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Chapter 88: Thor Joins the Fray
The ring was forged of a silvery iving it an aluration The surface was inlaid in a leopard print pattern of crushed diamond and sapphire The very center was inset with a vibrant triangular green gee force living in his eyes He flourished with his left hand, calling forth a blue bolt of lightning which lit the sky
The air between thereat hands reached out froedvoice ripped through the area with the mecha’s arrival
It wasn’t solely by virtue of Zeus’ Discipline that he was able to dominate the mercenary world It was likely more due to his status as a God-Ranked pilot
By Michael’s estimation, even his Adventus would be no ht and speed of Zeus’ powers Thus had he chosen to drop the transforel of War In this way he could e However, this didn’t el of War was covered fros were ees rose and fell as the twenty-one meter monstrosity hovered in the air In all, it looked like a an ancient, angelic knight dressed for coh it was carved froth and breadth shimht meters across, and stood tall and slender like a bolt of blue lightning It’s shoulders where adorned with tri-layered are and tapered upward in to a point, the middle layer was smooth and slid beneath, and the final layer was ainst the mechanical arem-like appearance made it appear more a work of art than an instruht around it Where the arles al raced overhead, they flashed off of the mecha’s armor and added to it’s ominous appearance As it’s chest plate closed, and Lan Jue took up position in the cockpit, a dazzling azure corona of light issued forth fro fanaticism in their eyes “Thor… Thor,” they chanted, louder with each call
Thor, the great beast of thunder, under Zeus’ conificent mechas, two tremendous Adepts, stood suspended in the air in a stand-off The Angel of War reached slowly behind it’s back, producing a blazing sword of light gripped tightly in it’sa top-level mecha in combat, there was really only one avenue available to achieve victory in a situation as this Because these machines were practically ie combat was alendary in their close-quarters capabilities As a result alhters In the end, though it came down to the skill of the particular pilot
Zeus responded to the Angel of War’s actions with it’s oo giant hands stretched out, their pal, double-edged lance The weapon was shaped like a bolt of lightning, and gloith a gentle blue light
The Angel’s wings spread in a sle thrust sent theforward In no tih the air, leaving behind it a radiating trail of golden-red light It’s sinister arc looked set to behead the sapphire colossus
A eems, paired with the abilities of the pilot that controlled it resulted in the aggregate power of a single nificant role The result was that a suit’s combat prowess and the Discipline cultivation of the one who commanded it were inexorably connected
Thor swayed to the side, out of the blade’s path In the same motion it’s spear lashed out Contrary to expectations, however, the spear didn’t seek to block the golden sword’s path Instead it swept around and knocked it aside at the flat of the blade
Ting! Sparks flew at the weapons collided, the piercing ring a result of their clash
Gabriel, Raphael, Ke’er and Lin Guoguo scrambled back out of harm’s way Twoin a large area during the course of their battles – el of War struggled visibly froht e of the opening Electric power raced over it’s form, as it dropped it’s shoulder and rushed in for a body-slae To do so would have increased it’s unfavorable position Instead it swept out it’s ar froerous red light extended forward from it
A htly It was just enough to avoid the spike and it’s curious red light The collision that folloas tooth-rattling
Crash!
The Angel of War was launched back fro in the air like it had raed to land a strike The sword’s thrash had set the sky afire, and a shock wave of energy raced from between theel of War’s couter 1 was ies as arcing bolts snaked over it
“Oscillation!” The Messenger of Death hissed under his breath
“Michael’s in dire straights He’d oscillated in that last second to avoid Michael’s defensive strike Zeus really has that level of control…”
Thor’s robotic eyes shone It’s massive arm lifted and with a el of War It cut through the air, becoht behind it, catching up with the weapon just before thrusting it towards it’s eneolden mecha abruptly lifted it’s hand, in attempts to deflect the spear with it’s sword The teapons tore through the air at each other – the spear of lightning pointed directly at the Angel’s cockpit, and the sword of light racing to deflect
No man – not even one as powerful as Michael – could survive a direct blow froel of War’s ar sword still Just a moment too slow, a fraction of a second Thor’s spear found it’sht as the attack tore through the Angel’s chest
But, unexpectedly, a powerful aura of light surrounded the inetic attraction, which shot out to cover Thor It was locked in place Zeus had no ht’s elbow