Shiishii: "HAAAAAAYYDES!!!"
Haydes: "SHIISHIIIII!!!"
Their attacks clash further and burst open with essence flying about. The stream that once caused War and Death to occur in spades had become a wave of Erasure. It wiped the Multiverse clean off the map as the space beyond it was shaved little by little. The attack itself had stretched to be two times the size of the smaller than average multiverse they smashed, that would equal out more than 200 universes that would be affected and destroyed by this wave. A complete dwarf to the destruction they caused in the void zone of Colossaverse I.
Gaia and Clarissa prepared their essence for Multiversal revival. A technique they use to analyze the life that was there before and replace it with a Reset replica. Kareezim on the other hand had nothing to worry about as Gaia's universe was unaffected by the stream. Rasho and Ato continued to battle ferociously as Zoshen and Silvio watched from the inside. Awaiting their opportunity to escape and free Zoshen finally. In the meantime, the stream was finally losing its potency and the light began to dim as a result. Gaia and Clarissa were already repairing the damage as the blast began to vanish.
Clarissa: "Focus your essence on the center, sister."
Gaia: "Gotcha, let's make sure it's all done with little to no obscurities."
The stream had vanished completely and before them was a complete multiverse identical to the one destroyed. It was as if their attack did nothing within that small instant, but everyone present had witnessed what occurred. Haydes and Shiishii clashed head on with their essence spiraling out in a hazardous storm of destruction. It swept across the multiverse in an instant. Wiping everything in its quake as we bare witness to just now. But to everyone's surprise… Shiishii and Haydes were standing face to face with their arms crossed.
Shiishii: "Man… why don't you ever just give up?"
Haydes: "It's not within my being to do so! You must be snuffed out for true balance!"
Shiishii: "Hmph! We'll see about that."
Haydes had nothing more than his chest plate left as far as armor from his Clan form went. But the darn thing was cracked and brittle beyond all repair. He took what little was left and created an X shaped God sash with his armor. It had a large amount of his remaining essence imbued within it. His feet were bare and his pants were torn up to his knees. Shiishii looked no better, his mask was shattered and his Death robe was eviscerated. He had scratches and bruises all over his torso with pants that had tears all through them. Shiishii was also bear foot, and both had rugged, messy hair. One thing that did surprise everyone though…
*Shing* *CLINNK*
The two warriors had gone as far as to use their element and Origin essence to create gauntlets. It became more and more obvious that the two brothers were about to duke it out head to head. Last man standing, but this time… they had the essence to make sure the other was down for the count. Of course… there was also whatever Shiishii has been holding up his sleeve this entire time. Haydes seemed to still be unaware that he may be getting played this time around. The roots were dug deep when Shiishii offered a wager he knew Haydes wouldn't refuse.
Shiishii: "It's high time you get it into gear and get your shit together. Let it be known that if you dare lose again… you WILL be one of our Captains. Understood!"
Haydes: "Heh… that's only IF I lose old man!" *PEW*
Shiishii: "Hm… foolish little brother of mine." *FWIP*
Haydes approaches Shiishii with a superman punch. Hurling one-hundred strikes within one using a pinpoint version of his 100 War Fists. Shiishii used the fundamentals of Wing Chun to counter while blocking the strikes. His right hand vibrated at rapid rates to match Haydes' strike rate. Haydes grabs hold of Shiishii's arm as he tries to counter. They push in towards one another with extreme force just before leaping back. They jump back in with Haydes doing a backward heel kick. Shiishii ducks under the blow and blocks it with his forearm. He shoves Haydes back after stopping the kick.
"You had better bring your A game!" Shiishii shouts as he rises from his crouched position. He went into a rapid flurry of circular jabs that traveled up Haydes' body. Haydes blocked in a crouched position, balling up a bit in order to stop extra damage from getting through. He caught on to Shiishii's rhythm when launching such an attack and grabbed his left arm just as he was about to finish it. He pulls Shiishii in, making him fall over slightly and lose his balance. It was in that moment that Haydes attempted to cause an unthinkable amount of pain with a nerve pinching punch. Shiishii blocked it with his arms crossed, both were ringing in pain as Shii brought them down to waist level.
Shiishii: "Tsss… damn. That smirked a bit!" *SWISH*
Haydes: *WOOSH* "More where that came from!"
Shiishii tried to land a right hook on Haydes' jaw, but he missed as Haydes bobbed to his right. A toe kick aimed at Shiishii's head was grabbed by the tips of Shiishii right fingers. He immediately hit a few nerves within Haydes' left leg. It was an attempt to stop his ability for offensive moves. Haydes managed to wiggle his leg free, but limped a bit as he tried to back up. Shiishii was quick to keep the pressure going, throwing a leaping scissor kick at Haydes. Haydes manages to dodge the attack, but gets tripped up by a following sweep kick from Shii's left foot. He floats back as a result of the zero gravity in space.
Haydes: "Damn, his martial arts is as tough as ever!"
Shiishii: (Bastard is actually irritating me when it comes to hand to hand! Just an amazing amount of growth at display here.)" *FWIP*
Shiishii charges a wave of Death within his right leg. It kicked out and spurred up the space between them. Haydes used his control of War to dissipate the wave before him. The two attacks clash and disperse as a result of their equal force. They dash at one another and enter into a frenzy of punches and kicks. Blood and spit were flying everywhere as neither were trying to dodge. It would take to much essence and energy, energy that they didn't have. Punch after punch, each was shaving off their own dexterity with the use of War and Death Essence. Gaia and the others looked on in amazement at the pride and will they displayed at that time.
Gaia: "I didn't expect them to be able to go this hard after such a clash. And to think their base forms have jumped so much. They're nearly 40s now on the Scale."
Clarissa: "How lovely… Jollister is nearly a 50 now. Shiishii is almost up there with you, and then you can get your true match from him."
Jollister: "Indeed… but first he has to down Haydes for the final time." *Smirk*
Hideaki: "Seems we got some catching up to do."
Kishin: "Easy for me to do, I just have to feed this process to my Splits. Then we'll be able to train at our full extent while replicating this here."
Hideaki: "Indeed."
Miitto: "Gahwardians are truly nothing to be played with. Can't wait to fight one of you guys!" *CLENCH*
The two warriors continue their onslaught of one another's bodies. Punching anywhere from the head to the groin, the feet, chin and legs. They even went as far as to ring each other's ears every now and then just to break up the other's equilibrium. But none of that worked, pure determination and perseverance kept them going despite the pain they felt. Their self-splits were fast asleep from the drainage and their studies were at the rebellious stage until they collected enough essence once more.
*KaBLOOOOM*
Their fists clashed with greater force than every strike before hand. And note that each strike thrown was still a threat to a single universe at the very least. Their clash was able to cause another breakdown of grand proportions. Blowing both back as their bodies slightly crumble under the pressure of their own strength. It was easy to say that both warriors had blown past their limits at this point. But even that wasn't enough to stop them as Haydes simply imported his regeneration and Shiishii Caused death to his most severe injuries. And with this done, the two of them continued to tear the other apart with repeated punches.
Haydes: "RAAUUUUURGH!!!"
Shiishii: "HYAAAARRGH!!!"
Their intensity rose once more along with their power and speed. But their durability and dexterity were still falling heavily. This mixture of events caused both to start to blow each other's body parts away with each bit of contact made. Shiishii throws a right and so does Haydes… *PLOOM* An array of blood and muscle tendons go flying about as they do. *SWOOSH* … *WOOSH* Their right legs clash afterwards and those too are blown apart. Shiishii goes a bit savage, throwing another right hook as his arm grows back. He blows it apart even further with a whole chunk of Haydes jaw following.
"Damn YOUUUU!!!" Haydes yells while healing his new wounds. He hammer fists Shiishii's head and break both the top of the cranium and his own wrist in the process. Shiishii doesn't even budge as he rises up again and kicks Haydes in the chest. Both stumble back while waiting for their healing to cease. Staring one another down as they do, breathing heavily and suffering from their fatigue. Both stood all the way up and continued their glaring contest. Their bloodlust boiled to the highest point, but Shiishii's subsided as he noticed the frustration on his brother's face. He got ready once more, his body calm again and his mind was completely void of thought and emotion. Haydes had yet to take wind of this thanks to his rage.
Shiishii: *Huff* *Wheeze* "Mhm… I truly do feel bad for how far this went. But… not bad enough to avoid ending this with a bang. Even if that means I break you in every meaning of the word, Haydes."
Haydes: *Huff* "Nrgh! *Wheeze* N-NRAAAGH! *Huff* We DO NOT NEED DEATH!!!" *PEW*
Shiishii: "Hmph… such a sad case here. I need to end this so I can end the misunderstanding." *Fwip*... *SWISH*
Shiishii extended his left arm out as Haydes threw his right hook. Shiishii knocked the blow downwards, throwing out a swift right handed palm strike that hits home at the center of Haydes' chest. Haydes, being the rep for War was able to withstand the strike, but not the force. He nicked Shiishii's chin with a toe kick as he flew back a few yards. Shiishii felt a slight shock hit his body which caused his knees to buckle just a bit. He quickly caught himself before his knees could completely falter. He shook his head to stop his brain from rattling around. And just as he looks up, Haydes was already back at his throat with a huge helping of War Essence.
Haydes: "GRAAAAAUGH!!! (This punch is nothing more than a distraction. I'll completely delete him with the true attack… a body destroying War Fist with the history of War ranging from the last one-hundred, thousand years behind it!)"
Shiishii: "Mhm… *GLARE* These eyes destroy ALL plans before them!"
Haydes: *PEYWHOUUU* "Nrgh! *Shiver* I thought of a plan in front of the Strategist! How foolish!"
Shiishii: "Solid! Death Touch of 1000 Years!" *POKE**Poke*
Shiishii simply poked Haydes exactly where his heart would be and once more on the center of his forehead. His body began to violently shake as he could see the image of a literal one-thousand Deaths. Each happened as if it were real and everytime the Death occurred and passed. Another would immediately start for what almost felt like an eternity. Yet it had only been five seconds in real time. His body was highly resistant to Shiishii's diluted levels of Death currently. But even with that, the damage from each and every death began to be reflected on his body.
A-A… AUUUURGHH!!!" Haydes let out one heinous scream as he tried his best to deal with the pain. He gritted his teeth and looked at Shii with rage in his eyes. His frustration made for quite the pain tolerance elevator. He began to force his body to move forward. Little by little… he budged until he was at a complete stance. Trembling as he does, but still standing tall nonetheless. He gritted his teeth and repeated his earlier attack. He was able to land a complete hit on Shiishii who was unable to dodge due to fatigue. *WHAM*
A totality of 1000 years worth of War made contact with his body. He could feel the pulling and tears of multiple bladed and blunt weapons hitting his person. Now, not only was Haydes completely pulverized. But Shiishii as well which left them both barely standing. Holding on by sheer will power and nothing more. These two gods were the epitome of "never give up" and "fight until the end". They were covered in blood, sweat, open wounds and flesh tears. You could see missing teeth from both fighters and a look of fatigue that was screaming… "I'm done".
Shiishii: "Damn… *COUGH* *HACK* Didn't think you'd have the spirit to go forward *Huff* *WHEEZE* like this! But… this has gone on longer than needed."
Haydes: *Huff* *Huff* "You say that- *COUGH*... *HACK* as *Cough**cough* a-as… if you could end it here… *Inhale*... *EXHALE* and now." *Glare*
Shiishii: "Oh trust me…*Inhale* … *Exhale* I can and I will, Haydes of War."
Haydes: "You can't and you won't, Shiishii the Reaper."
Both refused to heal their wounds, as if they could do so anyway. Their right fists began to tremble and bleed from the pressure of their fist clenching. Both began to pour every last drop of essence into that single fist of theirs. Shiishii's fist essentially turned into a skull that had fingers protruding from it. He brought his fist up to eye level as he closed his eyes. Haydes could be seen doing the same with a number of sharp weapons forming from his essence. The tips of each bladed weapon wrapped around his fist and aimed in whatever direction his knuckles were facing.
Shiishii: "Mhm… (I've got nothing left after this, nothing.)"
Haydes: (Idiot brother of mine… just die already!)
Just as the two of them focused their blasts into a complete, single point. They took their leaps and flashed forward with their attacks in tow. Shiishii's fist went from being a black mass to becoming a purple ball of light. Haydes did the same as his fist turned into a bright, blood dyed red. One could see the determination and obsession with his goal written all over Haydes' face. But as far as Shiishii went, he had a calm face that told one he knew what the outcome would be from the get go.
Shiishii brought his fist back and clenched it even harder as a white light formed at the center. He made certain to keep staring Haydes directly in his eye as he makes his approach. Haydes took it as them matching the other's intensity, but it was far more than that. Shiishii's whole arm began to glow with a white light. That light then started to spread through the rest of his body. Haydes definitely took notice, but was too confident to think of it as anything more than a desperate last minute move. But again… it was far more than that!
Shiishii: (You may think I would be foolish enough to clash you head on once more. But that isn't the case here, the case here is going to be an obvious showing of who got more out of their Birthright. With that being said, your Birthright isn't the only one that can force evolution at small levels!) *Tsssss*
Kishin: "It's over. The evolution of the fist within a Gahwardian's hands is unmatched."
Jollister: "One can get the same results with the evolution of blades within our hands."
Hideaki: "Either way… Shiishii was more prepared for this."
Gaia: "Damn right!" *Clap* *clap*... *CLAP*
Haydes: "Zenchi's War FIIIISST!!!"
Shiishii: Martial Arts; Evolution: Zenchi's Death-Yo Tempest!!!"
Haydes: "Huh… Martial arts EVOLUTION-" *SMASH*
Shiishii's whole body transformed in a way that we've never seen before. His muscles tightened up and his body became slightly more slim and lean. His fists became more dense and slightly larger as well as his feet. His essence managed to form anew and created a thick muscle shirt to cover his torso. His pants were repaired immediately and got thickened with new threads. But make no mistake… his essence was still low and his body was still covered in scratches and bruises. This of course did not stop Shiishii from causing death to Haydes' essence flowing temporarily. The punch itself carried a vibration sequence that completely shook Haydes' nerves, core and psyche. He was officially out cold and unable to fight.
Shiishii: "G-GAH… *Huff* *Huff* S-Shit! *THUD* F-Finally… I got the opportunity I needed. *Huff* AH… I did it! I fucking did it! I… *FWIP* WOOOONNN!!!"
Kishin: "Finally… its over."
Hideaki: "Yeah… but from what Shii told us. The hard part begins now. *Pat* Huh… DAD!?"
Clarissa: "Hoo!? Hell Yeah! MorZick and Zenki!" *PEW* *HUG*
Zenki: "Aahhh… elder cousin Clarissa. It's been too long!"
MorZick: "This is a breath of fresh air." *Grip*
Clarissa: "Mhhmmm… I missed you two dearly. But I guess catching up can wait. Your kids need you right now."
MorZick: "Indeed they do… hm. *Glare* Miitto Mighty… what impressive power."
Miitto: "Likewise Lord MorZick Senkozen. I hope to do battle against the two of you one day."
MorZick: "Heh! I'm as crazy as my kids so you bet I'll be waiting for your challenge, mighty one. That day will be a great day indeed." *Reach*
Miitto: *CLAP* *clench* "Indeed MorZick."
MorZick flies off to where Shii and Haydes were. He could see Shii standing over Haydes, staring at him with eyes full of empathy. Shiishii looked over to see his father coming down. The stern look he usually held up when confronting him and his brothers was gone. All he could see was relief within those eyes of his. MorZick used the power of Annihilation to completely cast away the wounds on both Haydes and Shii. Their exhaustion was slowly pulled away from them, causing Shiishii's trembling to stop. Haydes himself rose from his quick slumber, confused and staring at Shii and their father.
Haydes: "I… I lost."
Jollister. *Swoop* "Indeed you did, maybe."
Kishin: "All this for you to lose all three times huh?"
Haydes: "Mhm… I guess so."
Kishin: "Tch… shitty, just shitty."
Shiishii: "We already know Kishin, don't rub salt in my wounds."
Haydes: "What… but wasn't he addressing me?"
MorZick: "No son… your hatred for Shii, your elder brother. It stems from a lie."
Haydes: "A… lie? W-What does he mean, Shiishii!?" *Glare*
Shiishii: "It's simple really… you hate me for killing your friends in cold blood. Yet I never told you who, and WHAT your friends were."
Haydes: "What… what do you mean!?"
Kishin: "Simple honestly."
Jollister: "Your friends were apart of my organization. And you… you, you you. You were their ticket to a travesty that turned into a chain reaction of bullshit. Bullshit that even my boss finds annoying."
Haydes: "What… travesty?"
Shiishii: "Do you remember the first born son of Zo'Elgor I?"
Haydes: "Yeah… Zoshe- oh… oh no. Don't tell me…"
Clarissa: *SWOOSH* "That's right you idiot, you led those two bastards to Zoshen the first. You were the sole reason Zo'Elgor I lost his elder son."
Haydes: "N-No… no way…"
Just as Haydes had the truth revealed to him after all this time. A rift on the outer layer of the Colossaverse tore open. From it came a gigantic black mass that slipped into the Colossaverse. It sped through an endless amount of Mulitverses as it grew in size. Before you knew it… it grew beyond the size of the large multiverses around it. Then it outgrew the Clusterverses that were equal to that of a Clan in size. It steadily soared through the Conglomeverses around it. And note that these cosmic constructs were made up of MANY Clusterverses from small to large. Eyes began to form as well as a mouth, a mouth that it opened wide. An unholy roar rang out and more than 40 Conglomeverses were blown away. Note that just one Conglomeverse is equal to 108,000 universes…
The creature soon maxed out in Size and became equal to that of a Gigatoverse in size. A cosmic construct equal to what was just destroyed by the creature. And it was at that moment that many eyes from beings in the same ballpark as the Celestial King, looked towards the mysterious beast. The creature turned into light, whose silhouette began to resemble a Chinese guardian dog. It shrunk in size and shot in the direction where Gaia's territory lay.
Haydes: "So… if that's the case. Then what in the world followed that became such an issue!?"
MorZick: "Allow me."
Gaia: "Go ahead then."
MorZick: "Mhm… In the resulting death of Zoshen came an anomaly many have not seen before. Zoshen's soul became one of the few that was denied passage by Shii and Gaia. He instead got in contact with his father and it was then that Death and Life I struck a deal with them."
Haydes: "A deal? What kind of deal?"
MorZick: "The kind of deal that forced Zo'Elgor to use the body of his youngest child to house the soul of his eldest. Essentially fusing Zoshen with Zojin permanently. But it was in that moment of the body becoming a husk during birth that led to a travesty. A being from outside our home verse was ripped apart in a year-long struggle against our current grand council. The creature was powerful enough to smash multiple Gigatoverses at once. So one could see why it took them a year to finally dismantle the thing."
Haydes: "But what does that have to do with-"
MorZick: "The creature was ripped into six pieces from the great beast it once was. Sounds pretty familiar doesn't it? Yes… this creature is the same as Rashomon who is now within young Zo'Meesz AKA Silvio. That creature managed to escape Erasure and fled into the husk of a child. A child it could not take over due to its weakened state. That child happened to be who we know as Zoshen today. And you know of the destruction that creature has caused in that boy's body don't you?"
Haydes: "Holy… and all this was due to me leading my two friends to the Dragon Clan!?"
Kishin: "It would seem so."
Shiishii: "It's certainly so."
Hideaki: "Sucks you had to find out this way."
Zenki: "But it was decided that it would be best to tell you about this now. So that this idiotic conflict can end."
MorZick: "With that being said, I believe you allowed yourself to be played by your elder brother. You agreed to join Strife II as a captain. I expect you- no… I will HOLD you to that word."
Haydes: "I-I know what I agreed to father. And I'll make sure to uphold my word."
Shiisbii: "Heh… welcome to Strife, brat."
Haydes: "Mrrhm!"
Kishin: "Ah… finally done with this whole thing."
Jollister: "It's about damn time!"
Gaia: "Hmph… hey wait. Clarissa, didn't you say there was going to be- uh… sis? You have that look you usually wear when something crazy is going down."
MorZick: "What could be crazy enough to cause that look?"
Clarissa: "The existence of the beyond… and the forms they take."
Kishin: "... huh!?"
Zenki: "Mhm…"
Gaia: "Shii."
Shiishii: "Yeah."
Jollister: "What is it?"
Clarissa: "Our demise." *Grin*
Atoshen: "You'll never get further than this, brother!"
Rashiono: "Oh but I will, Ato!"
???: "OORROOAAAAARRRRGH!!!"
Kareezim: "What in the- what. In. The…" *Stare*
Atoshen: "Is that!?"
Rashiono: "It is."
Before them stood a creature of black color. It took the shape of a Chinese guardian dog that had six eyes, two columns of three. Each eye was glowing a toxic green that constantly oozed from the sockets. Its teeth were embedded into his mouth and jaw, basically being fused to it. Its body was covered in engravings that resembled ancient markings. Each was glowing the same toxic green as its eyes. That would include its saliva and claws. It had two tails that were both half the size of its body. Two halo rings wrapped around its body. They glowed as it snarled which caused two sets of horns to shoot out the back and front of its head. With three sets of large dog ears to boot. And as for the current size? It would be like fighting Gaia's planet.
Morpheus: "W-What the hell is that!?"
Kenny: "Shit!"
(???: "Ken… this isn't good!")
Amera: "A-Ah… w-what in the world is that thing!?"
Ju'Mosi: "I-I don't know, but it has an essence I've only felt from those guys in Lil Sil and Zoshen, brah."
Kareezim: "So that means…"
Rashiono: "That's a TRUE Stuliathan!"
Atoshen: "The duke of Disease, Bubauno Epidemis!"
Bubauno: "Grrr… GROOOOUUGH!!!"
*RUMBLE*
A glorious day had finally come. It was the end of the 6000-year old Haydes VS Shiishii fight. One of which stemmed from a lie that held a great TRUTH. But this moment of bliss came and went. A being that is related to Rasho and Ato had shown itself, a true Stuliathan. The Duke of Disease, Bubauno!
???: *Inhale* … *Exhale* "It's our time to shine, let's get a move on Bubbles."
A small red fly that was no bigger than a baseball came to the man's side. It was the same man who was watching Ken and others before. He held a blunt within his hand allowing Bubbles to perch upon his shoulder. Bubbles was shaped as if two balls were stacked atop each other with a ghostly tail attached. It's wings were reminiscent of that of a dragonfly's own. It rocked back and forth as it inhaled a bunch of smoke.
Bubbles: *Cough* *Cough* "I'm raring to go!"
???: "Hahaaa… it's hunting time!" *Click*
Next Chapter: Bubauno Epidemis PL…