“Damn you I’ll kill you!” cursed Fenrir as he stood up still blinded and began to lash out in blind rage
‘Damn I need to get as close as possible for this attack to work.’
Fenrir then attacked Zero who barely managed to dodge the attack. Fenrir had locked onto Zero’s scent and kept repeatedly attacking giving Zero no time to attack. Zero then transformed into his shadow form and released a few shadow minions confusing the giant wolf.
Wasting no time Zero switched his position with that of another shadow knowing that Fenrir would still attack the shadow where he last smelled his scent. Fenrir did exactly that, opened his massive jaws, and bit into the shadow destroying it.
Zero then released this form returning to normal and ordered the remaining shadows to become ropes to bind the wolf. Zero wasted no time and teleported on Fenrir’s head and produce 2 green magical sigils in each hand just as Fenrir ripped through the shadow ropes. Zero then slammed the sigils into each other but no effect could be seen.
Moments later Zero and Fenrir both fell to the ground in intense agony. Zero screamed as he covered his ears the had begun to bleed. Zero trained with Hammer and Alucard in order to fight a stronger opponent but this proved useless when Fenrir took on the form of a giant wolf. Nevertheless, Zero had also prepared a few techniques in case Fenrir did take on the form of a wolf.
The green sigil he used was a wind spell he had asked Yoko to teach him. The sigil when used would produce a sonic vibration to would attack the internal organs of everybody in the vicinity and would produce a sound that could only be heard by those with supernatural hearing. Learning that he lacked the raw power and mana to effectively hurt Hel much less Fenrir he came up with this method to deal damage.
As the epicenter of the sonic blast Zero suffered the worst of the attack laying down clutching his bleeding ears as blood also began flowing out of his eyes and mouth. Fenrir on the other hand showed no signs of bleeding but the attack had hit him harder than Zero due to him having a better sense of hearing. Fenrir tried to raise off the ground still in agony but seemed unable to keep himself on his feet as he collapsed multiple times. The attack had affected their brains and nervous systems leaving them unable to move immediately. In the span of a few minutes, his eyes and ears were rendered useless. Fenrir did heal faster than a human but he did not have a rapid healing ability that would heal instantly as Zero did.
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Zero had healed enough to be able to stand up now although he was still slightly disoriented from the attack. Zero produced another pair of green sigils ready to create another sonic wave when Fenrir managed to stand up. When Zero slammed his hands together again Fenrir looked as if he were howling but no sound came out of his mouth.
This time Zero’s ears didn’t bleed and neither Fenrir nor him were in agony from the attack. Fenrir took a deep breath, laughed, and said, “That was an interesting move to use light and sound against me. You’ve even managed to rob me of 2 of my senses so I’ll take you a bit more seriously.” Fenrir then started to shrink until he became half his normal size.
Zero instantly had a bad feeling about this transformation so he covered himself with 3 barriers. Fenrir then disappeared and before Zero could even try to react to Fenrir’s disappearance he was hit from the side. The blow had been so strong that it easily broke through all 3 layers of barriers, crushed Zero’s arm and chest, and caused Zero to bounce and skid on the ground as if he were a ball.
In another area, Jormungandr and Hel watched the ongoing battle. Jormungandr turned and asked, “Were you the one who told him to go after Fen’s sense of hearing and sight?” to which Hel shook her head.
“This child is interesting and has good intuition. Unlike you and I who have ascended past our physical forms making us immune to such attacks our elder brother still has his mortal weaknesses. It might be worth considering this alliance afterward regardless of the result.” said Jormungandr
“I believe it is worthwhile not only to resurrect mom but I’ve noticed it when he fights he has what most gods lack.” said Hel to which Jormungandr repeated, “What most gods lack?”
Hel nodded and said, “Yes even the Aesir known for being battle-oriented gods lack it. He has a mortal’s sense of desperation. The only 2 gods I’ve known to have this are father and Odin. It’s part of the reason why our father is so afraid of Odin.”
At the mention of Odin’s name Jormungandr’s, cold grey snake eyes began to glow. He looked towards Hel and showed anger as he said, “Our father is not afraid of Odin he is merely bidding his time until we strike and rid creation of the Aesir plague!”
“Oh look you’re angry that’s rare. Either way, only a complete fool wouldn’t fear Odin and our father is many things but a fool he is not. Odin is a collector of power and throughout his life, he’s amassed an arsenal of divine weapons, different types of magic from different realms, prophecies from the different incarnations of The Three as One, and I even hear he’s even looking into trying to combine divine mana with divine chi. All in all only a fool doesn’t fear a desperate man and Odin is the most desperate I’ve seen.” explained Hel
“Enough Odin will fall just like the rest of the Aesir. To achieve our revenge I’m willing to do anything even bow my head before that child fighting Fen. He must however prove to us he is worthy of such a thing. Even though Fen is holding back he will push the child to their limits so that we may decide.” said Jormungandr
“Yes, I assumed that this was your idea since Fenrir didn’t crush him as soon as the match started. Let’s just watch what unfolds. Oh it seems Fenrir just took Zero’s arm so let’s stop talking and focus on the match.” advised Hel