An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Explosions echoed nonstop outside the ancient temple. The golden steeple that shielded it was already veined with dozens of hairline cracks.

With every strike from Zeus and Hera, the fractures deepened. In less than half an hour, the entire structure was reduced to splinters from top to bottom.

“Break it down!”

With a thunderous cry, Zeus and Hera unleashed everything they had and struck the steeple in perfect sync.

The impact shook the ground. The golden steeple, which had stood strong all night, finally shattered. Countless shards of divine light rained down like broken glass.

In the backyard of the ancient temple, Grace staggered as she coughed up blood.

“Your Highness!”

Several female guards rushed to catch her. Forming a wall in front of her, they braced for what was coming. They knew if they couldn’t convince Grace to leave, they would have to fight tooth and nail to protect her.

Outside, Zeus burst out laughing. “It’s cracked! We finally did it!”

He was exhausted, but the thrill outweighed the cost. A royal god’s might had to be taken seriously. If he couldn’t even destroy a small steeple, how could he face anyone later?

“That was exhausting,” Hera muttered, exhaling a long breath.

They’d broken through at last, but the effort left a sour taste in her mouth. It took an entire night and the combined efforts of two royal gods to bring it down. However she looked at it, there was nothing glorious about it.

lingered in her mind. Who owned

her and Zeus for hours. That alone made them worth

up, everyone! Form

gates wasted

knew this was their

spending the entire night destroying the steeple, Zeus and Hera had to be near their limit. If they waited,

swept his eyes across the monks and

bunch of nobodies

internal energy. His physical strength alone was enough to crush

commanded without hesitation. As soon as

“Charge!”

Adamantine Luminary Formation as their base, they

after that, their staff struck together in a loud clatter. Countless strikes swept in from every direction with overwhelming force. It was so dense

flinch. He stood there, motionless, as the hail of attacks

out of shape or snapped in half. Not

the strikes closed in, and every

“What?”

splintered staff. They had attacked with everything

to defend. He just stood there and let their blows land. Even so, none of

to find an opening while Zeus was weak, but it turned out to be nothing more than

strong as the legendary Golden