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Sergios lay himself atop the sweat-laced body of his foe and wrapped his arm around his neck, forcing Hercules up!

He clenched his fist and applied pressure to the demigod's throat!

"Speak, Hercules, or I will squeeze the breath from you!"

Realizing that he couldn't possibly escape the hold, he finally choked out the truth.

"You... ate... ambrosia...!  Zeus said... you're... immortal...!!"

Sergios' grip loosened for a split second.  Hercules gasped in precious air before his throat was constricted once more by Sergios' muscular arm.

"Ambrosia?" Sergios muttered incredulously to himself.  "I'm... immortal?"

Suddenly it all made sense.  No wonder the king of the gods viewed him as a threat!  He was now a man with strength to rival Hercules who, like a god on earth, could never die!

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Hercules screamed in pain as Sergios brought his entire weight down upon his back!

He couldn't understand how this human managed to escape from his bearhug.  No man he'd ever placed in the hold had ever escaped without submission.  Not only had Sergios done the impossible, he'd also brought the living legend to the ground, crying out like a wounded beast.

The laborer felt incredible.  He raised his arms in a double bicep pose and bounced his pecs rapidly.  The power of the god of war coursed through his muscles, giving him strength that rivaled even Hercules!

But Sergios didn't dare waste a precious second questioning this newfound power's origin.  All that mattered now was bringing down this barbaric son of Zeus once and for all!

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With the mighty Hercules again at his mercy, Sergios leapt into the air!

Hercules, flat on his stomach, could only lay there as his opponent landed!

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Hercules came to his senses just as Sergios turned him onto his belly and yanked his legs back!

"TELL ME!!" Sergios shouted again and again with every press down!  The intensity of the hold was amplified by the incredible strength Ares had given the human.

Hercules screamed in pain, but refused to tell his foe of his immortality!

Finally, Sergios let go.  In his frustration, he drove his foot into Hercules' side.

The godling took the blow with a grunt and a groan.  His legs felt as though they'd just been crushed under a pillar of the Parthenon!

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Sergios grabbed Hercules by his legs and lifted the studly demigod up.

Hercules, still reeling from the blow to his head, could do little but moan and watch as his energized opponent set him up for a hold.

"Why did Zeus send you for me?!" the laborer barked.  "Tell me, Hercules!"

But Hercules was too dazed to speak!

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BOOM!

Sergios' fists slammed into Hercules' head with such force, the son of Zeus lost his footing and stumbled back and to the ground!

Hercules bellowed in pain from the strike.  With Sergios already on his downed body, he had no time to wonder how his opponent had summoned such impossible strength!

Ares squeezed his hefty balls as watched the tide of battle turn in the human's favor.  Satisfied with what he'd seen, Ares left the battlefield to sow the seeds of battle in the hearts of men across the world.

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Infused with the strength of the god of war, Sergios clenched his fists and drew them high!

"I WILL WIN!!" he roared at a shocked Hercules!

"IMPOSSIBLE!!" the demigod roared!

His eyes grew wide with fright at Sergios' miraculous recovery!  With his arms firmly around his foe's back, Hercules had no way of defending himself from the oncoming attack!