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The vast majority of events in this world are not the result of our plans and ambition, but instead due to a combination of small insignificant triggers. Whether it be various forms of sickness or technological and cultural revolution. Everything of value in our lives is caused by an infinity of tiny triggers.
Adam and Zeus traded blow after blow, in an incredible dance of violence, neither one willing to give even a single inch to the other. The blood from each other’s faces flew in every which way.
The trigger shifted gears.
Both of them saw it, the drop of blood, flew directly away from Adam, and straight into Zeus’s eye.
He moved back, blinking rapidly to get the blood out, but Adam showed no quarter, rushing forward to beat him to a pulp, finally getting one more clean hit in, smashing Zeus’s face inside out. Zeus would not give up that easily, and would continue to attack, but Adam was definitely the one with the advantage.
Loki was shook to the core, looking over at the wine cups, confirming to himself that Zeus indeed was the one to spill first. Odin too, was actually aghast at what just happened.
Zeus showed no signs of weakness, returning to his dance of fists, even stronger, even faster, so fast that Adam was having trouble keeping up with him.
Adam, much as he hated it, had to ignore all of his sons and daughters, for the sake of making sure he would be able to defeat Zeus once and for all.
“I’m….. Almost done……Don’t worry…. I’ll be here…..To protect you all from the gods……who would hurt you….”
Zeus took the brief distraction to punch Adam with a gut-punch so hard it cratered him into the dirt. Adam got up quickly and caught the next punch.
“ Found……You….. ” Zeus groaned out as he continued his barrage.
The two fighters screamed out “ URAAAA! ” As the two threw out every single punch they possibly could, the sounds of cracking bones and flesh being ripped out by muscle filled the arena.
Until those noises came to an end too.
Adam was brought to his knees, bleeding profusely from every orifice in his body. Zeus was standing, fist outstretched.
“ADAM!” Eve screamed out in horror.
“ZEUS!” Ares screamed out in awe.
Adam looked up at Zeus, and realized in seconds what happened.
“He….. He’s dead.” Heimdall announced.
Adam realized in his mind, he must have already passed on. In fact, he knew it to be the case, he must have died during the fight itself, but refused to go down.
Adam flexed the muscles in his fists in pain. “Zeus, I must admit, had it come down to a simple test of strength, you would have won against me.”
Adam raised his fist towards Zeus’s to gently fist bump him, before Zeus shattered into dust. Reiginleaf devolunded and materialized, helping Adam up to his feet.
“THE SECOND ROUND OF RAGNAROK…… IS HUMANITY! ADAM IS THE VICTOR!”
In that very moment, all of Humanity stood tall and was united in a single feeling, elation beyond belief. They not only could fight back against the Gods, but even the strongest one, was not unkillable, they simply needed the willpower and luck to do so.
The Gods could not react at all, the very thought of Zeus losing, much less dying, was something nobody ever believed could happen, much less would happen. Odin grasped his chair, shattering it in an instant.
“This shitty excuse of a joke just stopped being funny.” Loki mumbled, utterly enraged.