"DEATH IS TOO MERCIFUL!!!"
Skaryn rushed forward again, ignoring the nearby crowd of challengers surrounding them on the ground floor. He led with both of his greatswords and held back nothing. The Dark God was fully intent on slaying Halmut in the most brutal way imaginable.
"FOOL!" Halmut roared back, retrieving his scepter and Naparn's old flaming saber.
Both top-tier gods collided, forcing each other back a few meters. Halmut laughed, "You still forgot?! Your darkness is--"
But the Dark God only replied with a follow-up attack. Skaryn didn't want to mince words, he wanted to mince meat. He then demonized to match Halmut's hybrid form. Growing a pair of bony, black wings and dark claws, Skaryn showed how mighty a human could become. The transformation continued as he grew a tail and black, skeletal spikes emerged along Skaryn's spine to the tip of his tail.
Something came up while writing, so more will be coming a bit later today. Don't worry, I won't leave you hanging here for too long.