14 What Have I Done?

{A/N: A lot of people were complaining about how dark the end of the chap gets, so I have decided to edit that part out. Also, Hercules isn't just getting powerups out of nowhere. I stated earlier that he gets stronger as he fights. If he's fighting someone much strong than himself, it's even more rapid. Plus, he gets a major power boost from the crystal which isn't the soul of Archimedes. Will be revealed later.}

Trailing the flying Horus, Hercules throws a punch but it is stopped by Horus grabbing his fist. Hercules throws another one but that too is blocked.

Seeing himself trapped, Hercules headbutts Horus but is met with a hard medal. He grunts in annoyance.

'He seems to be powering up faster than I can put him down. I need to end things quickly before he becomes too much," Horus says in his mind.

Activating his quantification skill, Horus believes he has a solution but will wait and see.

"This is getting tiresome. Time to end this," Horus says as his body begins to glow a golden color.

Soon, things begin to heat up as Horus uses his Incandescent Luminosity authority to power himself with solar energy.

All the energy built up within his body begins to seep through his pores as his metallic body is now turning a bright orange molten color.

Giving Hercules a headbutt as well, he sends him hurling through the High Atlas Mountains.

~SQUAAAAWK~

Horus releases an ear-piercing squawk. This gives him enough time to finish his power-up. Becoming brighter, Horus powers up even further, too bright for the eye.

About 5 seconds later, he begins to dim. He dims to the point where one could see him.

Floating in the hair, Horus is now a blazing hot version of his previous self. Replacing the molten metal of his old body, his new body is now plasma-like. His entire being is reminiscent of the sun.

Yet, his bodily features are still discernible, no features lost.

Even then, an aura of pure red-orange-purple flame appears around him. Making Horus similar to a certain grey alien.

"Holy sh*t!! I turned into the Human Torch!??!" Horus shouts with a source of shock and awe.

"I guess I have flames on me. Well, are these even flames? It's more plasma than flame."

Inspecting himself using his Diving Sense which is now in passive mode, Horus is satisfied.

"However, this form is going to damage everything in my path. I'll have to keep a bit cooler."

Closing his eyes, Horus goes deep within his soul and finds his Expanse authority. As if knowing what he needs, the space around Horus begins to condense.

The fiery aura Horus emits begins shrinking as another aura takes shape around it. Seconds later, a dark blue-purple aura layered around him… shifting in a mesmerizing pattern.

"Alright, my transformation is complete. Time to end this," Horus says, as he breaks the sound barrier 5 times. A trail of fire and sparkly lights appear in his wake.

He arrives in front of Hercules who's just then getting out from mountain debris.

Hercules looks up at the flaming Horus in dread. Horus looks back in indifference.

Seeing this, a rage builds in Hercules that causes him to charge at Horus unguarded. Raising his hand, Horus punches 6 times with each one striking Hercules even though he's farther away.

Knocked back a bit, Hercules discharges some blasts behind which propels him toward Horus.

Upon arriving in front of him, Hercules punches at Horus immediately. But, despite that, Horus deftly dodges each one while flying backward.

Grabbing ahold of his right hand, Horus punches Hercules so hard, he's sent reeling toward the mountains again. However, this time, he keeps passing through them until he then splashes into the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.

As he hadn't lost him, Horus appears above the splash zone with a city-destroying ball of energy.

Looking directly at Hercules through the water, Horus says, "What a waste." Then, throws <Collapsing Star> down. The water steams and vaporizes as the scorching plasma touches its surface.

An earth-quaking rumble, muffled by the water, sounds throughout the immediate area.

Staying there for a couple of seconds to see if Hercules is alive, Horus tries to find Hercules's energy signature but doesn't.

Just as he was getting up to fly back, a whirlpool begins to form rapidly. Water is sucked in so fast one would think they're in the middle of a giant bathtub.

A pillar cyan green light erupts high into the sky from deep within the ocean.

A rhythmic sound similar to a heartbeat thumps within the water. Each thump causes waves and ripples throughout the area. Rising out of the sea, Hercules is seen slowly floating with an enraged look on his face.

The thumping is now more audible, Horus can hear it rumble as though a car engine was running.

'What the hell?! King's Engine? Who tf gave him King's Engine?' Horus say, flabbergasted.

~RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH~

Staring directly at Horus, Hercules releases a roar so loud it sends powerful gusts of air in all directions which displaces the water below him.

Glowing a darker cyan, Hercules opens his mouth where he charges an energy ball the same color and propels it instantaneously to Horus.

Horus evades it by a hair's breadth. He looks behind himself to see it blast through several mountain ranges and fly high into the sky. A sky-changing explosion occurs soon after.

Shocked at the immensity of the explosion, Horus looks back at Hercules with a weary look. With determination written on his face, Horus pumps himself up.

"Well, looks like I'm in for one hell of a fight. Time to let loose. Let's go…

Full Power."

///

~BOOM~

~FWOOOSH~

These sounds are heard periodically. The telltale signs of their still-standing battle.

Finally, after fighting for approximately 3 days, the entire northeastern coast of Africa is in ruins. Countless deaths were caused due to their destructive battle.

Reappearing, Horus and Hercules are battered and bruised. Hercules grew another foot while Horus became slimmer. Adaptation allowed him to increase his speed to allow Horus to dodge effectively. Even adding Expanse as well for more fluidity.

Long gone are most of Hercules's new clothes. The only thing on his body is the black skin-like cloth on his nether regions. Patches of burnt skin litter his body.

Long, claw marks from Horus's claws travel down the right side of his face. One eye was swollen shut from a heavy right hook from Horus.

Horus is in no better shape. He's grown a foot taller and he's now standing at 9ft. Horus has reverted to his previous metal humanoid bird form.

His beaked nose is a bit crooked, his lower jaw is dented due to an uppercut thrown out by Hercules. His upper abdomen is also caved in. This is a testament to the immensity of Hercules's strength.

Not much is known about the Egyptian gods' animal transformations but the metal is confirmed to be one of the strongest on the planet.

One can only guess how much PSI it would take to damage it to that degree. Then, the metal encasing his left eye is broken. Leaving his golden eye bare with no protection.

Disappearing in a blur, Horus materializes and delivers a punch only to disappear again.

He does this three times until he makes the mistake of punching Hercules in the face.

Anticipating Horus's next punch, Hercules waits until he connects and then snatched his right wrist with force, he tightly squeezes it so that he won't escape.

Swiftly, Hercules palms the left side of Horus's head with his right hand and does the same with his left.

Finally, he begins to apply pressure onto Horus's head. Hercules tightly pressed his hands together. Ultimately, he wants to crush Horus's head.

As if locked in place, Horus struggles to escape. He launches rapid punches that speed up every microsecond. The metal on his hands breaks apart as it cannot withstand the friction caused by Horus.

The metal playing on his head also begins to creak and bend as Hercules applies more and more pressure. Soon, Horus's left eye pops out as his head deforms.

Still punching as if on autopilot, Horus issues a command to his evolution authority. Coughing up blood due to Horus's continuous rapid-fire punches, Hercules doesn't give up.

Like a watermelon exploding, Horus's head splatters open as blood and brain matter fly everywhere. Hercules is clear and therefore he has the most bodily master on his face and chest.

~ROOOOOOOOOOAR~

*Que the Death of Kratos Music*

Hercules roars into the night sky. Roaring to signify his victory.

"I… will… kill… you," Hercules says as he begins to trample on Horus's corpse. After hours of doing this, the crystal in his mind transmits something to him.

At the crack of dawn, the sun begins to take shape under the horizon.

As though filled with intelligence, the sunlight creeps up ever so slowly onto the first drop of blood from Horus. Then, Hercules and Horus are both bathed in the morning sunlight. The first drop of blood begins to wiggle towards another drop.

Like a crescendo, all the drops of blood converge onto Horus's corpse as the blood from within it seeps out and joins them.

A giant blob of blood begins to take the shape of a giant man. As if taking all the light from the surroundings, everything turns black in an area of about 500 miles. No light is visible at all.

The only source of light is a giant cocoon 100m long and 50m wide.

Multicolored lights shine within the cocoon, giving off a magnificent and awe-inspiring view of something magical. The colors are of every spectrum. Even the ones the human eye can't see, are now visible.

The feeling of something magical being formed inside makes the onlookers feel a sense of dutiful protection.

Unlike others, Hercules doesn't feel that way at all. He feels the complete opposite. Every conceivable emotion any being could feel, Hercules felt it.

Dread. Ruination. Cessation.

These are all the things running through his mind. Stepping back, Hercules utters…

"W-what have I done?"