Chapter 8: Chapter 8, Death Riding
" ^ " is talking
' ^ ' is inner thoughts
* is sounds
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They went into the fitness room and Kronos had on a t-shirt and shorts while Aaliyah had on a black yoga Nike short and a black top
He picked up a seventy pound dumbbell and with both hands started bicep curls
Unsurprisingly Aaliyah stood to the side watching him quietly
Doing one hundred of the bicep curls and switching to wrist and arm exercises in ten minutes put them back
Inhaling a few breaths going to the clean mat, he took off his shoes and lay down
Quickly Aaliyah saw him immediately doing push-ups and he did a set of two hundred then fifty exploding and fifty staggered
He went to a punching bag nearby and he did a fury of punches
Workout music rang in the room and it made him energetic
An hour later went by..
"Alright, I'm going to bed, see you" He got his phone, orange juice, and went to bed
His bedroom suite in the second floor had a pleasant view of the whole estate much to his liking
Without giving much thought, he thought that Aaliyah must have been exhausted or something to not say anything
He brushed his teeth also took a bath and tucked himself to bed
In the gym room she stood standing at the spot where she stood an hour ago
No movement came from her body only her torso slightly twitched
Aaliyah made a frown and stood there for a couple more hours
After a few hours her figure changed, she went from six feet to seven foot tall and her hair was stark black
Her face contorted to an even more bueatiful face that not even Jade skin could match
Walking out of the gym there was this cold oppressive pressure around her
It being so late almost morning Kronos in his bed slept in deep sleep
The footsteps of hers made no sound as they went to the staircase
She opened the bedroom door to Kronos sleeping soundly, no snores
In her hand a long golden spear materialized out of thin air
It had a white golden aura to it and glowed in the dark
"You cannot exist...the enigma of your name..your life has to end..Posiden told me something would happen....." Aaliyah right beside his bed held the golden spear tight and did a stab at his head
*FWOOOM*
The spear got deflected seconds before it hit his head and crashed outside
Kronos extended his hand and opening his eyes sat up very fast
Aaliyah backed up quick and disappeared abruptly
"Decieving woman, my naivety is still lingering, or should I say the wisdomer Athena..." He only had his boxers on as he went to the smashed window
Seeing the spear gone and the Goddess nowhere to be seen a sigh escaped from him
Turning his back he barely had any time to react when the same spear got lodged into his chest area
Athena clad in a armoured dress materialized in front of him and burried the spear deeper
She pushed him to a wall taking out four knives sticking them in his eye sockets in quick succesion
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....." Coughing out copious amounts of blood and screaming his lungs out, pain rushed at him like a thousand tsunami waves of lava
Kronos didn't have the neccesary will power to endure and do anything
THE PAIN JARD HIS THOUGHTS!
He could not feel the sword respond to him and his will power all but left him for the force
Kicking him in the groin Athena seemed to realize something and a vial glowing black appeared in her hand
"This should do it" Kronos couldn't see anything and was still in pain as she poured the black substance on him
Unbearable pain scratched the surface of his skin and slowly his mind started to drift
"You thought you were invincible but your not, learn it from this. I had a very easy time manipulating you.." Athena had this weird smile at this point and sliced his throat open
Pain is all what clouded his mind and then it happened.
Blood cells to skin tissue and flesh regenerated at a small but visible rate
His throat healed itself then his chest, the eye sockets that had blood spilling out of them didn't
Kronos felt his mind returning only that he could not see, a realization set in him that not seeing didn't mean he couldn't do anything
He heard Athena standing there and backing up?
"No..you are a mortal! Impossible!" Hearing the uncertainty and shock in her voice, he stood straight up
Taking out the knives stuck in his eyes, there was a sudden pop and squeeze
The two eyes of his rolled on the ground with a plop
Pain of the highest caliber assaulted him when this happened but he held on
Focusing intently a found powerful sense entered him and he held up his hand
Athena slammed into the hand of his in a few seconds
"Hesitate no more."
[Error! Err..]
[System shutting down..]
Stopping his actions when he saw this a look of astonishment was on his face
'No way. No, no, no, calm down...'
Squeezing her throat without any second thought, he searched zangetsu and gripped the hilt of the blade
He was quite annoyed at Athena and even with his eyes missing bore right into her eyes
She was struggling and squirming as he had his head right in front of her
Energy seeped into him the more he kept his head trained on her
Kronos could feel her trying to get away or use some type of magic, he wouldn't let her.
"Stare into my soulless eyes! Reap what you sow." He grabbed her head and let her stare into him, unknowingly his eyes somehow left and reappear mysteriously
Her energy and magic seeped into him and he felt it indeed, until he had enough
"This will keep you down for a while" Pushing her away, zangetsu eviscerated her to tiny pieces
After he put the pieces of the goddess in the ground, he put on a huge black robe on himself left with a satisfied smile
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{ABC News}
"This just came in we have reporting of a fire, Dave can you fill us in?" The camera zoomed in to a middle aged man in a coat talking in the mic, a fire billowed in the background
"Yes, I am here at the fire that is currently burning a mansion by the looks of it, firefighters and police officers are recommending people to stay away...the police say two bodies of grown men in gear appear to be burnt as well. There is an ongoing investigation as we speak..."
Suddenly in the corner a lighting bolt hit the grass out of nowhere shocking the man
It came back to the news channel
"There we have it folks this is a fire at main Street and 6th, we have more feed coming in live.."
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[San Francisco, California
1 month later]
Reaching the top of the mountain Kronos let out a small sigh and gazed at the very visible being that stood 20 feet tall holding up a sky