T. R. F. A. P. A. T. H. W. T. G.

Chapter 21: Till the Last Man Falls

Dead yetis and shattered ice laid on the ground. Cabs, Archeus, and Ludo were in the Chamber of Frosty, a dome of ice that no mortal entered and left alive. They looked at the base of the titan, a seemingly indestructible boulder of snow.

Ludo: "How do we get up there, bossman?"

Frosty: "You don't."

An astral figure descended from above to face the three.

Cabs: "So you're him."

Frosty: "You speak wisely, bear. That giant snowman is simply an avatar, a vessel."

Ludo: "A shitty avatar."

Frosty: "Quiet, gay boy. You face the true Elder God of Frost. The only way you could possibly destroy me is to destroy my avatar."

Ludo: "Why would you tell us that?"

Frosty: "I was monologuing, gay boy. Forget it. You're going to get the cold shoulder now."

Ludo: "Did he just make a pu-"

With a wave of his hand, Ludo was launched into one of the chamber's walls. Cabs ran with his bolt in hand as he swung and slashed wildly at the god. Archeus took to the air to divebomb Frosty, trying to land solid strikes on the god. Frosty backhanded Cabs away and snapped his fingers; Archeus had been instantaneously frozen. Ludo ran back in screeching, slapping Frosty's ass firmly and heftily. It had no effect as Frosty bent him over and spanked him repeatedly, sending him careening back into the same wall. Cabs aimed the bolt at Frosty. The god's side was struck by a mighty blow. Though part of the blast was deflected, Frosty was taken aback and in visible pain. Frosty slammed the ground in anger. A pillar of ice emerged from the ground and slammed Cabs through the dome's wall. He had been jettisoned out of the battlefield.

Frosty: "Good riddance."

Archeus burst out of his icy hold and took up a defensive posture as Frosty slowly approached.

Frosty: "You could've still been one of us, Archeus. You could've kept your wings."

Archeus parried as Frosty swung at him. One of his blades was lost.

Archeus: "They were making machines of war, Frosty. Men crafted bombers, fighters, attack aircrafts! They were going to destroy each other! I had to try to interve-"

Frosty: "They are humans! They are lesser! We are gods! You should've known better!"

Frosty relinquished Archeus of his last blade and knocked him to the ground. In a desperate attempt, Archeus kicked back up and spun like a tornado, letting his wings attack the superior god. A small cut was left on Frosty's cheek; this was a foolish move. Frosty broke Archeus's brace and grabbed one of his wings. He ripped it out of his back. Archeus shielded himself with his last, able wing as he backed away. He was in agony, but refused to let out the slightest utterance of pain. His defense only delayed the inevitable. Frosty decimated Archeus's last wing with an enraged flurry of strikes. Clusters of feathers flew in the air. Bones were shattered. Archeus fell to the ground.

Frosty: "Why, little brother? Why?"

Archeus let out a laugh. He coughed up blood.

Archeus: "Oh, Frosty. Aren't we so petty? Us gods, we think of ourselves so mighty and so infallible, but when the time comes, we refuse to use our might. Even if it's for the greater good, we refuse."

Frosty: "There were rules, Archeus. You knew them as well as I did."

Archeus: "A pointless law, Frosty. They were all pointless."