The collision sent both fighters sliding backwards, their feet carving grooves in the marble as they fought to maintain their balance. Zeus recovered first, his left foot planted as he pivoted on the ball of his right foot. His left hand swept out in a backhanded strike that would have crushed Adam's temple, but the mortal ducked under the blow and drove his right shoulder into Zeus's midsection.
The tackle carried both fighters across the battlefield, their bodies locked together as they crashed into the remains of a fallen pillar. Zeus's back struck the marble column, cracking the ancient stone. Adam's left blade swept up toward Zeus's throat, but the god caught his wrist with both hands.
