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Chapter 25 - “Anubis vs. Banayote: Clash of Titans”

Banayote and the girls hop in the elevator. All the girls are nervous. Banayote looks over at them, feeling guilty. Banayote then thinks for a moment and says, "Ah yes, I forgot. After this, we are going somewhere you will like." Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica's faces light up. Yuki says, "Really?" Hannah says, "I hope it's not another desert." Jessica says, "Thank you." The elevator stops. The door opens. The girls look at the door, feeling weird tension. Behind that door is the God of the Underworld. What will he be like? Even though Banayote told them about him, they still felt a sense of danger. The door opens, and they all walk out of the elevator. Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica are by Banayote's side. They walk down a hallway decorated in a modern way. Yuki looks surprised and says, "Well, he has taste in design." Banayote says, "Yeah, I was shocked too." Banayote and the girls stop in front of a door. Banayote looks over at the girls and says, "Look, I'm not going to lie. I'm not sure how his reaction will be, so I'll understand if you want to stay." Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica say no at the same time. Yuki says, "We'll stay by your side." Hannah says, "We are not leaving you." Jessica says, "I'm going to stay by your side." Banayote is amazed and proud of himself for having friends like Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica. Banayote says, "Okay." He turns to the door and opens it. Banayote, Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica step inside and there was Anubis sitting on his throne. Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica were shocked to actually see him. He was sitting on his throne. Banayote looked at him and noticed he's not the same as before. Banayote walks to him. Yuki says to Banayote, "Don't go." Hannah says, "Come back." Jessica says, "Stay by our side." Banayote was to himself, "I was right; they did feel like something is wrong." Banayote then walks closer to him and says, "Anubis, long time no see." Banayote gets punched in the face by Anubis. The punch sends him flying. He lands on the wall behind him, crushing it. Yuki says, "What? I didn't even see him move." Hannah says, "Did he even flinch?" Jessica, without hesitation, pulls her gun out and shoots 5 bullets at Anubis, hitting his eyes, knees, and one in his head. Anubis steps back a little. He is amazed himself. Yuki and Hannah look at Jessica stunned. Jessica shouts to Banayote, "It didn't kill him! Why?" Banayote is still stuck on the wall and says, "The gun only kills demons; it cannot kill a god." Banayote frees himself and lands on the ground. He walks towards Anubis and says, "You know that you won't be able to land another punch." Anubis walks towards Banayote, and the battle begins. Anubis sprints towards Banayote. He goes to land a punch, but before even the punch reaches Banayote's chest, an arm appeared in front of Banayote's chest, grabbing Anubis's fist. Yuki looks amazed. She says, "I didn't even see the hand." Anubis looked at Banayote's face. Banayote had a serious and calm look. He said, "I told you you won't be able to land another punch." Another arm appeared from Banayote, opening its palm, and slapped Anubis in the face, landing him on the floor and then bouncing like a basketball to the roof. Hannah shouted, "Yes, slap that arrogant god!" Banayote stood up. Then four arms came from his back. Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica looked on with admiration. Anubis lands on the floor and smirked. He said, "I always forget how strong these arms can be." Without notice, Anubis starts throwing a barrage of punches. The six arms start blocking every punch. They start punching back and forth. The punches were so fast it looked like they didn't move. Two arms block the attacks and the other four punch Anubis all over his body. Banayote jumps back. Anubis was annoyed. He didn't even land one punch after the first one. Anubis snaps his fingers, and then twenty soldiers of the undead came. The guards surround Banayote. Jessica starts shooting at them. Ten fall on the ground. The other ten rush towards Banayote, and in a heartbeat, his arms punched them, knocking them all. Banayote slowly walked to Anubis and told him, "Anubis, stop. For a god, you're acting like a child. I'm here to talk." Anubis opened his mouth, and a strong light started forming in front of Anubis. Then a large beam of energy hit Banayote. The beam started growing stronger. Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica were covering their eyes. The beam continued for eight seconds. The beam started becoming weaker and weaker until Anubis closed his mouth. There was smoke all over the place. Then an arm punched the air so fast it blew away the smoke. Banayote was standing there, unscratched. His clothes were burnt. His clothes were torn apart. Banayote looked at Anubis. Anubis was scared. He said, "My attack is over? Over a thousand suns? How is he still standing?" Anubis was jealous as hell because this wasn't a fight between two gods; it was between a human and a god. Anubis said, "Okay, fine." Banayote says, "I came here to talk—" Yuki shouts, "What's wrong with you? You were planning to throw a wedding for him and now you tried to kill him!" Yuki was angry. Hannah put her arm on Yuki. Anubis says, "Okay, okay, fine. I'm angry." Banayote says, "Why?" Anubis says, "Why did you run away from your girlfriend? Why did you hide in Greece? Why did you end up causing global panic? What's wrong with you?" Banayote says, "Look, it's complicated." Anubis says, "Nothing is complicated. Explain yourself." Banayote and Anubis start arguing. Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica looked over at them. They were arguing like a couple. Yuki and Hannah and Jessica couldn't hold themselves. They started giggling. Yuki said, "They are so cute." Hannah said, "They are, don't they?" Jessica said, "Banayote kissed Anubis." Banayote said, "Look, Anubis, her father didn't accept—" Anubis shouts, "Don't give me that crap! He loved you like a son of his own. He gave you a mountain of gold. He gave you mansions that not even the richest people on earth can buy. He loved you a lot, okay? I've known her father for centuries. He never liked anyone but you. He loved you. Why did you leave?" Banayote looks away. Anubis says, "Don't look away from me, okay? Look at me." Banayote looks back at Anubis. Anubis says, "What's wrong? Okay, tell me. You loved her. Why did you run away?" Banayote says, "Look, Anubis, it's complicated. Believe me. Look, I need your help." Anubis says, "What is it?" Banayote says, "I need you to help me." Anubis says, "I can't, okay? I can't go against your girlfriend." Banayote says, "I'm not asking you to go against her. I'm just asking you to help me clear the demons that entered the city. A lot of people will die if we're late. Please, I need your help." Anubis looks away with a sad expression. He looks back at Banayote and says, "Sorry, but I can't. I'm sorry." Anubis looks at Banayote's eyes. Banayote says in a low voice, "Please." Anubis remains silent. Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica look over at Banayote. Banayote looks at Anubis and says, "Okay, I understand." He walks towards Yuki, Hannah, and Jessica. They all walk into the elevator. Banayote turns to look at Anubis. He turns his back and waves goodbye to Anubis. They all enter the elevator.

The elevator goes up. Yuki looks at Banayote. His expression is sad but smiling at the same time. Yuki says, "You know, it's okay. We can manage. I mean, you were really strong there." Hannah looks at Banayote and says, "Yeah, you were so awesome. We never saw anything like this." Jessica hugs Banayote and says, "Yes, you were awesome. We don't need Anubis." Banayote's expression changes. He smiles and says, "Thank you all. You're the best." They walk out of the elevator. Banayote opens a portal. They all walk inside it.