24 Hoemis vs. Anhur (1/2)

”As long as you're strong.” Hoemis inspected Anhur, looking him up and down. Anhur had a lot of white hair and looked old, but he also exuded an aura of strength.

”Let's not spar here. Follow me, if you can.” Anhur bent down and used his overwhelming speed to disappear.

To normal people, Anhur disappeared in the blink of an eye, but Hoemis had no trouble seeing where he went. Hoemis followed behind Anhur, catching up next to him.

After a few seconds, Anhur stopped in an empty field and Hoemis stopped beside him.

”You're pretty fast, maybe even faster than me,” Anhur said.

”You're also pretty fast. I'll let you make the first move since you're the oldest among us,” Hoemis said.

”That's a mistake.” Anhur charged at him, leaving shockwaves with every step. He raised his arm and swung his fist at Hoemis's face.

Hoemis watched him swing his fist. He knew that Anhur wasn't trying his best, so he would also bring down his strength. Instinctually tilting his head to the right, as Anhur's fist passed by his ear, making a whoosh sound.

”Is that all you got?”

Retaliating, Hoemis leaned closer to Anhur's body. With great speed and force, he kneed him on his stomach.

Anhur coughed as he was sent back, rolling on the ground. His legs quivered as he stood up, struggling to hold himself up. ”I underestimated you alright.”

Channeling mana, he made the symbol of a star. The symbol turned a bright yellow, before disappearing. Suddenly, a yellow pillar of fire came down on Anhur.

”Just for you, I'll use this form.”

Anhur absorbed the pillar of fire, making him stronger. His eyes turned a bright yellow and he was shrouded in a yellow fire. Holding his hand out, a fire spear appeared.

Hoemis stared at Anhur's new form. It was strong, he could feel the heat even from where he was.

Anhur approached Hoemis, taking his time. With every step, he left a trail of fire. Tightening his grip on his spear, he lifted it above his head and threw it at Hoemis so fast, it looked like it disappeared.

The spear was faster, faster than Hoemis had expected, but he would be lying if it didn't look weak. As a god, he was strong, very strong. He caught the spear with its handle and threw it back at Anhur, but it disappeared before it made contact with him.

Anhur's eyes widened. This was the first time he saw someone catch his fire spear, let alone one empowered by the stars. It didn't even look like it damaged him either.

”Who are you? No, what are you? There's no way you can hold my fire spear without even getting damaged.”

”Who I am, or what I am is none of your business, but I'll give you a hint. Every one of you knows who I am. Now, less talking, more fighting.”

Taking the initiative, Hoemis charged at Anhur, leaving cracks where he stepped.