. He leaps out of the ground with both feet into the air and uses another taekwondo technique. A deadly double roundhouse kick to his head and a spinning back kick to his neck to finish him off. The attacks leave Zahad completely defenseless and exposed. Edward sees no reason not to continue the violent onslaught.

By encasing his leg in a large amount of aura, he uses his calf and heel to repeatedly hit Zahad like an axe repeatedly being swung into an oak tree. Edward moves so fast and hits so hard that the right leg of his jeans begin to tear. Quickly, to end this, Edward swings around like a disk in mid air and hits him with his last kick which sends Zahad flying to the foot of the mountain

7TH Second

Edward platforms off the falling mountain piece of rock he and Zahad fought on. Using the rock, he boosts his speed and torpedo's in a downward spiral towards Zahad. At this point Zahad is to dizzy to see his enemy clearly. So, in a futile attempt to attack his opponent, he begins to spit out green balls of fire in every direction facing upward, hoping that he will be lucky enough to land a hit. Edward dodges by gliding to his right and to his left. But he doesn't try to dodge the final attack however, he pulls his right arm back and condenses air pressure around his fist. After gathering enough force, he releases it all at once with a single punch. The fireball in front of him is then dispersed along with everything on that straight line, which includes Zahad who was left even more disoriented from the force of Edwards punch

10th Second

Edward and Zahad are now closer to the foot of the mountain, Edward launches himself at Zahad once more for a final attack before they reach the mountains foot. He takes the stance of a jump kick, surrounds himself in aura and boosts its radiance, and hits Zahad with a dynamic entry to the cheek and passes him by. He lands his attack but barely, being only able to crack the surface of Zahad's left side, the resulting attack only chipped off a piece of his face. Edward grabs a hold of Zahads tail like a rope and uses it to swing around him allowing him to get on top of him once again. Once on top, he grabs Zahads horn, lands on the mountain, and drags Zahad's face across it. He drags his face and the rest of his body behind like a rag doll against the mountains body all the way to the foot.

12th Second

Once they reach the mountains foot, Edward continues to rag doll Zahad's face across the ground before finally flinging him into a pillar of rock in the valley. Edward runs up to give him a barrage of blows, but is knocked back by Zahad's tail. This leaves a nasty scar across Edwards chest like a whip mark.

"Damn! That hurt!"

Edward yelled in pain as he stared at and grasped his bleeding chest. Edward looked into Zahad's eyes and saw that he was still barely conscious

"He hasn't recovered from my attacks yet. So how? Could it be that he's faking to lure me in? No…that isn't the case…if it were he would have used that chance just now to finish me…Should I be worried? Or, should I just go in for the attack?"

Edwards mind raced ferociously, trying to understand why what just happened took place. Edward thought this was some kind of trap, but he couldn't have been further from the truth. Because what had occurred was nothing more than a survival reflex kicking in. Yes, the instinct to live above all else left from the little humanity inside him was what suddenly caused his tail to strike Edwards chest.

Yes, it was no more than just mere coincidence that the strike was lethal, and that it happened in that moment.

"If it isn't a trap then should I still attack?"

Edward still pondered. When Suddenly he noticed his Katana falling from the sky.

"The Katana!" Edward unconsciously said out-loud with a cheerful smile

Quickly Edward covered his mouth and looked at Zahad to see if he noticed. But Zahad, still being partly unconscious did not. The Katana was still a while away from the ground so it made sense that Zahad wouldn't notice, but the other thing was that he was still to absent for him to perceive the things in his surroundings. The katana is now much closer to touching the ground.

"If I want to make a move, I better do it now!"