The situation in Gantoral outside the tax masters building is tense, Captain Forina staring down Yorun, the elves and the undead but her gaze is especially focussed on Yorun. He can feel the divine magic coming from her, the same kind he's been feeling for a while now from the cloak and scythe he bears and that which is there in the presence of Raeknar. Captain Forina looks at the group clearly assessing them and she seems a little disappointed.

"None of you are especially good fighters especially you in the front with the scythe, despite your intrigue with all that divine magic you aren't good in a fight are you" Captain Forina said

"It is true I have limited battle experience, I only took up a weapon and more combat focussed magic after a recent event" Yorun said

"This should be quick then" Captain Forina said beginning to run forward blade drawn and shield up

During her sprint however she is quickly interrupted as she holds her shield up to the sky beginning to block thousands of arrows and raining down on her position, much to everyone's surprise due to the fact none realise where these arrows are coming from.

"Your undead on the walls, they moved to protect you!" Irankar shouted

"Fuck you're right!" Yorun said

"Yorun listen to me now and do so carefully, I can help you take her down and trust me you will need it but it will not allow you to use her death as a part of the deal to get your family and friends back" Raeknar said telepathically to Yorun

"What why!?" Yorun shouted back telepathically

"Due to how our dealings with mortals are meant to go, think of it like a transaction I can properly explain but it would take to long, decide now" Raeknar said telepathically

Yorun looks at Captain Forina and sighs in anger.

"Fine, what do I need to do?" Yorun asked telepathically

"Repeat these words and I'll do the rest" Raeknar said telepathically as they implanted the words within Yoruns mind

As Yorun resigned himself to the fact this needs to be done before he started to speak the words already began to take effect, his eyes got set alight one with green flames and the other with black flames yet neither hurt him and his voice began to overlay with that of Raeknars own voice, due to the changing nature of Raeknar it makes Yoruns voice sound different constantly.

"In the world full of injustice one god will say no more, in this moment, in this time only one can remain, may the gods tremble in fear as death comes to bring justice to this world" Yorun said the flames within his eyes glowing brighter

Upon finishing these words the sky turns red and at the same moment the arrows begin to stop raining down on Captain Forina, she looks up and smirks seeing the rest sky then she looks at Yorun. Yoruns body begins to grow in size to that more than double the size of anyone there, parts of his body becoming more skeletal features and the cloak adorning him almost becoming apart of him while growing in length, the scythe growing as well. As the whole realm shakes, beneath Yorun the ground burns with black flames as a symbol of scales of justice heavily weighed on one side a scythe is atop the scales as if to snatch the scales away. Raeknar controls Yoruns body now, Yorun sees through his own eyes as if he were a passive observer.

"Come then Mortal, change as this one has, bring Gaeronak here so we can settle this" Raeknar said from within Yoruns body

Captain Forina looks happy seeing the scene before her and soon enough she grows in size as well, her armour becoming part of her, more like an exoskeleton as opposed to something you would put on, her shield also fuses with her left arm while the blade in her right hand seems to just enter her body via her hand. The same symbol shown previously by the elves burns into the ground, this time a clearer version of it, depicting a sea of bodies with one being standing atop them blades in the sky.

"Raeknar, finally a good fight" Gaeronak said with a wide grin

"She didn't even need to speak the words, the connection between you two has been there a long time" Raeknar said

"20 years of this mortals life she has been dedicated to me and this fight is the culmination of all that time finally she brings something more akin to that beautiful war from back then" Gaeronak said

"This fight will not be easy for you Gaeronak" Raeknar said

"Oh I hope not Raeknar but tell me do you believe the others won't notice this?" Gaeronak asked

"I know they have and they know as well as I do, I've played by our rules and so have you in this case, so if they want to do something about it, they need a mortal of their own" Raeknar said

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"They won't need one since I'll win this fight Raeknar" Gaeronak said

"Death has always followed war Gaeronak, I know how you fight, I've been here since before even you so I'm not so disadvantaged as you think" Raeknar said grabbing ahold of his scythe with both hands and getting prepared for the fight

Seeing what's about to go down, Irankar and his elves quickly leave meanwhile Onarin actually gets the undead that are still around to leave and even help citizens around the area to evacuate even if it needs force to do so on those too scared by the undead to move. This was a great thing as mere moments after Irankar and the undead began to move Gaeronak faster than anyone who isn't a god could sense Gaeronak her arm transformed into a sword and she was behind Raeknar her arm sword blocked by Raeknars scythe which was just as fast yet casually brought over their shoulder to block it. The collision of the two blades was felt across the realm but the city they stand in has buildings get blown apart from the sheer force. Any people unlucky enough to be nearby get sent flying, nearby mages having to save them. Raeknars body morphs in such a away so that they are now facing toward Gaeronak without having to move, Raeknar then quickly throws Gaeronak into the sky with their scythe, Gaeronak stops her ascent and looks down upon Raeknar as she's floating there in the sky, she proceeds to make the siege weaponry the city has come to life and take aim at Raeknar the armour throughout the city ordinarily meant for use by the city guards forms together as if they were automatons and they march through the city to attack Raeknar. Raeknar looks at the forces coming his way and at the siege weaponry, he makes a barrier around himself to stop the siege weaponry while in front of the legions of moving armour Jinarl and the Kai Tamar appear to fend them off.

"Making non living forces was the smart decision Gaeronak but ultimately futile, the Kai Tamar can fight them while I deal with you" Raeknar said

Raeknars scythe gets set alight with black flames as he holds it in his right hand while his left hand radiates divine magic, Raeknar speeds up into the sky after Gaeronak the mere act of doing so making a crater where Raeknar once stood, Reaknar slices the scythe at Gaeronak but unlike previous times the scythe does not cut through the metal but does crack it slightly. Gaeronak smirks and swords come out of both her hands and she very quickly puts Raeknar on the backfoot as she begins to slice and stab extremely quickly and without a break, Raeknar does their best to block her attacks, each one blocked sounds like thunder across the world. Gaeronak Seeing this isn't working makes multiple more arms come out her back turning them into blades as well, Raeknar now does start to get stabbed and sliced however now that Gaeronak seems to be winning, Raeknar grabs a hold of one of the blade arms making their hand bleed but suddenly Gaeronak screams in pain and fear. Gaeronak quickly makes her arms normal arms again and quickly uses them to push Raeknar away, she is breathing heavily and holds her head.

"The fuck!?" Gaeronak shouted with her mind still on fire

"You know as well as I my touch hurts the gods, making you all feel what a mortal feels in death except a bit worse, you're controlling the body of a mortal so you'll be fine but now our fight is on a time limit I just need to wait it out" Raeknar said with a smirk

"You fucking bastard! I'm not being denied this fight! FIGHT LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" Gaeronak shouted her voice full of anger

Gaeronak now angered flies at Raeknar with such speed even they can't react and Gaeronak hits Raeknar into the ground with such force a massive crater is made and the world quakes even partially destroying nearby mountains as a result as well as damaging a lot more of the city. Raeknar gets back up bleeding a fair bit and their arm is broken but it soon heals as Gaeronak lands on the ground a fair distance away and army of spectral beings appear around her they fire all manner of weapons and magic toward Raeknar who can only put up multiple layers of magical barriers to block the attacks incoming but soon they sees something that chills them Gaeronak with their many arms are holding a massive bow practically a ballista and in the arms of the goddess of war, the arrow that gets let loose is longer than a building, Gaeronak fires this arrow and it pierces every barrier and right into the stomach of Raeknar eliciting a scream of pain from them as they're shot through multiple buildings before being pinned onto one final wall. Gaeronak begins to walk to Raeknar and as she does so Raeknar while still pinned makes some Kai Tamar in front of themself these Kai Tamar begin to shoot essentially beams of fire at Gaeronak to slow her down but soon Gaeronak stops on her own as the extra arms she made begin to go limp and disappear, Gaeronak then takes a knee still blocking the beams, a few Kai Tamar unpin Raeknar.

"Stop firing" Raeknar said

The Kai Tamar immediately stop, Gaeronak falls to the floor and then leaves the body of Captain Forina, she looks upon the face of Gaeronak before she passes.

"Well shit, there goes my mortal, I admit Raeknar you caught me with that hand of yours while I thought I was winning, you knew that would be the time didn't you?" Gaeronak asked

"Indeed, return to the others Gaeronak and tell them one thing" Raeknar said

"Fine, I'll honour this request since you managed to beat me like this" Gaeronak said

"You had best be prepared if you want to try and stop me" Raeknar said

Gaeronak nodded and smirked looking at Captain Forinas body.

"What'll happen to her soul Raeknar?" Gaeronak asked

"I'll judge it as fairly as I can, her soul is blackened but many of these deaths were due to your influence so there is a chance for a better afterlife for her" Raeknar said

"Fine, she served me well so I had to see what would happen to her" Gaeronak said before she disappeared

Raeknar begins setting everything back to normal at least that which is necessary, the realm stops shaking and the skies return to their normal colour then they turn Yoruns body back to normal including the hole within his stomach from that final arrow attack, Raeknar then leaves Yoruns body standing next to him physically while the Kai Tamar disappear as they are no longer needed, Yorun falls to his knees despite the injuries all being healed he still feels them as if they are there, the lingering pain from them and the transformations his body went through as well as the exhaustion. Yorun lays down falling unconscious Raeknar disappears and Irankar as well as Onarin find Yorun, they ferry him away somewhere safe till he wakes.