Meet the siblings

(Poseidon POV)

I focus on the task at hand. More and more the skills and abilities of different characters enter my very being and I start to learn what I want to know. 

Finally, after a while, I understand why my powers are this low and suppressed. It is the body of Kronos pressuring me and that is something that just won't do. I think of possible solutions, as simultaneously the skills of acid manipulation continue to be ingrained into my being. 

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Ah, I see. Very simple solution then. The best way to break the suppression of my divinity and powers is to grow more powerful and that can be achieved by increasing the quality and quantity of my divinity. I use two pools to do just that. One of them increases the quality of my divinity and another increases my quantity. Now, I only have to wait for the suppression to stop working and for me to break free of these shackles. 

After doing just that, I can feel the effects of my other inspiration pools reaching an astounding level of acid manipulation. I focus and start to move the acid around myself. I can feel my control over the stomach acid grow as I go along. The fluid moves according to my will and I begin to move my hands around. 

Following my will, I focus another pool of inspiration on 'Water Bending' from Avatar: The Last Airbender. I get information on the stances and start to do them as well. My Essence is amazing in this aspect.

'You only require one repetition to engrave something within your muscle memory and may extrapolate entire fields with simply basic knowledge, albeit more will aid you in this endeavour as well as going further beyond.'

I continue to go through the motions and feel like I have to do less and less to achieve the same results and how my movements become more powerful and my control over the acid strengthens when I do them. I can feel myself approaching some kind of barrier in this as the limits of basic water bending seem to be reached. I can feel the potential of bending anything containing liquids. I propel myself forward and start to 'surf' on the acid, like I would in the ocean and a smile makes its way on my face. I am beyond happy right now. This is an amazing feeling. 

Amidst this tragedy of being swallowed by my father, I found something to enjoy and do while I waited to grow strong enough and escape this place. The grind is all there is, Petyr Baelish was right all along. I have two pools of inspiration focused on increasing the quantity and quality of my divinities, one for the bending and another for the acid manipulation. This leaves me with 6 pools of inspiration to do other things. 

As I create a tube to surf through, I begin to think that somewhere here should be my siblings and that I might want to find them. Although they do be trouble though ... never mind, they are my family and I at least can go find them. I technically continue training, no matter what I do. 

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I surf around the area and don't realise how long this takes. I start to feel a connection with the acid and can feel the different aspects that make up the liquid. The longer I am alive and the more I use this Essence, the more ideas I have on how to use it. As Poseidon, my skills and power have so much potential. Water or any form of liquid is almost everywhere. The ocean has a deep connection to something, which I am unsure what it is right now. This world or universe is much bigger than I could have imagined at first. 

I am constantly growing more powerful in my divinities and my connections to them are becoming stronger, allowing me to use more of my power. I am no longer using my hands to surf on the acid and already do it subconsciously. 

I start to use my 6 remaining pools of inspiration to begin increasing my body attributes. Strength, healing, dexterity, senses and control. I don't want to lose my control as I grow stronger. Thankfully, I can master things by doing them once. 

I don't know how long I am surfing and swimming around the gastric acid but I hear something. Voices, in the distance. I change my course and move towards them. There I see a rather small platform with three women and one man sitting nacked and discussing something. Those must be my siblings. I jump out of the acid and land on the platform, causing it to sway from side to side. 

*Thud*

"Hello there."

"..."

No one says anything and just looks at me with surprise. I look at each of them and use my last pool of inspiration to gather information on each of them one after the other. Their strengths, weaknesses, characters and most importantly the way to defeat them, should the need arise ... no not 'if', but 'when'. 

"Who are you? Another one of our siblings? Couldn't you have done something to save us?", one of the women asks in an arrogant tone. 

Goddess Hera.

Hera, depicted as a majestic and solemn goddess, often wearing a crown and holding a sceptre or a pomegranate, symbolizing fertility and marriage, her two divinities. Of course, right now all of them are nacked. 

Hera is the future queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family. She is known for her jealous and vengeful nature, particularly towards Zeus's lovers and offspring, but she is also seen as a protector of married women and a preserver of the sanctity of marriage.

She is arrogant and spiteful. Defeating her will be easy as I am already more powerful than her at her peak. Useless.

"Stop it, Hera. Can't you see, this is our brother? How sad that you had the same fate as we did, dear brother. I am Hestia your eldest sister. What is your name?"

Goddess Hestia, my eldest sister. Hestia is often depicted as a modestly veiled woman, sometimes holding a flame or a staff. Her appearance is serene and calm, reflecting her peaceful nature.

Hestia is the goddess of the hearth, home, and domesticity. She is one of the original twelve Olympian gods but is often less prominently featured in myths. Hestia is known for her gentle, kind, and non-confrontational nature. She symbolizes the warmth and stability of the home and family. Unlike other gods, she does not partake in conflicts or scandals, embodying a sense of calm and order.

Her love for her family make her useless in taking sides or doing something aginst the way her brothers act in the myths. An embarassing addition but she does appear to be nice.

She has the potential to be powerful, but her gentle nature is what holds her back. I can defeat her with my water and other forms of liquid manipulation. But it would be a harder fight than Hera.

"My name is Poseidon. What are your names?"

"Ohhh, Poseidon is it? Well, I am Demeter. The prettiest of your siblings."

Goddess Demeter, my second eldest sibling. Demeter is often portrayed as a mature woman, sometimes carrying sheaves of wheat or a cornucopia, symbolizing abundance and the harvest. She has the most milf-like figure and I have to agree, she is the hottest of all the goddesses here. 

Demeter is the goddess of agriculture and fertility. She is nurturing and protective, particularly of her future daughter Persephone. Her moods affect the growth of crops, reflecting her deep connection to the cycles of nature. I can't say whether she will still have her daughter in this life, but her nature won't change just because she might not have Persephone. 

"Prettiest? Yeah, right. With those disgusting breasts, you can't even see your legs. Something I pride myself in. You are just fat.", Hera says and scoffs. 

"What?! You wench are just jealous!", Demeter remarks but Hestia manages to stop a fight from happening. 

Defeating Demeter is one of the easiest things to do. I can just refuse to give her any form of water and she will suffer and eventually grow very weak. But I don't think that is something I would have to do. Demeter seems to be the second least likely Olympian to bother me. Nevertheless, it is good to know. 

"And this is our brother, Hades. He is your elder brother. Come Hades greet our newest sibling.", Hestia says but only gets a small scoff from the pale man. 

Hades is typically portrayed as a stern, dark-bearded man, often shown with a sceptre or the key to the Underworld. He is sometimes depicted wearing a helmet that makes him invisible, the Helm of Darkness.

Hades is the god of the Underworld and the dead. He is a more somber and serious deity compared to his more vibrant Olympian siblings. Although often feared and misunderstood, Hades is not evil; he is just and fair, ensuring the proper order of the afterlife. Hades is known for his stern but impartial nature, ruling over the dead with a sense of duty and responsibility. He is also associated with wealth and the earth's hidden riches, often called "Plouton," meaning "the Wealthy One."

Interesting. The information I get back is that we are somewhat opposites to one another. He has a clear connection to the dead while I have a close connection to life. Hmm ... I see. The reason for this is my divinity of Oceans and the Sea. The oceans are the font of all life and therefore I am the opposite of Hades. 

 How strange, I feel like he might be a good guy compared to his other siblings. And yet, he feels the same thing as I do. But he won't have many friends anyway. Eh, I'll try to be a good brother then and if I look at some things the Olympians did, that won't be very hard. 

"It's nice to meet all of you. I'm glad I found you here in this dark place and don't have to spend my time here alone.", I tell them although it is a lie. I would prefer to be alone right now so that I can play with my powers and find a way to get out of here. But now, I'll have to wait and bide my time, in order not to reveal all of my abilities and powers to them. 

"We're also happy to have you here, Poseidon. Welcome to the family.", Hestia says. 

Hestia feels warm like the hearth and fire, Hestia is cold and arrogant, Demeter is like the seasons full of surprises and Hades is cold and distant. Good, now I know what to expect and am prepared for it. The plans to take each of them out are already in place and I can feel that I am stronger than all of them combined and the distance between us is growing.

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I got familiar with all of them and did my best to get to 'know' them. That is of course not true since I already know all of their characters and strengths. I used the last pool of inspiration to get the skills of small talk and charisma from a character I knew, Gol D. Roger. 

I started with his personality and charisma at first and not his powers or other skills. I just wanted to get all my siblings to warm up to me and see me as one of their own. And it seemed to work. My charisma shot through the roof and even the arrogant and cold Hera was starting to be affected. She got slightly red when I talked with her and gave her compliments. I continued to increase my charisma beyond what Gol D. Roger had and let it work. 

My charm was another thing I started to raise using Takumi Usui, as a template. My looks started to transform and I exuded charm and charisma beyond what a normal god was capable of. I took inspiration from Poseidon from the anime Records of Ragnarok. And hot damn, I look good. But I wanted to have a more muscular build. 

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So I thought who I knew had a sick build physically speaking and was still very flexible. I wanted to be absolutely ripped and not just bloated. And who else but Yuujirou Hanma? So I started to use him as a template and began to use a pool of inspiration and took his physique slowly. 

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Finally, I wanted to add some tattoos to my body ... only a few. I wanted to make later have them be either seals or magical tattoos with different powers imbued into them. 

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So I had the Poseidon from RoR face and hair, Yuujirou's build and ripped physique and the final tattoos that I could change later on. 

To make sure the others didn't notice anything strange, I used the long time we were waiting and spending time together to make it appear as if my body was going through a transformation slowly and on its own. That way, they didn't realise it was my doing. I don't trust any of them, so I was extra careful. 

Now it was time to continue training and waiting for Zeus to free us.