Chapter 52 (2/2)

'Who would have thought that myths and legends could be brought back to life in such an unsuspecting manner...'

With another roar, Azul vanished from his position, dodging a dragonic beam of lightning, which crushed the ground it impacted on, all the while thunder and lightning rumbled and cracked overhead in the sky as if it was the end of the world, Ragnarok!

Jumping to meet his opponent, Enel brought both of his fists up into the air and tried to strike his opponent down into the ground but got disappointed in the end. The beast, reacting too fast for Enel to realise, kicked against the air once more before twisting around his own axis, avoiding the hammer like attack meant for its head, bringing his right leg to bear with a whip like velocity onto Enels skull from the side, but against Enels expectations, didn't pass right through but instead with a crack impacted his actual skull, sending the god flying with a boom from the displaced air, smashing him through a few buildings until he came to a stop by rolling a few times, his head in a gigantic haze, not used to the bodily damage and pain at all.

With a groan Enel tried to stand up, having had to discard his Raijin form due to the strain it caused on his hurting skull, thanks to the kick of this damned beast!

Though his raging thoughts on how to turn around the battle into his favor were rudely interrupted by the beast appearing right before him, simply standing on air with flaming feet, though what happened next scared the living shit out of Enel. The beasts flames turned black, into a vapor like substance and before Enel could react were plunged into his c.h.e.s.t. At first he panicked, expecting burning pain. Though none came, until he thought his opponent had made a mistake and was preparing to grab onto his foes hand to shock the living shit out of the beast when suddenly without warning, his eyes turned black and a flailing pain engulfed his whole body, making him scream though the only thing that happened was his mouth opening, nothing coming out. Soon afterwards something ethereal was dragged out of Enels body, which he could barely see anymore, his eyes turning dim and dark and soon he could see no more at all, collapsing with a thud onto the hard and cold floor of the acient city below, becoming his grave along all the people who had died here in the past before him.

Everything was silent in the ruins. Everybody who was still able to keep his or her eyes open had spactated the duel between god and beast and were now watching as the beast turned back into his human form, the soul of the god still in his hands, twisting and turning in agony. Though some began to speculate who possessed more qualifications to proclaim himself a god between the two foes, after watching one rip the literal soul out of the other, before after inspecting it for a few second letting his black, vaporizing arms turn back into roaring red flames, burning the silently screaming soul into nothingness, until silence reigned supreme.

Viper, having witnessed the whole fight and now the death of his sworn enemy could finally fall back onto his homes and fatherlands earth, letting his tears run freely down his cheeks, completely submerging himself in the bliss of victory, even if he hadn't brought it to fruition of his own.

He cried in silence, remembering all his brothers and sisters that had lost their lifes in the struggle for their homeland and could now rest in peace.

Azul meanwhile walked back over to the group hidden behind the stonewalls, being met by Robins arms, wrapping around himself while slightly crying into his c.h.e.s.t, whispering so only he could hear:

”Thank you...” , before turning around, sitting down against the stonewall and submerging herself in the bliss that came with the knowledge that not everything was lost yet.

Joining her silently sitting leaned against the wall, Azul and Robin observed as Chopper kept on fussing over the charred Zoro, who was groggily sitting up, before standing up and taking in his surroundings, ignoring the docs fretting, though not for long as Chopper had gotten increasingly frustrated, suddenly morphing into his heavy point, smacking Zoro over the head, back into unconciousness, which made Azul grin in amus.e.m.e.nt until he closed his eyes and fell asleep, having completed what he set out to do for the day, and it never got old, the afterglow of the battle.