Perseus wasn't the most valiant of warriors but he was a warrior regardless, though he was not a conceited warrior; he knew exactly where to draw the line. He hid, his usefulness had come to a swift end. He led the newcomer to the divinity, bearing the fruits of the past. The curse that had spread nation wide via the opening of Pandora's box. Dead men, blood and a grimm overcast of malice; that's all that he had surrounding him as he hid in the Divinity's shattered infrastructure. The battle that ensued sent crackles of lightning and blatant roars of Thunder across the sky. The olympians down at Olympus' grounded docks, they looked up at the sky. They could see him, they could see Zeus' might.
Mount Olympus shook. Perseus did not like what he had been forced to endure, he ran out from his hiding place and peeked at the battle.
Zeus’ powerful bolts of lightning struck Akira, greatly damaging the young man despite Akira’s attempt to defend himself as it tore the earth they stood on asunder, causing the ground to collapse underneath itself as both combatants fell through. Zeus would attempt to flee high up as he tries to ensure a distance is kept. But Akira would not let up his offense despite the burns that he would suffer from the lightning bolt, for the moment a sizeable gap between both of them would meant that it would too hard for Akira to bring the Olympian back down again. Instead, the young man attempts to cut Zeus’ path off as he would use the falling footholds to catch up whilst thrusting his sword towards Zeus from the distance – generating multiple air blades to slow him down as Akira aims above him, where Zeus is heading towards. No haki was used however – the seemly spent Akira having to utilize a full body coating has left Akira somewhat winded and thus have to be more selective in his use of Haki to ensure maximum use.
"The skies are mine to command, bend to my will!" Zeus exclaimed! Thunda's abilities being utilized in full swing, this confrontation, yes, this sole confrontation with Akira had moved from a smiting to a tense battle. Akira was too much for Zeus, he knew that very well from the way the swordsman showcased his superior movement as well as control. "He ensnared me like no other--" He briefly thought, he noticed that his bolts of lightning, the tethers that had granted him complete control of the sky, they were being severred. Akira had done it again, air slashes thrusted a speeds he can just barely track. The slicing of air currents and slight distortions made in the open sky, indicating to his sense that a vacuum had been temporarily made, it told him everything he needed to know.
"He's in pursuit?!" He exclaimed in thought! He turned himself midair, falling debris all around him. He steeled his focus, his innate instincts granted by observation haki being employed to aid him in tracking Akira.
While Akira isn’t as fast as he used to be, his speed however is not one to be scoffed yet – his training in martial arts allowed him to parkour with greater efficiency in regards to catching up to Zeus. And if the young man has succeeded in slowing down Zeus, and caught up to close range once more, Akira would strike hard at Zeus once more, this time Akira would presumably still in the air of the falling footholds to attack Zeus from various angles much like an omnislash of about 5 times, prioritizing to disarm Zeus of Thunda by either knocking off the weapon or literally dis-arming Zeus, on the final strike however, Akira would appear above Zeus and perform a vertical downward slash this time coated with Haki, aimed to cast Zeus further down to earth.
Here he had come, his adversary of today. Zeus was fearful, he pulled in Thunda and took a defensive stance whilst falling. He watched in awe and shock as Akira effortlessly utilized the falling debris as footholds-- Zeus twirled Thunda and charged his weapon with lightning. His body had began to feel the trickles of fatigue from his ultimat thrust and his self-destructive explosive strike that had put him in a complete free-fall. Akira came, with observation haki he could track Akira but his speed was not enough to match his adversary. Akira struck first, from an obscure angle-- Zeus thrusted to contest the young man!
Pride Thrust!
Zeus Thrusts an Eletronically Charged Thunda with full power, breaking the soundbarrier with minimal effort!
DPR S: 100 Strength, 100 Speed, 100 Thunda Mastery
It was niche, the angle was difficult to attack, especially without a foothold of his own to work from; it was incredible that he'd mustered the strength to strike at all with just his upper body. The weapons met, a powerful song emmnanting from the sheer powers the two possesed! Zeus was confident just by the sound of the collision, shockwaves rippled through the air, his momentum thrusted him forwards just a little-- but what about the rebound?!
"He's coming again?!" Zeus exclaimed in thought, his observation Haki described Akira's intent like a manuscript to an aspiring scribe. Did he have the strength to contest with his new adversary?
Akira came again, Zeus aimed to retract his arm but he was too slow. His weapon hardened in Haki only reached it's mechanical stop just moments before Akira came to deliver his next strike--
CLANG! Thunda was struck, Zeus wasn't ready, he wasn't fast enough.
Akira's second slash, slapped Thunda out of his grasp. Knocking him off his balance, he stretched and flared his limbs as the sudden impact sends him into disarray.
"NO!?" He exclaimed, in thought. His observation haki still rung, communicating to him his imminent demise.
"THIS CANNOT BE!?" His thoughts firing like hyper-speed bullets whilst Akira moved with elegant swiftness mid-air. Thunda was out of his grasp and he was left to fend for himself due to his own pride and simple strategy.
He hardened his entire body and tensed his muscles the best he could. His pride not allowing him to wimper or falter, his adrenaline rushing and encouraging him to survive.
"I can do this--", alas the third slash had come--
SHING-SQUELCH!!! Zeus had lost his left arm, then the fourth slash came and his haki was bested once more, he lost his other arm.
"I-- No--".
Akira came, his last foothold as he came to deal the final blow. Time had slowed for the Olympian, his life flashing before his eyes, his sanity temporarily returning to him as the curse too recognizes the demise of it's prime and greatest "god". Zeus recalled his wife, his son, his glory, his people, his conquests, his treasures. He witnessed it all as Akira's blade came and struck him down to the earth. Akira's skill and mastery, although his blade was primed to kill, he spared Zeus the sweet release of death and thus only provided him a scare of death but the impact was nothing to scoff at. He was cast down, like the Satan was banished from heaven, like a lightning bolt Zeus once pelted he was sent down to Olympus in the crater with the Hydra. The ground shattered releasing debris into the sky, his haki crumbled against Akira's offense, the ground quaked and split as though the tectonic plates were shifting. Earth was sent flying, the Hydra was spooked and here came the falling bits and pieces of Mount Olympus from the Divinity--
Akira's DPR: 120: 5. Town Level + S: +4 = 9. Small Country Level (Final hit +3 CoA: 12. Large Continent Level)
Zeus Pride Thrust DPR: 101-119: 4. City Block Level + S(4) + Hardening (2) =10. Large Country Level
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Zeus vs 1st Slash: Attack is 1 DPR higher: Overwhelms the weaker attack but loses 5 DPR (But Zeus doesn't escape since he doesn't have anywhere to go)
Zeus vs 2nd Slash disarms him: 9. Small Country Level vs 101-119: 4. City Block Level = DPR 2 or more higher than dura: super effective
Zeus vs 3rd & 4th slash disARMS him: DPR 2 or more higher than dura: super effective
Final Hit deafeats him: DPR 2 or more higher than dura: super effective
Although he wasn't dead, yet, he was defeated.
