"Stop!" Nick yelled, jumping towards Alice in a blur as his instincts took over.

It was a bit too much for Nick to see Jenny bleeding and kneeling on the ground.

[Hell Flame]

Alice grabbed the fist Nick directed at her face and burned him half-cooked with her Hell Flames in an instant.

Had it been a normal person, Alice would have turned him into ash instantaneously, but Nick was luckily not a normal person.

Before Alice could finish the job, Zeel had already appeared next to her with his foot in her chest.

[Lightning Manipulation]

Zeel directed as much lightning as he could into the soles of his feet and sent it into Alice's body, hoping to stop her heart but not destroy it completely.

Alice was blasted backward, the wall shaking as her body collided with it. The lightning lingering around her body sent a pulse of light that fried all electronics inside the base.

[Deep Time-Zone]

For the first time, Zeel allowed his divine speed to run wild, damaging the environment around him freely.

Transparent Lightning surrounded his body and began to expand, covering the entire room with his lightning brilliance.

The bodies of the guards that Alice had unconsciously killed, were rendered to ash in an instant. The ground was also slowly being destroyed by Zeel's chaotic outburst.

"Zeel stop!" Nick yelled, barely holding himself together in a different Time-Zone.

Nick was also in a sorry shape, his left hand reduced to ash and the rest of his body slowly following the process.

The only thing keeping Nick alive was the black mists surrounding his body, which he was also subconsciously using to keep Jenny and Henry alive in the background.

Seeing this, Zeel looked at Nick and then at Jenny, taking a step in their direction that sent the cement below his feet rippling in waves like water.

Within moments, Zeel stood in front of Jenny, grabbing her by the neck and dissolving her body in mere pico-seconds.

Zeel then pointed a finger at Henry, a transparent lightning blast as thick an arm shooting out of his palm and through Henry's heart.

First, there was a hole in Henry's chest that soon expanded and his entire body became ash.

Just as Zeel was about to turn and deal with Nick next, a massive flaming wing of Heavenly Flames cut through his Time-Zone like water and slapped him away.

All Zeel felt a twist and a spiral and he was also embedded in the opposite wall of Alice. Time had also returned to normal and Zeel saw giant, blue flaming wings.

[Wings Of Heaven]

Alice had extended her manifested wings through Zeel's Time-Zone with ease to catch him off-guard.

Luckily, Heavenly Flames did not have any restrictions when it was used with righteous intentions, making her flaming wings especially effective against an indifferent, somewhat evil, Zeel.

Alice launched herself out of the way with her wings, streaking across the air as her fist, concentrated with Heavenly Flames, impacted Zeel's face.

Alice was also not alone, by the time she pulled back for another punch, a much more violent punch, Nick came up from her right side and slammed his foot into Zeel's body as well.

Nick's eyes had a double pupil and his mouth was filled with sharpened teeth, but thankfully, he was still Nick since tears were leaking from his eyes, mourning the loss of Jenny.

[Speed Manipulation]

While being attacked, Zeel tuned his speed manipulation to sense the movement of Earth's rotation and channeled that speed through his body.

The sensation of channeling speed from the rotation of the Earth sent a burst of pain stirring through his Divine-Veins, but Zeel gritted his teeth.

The speed concentrated within the palms of Zeel's hands and with a tap on both Alice's and Nick's bodies, both were sent spiraling away across the room with dents in their chests'.

Zeel pushed himself up and out of the wall, staggering a bit to find his balance, and then glared at Alice and Nick who had also returned to their feet.

"Trust me, I don't want to kill you," Zeel said, looking at Alice a bit sadly.

Alice was somewhat blinded by rage but she was mostly sad to see Zeel kill Elizabeth.

Alice waved her hand, Elizabeth's body appearing in her arms from her storage dimension.

Earlier during the heat of the battle, she had stored away Elizabeth's Divine-Body in her Storage Dimension.

Alice brushed Elizabeth's colorful hair behind her ear and looked at Zeel sadly.

"She loved us," Alice said, pain in her voice.

"She had become a liability," Zeel replied disapprovingly.

"Look at her!" Alice yelled, gesturing to Elizabeth's smiling face even in death.

"She was so happy to be in your arms again after so many years and you killed her!"

Zeel glanced at Elizabeth's smiling face and felt a little pain in his heart, but not so much that he would change his decision.

"Please!" Zeel pleaded, seeing that Nick was gearing up to continue the battle.

"I fought you once and lived… I don't want to kill you either but don't think I won't if Elizabeth stays dead," Alice threatened, her face filled with indifference.

Zeel smiled subconsciously since Alice had always been that type of person.

Alice was always decisive, indifferent to anyone who turned against her, and extremely hopeful for a family… a family she had probably found in Elizabeth.

"What you fought was me without a soul… have you ever fought against a God?" Zeel asked both Alice and Nick "Battles between Gods are over in an instant,"

Alice stored Elizabeth's body back into her storage dimension.

Zeel, Nick, and Alice disappeared from their places and became blurs.

Then the trio came to a stop a couple of feet apart, Nick's body swayed a little, and then his head detached from his body.

"Alice, you are strong and fast and everything a woman should be... but you are inexperienced," Zeel said.

"Yeah?" Alice replied, quirking her brow and smiling "It's a good thing I learn fast,"

"Then I am sorry," Zeel said, lightning flickering and he was blurred once more.

Alice struck, her wings covering her blind spots but somehow, Zeel still managed to get around to her blind side.

Zeel materialized a nanite-dagger in his hands and struck to sever Alice's wings, but she titled away at the last moment and only received a gash on her back.

Alice gritted her teeth, detached her wings, and turned them into orbs that exploded behind her, launching her forward through the force of the explosion.

Sadly, Zeel had already predicated such an action.

[Warp]

Zeel appeared in front of Alice, his knee to her face causing a massive shockwave.

[Warp]

Then he appeared above Alice's head, both hands around her neck, ready to twist or just warp away with her entire head.

[Malevolent Gaze]

Alice's abyssal eyes just turned upwards and glanced at Zeel causing him soul-wrenching pain before he could twist her neck.

Before Alice and Zeel could even realize what happened next, Zeel's instinct had already screamed and his mind and body reacted to kill like he was always trained to do.

[Warp]

Zeel warped both Alice and himself, both appearing in the section of the facility that held Ahmanet.

The entire underground facility had been on lockdown since even before the battle started, courtesy of Henry's paranoid nature.

Zeel stood above Alice who was laying on her back, and then he brought his foot down with enough force to cause a Mini-Earthquake.

*Squash*

By the time Zeel realized what had happened, golden-blood flowed under his feet like a gushing waterfall, but Alice was not there.

The moment before her head was squashed, Elizabeth's Sword Rings reacted and teleported Alice to safety.

Despite wanting to stop the fight, Ella and Alle knew that being neutral was best. Still, they couldn't just watch Alice die since she was partially their adopted mother.

Sadly, a section of Alice's head was left behind since the teleportation was a bit too late.

Alice felt the blood draining down her face and knew that her end was near, but through abyssal eyes, she stared at Zeel with confusion and mockery.

Alice fell to the ground and felt death approaching, but she didn't relent even then or beg to be saved.

"Come close," Alice said through mouthfuls of blood.

Zeel stepped forward mechanically and crouched next to Alice in confusion. Even now, Zeel hadn't realized that he actually killed his wife – the one he actually loved.

Seeing that Zeel was within earshot of her, Alice smiled and said "Fuck you, Zeel!"

Alice's body began to crack and break apart, then flames broke through the cracks, and before Zeel could react.

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When the explosion finished an entire five minutes later, it was not only the underground facility that was destroyed, but the entirety of London above it had been vaporized by Alice's final rebellion.

A blue barrier flickered amidst the smoke and rubble, and when it disappeared entirely, Zeel's figure was revealed.

He was badly burned and kneeling on the ground in pain, but his gaze was more lost than any physical pain he was experiencing.

"Hmmm… it hurts," Zeel said, holding the position of his heart and staring at nothing in particular.

*Puchi*

Suddenly, a sword protruded through Zeel's chest.

The sword was as black as the abyss and held concentrated Death Energy.

Zeel felt his vision blackened and just before he passed away, he saw Ahmanet's face smiling down at him in victory.

Slowly, the world turned flat and sparks danced around, Zeel was once again standing while embracing Elizabeth in his arms with Alice admiring them both.

Henry, Jenny, Nick, and the soldiers stood at the sides just as they did before Zeel entered his complete 4th Dimensional View.

Zeel had just broken one of his self-imposed rules, and also a rule of The Crawford Household – Never mess with time when in a 3rd-dimensional existence.

'It should be fine,' Zeel thought 'I am a God of Speed after all… Time should be a small part of my domain,'

"Now I know I need to deal with Ahmanet first," Zeel mumbled while embracing Elizabeth in his arms.

"What?" Elizabeth questioned, snuggling herself more into Zeel's arms.

"Nothing," Zeel replied, warping Alice into his embrace as well.