She was a fool not to see it before, the Archpriestess told herself. For years, she had sought the greatest killer alive. One whose very footsteps sought destruction. Whose every breath bestowed a blessed massacre upon the world. A world left trembling at its feet. There is only one such monstrosity that has ever walked the Earth.

There was no warning. No rumbles or flashes. Not so much as a raindrop. One second, the sky was perfectly clear. The next... the clouds screamed thunder. A hammer fell like lightning. And suddenly, there descended a hurricane of godly wrath.

A blizzard of ash and godblood howled, from the summit of Fuji to the arctic shore. Unstoppable Asgardian versus unkillable monster. Which immortal force would prevail? And either way... how long could the Earth endure such a clash?