Bloodlines of the Ancient Pantheons

"You tried to hit me with your stupid toys, 813666. The Xis council members just told me that if you still tried to hit me, I'd be allowed to exterminate you instantly. Come closer and let me extract a sample of dark matter from you. Don't make this process so difficult" the Frostsinner continued, extending a hand towards the young Master as if to prove that he had no intention of hurting him.

Dag moved his foot slightly forward, but then stopped, looking at his enemy straight into his purple eyes, which in contrast to the white skin of his face, gave him that terrifying look.

More tears of nervousness came down from his eyes, dissolving the blood clotted on his cheeks, and Dag, wielding only Magni's hammer, returned to the combat position.

"Mh... I see. I figured it wouldn't be easy to make contact with an individual like you, 813666, but I thought you'd be a little more cooperative. What are you going to do? Your powers are still in their embryonic state, there's nothing you can do against me. You wouldn't be able to defeat me even if you tried a million times, human" the Xis replied, looking at Dag with grainy eyes and an expression of defiance, having almost lost patience.

Dag for a moment looked away from his enemy, turning to his comrades near the castle entrance and carefully focusing on Reidar's face.

Something inside him suggested that it was his friend who distracted the Frostsinner, it was only thanks to Reidar if he had had time to get up from the rubble and start fighting again.

Alongside the archer, Kranus and Bloodfang were at the forefront, with their fists clenched and their expressions concentrated as if they were fighting alongside him, trying to share their strength with him.

"You won't have a shred of my power, Xis. I'm not just a human being, and I'm not going to obey you head-down. If you came to Skjold in person, there must be a reason. You didn't think someone weaker than you would be able to beat me easily, so you chose to do it yourself. But you know what? I don't care. You can be as strong as you want, but... whether I kill you or you kill me, it makes no difference. You will lose anyway. With death, my dark power will end up instantly consumed and you will be forced to return to earth empty-handed" Dag smiled, with his gaze pointed down and his fists clenched, beginning to believe in his abilities superior to those of normal human beings.

The Xis did not immediately respond, Dag's phrase somehow managed to put him in trouble.

"All right, 813666. You made your choice" he exclaimed after a few seconds of silence.

As soon as he uttered that sentence, the Frostsinner raised his hand to Dag and in the center of its palm, a small dark sphere appeared, which in a few moments grew in size.

The sphere grew again and again until it became a huge black mass sprinkled with purple filaments as if it contained the Universe itself.

The mass of that mysterious object reached about ten meters in diameter and the more it grew, the more it released energy.

Dag's feet, unintentionally, crawled slightly forward, until he placed them one in front of each other to prevent him from being drawn to the Xis.

The men outside the castle gate, despite their distance, perceived that strong drawing power and were forced to stand on the wall so as not to be dragged into the center of the square.

Within seconds, the Xis had managed to create a small black hole, the most menacing manifestation of natural power in the Universe.

When the sphere reached its maximum size, the alien raised his arm, moving it over the palm of his hand and placing it over his head, as if ready to throw it. 

The wind around it continued to rotate more and more swirling and the sphere continued to swallow small objects that came from the ground and air, such as pieces of rock, dust, leaves.

"We are Xis and we have been given the task of enforcing the laws that balance the Universe. We don't have a body, we don't have weaknesses. We're pure energy. You, 813666, from the moment of your birth, are trying to destroy the balance that since the dawn of time has reigned supreme over everything, generating a growing spiral of chaos. Therefore, under the unanimous decision of us members of the Supreme Court of the Xis, you do not deserve to continue your path of redemption, let alone to live. You will be annihilated here and now, this is your destiny" the Xis exclaimed as if he was playing a script.

...

At that moment, the loud noise generated by objects being absorbed by the dark sphere grew considerably and woke Freydis, who gradually regained her senses and stood up with Reidar's help, ready to rescue her.

When the Shieldmaiden noticed that all the soldiers, generals, and commanders of the two Clans were motionless and silent, looking directly in one direction, she did the same, looking towards the center of the square.

In her eyes appeared the reflection of the gigantic black sphere that rested on the palm of the white hand of the Xis, ready to inflict on Dag the final blow: Freydis' blood froze and her heartbeat slowed down for a few moments as if the emotion she was feeling was so strong that blocked her five senses.

She and Reidar, who were the two people closest to the one who had become an enemy of the Xis, were there, standing at the door of a palace, ready to witness the inevitable, without even the strength to cry, knowing that they could no longer do anything to help those who had brought light into their lives, that brave boy who always had a reason to smile and continue to fight, without ever giving up, despite fears.