A curtain of silence fell over the surroundings as the goddess of fire, Caia and the god of death, Hendrix stared at each other.
A heavy tension filled the air, and two monstrous beings who could destroy hundreds of worlds were staring each other down. Caia clenched her fist tightly as her delicate, petite body gracefully landed onto the ground.
Once her feet had touched the ground, the soil burned and melted as though her exquisite legs were lava!
"Hendrix, if you stop this useless resistance, I, as the goddess of flames, Caia, promise we will not kill you; instead, you will be sealed away. Isn't that a better fate than dying?" Caia asked, tilting her head, which caused her long red hair to gently shift to the side.
However, Hendrix only stared at Caia for some time before what seemed like a chuckle escaped his slightly opened mouth.
"Hehe he.... Aha Haha!" He suddenly let out an elated laughter as though he had heard the funniest joke of his life! Both Lincoln and Alina stared at Hendrix in confusion, not understanding what was so funny. Caia also raised an eyebrow in confusion, 'Did he hit his head or something?' She wondered. After laughing for several minutes his laughter finally died down until he was calm once again, Hendrix's expression became expressionless as he said.
"Seal, seal me away... interesting. I don't know whether you're being serious or not, but I must say, as a joke, you'd be a good comedian." Hendrix said, Caia only continued to observe Hendrix's face as he spoke.
"However, as for stopping this war, unfortunately, I can't see that this war is necessary for my long-term goal to finally come true," Hendrix said. "G-goal, what kind of goal do you speak of?" Caia questioned.
"Isn't it obvious... freedom." He responded, hearing his answer, Caia's face twisted in confusion, 'Freedom? What the hell is that supposed to mean?' Caia thought, at that, Hendrix narrowed his red eyes as he spoke, "I want to be free... The thought of being used by those beings disgusts me! I will break free from these restrictions, and I will kill those so-called true gods who place those restrictions on me." Hendrix said.
Indeed, this world is nothing but a lower world created by those true gods who lived in the upper world; they watch over everything that happens here, and they created the rules of those who live in the lower world.
Hendrix clenched his fist. The thought of him playing horse to those beings and being treated as a lower being by the other high-ranking gods filled him with so much fury that he wanted to destroy everything!
But unfortunately, he couldn't do anything. Indeed, he was strong; he was only stronger than the beings living in the lower world, as for the ones in the higher world, he'd probably be nothing but an ant in their eyes. These facts only wounded his pride the more he thought of it!
'I bow before no one! I work for no one! For billions of years, I had to be the horse while those bastards get to look down on me, me!' Hendrix's brow furrowed furiously at that.
"Y-You're going to start a war against the beings living in the upper world? Have you gone crazy? Fool the king of the upper world is an existence that no existence can oppose; going against him is the same as courting death! Hendrix, you really have lost your mind, haven't you?" Caia asked, looking at Hendrix as though she were looking at a madman.
Even Lincoln and Alina looked at their master with similar expressions on their faces. They have never met the ruler of the upper world, nor have they ever gone to the upper world; they had heard many stories about that existence! He was a God who stood above the other gods and goddesses.
'Master, you for you to stand against such an existence, don't tell me you're going to do something crazy?' Lincoln thought.
"You're right, opposing them is the same as courting death. What about now? Dear Caia, do you know why I started this war against the gods?" Hendrix's lips curved upwards into a smirk. Caia only looked at Hendrix with a confused face, though on the inside, she was feeling really anxious; a bad feeling was starting to overwhelm her.
"For me to ascend to even greater heights, I need the power of the other gods; this world is filled with divine energy. All I have to do is absorb this energy and allow my divinity to evolve!" At that, from Hendrix's hands, magical power gathered there, and soon... A beautiful long sword materialises inside his hand. Caia narrowed her eyes warily at the appearance of the 'Soul Eater sword' Her instincts were warning her of danger.
"That's why I went through the trouble of creating this sword, to take down all the gods and goddesses who live in this world! No matter who tries to get in my way, no matter how many times I fail, my goal will be accomplished even if it takes hundreds of years!" Hendrix exclaimed.
Seeing the sword, which was filled with divine energy, Caia widens her eyes in realisation. ".... I see so, this is how you stole the goddess of thunder's lightning?" Caia asked, her voice laced with killing intent!
She was always curious about the purple lightning that Hendrix was suddenly able to use, but now it all made sense. The goddess of thunder, Thora, was the only one capable of using divine lightning; the colour of her lightning was gold, so it was hard to identify the lightning Hendrix was using.
Caia gritted her teeth as she thought of the fate of her friend. "Mhm, yes, this lightning is the power I had received after absorbing the divinity of Thora. She wasn't an easy opponent, you know? But I guess that is to be expected of her." Hendrix muttered lazily. He could easily feel the killing intent of Caia and had sensed two powerful auras heading in their direction; his lips were upturned into a smile. Slowly, he turned his head towards the night sky as he felt the gentle breeze caress his skin; his long silver hair covered his face as it swayed behind his back. Slowly, he opened his red blood eyes as his pupils glowed.
"Today I shall have the divinity of the god of earth, the god of gravity and the goddess of fire! All of you shall hand over your tasty souls!" He declared that the 'Soul Eater' sword became restless at the thought of having the souls of the divine entities before it!
The god of earth and the god of gravity joined Caia as they faced Hendrix together. Lincoln and Alina both moved and stood before Hendrix as they grasped their respective weapons. "Hendrix, your actions will never be forgiven!" The god of gravity, maverick exclaimed. "Heh~, do I look like I need your forgiveness?" Hendrix asked, tilting his head.
Shoosh~
A gust of wind erupted as the god of earth, Charles, moved forward with his giant hammer, grasped tightly in his hand and swung it with a mighty force. At the same time, Lincoln also brandishes his weapon and swings his sword; their respective weapons clashed, creating a thunderous sound as the area was destroyed and blown away from the point of collision!
"Tch, how did a mere sword stop a blow from my divine hammer?" Charles wondered as he glared at the sword grasp within Lincoln's hand. "This sword may not look like much, but it was created from the power of master," Lincoln replied. In other words, his sword was on the same level as the "Soul Eater" sword, "Wha?" Charles was speechless...
The two looked at each other for a brief second before their feet moved forward.
"!!!"
BOOM!!!
A loud explosion reverberated in the distance as two silhouettes could be seen moving at high speed while their weapons clashed together! Caia and Maverick both looked in astonishment as a mortal was able to go against a god. Seeing their shocked expression, Hendrix secretly sneered that he had created both Lincoln and Alina using his own blood, so technically, they weren't actually mortals.
'Heh, now then it's about time for me to use that spell.' He thought about those strange markings that started to appear on Hendrix's forehead. It didn't stop there, it spread all around his body, even going into his robe, on his forehead, in the centre, a single triangle could be seen there with other strange symbols.
His hand was also covered with various tattoo-like markings that reached his feet; the markings glowed brightly as a big grin appeared on his lips. "You, Hendrix, what are you planning?" Caia asked, having a bad feeling about the appearance of the unfamiliar markings. "!!!" Without wasting time, Maverick tried to increase the gravitational field around Hendrix to bring him to his knees, but-
BOOM!
CRACK~
Alina created a magic barrier around Hendrix to shield him once she noticed the sudden movements of the god of gravity! The barrier was able to temporarily stop the suppression force; cracks could be seen all over the barrier. "Guh!" Blood trickled down Alina's red lips as cold sweat slid down her face.
From the ground, a huge crater was created around the barrier. It was obvious to everyone that the barrier only needed a little more push, and it would be nothing more than shattered glass; however, thanks to Alina's intervention, she gave Hendrix a little more time to cast his spell!
Slowly, he muttered, "World of the dead!" Once those words were uttered, the atmosphere changed!