The sky crashed down, collapsing with weight and pressure until it slammed against Zeus's shoulder.
For a brief moment, Neo thought it might have worked.
But Zeus only tilted his head, shrugged the pressure off, and the sky simply shattered into fragments.
He snapped his fingers, and another sky appeared above, replacing the broken one.
The actions were so fluid that one might think he was only changing clothes.
Still, Neo had achieved what he wanted.
Zeus's attention shifted.
His focus broke away from Amelia.
Zeus raised his hand.
His fingers curled slowly before slicing downward.
The clouds above rumbled like a drumline before tearing open.
A single lightning bolt carved through the sky.
Neo's eyes narrowed.
He could feel the strength of the lightning bolt before it even landed.
He couldn't block it.
Even with his strength, even knowing he could revive, the bolt carried so much force that it would kill him instantly.
