Blade of the Goddess

"You can't run from me, Zion! I'll get my revenge!" Arion shouted as he followed closely behind Zion.

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Maybe I should have had Tessa follow me!' Zion flew around the sky, trying his best to shake Arion off his tail. But no matter what he did, Arion would only continue to follow closely, creeping up on Zion fast.

"Fuck it. Aryah, let's do this!"

"I have your back!" She was nervous too. Even though she was a divine spirit at this point, the first of her kind, the most powerful of all spirits, she was still weaker than a god and was feeling the same way Zion was.

Their energies merged into a powerful force, combining with the technology of Zion's suit. In the sky, it looked as if a second sun had appeared as the light coming off Zion was so bright.

"Show me what you got, mortal!" Arion materialized a sword in his hand and prepared to counter Zion's attack.

Zion smirked. He knew he had to use his brain instead of his fighting ability, so he was prepared to use every resource he had at his disposal.

'Tactor beam!' He commanded his network, and a beam of light that descended from the sky froze Arion in place.

"FIRE EVERYTHING!" The combined power of Zion and Aryah shot toward Arion with enough energy to vaporize anything that crossed its path.

But that wasn't all. Every single weapon in Zion's arsenal, space-based, marine-based, land-based, sky-based, it didn't matter. Every single weapon Zion had ever had constructed fired onto Arion with its full force.

At this point in time, he cared little for the consequences and only cared about the god in front of him dying. He prepared for this moment since he first arrived in this world, and the fruit of his labor would show its results at any moment.

Zion didn't stop bombarding Arion with his weapons until they needed to either restock or recharge, finally putting an end to the onslaught he was giving the god.

"Is that it?" Arion asked behind a smoke cloud that blocked him from view. "All of that and you didn't even crack my armor."

Zion knew his weapons wouldn't do as much damage to a god, but he hoped they would at least give him a bruise. Even a crack in his armor would have been satisfying for him. "That's...."

"Impossible?" Arion grinned

"No. It's not fair. I create these epic, powerful weapons that could burn the world to the ground, and yet it does nothing to you? Fucking bullshit!" Zion was now pissed. He couldn't rely on his technology except for the suit he was wearing, which greatly limited his options.

"I'm a god. What did you expect?"

Zion sighed, taking in the reality of the situation. "Tessa, prepare the shuttles and get everyone on board just in case."

[Huh? Why? What are you doing?]

"Using my final resort. Activate project Red Sun."

"Red sun? Ha, what does that even mean?" Arion laughed

"When a yellow sun starts to die, it expands, becoming what's known as a red giant. After expanding, the weight of the star will become too great for it to handle, and the star will collapse on itself. After it collapses, the star will explode. That's called a supernova." Zion explained

Arion looked at Zion as if he were talking gibberish. But that last part, anyone could understand.

"Are you saying that you'll blow up the sun?"

Zion smirked, revving up his super suit. "That's exactly what I'm saying!" He rushed in, attacking Arion with all his might.

His punch, which could shatter mountains, was caught by the god's hand as if it were nothing.

"Are you insane?!" Arion asked, punching Zion in the gut.

"Argh! Hahaha! Yes!"

Zion got back up. He struck at Arion's head, but the god dodged it, moving to the side to kick him in the ribs. But Zion had activated his suit's auto defense, and he instantly moved out of the way.

Arion rushed back in, charging his fist with godly energy to crush Zion in one blow.

Zion saw this and acted quickly. He waited until the last possible moment and blocked Arion's punch, directing its energy flow to the side by making the god's fist glide off his arm. Then, Zion delivered one brutal uppercut to Arion's chin.

"Nngh! Heh, not bad. You're a pretty good fighter. It's unfortunate that you're not on my level, because if you were, this would have been an amazing fight."

Zion laughed. "And who says I'm not? Maybe I'm going easy on you."

"Don't push your luck. I'm not my apostle." Arion vanished and kicked Zion in the back. He vanished again and punched him in the face, then stomach, then back once more.

Zion tumbled to the ground but regained his footing. He saw Arion coming at him and he charged his attack, striking when the god got close.

But Aion changed his momentum instantly, appearing at Zion's side and kicking him in the ribs.

This continued for a while, Arion bullying Zion as he tried his best to counterattack. Even Amaya was having a difficult time trying to fight back, but she was trying her best, and her best kept Zion alive.

But something started stirring inside the young demigod. Zion didn't know what it was, but he started feeling good. He felt alive, he felt complete.

[Your adrenaline levels are spiking, Zion! You need to calm down! Remove yourself from the fight. Teleport away so your body can rest!]

"No way! I'm having the time of my life!" Zion punched Arion, but his arm was caught, snapped in half, then he was punched in the face so hard that his jaw shattered, only for his bones to be healed right away.

"You're a great punching bag!" Arion shouted with glee

"Thank my sisters for that! They're really good at what they do!" With the power of a singularity in his hand, Zion dodged Arion's oncoming attack and clobbered the god right in the face.

The god didn't move. His face didn't even turn, but his nose did bleed.

"Blood?" Arion asked

"Ha! I made you bleed, bitch! Natural forces are the best!" In the span of five seconds, Zion delivered over 200 thousand punches to Arion's face, all powered by the black hole.

Still, the god didn't move, and only his nose was bleeding.

When Zion was about to punch Arion's face once more, the god caught his arm and ripped it off, grabbed Zion by the throat, crushing it, then ripped his head off.

"How dare a mortal make me bleed!"