Talk:Artosh/@comment-4530178-20180314171711/@comment-29963364-20180314182958

The Ex-Machina who joined Riku (including Einzieg) stormed Avant Heim while the Flugel were weakened (loli-forms) and Artosh was exhausted from having just cast God Strike.

Einzieg has an inner monologue on how an Old Deus can be "killed" if their ether is stripped away, and wonders what exactly "ether" is.

He and his Ex-Machina squad face-off against Artosh while Riku acquires the Suniaster.

If I'm understanding correctly, the Ex-Machina strip away Artosh's "ether" by fighting him without killing intent, as blood-lust is how Artosh was born/created in the first place. And when Tet obtained the Suniaster and forbid all war & violence, Artosh was rendered dorment, effectively "killing" him.