Sparking Soul: Ch.16

“For Asgard!” The sky rumbled as dark clouds blocked out what little sun was shining down on us, a blizzard picking up as I raised Mjolnir before swinging it down at Hulk.

With the rumble of thunder, the sky was blotted out by azure blue, golden and scarlet red lightning raining down from the clouds, but it was not enough as Hulk pulled back both hands before slapping them together with a thunderous boom.

Instantly, a shockwave rippled out through the air and clashed with the lightning, sending the bolts all flying wayward as the beast crouched before leaping directly at me.

However, I was quick to snap my fingers and solidify the air around his head, Emil appearing in front of him with a thought as the man had his fist back before slamming a heavy hook into Hulk's jaw.

The sky boomed as the force of the attack sent him crashing back into the ground right before Mjolnir pushed him even further downwards, a portal appeared below him and above me as Mjolnir flew through while I spun.

Hulk looked slightly disoriented, but not enough to be out of the fight as he recovered and spun around with a fist pulled back, both of us roaring with gusto as we swung towards the other and clashed.

Even though we were probably thousands of feet into the air, the planet below us rumbled and cracked as the force from our clash sent out shockwaves strong enough to disperse the clouds and the blizzards for a few seconds.

Despite that, I couldn't help the smirk that spread across my face as I found myself straining to continue forward with my swing, Hulk growling as he slowly tried to push forward before Emil crashed into him from below.

The man wrapped his arms around Hulk while spinning and throwing him back at the ground, disappearing and reappearing in his flight path with a double stomp that sent him back up to me right as I solidified the clouds into a gigantic hammer.

With a roar that mixed with the cry of the blizzard around us, the sparking clouds descended and slammed Hulk back into the ground, Emil quickly appearing besides me in the air as I solidified it below him.

“That was a nice intro.” Emil spoke with a growl as he rolled his shoulders and I nodded as I cracked my neck, watching as the condensed clouds continued to push down before not being surprised as they were dispersed by a powerful shockwave that even made us float back slightly.

“Hmm, it appears that I might have underestimated just how strong the Hulk truly was.” I muttered as I watched Hulk standing up from the crater, taking deep breaths while glaring up at us.

“So, what do we do now?” Emil asked as we watched Hulk digging his fingers into the arctic ice below him, raising an eyebrow as the monster heaved and pulled out a mountain-sized chunk from it.

“Keep on hitting him. If that doesn't work, then I'll take over.”

“Got it!” Emil nodded as I spun the air shield below him and he pushed off of it, Hulk roaring as he heaved and threw the mountain of ice he was carrying at us right as I lifted a hand and activated the Reality Stone.

With a thought, the ice warped and wrapped around Emil, gathering in a liquid state behind me right as I lowered my hand and sent it back flying at him, twisting my hand as the water flew past Emil and transforming it into a hailstorm of ice spears.

That was not enough though as the monster roared and leapt directly at the icicles, which shattered on his skin as he tackled Emil out of the sky before slamming a vicious punch into the man's side.

Emil roared in pain before he growled and delivered a powerful punch to the Hulk's face, the beast's face barely turning as he pulled his head back before slamming it forward.

However, as he did, his eyes widened as a portal appeared in front of his head, Mjolnir flying through and snapping his head back right as I dove through and pushed all three of us down to the ground.

With a deafening boom, the ground rumbled as we slammed into the ice, all three of us rolling away from each other as I flipped around and caught Mjolnir as it shot towards me.

Without wasting a single moment, I lunged forward and appeared in front of the rolling Hulk while swinging my hammer down, lightning rippling across the ground as he spun and rolled away before the attack could hit.

Shattering the ice with each step as he lunged forward, I held Mjolnir and blocked his punch with a grunt that sent me flying back, but I quickly created a portal behind me and spun around before flying through and crashing into his back with a roar.

Emil was waiting for that opportunity as he charged in from the other side, Hulk grunting as he slammed into him right as I wrapped my arms around his waist and lifted him over my head with a growl.

Leaping into the air, Emil came down with a double stomp to Hulk's head right as I suplexed him hard enough to crater the ice for miles, but my eyes widened as he was still able to grab my arms and rip them free from his waist.

With a roar, he flipped over while throwing me up into the air, letting go of my arms and grabbing onto a leg instead before I let out a gargling cough as I found myself being smashed skull first into Emil's chest.

The man himself sounded like he was drowning as the two of us were sent blasting across the landscape, but I quickly shook my head to reorient myself right in time to see Hulk charging at me with a roar.

With a growl, Mjolnir curved around and slammed into the back of his head, making him trip and roll across the ground as I spun around onto my feet while catching the hammer flying at a high speed towards me.

Letting the momentum of it keep carrying me, I quickly created a portal behind and in front of Hulk while slowly turning them both and lifting them up into the air.

The result was the monster flying endlessly from one portal to the other and picking up speed before I quickly swung Mjolnir upwards as I created a portal above me.

The sky warped from the impact of my hammer to his chest as Hulk's eyes widened in pain, Emil appearing from another portal besides him with a fist covered in blazing flames that he quickly swung and scorched the Hulk's face with.

The gamma demon raged in pain, but I slammed my hammer onto his back and sent him flying at the ground, only to create a portal in front of him that quickly spat him back up into the air where Emil was waiting with both hands raised high.

As a scorching inferno gathered in between his hands, I saw the Hulk pulling a hand back before apologizing as I activated the Reality Stone, forcing the air around him to freeze for a brief moment right as Emil swung down and unleashed the flaming hammer upon him.

Burning orange flames melted every bit of ice and snow below us while evaporating the clouds around us, with me quickly teleporting both Emil and I to the ground while we watched the bright artificial sun slowly fading away.

As he did, I let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Hulk's form still falling to the ground, quickly creating a portal below him and besides him that let him skid across the ice and into an iceberg.

“We probably should have gone easier, huh?” Emil spoke with a wry smile as I teleported Hulk to be in front of us, frowning at the severe burns covering his body before reaching forward and covering him in a red glow.

Moments later, I sat down as the wounds on his body were healed, doing the same to Emil and I before he frowned as we watched Hulk groan.

“Don't. I want him to wake up.” I spoke when I saw my gamma friend pulling a fist back and he looked at me before shrugging and sitting back down.

“H-Hulk…where is Hulk?”

“You're still in the ice, buddy. Take it easy. I restored your body back to full, but I did take away most of your stamina to keep your tired and to give you a clear mind to work with.”

“Hulk…kill you!” He growled as he went to roll over and I rolled my eyes as I dropped Mjolnir onto his chest, Hulk gritting his teeth as he tried and failed to sit up while I sat down near his head.

“Let me try something.” I muttered as I placed a hand on his head, forcing it to stay still before I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.

When I opened them, I found myself staring right into the glaring eyes of a snarling Hulk, who was trying his best to bite at my face, but unfortunately for him, he was also being held up by numerous thick chains as Banner stood off to the side.

“Not bad, Dr. Banner. I assume this is how you keep control of yourself?” I asked as I looked at the consciousness of Banner, who looked at me with a surprised look before frowning slightly.

“H-How…how did you get in here?”

“I have telepathy, Dr. Banner, meaning I can dive into your mind and help you with your deepest fears but only when your mind is truly struggling. Talking to people mentally is quite easy to do, but diving into someone's mind requires not only concentration but also protection as my actual body is left unguarded.”

'No need to tell him that Mjolnir would be there to protect me in case something does happen.' I thought with a smile as I looked at the man, who frowned slightly before Hulk decided to remind us of his existence as he roared and thrashed around in his chains.

“Hulk kill you! Hulk destroy you! Hulk tear you in half!”

“Hulk, I am trying my utmost best to help you here, but one cannot accept help that unless you asked for it. There is a threat out there far more dangerous than us and what I just did to you? I could have done far worse and this threat would have done far worse. This is not your average criminal or tyrant. No, this is a man that has been manipulating every single important event in the universe from the shadows and he has decided to take action instead of letting others do his bidding once more.”

“Is this…the same great threat you and your dad spoke of?” Banner asked and I frowned while nodding at his question.

“Indeed. The threat's name is Thanos and in my 1500 years of being alive, I have never seen my father be this hesitant to face off against someone that is a threat to Asgard. That is why we're going to need every person that can fight to fight in this war and that is why I need you to forgive Banner for all the times that he tried to take you out just like how I need Banner to forgive you for all the times that you tried to take over.”

“Hulk…will…never!” The monster growled as he strained against the chains and I sighed as I closed my eyes, opening them once more to stare at Hulk's glare before his eyes widened as I activated the Reality Stone once more.

“Universe, Separate Banner and Hulk into two and allow them to live their lives as if they were never connected.” My voice sounded ethereal as it echoed across the landscape and watched as Hulk's body convulsed.

Emil looked a bit wary as he stood back, but I simply waited as his body shrunk slightly while Banner slowly formed from thin air besides him, the man looking just as shocked as Emil as I stood up and covered him in thick layers of winter clothing that I conjured with a thought.

“W-Wh-What the hell?” Banner looked surprised as if he never expected this to happen while Hulk's thrashing increased before he froze in place as I held a hand towards him.

'I was holding back earlier because I didn't think how this would affect Banner, but this is Hulk. I don't have to hold back anymore.' With a growl, the Space Stone glowed brightly as the same azure energy covered the Hulk's body and I slowly lifted him up from the ground.

“Hulk, this is your last chance and I do NOT want to do this. Please let me help you.” I could see that he actually wanted to do this, but as he looked to Banner, I sighed at the flashes of burning rage in his eyes before I pulled Mjolnir to my grasp with a snap of a finger.

Before he could do anything, though, lightning flew from the hammer and sent him ragdolling across the landscape, the Space Stone glowing to form a protective bubble to protect Banner from the devastation as I flew after him.

“No!” I called out to Emil as I saw him getting ready to charge and he looked surprised as I turned my gaze back to Hulk the moment he got to his feet.

However, he wasn't able to move as I froze him in place once more while throwing Mjolnir, the hammer crossing the distance in the blink of an eye and slammed into his chest with the force of a nuke.

The Reality Stone glowed as I quickly grasped the shockwave from that attack and forced it to the size of an ant, phasing it into his stomach with the Space Stone before letting it expand.

The moment it did, Hulk's eyes rolled into the back of his head as blood spurted from his lips, but I was not done as I grabbed control of the space around him and made it form into a bubble, pulling the air from it and watching as he struggled to breathe.

As I floated down, Mjolnir sparked with blood red electricity as energy strands from the Reality Stone flew from my body and connected with that of the Hulk's, watching as the beast glared at me before his eyes glazed over and he passed out.

A moment later, I heard Banner's surprised cry as he appeared behind me along with Emil, who had shifted out of his transformation while I put the same winter clothing around his body.

“Is…is he…?” Despite how much he hated him, Banner seemed hesitant to ask and I sighed before shaking my head.

“Like I said, I need every hand that can fight and even though he doesn't want to, Hulk is still quite the ally to have in the coming war against Thanos.”

“You think you can help him?” Emil asked and I gave a wry smile as I looked back at the unconscious Hulk before nodding.

“I'm going to try my best, but I do not want to give up on him before I at least try. Before that, though, Dr. Banner?” I began as I turned to the scientist, who looked slightly confused before his eyes widened as I smiled and spoke.

“How would you like to join us in our return to Asgard? You may like the technology that will be at your disposal.”

A/N: Ross is most definitely not going to like this…

But who cares, eh? Thor goes ahead and poached two more fighters for Asgard~!!

Don't worry, they're part of the fighting force against Thanos, but Thor's going to try his best to make sure both Hulk and Banner are functional enough to stay on Asgard.

However, with Banner and Hulk now two different entities, how will they survive with their new lives and how will Hulk react to his newfound freedom?

Also, basically, the Reality Stone is keeping Banner and Hulk separate as reality itself is whatever Thor desires, but the moment he wishes it, the two will be fused into one once again.

However, Thor can also give Banner full control over Hulk, but he feels like that would be less of a partnership and more like slavery, which obviously goes against what he wants initially.

Therefore, we'll have to wait until the next chapter to figure out what to do next.

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!!