Chapter 267: Nike
"Come on, say it!" Nike demanded as she appeared in front of me holding me by my collar with fire set ablaze to our surrounding "Say it again to my face!"
"I said that you are a minor goddess who is a loser in actuality, sure"
"The fucking audacity!"
"Hey, you're the one that asked for me to repeat myself...and your spit is getting on my face"
She then laughed manically as she glared me in my eyes.
"You want to die, don't you? If you do, I will grant you your wish right now, Perseus Silver" she threatened me but her spit is still praying on my face
"I...didn't think you would actually come. I was mostly joking. Fold your wings please, it's...blinding and very shiny, could fetch you a good price if you sell em"
"Mostly?" She repeated "So the rest was true? You want to die, boy?!"
-Like I said before, I'll help guarantee your next life that it will be a good one- Dabria tried to reassure me
-Not helping-
"You're lucky, I'm merciful" she gritted her teeth
"So, will you give me your blessing and maybe help me win against Eros while forgiving me for slander just now?"
"No, I've sided with Eros" she replied "And I will try to overlook your slander just now, but next time, it will not be the same, I will blast you to ashes and turn you into soap"
-Fuck, how do we even beat victory? I didn't expect her to side against the protagonist-
-You're the protagonist, you figure it out- Siege replied
-Yes, I would love to help you out here, but even with my boundless knowledge as a wonderful goddess, I can safely say that...you're doomed- Dabria added -Or perhaps in your word; 'We're fucked' -
-Dabria don't use your vocabulary often, so that's a bad sign- Diana commented
"What if we come to a negotiation? You have anything you want? I can buy the entire company if you want, I have enough gold and treasure to buy several corporations when I go back"
"I want your life" she snarled
"Okay, what if I counter it with the life of Andrius Thames over there? I'm sure you would love his soul, very old and knowledgeable"
"That would be interesting, but you're going to need a lot more than that if you want my blessing, Perseus Silver" she responded
"Andrius and the remnant of Nova"
-I think you're throwing away our siblings' lives away too easily- Dabria grumbled
-I'm mostly joking, don't worry-
-Mostly?-
-Yeah, that's what I said-
"I will go for now, but next time, keep your mouth shut or I will not be merciful" Nike warned
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3rd person view
"I was worried that you were going to kill him for a moment there" Tyche breathe a sigh of relief
"I'm not an idiot, we still need the boy" Nike replied
"Well it would be funny if I shoot him with one of my arrows to mess with him a bit" Eros chuckled
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"Beware of Eros?" Cordelia asked
"Yeah, it's a warning I got" Marella nodded "It seems like that particular god plans to do something with your boyfriend"
"With him?"
"I phrase that wrong. He plans on doing something TO him" Marella corrected herself "I talked with Nova a bit, and he has confirmed that Eros can quite literally make someone fall in love with a brick wall"
"Well I can't warn him now, I can't communicate across worlds, we'll have to wait till he gets back"
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1st person view
"...Well...that's one way to summon a goddess" Zach mumbled "Though next time, I appreciate it if you don't bargain with my soul on the line and warn us beforehand"
"Aren't you all too fucking calm for this?!" Timothy shouted "That was a fucking goddess that just descended! Even I can sense that"
"Trust me on this kid, in our line of work, a god or goddess is going to be normal" Draven replied "Meeting that boy really have changed my perspective on things, better start getting used to it if you're going to be my underling"
"Your son" Zach corrected
"Damn" Draven cursed
"Are you not going to get the princess as the mother? She looks pretty good and she seems to be sincere and definitely more princess-like than my girlfriend"
"I don't fall in love at first sight like you, so no"
"You? You're courting a princess?" Timothy asked
"A princess, a smith and a goddess of death, is that shocking?"
-I told you to leave me out of it- Dabria retorted
"Well the treasury is mostly a bust, we can just sell it and increase our funding at our organization" Zach said "Well little Timmy, say goodbye to your world because after this, you'll be adopted by one of my closest associates, Draven"
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After a few days, we finally managed to open a portal back.
"How was your trip?" Stella asked as she greeted us "Were there any danger?"
"No, the only thing we got was money and Draven adopted a new kid, Timmy" Zach answered
"He doesn't look like the type to do that" Urie commented
"You think I want to?" Draven responded
"How was it on your end, sis?"
"We went to a world where only dragons exist, Urie and Erix had a fun time, it was really hard to convince them, especially Erix to come back" Stella answered "It really was a team effort. If you're looking for him, he's currently sulking since the rest of our group had to force him back"
"Well our world was boring, plague by the attacks of demons and blah blah blah, and turns out, Timmy over there is the demon king whom they all fear"
"...You're kidding, right?"
"Sis, I would never lie to you. So we beat him, hold a celebration since we just saved their world by bullying a toddler. Truth to be told, when I was recruited and was promised the idea of traveling between worlds, this is a very disappointing experience"
"He expected a grand fight" Damon explained "He had this schematic planned and lists of the demon king potential weaknesses listed and everything, well it's all gone down the drain now"
"Yeah, he even had a speech planned out" Diana added "Even a monologue for when he defeat the demon king"
"Well I'm going home, and in a week I'll go to another world with Maska and Jasper, hopefully it will be more fun this time, because Timmy's world didn't even count as a warm-up"
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"Where are your bonds?" Lia asked as she greeted me when she opened the door to my house
"Did you wait for me? You don't have to, I can visit you and Eliza tomorrow. But as for your question, I left my parents' house early. They're still there discussing some things"
"I got a warning from my mother. What about Dabria?"
"Gone sleeping or something, I don't know, what's the warning?"
"She said something along the lines of 'beware of Eros' "
"Yes, I know that since the beginning"