A Dishonored Demigod

And a Time to Fight

A pillar of darkness explodes into the air as Saber swings down and the holy light races towards Joker. When it reaches him it's stopped dead and seemingly screams as veins of darkness infect it and forces it to shrink into an orb the size of a baseball. It hovers in the air for a moment before a ancient roar can be heard and the windows of the building around him shatter and the orb becomes a beam that Saber barely dodges before it cuts through what's left of the bridge. A miniature cyclone swirls around Joker as evil red eyes glare out at his opponents.
From his shadow the monstrous blade slowly rises into his grasp and he swings it to the side. The land next to him is heaved upwards and thrown away like dust in the wind,"RAAAHHHH!"
The darkness and water collapses inwards and presses against Joker's skin to form a set of armor that writhes and thrashes about before a ripping sound announces the six silver wings that spring from Joker's back. Steam explodes from Joker's mouth and to Saber's horror two more sets of eyes open up above and below the originals.
He screams once more and lunges forward while bearing down on Saber with the massive club of a blade. She quickly raises Excalibur in its active form and the two clash with a sound resembling thunder. They hold the position for a moment before Joker throws her sword away and quickly slashes at her side. Flesh crumples inwards and bones shatter before she's thrown across the surface of the water. He takes a step forward before screaming once more as a massive gash opens above his left pectoral and heals in the same moment.
He takes one more step before vanishing from sight and appears right in front of Saber just as she gets to her feet. His fist is already speeding forward even as she raises Excalibur to guard and the two opposing forces clash once more,"DIE!"
The voice that echoes from inside the helmet sounds like the voices of a hundred tortured souls as Saber is sent flying through the air and crashes through one of the docks lining the shore. Joker growls like a feral animal before vanishing from sight and reappears a few yards away from the immeasurable weapons that sink into the water,"You dare ignore me mongrel?!"
Six red eyes look upwards to see Gilgamesh seated on the vianma,"GRRRRROOOOOH!"
Golden portals fill the air behind Gilgamesh as a wall of steel descends like a summer's rain. Joker howls as he charges forward and leaps into the air and his silver wings carry him even higher,"WOOOAAAH!"
With a single swing of his sword the first wave of noble phantasms were reduced to shards. With the returning swing a wave of blood red fire scorched the air and vaporized many more weapons. By the time he was coming around for a third time his sword was glowing and the blade stretches, curving around to attack Gilgamesh directly. The golden king barely manages to move out of the way as the blade pierces through the back of his throne and punches through the vianma as if the gold is wet clay.
As Gilgamesh falls he sees a flash of silver before Joker slams into him and manages to grab him. They tumble through the air and Joker screams once more before grasping the edges of the golden armor and throws Gilgamesh towards the water. The impact causes waves five feet high to reach the shore before Joker swings his sword horizontally,"O THEOTIS TOU THEOU!"
A sweeping wave of red falls like a guillotine that slams down on Gilgamesh as he emerges from under the water and cleaves his right arm off. He howls and grabs the stump as the wound smolders from the energy projected by the attack,"You wretched beast! You dare wound me?!"
Once more golden ripples fill the area all around them,"Die!"
Joker stands still as wave after wave of steel is fired at him, letting the weapons shred through his body until he's missing his legs, his left arm, and most of his torso,"Hah! That's much better!"
A growl alerts him as Joker climbs to his feet on legs made of shadows that violently swirl around him before dispelling to show him unharmed,"RRRRROOOOOOHHHH!"
His right arm explodes and reforms in a second, the sword hanging in the air for only a moment before he rushes his opponent once more.
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I groan and sit up while pressing a hand to my head,"Hades, that hurts."
A quick glance shows I'm in my mindscape, not a trace of the red water to be found,"I know you're there. Come out Anzu."
"You have nerve thinking you can command me, child"
I swing around and face the concealed figure,"What, no water this time? No soul-wracking pain?"
He holds his hand out and the massive blade/club fades into existence,"No water, just pain. Now then Perseus Estacado, summon your weapon or else I will cut you down here and now."
I flick my hand out expecting either Excalibur, Dyrnwyn, my guns, or even Breithiúnas to fly out of my shadow. After a few seconds I feel nothing and look down to see my shadow is just that, a normal shadow lacking any connection to the Darkness,"The hell?"
"Ah!" Anzu exclaims,"In here your powers will not work."
"How?!" I snap,"Thrafsma and Empathy are parts of my soul! The Darkness planted a sliver of its being in my soul as well! And Lord Outsider claimed my soul as his! Why can't I use my power?!"
"Ah yes, that. You see Perseus, neither of your partners are actually a part of your soul regardless of what they say. Thrafsma was forced onto you by Gaia in the hopes he would overwhelm you. Empathy was given to you by Ladon to monitor you and make sure you wouldn't rampage. In both cases the fragment is piggybacking on your soul while allowing you to become dependent on theirs. The Darkness' sliver that rests within you does not in fact interact with your soul, but your physical body and mind. And as for The Outsider... his power doesn't stem from your soul. He never claimed that his mark interacts with your soul, merely that you will be able to wield his magic. Think of yourself as a tree; as you grow your roots digs deeper into the foundation in search of energy."
"Why should I believe anything you say? For all I know you're giving me a load of bs."
Anzu chuckles,"My dear friend, if you can't trust your own self," and he suddenly appears alongside me with his weapon swinging towards my face,"then who can you trust?"
I bend backwards and the sword barely passes over me while my hand channels my earthquake powers and slam it down. The rock under us cracks and heaves upwards, forcing Anzu away while I try to call on my power,"Tch!"
A faint outline is all I come up with to block the next blow, only for it to shatter on contact,"Pathetic."
I jump back and try to summon my sword again,"Damn it!"
I get the outline once more and hurl it at Anzu, momentarily distracting him as I try once more,"Come on!"
My veins turn black and press against my skin, allowing me to redirect Anzu's blow to the side with my hands,"You think such a shallow understanding can save you?!"
Suddenly I feel a weight press down on me and I slow down enough for Anzu to smash the edge of his weapon against my chest,"Gah!"
I go flying across the rock and eventually skipping over the floor. I roll to the side and narrowly avoid the blade as it pulverizes the ground,"Gotcha!"
My fist slams into Anzu's chest,"Chew on this!"
The follow through makes Anzu loose his grip and forcefully moves him back a few steps, just long enough for me to grab his blade and heave it out of the rock,"Come on!"
He chuckles even as another blade forms in his hand,"Interesting. If you cannot use my power naturally, then you'll just take it?"
I snort,"Shut up. It's mine since you are me."
We clash once more and I manage to hold out for a few seconds before Anzu uses his superior strength to push me back,"Perhaps you are worthy."
I roar and break away before going all out with my speed. Anzu lazily blocks each swipe and I can feel the smug grin I'm sure he's wearing,"Or maybe you aren't. Perhaps I'd be doing a favor by killing yo-"
He cut off when he blocks my last swing and I nail him in the face with a quake infused punch, and nearly shatter all the bones in my arm in the process. Before he can recover I lunge forward, going for the killing blow,"Why don't you shut up?!"
His arm comes up but the blade in my hand glows red and cleaves through it, and cuts through his body from shoulder to hip. The only sound comes from the deep breaths I emit and the blood covering my sword dripping onto the ground. Anzu breaks his silence with a deep chuckle,"It appears my hopes weren't totally misplaced. You are worthy....somewhat."
I keep taking deep breaths to recover from my assault,"F***," and gasp,"you."
Anzu's lower half disperses as ashes,"You've passed two of my tests. You've earned the right to access more of my power."
I glare at him,"Not all? How many more times are you gonna pull me in here?!"
He chuckles,"Once more. Pass my final test and I will allow you to use all my power."
By now most of his torso is gone and I ask the question that had plagued me ever since unlocking this power,"This power hurts me when I use it. Why?"
Anzu shrugs,"You use it while the two intruders dwell in you. Naturally your power tries to eject them with every use, causing them to latch onto your soul all the more."
I nod,"Fine. I'll make sure they're outside me whenever I use my power."
Anzu's head is the only thing that remains now,"Listen now for you approach your full power, my final name. But for now you may call me Ángelos tis katastrofís."
I grin,"Angel of Disaster huh? Fitting."
Anzu's red eyes glare up at me even as he fully vanishes and I exit my mind.
****
Weapons litter the ground as Joker suddenly stops his assault on Gilgamesh and jumps back even as his armor is stripped away and his wings crumble to dust. He takes a look around as his four extra eyes close and the skin heals while the sword in his hands fades away,"Geez. I really did a number on this place didn't I?"
He glances over at Gilgamesh and notices his golden armor is covered in dents and scratches,"You okay there Gilgamesh?"
He gets a low growl and a furious glare in return and he grins sheepishly,"Ah, sorry if I got carried away. Anzu likes to run wild whenever I activate him. However I've had my fill for tonight and my little master needs to be attended to, but first," and several bullets fly out of his back before being crushed into nothingness,"I have a score to settle."
He calmly walks towards the shoreline, where Irisviel is standing, and his left arm withers away to the bone,"Emiya Kiritsugu, you tried to kill my master. For that you will not be forgiven. If she hadn't summoned me your bullets would've taken away her magecraft and left her physically crippled."
By now Irisviel realizes his intention and turns to flee,"Kido number one: Sai"
Her arms lock behind her back and she falls to the ground as he looms over her,"However since you aren't within a convenient range, she will suffice."
She screams as his skeletal hand ruthlessly thrusts through her stomach and closes around a part of her soul,"Hear me now, spirits of times long past. My name is Perseus, betrayed demigod of Olympus. Bane of Kronos and Gaia. Fate-breaker. Chosen one of Lord Outsider. Host of humanity's evil made manifest. Lord of Monsters, and Bane of Olympus."
He rips the lesser grail from the woman's body and releases her to curl up and sob from the pain surging through her. Without even sparing her a glance he turns and appears next to his master, lifting her up with both arms,"Kariya-san, grab ahold. I will take us to a place where my little master can be healed."
When he grabs onto my shirt I turn and give one last glare at Saber as she returns the gesture and give her a cruel fang-filled smirk before dropping into my shadow.
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Ángelos tis katastrofís- Angel of Disaster
O THEOTIS TOU THEOU- GOD SLAYER