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This is purely a work of fiction. Not meant to offend or incite, but to entertain and maybe inspire.
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WHY BE A BEAST, WHEN YOU CAN BE THE HULK.
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The landscape was like a scene straight out from the movie, starship troopers. Bugs, bugs everywhere. It was like an arachnophobe's vision of hell, actualized, with over sized tarantulas, centipedes the size of boa constrictors and fire spewing scorpions. I love this place. I am getting addicted to the battle, but that doesn't mean I have lost my sanity. Maybe a little bit of it has been twisted, after all I did die and now I'm the hulk in warrior heaven. I know what I'm after, my endgame is constantly kept in my mind. I'm not just a beast, or a man. I am something I can't truly accurately define. I just am.
I chose a specific route of advancement and made way, where there was none. I was like Moses when he split the red sea, like a super lawn mower with the way I was clearing out these bugs.
Their disgusting blood stuck to my sword.
We were to be the distraction, fighting the bugs head on, advancing forth for the large castle gates. While the other squads would stealthily invade the castle through the backdoors, dispatch the enemies in the fortress and open the gates, giving us the chance to enter and fully take back the castles.
That was supposed to be the plan. But no one anticipated me tearing through this bugs like a can of Raid™. I wasn't just wantonly killing these critters(maybe a little), my body wasn't the only thing to have changed from the gamma transformation, my mind wasn't spared. I was aiming for their commanders, it was how I continued to constantly destabilize the bug army. The commanders had no unique markings that separated them from the normal soldiers, but I could see their spirits and smell the scents they gave off. They had no escape from my reach.
"Victory is at hand!!"
"For Asgard!!"
"Follow the charge of the Hulk!!!"
"Odin's glorious warrior!!"
And then there are all these guys following right behind me, I don't know when but they had elected me as the de facto squad leader. Not that it mattered. I just want to destroy.
We were rapidly moving forward, the bugs noticed it too. The swarm on our side increased. I was thankful for that. Because you see this burning anger in me, just wants to consume everything. It is never satisfied.
I left a path of corpses with each step I took. Utter unfiltered, unadulterated destruction.
A new scent wafted through the air. It vividly stood out even amongst the countless critters. A strong foe had appeared.
"Screeech!"
"You asgardian dogs! Face your doom!" A dark furred giant gnoll rode atop a fear inducing, ginormous insect queen, at this point I'm wondering how I ever missed it in the first place. From the mandibles of the behemoth sized arachnid spewed burning corrosive acid. Acid that turned the very sands to stewing puddles of poison, it turned flesh and bones into bubbling rotten fluids. It crushed those unlucky enough to be beneath it into paste. The insects were rallied, the tides began to turn.
"Argghhh!!"
"OH Odi--ahhhhh!!"
"Die yo--ughh!!"
Screams of agony and misery. A broken symphony of death throes of the brave perpetuated through the battlefield. Excitement boiled in me, I wanted to physically brutalize the giant critter and the gnoll on it.
The warriors dying beside me? This is a battlefield. We are all pawns here, you think their lives and death matter? Hah! No, it doesn't. I won't be a pawn for long tho, and this insect is a stepping stone to reaching that goal.
"Run while you still can" I said to the rider, whose gaze met mine. The gnoll rider flinched, but roared and egged his mount on me.
"Puny Insect!!" I leapt at the giant insect. The wind rushing by my ear as the distance between us rapidly closed.
The dark furred gnoll rider, swung his fist toward my airborne form. I struck out my sword - which relative to the gnoll's size was just a twig- the sword lodged itself in the beast's arm, but the swing sent me spiraling back, deep into the ground.
"You little ork! You dare?!" the gnoll roared, and directed his mount to my position.
I jumped to the side, dodging one burst of acid after another. My sword was stuck on the giant's arm.
I stood, and stared. It snarled in joy, thinking I was exhausted, it gestured for the colossal insect to trample me underfoot. I smirked.
[Saga: The Strongest there IS.]
My hands wrapped around the spear like pillar of feet, and then I tugged.
RRrriiipPP!
I tossed the ripped tentacle right back at the critter's most vital region, it's abdomen.
"Screeechiikk!!" the insect crumpled to the floor, a mountainous amount of runes flowing into my body. Crushing unlucky soldiers underfoot. The giant gnoll trapped under the weight of the dead insect queen.
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Once again the bug army was in disarray. The green warrior walked steadily towards the trapped gnoll. It's eyes met the Hulk's and the beast cowered, the monster who slew without batting an eye cowered. It never thought that it would fall in such a battlefield, it was a high level inferior ranked warrior, everyone here should just be the lowest ranked warrior. It was illogical.
It began frantically trying to lift the dead carcass off of its body.
The giant gnoll was commander, it wouldn't die by the hand of a mere soldier. It was special, it had rose through the ranks. It's mind was more developed than that of its brethrens. It would not die such a death.
The gnoll had its own Saga, it called upon it.
[Saga: The iron spiked fur]
[Saga: Slayer of warriors]
The strands of hair that covered the gnoll turned into iron spikes. It's gaze turned rabid and bloodshot. The gnoll kicked the carcass off of its body. It rose and stared at the green muscled bound orc that confidently approached. It snarled in anger, the spikes on its fur, stood threateningly.
The gnoll pounced on the green warrior.
BAM! Kkrack!!
The gnoll felt a ferocious force slam the side of its snout, breaking it. It felt nothing but shock and intense agony. It's sight went white, and when it regained vision, it saw spikes stuck to the green warrior's fist pop out and the scratches on its fist heal.
The beast questioned, was it a God that descended to the battlefield? Why was it deceiving its own soldiers then?
It never got an answer.
The green warrior stared at it in the eyes. The gnoll saw the glowing green eyes of the devil, he saw a wicked bloodthirsty smirk spread across the demon's face. The gnoll understood, the green warrior was a God of destruction. It was a predator in sheep skin amongst abundant prey. This green predator was a true hidden disaster that would destroy everything when it erupted.
"I told you to run"
The demon raised his thick arms and brought it down on the gnoll's face.
Bam! Crunch! Crack! Crack!
[Synchro rate: 16%]
He wiped the blood off its arms on the carcass of the giant gnoll. He turned around, his gaze on the multitude of warriors waiting for his gesture, for his declaration, the Hulk raised his blood stained hand in victory.
"Victory"
"WOOOOW!!!"
The warriors erupted in cheers, chanting the name of the green destroyer.
"Odin's Warrior!!"
"The mighty Hulk!!"
"Mighty Hulk!!"
"Mighty Hulk!!"
"Mighty Hulk!!"
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Hugin the crow flew over the battlefield. It waded past the dark rising smoke, moving to the other side of the black fortress.
The crow perched itself on a leafless tree.
It had seen something of worth on this battlefield. It had seen warriors gain great accomplishments;
The one called Siri of Ullr's legion, led her squad to victory, the one called Tae ho of Idun's legion, slayed red eyes the gnoll. The one called Bracky of Thor's legion slayed a gnoll leader. These were all amazing accomplishments in their own right and even others made excellent accomplishments. It acknowledged such.
But then there was the green warrior. It was more fitting to call it a walking mass of destruction. For with its own eyes it saw that one warrior change the tide of the battlefield and not just once. The warriors grew stronger with the amount of runes they had accumulated. But that warrior had his own strength. The casualty rates, weren't as high as they were supposed to be. He wasn't saying it was a bad thing, no, Odin was amused and maybe interested in this new warrior who broke a constant. Victory came at a price, but today on this battlefield asgard paid less than their enemies.
Odin wondered what great stories would spread of the green warrior from today.
Hugin gazed ahead, and he spotted Rasgrid on the castle walls, her attention on him. Her eyes which were clearly focused on the warrior, now looked into Hugin's. Her gaze was moved. Such was truly a wonder. Had the warrior moved her heavy heart? Had his Valor, ruthless brutality and bravery shaken the walls that guarded her heart? The crow chuckled, and flapped its wings, disappearing into the skies above. It had plans for this warrior who continually surprised him.
A sharp gaze focused on the soaring bird. The green warrior's eyes watched the bird, he smiled and focused back on the celebrating warriors next to him.
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