Peak of Divinity? Part 5

"You seemed relaxed, Ragna Kent... " Izanami finally says something once more, this time, she asks Ragna if he fears the death of his Nephilim child.

Ragna responds by simply looking at her and then averts his attention towards Shiva, scanning his current transformation. While in the other hand, Shiva looks at Ragna, Hades, Izanami, and Circe. For Ragna's relationship with Circe, he understands, for Zeus already uncovered what happened on Aeaea island, but with Hades and Izanami, Shiva is lost for that.

"( Now, when I think of it... )"

"( When did these three know each other? )" Shiva asks himself, remembering the two Deviant Monarchs here were imprisoned in Tartarus before their release.

As Shiva thinks about it, his questions are interrupted as Ragna calmly asks him at a sudden.

" What is the 'Peak of Divinity'? " Ragna asks.

" What are you talkin' about- " Shiva replied with a question, but Ragna interrupted him.

" Is it being powerful, powerful enough to a certain level of divinity like becoming an Allfather or being the strongest of the Divine...? "

" Or perhaps, being a true pureblood of the Divine, since I remember most of you valued the purity of the Divine Bloodline, believing the purer the bloodline and physical qualities a Divine owned—no Deviant deviation or defects—the more powerful they get? " Ragna asks even more, giving Shiva a hard time guessing the true intentions behind those questions.

" You're hard to get, you know that? "

" Perhaps this is one of the first reasons people hated you, brat... " Shiva judges Ragna, judging his unpredictable insights in everything, making himself hard to understand.

" So tell me, what do you mean by that? " Shiva demands to know the reason behind all the nonsense, for the question should've been obvious in the first place but was replied with silence.

" Fine, I tell your what it is; I thought you already knew... " Shiva says it.

" The term 'Peak of Divinity' stands for the greatest Diviner that rules over the other Divine, a Diviner whose bloodlines and Physical qualities are as powerful as their Titan predecessor yet their physical divine body didn't receive the Titan's defects and abnormalities or, you should say, didn't Deviate into a Deviant, granting great Divine power and access to the Universal Divine Authorities. "

" That's the full description, but to be simple and direct. "

" It means being god of the gods... " Shiva tells Ragna who looks at Shiva again for his body's abnormalities than the other Divine, a gesture that Shiva realized.

" I know, I may not fit the term, based on what I relay it to you... "

" Despite what you think of the requirements, even the fellow Divines acknowledged one to be at the peak because that divine one's supreme capabilities on being at the top in the first place. "

" So it doesn't matter, whether if you had a Deviant or a non-Divine body parts or features; the thing is to be the strongest, the most champion of your overall kind. " Shiva says as he sees multiple arms and his weird Divine-Deviant-like physical appearance.

" So basically anyone could be one, huh? " Ragna asks as he grins again after hearing that.

" That's good to hear, very good, hehe... " Ragna chuckles, which made Shiva wonder what happens next.

" So, White Demon... " Shiva calls Ragna.

" What happens next, between you and me? " Shiva asks Ragna.

" Before you ask me to join you, I must tell you that I, Shiva, the Allfather and Ruler of Svarga Pantheon, had already made a 'Blood Vow' with the other Allfathers. "

" The vow states that I, Shiva, in behalf of the Svarga Pantheon, swear myself in behalf of my Pantheon, that the Svarga Diviners will never betray the others throughout our Divine Reign over the Timelines. " Shiva tells Ragna that, but Ragna, being calm as he is always, replied.

" Then, how about you and Svarga Pantheon turn down from the whole thing? Like retreating from your position and fleeing yourselves into seclusion? " Ragna quickly replied, which made Shiva frown as he considered that suggestion.

* Ragna still sees Warwick's fight. *

" Think wisely, Shiva... " Ragna says as Hades, Izanami, and Circe prepared their stance over Shiva.

" Whatever happens to you at this moment is your choice. " Ragna reminds Shiva while Shiva thinks to himself and uses his wisdom to deal with the matter.

...

( Meanwhile. )

As expected, Ra is currently on the edge again after he equips his 'Horus Sunrider' armor, unleashing his unstoppable Divine Force both physically and divinely. But Warwick, still as unyielding as ever, dares himself to strike back even fiercer over Ra.

" Tch! " Ra scoffs in disgust; he never thought that the Nephilim's attack could throw the armor back with it's punches.

" To think I had to be on the defense because of the likes of you. " Ra says this while realizing that the wounds inflicted before his Horus Sunrider armor usage are still bleeding yet slowly regenerated.

" I sacrificed too much on defending myself and neglect the well-being of this Divine body. "

" What kind of a Divine I am? Am I such a weakling divine that I had to 'defend' against such scorned being!? " Ra asks, but the other Egyptian Diviners cheered for him not to back down.

"No, Lord Ra, you're the best! " 

As they cheered for Ra, he immediately used [Obelisk Exodus] again. This time, instead of launching it on Warwick, he uses the pillars as a shield to defend himself from attacks as he transforms again.

* Horus Sunrider Armor Core turns from Azure Blue to Ethereal Green. *

As this transformation happens, the armor shrinks; this time, the armor shrinks from it's gigantic form into a tall form. The height is still above the average Divine, yet the armor body shrinks too into a more skinnier and denser form. As it shrinks, the armor also releases many scale features to cover the losses and also thorns and tusks in some parts of the armor to be it's weapons.

[ Solar Regalia Ability: Osiris ]

[ The Judgment of Resurrection ]

" Ahh... " Ra's healing is getting faster, as in this mode, his healing and regeneration is much faster compared to the other modes.

" Thank you, my son, Osiris... "

" If you didn't inherit your power to your son Horus, then I would've died a thousand times against 'that thing'... "

" Your sacrifice won't be in vain, Osiris. "

" I will avenge you... " Ra says that as he then charges over Warwick, attacking him with the weapons unleashed by the armor.

[ Osiris Retribution ]

[ Offering for Ressurection ]

* Ra stabs Warwick. *

" Before this, I was actually preparing this armor against my other son, Seth. "

" He is the traitor of the Ennead; once he assigned himself to the 'Celestial Pantheon' with some others, for his treachery against me and the others, I trained and named this mode so I could fill it with his blood. "

" But now, there are changes in plans. For you, Nephilim, will be the first one to taste the retribution of my son, Oisiris. "

" Let your blood be the foundation of my glory. " Ra says as the armor's claw weapon sips Warwick's blood, which results in Ra's healing getting faster.

Aside from claws, Ra's armor then creates a Divine Weapon, a Divine Scythe summoned from his rear arms. As he summons it, he throws Warwick into the skies and uses the scythe to attack Warwick many times, as his own retribution for the barrage of Sharael earlier.

" Death to the defiant ones! Receive judgment. " 

[ Osiris Judgment ]

[ Vengeance of Judgment ]

After countless attacks, Ra stops, and Warwick falls to the ground; his body is bleeding hard as Ra flails and slashes him many times. With the slashes, Warwick's blood drops onto Ra like a fountain, feeding the armor's thirst as it heals Ra even more.

" It is over..., now I'm ready for you, Seth, ah! " Ra says that, but suddenly he sees Warwick stand up again, as if the barrage of slashes is not enough.

" Why won't you die? " Ra asks as he sees Warwick stand up straight.

* Warwick pants and raises his hands up. *

" It seems it's time to cut some feathers... " Warwick says as the scene shifts into an unknown location, where it seems an object is being summoned to Warwick's location.