The battlefield trembled under Ashura's steps, his three faces screaming with madness, and his six arms spinning with destruction. Before him stood Alithia, to her right Valkoros, and to her left Dragmor.
Ashura roared:
"Ha ha ha! This is what I want! Strong enemies… to satisfy my thirst for blood!!"
He charged forward, a double strike of his scythes blocked by Dragmor's wings, but the impact shattered the ground beneath his feet. From behind, Valkoros lunged and stabbed one of Ashura's arms, but his insane laughter filled the air:
"Do you think you can defeat me?!!!"
Alithia raised her hands, unleashing a beam of light that covered the battlefield and burned waves of dark energy. But Ashura attacked her with all six weapons at once, nearly piercing her defenses, if not for Valkoros' last-minute intervention, stopping the final strike with his full charge.
Narrator: "The battle was not a clash of bodies, but a clash of wills. Ashura was a monster that would not fall, growing madder with every wound, while the three fought desperately as one body to avoid defeat."
On the other side of the battlefield…
Soldiers faced ghouls while some fell, and mages tried to withstand the cursed constructs.
Oungan and Poseidon carved their path through hordes of demons and ghouls. Oungan's sword cut heads ceaselessly, each step leaving heaps of corpses behind, while Poseidon unleashed waves of dark water turned into blades, tearing through enemy ranks.
Morlock (Asmodeus' father) roared:
"Stop them immediately!!!"
But Oungan answered with a roar:
"I will slaughter… all your soldiers!!!"
With a single strike, he tore through ten bodies, while Poseidon's rising waves crushed an entire battalion's remains.
Elsewhere…
Hades held Fenikeros' leg as they soared through the air.
Hades whispered:
"We are close… the Demon King awaits."
Fenikeros smiled, his eyes glowing with delight:
"Let's defeat him together… Hades."
Before them, Asmodeus sat on a massive rock. His body was covered in horns and chains, his eyes burning like glowing embers.
He said mockingly:
"Finally… I almost died of boredom."
In the sky battlefield, Ashura laughed madly, blood covering the ground. Alithia, Valkoros, and Dragmor were all wounded, yet they still stood with unbroken resolve.
Ashura's laughter rose:
"I want to see who falls first among you!"
The first strike targeted Dragmor, who blocked it with his wing, but blood poured from his mouth.
The second lunged at Valkoros, nearly decapitating him, but Alithia shielded him at the last moment.
Alithia: "Now, I have settled my debt."
The third launched directly at Alithia, but she suddenly raised her hands, showing a shield that absorbed the blow. She smiled at Ashura and declared:
"This wound in my leg… I will repay by cutting off your heads!"
A savage smile spread across Ashura's three faces before he screamed in hysteria:
"I can't wait any longer—come to me!"
Asmodeus vs Hades and Fenikeros
Asmodeus smiled slyly and said:
"Ha, you trash… power… do you know its true meaning? It is not courage nor honor, but the ability to crush everything without blinking."
Hades replied, his voice cold as death:
"True power… is to erase fear from within, not to plant it in the hearts of others."
Asmodeus roared:
"Empty words! Power is simply imposing your presence, even if the whole world burns to ashes."
Fenikeros stepped forward, his voice defiant:
"Power… is protecting those you trust, even if it costs you your life."
Hades, with contempt:
"You who claim to be the Demon King… we didn't come to debate opinions. Step forward, we shall crush you."
Asmodeus raised his hand, and black flames erupted behind him like towering burning pillars:
"Then let me show you… the meaning of power. All of you are mere fragile dust I will crush under my feet!"
Thus, the clash erupted:
Hades charged first, his chains spinning in the air, his two daggers striking like fangs, wrapping around Asmodeus' body.
Fenikeros followed from above, his sword descending with force to break mountains.
But Asmodeus unleashed his iron chains, colliding with Hades' daggers, exploding with hellish sparks, while another arm blocked Fenikeros' strike.
Asmodeus roared:
"Well done!!!"
This was no ordinary battle… it was a clash between three definitions of power: the absolute power of demons, the protective power of the birds, and the overwhelming power of humans.