“Pyxis, Virtue Of Courage. I remember you all too well, you vanquished many of my people during The Celestial Invasion. I’ve been meaning to pay you back for that, for years now.” Beelzebub stood in the sky and looked down at Pyxis.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ht3HA8I3x
“Shall we begin?” Beelzebub asked as his robe burnt away showing a wing protruding from his back, however his wing didn’t appear as others had. His wing was made of a metallic substance almost like it was a construct… though the nature of his wings wasn’t the attention grabber of the moment. The moment his words were done Pyxis was on him in an instant floating above him his fist reared back in his eyes a cold expression of pure hate. Swinging down Beelzebub would dodge out of the way floating back with a smile on his face, reaching out he’d shoot a red ray at Pyxis who leaned his head back and let the red ray of energy blast past him.
“Swift as ever, glad you learned from before not to treat life like some manner of a game.” No words were exchanged on Pyxis’s end, he was one more on the attack. Swinging at Beelzebub and missing however this time he wasn’t feeling out the opposition but intending to crush him, another punch was launched from below upper cutting Beelzebub with a loud crack sound, Beelzebub looked to the sky seeing Pyxis swiftly appear above him and punch him downwards launching him towards the ground below.
PHOOM.
Beelzebub stopped himself and gently placed his feet upon the ground and wiped his lip with a smirk.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39XSSjEq3F
“You smudged my lipstick, fair praise.”
“Wait, you wear lipstick?”
“What? Did you think my lips were just made of gloss?”
“I thought it was some measure of like demon energy effect?”
“Leave it to your feeble mind to think-”
KRACK!!
Pyxis came down uppercutting him again and then launching a left hook glowing with a white aura connecting with Beelzebub’s palm. He’d clench down and hold Pyxis’s hand in place.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1oncgNedV
“As much as I’d enjoy ripping the skin from your flesh and flaying you over a fire and feasting upon you, I’d rather our time be more productive. So do as your virtue says and control yourself.” Beelzebub holds him there.
“How about I do something better?” Pyxis threw another punch which ended up caught by Beelzebub and thus he began.
“As much as I hate your very being I am many things and one of them is opportunistic, I see how you react to your kin and comrades these days. How they grind at the very essence of what you embody, you are to bring courage yet all they do is leave you to watch as we relish in this chaos and eat away at those that pray to you. I slaughtered a nice band of your followers quite recently.” The two deities of their respective fields began to increase their auras, Pyxis’s radiance evening out with Beelzebub’s overwhelming malice caused a dampening effect to the lands around them. Behind Pyxis and beside him the lands were being replenished and revived despite the damages made by the demons and on Beelzebub’s side the lands died the treed withered away, the grass blackened and turned to ash and the soil became uninhabitable for all forms of life.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ82E9UOssa
“So what say you work alongside us? Your talents combined with mine, we could rid this world of all life and remake it in an image proper. Take action in the heavens as new gods.”
“And you want to use those unholy portals to bring it about.”
“It’s not like there’s anything you can do to stop them, it's already in motion.”
“Let’s bet on that shall we.” Opening his hand Pyxis grabbed Beelzebub and went in for another hit which, on reaction, Beelzebub put his free hand up to block. However, in an instant he was punched from the opposite end, launching him away, digging his feet into the ground. Beelzebub stopped himself, chuckling and smiling. He’d step forward and
“Ghk…” His hand shook, his blood began to boil and his eyes widened causing his pupils to shrink down. Looking down Beelzebub would look at his hand before spitting on it and what he figured it to be was indeed what it was, he was bleeding. However it wasn’t the kind of bleeding that could’ve come from such a strike landed upon his face. Looking at the air he’d see what could only be described as purity given form. White streaks of light that phased away.
“Confused aren’t you? I won’t act as if everything you’d said wasn’t true but I won’t make it out like it all was either, I’ve been sitting for a long while. Gathering dust as the world was being turned inside out… But I know everything has its purpose. I am the virtue of courage and I had enough of it to believe when I was called to action I wouldn’t be too late. Which is why I trained and developed something special for you Beelzebub, let’s call it Sacred Fist.” The Sacred Fist, an ability accessible by a pure streak of equality in one's being. One must find their state of absolution to access such a strike. In this battle, despite his rage and hatred towards Beelzebub. Pyxis found his center in a perfect moment to allow himself an opening.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiw7gj0Ugk
“Want to know why you’re so confused? When The Sacred Fist is activated it completely removes the user from perception, I did punch you but since I had it locked in you didn’t notice that extra hit. Don’t believe me? How about I prove it?” Pyxis smirked before opening his hand and Beelzebub saw golden chains dangle from them, looking down he’d see a dent in his chest showing a fist imprint and his golden chains were gone. He… Lord Of The Flies… Beelzebub. Injured by scum? Not only that he- HE!
“Hnnnnhhh.”
“Huh?” Pyxis looked at Beelzebub and his smile faded immediately, glaring down Beelzebub who began to arch forward his arms dangling as he looked down at his blood which was pooling on the floor, suddenly metallic feathers began to tear from his back raising far into the sky causing it to break out into various spikes that hovered in the sky.
“You Dare Taunt Me Lesser Demigod?! Mocking Me With Such Power You Are Undeserving Of?! I’ll Kill You!!” Beelzebub shouted before roaring out in rage, his wings began to crackle and shine before he rushed at Pyxis. Pyxis jumped back and blocked a slash kicking away from Beelzebub, crackling sounds emitting before he dove to the left evading three beams of light shooting through his fur cape. Looking at the beams he’d try to find the next ones before suddenly a flash of red hit him dead in the face and a loud explosion occurred ringing throughout the lands.151Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9K4BB9b2ov
