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Chapter 7:

To Chain the Beast

Before time immemorial, a war raged beyond the fields that we know -

between the utopian kingdoms of Heaven and the chaotic pits of Hells.

This war was known as the Great War, and it raged and burned longer

than any of the stars in the sky, as the forces of light and darkness

constantly vied for control over all creation.

The Great War raged across both time and space, often infringing upon

the very fragile fabric of reality itself, from the Crystal Arch at the

very heart of Heaven to the prehistoric Hellforge of the Underworld,

the stalwart warriors of these eternal realms journeyed to wherever

their timeless conflict carried them. The legendary deeds of the heroes

of both realms beyond elicited fear, awe, and respect.

The greatest of these warriors was the demon god, Zenki. The mere

mention of his name in the coming battle would send shivers of fear

down the backs of the forces of heaven and hell alike. Born from the

forbidden love of a goddess and an evil god, Zenki was a stranger to

both realms, a demon/god hybrid that both sides feared and distrusted.

He never joined the legions of Heaven or Hell in the war, but that

didn't stop him from killing both angels and demons in the battlefield.

His dominance in battle was unparalleled and no one escaped the fury

that was his birthright. He was later named the Lord of Terror, Hatred,

and Destruction by both Heaven and Hell due to the sheer terror that

the mere mention of his name would bring, his burning hatred for both

sides, and the destruction that he brought to anyone who would cross

his path.

Although the war lasted for many millennia, neither side could hold the

advantage over each other for too long until the fallen dragon god, Fu

Leng, and his minions of shadow assaulted the very gates of Heaven

itself. Fu Leng was exiled from Heaven when he tried to take the Throne

of Heaven for himself during the Great War. He was never seen again

until later in the Great War fighting under the banner of the Burning

Hells as one of the great gods of evil. With his help, the forces of

hell slowly but steadily pushed the forces of heaven back further and

further. It was then that Zenki appeared in the hour of Hell's greatest

victory and helped turn the tide of battle.......

The gigantic black dragon roared in exaltation as it watched the hordes

of lesser demons slowly pushing the forces of heaven to side, giving Fu

Leng a clear path to Heaven's Gate which was only a few hundred feet

away from him.

"No!" Lenneth shouted as she tried to make a path towards Fu Leng,

killing any demon that stood in her way.

"To my side, my noble Einherjar!" she shouted raising her sword up,

as warriors converged on her location cutting demons down.

"How much time does father need, Jayle?" the Valkyrie asked one of

her approaching Einherjar.

"I do not know my lady." answered Jayle "but the seal is almost

ready." she felled a large demon with a quick thrust to its head.

"There's too many of them!" shouted Llewelyn in fear as more demons

rushed to block their path to the dragon.

"We aren't going to make it." said Arngrim grimly as he swung his

massive blade cutting down 7 demons in one swing, but the fallen

were quickly replaced with more.

"Once he gets through those gates, there's no stopping him." said

Lawfer frowning as he dodged a clumsy overheard strike by a demon

and loped off its head with his glaive for its trouble.

"Then we shall die fighting." said Lenneth coldly, her body bursting

with silver flame as she suddenly moved at supersonic speeds, cutting

down demons left and right.

"It shall be engraved upon your very souls!" She stopped in front of

a large group of demons and made an uppercut motion with her sword,

instantly lifting the group up in the air.

"Divine Assault!" she shouted as spears materialized out of thin air

and pierced the demons' bodies. Lenneth jumped high, her angelic wings

flashing into existence and a glowing spear formed in her hand, its

head taking the shape of a roaring dragon as Lenneth threw the glowing

spear at the immobilized demons.

"NIBELUNG VALESTI!!!" the demons screamed in pain and agony as they

were blasted into oblivion.

As she landed, breathing heavily and took a look around her, she saw

that the angels, other Valkyries and their Einherjar, and her own

warriors fighting on despite Fu Leng's near victory. Sprinting towards

the gigantic dragon, she saw that her sister, Freya, had engaged him

trying to buy time for their father.

*What we need is a miracle.* she thought to herself as she neared Fu

Leng preparing to give aid to her sister. She was totally caught off

guard when the dragon backhanded Freya towards her. Freya crashed hard

into Lenneth sending them both flying and unconscious upon impact.

Fu Leng let out a roar of triumph as he swatted away that annoying pest

of a goddess, with his hellish minions keeping the agents of heaven at

bay, the Throne of Heaven would finally be his.

"The Throne of Heaven is mine!" he proclaimed as he prepared to crush

Heaven's Gate and claim his prize. Black lightning struck the ground

before him, stopping his advance as a figure slowly materialized in

front of him.

"You dare to stand before me in my hour of triumph, you foolish god?!"

he roared in anger at another annoyance baring his way.

"Yes." said the figure as he showed himself in front of the demonic

dragon god. Fu Leng eyes widened and took a step back in surprise as

he recognized who the figure was.

"Zenki!!!" Fu Leng roared, instantly the forces of heaven and hell

stopped fighting and gazed at the fearsome demon god. They were even

more shocked when the dragon roared in laughter and said,

"So Zenki, you have finally chosen a side?! But I have to admit you

chose right to join the winning side......my son!"

"What?!" said Jayle in surprise upon hearing Fu Leng's revelation

"By all that's holy....." uttered Lawfer, dropping his glaive

"His s-son?!" stammered Llewelyn in shock

"This is REALLY bad..." said Arngrim his knuckles turning white as he

gripped his massive blade harder.

Zenki smirked at Fu Leng and said,

"Join you?! Feh, you wish. I'm here on personal business."

Fu Leng glared at his wayward son, "If you are not with me, then you

are against me!" he breathed fire on Zenki who dodged sideways to avoid

the blast.

"Heh, is that all you got?!" Zenki taunted Fu Leng, as the dragon

merely replied with another blast of fire.

Dodging once more, Zenki fired off an energy sphere that struck Fu Leng

squarely in the chest and drove him back.

"You will not stop me Zenki!!!" Fu Leng roared as he tried to

incinerate his son with his flames. Zenki jumped high and pointed a

finger in the air and chanted,

"No mercy for the damned! You shall not escape the grasp of

catastrophe! METEOR SWARM!!!"

Fiery rocks started to fall from the stars as it struck Fu Leng and

his demonic forces, decimating his minions, but leaving the forces of

heaven unscathed. Fu Leng screamed in pain as the burning comets hit

his scaly hide.

"Was that too powerful for you?!" Zenki mocked Fu Leng, he was

surprised when the dragon swung his tail around and sent him flying.

Zenki impacted hard against Heaven's Gate and it electrocuted him due

to his demonic aura. He shouted in pain as he felt the holy energies

burning him from the inside. He fell before the gates, convulsing from

the aftershocks of the electrocution.

"Fool! Never let your guard down!" said Fu Leng as he prepared to crush

his son.

"Die!!!" he roared as he brought his clawed foot down on Zenki, who

rolled to the side to avoid the deathblow, stood up, and jumped towards

Fu Leng.

A long red spike came out of his clenched fist and imbedded it beneath

the dragon's mouth,

"Golden Horn!!!" he roared despite the pain he felt coursing in his

body as he repeatedly stabbed the dragon.

Fu Leng reared his head and roared in pain as he felt the sharp spike

piercing his lower jaw. His screams of pain roused Lenneth from her

unconsciousness. She winced as she slowly stood up, feeling pain

reverberate throughout her body. She saw that Fu Leng's minions had

been annihilated and the dragon himself was roaring in pain as he tried

to dislodge something or someone beneath his mouth. Lenneth was shocked

when she recognized who was causing Fu Leng untold pain.

"Zenki?" she asked softly watching the titanic struggle between Zenki

and Fu Leng

"Time to finish this!" Zenki shouted as he started to swing sideways

and used the momentum to swing himself to the top of the dragon's head.

He raised his fist into the air and a spear appeared on his hand.

"It cannot be! Gungnir!!!" shouted Lenneth in disbelief at the weapon

Zenki wielded, a magnificent indestructible spear that was constructed

by the sons of Ivaldi, who were master craftsmen, given as a gift to

the most powerful war god in Heaven.

"VAJURA!!!!!!!!" Zenki roared as he drove the spear deep into the

dragon's head.

The demon dragon god lurched forward, and fell before Heaven's Gate.

Fu Leng pathetically tried to stand back up again, only to fall down.

Zenki growled and drove the spear deeper as a low rumble started in

the sky above.

"The seal!" cried Lenneth as she and the forces of heaven backed away

from the fallen dragon.

"It is over father. Our time is over. Our war is over. We are over.

Join me in the eternal abyss." said Zenki to Fu Leng as he waited for

the end.

"You are a fool Zenki, to give up the power to control all creation!"

said Fu Leng angrily, his rage at his son's folly overwhelming his

agony for a moment

"I don't care about your ambitions father. I do it for the love of my

goddess." said Zenki, as the rumble grew louder and louder

"LOVE?!" roared Fu Leng, shocked and angered at his son's response "You

would sacrifice everything for a goddess's love?!" those who heard the

Fu Leng gasped and looked at Zenki, who merely ignored them and smiled

sadly,

"I would sacrifice everything, just to see her most beautiful smile."

The sky above Zenki and Fu Leng flashed and a bolt of power, million of

times stronger than any lightening bolt blasted down upon them. Fu Leng

could only give a painful scream of rage as he and his son were cast

from the heavens in an explosion of power. Dark tendrils of the abyss

swallowed them as the portal to the dreaded realm opened below them,

and then, there was only silence.

The surviving forces of heaven merely watched the scene coldly. None of

them spoke as they turned back towards Heaven's Gate. Beyond the gates,

a crowd of gods and goddesses were waiting for them in silence. There

was no cheering or rejoicing about the heavens being saved from Fu

Leng. Their victory came at a high price. Thousands of angels had

fallen and over a hundred gods died from the decisive battle with Fu

Leng. No one noticed a brown-haired goddess turning away, with tears in

her eyes, as Lenneth told the outcome of the duel between father and

son.

The goddess rushed off into heaven alone, her heart breaking into

millions of pieces......

A hero is alone....

In the moment of truth and destiny we each face a test... The test

will never come as we expect it. In timing and in form it will be

a mystery to us...

This one moment forever proves our character..

Will we be heroes? Or will we be cowards?

Will we go in battle? Or in silence?

Will our name be spoken with regard? Or with shame?

The question we each must face is a simple one...

Will we be ready?

-Logan