Chapter XVIII: The Fall of a God
Steve read through the dusty tome of spells he had uncovered in the darkest areas of the Cystian libraries. His only light was a candle, as he had hid himself away in the tower of the Council of Nine in order to hide his heresies against reality itself. So far, most of the tome had been wasted. So far, most of the spells of unimaginable power had been found to be so old the paper has turned to dust and it couldn't be read, and even more were unreadable because Steve had spilt wine on the pages, and the rest had been set alive by cigar ash. There were only a handful of spells that were readable, and many of those didn't even work. Steve had discovered one that allowed flight, but that didn't work, and the rest were all boring. He had misread one that would give the magician a massive zit to say "shit", which had not only given him such a zit, but raised several questions about why Steve wanted a giant shit.
About to give up, Steve stood, whipping out his dick to piss out the candle or masturbate, most likely both, but on this strange day it would be neither. He spotted a spell on the very last page, barely readable. Yes, this would be of use.
***
Steve sauntered out of the closet with a happy grin on his face. Mizal jumped with a scream, falling out of bed.
"Shit, Steve, why the fuck were you in my closet?" Mizal asked, drawing her blade.
"I was reading."
"Why the fuck were you reading in my closet?" Mizal asked.
"Mizal, reading is important for widening one's mind, Damn, get some culture in your, you dumb bitch."
"She means why were you doing it in my closet, you prick!?" Bucky shouted, popping his head out from both the closets and somewhere else.
"Mizal, stop being retarded. If I wasn't in your closet, how would I have masturbated to your shoes?"
"I thought you said you were reading!?" Mizal shouts.
"Mizal, you dumb bitch, reading is for the eyes. Masturbating to shoes is for the nose, cock and hands. You can do both! Fuck, I'm honestly not even sure how you could only do one or the other, to be completely honest."
Mizal yelled at him, as Bucky and Mizal threw a barrage of whatever was in arms reach at him including their swords, vases and their boots, one of which Steve eagerly caught as he retreated out of room for when he finished reading the tome later. He slid eagerly down the stone staircase along the banister, before walking into the tower's lounge to find General Malk A. Lacker frustratingly pulling at his dick with such aggression that Steve wondered just how much that Capybara fuck hated his own genitals. Steve grabbed a quill and quickly wrote out the words of the spell, being careful not to read it out loud. Finally he smiled, presenting it to Malk.
"I need you to read this to me," Steve asked.
"What? Why?" Malk replied. "Fuck, I only get to spend so much time as a human. This is my masturbating time."
"Just read it!" Steve said, Snake Steve hissing and baring his fangs.
"Why can't you?"
"I'm blind or whatever! Fuck, this is more effort than it's worth. Just read it!"
Malk sighed, grabbing the paper and beginning to read.
"In ainm an neamhní síoraí a Scread isteach ar an intinn na bhfear níos laige agus glaonna féin Dia..."
Steve froze, realizing the error of his plan. He fumbled to grab the sheet of paper of Malk, punching him in the head to keep him from grabbing at it, before punching him in the head again, because fuck him.
"What? You asked me to read it!" Malk said.
"Yeah, but you're probably into that shit!"
"What shit? Actual shit? Because I'm no coprophilliac, I'm not into that. Wait, are you? Are you asking me to join me in that? Because I can find a spare few min..."
"No, just forget it," Steve said, swearing. "Where's the nearest non-depraved fuck?"
"Axiom is talking to the Soul Banisher."
"Terrific," Steve grinned.
Steve turned, strolling into the Chamber of the Soul Banisher. Ignoring the thousands of infinite tendrils of insanity with forms beyond comprehension that invaded his mind and screamed desperately for him to do acts so horrifying they'd only appear in Malk's sex dreams, he walked up to Axiom, holding out the paper.
"Hey, Ax! I've gone partially blind due to... fuck, AIDS or something," Steve said. "Can you read this for me? Ideally you too, Soul Banisher."
Axiom sighed, grabbing the paper.
"This better not be your fanfiction again. I'm so shit sick of... oh, it's not? What language is this?"
"Uh... fuck, just read, alright?"
Axiom sighed, looking down at the paper as she began reading allowed as the infinite eyes of the Soul Banisher read along her.
"Alright, uh... in ainm an neamhní síoraí a Scread isteach ar an intinn na bhfear níos laige agus glaonna féin Dia..." she read.
"Yeah, yeah, go on," Steve encouraged.
"Le do thoil a chlúdach mo baill ghiniúna le feithidí. Gan ar bhealach gnéasach intinn agat, nach bhfuil mé creep, cé tá mé go raibh roinnt aisteach turgnamh i gcampa samhraidh le comhairleoir campa a anois gur dóigh liom ar sé i ndáiríre ionsaí gnéasach dom."
Steve tried to keep himself from grinning, nodding encouragement.
"Ach ar bhealach go bhfuil níos craiceáilte agus craic. Díreach, fethidí ar baill ghiniúna, fháil go déanta."
Axiom paused, staring at Steve.
"Well? We done here?" she asked.
"Did you read all of it?" Steve asked. "Fuck, it was a spell! You were supposed to...!"
Both Axiom and the Soul Banisher paused. Axiom stared at Steve as horror and disgust took over her, before doubling over and puking onto the ground as the effects of the spell took place.
"Holy shit, Steve, what the fuck did you do?"
"Yeah, I know! Who even makes a spell for that?"
"Dear me, I'm a being beyond logic, beyond being material, beyond everything! How the fuck does this effect me? Oh fuck," the Soul Banisher said, before letting out a yelp that incinerated billions of universes.
"Ah, we have fun, Steve smiled. So who wants to go get drunk? I'm talking sex with a black woman drunk, am I right?"
With a heft kick, Axiom sent Steve's genitals flying so far up inside his body he was a woman for a few moments, in which time he released an appropriately high-pitched scream.
"Steve you son of a bitch, what the fuck?"
"Oh God, I can feel my heartbeat in my scrotum!" Steve whimpered.
"You little prick, I'll have you murdered for this!" Axiom hissed.
"So? I've been murdered three times today! If you're counting last night after midnight, it's six! Go ahead, kill me!" Steve said.
"Fuck then, I'll have you exiled!"
Steve laughed at the very prospect of it, before honking Axiom's nose.
"Have you seen me? I'm amazing! If you even tried, every single person in this city would rebel! You couldn't do it if you tried!"
***
Steve lay hogtied in the bucket of a catapult, surrounded by the jeering crowd of Cystians.
"Uh... don't we usually just toss people out the front gates?" Steve asked.
"We got an exile catapult," Axiom said.
"Well... uh...sorry?" Steve said.
"Not good enough," Axiom replied.
"Very sorry? Look, just stare into my eyes, my sexy, sexy eyes for a sec, would you?"
Axiom sighed, before nodding.
"OK, go on," she said.
"What? Oh no, that was it. That fifteen seconds of staring into beauty was my way of making it up to you. If anything, I feel I gave you too much. You'll buy the first round of drinks, yeah?"
Axiom fired the catapult as Steve was sent flying into the air. He screamed as he hurtled over the town wall, flying through the air with a dreadful scream. He managed to pull down his breeches, hoping the incredible amount he was shitting and pissing out of terror would rain down on those bastards. He flew through the air, staring at the ground below him. He paused, realizing he wasn't approaching the ground, gravity wasn't taking hold.
The flight spell! It was working after all! Steve laughed, realizing he now had the power of flight. He grinned, closing his eyes and soaring like an eagle. He was free now.
It was at that point the upward momentum from the catapult ran out, and Steve actually did begin falling towards the ground. He screamed in terror once more, rapidly approaching the rocky earth.
Miraculously, Steve managed to land on something to break his fall. Unfortunately, that was his legs. He hit the ground, his legs shattering as he bounced off the ground, going into a painful tumble that broke the majority of his bones. He lay there on the ground, dying and in pain.
"Oh dear, God..." Steve whimpered. "Did I land in shit? Fucking seriously, I landed in shit? Oh wait, that's my shit. Ooh, gross. Wait, it's both."
These were Steve's final words before passing out.
***
Steve found himself lying in a bed, covered in various bodily fluids. He groaned, seeing a shadowy figure standing over him.
"Mother? Wait no, she would've left for me. Frank? I swear to god I have the money, Frank! It's just... invested! Yes, invested! In government bonds! I can get it back, with interest! I just need more time!"
The figure lit a candle, her face illuminated. Tears ran down her face, and she stared down at Steve.
"Wibbins! You're still alive! I though Malk and Ax killed you! Or maybe they just forced you out of the tower, I don't know. Continuity errors and that."
"I'm alive. I've been in self-imposed exile for my actions."
"Oh, I get it. You got lonely and took me to have your way with me and slit my throat when you're finished. Well go right a fucking head! Do it, bitch!"
"No, of course not!" Wibbins said, aghast.
"What, already did it while I was unconscious? Well fuck, uh... I'll be honest, I can go for two rounds no bother. I owe you for saving me, so just feel free to hop on!"
"No! I don't want to fornicate with you, Steve?"
"Fornicate? Who the fuck says that? God, you are so not sexual. Shit, anyway... look! I have a near-death erection, and we need to deal with that! So are you going to hop on, or are we going to ignore it?"
"I rescued you because I didn't want to see you die on a hill. What even happened you?" Wibbins asked.
"Are we actually just going to ignore it? I know you can see it. It's fucking big. You're standing over me, and I just need to twist my hips a little to smack you in the face with it."
"Steve, what happened?" Wibbins asked again.
"I might've done some things I shouldn't have, and the peopl... oh for fuck's sake, seriously? You're seriously just going to ignore it? Just fucking touch it a little, come on!"
"Steve!" Wibbins said, slapping him.
"Fuck, fine! I got exiled. Via catapult."
"Oh. Well, the healing potion should've set in right now. Your bones should be healed."
"On the topic of bone..." Steve said.
"Dammit Steve!"
"OK, OK!" Steve said. "Fuck, what the hell do we now?"
"I like to spend my time praying out here," Wibbins said.
"Uh... is that a bit? Are you fucking with me?"
"No," Wibbins replied.
"Oh dear god... uh, I guess I can catch up on my masturbating. I haven't done that for a few hours. Just get me a whiskey, will you, love?"
"I don't have a distillery up here," Wibbins said. "I don't drink."
"Well, I'm going to kill myself," Steve said. "Where's my mace? Did they catapult it over with me too? Fuck, how does one kill themselves with a mace?"
"Steve, please don't kill yourself. I consider it every day because I'm such a depressing bitch who won't be just a little more cheerful for fuck's sake, but I've found peace in God."
Steve began smacking his head against the bed while screaming.
"Steve, stop!" Wibbins yelled, grabbing his head and stopping him.
"Fuck, OK! You're right. I need to get my revenge! I need to burn that fucking city to the ground! Where's the nearest mob of disenfranchised peasants I can inspire? Preferably white."
"These are the badlands, Steve. There's no one here but the trolls and beastmen."
Steve paused, thinking.
"Bring me to them."
***
Steve walked into the camp alongside Wibbins, staring at the furry and gnarled faces around him.
"Various scumfucks! Where's your leader?" Steve shouted.
A Battle Pussy walked forward, snarling as she drew her sword with a growl.
"Make your intentions known, furless," she asked.
"I'm here to rise up against Cystia for vengeance!"
"The grand chieftain is right in in the big tent. I'll warn you now, she has certain expectations of... satisfaction from you."
"Fuck a beast lady? Grand job, Wibbins, wait here," Steve said. "Actually, do you want to come in with me? This could easily be a two man job."
"No, I'm fine out here," Wibbins said.
"Fuck, you are boring," Steve said, strolling into the tent, pushing his way inside.
Steve walked into the spacious tent, looking around. He froze, as he realized what led the beastmen.
"Oh, for fuck's sake..!" Steve said, staring at the normal cat that lacked anything even close to approaching tits.
Steve stared at the floor with a sigh, The path to redemption was stained with blood and tears. If Steve needed to add a few more bodily fluids to that list, so be it.
***
After several minutes of clawing and screaming, Steve was finished, lying on the ground.
"Fucking shit, I disgust myself. So, are we... will you help me?"
The tent flap opened a an ancient grey Battle Pussy walked inside, holding a sword.
"Alright, what's this about you using my tr... dude, what the fuck?!" the chieftain said, stopping.
"Oh, you have to be shitting on me,"Steve said. "Look, I can probably get it up again for you hun, but I will not have as much vigor as I just h...!"
"Are you fucking kidding me?" the chieftain said. "You just fucked my cat! I'll take your fucking head!"
The chieftain charged Steve, who screamed, rolling to avoid his sword, before punching him in the side of the head. Steve yelped, grabbing the sword and pulling it from the chieftain's hands and running it through her chest. She collapsed backwards with a gasp. Steve hurried out of the tent, half-naked and covered in various bodily fluids, the most prominent of which was blood from all there of those who had been in the tent. He paused, realizing that he was surrounded by those whose chieftain he had just killed. Fuck, that retard did not think things thorough.
"Uh..." Steve said.
"The old chieftain is dead. Long live the new chieftain!" one of the battle pussies yelled, before all the beast men repeated the roar.
"Oh shit, is that how this works? Fuck, seems like this is a Klingon type deal. Kickass."
Steve paused, wondering if Axiom liked Star Trek. She didn't like anything, but she was a nerd. Fallacy, that. Just fucking take that I put in that reference.
Steve stared around at his new army, before grinning.
"Come on, men! And beasts. And trolls. And clearly underaged gi... oh shit, I forgot you were a twelve year old girl Wibbins. Dear god, I'm going for hell, aren't I? Fuck it, just come on. We're going to go kill shit."
***
Steve marched up to the gates of Cystia, his army in tow. He grinned, his eyes filled with malice as he walked up to the guards.
"Hello! Are you immigrating here? What's your name?" the guard asked with a stupid grin on his face.
"You don't remember me?" Steve said. "I am death, destroyer of worlds. I am here to take hold of your libraries and burn them to ash, to enslave your people, to fuck your children, to break the very fucking...!"
"Come right in!" the guard said, smiling.
"... things you hold dear so on... Wait, what?" Steve asked, stumbling over his words in confusion.
"We don't have anyone called Death, Destroyer of Worlds on the Exiled list, so you're free to come in," the guard said.
Steve paused, wondering if the guard was fucking with him. He put his face in his hands, sighing before looking up.
"Look, I...!"
"Hello! Are you immigrating here? What's your name?" the guard asked again.
"Excuse me?" Steve said. "I just fucking told you! How the fuck do you not remember?"
The guard shrugged.
"I don't know. Can I have your name?"
"For fuck's sake, my name is I fucked your mother and she was easy!"
"Come right, in, I fucked your mother and she was easy," the guard grins.
Steve stared, raising his hands to cover his face for a second before pulling them down once more.
"Hello! Are you immigrating here? What's your name?" the guard asked.
Steve paused, turning around and strolling over to the army he had amassed.
"Look brothers, I've found a way inside! I have an improved plan! I'm going to sneak in. I'll slay the mods and disable the archery towers. Then you can get in with fewer losses. Just wait here for my signal. You'll know it when you see it."
"How do we know we can trust you?" Wibbins said. "I don't even support this thing, but I'll do it if I think I can really trust you."
"You're the only people I have left. I'd die for you," Steve said.
Steve turned, walking up to the guards.
"Hello! Are you immigrating here? What's your name?" the guard asked.
"No Name Fuck Face," Steve said.
"Welcome aboard!" the guard said, and Steve strolled past them, back to Cystia. He turned, looking to stare back at his allies. The boy nodded, and Steve knew he had gained the trust of them. Steve turned, and headed into the city, before letting out a shout.
"Attack! Beastman army right outside! Kill them all! Kill every fucking one of them, especially the children!" Steve shouted, as the alarm bells rang.
Steve grinned as he heard his former allies realize their betrayal and panic as Cystian knights and warriors charged past him to attack. He began to whistle as he strolled towards the tower, wondering how the fuck to get the bastards inside to forget about what he had done. Probably just a shit ton of grovelling.
***
"I'm sorry!" Steve yelled through the door.
"Fuck you!"
"Come on! I gave you a Star Trek reference! Don't you like Star Trek?"
"What the fuck are you on about, you prick?"
"I'm being meta! Didn't you say you liked that? Or hated it. Shit, probably hated it. You don't say you like things ever. I already apologized to the Soul Banisher, and he forgave me!"
"What, really?"
"No, obviously not, but like, the theme of this story is more centered around you and it wouldn't suit the structure to include him in the climax. See, look at all those writing words! I don't know what they mean, but I'm throwing them out there! Fuck, is that good enough?"
Steve didn't hear a response, and sighed, collapsing against the door, before swearing loudly and fumbling to pull out his genitals whilst waiting for an answer, because come on, story shit and cats and star trek has to be enough shit.