Dinner with a goddess.

The competition came to an end. The ranking was out. Not many people made much money.

1 Michael Jackson 110

2 Gabriel Angel 100

3 Miyomoto Musashi 30

4 Magni Thorson 20

5 Son Woukong 10

The first challenge was based on how well contestants did in comparison to their opponents. Me and Gabriel had set a high bar from the beginning. It probably didn't help that the judges were all Olympians.

"The winner of the first event! Micheaaaaaaal Jacksooooon!"

I spread my hands taking in the admiration of the crowd. What a good day.

"Hugh. Enjoy it while you can little runt. It won't matter when we meet in one on one combat I'll destroy you." Magni the son of Thor spoke from behind me.

"Aren't the challenges random?" I asked keeping a smile on my face for the crowd.

"It's a curse." Miyomoto interjected.

"Its true Lucifer, my elder brother once competed in these games it was his greatest joy to prove the power of the most high. That joy turned into-"

"Pride. The first sin."

'So these games actually caused the rebellion in heaven?'

"Why yes Micheal. I'm surprised you would know that considering how the Olympians like to keep their children in the dark about matters from other pantheons."

"The point is he cursed it with the last of his holy power, so that the games would always have at least one of the challenges as brutal one on one combat and end in the permanent death of that challenge's loser. Completely wiped out from reality. Their past, present and future seemingly cast aside and forgotten from fate's very tapestry. The only reason we notice is the fact that there is always an extra pantheon without a contestant by the end of the kəˈnekSH(ə)n." Gabriel finished.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few hours later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next trial was schedualed to take place in six months. In the mean time I would get to use Zeus' palace as a hotel. I had not met the guy yet but I could at least tell he had prime taste in living arrangements.

The rest of the contestants and the gods that came to visit would also live in Olympus for the 12 months this event would take place.

Why was it taking so long?

The gods can't have a week long event. It's too short. Temporary. Mortal.

As for what happens after each event?

"Its time to SALSAAAAAA!"

A party.

The gods threw lots of parties.

I was in such a party. Surrounded by my friends. They didn't feel like friends but they were. I could see it the veiled envy that even they weren't aware of. Everyone will encourage you to climb the mountain. When you reach the summit your unrelatable, privilaged , rich. What I'm trying to say is that when your a legend in the anals of history your no longer the beloved hero: Batman, Superman you become the spoilled god. Your now another top 1%. The guy Robin hood should steal from and give to the poor.

It was getting quite uncomfortable. The demigods of this universe were raised differently. They were special. They knew it. They were told so. They were treated so. The only thing that ever pushed some of them to do anything other than enjoy the pleasures this world had to offer was the hope that there parents would be proud of them. That they would recognise them. It was the human in them that recognized this as a need.

"Ahhhh well if it isn't the glory of Olympus. Fancy seeing you around here."I cringed at the title. Who let Apollo cook on that one. Turning around I was immediately pulled by hand face first into two very soft peaks.

"I hope you don't mind children I have to borrow our little hero here."

"We don't mind at all Lady Aphrodite." Annabeth spoke in a respectful tone.

"Splendid~~"

Aphrodite teleported me to a more secluded spot. Her f**king bedroom.

'Wait what's going on here? Are we going to do it?'

Aphrodite leaned in close our lips barely an inch apart.

"Don't worry Mike this is just a little experiment I wanted to perform it will be all over in a second."

'Bruh no one's believing that. If you wanna smash lets smash.'

*Make out scene.*

She leaned forward enveloping my lips in a hot kiss. Her hands roamed in places no woman had touched before. I was instantly so hard it was painful. Aphrodite seemed content to tease me though. Her hands caressed my abs and then suddenly ripped my shirt up. My hands found her breasts and squeezed. She moaned into my mouth not doing my hard on any pleasures. Her actions ignited the instincts in me to breed to f**k her as hard as possible and leave a child in this extremely feminine woman it was actually driving me insane.

Suddenly my D was being caressed by a hand. I gasped out of the kiss in search of air.

She loosened her dress allowing it to fall of making me see what in my eyes was equvalent to heaven. Her body seemed to fit the bill I had not thought possible, perfection.

*End*

Before things could get heated up there was a bright flash in the room and Artemis stood tense seemingly unsure on what to do.

"Interesting. Athena didn't come? Oh she must be vary upset indeed, kekeke~~~~"

"Unhand him Aphrodite. He isn't ready for that kind of responsibility."

'What's this b**ch on about? I'm still hard!'

Artemis tapped me on the shoulder seemingly breaking me out of the frenzy I was in earlier.

It was then I realized how damned I nearly was. Yes it was all fun and games until the hundreds of male gods Aphrodite performed coitus with on the daily decided there domains didn't like me anymore. Then there was the risk of a child. I realized that if it came to it a virgin like me would develop skill issues when it came to pulling out. I was very grateful to Artemis looking out for me. She was an awesome big sister.

I unentangled myself with Aphrodite.

"Thank you Lady Artemis."

She offered a pleased nod and with magic fixed my clothes and teleported me out of there.

~~~~~~~~Now in a corner of Artemis' palace.~~~~~~~

" Your lucky I spotted you leaving with her. That could have ended very badly."

"Yeah. We should get back to the party. My friends are probably wondering what happened to me."

"Don't worry i told them you'd be dining with me tonight."

"Cool. By the way that power earlier. Mana?"

"Yes Mike I said it plainly in your mind." I chuckled trying not to sound nervous. If you told any person that a man and a woman were going to eat in the comfort of one of their homes they'd think that either a) They were married or b) They were dating. The only thing that made me not think so was that this was Artemis.

"You think it's possible for me to be strong enough by the time the one on one combat starts?"

She paused in thought. "Anything is possible Mike anything is possible."

I smiled. Our conversation went through the night where I found out how interesting Artemis truly was. I had a fun time.

~~~~~~~~Athena's palace~~~~~~~~

Athena looked on on Artemis and Mike as they seemingly grew animated in their conversation. She didn't miss the way Artemis' cheeks glowed golden whenever her stray feet 'accidentally' brushed against his. The manner in which her eyes ,bewitched, would fall into a trance and lean in at times

Athena's POV

Athena had never felt so broken before. The sting of betrayal. Aphrodite had done this.

Aphrodite, that witch knew that for the first time she had been infatuated. That she was dazzled by his talents and the mysterious origins of his soul. Of his beautiful face and boyish charms.(I don't know)

She had thrown their friendship away and for what? An experiment?

She breathed in deeply. Even now one of her sisters was mistakenly hurting her. She couldn't blame her. Mike unlike most of the Greek pantheon was a nice person. A prospective Olympian in the making. Zeus favored him from the start. Should he die on his 16th birthday for the sake of Olympus Zeus would undoubtedly turn him into a god and most likely an Olympian.

He was the perfect catch for any goddess that was looking to get married. He was handsome. Mature. And was eventually going to be very very powerful.

Mike seemed to not be aware of any of this. Even now he treated his little date with Artemis as friendly banter. He had friend zoned her. If only he knew how upset Hestia had been when she heard Demeter asking for permission from Zeus to give Mike her cornucopia as a prize.

It was going to be Aphrodite all over again the only question was who he would end up with. Unlike women in the Greek pantheon it was impossible to arrange a marriage for their men against their will.

Hera had found out from a long time ago.

Male Greeks were very hot blooded animals.

They'd rather die than submit to anyone.

The only behavioral trait that even Mike had inherited.