“Now for the Block B Finals! Gilgamesh vs Asura! Let’s get this started!” Dollette announced.

“Henshin!” Gilgamesh shouted, going straight into his final form. “Apologies, but I want to get this over as quickly as I can. I’ve got other things to deal with.”

Asura grunted, a sadistic smirk on his face. “Oh, I’ll make this quick.” Asura stomped both his feet before clenching his fists before throwing both his arms back. He shone with a bright light for a moment, only for the light to fade. Behind him was a heavenly ring and six massive arms, having taken his Destructor Form.

“Now, go give us a show.” Dollette smirked.

“QUIET!” Asura shouted, punching at her, firing a blast of energy at her seat, which smashed against an invisible force field. “YOU DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!” He then expelled red energy from his elbows, propelling himself at Gilgamesh, who used a blast of wind to do the same. They met and all six of their fists smashed together, the impact cracking and nearly destroying the ring in one blast of energy. The immediately went from that into punching at each other rapidly, their fists colliding over and over. Asura shouted in effort and rage while Gilgamesh bellowed “DORARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARA!”

After a few seconds of this Asura managed to slip one of his punches by Gilgamesh’s fist and nail him in the face, sending him tumbling backwards. Asura shot after him but Gilgamesh slammed his foot down, sliding several yard to come to a stop and ready to keep going. Asura tried to resume the punching fest only for Gilgamesh to catch all his fists and then headbutt him. Asura was dazed for a moment and Gilgamesh took the opportunity to slam all six of his fists into Asura’s gut, winding him. Then then spun Asura around and wrapped his arms around him before going into a suplex, slamming the demigod into the arena, destroying even more of it.

“MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!” Gilgamesh shouted as he punched the Asura further and further into the arena.

Dollette smirked at the reference and spawned a road roller in the ring. Gilgamesh saw it, dashed to grab it… and then hurled it right at her, the item disintegrating before it got close. “THIS IS A FIGHT BETWEEN MEN! BACK OFF!” he shouted angrily.

Asura jumped out of the hole in the arena, still raring to go. “I COULDN’T AGREE MORE!” he shouted as he shot himself down at his opponent. Gilgamesh blocked the hammer fist, the arena below him exploding and sending dust and debris everywhere. Before it even cleared, shockwaves blew most of it away and the two were just pummeling each other, not even bothering to block the other’s attacks. For those who could see, they were both smiling. They both managed to land a cross-counter, causing them both to go tumbling in opposite directions.

Both of them laid there for a minute, catching their breath before dashing to the center of the ring in a flash. Instead of attacking each other, they just smiled. Then, after a few moments more, they just laughed. After a few minutes of this they finally began to settle down.

“I haven’t felt like this in a long while.” Asura admitted.

“Yeah, I know what you mean. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? Since your power is linked to wrath, you’ll never be able to tap into your full power as long as you’re enjoying this.” Gilgamesh noted. “Ironic, no?”

Asura merely huffed and folded his arms. He then turned to look at Dollette, his expression turning sour.

“I know.” Gilgamesh said simply. “I’ll handle it.”

“... Can you?” Asura asked.

“‘Nothing ventured,’ as they say.”

Asura stared at him for a moment before powering down to his base form. Gilgamesh did the same and held up his hand. Asura smirked and high fived it, walking past him and then hopping out of the ring.

Dollette sighed and Asura was grabbed by four chains and lifted him up, “I believe I made it clear that surrender wasn't an option,” Dollette deadpanned as she tore him apart at the limbs.

“A Fight between men? Pitiful. Perhaps try fighting like women, maybe it’ll actually be one.” Dollette said shaking her head dismissively as she left, “Gilgamesh wins!” came the announcement.

Gilgamesh clenched his fists and grit his teeth before leaving the arena. ‘Bear it for just a little longer. You can fix this. Maybe not now, but you can fix this. Take this one problem at a time.’

Luna ran as fast as she could so she could reach Palutena’s room and her family before Dollette could act. As she opened the door she was met by a scene she wasn’t expecting, Palutena was on her back, with a grinning anthro thestral mare who was rubbing her belly, causing Palutena to whine as her foot twitched, “Stop~ Lumi, that’s not fair taking advantage of my new canine aspects!”

Luna was shocked as Celestia and even her counterpart were joining in fussing over the ‘beast’. Once she’d processed what was happening, Luna tried to contain her laughter, but when Palutena actually let out a canine like whine, she devolved into boisterous laughter falling on the floor rolling in her exuberant expression of her reaction. Palutena looked over to the door and her eyes shrunk as her face locked in horror, that there was yet another witness to her embarrassing predicament, her face burning as her cheeks heated up in response.

In a squeal of embarrassment Palutena teleported out of the room, “Damn! And I had just convinced her to let us do that.” Celestia pouted petulantly, “so what brings you here Luna.”

“Actually, It concerns Palutena’s new form, this was caused by Dollette and as such Gilgamesh said he wants me to stay by your side just incase she tries something, like holding you and her foals hostage so she can manipulate Palutena.” Luna explained to her shocked audience.

“Gilgamesh is going to try and help her current predicament, once he has dealt with Dollette.” as Luna finished explaining as group of burly muscular gods barged in the room, “Dammit!” Luna cursed as she summoned dual gladii and turned to the intruders, she was about to charge but she felt heat behind her. Turning briefly she looked with eyes boggled at Celestia as she stood up, and was now wearing bike shorts, a Lycra tank top and her hands now had a pair of spiked cestus covering her knuckles, she cracked her neck and swung her right arm in a windmill, and most notably her mane and tail was on fire her eyes red with fury.

A song started playing as she slowly made her way to their new guests. Dolllette’s thugs chuckled as Celestia approached, “it seems I have to thank Dollette, for allowing me to test out my skills in a less than formal regimented way. I hope you gentlemen are able to last long enough.” Celestia smirked as took a firm stance, her fists raised.

“Looks like the Princess wants to play boys, let’s teach her a lesson!” the god in front taunted as he stepped forward before charging. Celestia ducked and twisted around bringing her right elbow into his stomach, winding him as she rose up, and quickly twisted back around and used her momentum to swing her fist into a one two upper cut knocking his head back, grunting as he was sent airborne. Celestia brought her right leg up to axe kick him, catching him in the stomach with her foot and slammed him into the ground, cratering the god in the process.

“Tch, too easy.” Celestia taunted with disappointment in her voice, “come at me all three of you!” Celestia demanded as she got into her stance once again holding her arms up tight to her chest. The thugs all charged at her their fists raised in a clearly telegraphed punch as she dodged each flurry of punches, the thug on her left tried to sweep her legs but she jumped, landing on his leg and snapping his shin bone, after which she kicked him in the stomach then jumped again and used his head to vault over to the thug on the right. Twisting she brought her leg into his solar plexus sending him to the floor, while the last thug took the opening to throw a couple of jabs and a roundhouse kick. She blocked the punches, caught his leg and brought herself down into a low stance with his leg held over her knee, she brought her elbow down, fracturing his leg. He cried out in pain and then she punched him in the groin as she rose causing his eyes to bulge and his breath to squeak bringing the leg she locked in her arm joint pushed him till he lost balance falling on his back, she followed his arc forcing his leg up further than it should go, she then threw a swift punch to his trachea and then a punch to his head.

Gilgamesh’s Luna, Palutena’s Luna and Twilight all stood there their jaw hanging open as Celestia had mopped the floor with Dollette’s thugs and now they all groaned and coughed as they rolled on the floor in pain. One of the gods on the floor shouted, “bitch!” Celestia glared as she hooked her foot under the culprit, launched him in the air, her cestus looked like they were aflame as she landed body blow after body blow, his body searing as her fists made contact, she then grappled him in the air and spun him around pulling him down with her. She used her momentum to add to her next move; as she touched the ground she knelt on one knee firmly in place, pushing his back down on it, and there was a sickening crunch as his back took the full impact. Celestia let him go as he tumbled to the ground lifelessly.

Silence reigned as Celestia hummed the song that had played during her fight as she disposed of the bodies.

Gilgamesh’s Luna sighed and couldn’t help but stare, she had assumed Palutena’s Celestia was like her sister and loathed violence, and so asked, “Celestia, not that I am ungrateful but what the fuck was that!?” she demanded.

Celestia turned to address her with a smile, her hair and tail back to normal, “Oh, shortly after I was nearly raped, a couple of months after my Luna’s banishment, and being saved by Palutena I decided that it would be best if I could actually defend my little ponies, and with a few spoilers from Palutena pertaining to my apparent future losses I decided to train in several martial arts and martial weapons, specifically the cestus, the sword and spear. After the hard work and hardship, I grew into a capable fighter and then a master. Sadly the nobles did their best to stifle my attempts at joining the battles alongside my troops during the various wars that cropped up. I am glad I finally get to use my finely tuned body even more now than ever.

“Yes, finely tuned, is that what a cake gut is called nowadays“ Palutena’s Luna sarcastically snarked.

Celestia turned to Luna and crossed her arms under her breasts, “I’ll have you know I had strength to spare so my ‘Cake gut’ as you call it didn’t actually hinder my movements,” Celestia defended and then stuck her tongue out at her sister childishly. Which Luna returned in response.

The screen turned on revealing a ring with Palutena and Gilgamesh standing opposite each other on an open verdant plane.

Author's Notes:

sorry this chapter is so short it was also going to include the gilgamesh fight but shinigamisparda has been busy as of late.