Chapter 47: “Ice” vs Venpa

The plan was for "Ice" to engage the Vandal king in 1 on 1 combat, while the rest of their forces held off the Vandal defenses. As they were all preparing to head out, "War" was planing on going with "Ice".

"Where do you think you're going?" "Ice" asked.

"I'm going with you, I have to steal your kill remember?" "War" replied.

"You're really not going to let that go are you? Listen it's important for you to hold back the Vandal forces. If they interfere in my fight, there might not be a victory to ruin." "Ice" said.

"Fine, but you better not forget to call me in before your fight is over." "War" said as he left.

"Ha! He's just like a child. He's like the exact opposite of "Star" maybe that's why he seems to rub him the wrong way." "Ice" thought as he watched him leave.

The Imperial army numbered about 600,000 while the Vandal defenses numbered about 1.2 million men. Although most of the Vandal forces consisted of militia troops. While the 7 Elements led the troops in to battle in orbit around Vanda, "Ice" made his way to the Vandal HQ which he found to be completely unguarded.

"I have to say I'd expected you to at least have a few guards around old man." "Ice" said as he discovered King Venpa sitting on a throne.

King Venpa

Age: 170

Ht: 9'7

Wt: 910 lbs

Special Ability: ????

"As if I'd need any help to defeat a whelp like you. I may not be in my prime anymore but I'm still more than capable of crushing the likes of you." Venpa said brandishing his massive axe at "Ice".

"You must be going senile if you think you have any chance of beating me." "Ice" said with a smile. "I say that, but his power is legendary, back when he was part of the Empire he was one of the 4 War Powers known as "Axe". I'll admit I'm excited to fight him."

Breath of Winter!!!!!

"Ice" blew a gust of frozen wind towards Venpa that froze everything it touched. Venpa was frozen in place for a second but quickly broke out. Venpa then swung his axe, but it was blocked by a wall of ice. As he struggled to get his axe out of the ice he noticed that his feet had been frozen to the ground. As Venpa was stuck in place, "Ice" began pummeling him with punches. Each punch delivered freezing blows that slowly but surely encased him in ice.

Frozen Burial!!!!!

The Frozen Venpa was buried in more and more ice before he broke out again, and the two exchanged a vicious barrage of blows that obliterated the building they were in. The exchange of strikes was initially an even stalemate, but eventually "Ice" took the upper hand. Venpa eventually started to be pushed back by "Ice's" strikes.

As the two broke off their clash "Ice" said, "You know you're not bad for an ancient old geezer."

"Ha! And you're not bad for a cheeky brat. Of course if I was in my prime, you'd have been cut down in an instant." Venpa said with a hearty laugh.

"Well, even if that's true. The fact is that you're not in your prime anymore, and another fact is that I'm going to bury you here. Out of respect for your legend I'll defeat you with my strongest attack." "Ice" said.

Frozen World: Absolute Zero!!!!!

"Ice" unleashed a blast of cold air at absolute zero, the temperature at which everything freezes. The blast froze everything on the moon instantly, and Venpa attempted to block it with his right hand.

"Do you really think a cool chill like this can stop me brat?" Venpa said as he crushed the cold blast in his hand, this caused the frozen moon to thaw out immediately.

"That's ridiculous! How could you stop that attack? That shouldn't be possible." "Ice" said at a loss for what to do.

"There's lotsa things that seem impossible boy, but I don't let minor details like whether something is possible or not weigh me down. Bahahaha!" Venpa said howling with laughter. "I'll admit you gave me a run for my money kid, but it's over now. If you give up now I'll give you a position on my Royal Guard, there are plenty of positions currently open Bahahaha!!!!!!!!!"

"Certainly you don't think I'd be interested in jumping on to a sinking ship. Plus I'll remind you that I've had the upper hand in this fight so far." "Ice" said.

"Bahahaha! I didn't think you would, in fact I wouldn't be interested in recruiting a guy who'd run away from a fight so easily. You maybe right about how you were beating me earlier, but you're forgetting something very important." Venpa said with an ominous smile.

"What are you- Wait! You can be serious!" "Ice" said as he realized what Venpa was implying.

"That's right. I haven't used my special ability yet!" He said as he raised his axe.

Falling Blossom Blade!!!!

In an instant "Ice" was ripped apart by slashes from all directions, and his lifeless body collapsed to the ground.

"You were a far better fighter than I'd anticipated boy. I was definitely on the ropes for a minute there, but that just goes to show how old I've gotten. Still you deserve the respect of a great warrior, I'll send your body back to your comrades. You deserve a proper burial." Venpa said with an air of respect in his voice.

With "Ice's" death, his strategy was in tatters. Venpa was still alive, and more and more Vandal troops would be coming as reinforcements. By the next day they would have over 20 million men compared to the Imperials who had only a little over 500,000 men after a day of fighting.

The 7 Elements would now be horribly outnumbered while they had no one who could stand a chance of beating Venpa. They seemed to be doomed to bitter defeat.