A warm radiance covered the surroundings, as a peculiar aura spread through the air.
The murky darkness and the ominous feeling emanating from the aura of death were suddenly nullified.
Meanwhile, the beautiful woman was endowed with a sacred beauty.
Her aura carried a feeling of sanctity as it covered the surroundings.
Every one of her features was perfect and well refined, and her slim, delicate body was proportionate as her dress clung tightly around her body.
She wore a neutral expression on her face as she stared at Hendrix.
The woman's long waist-length white hair had pink tips at the end, her dress was long, covering her knees and easily hid her seductive curves within. It was simple and modest.
Her neutral expression suddenly broke as her beautiful silver eyes reflected the sight of Hendrix; suddenly, her lips turned upwards.
"It's been a while, little brother; I was wondering how long you were going to stay in the mortal world ever since you left. Don't you care about your big sis? I thought I'd have to get you myself." She said, as her luscious lips turned into a cute pout.
"..." Hendrix remained silent with a frustrated look. 'Sigh, why did it have to be this troublesome woman? Couldn't it have been anyone other than her? I'd even be happy even if it was the war goddess or the god of darkness.... but it had to be this woman of all those annoying gods and goddesses.' He thought, fate really is a bitch sometimes, he sighed. Perhaps the goddess of fate is laughing at him right now? That thought only made him even more annoyed...
He really wanted to run away now, he would have been happy with anyone but not her, his chance of winning is non-existent, running away is the only option in this situation, but!
"...?!"
'What's happening? Why can't I leave?' He wondered.
Hendrix's face contorted into confusion once he realised that he no longer had absolute control over his own domain anymore; something or someone was interrupting his influence over the subspace.
Seeing this, the goddess of life, Isis, opened her mouth, "Are you trying to run away again, perhaps?" She asked curiously.
"If that was your plan, then I suggest you give up. I have sealed off all escape routes. It's impossible to get away, little brother." She said, showing a charming smile. "You! H-How did you interfere with my domain? Here I have absolute authority! What did you do?" He questioned strongly.
"Oh, I didn't really do anything, really. I just cast a domain of my own." She said, shrugging.
"Tch, damn it! This is why I didn't want to face you right now!" He roared.
The goddess of life could be said to be his greatest weakness; his death aura is completely vulnerable to her aura of life. The aura of life is filled with positive energy and is completely effective against the aura of death, which is filled with negative energy! The two were mirrors opposite of each other; they came into existence at the same time and are treated as something akin to siblings.
... But that doesn't mean Hendrix saw her as such, honestly, he hated her.
Her very existence goes against his own; as long as she exists, she can always be a counter for him.
They had fought many times in the past, but... no matter how many times they fought, there was never a clear winner. Isis is filled with life energy. Her endurance was Immeasurable even among the other gods.
And Hendrix ruled over death; killing him is impossible.
The only method that could actually stop him is sealing him away. But his death magic gives him great tenacity.
In the end, she is the only one who Hendrix actually considers as an 'equal', but... that doesn't mean he liked it.
"Are you ready to stop this foolishness now? Let's go home, how about I make some of your favourite dishes? Would that make you feel better?" She asked, with a lovely smile.
"Tch, Lady Isis, are you going to ignore all the monstrosity he had committed?!" Maverick exclaimed that he had summoned her in hopes that she would join forces with him to take down Hendrix, seeing the way she looked at him, which annoyed him greatly.
All that existed in those beautiful silver-coloured eyes was 'Love'. Yes, the love of a big sister who only wanted the best for her younger brother. Even though she could feel two divinities within him that clearly didn't belong to him, it didn't seem like she cared; in her eyes, only love could be seen. 'Tsk, damn, I forgot what a brocon this woman is.' Maverick thought her obsessiveness hadn't changed at all over the years; it seems, on the contrary, it seems to have gotten worse.
However, Isis completely ignored him as though she cared less for his existence when compared with her younger brother.
Noticing he was casually ignored just now, Maverick frowned, swallowing his indignation with a sullen face.
"No! I'm not going back; in the end, I shall bring down those so-called true gods with my own hands and be the sole ruler of this universe!" Hendrix exclaimed; his body was covered with the aura of death. Hearing his words, Isis narrowed her eyes.
"Be the sole ruler, you say? How strange, I didn't think you were interested in ruling." She hummed to herself; her aura spread more, covering most of the surrounding area in its majesty.
Many of the undead souls were destroyed when they came into direct contact with her aura, which possesses both life and positive energies, the weakness of the aura of death.
"Are you going to stand in my way, Isis? If so, then I won't hold back even if it's against you!" Hendrix said, 'Soul eater' blade was covered in a dense aura of death as he tightened his grip.
"Come on now, dear brother.... why don't you be honest now?" She said, even though Hendrix was looking at her with clear killing intent, she didn't seem to care much, as though such things meant nothing to her.
"You're not doing this simply because you're interested in ruling, are you? You have another motive behind your actions.... umm, what was her name again?" Isis gently placed her hand beneath her chin and pondered.
"Ah, was it Elena? A mortal woman who is said to be the greatest mage known to humans." At that, her silver eyes shone for a faint moment as she observed Hendrix's reaction. "..." However, Hendrix said nothing but clenched his fist subtly.
His movements were faint, so faint that someone could easily miss them, 'Heh~, so it's true.... he must have had a rather special relationship with that woman. Mm, if I remember correctly, they said that woman met an unfortunate end by those guys from up above, right? Hah, no wonder he's so pissed off.' Isis sighed internally.
"Should I say I'm sorry for your loss? To be honest, I'm surprised you were able to actually build a relationship with someone. I didn't think it was your style when considering that ill-tempered personality of yours, but. Don't you think it was a mistake to get close to that human girl in the first place?" She asked, cocking her head.
It was a rule placed on the gods and goddesses that they weren't allowed to have intimate relationships with mortals. Divine beings were immortals who could live forever, while the lifespan of a human was pitifully low; it definitely wasn't wise to get close to someone while knowing that you would be saying goodbye to them someday.
In fact, there had been many gods who fell in love with mortal women and had tried to extend their lifespan in the past. Of course, this goes against the natural 'Order' Of the world. Life and death, it's a cycle that shouldn't be tampered with; it was something necessary for the development of the world.
If humans became immortals, then the natural 'Order' Would no longer be able to move naturally, just like how, for new things to be born, destruction is necessary, for souls to pass and continue to flow through the reincarnation cycle and to be cleansed, death is necessary.
To make sure that the cycle is kept, the 'True Gods' placed many rules and restrictions on the gods and goddesses of the lower world.
"Heh. I always knew that you were very knowledgeable, if you don't mind me asking. How did you find out about her?" Hendrix inquired curiously.
"Isn't it obvious? I heard through information." She replied, "So, you were spying on me?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Me... spy, hehe, little boy, you should know how busy your big sis is. I got one of those low-ranked gods whose divinity specialises in stealth and made him keep an eye on you." She replied.
"..... I see." Hendrix looked blankly at her with a weak smile. He really couldn't beat this woman at all, can he? The only reason he left the 'Divine Island' Was to get away from her. He always thought it was too easy when he saw that she wasn't chasing him to bring him back by force. He was wrong, she didn't let him go, she was keeping 'tabs' on him the entire time... he didn't know how to feel about that.
'Fuck! And I thought I was finally free.' He curses inwardly.
Honestly, he wanted to run away right now. He knew that if he faced her right here, he wouldn't win; he couldn't see any path to victory.
But he was now trapped within her own domain, so escaping was also impossible.
"Sigh. It's just one thing after another. Even if I can't win, I'll still struggle until the end." Hendrix said he covered his entire body in the aura of death!
Swoosh!
A stinging sound echoed through the air as many silver chains shot out of the bloody water and made their way towards Isis from behind.
"Hey! Isis, watch out, do not let those chains touch you!" Maverick warned, seeing the many chains approaching her, she raised an eyebrow in interest. "Oh, interesting, I feel quite a lot of magic power within those chains, but." Before the chains could coil around her, they were instantly blocked by an energy shield that appeared around her.
"Tsk." Hendrix clicked his tongue when he saw that his surprise attack had failed. He instantly moved swiftly and closed the distance between them, swinging his sword, but—
Before the blade of his sword could reach her, a barrier made from pure life energy materialised, blocking the blade of his sword.
"Tsk, I should've known it wouldn't be that easy," Hendrix commented as he drew back his blade. "Fufufu... I believe we had fought numerous times in the past, and you had not been able to defeat me once, right? Do you think you could right now?" Isis asked, curiously.
"Heh, you think too highly of yourself. My dear sister, if it's only the aura of death alone, then maybe defeating you here would be impossible, but I wonder how your life energy would fare against divine lightning!"
ROOOOOAAAR!
Isis furrowed her brow when she heard this, and soon the deafening sound of thunder pierced her eardrums as purple lightning raged wildly in the sky!
"... This is Thora's thunder!" Out of pure instinct, Isis quickly erected a barrier around herself.
BOOOOOOOOM!
The air exploded as countless purple lightning bolts fell onto her barrier, and the barrier flickered with each collision!
Isis's beautiful face turned slightly pale as she felt a burning sensation on her chest; the purple lightning had pierced through her barrier and penetrated her chest, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood.
"Hmph, how is that? I know killing you is impossible with that annoying vitality of yours, but I am confident even you won't find defeating me so easily anymore." With a smirk, Hendrix taunted.
"He... Hehehe he! You injured me, little brother, not bad, this is the first time you've been able to do something like this. I can't remember the last time I felt real pain." Isis pressed her stomach as she laughed pleasantly, seeing that Hendrix couldn't help but frown.
'I pierced a hole through your chest. Why are you still so relaxed?' Hendrix furrowed his brow, even though he had injured her; instead of joy, he felt rather anxious now.
"... Since you have grown up so much, as your big sister, I suppose I should teach you... What happens to disobedient little brothers?"
As she said that, the pressure around her rose tenfold!
Before Hendrix could even blink, Isis had already appeared behind him, sending a barrage of fists, imbued with destructive energy, into his back. "...Ngh!" His body was sent flying like a rocket through the air.
Isis's injured stomach had already healed from the life energy emanating from her body. Fixing his posture midair, Hendrix swung his sword horizontally, sending a slash of the aura of death towards her.
But Isis brushed aside such an attack with little effort! In an instant, both the god of death and the goddess of life once again engage in frontal confrontation!
The aura of death and the aura of life clashed together, filling the space with two opposing energies!
Hendrix clicked his tongue. He was at a disadvantage; each time his aura of death clashed against Isis's life energy, his aura of death was gradually being weakened with every clash.
The aura of death was negative energy, while the aura of life was positive energy!
Positive energy will always be effective against anything with impurities!
'At this rate, I'll lose!' When that thought came to his head, he clenched his fist. 'Lose! How could I... lose!' He refused to accept such an outcome!
Not after everything he had done up until this point, not after sacrificing so much to get to this point!
"... Isis. Let's end this... My next attack will be my strongest!" He exclaimed, dropping a drop of blood onto the blade of his sword.
As though it had gone through some kind of awakening, the blade lit up with a black and purple energy.
The aura of death and divine lightning had merged perfectly. Seeing that Isis also increased the output of her divinity. At this moment, her entire body was releasing pure, dense life energy!
At this moment, she truly became the incarnation of all life in the universe!
"Very well, I too shall use an attack worthy of defeating the god of death." She mumbled with a mix of amusement. She created a sword made from life energy.
Swoosh!
The two moved at a tremendous speed. Soon, the domain shook instantly from the shockwave of both sides as their weapons clashed!
Maverick, the god of gravity, quickly erected a gravitational barrier around himself, which protected him from the shockwave!
"Tch! This is crazy! Th-Their attacks had actually breached the domain of life and death." He mumbled incredulously.
"... Cough." Hendrix coughed out a mouthful of blood as Isis's hand penetrated his chest.
"Fufufu! As expected, it's this outcome again, huh."
He heard a feminine voice sound from his ear. One beat later, he felt Isis's blood as the blade of his sword had stabbed right through her abdomen.
Both sides had suffered severe damage.