A change in the dusty wind (Open)

[Mephistel]

The god was pushed away but he quickly got back on his feet. It's not as if such a small blast would do much.

The god didn't answer to his taunt and jumped at Zodiac in one swift move, he wasn't so far so he could easily catch him. Slapping his hand in Zodiac's face, small black runes escaped the god's hand, expanding to the man's skin and impregning his soul.

-Be cursed! This was meant for Ruvyk, but I'll make an exception!-

The runes stayed there, settle in the mage's skin. A new curse he didn't knew about. A curse that would prevent him from killing anyone anymore. The God then vanish into the air. Leaving Zodiac alone in front of the now close temple.

[Wave]

Zodiac just stood there, partly surprised, partly disappointed that the god gave up this easily.

"Fleeing already... What a god you are"

He didn't seem too bothered by the curse. It was pretty much the only challenge Arius provided for him.
But he needed to figure out what it does first...

[Mephistel]

-Well...what are you gonna do now?-

Ruvyk's voice asked. It could be heard inside his head. The heat was getting heavier and a sandstorm started blowing.

[Wave]

"Not even a thank you? Well, if you still want to be useful, you can either bring Arius back or tell me in which of the pillars I can find the other one."
This time he wouldn't mess around. Arius just showed him that they weren't worth his time.

[Mephistel]

-As far as I'm concern...Arius is still breathing...-

Ruvyk said. He could almost hear him smirk.

-Well...I suppose I'll take on Arius myself...but if you go straight up south from there...you'll find the other one...-

[Wave]

"He's mine", Zodiac replied with a voice that had the air vibrate around him and headed to the south.

[Mephistel]

-How fierce! Sure...keep him to you...-

You walk to the south, it took a while, the desert sand was hot and the air ever so suffocating. Finally arriving at the monument, the other god. A tall man with tan skin stood, a large spear in hand, with golden eyes. His aura was a lot more powerful then that of Arius and he looked rather calm.

-What have you come here for...? Have you allied with our brother Ruvyk...he is but a traitor to his vows...-

He said.

[Wave]

Zodiac didn't reply. He wasn't in the mood for chatting.

The lines that had started to fade pulsed again. And this time they expanded more, now even covering the ground.

His plan was simple: Control the gods mind. But before you can control something, you need to break it first.
He figured this whole method out himself, and it had yet to fail.
Breaking someone's will wasn't hard. He just needed to figure out what they can't cope with the most. For some, it's fear, for some panic...
Zodiac lost focus as that reminded him of someone. He should really see what that dragon was up to...

[Mephistel]

Seen there was no response, he took that as an invitation for the fight. It seemed the man didn't feel like talking. The Earth god sighed. Raising his spear in the air, the sand started shaking and the air turn so hot it was almost impossible to breath.

The god's aura started to grow as powerful runes appeared on his body, his eyes started glowing and he jumped into the air, aiming at zodiac and striked, with such power, the air seemed to distort around the spear and waves of wind slashed at Zodiac before the spear had even reached him.

The ground was shaking under the powerful display of the god.

[Wave]

Zodiac sent himself flying backwards with a blast since he couldn't stop the god.

The temperature started to drop rapidly as the lines on the ground lit up even more.
A black sphere formed around the god and almost immediately disappeared again.

"That... should have worked..."

And it did. But he wouldn't need to know that.
Zodiac usually skipped a few steps of of this process, but he didn't want this to go wrong just because he underestimate gods.
And the first step was doubt and worry. Uncertain minds are easier to control.

[Mephistel]

It seemed to be a high spirited fight, as both parties show exceptionnals skills, but it was far from over. The God kept attacking relentlessly, the storm of his spear creating large craters wherever he touched.

Good thing he wasn't as fast as the other, but the level of power was completely different. From the corner of his eyes, Zodiac manage to get a glance on the side, where he saw Ruvyk sitting in midair, looking at the fight with a smile on his face, his head leaning on the palm of his hand with his elbow on his tight.

[Wave]

Zodiac was growing more frustrated as the fight went on. He was sure it worked, but he had yet to see any signs of it.
And that he had to constantly dodge to stay alive and thus not having any chance to attack didn't help.

As he spotted Ruvyk, a barrier formed around his opponent. Even with his power, Zodiac had a minute to catch his breath.
"Hope you're entertained."

[Mephistel]

The purple haired god smiled.

-Oh yes...very much...-

He said with a grin. The other God wasn't all so happy, and as he saw Ruvyk, his attention shifted for a moment to the other one.

-Oh...time to go!-

He said with a grin as he disapeared once more from your sight. This was his domain after all and such trick didn't seems so out of place.

[Wave]

Zodiac turned his attention back to his opponent as Ruvyk disappeared again. He had to wonder what the god would do if he just left now.
The barrier could hold just a little longer, so there was only one way to find out.
Zodiac turned around and just left the god alone.

[Mephistel]

When Zodiac started to turn around, the earth god looked at him surprised. The barrier broke from the power of his aura as he stood back in the ground.

-.....-

He was still owning a very powerful aura around him, but he stopped attacking. That's when the other one appeared.

-Brother! Ruvyk's is in Father's tomb! We must stop him!-

It was Arius which came flying from his temple, looking rather worried.

[Wave]

Zodiac was still close enough to hear what Arius was saying.
"Have fun Ruvyk..."

He kept walking and only now realized that he'd be stuck here if Ruvyk did anything dumb...

[Mephistel]

The other one let out a roar of anger and powerful wings spread from his back as he took flight. They started heading in some direction, toward the last temple he hadn't reach yet.

During that time, Ruvyk was moving trough his father's tomb, with a large grin on his face as he grew closer to the ancien god sepulture.

[Wave]

Zodiac stopped for a second before deciding to head in the direction the two gods just left.

He didn't want to miss that party.

[Mephistel]

When Zodiac eventually reach said temple, the doors had been crashed open, there was rubbles everywhere, but no sign of the 3 Gods yet. As he entered, it was silent and eerie, there wasn't much light except what was coming from outside, trough the gigantic hole that had been made in the door.

Further down, sounds of battle could be heard, growl and screams of wrath and anger. There was a huge BAM, and another sounds. A staircase seemed to lead downward.

[Wave]

Zodiac stopped and looked around for a good minute. There was much to see, but he might as well have a look.
It's not like he'd get the chance again any time soon.

He took the staircase down, but didn't draw any attention.
This was still Ruvyks problem. Well, for now.