Rise Of The Wrought Iron King

Chapter 100: I am... Alcides

Note: sorry for the very long update, but this chapter, hsd truly taken a toll on me. As I spent quite the long timr just to write this damn thing, to only forgot to save it, wasting all my effort. Which lead to me, having a week of break, before I return back to write this again.

With a total of 11.000 words, the previous chapter that I forgot to save was 15.000 in total, and that have the important part of this chapter. But, I give up, since I forgot how the battle was suppose to be. So I improvise, even though it's not like my previous chapter, I still implament the most important part of this chapter.

Not only that, but I finally reach 100 chapter for this story! Horay for me, I guess...

So enjoy it.
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"The hound... of Cerberus... Not bad, but you will need more then a simple hound, to slay me!" Alcides declared.

Without any more hesitation, all the Divine Beasts, that Alcides had summoned, quickly charge themselves toward Heracules. There were strong, much stronger then the one that Heracules had fought before. But, the Glory of the Gods, would noy yield at the face of such challange, especially from himself.

As the Mares of Diomedes, which was a ruthless and bloodthirsty pack of mares, as their skin was coated in thick layer of metal, and eyes that flare red in bloodlust. Behind them, was the Cretan Bull, that he had previously defeated, yet now, the bull was even more bigger and possessed a far more thicker body than before.

Keeping his mind in a clear state, Heracules let out a sigh, as he then release all the tense muscle in his body, letting his body fall for a moment. Letting the Mares of Diomedes, that was in a bloodlusted state to get into his zone. Once they arrived, Heracules smash his foot to the ground, shattering the ground beneath him, thus disorianted the footworks of the Mares.

With this, Heracules then quickly swung the stone sword upward, bashing and destroying the first mare head with ease. But, the challange did not stop there yet, as the Stymphalian Birds, was engaging him from above. There were a total of 5 birds in total, with one left being use by Alcides. One of the birds, soon charge itself toward Heracules, once the bird got closer to him.

Heracules let go of his stone sword for a moment, as he then strike a powerful punch straight to the bird iron beak. With a single punch, Heracules send that bird away from him, being boosted by Cerberus, and the memories of his other self. Heracules, now possessed a much more needed advantage agaisnt his other self.

Seeing that he had free his hand from his weapon, one of the mare then charge forward without any hesitation, as it then, manage to pass through Heracules guard. As the Mares of Diomedes, then bite the dense arm of Heracules, the teeths of the bloodlust mares were not long nor are they sharp. As it teeths were more to a crushing position, which manage to peneteate through the thick skin of Heracules.

Heracules gruntted for a moment, before the teeth of the mares began to shake violently, as the former gnawing teeth, had now transform into a small chainsaw. That cut through the dense muscle of the Gods, a powerful surge of pain transfer through Heracules brain. As he then, tried to counter the mare back, but the last mares prevent him from doing so.

As it gnaw down through his other arms, now with both his arms disengage, Heracules was left defenseless, which give the Cretan Bull a chance to charge. Letting out a thick steam out of it nose, the Cretan Bull, then charge itself toward Heracules. Seeing the bull coming, Heracules then use his head to escape from the mares.

By using his head, he headbutt straight to the head of the mares, which crack the thick iron skin, but not the skull. The first attempt was left with a useless fruit, as the mares, still cling into his arms. With the bull clossing in, Heracules then focus his strenght into his forehead, and deliver the powerful headbutt.