Ahkron couldn’t help but laugh as everything fell perfectly into place. Not only had the Time and Space Gods arrived to save their life-bearing sister, but their Death God had appeared as well, which made everything so much easier. Death Gods that were protective of their siblings were few and far between, but the presence of this pathetic little specimen amused Ahkron greatly.
“LET YISINI GO!” the stupid little deity shouted as it fired beams of destructive energy towards Ahkron. To the bastard’s credit, its aim was pretty good as every shot had hit Ahkron. Some of them did actually sting a little. Clearly the Death God knew something was wrong because they were keeping their distance, looking for a weak spot. What it didn’t realise was that Ahkron was doing the same.
Something large smashed into Ahkron from behind him. The Space God… Goddess… Ahkron wasn’t sure what it was, but it was throwing meteors at him. Ahkron decided to retaliate in kind, uprooting the jungle terrain around him, crushing it into a superheated ball then blasting it in the feral space beast’s direction. In that single move, the Space God had been removed from the fight and sent hurtling across the universe.
The two remaining deities glanced at each other. Annoyingly, and not to plan, the Death God raced off after the Space God, leaving the Time God behind. Clearly, this was meant to be a distraction of sorts. While Ahkron watched the Death God fly by, the Time God unveiled their attack, firing a beam of frozen time energy at Ahkron.
Exactly as predicted.
With a flick of Ahkron’s wrist, a perfect, glistening energy shield appeared, blocking the energy beam and redirecting it back at the Time God. The Time God, not being as stupid as Ahkron assumed it was, did manage to leap out of the way in time, but it didn’t matter. Ahkron now had a sample of this pathetic dragon’s power and that was all he needed to recreate that energy, tweak it as desired, alter how it worked and fire it directly at the Time God.
In an instant, the Time God disappeared. In their place was a large, white container with golden edges. Time itself shuddered, then began to slow down.
Before Ahkron could claim the box, something leaped out behind him, tearing off one of his antlers. Clearly, the Death God had been going for his head and had just missed.
“BRING HIM BACK! BRING HIM BACK NOW!” the Death God growled and hissed as it began to claw at Ahkron’s body, tearing and scratching at his armour, desperately trying to find a weak spot so it could kill Ahkron completely.
“No can do, pathetic little decayling. It is all part of my plan to preserve this universe.”
“Preserve it? You’re killing it!”
The Death God leaped forward, its horrible, dirty claws ripping off Ahkron’s shoulder armour. Ahkron swiftly realised that he had been exposed, but he was just going to have to risk the Death God landing a critical hit, as he prepared for the Death God’s second attack.
Again, the monster leaped forward. But this time, Ahkron was prepared. As the Death God sailed closer, Ahkron twisted out of the way and deployed a long, sharp spear. In a single swift action, Ahkron forced the spear through the Death God’s chest and pinned them on the ground.
The Death God gurgled as corrosive blood poured from the wound, dripping down and mingling with the dirt. Ahkron’s spear shifted and changed shape, wrapping around its victim like a deranged straight jacket. Once the spear was satisfied, it began to pulsate, causing the Death God to briefly howl in agony before collapsing.
“W-w-what… have you d-done?” the hideous little monster growled. Much to Ahkron’s annoyance, this stupid decayling wasn’t giving up easy.
“I have made every being in this universe immortal, at your expense!” Ahkron smiled. “My beloved contraption has ensnared you, stealing your immortality and handing it to the grateful denizens of this univer-AGH!”
Something slimy slapped across Ahkron’s face. The Life Goddess had attacked him, spitting at him and attempting to hurt him with her tail. The serpentine being realised what she had done and tried to wriggle away, only for Ahkron to reach forward and grab her.
Just as the Voidborn did so though, he realised his error. In a puff of smoke, the Death God had managed to teleport away, taking Ahkron’s immortality device with him.
“Well, at least I have the more important ones…” Ahkron grunted as he dragged the Life God and his white and gold cube away.