Before The Fall (origins)

Desperation

"Hi."

The punch met a well manicured hand, dispersing all the force that was packed into that small fist.

"Too slow."

"That was the point."

A blur of white and Shiet was hit by a tree trunk the size of a truck. The blur accelerated further and barreled into the stunned woman, stunning her to the point where she couldn't move.

Magrathea landed on all fours and launched another salvo of energy bolts. Two hit, one curving towards the right ever so slightly and heading into the village.

"Missed one."

Another well manicured hand swept out and the patch of ground under Magathea was now gone, replaced with mud. Gravity decided to be an ass and pushed him into the awaiting pit of goo.

Asura however, was throwing every bit of rock he could find at the enraged goddess, letting loose bursts of energy at certain intervals.

Shiet retaliated with more bolts of energy, and it became a huge game of who could shoot more at once than the other. And of course the goddess won, showering the Asura with wave afterwards wave if light. Even the bolts of light released by Magrathea weren't enough against her, shattering on her skin like ice.

Asura went in closer and tried for close quarters, swinging for a solid uppercut. A hand stopped him, and like Magrathea's punch, all the force melted away into the atmosphere, distributed into the surroundings.

Magrathea was still stuck in the quagmire, flailing around and wishing he could go and help Asura more substantially. All he could do was watch as the Asura swung desperately, calling two rods of solid light and using them as double swords. But no matter how fast he swung, every attack was dissipated into the atmosphere. Zero force was sent into Shiet's body. Everything connected but nothing did anything.

Desperation.

More and more the battle turned into a downhill struggle for survival as Shiet continued to pummel the Asura with crimson bolts.

Survival.

As a porcelain hand raised itself to call down another morse round hail, something black raced into Magrathea's vision. And his vision went red.