Chapter 11: The Fight That tears Neo Apart

"Gaaaahhh.. Impressive. Those muscles aren't for show are they Death God? Pff...I won't hold back any longer and I will achieve my goal. Even if it means killing Death incarnate itself. JUST to do it." Fafir yelled. He tried to go in for a right cross but Papa was too fast for him. Papa connected with a uppercut so fierce it rattle the man's brain and had to make his teeth shake. "THIS IS WERE THIS ENDS FAFIR. Your time as a oppressed,murderous,heartless and disgusting individual ends. By the way when you "stabbed" me. I think you forgot. IM IMMORTAL. You can't kill what's already made to resist death. Foolish god. Have you learn nothing from billions of years ago?" Papa said dodging his knife. He even grabbed it and slapped Fafir into a tree. What they didn't notice was a change in the wind. Mere minutes later a tornado in the distance formed. "Hehe. I meant everything I said..And I won't change my mind!!" Fafir proclaimed. Papa took a stern kick to his gut. This kick only knocked him back six inches. Probably a few feet. As I was in my headspace with Aether. I felt peace knowing that my father wasn't fighting just for my mom nor my sister or me. But a whole world of people. I cheered him on inside my head and silently watch the fight continue.

Just then Fafir out of the blue summoned a large translucent serpent or dragon. It had no arms but breathe this white fire. Once Fafir put his arms down and crossed them. More dragons appeared. They caught my papa off guard knocking him to the ground. The surrounding dragons after that attack sort of reeled their long bodies up like a spring and waited for Fafir to give the signal. Papa got back up and zoomed towards Fafir punching him in the cheek. He followed with another punched and then. I never seen him do this before but wrapped his two muscular arms around Fafir's waist and flew at such a speed everything else looks like its in slow motion. I was amazed as to what I was seeing and felt sorta bad Azou and the others were in the dark. Thankfully according to Mama some brave souls decided to use their phone and record the whole fight. So I guess its a win win. Anywho. The two flew back to the Neotic surface at such a speed it could kill a normal human. Especially Papa had Fafir angled in such a way his neck would have broke. Which Is what indeed happened. After a loud crash starting a earthquake or this case a Neo-Quake. The tremor was so low yet so loud I swore I could've heard kids crying and people screaming in terror.

"Give it up Fafir. You used your dragons,you reaped the souls of this world for too long but most importantly you violated my daughter. Be greatful I don't remove your very soul from your body. Your a fool. And one day all of your crimes will come back to haunt you. But for now I will end this." Papa said surprisingly not even fazed by that massive impact. Fafir on the other hand laid on the ground. His body twitched ever so slightly, I..I even felt bad for him. I saw a small twinkle in his eye. Something that wasn't right..it all happened so fast that's when I realized Papa was in danger. I shouted for Papa to get away. He couldn't hear me. A large blast transforming into a blinding light sent my father hurtling into the sky thousands of miles away. There was no telling were he landed. The storms got worst Fafir's body began to heal his neck. I heard bones snap and realign themselves,his dragons actually picked him up and lead him to were Papa might have fell. With a smirk on his face and crossing his arms. He simply poked the mountainside and shattered the whole mountain. It all turnt to rubble.

Fafir descended as if he were a angel and to my shock and horror. There my father was. Gravely wounded and injured. Blood trickled down the right side of his forehead. His left arm was impaled by a shard from the former mountain and his breathing...it was ragged and horse. I was in tears seeing him like that. I balled my fist up wanting to help him but I couldn't. All I saw before I awoke from my meditation was Fafir standing over my father and summoning a dark scythe with a glowing eerie red aura. His entire form began to change strange enough. He dropped a few pounds and grew to at least six feet tall. His eyes remained the same but that smile....it scared me. His teeth became elongated and fangs grew were his canines once were. Semi transparent wings formed from his back. Fafir grabbed my father by his neck and uncharacteristically healed him. He then folded his arms and tossed the scythe away looking to continue there fight.

"You can try to pretend to be weak but lets be honest. That didn't even phase you. Heh. I may be over one billion years old. But your one thousand years of existence proves far more. Now come. I rather beat you with my two bare hands." He arrogantly said. Well..that is until Papa punched him so hard Fafir went back to normal and was basically buried into the ground. He stopped for a moment and saw seven tornadoes swirling around them. Fafir's knights were even caught in the fray. They cried for their god to save them. But I got a feeling he wasn't gonna answer.

"What have we done? Our world..its..becoming ruins. No..I will save it. You stay here." Papa said.

He rushed off towards every tornado I couldn't tell what he did but a black calming aura silence all the storms in a instant. Well minus the Neo-quakes. The wind subsided and the people looked at him as their hero cheering his name. They also bowed but were ushered by Papa's own soldiers of Hexus to Nea knows were. I saw for the strangest reason a mouth formed on his usual empty face. His eyes enough were filled with emotion. The mouth looked...human. It was like..he was looking at me. A tear shed from his eye as if he was trying to tell me something. I couldn't recognised it. Then..black..darkness. I woke up from what seemed like a dream. I caught my breath and was shocked or maybe astonished. The first person to come to my aid was Azou.

"We all saw it..Papa..finally grew a mouth. Its his former dragon side before he became a god. Thousands of years before Mom,You and I were even born. He was a Neotic just like anyone else. One night Nea visted him in a dream she was in search of a new death god and sought out Papa. She recognized his potential and talked with Grandma Umi. His mother before him. She was strict,militant and mean really. But selected Papa to rule over Hexus in the former god's stead. The story goes he had to accept or he'd be punished by Umi. Thankfully our aunt Emma..she sided with him the two became deities over Death. Umi made sure to seal their original state far away from were they could not reach. Sadly Emma and Papa forgot what they looked like. Until now. Emma did run away leaving Papa alone. Rumor has it she stripped herself of her godly duty and vanished. No one knows were she went. But..now that Papa reawakened his former self that only means...He could have done that all along.

We contemplated not even aware we where all floating in a white void. Simply nothingness as far as the eye could see. There in the distance a palace took form the woman who stood was my grandma Elena. She carried my father as if he was a log. It made me giggle seeing him treated like a baby by his taller,more muscular and tanner mother. She healed his wounds and kissed his head. Once she saw us. I had so many questions. But first. I had to hug my Papa.

"Ya big jerk!! You had me worried..I..is Fafir..dead?" I asked. Papa leaned forward and picked me up placing me on his shoulder. "Sadly no my daughter but he will one day meet his end. You see a twinkle in the eye of something so impure could only mean one thing. And that is..well..I don't know you will have to figure it out. After all..my foresight sees YOU. Luna..defeating him. Hehe. And all of us and some new friends alongside you.

He chuckled and strangely started to look more..humanesque his pale form sort of became a hybrid with now long silver hair, a finely trimmed silver mustache and a puffy beard. Mama was surely happy. She jumped into his muscular arms and kissed him a thousand times over. I then was turned by a woman. White long hair. Her face equally pale but her eyes were green. She lacked a nose just like Papa. Could this be..."Umi?" I asked. I instinctively bowed. Her aura demanded respect and obedience. Azou walked next to me and rose me off my knees. " Heya grandma Umi. Meet Luna hehe. Luna meet the second God of Life well paired with Nea's son Psion. Our grandmother. Its soo good to see you hehe." She giggled. The woman was sadly taller than me. About five foot four but she touched my face and looked me in my eyes. "You were once blind. Born with it in fact. I now give your eyes full life. What Fafir gave you was the ability to shut your eyes off or make them burst if you ever defied him. Thankfully you made it here. Welcome granddaughter to your new home. Also. Im soo sorry for missing your birth." She hugged me with such strength I almost lost my breath. "So thats were Papa gets it from. Wait..Papa. He was born by two women. This must be the fatherly one than?" I thought. She kissed me and held my hand walking me to her great grandchild Gala. With excitement the goddess flew around her making her clap and smile. "The Last Drenukk. I read about her biological mother. In a special realm Galastrom rest but she wanted to let you know Luna. She's so thankful of you for raising this cute little grey bean. Hehe. And Skyra...Zuma. Im so proud of you. Im not good at this stuff..But..I love you both." She said while scratching her hair.

"Now I see my granddaughter has brought friends hmm. Your all welcome. But..Zuma..Your sister. I worry for her. Everyday since Nea called for you to take the former Death God Ikus place. She ran away. You've made me proud my son. Please find her so my heart may be full." She smiled. Papa smiled and looked towards me and Azou. He patted our heads and of course with no effort a woman appeared. " W..what did you do Papa?" Azou asked. "I simply used your deepest thoughts to find her and whats special about this realm. What was long lost will be found. Girls meet your aunt Emma. My sister." He smiled. We were all shocked Papa could even do this. But there she was in some extravagant dragon armor. She walked fiercely and a black aura faintly traced around her figure. "Zuma..you used the great Aether to summoned me hmm? Well..Why didn't you sooner?"