There Are No Good Gods Chp 8
#JASON POV#
"Look all, I want is a meeting with Azazel," I said to a receptionist while I still tried to get a meeting with Azazel
"Yes, but there might be some issues with that," she pointed outside the main entrance where a few dozen Fallen Angels lay on the ground and I sigh at the idiots
"In my defense, they attacked me first without asking questions," I defended myself since I tried numerous times to explain why I am here in the first place but the idiots still attacked me
"I understand, that you may have problems with your sacred gear..." I raise my hand and sigh
I hope I don't regret this
"I have a Longinus," I said risking it
The receptionist was shocked but soon she narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth to likely scream at me probably thinking that I lied about it
I simply reached out and Regulus appeared in a flash of light on my hand, the receptionist had just gets to work on a 2008 desktop computer after seeing it
"Your appointment is scheduled for tomorrow," she said and gave me a note about it and I held back a frown as I could feel malicious intent coming from her
(Fuck my life)
#THE NEXT DAY#
I walk near the building a bit tired since I haven't slept ever since I made my appointment with 'Azazel' I know I am going to be attacked due to me having a longinus
I would have liked to keep a low profile but at this point it was inevitable
However, if there is one thing Saiyans are known for it's their ability to adapt under pressure
As I get closer to the building I can sense multiple energies with malicious intent and I sigh
"Let's do this," I say to myself before I rush towards a fallen who flew down to me and punch his face in knocking him out
(I honestly thought they were stronger than this) I think to myself before sensing the others
"Ah, I see," I say while blasting several fallen away being careful not to kill them
The receptionist was probably a spy for someone most likely Kokabiel since at this point I am sure that he is trying to find a way to restart the war or they are just a group that probably wants to take Regulus for themselves
I beat several Fallen with ease as these ones are far weaker than the ones I beat up yesterday
"ENOUGH" Screams someone
I turn and see the person I wanted to see holding the receptionist by the neck while I look at him
"I am here for our meeting," I tell Azazel as he sighs and breaks the receptionist's neck and throws her body to the side and several Fallen come out and take her body
"Yeah, I know, I would like to..." he begins while smirking but I simply bring out Regulus Nemea who has been silent all this time
"So you do have a Longinus," He says and motions me over
"I am sorry about my...colleagues, but it would seem that they betrayed our faction," he says while I stare at him a bit curious about how he is behaving
He is not the Azazel that I know
Very good imitation though but Azazel would probably be sitting far more comfortably and be smugger while meeting me
"I can see that you have a good grasp on your Sacred Gear..." he continues before I raise my palm
"Enough, tell me who are you?" I ask and he sighs
I sense energy dissipating around him and I sigh
"Apologies, for deceiving you but Azazel had matters to attend to however, he did say that if you want to meet him personally, he would come to meet you, Also, I am Shemhazai one of the leaders of Grigori, it is a pleasure to meet you, Jason..." he stopped himself
"I don't have a last name," I tell him and he nods and continues
"I repeat myself you clearly have achieved some form of the Balance Breaker as Regulus Nemea is typically just upper body armor, so what exactly do you want?" He asks politely
"I know that Azazel studies Sacred Gears and he has several that he collects, and I am interested in getting some of the more common ones that he currently has," I say simply while he stares at me
"While it is known that he studies sacred gears, what is not known is that he collects them. How did you come across this information?" He asks
"I am going to have to keep that to myself if you don't mind, as I would like to keep my private sources of information private," I answer and he sighs and nods
"I am not going to ask anything for free, however, I am willing to... owe a favor to Azazel per Sacred Gear that he gives me, within reason of course, and no joining Grigori, as I am not willing to give up my neutrality by joining a faction," I say to him and he raises an eyebrow
"You are a Longinus wielder and yet, you claim to be neutral, most, if not all factions would offer you a great many things in order for you to join them, Grigori included," He says and I sigh softly
"Yes, however, joining those factions which would most likely include gods," I say letting some venom come into my voice as I say the word 'gods'
To be fair, my view is probably biased against them but not without good reason
Being in this world where everything definitely does not match some of the stories that I read about in my previous life
For example, Artemis from the Greek pantheon is dead here, she died in a pantheonic war, and Apollo due to this drowns himself in alcohol as it was his arrow that struck her down while he was shooting an enemy, and his arrow killed his enemy but it kept going and it struck her in the heart
Which was what drove the Greek pantheon off the war
Freya who is Odin's wife is dead
Zeus killed Hera after tricking Hades into letting her into the underworld and throwing Hephaestus down into Tartarus for being ugly instead of throwing him from Olympus to the Earth.
Also, Hephaestus is both Zeus and Hera's son as opposed to only being Hera's son, however, instead of being ugly, he looks more like the average mortal bodybuilder from what I have heard however Hera still despised him.
"You don't like gods?" Shemhazai asks curiously
"No, I don't like them, any of them," I answer honestly
He stares at me curiously
"What exactly is your opinion on them?" He asks
"There are no good gods," I say to him and he raises an eyebrow I look at him and I prepare to give him an example
"Your father is a good example. How many children did he slaughter when he released the ten plagues, why instead of giving humanity their birthright after being forced to eat from the 'tree of knowledge' by Samael, instead he gave them the sacred gears, giving them literal crap in comparison to the gifts that they had before, 'perfect' health, perfect bodies, immortality, their incredible skill in anything that they put their minds to. But he gave them weapons instead of what belonged to them in the first place," I tell him while he looks at me with a cold expression
"Humans, the REAL humans, the ones that were rivals to angels, and had the potential to surpass angels, were instead blamed for being forced to eat from a stupid tree. Blamed for something that they didn't do willingly, just another example of humanity having to take shit from gods," I tell him
"You are not human," He remarks and I chuckle a bit before outright laughing
"Am I not, then why am I treated the same way as a human would? Gods are selfish by nature, but above all, they are cruel to the core, The gods are cruel not because they make us work every day of our lives. They are cruel because they allow us to have hope," I tell him
"They allow us to hope for a better future, a better way of life. They let us believe that someday in the future things will be better. Why do they act so high and mighty compared to us?" I tell him
"Humans were supposed to be created in their image, yet, Why are they treated so horribly? Is it because of their 'divine' energy, which at its core is just another form of energy, or is it because they finally saw their reflection in the mirror and didn't like it," I tell him
"So tell me, why am I supposed to worship those 'things' out there?" I ask him simply while he stares at me
"I don't know," He says honestly while gripping the sides of the desk
I let out a self-deprecating chuckle
"You don't know? I already know that you don't know," I tell him while chuckling
"Humans have been able to kill gods before remember, so why should they worship another form of life? Why should we at all?" I ask him
"The answer is that they are not meant to be worshipped, no one is," I say while sitting down in one of the chairs
"So about my deal to Azazel..."