(The battle.)

Chapter thirteen:

The blood soaked battlefield was laden with fallen bodies and discarded broken weapons and shields. The songs of metal against metal ringing in the intense smog filled atmosphere where might and will collided against each other. Where true strength was formed and tempered by the hammer of steeled resolve.

Allies are here!"

Yes reinforcements!"

We ran forward with Lebklov in lead. I smelled enemies, ones stronger than normal incoming fast.

Come warriors we charg- he was separated from his life in a way that left the others stunned. Told you so. A giant snow white furred gnoll that towered over everything hoisted a bloodstained war hammer over it's shoulder. A disgusting display of monstrosities hidden beneath false purity. It's long tongue slid from side to side of its filthy maw.

Attack it's heels!" someone prompted. The other agreeing with the voice and heading on to attack the giant dogman's feet. It easily evaded their strikes and pounded them to paste with it's large hammer and feet. Screams of terror, grunt's of pain and groans of agony were as a result of the beast's actions. More appeared.

I drew out my sword and held it straight and true. My muscles tensed and were taut like loaded springs, I aimed. Roar!" I lunged at the beast like a speeding bullet. With all it's speed it couldn't react fast enough. The large sword going through it's eye socket to the back of its skull. The battlefield turned silent for moments. And then erupted in a defeating roar.

Whooooo!"

Mighty One Below All!"

Odin's warrior!"

The souls flowed into me. I wanted more destruction.

I pulled my sword out of the beast's carcass and threw it forward like a spear. The sword cut through the air at sonic speed's with an audible eardrum rupturing explosion, impaling another giant gnoll in the chest. I leapt at the one closest to it. Hulk smash!" My fist knocked the giant off it's feet crack! Smashing apart it's jaw, creating a small shockwave in the process. It fell flat spreadeagle on the floor. My feet dug into it's face as I landed and pounded over and over again till it turned to a mush of purple blood and brain tissue. The souls rushing into my hands.

I turned, my mad gaze landing on the remaining dogmen giant's, they flinched and then snarled. They tried to deny their instincts telling them to run, they charged at me instead, they didn't live to regret it.

The One Below All is the strongest there is!" I roared out pounding my chest. How dare these puny ants act strong before me. They had the audacity to bare their crooked mawa at me. I would show them what true power is. I felt the explosive power coursing through me, endless strength is what it was. Limitless, boundless power.

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Ohhhhh! The strongest warrior!"

Mighty One Below All!"

I grabbed the giant's corpse and raised it high overhead tossing it at the charging three remaining giants. They tumbled and stumbled, I pulled out the sword from the other corpse and leapt forward crossing massive distances, sailing in the air.

He leaps over stars with each stride!"

Star crosser!"

He walks on air!"

He jumps over the very sky!"

Odin's warrior!

Charge! For Asgard!"

The warriors were roused by my acts, they gave loud battle cries and charged at the smaller gnoll army some miles behind the larger ones.

The first giant beast recovered, raised it's hammer to defend against a strike, I didn't strike down, I brutally stabbed forward. I used celestial instincts to makeup for skill, Shuck! The sword went through it's windpipe and nailed the beast down to the ground.

Another angrily swiped it's Warhammer down at me, I gripped the swung hammer's head, my muscles enlarged and tensed, acting as super efficient shock absorbers, visible waves of air spreading from the impact. I tugged hard, bringing the beast stumbling forward, down to face level. It's eyes widening in terror. I reared back and slammed my head forward. Crack! A deep indent formed on it's skull. Something slammed to my side's driving me back through the soil. I stared at the last standing giant gnoll that just whacked me with his hammer. My anger grew, my power multiplied. My rage burned, I roared and leapt. Not straight as it was expecting me to do. It's hammer slammed the empty ground forming a crater and kicking up dust.

Crack I tackled it in the chest, breaking it's ribs and sending it falling to the ground, forming a deep ravine. My hands dug deep into it's soft sides and gripped. Using it's bones as weapons. Ripping out a bloody curved rib bone, and stabbing it into it's chest, impaling it right though it's beating heart. The souls from it's dead body entered my palms.

I smirked, staring at the last gnoll with an indented skull. It tried rising but fell back down due to its scrambled sense's. I started at it's blood filled eyes and punched both arms into the bloody indent in it's skull, it howled in pain and tried lashing out. Gripping both sides of the holes, my muscles bulged, I pulled apart. Craaaackkk! The skull was torn apart from the middle it's very intact brain fell limply to the bloodied ground. The smell of fear was thick in the air, I stared at the gnolls, those that met my gaze cowered, howled and ran for their lives.

Puny monster's" I said, satisfied but not satisfied with the blood I had spilled.

The warriors and their commanders woke up from the stupor in thunderous battle cries and capitalized on the retreat of the gnolls to do more damage to their armies.

Charge warriors! Victory is at hand!"

For Asgard!"