Mad King Ashura
Throw some stones for motivation...
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The moment Reinhard stepped into the battlefield, almost every creature within the vicinity stopped moving. Many reasons could be provided but there is only one that peaked them all. It was fear. An overwhelming fear to the point where picturing their success is nothing but a mere dream now. That is the tantamount of the fear that they are currently experiencing.
That fear was heightened to the top when their gazes caught the floating figure of a person. The golden aura shrouding its body was intense, dramatically intense that their thought swiftly went to a single conclusion. 'That person is a God'. There is no doubt in their minds that the newly arrived enemy was a being above their understanding. Merely comprehending it would only result in madness.
Some giants began running away in panic, entirely ignoring their King who was enraged by their actions. Those who moved first to run were the earliest to perish, for Reinhard's aura crushed them into oblivion. It was a simple show of strength yet so effective it rendered the enemy forces cripple. Among the millions of giants, only tens of thousands can even move. The others were frozen in fear for the worse.
Perhaps this would be the greatest representation of guillotine hanging on their necks. One wrong move then it would be over. It was a despairing situation for the proud and mighty giants. A single being managed to upturn the tide of the battle, without even trying to attack but still managed to destroy all sorts of hope and happiness they possess. "...How repulsive"
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The Divine Being spoke for the first time upon arriving, only two words were uttered however the sense of devastation it conveyed was truly deep. The fear was enhanced once again and now many have fallen into madness. Everything he does seems to affect the battlefield. The sound of his footsteps gave them an image of a dragon chasing them. The flutter of his clothes gave dreadness as they anticipated his deadly blow. Even his mere breath brings terror to their very fiber of being.
The seven angels who were kneeling behind him further escalated his figure. Nothing would compare to this scene. Reinhard stepped forward observing the giants beneath his feet. The image of them swarming away in panic was strangely similar to that of ants working. This action of theirs dropped the expectations of Reinhard so he just began his opera.
"Amidst the turmoil, a serene presence emerges. Allow me to grace this stage with the elegance of a maestro conducting a symphony of fate." He stated while a small ball of void floated in his index finger. Normally invisible from how small it was but if one takes a closer look of it then they would discover that it contains shiny fragments that looked strangely similar to that of stars in the night sky. Reinhard discovered his innate magic a few months ago when Raphael was inspecting his body. Apparently, most of his magic used stardust particles and has resemblance to space stuff. He judged that he can probably use this because he is the son of Veldanava.
This small ball is just a simple use of his magic and he would like to test the danger level using these volunteers. Reinhard finished his preparations so he just flicked his finger shooting the void of a ball towards the running army.
ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGG!!!!
A loud white noise invaded everyone's ears as a white flash blinded all. There was no dramatic explosion, only that two effects yet the land that they stared before was already no more. Only a large leveled crater that runs through miles and miles prevailed. A simple spell of Reinhard took out almost 30% of the enemy army and that was only a test of his. He stared at the result of his action and no matter how long he gazed, there was no regret that linger upon harvesting a large amount of lives. Or that's what he thought. Reinhard slightly widened his eyes when he thought about the wasted souls that are slowly drifting away.
"My legion… hasn't been formed. This is undoubtedly the perfect situation to create one. The souls of these warriors are suitable for my throne" Reinhard muttered as he stopped eradicating the enemies. Instead he looked around and immediately spotted a large monument pointed at the sky. It was located near the Gate of Heavens, he thought for a second before rejecting the idea. Considering that his spear was already formed, this means that he probably already possessed millions of souls within his arsenal. 'Raphael, anything to report?' he asked, wondering if Raphael purposely didn't speak about it because he was busy.
«Positive. Gladsheimr can be conjured whenever the master wants. Albeit it is only a shadow and it is missing some vital parts including the Three Commanders however their abilities remained»
«To utilize the full capability, Master must initiate Atziluth»
Reinhard was elated to hear that. Wherever he looked on the battlefield, there was no aesthetic he could find. Only killing and carnage that doesn't even have any meaning. He cannot let that continue can he? The answer was unquestionable, Reinhard will now properly move according to his will. "It has been decided that this battlefield will now become my entertainment. Nothing will escape my eyes and you cretins shall entertain me with your wails of despair" his dominating voice spreaded through the land as the mental fortitude of the enemies began breaking down.
The sky was drowned in black clouds threatening to pour any moment. With his arrival, even the sky did not resist and wept. The only source of light that was left on the battlefield was his galant figure bathed in golden aura. There was nothing more sophisticated than him. Unknown to Reinhard, the urge to bring his love to the outside world has started to affect his mind. He cannot stand by any longer and will present them his pure love.
"Do not resist. Embrace the blessing that I will bestow to each of you and know that you have been given the honor to become part of my legion. Receive it! Your existence shall become my nourishment" Reinhard's overwhelming energy seeped out of his body as it began rampaging around. Every creature that was hit by his aura was either blitzed or dusted to the point of no recognition. And just within 20 seconds since he stepped into the warzone, the enemy numbers had dwindled to a mere 20,000.
Their previous numbers seemed to be a lie because of what just happened. There were no corpses of the giants that perished for it was disintegrated into bits by his mere aura. It was just that dominating.
"Ah.. Ahh!! You bastard!!" The Mad King of the Giants was enraged. His multiple eyes turned bloodshot from the scene he just witnessed. The army of giants that took a long time to create has been dusted within mere seconds, how can he hold his anger despite that? The Mad King named Ashura roared at Reinhard before giving him pressure using his own aura. It was a terrifying aura that would have killed any creature if received with all focus but unfortunately, he was facing the wrong opponent here.
Reinhard's attention was grabbed by the Mad King's roar. "Hoh, a worm has managed to crawl its way into the top? Nonetheless, no matter how one grows, it cannot change the fact that it came from the ground. A mongrel will always be a mongrel they say… are you certain in facing me?" His words were full of ridicule and it successfully taunted the angered King. "Don't look down on me!! I will defeat you and feast on your flesh!" Ashura screamed.
His choice of words piqued Reinhard's attention. "Not bad" he said, spotting a light smile. "Well done, stating that you won't lose to me" he spoke before a huge pillar of light dropped to the exact location of Ashura. The Mad King was pinned on the ground from the intense pressure that Reinhard gave. Reinhard scattered into light particles before forming again, this time in front of the pressured Ashura. He gave him a condescending smile before speaking, "I shall give you my name. I am Reinhard, your esteemed creator has given me the title of Divine One"
Ashura, who was pinned to the ground, was lost for words. The man standing in front was an existence he cannot understand! 'What is this? I don't understand. This man… he is…. what kind of emotion is this…?' Ashura was contemplating things for he encountered an emotion he could not understand. He really despised this uncomfortable feeling and wanted an answer to everything. "It's fear. You are currently afraid just by facing the strongest being not created by the lord". The one who answered Ashura's hidden question was the leader of the Primordial Angels. The group he deemed clowns.
'Fear…? I feel frightened? This me?!' Ashura was really displeased by that notion. He does not believe that there is a creature in this world that can bestow him the feeling of fear. Not even Veldanava was able to do that! "N-No! I.. refuse to admit defeat here! I will conquer the world with my strength!" Ashura still managed to shout that however to the spectators, he is already good as dead. Especially when a large golden bone hand was slowly dropping from the sky momentarily parting it.
Even Feldway and the angels shuddered from that hand despite not being the target of the attack, this shows just how much power was contained in those hands. Before Ashura could even sense it, the hand was already brought down gouging everything on the ground. Ashura, the main target, was heavily damaged.
Feldway and the others backed away to avoid getting hit. Somehow they have the feeling that Reinhard won't care whether they are hit in the process or not. Shaking his head, Feldway gazed at the battlefield. "Look well, my fellow angels. That is Reinhard Nava. Our Lord and a true monster" he spoke as his comrades followed his gaze. "Feldway… that abomination, is that all souls?" Zalario uttered that question while staring at the huge skeleton formed from gold, the absurdity of the monster was beyond their comprehension.
"It appears to be souls, and they even maintained physical figures. It is truly a work of art. And based on the numbers, I would say that his soul count has reached at least millions" Feldway gave his conclusion. "Uwah, I really have no intention of fighting him.." Dino spoke of his true thoughts, shivering from fear. "All I can say is that… he is truly born in the wrong world. His mere presence is destroying everything" Zalario also added.
Reinhard was floating in the sky as he stared at the dust below. "What's wrong? Don't tell me that was it?" He said retracting the pressure he gave to the Mad King. "Dance beautifully for me, audacious king…" Reinhard announced, smiling lightly.
Ashura blew the dust away as he rushed towards the golden skeleton. "HAAAAA!!!" His screams can be heard everywhere as he stepped into the arm of the skeleton. Upon reaching it, he was greeted with thousands of soldiers armed with WWII weapons. They were all dead soldiers that were part of Reinhard's legion and with Reinhard existing, they wouldn't fall. Asura threw punches everywhere, eradicating thousands and thousands of soldiers. Each of his attacks bypass the Law of Physics, creating a shockwave that is not normally possible.
Realizing that staying and battling against each soldier will surely waste his time so he just bulldozed through them intending to reach Reinhard.
BOOOM!!
A large explosion hit his face, he looked around and saw some unusual things. It appears to be vehicles but slow, however their attacks were worthy of acknowledgement. Tanks and Aircrafts began hovering around Asura hitting him with artillery. "Curse this! HAAA!" Ashura shouted, placing force into his feet as he soared to the sky. And because the Law of Physics doesn't work well with his body, double or even triple jumping in the air was not a problem at all.
Ashura was about to descend when he spotted a bright golden light accumulating under one of the 6 hands of the Skeleton. His instinct rang and wanted him to move immediately but unfortunately his reflex was too late. The golden light released a huge beam that blitzed Asura to outer space.
"The amount of power he possessed is crazy. Is this the so-called sealed state that Lord Veldanava mentioned? How are we going to handle his released one? How ridiculous" Dino scratched the back of his head while muttering. Despite being pissed by the enemy earlier, Dino is now starting to feel pity towards him. The treatment he is receiving is far from pleasing, in fact he is just being toyed around helplessly. "I believe he probably doesn't realize that yet and is still grasping at the little hope that he might exhaust Lord Reinhard" Feldway said.
"Exhaust? How is he going to do that? It is basically impossible for Lord Reinhard to be exhausted right?" Pico asked, tilting her head. "It is thanks to his special constitution. No matter how long the Mad King fights or moves, energy just keeps piling up inside him. Energy is just a number for him because of that" Feldway explained before shaking his head bitterly. The dominance of Reinhard has reached to the point where his subordinates would feel pity for the enemy. That is the cruelty of the situation.
"Eh? Did he perhaps not know that his constitution was inspired from Lord Reinhard himself…?" Pico can now understand the predicament that Ashura is currently in. He is hanging on the hope that Reinhard would exhaust himself not knowing that Reinhard has the same physical attributes as him, or perhaps even stronger. "Understand now? This is not a fight? It is just a one-sided mocking. Perhaps this is the reason why Lord Veldanava didn't bother entering the battlefield, he judged that Lord Reinhard would take care of it himself" surprisingly, Dino spoke a long sentence.
"Hmph, don't act too big Dino! I know that much" Pico was not happy by the way that Dino is speaking so she snorted at him. Dino on the other hand just deadpanned, 'What the hell is with this woman? What a pain' he thought.
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Ashura was blasted to outer space as he controlled his balance. While mid floating though, he didn't spot the new light forming within the mouth of the Skeleton. It was slowly getting bigger. Ashura could only react at the last second, pushing all of his strength to resist the beam of light. "GAAAAHHH!!!" he shouted somehow using the momentum of the impact to divert his body from the beam. Ashura stepped into the air as he moved faster than the speed of light directly arriving in front of Reinhard. "Take this!!"
The man in question is just smiling though. "If you are afraid, you cannot defeat me" Reinhard stood still and didn't dodge the strike that Ashura threw at him. Under the sight of many spectators, an impossibility occurred.
CRAACKK…
The hand that Ashura used to attack Reinhard began cracking slowly. "You lack the love for the world and thus I shall teach you…" he gave time for Ashura to comprehend his words.
"I love everything. Equally, no matter what it is"
"My love is destruction. I destroy everything"
"Everything in the Universe. Until I find something I cannot destroy, until the day I satisfy myself… I await the Dies Irae"
With a condescending look, Reinhard stared at the falling Mad King. His body is slowly cracking and breaking. It was a sight to behold, the tyrant that spreaded fear for a day was easily played.
CRACCKK..
Another loud sound of cracking alerted everyone. They looked around searching for the source and were horrified to see the monument that was placed within this area was cracking. "Oh shit…" Dino muttered sensing despair.
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The fight in the next chapter is overly dramatic. I initially thought of ending the fight here but if I just kill Ashura then the 3 True Ancestors of Giants wouldn't be born. Look forward to itt.