Zero stood in the desert where he previously met Hel’s brothers. He stretched as he waited for them to arrive alongside Hel and Valna who was interested in the battle.
“You seem ready for battle my lord. Do you believe you’ll win?” asked Valna
Zero shook his head and answered, “No there’s no hope of me winning this battle. I don’t really know much about Fenrir except what Hel informed me about so I’m flying blind. The only way through this is simply to fight well enough to earn their respect.”
Hel sighed as she heard Zero’s answer and said, “I keep telling you my brother doesn’t have power. He’s simply strong, tough, and very big. He didn’t receive any abilities like Jormungandr or myself.”
“We all have superior strength and durability so I assume you mean his exceeds even what he should be capable of showing right now. Then I doubt my lord has the capability to harm him since I could barely harm Hel even using my flames.” said Valna
“Well your aether flames lack the kick to hurt me but that primal fire magic you used could harm me slightly if you poured more mana into it.” said Hel as she slowly looked up to see 2 lights approaching
‘Looks like they’re here. System I’m counting on to handle the defense.’
[I have been handling it from the very beginning so this instruction is irrelevant.]
‘Whatever I’m counting on you to handle those 3 tasks I asked to take care of.’
[*Sigh* I understand although since I’ll be doing all this I might as well be the person fighting.]
*Boom*
As Zero was about to retort 1 of the lights crashed into the ground in front of them causing sand to create a d storm and blow everywhere. Zero had expected this so he used his mana to create a barrier around the 3 stopping the sand.
“Hey if you’re going to land don’t create such a mess! You almost messed up my new clothes. These were a gift!” yelled a clearly upset Hel who transformed showing her half-dead body
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“Chill lil sister it’s not like you actually got dirty. I’ve been so bored so let’s get this over with already.” said Fenrir as he yawned
“Apologies Hel you know as well as I that Fen has never been the type to consider the consequences of his actions such as when he bit off Tyr’s arm.” said Jormungandr as he floated down
At the mention of this name, Fenrir’s laid-back attitude took a turn and he released a crushing pressure that nearly forced Zero and Valna to their knees.
Hel released a blast of cold energy erasing the effects of Fenrir’s bloodlust and said, “That’s enough of that. Let’s hurry up and start this shall we because I don’t like hot places.”
“I agree let’s hurry up with this Fen so we can pass on father’s message.” said Jormungandr in a disinterested tone
“Father sent you to give me a message? What is it and why didn’t you tell me about it last time?” asked a clearly annoyed Hel
“That’s not important let’s get started. Jorm can you set up a spatial barrier for us so we don’t destroy this planet.” said Fenrir as he started stretching and cracking his bones
Jormungandr nodded and raised his hand, which was instantly covered with white snake scales up to the sky. What seemed like white dust released from his hand and began to swirl around everyone present. When the powder disappeared, Zero and the others found themselves met by a disconcerting world. The desert sand beneath their feet was now cracked and dry and the air was dark, hot, and dusty. Zero instinctively understood that this was a pocket dimension and that this place was clearly treacherous, but he’d be fine as long as he remained cautious.
“Hmm this place doesn’t seem that sturdy but I suppose it’ll do.” said Fenrir as he looked around
“Well, I’m glad you approve Fen. We the audience will be leaving now.” said Jormungandr as he released more white dust enveloping everyone with the exception of Fenrir and Zero
When the dust settled they were gone leaving only Zero and Fenrir in this space. Fenrir then looked towards Zero and said, “Well we can start now. Remember all you have to do is hit and injure me once and it’s your win. Since I don’t want to be seen as unfair I will give you the first move so come at me with everything you’ve got.”
Fenrir’s body then started to contort and transform. He then changed into a massive wolf that had dark hazel eyes and a black pelt with traces of brown mixed in. His fur was short and his mouth opened to show jagged teeth that looked able to chew through anything.
When the transformation finished Fenrir stood still awaiting Zero’s first move. As Zero stood there dumbfounded at the wolf that towered over him Fenrir spoke and said, “Hurry up so that we may begin.”
[Remember you only need to survive for 10 minutes while I get this balance right.]
“That’s easy for you to say. Well, at least he won’t move while I get this ready.”
Zero then began gathering all the darkness he could for miles. The shadows slithered and merged into Zero who then flew into the air above Fenrir. Zero then used the collected darkness to form a massive Warhammer. With the shadow hammer complete Zero wasted no time and brought into down on Fenrir’s head. When the hammer struck a massive shockwave was generated, knocking back Zero while causing a dust cloud that blocked Zero’s vision.
Although Zero couldn’t see he knew that this attack most likely didn’t harm the wolf as he prepared for a counter-attack. As he began to cover his body with a shield he heard the wolf menacingly say, “Was that your best shot? If you keep joking around like this I will kill you.”
Before Zero could even react he felt a pain in his chest and he looked down to see that half his chest was gone as he began to fall to the ground. Zero crashed into the ground in a bloody mess and started to heal when Fenrir casually walked over and slammed his paw on Zero’s chest crushing his ribs. Zero coughed up blood as he stared at Fenrir who was yawning as he continued to apply more pressure.
“Surely you can do better than this right?” asked Fenrir as he looked down in disappointment
Zero didn’t respond but raised his hand and produced a blinding light directly near Fenrir’s eyes. This caused Fenrir to groan in pain and topple over releasing Zero. Zero then pulled his broken body that had begun to heal off the ground and walked over to Fenrir who still groan in pain as he rolled around.
‘9 minutes to go I hope this next move is effective.’