325 Chapter 325: You are not what I expected (2)

"You know...You've been calling me old hag for a while now, even Zeus wouldn't dare to say that even if it's behind my bag. You sure have a lot of courage." Nyx said as she approached me and stood in front of me

"Oi Perseus, are you an idiot?!" Asclepius shouted "Eros is one thing, but Nyx is another! You do not want to die by her hands."

-I'd love to help...but it's Nyx, so you're on your own- Dabria chimed in

-You are a useless goddess.-

-I'll actually take that insult this time-

She then tried to suppress me with her presence, so I activated 'Presence' so that my presence will even overpower hers. Only Hygeia and Asclepius seems to feel the effects as they start to back away a bit.

Nyx just cracked a smile.

"Yeah, I definitely like you." she commented as she then deactivate her presence and I did too "Hypnos actually bore something good for a change. You are better than expected."

"You're not gonna kill me for defiance?"

"Oh no. This is good for a change, gods or even mortals, if they are weaker than me, usually they do not have the gall to stand against me. Tartarus and Erebus are are some of the few who can stand as my equal, and you despite being a weakling, you still go against me despite being a weakling."

"Well any tips against Eros? I mean you can defeat him, but I can't. Currently I know a way to upgrade myself."

I then told them my plan of trying to dip myself into the river Styx.

"That could actually work." Asclepius confirmed "But just a warning, even after you come out of the river, your skin will sting for at least a few days, healing magic will not work, so you have to bear the pain till it fades."

"Well it won't make you completely invulnerable though, the attack of gods can still kill you." Nyx added "But as for your earlier question, I can tell you for free."

"Oh, really? No favors, no ulterior motives?"

"No," she nodded "That smith woman by your side can infuse life essence into plotinum, right?"

"Yeah, blood and all that stuff."

"Good, when you go to the underworld, you can try to find the entrance to Tartarus. When Zeus chopped up Kronos, he threw Kronos' parts into Tartarus. Find them and infuse it with your weapon, you can then receive a weapon just as strong as his bow."

"Just a question, when Kronos' parts get thrown into Tartarus, wouldn't his parts try to find each other and regenerate?"

"Don't worry, it's not in the stories, but the puny Zeus thought about this." Nyx answered "He placed a cursed on them, they are to never ever gain consciousness or reform itself into a titan or god ever again. Zeus even completely erased his soul for extra measure."

"Cool, so you're literally just told me to journey into the worst part of the underworld, where demons even stronger than the one I govern live."

"I live there, I don't fear them."

"That's cuz you're fucking Nyx, you old hag!"

-I think you're really pushing it, I remember of a story of a goddess who called her an old hag once...never heard of her name again- Dabria commented

"If you do that without my help, I'll stop trying to set you up with a goddess...or do you prefer men?" Nyx offered "I know a few good candidates."

"Isn't there any other way that I can avoid any of that?"

"Her." she pointed at Dabria "Marry her and I'll leave you alone."

"No." Dabria denied "Definitely not."

"We can just get married real quick, we don't need a ceremony, just a written and signed document."

"You've been talking about consent a lot lately and what about mine?" Dabria asked

"Hey, that was just an offer, I'm not forcing you into it. Who do I look like, Eliza and Lia?"

"I'm telling them you said that."

"Well journey through Tartarus and retrieve Kronos' essence if you want to stand a chance against a god at Eros level, you will definitely need the blessing of Styx to survive though, I suggest you bring people along." Nyx advised

"Though, you should rest a while before you head down that hell hole, you need to recover a bit more." Asclepius warned "You are only physically recovered, I can also sense that there is something weighing in your head...something along the lines of guilt. You're acting confident to hide it up."

"Since when the hell can you sense that?"

"I'm a doctor whose ability surpasses that of even my father. Whether you are affected physically or mentally, I will know" Asclepius answered

-I knew it, it's the death of your previous mother. The others will not say it, but I'm sure they know it too.- Dabria claimed

-Siege mentioned it, though I refused to expand on it further. Trust me, I'm fine. I just need a bit more time to think it through.-

-Well let's hope the therapy session you have with Hypnos will resolve that problem too, I hate dealing with the sulky you. I like you more as you usually are.-

-...You just said that you like me. That's a line of when a fictional character starts falling in love with the protagonist.-

-It isn't meant to be interpreted that way.- Dabria sighs

-I knew it, you're a TSUNDERE!-

-I am not.-

-Yeah, keep telling yourself that. There's a reason for why we're Adam and Eve.-

-Would you please stop bringing that up!-

"Well either way, I'm going back home, I got a lot of things to do. Hades to find Cain, I need to bathe in Styx, and go down into Tartarus."

"I'll be sure to keep watch." Hygeia exclaimed "It sounds so amazing!"

"Well I'm glad to have a fan."

"Of course, it's my honor. I'm the founder of the Perseus Silver fan club, though I'm the only member."

"...Thank you?"