The Fifth Continent
5 against sixty thousand.
4 of them towring about the flood of enemies. Gigantical in size. And yet the numbers seem insurmountable.
The fifth of them seeing his own end approaching.
and Then the towering snake, even larger than Thaneos himself. Silence for a moment. Then screams as the enemies charge at each other. The World Hammer crushes down and where it hits a thousand die and yet more and more are coming on, in mad fervor, in desperate panic, trying to take down the gods that would kill them. Az -Sho breaks at that moment through teh earth, latching onto Thaneos shoulder starting to squeeze. The giant tumbles. Meanwhile thousands of Smoulderborn charge onto the Colossi, their Jötnite Swords cutting in their golden flesh, but it is like ant bites to them. Swords crush down, cutting apart dozens at once. On the ground Udil faces the Emberguards, fighting like a madman, he cuts through them, fighting in wild panic.
Aurik himself meanwhile throws massive balls of glowing magma at one of the colossi melting its head and bringing it to fall crushing dozens of Ashborn beneath it. Thaneos bleeding from his shoulder somehow manages a weak swing at the massive Snake. But it is enough crushing into its essence a whole chunk of its flesh goes missing, causing Az-Sho to spew ashes into the air in pain.
Meanwhile hordes of Smoulderborn are scaling the bronze colossi under incredible losses, trampled, thrown off and hit with fists dozens die crushed beneath the massive giants. Udil finds himself bleeding from a dozen wounds, his mighty armour no able to hold back so many blades and the burning heat surrounding him. Another Bronze Colossus tumbles, then falls over crushing into a group of Emberguard in front of the Dwarf. Seizing the opportunity Udil climbs the dead Colossus fighting of Emberguards trying to reach him. Meanwhile Thaneos is doused in burning fires from Az-Sho, which in turn is hit by a mighty swing of the Hammer. The massive Snake crushes to the ground unconscious. Thaneos gathers himself to end the other God, when fireballs burn through his armour. Aurik like a blade of grass standing below the giant, a picture almost laughable as he faces the masive Giant. Turning around Thaneos gathers for a mighty swing and as the hammer crushes down the unbelievable happens. Flames meet it and for a moment the hammer is kept in the air, even pushed back a bit. However ever so slow they get weaker and slowly the hammer nears inevitably down on Aurik. A screech as Az-Sho throws itself again at the giant, with a crushed jaw magma spewing from it like blood it hits the Armor of the God Giant. A glow from it and the snake suddenly is covered in blinding light. Another screech and the Snake again crushes to the ground. Unmoving. Fireballs burn the face of Thaneos, reducing his few facial features to nothingness. The Hammer this time is swung in pure hatred hitting aurik and sending him flying , the Flameborn finally hits a giant and tumbles a few hudnred feet to the ground. He too unmoving. In that moment hundreds of Soultaken melt the last of the Colossi sending it too tumbling clutching at the melted mass that was its head. A lightning from Thaneos hammer annihilates most of them.
Below on theg round several dozen flameborn assemble around the Fallen Aurik, gathering their powers, their very spark of life and give it to Aurik. The Flameborn starts to float in the air, glowing in fiery inferno. Then the other flameborn start to cut their arms offering their Blood. Aurik starts to grow. A firestorm erupts from him engulfing the entire battlefield sending Thaneos flying and burning the body of Udil. as the storm recedes, Aurik Flameborn High Priest of Az-Sho has reached a size similiar to Thaneos. Almost as an afterthought its waving hand connects with the tumbling Colossus. Clouds of Gaseous Gold rise to the Heavens only to rain down in molten form.
"Foolish Giant! From the Pain and the Ashes of My God i arise. I am the Avatar of his Wrath, i will wreak vengeance upon you."
With that Aurik throws himself at the weakened Thaneos, melting fists connecting with the giants armour melting it in places. The World Hammer takes out a good chunk of the massive Avatar, forcing it back a few steps. Thaneos in his endless fury charges at Aurik, hit after hit forcing him back further and further and finally sending him too sprawling. The moment however the World Hammer connects with Auriks Head Az-Sho throws himself one last time at Thaneos sending him too sprawling on the fiery body below him. As all three crush together on a heap, Silence fills the Battlefield. Thaneos was dead. As was Az-Sho and Aurik. Udils burned body still stood. The Dwarf mad from the heat that had burned away his beard, had made his very skin blister and the armor on his body melt and finally graft itself to it. Incomprehensive the Dwarf stood on a heap of Emberguard around him thousands of Az-Shos followers staring as dumbstruck. Suddenly a flash blinded all on the battlefield.
The Explosion could be seen by the Mirrorborn. The Crowborn and the Dwarves Volondor rescued. An explosion which shockwave went around the planet, causing everything on the Fifth Continent to burn and carrying ashes and hot air to the rest of the planet. Trillions of tons of Ashes were spewn into the Atmosphere, darkening the Planet and obscuring the view from Orbit.
On the Fifth however not all was dead. Though it was a smouldering melted wasteland, the earht cracked open and releasing gouts of scalding air and lava, a few beings survived. Where Thaneos, Aurik and Az-sho had fallen several hundred giants of pure magma stood, confused dazzled and filled with both the memories of Az-Sho and Thaneos. Suddenly a Beam of light cut through the ashes and cast light onto a heap of corpses. On it Udil. Almost gently the Dwarf was lifted into the air and revived.
Udil Dragonslayer had ascended to godhood. His skin blistering red and hot, he would forever feel the constant pain of being burned alive. The God of Wrath was born.
Az-Sho the Fiery Snake has died!
Thaneos, Father of Giants has died!
Aurik Flameborn has died!
Udil has died and ascended
Udil ascends to the position of God of Wrath. He is in eternal pain.
the Smoulderborn are extinct.
the Ashborn are extinct.
the Soultaken are extinct.
the Flameborn are extinct.
the Fifth Continent is a Burning Wasteland.
the Eldtun (Firegiants) are created from the Death of Thaneos,Aurik and Az-Sho, there are several thousand of them scattered around the fifth Continent.
The Planet is covered in a Hot Ashstorm which lasts for days, afterwards the Sun is obscured and the Atmosphere is filled with a thick carpet of Ash.
the World Hammer and the Giant's Armor are among the corpses.
Fangslayer has been destroyed!
Udils Armor is destroyed!
Lifeslayer is too among the corpses.
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