The Duel to The Death Pt. 2

With lightning crashing and the rain pouring the crowd sat in awe at the sight of Henry wielding lightning.

"How is this possible… I have never heard of such powers before. He is like a God" The King exclaimed in awe.

Mia and Hibana sat watching, they knew he had a powerful bloodline but they never expected this.

"I knew this would happen eventually but I am still shocked" Mia whispered to Hibana.

"But I am a little troubled. What is that symbol on his back? I know that isn't a Norse symbol but I don't know what it could be. It's like a cross with a loop at the top" Hibana said to Mia.

"Well whatever it is as long as it doesn't hinder Henry I won't pay attention to it"

I was brimming with excitement. The lightning bolt rampaging through my hand and my strength going up endlessly. The Devil began his approach so I slowly circled like a lion stalking its prey. I was getting a feel for the Devils movements when it attacked sending an acid like substance my way. I dodged it easily and saw it land and melt a whole in the ground.

"Quite the fire power you got there" I said to the Devil. The Devil didn't respond so I take it that they are illiterate. Or at least the low level ones. The Devil continued his attack launching the same acid at me again but this time he also tried to swing a "corrupted spear" at me.

I dodged the acid but the spear surprised me and it caught my pants. Where the spear cut my pants instantly began to decay and dissolve.

"That is quite the weapon. I will toy with him some more to get a better understanding of this weapon"

I grabbed my jacket that I took off earlier and held it out in front of me. I egged the Devil on and he attacked again this time hitting the jacket and the same reaction happened again.

"The devil may be brain dead but that weapon is something else"

I got tired of this charade with the Devil so I threw the jacket away and went on the offensive. I used the lightning bolt and threw it at the Devil. The bolt struck the devil destroying its head and half of its body so I began to walk away.

I heard a bubbling noise from behind me and I turned around. And I saw that the Devil had regenerated.

"Ugh, this fucker is going to be annoying to beat with that regeneration ability"

I called in a lightning bolt again only this one was brighter and wider. I threw it at the devil again but this time it dodged.

"So Devils evolve through battles. That's good to know and also explains why they are able to destroy worlds"

I called in lighting again but this time Odin appeared in my head again.

"Boy, this time with the lightning bolt picture a plague killing hundreds of people. Think of the grim reaper and slaughter. It may help you"

I listed to what Odin said and I imagined death, the Grim Reaper and the mass genocide of creatures. When I pictured Death I felt the tattoo on my back start to burn but it wasn't a painful burn. Then the lightning bolt started to crackle and change.

The storm grew even stronger and more dangerous and the rain inside the barrier changed. The rain around me turned into blood and the clouds turned a dark black. The lightning bolt in my hand turned black and started to burn even more. But this time the bolts coming off of it felt dangerous.

A flower that was in the stadium started to turn black and wither into ash. I realized why Odin told me to picture death, the storm changed to a blood storm and the lightning bolts changed to bolts of death. They remained in the shape of lightning and made the same crackle but they had a different energy. The Devil appeared to be even more scared than he was before.

I threw the bolt at the devil and it turned the raindrops falling into blood as it traveled. It struck the Devil causing it to scratch out a deafening sound. I could tell it was in pain and this time he didn't regenerate.

He instead began to wither. The devil continued to die but before it died it threw a dart at my pants. I didn't notice it because nothing was happening so I let it be.

The Devil was now dead and the Barriers began to come down. As the body turned to ash so did its weapon. I stopped thinking of death and the storm returned to normal. Mia, Hibana, and Maria all came sprinting to me and they tackled me to the ground. All three of them were crying in my arms and on top of me. They got off of me and I got up and the whole crowd was cheering and clapping.

Anubis turned to Odin and said

"This boy is special. I will watch him as well to see his progress and I am sure the other Gods have seen what happened here today and i'm sure he has more surprises not yet shown"

"We shall see" Odin replied.

"That was quite the display Henry"

"We were so worried that you would be injured or worse. But we are happy that you got out all right"

As we were still in the arena and I was talking to Maria, Mia and Hibana The King made an announcement.

"In the face of a Devil, Henry was willing to sacrifice himself for the citizens, He was able to protect us all and kept us safe" and the crowd cheered and I was smiling with all eyes on me. The King continued

"It is with great respect and happiness that I announce to you, my people, that Maria and Henry are to be Married tonight at 7pm. There will be a great party and a grand celebration which you are all welcome to attend" the crowd cheered and Maria with me even though she was at least 3 feet taller than me she was holding onto my arm blushing. Everyone in the crowd was cheering and clapping and then the crowd changed to quiet talking and eyes on me.

"What are they so quiet about? What happened?" I said, turning to Maria.

Marias face went beat red and she remained silent.

I turned to Mia and she said

"UMM… Henry you might want to look down, because um well, your pants are gone" Mia and Hibana were also beat red and I looked down and realized that I was naked.

I quickly covered my privates with my hands and the crowd laughed.

"At least they aren't laughing at the size, because from what I saw I would say you have a big package" Maria whispered into my ears and I turned to her and she was still embarrassed. Well this is pretty embarrassing, it must have been that dart that the Devil threw at me.

We were in the middle of the arena laughing and waiting for someone to give me a pair of pants. I was given a pair of pants and we left the arena to return home to prepare for the wedding.

"Henry It is fine if tonight you go with Maria alone since it is your wedding night but afterwards she must come to our room and we will teach her the ways of being your wife" Mia said with a smile on her face.

I could tell that they were not mad about the marriage so I was happy. I went to the bath and cleaned myself so I would be ready for the wedding. I looked into the mirror and saw myself looking good. I checked myself out and was chilling and then I decided to turn around so I could see the tattoo on my back. I then was shocked when I saw the symbol.

It was Anubis's cross that I saw when I searched up Egyptian Mythology. I realized that it must have been his power I used and that would explain why the power was over death.

"But how was I able to use his powers? It didn't make sense. No Matter" I got close to the mirror and looked at my face and realized what I was missing. I didn't have my earrings that I had on Earth. I then left the bathroom and went back to my room and made myself a set of diamond studs with alchemy.

I put the studs in and then I began to get dressed for the wedding. I wore a white suit with a black vest and black shoes and white pants. I then looked to myself in the mirror and smiled and then went off to the wedding ceremony.

Maria was wearing a white dress and the traditional wedding gown. We walked up to the altar and took our vows. I looked up to Maria and held hand while we were married.

"You may now kiss the bride"

Maria leaned down for our kiss and I felt a little embarrassed because she was so much taller than me but I was happy. The party went on and lots of people came to congratulate me and also get drunk. The party ended and me and Maria went back to our rooms for our wedding night.