The earth shattered beneath his back and molten rock burst upward while waves of heat burned his skin, yet the physical pain was nothing compared to what burned inside his chest.
Humiliation.
Every strike reminded him of the gap between them and every blow forced one unbearable truth into his mind.
You are weaker.
The words screamed in his mind.
Eric tried to push back while divine energy flared desperately around him and he swung his fist upward with rage and desperation.
It never landed.
Kael caught it again and he did it effortlessly.
The ease in that single movement crushed Eric more deeply than the pain itself.
"NNGHH…!" Eric growled while grinding his teeth as fury mixed with helplessness.
He was a Demi God and he had fought wars and stood against monsters while surviving countless battles, yet now he was being beaten like he meant nothing.
Kael's fist crashed down again.
CRACK!
"AAGHHHH!!"
