Monster Festival (4)

Inside Hephaestus' workshop, "how long are you gonna keep doing that?" asked Hephaestus as she looked at Hestia who was still kowtowing in front of her for some time now. "I'm actually pretty busy, you're distracting me" said Hephaestus as she was a tough nut to crack this time around.

"Do you understand?" she said as Hephaestus crossed her legs at Hestia. "What exactly are you supposed to be doing, anyway?" she asked. "Prostrating myself. Takemikazuchi told me about this, it's the ultimate technique for begging and apologizing" said Hestia as she spoke while still in that position.

"He needs to learn to keep his mouth shut. Hestia, tell me why you're going this far for your Servant's equipment?" asked Hephaestus because she can't take it anymore as she look at her friend doing her very best to procure an equipment. "I want to help Bell, he's trying to change. He's found a goal, and now he's trying to follow a long, long harsh path" said Hestia as she earnestly spoke what she desires for Bell.

"It's a dangerous path, so I want the power to help him!" said Hestia because she knew that the path Bell is willing to take is filled with danger and trouble and without a good equipment he'll die before he will even get to the finish line. "A weapon to cut the way out for him!" said Hestia as she clenched her tiny fist.

"He's always been there for me, and I can't do anything for him" said Hestia as Hephaestus was looking at her sincerely. "He gives me everything but I do nothing in return. I'm his goddess but I can't do anything a goddess can do for him" said Hestia as she really felt bad about her being so poor and weak for not being able to help her one and only Servant.

"I hate not being able to do anything" said Hestia as tears fell down the cold, hard floor. "Trying to change, huh?" said Hephaestus as she thought about whether to make Hestia's servant a weapon. "Fine, I'll make your weapon!" said Hephaestus that made Hestia immediately look at her with her eyes still wet. "Were you crying?" asked Hephaestus. "I ain't!" said Hestia as she wiped her teary eyes with her hands. Hephaestus then laughed, "for your child's sake" she said with a smile.

"Thank you, Hephaestus!" yelled Hestia as she tried to stand up and hug Hephaestus but her knees gave out on her and fell to the ground. "She must've hurt her knees from prostrating for too long, I'll get you for this Take-san" thought Hephaestus. "Just so we're clear, you're paying" said Hephaestus as she helped Hestia stood up.

"Even if it takes decades or even centuries" Hephaestus said. "Yeah, I know!" said Hestia as she hugged Hephaestus. "What kind of weapon does your child use?" asked Hephaestus as she told Hestia to let her go. "He uses a knife but I want for him to have a weapon that can easily kill a monster" said Hestia as she stared at Hephaestus taking a tool from her wardrobe. "Don't tell me...you're gonna make it yourself!" exclaimed Hestia because a weapon directly made by Hephaestus the goddess of fire and metalworking will surely be a one of a kind.

"Of course, I can't get my familia involved in a private matter between you and I" said Hephaestus as she took materials used in forging a long blade, she's already thought of a perfect weapon for Hestia's child. "Wow! Even in heaven you're known as the Divine Smith! And you're going to make it personally for me!" yelled Hestia in excitement because Bell will be really in for a surprise when he'll see this.

"Did you forget? This isn't heaven. We can't use any of our divine powers as per the mandate of Zeus" said Hestia as she remembered the rule Zeus have said before allowing them to live in the mortal realm. "I don't care. The thing that's making me the happiest is that you're the one making the weapon!" said Hestia as she jumped up and down.

In Heaven, Zeus suddenly sneezed and said, "is someone talking ill behind my back? It may be Hades, that troublemaker brother of mine again" sighed Zeus.

"You help me too, you're going to be my assistant!" said Hephaestus as she opened a secret door as to where they're going to make Bell's weapon that will later on shake the city of Orario. "A first-rate weapon for a new adventurer, with only two weeks of experience..." thought Hephaestus as they walk inside the room.

"Now let's start!" she said with excitement because its been a long time since she herself decided to craft a weapon. Both of them then started to craft Bell's weapon throughout the night. As Hestia was looking at the weapon that's beginning to take shape, she can't help but ask Hephaestus what's it called.

"This is a katana and its main strength is in the very first slash, when the the blade is first drawn from its scabbard" said Hephaestus as she begins the finishing touch of the weapon and that's to embed runes.

"Now what are those you're carving on the blade?" curiously asked Hestia. "These set of characters are called runes and they make a weapon unique to others" said Hephaestus. "Then what kind of runes are you putting?" asked Hestia. "Rune of Belonging" said Hephaestus. "This kind of rune makes it so that only your child which is Bell can wield it and if others steal it, the innate characteristics of the weapon will get sealed" said Hephaestus.

"Thank you, Hephaestus for thinking ahead!" said Hestia because she also knew that if word got out that a newbie has a first-rate weapon they'll immediately think of ways to steal it from him. Hephaestus then caressed the katana's edge and the runes engraved on it appeared.

"It's done!" said Hephaestus as she sighed a breath of relief because making this kind of first-rate weapon was hard. She then put it back to its scabbard and gave it to Hestia. "Can I give it to Bell now?!" excitedly said Hestia as she can't wait to see Bell's reaction. "Yes and don't forget your loan, ok?" said Hephaestus as she stared at Hestia which was already at the door. "I won't forget it!" said Hestia as she immediately dashed out of the door and went to find Bell.

Outside Hephaestus' workshop, a black shade was there waiting the entire night for Hestia to come out. "A new weapon for my child? Hehehe, I will also give it a touch as I am also his god" said the black shade as it followed Hestia without her knowledge.