“First semi-final match of Block B, Aphrodite Vs Gilgamesh!” Dollette announced, as the crowd cheered many of them secretly hoping for another show. While Aphrodite pondered how to take down her new prey she was surprised to see Gilgamesh take off his helmet, then slowly remove his gauntlets, flexing his muscles as he did. As he walked towards her he removed his other gauntlet, and then his breastplate, leaving his upper body bare for all to see.

“... What is he doing?” his wife asked.

Gilgamesh then quickly wrapped his arm around Aphrodite’s waist and pulled her close before planting a deep kiss on her lips, cupping her head with his other hand. Aphrodite was actually surprised before leaning in, wrapping one arm around his neck while her other hand slowly traced down his chest towards his waistline.

Meanwhile, Luna was absolutely fuming. “This had better be part of some kind of battle strategy or I swear to my mother-!” she seethed until she noticed that now Aphrodite was desperately trying to break away from the kiss. She was pushing, punching and kicking him, not even getting so much as a flinch. The inside of her cheeks was starting to glow while smoke was coming out of her nose. After a few more seconds of this, Gilgamesh pushed her to the ground. Aphrodite collapsed, coughing out blood, smoke, and charred bits of flesh.

Gilgamesh blew out a puff of fire from his mouth. “What’s wrong, babe? Too hot to handle?” he joked. He took a few steps before kneeling down next to her. “Now I know what you’re thinking. ‘How could he have possibly resisted my charms? Did he have some kind of magic protection? Maybe talisman?’” He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up. “I’m going to be perfectly honest with you: You. Are. Gorgeous. Absolutely stunning, the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, objectively speaking.” He then grabbed her around the chin and turned her face towards his. “But love isn’t exactly objective, now is it? And in my own admittedly very subjective opinion, there is one mare whose beauty and grace you will never be able to compete with. But I’m sure you’ve managed to seduce those who’ve claimed such things to their own partners with your looks and charm. And let me tell you, babe,” he then began to squeeze her face. “I. Hate. Women who are nothing more than a pretty face. Who rely on their feminine wiles and don’t have any real power. Who can only manipulate others. So, to put it simply, even if I was single…”

He then tossed Aphrodite into the air before reaching behind his back and pulling out a giant mallet, he then wound up as the goddess fell back down to earth then swinging hard, hitting her dead on and causing her to smash into the wall of the arena before falling to the ground, the word “REJECTED” stamped onto her body.

“You’re just not my type,” he finished before tossing away the broken mallet and grabbing his armor, turning to leave.

“Winner, Gilgamesh!” Dollette announced

As the crowd cheered Gilgamesh’s Luna’s face flushed red and she giggled like school filly. “He said I’m more beautiful than a goddess of love,” she said aloud, bringing her hooves to her face as she squealed in delight.

“Good for you, I can't personally agree because, I am marrying Celestia and Lumi, but you're at least the third or fourth most beautiful mare to me, no offense.” Palutena commented off to the side.

“Next match. Asura Vs Selune!” came Dollette’s expected announcement.

A young slender elven woman with pale white skin, wearing an intricately designed elven silver white dress appeared in the arena, her long silver hair framing her face, and reaching the small of her back. She wore a quiver and held a silver grey long bow in her right hand. On her head she wore a silver circlet with a crescent moon in the centre

Asura stood silently watching her.

“Okay, let's have a good fight, ready and…”

As Selune readied her bow notching an arrow of moonlight a golden fist collided with her face sending her to the edge of the ring, breaking her stance.

“Oi! I did not say fight did I!?” Dollette angrily reprimanded Asura for his false start, angered Asura punched Dollette in the face, she didn't move but it was obvious that she was seething with anger her right eyebrow twitching.

“Stop. Talking.” he seethed, his face contorting into a snarl.

“Okay mister angry face, it's a time out and handicap for you!”

“Selune, you get to attack first,” Dollette announced with a disturbing smile as Asura was chained to the ring. Asura roared in anger as he tried desperately to break free.

Selune gulped and nodded, “fight,” Dollette growled out, shaking Selune's composure. A quirked eyebrow in her direction urged her to re-notch her bow and fire above Asura’s, the arrow pointed down and stayed there in the air above him. Selune spun around her bow held to her chest, she closed her eyes and cried a single tear before opening her eyes again her eyes holding a determined look, “tears of the moon!” She declared as she swung her bow in an arc in front of her bringing it behind her.

Behind her the arrow suspended above Asura's glowed and multiplied and launched millions of Light arrows down at Asura, each one piercing his body. His rage was building as he felt each sting from Selune's attack. The chains holding him creaked and squealed under the strain he was putting them under. As Selune was about to turn around the chains broke and Asura flew at her.

Before she could turn around, Asura grabbed the back of her head and slammed her face into the ground. Coughing up blood, her face was leaking saliva, snot, her teeth falling out. He then repeatedly slammed her face into the ring, before picking her up and twisting he threw her towards the edge of the ring, she righted herself in mid air and landed.

A javelin appeared in her right hand and she threw it at Asura as he began charging, he grabbed it out of the air shocking Selune, and threw it back at her impaling her through the chest. She slowly looked down unable to comprehend what had happened as the large muscular beast of rage grabbed her head from the front and slammed her back into the ring raising dust and creating a crater in the process. Dazed her head flopped to the side where she saw Dollette watching her.

Asura began rapidly punching her body, her eyes bulging and tears streaming down her face as Asura pummeled her body. Her eyes screamed at Dollette pitifully asking “why!?” Unable to articulate as the assault had winded her. This was further hindered because her throat was bruised, she could only wheeze and with one final roar Asura picked her up by her neck, squeezing what little breathe there was. He was about to finish the job when he saw something out of the corner of his eye: Dollette observing the battle with a bored smile. He glared at her before lifting Selune and tossing her at the edge of the arena, hard. She smashed through it, bouncing off the out of bounds floor once before landing flat on her face, laying there like a broken rag doll. Asura turned to face Dollette and spat at her before turning to leave.

“Asura wins!” Dollette announced to jeers, booing and calls for Asura's death.

Palutena Vs Ramuh
Palutena strode into the arena, and she was intercepted by Dollette, “welcome, no one can see us yet Pally. I asked you here early to give you some practice time, you have absorbed two new aspects, and that can have major effects. Summon your staff and shield”

Palutena shrugged and did as she was instructed, she spread her arms and legs wide, summoning her staff. She caught it and slammed it down as she almost lost balance, her staff was now pure white with gold embellishments; the wings were gone, the blue orb atop the staff head was floating in the center of the donut of a long and thick double edged scythe blade, her shield was nowhere to be found and instead her dress morphed into a one-piece armor set with a pink lotus blossom theme interspersed with light green, the breast cups were stylised after a lotus in bloom while metal lotus leaves made up the cuirass and the plackart, the large faulds at the sides and back looked like a skirt with the front panel missing. Above the cups was left bare exposing Palutena's ample breasts and cleavage. Her pauldrons repeated the style of her breast cups but were inverted, her metal greaves were navy blue and took on the look of waves, her leather gauntlets​ were plated and stylistic taking on the look of raging fires. The Faulds, on the gauntlets, the pauldrons, on the knee of her grieves, her circlet crown and choker as well as between her breast cups all contained golden gem settings filled with navy blue gems similar to her shield. On the leading edge of her wings a set of long Lotus blossoms overlapped her feathers, and she brought her wings forward for a closer look. They covered the whole top of her wings moving with each primary, and having a smaller gems, it made it look like a shield, A mannequin construct appeared before her and charged her. Palutena, unused to blocking with a weapon failed to catch it and as it was about to strike her she braced herself and closed her eyes when she felt a tug on her magic, she opened her eyes to investigate the lack of pain. She saw that she was covered in a multicolored shifting shield and the mannequin now had scorch marks on its leg where it had attempted to kick her.

Palutena chuckled ruefully as she readied her scythe to continue to train until her fight with Ramuh.

What seemed like hours later, Dollette healed and revitalised her, “okay I healed you, now go out there and slaughter a thunder god! Please don’t just diplomacy it like last time.” Dollette gave Palutena the puppydog pout aka the face.

“Okay geez stop that, sad pone is worst pone,” Palutena complained as Dollette threw up her forelegs in triumph.

Grumbling Palutena was soon joined by Ramuh, shortly after the arena ring was unveiled to the crowd. When they spotted Palutena's new look the crowd erupted in cheers and wolf whistles and Palutena was certain she could hear salesmen selling magazines.

Meanwhile in the stand, Luna was watching with wry amusement as Celestia purchased a magazine, “ 'Tia don’t you get to see her naked in person why would you need this gravier magazine?”

“Don't you get it Lulu!? This is Palutena training and in armor! Our mother have mercy she is hot in that armor.” Celestia replied face deep in the magazine, her voice tinged with lust.

“Mmmhmmmn” came the husky reply from Gilgamesh's Luna who was looking at her own copy, drooling, “I may disagree with her assimilating sapients, but I must say it has left her feminine muscles defined and well toned. It's like looking at a statue, and her armor hugs her figure so well and…” Pony Luna paused, “oh my, they actually managed to get one of her naked!?” Pony Luna exclaimed excitedly.

Followed by Celestia asking, “where!?” Palutena's Luna sighed exasperatedly, when she felt her dress being tugged and when she turned to see who it was, standing next to her blushing was Twilight. She was decked out in armor, the cuirass was a cropped top made of hardened leather, exposing her belly. It had angled metal halves over the top, covering the bottom of the leather cups of her breasts. In between her breasts was a metal oval over where her sternum would be. The cleavage of her breasts was exposed by a boob window which followed the shape of her breasts. The large straight collar of the cuirass was wrapped around a gorget and the edges of the whole piece was embellished in gold and blue gems, while the pauldrons were made of treated leather layered in three pieces getting larger the closer to her shoulders it got, each piece was fastened with a gem inset diamond shaped studs. Her sleeves were made of cloth with silver patterns on the hems, over them leather gauntlets with metal plates laid on top gems inset into the diamond shaped piece covering the back of her hand. The gauntlets ending at her elbows.

Around her waist hugging her hips, leather like her pauldrons and cloth foulds trailed behind her like a dress. A loin cloth hung from the metal belt buckle of the scroll and potion cloth belt, which got wider as it reached her hips. Alongside the loin cloth were two ribbons with two diamond shaped gem settings at the top under the belt buckle. Her legs were protected by thigh high leather boots with metal over the top of them. Star shaped metal with gem settings sat where her knees would be, and another gem set just below it. On her forehead sat a metal circlet similar in style to her belt buckle that looked like a family emblem with a gem set in the centre and bolt of lightning reaching from the bottom of the buckle.

And the hilt and handguard of the sword she held in her hand matched the belt buckle and circlet in style.

“Sweet black fucking Sabbath, Twilight, where did you get that armor and sword?” Palutena’s Luna asked as her wings flared at the sight of her marefriend in armor.

“A strange hunched over old god who was bald and had white hair and beard. His eyebrows were bushy and he carried a large hammer that emitted flames with white straight patterns on it. The flames were blue and he wore a gray toga, he asked me 'why are you here mortal?’ and I responded, 'I am here to cheer for my mother who is taking part in the arena.’ and then he stroked his beard and said 'I see? So you’re a demigod.’ I shook my head interrupting him, 'no I am mortal she’s my adoptive mother.’ he looked surprised and then asked, 'what’s your mother's name?’ and I happily replied, 'Palutena, why do you know her?’ I asked, he was even more surprised by this, then he made me this armor. He said, 'that armor and sword is made of Adamathril it’s the best metal alloy in existence made with Adamantium, Mithril, trace amounts of carbon and titanium.’ he said as he ruffled my hair and left waving and said 'tell Pally Dyntos sends his regards’.” Twilight explained as she was shuffling.

Twilight twirled around, “So do you like it Luna?” Luna gulped down some saliva and wiped her mouth.

“Of course! You are beautiful no matter what you wear!” Luna exclaimed as Twilight blushed bashfully as she sat down next to her and kissed her on the lips.

“Perhaps I can get Gilgamesh to try some armor similar in style if not material, I may have to temporarily switch his sex first though,” Gilgamesh's Luna muttered to herself.

“Welcome once again to the finals of A block! Palutena and Ramuh have battled and bested all their opponents to reach this point and now it is time for them to face each other.
Who will win? Who will come out victorious and who will be a splat on the walls of the arena!” Dollette exclaimed, working the crowd into an excited fervor.

“Palutena! Ramuh! Are you ready!” Dollette asked them with great force.

Palutena smirked and nodded as did Ramuh. She twirled her scythe and got into a combat stance holding it as her side. Ramuh summoned his own staff.

“Fight!” Ramuh drew back his staff for his signature Judgement bolt! and threw it at Palutena

Palutena dodged the staff, and as lightning filled the ring, Palutena held out her free hand and said “White. Light. Bright, Stagnet!” She drew in the magic of judgement bolt into an orb above her hand, “Complexio!” Palutena exclaimed as she crushed it, “Supplementum Pro Armationem! Fulgur Judicium!”

Ramuh gained a look of surprise as lightning arced around Palutena’s body, and she sped forward her scythe slashing rapidly, spinning and twirling at Ramuh as he tried dodging or blocking as best he could. Palutena Launched Ramuh skyward, jumped up and rapidly slashing at the vulnerable summon and flipped forward bringing her scythe down then slashed the old man down. Ramuh fell creating a crater where he landed, he was slow to raise as Palutena hovered above him, he watched,

“White. Light. Bright. To sumbolaion diakonêtô moi, basileu Ouraniônôn. Epigenêthêto, aithalous keraune os Titênas phtheirein.”Pointing her staff at Ramuh a magic circle appeared below her

“Iactum Extendentem Circulum praesentum! Captem obiecta a primum ad decimum!
Area Constet! Intus se premant spiritus ad pressuram criticalem! Tribus, Duobus, Modo! Capturam disiungens! Omnes spiritus fulguranoles fortissime emittam.
Magic circles encircled Ramuh and began letting out lighting around them, as they gathered in intensity, Palutena continued the spell, “Epigenêthêto, aithalous keraune os Titênas phtheirein.
Kilipl Astrapê!” Palutena’s incantation lasted three seconds in real time and a hundred thousands of Bolts of lightning burst forth around Ramuh and engulfed him melting the ring and the surrounding floor,

Palutena let herself drop to the floor and approached Ramuh…

“Thou art worthy…” Ramuh said as a bolt of lightning drove itself into her and around her body, lightning pulsed around Palutena and a streak of silver joined the others in her hair. “I surrender,” he said as he vanished into thin air, though he was unscathed.

Palutena fell to her knees, fire, water, lightning, light, dark magic, harmony and chaos erupted around her. It was forming a torrent of magic and she screamed out in pain, Palutena moved her right foot forward planting it on the ground, “Fuck this, I will not faint again, I will not fall! I will walk out of here on my own two feet!” Palutena growled out and then shouted, “you are my magic and you will not control me!” Palutena exclaimed as she began to leave the arena

“Palutena wins!” Dollette announced, Palutena released her armor and scythe. Resting on the left wall of the entrance tunnel, Palutena coughed up blood and grit her blood-stained teeth.

Palutena pulled herself along the hall dropping blood as she walked, “Fuck!” Palutena exclaimed as her magic pulsed out in bursts, “What the hell is wrong with me!?” Palutena slammed her fist cratering the wall. Her body undulated, her stomach growled loudly, pain radiated through her body as she collapsed to her knees. Her body shifted and gained muscle, and more fat moved to her breasts and butt while the rest disappeared from her, skin became taut revealing toned abs and her blood boiled as unnatural rage filled her. Blood began to leak out of her eyes and her mouth, each of her magic elements bursting and expanding outward in shockwaves.

A hunger she now felt overwhelmed her with a need to feed, “So hungry! what is this!?” Palutena thought in the confusion and despair as she conjured a buffet and began demolishing her way through tonnes of food that would normally fill her to the brim, food that was fulfilling before, now didn't. She summoned some gems and bit into them, cleaving through them as if they were soft and chewy, flavour exploded in her mouth that it almost caused her to drown in her saliva. “Thank Faust! I almost had a heart attack there, I guess I’ll need to add gems to my diet,” after she had polished off her mineral rich meal she felt her hunger was only partially sated. She still felt like she needed something, something else.

Something she couldn't put her finger on. It was then that Dollette appeared and threw the corpses of Selune, Sun Wukong, Artemis, Horo, Aphrodite, Hades, Kuugen, Bastet and Freyja down in front of Palutena, who looked up in shock to see Dollette smiling sadly, “What happened to Artemis and Freyja?” Palutena asked her.

“Aphrodite murdered Freyja after they were finished, and Artemis? Well I don't allow people to run away when they fail to actually surrender or inform me,” Dollette informed her simply, “you’re feeling hungry right?” Dollette asked to Palutena nodded, and gestured to the corpses that were remarkably fresh and preserved, “Bon appetit,” Dollette said before leaving with an unnerving laugh. Palutena's stomach growled loudly, Gilgamesh never said I couldn't consume those who are already dead, she reasoned drooling and licking her lips hungrily.

As Dollette left the tunnels the loud sounds of tearing flesh, crunching bones, slurping and feminine gulping left many gods and goddesses around the tunnel exit freaked out and frightened of what could be in there. As Dollette casually wandered past them she smiled, “eat up young one, and become stronger and one day you too shall join your family in the void.” she said to herself missing the armored ronin, who had seen what she had done and was now shaking in rage with Luna standing next to him, crying as her eyes widened in shock covering her mouth with a hoof. The idea that anypony could be so evil, was foreign to her.

”Just wait, bitch,” he thought. ”Soon you’ll understand what all those who attempt to rule by power alone do: there is always someone stronger than you.”

Palutena, cried as she finished the last aspect that remained while shivering in pain, her body making use of her 'food’ to heal and empower her, and her belly was finally sated. She now had golden fox ears and nine tails of each colour with black tips, her fur covered skin shined and glittered. Her lips plump and soft, she now had four arms and her fingers now had claws, her teeth sharp like that of a predator.

Blood, both her own and that of her morbid feast, stained her fur, skin and clothes. She quietly sang as she sobbed to herself. That is until she heard footsteps, lighting the tunnel to see who it was, and there stood Gilgamesh, an unreadable expression on his face, staring at her quietly. Palutena's​ eyes widened, shouting “don't look at me!” She bent light around her body to hide herself, as she sobbed until after what seemed like an eternity Palutena spoke up, “...I was wrong, Gilgamesh. I am not a good person, I am a monster.” She whimpered, shuddering breaths leaving her lips.

Gilgamesh kneeled down and hugged her. “True monsters don’t feel guilt,” he said simply. “I hate to ask this of you Palutena, but bear with it for now. Dollette’s actions aren’t going to go without consequence. But these powers are yours now, and you need to learn to control them. I’ll help you with that in our fight, so go get washed up and rest.”

Palutena nodded and summoned water, drenching herself. As she stopped the flow she clicked her fingers to dry off and replaced her dress. She teleported out of the hall and back to her room, where she was instantly glomped by Lumi and Celestia.

Luna joined her husband and looked around, “Was that the right thing to do, the poor girl, can only be sated by assimilating or consuming sapients and gems. You realise she will need a steady source of food?” Luna asked as she drew near. “That she will need to actively seek evil beings to survive? Meaning she will be hopping between worlds. Gilgamesh, can you stop her hunger? I don't want her to suffer having to relive all the evil of the multiverse, nobody deserves that.” Luna asked sadness obvious in her voice.

“No, she doesn’t. And as much as I’d like to, I can’t fix this. Not yet, while we’re still under that bitch’s eyes. But soon enough. I guess our match will be more than a mere teaching lesson, it’ll be a trial.” Gilgamesh smiled. “Besides, aren’t you forgetting one of my more useful items?”

Luna eyes widened in realization. “Do you think it will work?”

“I have little doubt. Now, when we’re in combat, promise me you’ll stay with Palutena’s group. I don’t want the bitch pulling any behind the scenes bullshit.”

She sighed and hugged him. “Please be careful. I don’t think I’ve seen you go against someone so powerful and this is her domain.”

“I will,” he said as he hugged her back. After a moment he let go and she walked off to join the others. He then turned around and smiled maliciously. ”Strongest, perhaps. But most competent? Not by a long shot. And that will be how I get her.” he thought.