Bab 30: Immortality Isn't Always Good.
Alcyoneus was the eldest of the Giants from the union of Gaea and Tartarus and the one born to be the end of Hades. Each of the giants was born to be the counterpart of one of the Olympians and could only be killed when a god and demigod worked together.
However, Alcyoneus was a particular exception as he was completely immortal within the land of his birth. In the past that had been in Pallene and he had been slain by a combined assault of Hades and Heracles brought him down.
Heracles himself picked up the giant with his incredible strength, carried him out of Pallene, and then killed him once they were out of his homeland. The gods then went on to win the Gigantomachy causing Gaea to give up on defeating the gods and go dormant.
Until Hazel was born to Pluto, Hades' Roman who would go on to bring the Giant back through her ability to call the riches of the Underworld. A greedy wish made by her Mother which came with a curse.
Constantine focused as Solomon rapidly began to run across the distance of Alaska moving toward the fortress of Alycones. He called it a Plot for the Demigods to win, but his Ice Fortress was only ten miles from the Canadian border.
In the book he was killed when he was dragged out of Alaska just like in the past and then killed. Constantine wasn't going to be doing that as he had a much worse fate for the eldest Giant.
As Solomon continued to gallop across the sky, Medusa kept her hold around his midsection. It didn't take long at all for Solomon to reach the Ice Fortress of Alycones where the Giant remained.
It was also where the Doomed Fth Cohort of Roman Demigods had been either murdered or traumatized. Plus, he knew where the Eagle Standard that they had lost was placed which was in Hubbard's Glacier along with a large stash of Imperial Steel Weapons.
He planned to melt and drain the essence that 'Jupiter' the Roman aspect of Zeus had placed within the Standard. He would use that to enhance his Black Blade so that when he stabbed it into Zeus' he could gloat.
He chuckled as Solomon landed several yards from the Ice Fortress of Alycones. Medusa shook her head as Constantine had a bad habit of chuckling when he thought of a way to mess with the Greek gods.
"What kind of dark scheme is in your mind now?"
"Oh, nothing much."
He jumped off Solomon before he caught Medusa when she jumped off. He then set her down before they began to walk toward the Ice Fortress. It was made of pure ice except wooden walls for aesthetic he would say.
They all eventually stopped about 30 Yards from the fortress as they could feel the ground starting to tremble. Constantine who didn't have his helmet on began to smile as he saw the eldest giant emerge from the fortress.
The word Giant suited him since Alcyoneus was over 40( feet tall(12 Meters). His walking caused the ground to tremble and in his right hand, he held a staff forged from steel.
His skin looked like it was made of a metallic gold-like material. His legs however were rust colored dragon legs though Constantine felt they looked more chicken-like. His armor appeared to be made of platinum chainmail.
When Alcyoneus laid eyes on Constantine, Medusa, Solomon, and Vritra he appeared almost amused. That was because all of them were restraining their true strength.
"Haven't you all learned your lesson? Mere Demigods can't kill me, but I am glad you are here. I do so love to squeeze the life out of your kind."
Vritra flicked his tongue from his favorite spot around Constantine's neck.
"Hey, Chicken Legs, I have a question?"
Alcyoneus glanced at the 'snake' around Constantine's neck with an amused look.
"A talking snake? Fine, ask away only because I find it amusing."
Vritra and Constantine smiled as if they had only one. Vritra asked it since it would be funnier.
"What does your Mother have in common with Zeus?"
Alcyoneus didn't like this line of questions.
"Be careful what you say, snake."
Vritra didn't shy away and said it himself.
"They both fuck anything with legs."
"YOU ARE DEAD!"
Alcyoneus charged toward their position and he raised his iron staff into the air before bringing it down with all his strength. When it slammed down, everything for hundreds of yards trembled as the ice cracked and shifted from the strength of the Giant.
Alcyoneus seemed to smile as he killed them in one blow. However, when he tried to lift his staff he found that it was stuck. He grabbed it with both hands and he tried to lift it, which just made Constantine grin like a madman.
"Alright then."
His dark helm wrapped around his face causing his eyes to glow a dark purple. His right hand was raised and he had caught the staff of the giant with one hand. With pure strength, he gripped the staff before he ripped it out of Alcyoneus' hands.
"A Giant cannot compete with an Asura."
With one hand, he swung the giant Iron Staff which he enhanced with his Divine Energy causing the whole thing to glow a deep abyssal black. In moments, the staff slammed into the face of Alcyoneus sending him flying with his head twisted the wrong way. Constantine dropped the staff as he walked toward the Giant who now could see what was behind him.
"I have to say, I am unimpressed. Get up."
He watched as Alcyoneus' head began to spin around until it was back in its proper place. Alcyoneus picked himself up before he puked not golden Ichor like other Immortals, but petroleum.
When he got to his feet, he now looked at Constantine like he was a monster.
"You are no Demigod, you're a god."
Constantine chuckled as he looked at the eldest son of Gaea.
"Close enough. Now, pick your weapon back up."
He kicked the Iron Staff back to Alcyoneus who grit his teeth before grabbing it.
"You can't kill me, nothing can."
Medusa wanted to scoff as that was not the case. However, she could see that Constantine was playing around with him. Now, Constantine had an idea.
"In that case, let's test that out shall we."
From Constentine's back, his four other arms before he summoned all his weapons. He held his axe in his upper left arm, in his upper right he held his Naginate, in his main right he held his Black Sword, in his main left he had his shotgun, his lower left held his Katana, and his lower right he had his Claymore.
He spread his arms out as he spun his weapons before he got into a unique combat stance. When Alcyoneus saw how many Divine Weapons he held he was momentarily stunned.
"You claim to be Immortal as long as we are in your homeland right? Well then, let's test it."
Constantine slammed his right foot into the ground before he blitzed forward. For all his power, Alcyoneus could not see how Constantine moved until he felt agonizing pain in his right arm.
Yet when he looked at his arm, all he saw was his limb falling apart into chunks with Constantine standing on what was left. He raised his Black Blade which was crackling in a Matter Disruption Field.
"That is one arm."
Alcyoneus roared as he brought his left arm to crush Constantine only for his entire hand to be cut off with a swing of his axe. Constantine smiled to himself as from his back emerged a pair of Dragon Wings which didn't get in the way of his arms.
He took off into the air before he blasted toward the giant. He slammed his right boot into his gut causing the giant to expel a massive amount of oil from his mouth.
"Man, you are weak."
Constantine kicked off the giant before he raised his gun and he fired. A massive blast struck the Giant and tore open his midsection sending him flying through the sky. Vritra who was still on his neck shook his head.
"I do have to say he is weak as shit."
"Agreed."
Constantine landed next to Medusa and Solomon already shaking his head. Medusa could see Alcyoneus in the distance slowly putting himself back together.
"Can you kill him?"
"Yes, I can. One stab from my weapons in his heart should kill him, but I am here to take his power. I am just testing his mettle. As I said, I am unimpressed."
As he said that he pulled himself into Solomon's saddle. The horse grinned as he galloped toward the giant who was now on his knees. Alcyoneus was gasping as the hole in his stomach and his missing limbs were healing too slowly.
He forced himself to stand as he continued to bleed oil from his limbs that seemed cursed. He began to retreat when Solomon and Constantine reached him.
"LEAVE ME!"
Constantine looked down at Solomon who squinted his eyes. The horse inhaled deep before he released a massive wave of black fire that enveloped the Giant. Alcyoneus screamed as the flames ignited the oil in his body causing him to burn from the inside.
He thrashed like crazy as it seemed that Constantine would not be able to test out all his weapons. He sent them all away along with his extra arms except his gun and main Black Sword.
He jumped off Solomon before walking toward the thrashing screaming giant.
"I thought you were immortal, Alcyoneus. You were born to be the bane of Hades right? All I see is a joke, Lord Hades would never lose to you. But be thankful that your end will at least serve a better purpose."
Alcyoneus seemed to have a dark premonition which made him turn around and flee while his body still burned. Constantine didn't chase him as from his shadow emerged several draconic serpents that lunged forward.
They caught Alcyoneus before he could flee wrapping themselves around his legs.
"NO! MOTHER, SAVE ME! I BEG YOU!"
Constantine scoffed.
"Your mommy isn't here right now, now become my power."
The serpent dragons bit into his legs, arms, back, and his neck. The Absorption Line then activated with the dragons draining the Divine Essence of Alcyoneus before feeding it to Constantine.
Constantine basked in this power as the essence of Alcyoneus a child of Tarturus and Gaea was his to absorb. Alcyoneus thrashed like a wild animal as he could feel himself dying. Not fading, just dying as his very essence was devoured by Constantine.
"A CURSE UPON YOU!"
"NO thanks."
Starting from his legs, Alcyoneus began to crumble to nothing as the Serpent Dragons drained everything away. Constantine closed his eyes as he began to assimilate the essence of the Giant.
As the firstborn, Alcyoneus was powerful, but not as powerful as Porphyrion the youngest and the Giant born to kill Zeus. In a sense, with Constantine draining his essence he was now the Bane of Hades, but he had no intention of betraying Hades.
Hades had helped him greatly and he would return the favor by turning this new strength against Zeus. When Alcyoneus was drained, all his divine essence was absorbed into Constentine's body.
It was so much, but his body had no trouble containing it. He sat himself down as he got to work assimilating the very essence of the first Giant. Medusa appeared at his side instantly as already Constantine was ending the Prophecy Of Seven on his own.
He was truly the bane of Prophecies as they meant nothing to him and he would not stop until they were all obsolete, one by one. When he finished, he would return to his second home in the Underworld as he had to talk to Hades.
It was time for him to enter Tarturus to take the powers of Kronos over time for himself.
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