Prelude to change 2.199

The carriage arrived at the Hera family mansion and at the entrance Achilles, Jason and Kain were waiting for them. The three were chatting on the side of the entrance, but as soon as they saw the carriage, they walked to meet it and when the carriage stopped, they opened the door. Viggo low first, which earned the booing of the three strongest of Orario. Then went down to Semiramis with Uriel, which earned the ovation and laughter.

-Me, me- Jason said, approaching and wanting to take Uriel, but Kain grabbed him by the neck as if he were a misbehaving dog and drove him away.

-Not to mention- said Kain, he approached Semiramis -I am his grandfather, this is my right-

Semiramis shook her head and a smile on her lips, held out to the baby, and Kain greeted her with a huge smile.

-Hello, Uri, here's Grandpa, how did you behave?- asked Kain in a silly voice that embarrassed Viggo and the rest, but he seemed to have no eyes for anyone but Uriel.

Viggo helped Scheherezade down and the bags with documents. Viggo could see Jason's gaze being directed at Scheherezade, but she avoided him by looking away. Viggo let out a sigh, it was the uncomfortable thing about having such a beautiful wife. All men, no matter who it was, were attracted to her. He could only rely on her and wait.

-Why that face boy?- asked Kain with Uriel in his arms -Lots of things to think about?-

-Yes, many things, Father- replied Viggo with a forced smile -What are you doing outside?-

-Ooooh, waiting for the love of my life- Kain said and kissed Uriel on the cheek.

Viggo chuckled and said -I'm going to tell Maria and Eina that you changed them for Uriel-

-Boy, don't be indiscreet, you don't do that- Kain replied with a joking smile -they're all my greatest love in life. So were you and your brothers. All cute and wonderful, just like these two idiots here-

-Master?- said Achilles -Is that a compliment or an insult?-

-Oh, I don't hear well, I seem to hear my son-in-law call me a master, I must have heard wrong- Kain said, turning around and giving him a meaningful look -I must talk to Flora-

-Master, don't say that, not even jokingly- said Achilles.

-Just kidding, boy, just kidding- Kain replied, looking him in the eye. Achilles felt uncomfortable, but only Jason understood the reason. Kain advanced with Uriel, followed by Viggo, Semiramis and Scheherezade. Finally, Jason and Achilles.

Upon entering the mansion, they encountered a complicated scenario. Kain was not only outside for Uriel, he was also outside to avoid getting into a fight with the god Zeus, an old man with white hair and a bushy beard. The latter was conversing with Hera and Odysseus. It seems that Odysseus was the one who led the conversation while Hera was only present as the goddess of the family. Odysseus shook his head at the words of the god Zeus, which made the latter raise his voice and shout.

-Enough, Zeus- said Hera, with her right hand on her huge belly from an advanced pregnancy -Odysseus said no, and I support that decision. We are not talking about cows or horses, there is nothing that belongs to you here. If Meteria does not want to give the child of your support, it is her right, she is the mother. Now go if you do not want all the joint work of both families to go to waste-

-This is inconceivable, we will talk about this in the Denatus. You're stealing adventurers from my family- said Zeus, pointing his index finger at her.

-Incredible, now you occupy the Denatus to take away a mother her child, every day you go from bad to worse-

A meter behind Zeus was Maxim, captain of the Zeus family. He put his hands to his face in a gesture of annoyance, his face was red with anger. At the same time, the twenty adventurers of the Hera family who were at the reception of the mansion looked with bad eyes on Zeus and only waited for the order of their goddess to throw themselves on him.

Kain handed Uriel to Semiramis and walked ahead, Zeus said with a firm tone of voice, because you don't calm down and talk things more calmly.

Zeus heard Kain, turned around, and saw the long-haired white elf coming in his direction. He frowned, in a gesture of annoyance and disgust. All the bad things happened when this guy came to Orario.

-You are not a god; I do not have to listen to you- replied Zeus.

-Really?- asked Kain -if I don't kill you, everything is fine, do you think that with your reduced divinity you can fight me? I know you don't want to go to heaven, it would be too long boring yourself in a place where you can't dominate others. So, considering that, would you be willing to endure a beating?-

-Kain- Hera said, a little worried that things would get out of control.

-Don't worry, if I don't try to kill him, the big spy won't show up. It seems that he still needs this garbage in his plans-

-You know nothing, little elf- said Zeus arrogantly -I am the father of Olympus, I am the father of the gods. I have lived a lot, and this is only a brief moment. All of you- he said, turning around and looking at everyone present, even the captain of his family -will die and there will be no one left to maintain this stupid order. Then things will return to the way they should always be, and I will rule once again. There will be but a brief memory of you that will be erased in a mere ten years-

-In that case, why don't you leave?- said Viggo walking with the bag with documents in his left hand -since we are temporary, you don't need to listen to us or fight over material things. In the end, everything will be yours, right?-

-From such a father, such a son- said Zeus disdainfully -both rubbish, both useless. You too will be discarded. Even if all the gods know of your existence and rumor stupid things, you will never be a god. It takes a certain greatness that you lack-

-I don't remember asking you about that- Viggo replied with a sneer, which made others laugh.

Zeus frowned, but to show dominance, he walked to where Viggo and Kain were and passed between the two. However, Viggo manifested his divine energy as his pupils emitted a golden glow. I take Zeus' wrist and hold it for a few seconds. He closed his eyelids, Zeus shot his arm, Viggo let go, and Zeus saw that Viggo didn't dare to turn around.

Zeus left the mansion slamming the door, but Viggo stood, his eyes closed and biting his lower lip until he bled. Kain next to Viggo, I hug him feeling the tension through the whole body.

-Calm down, boy, calm down- Kain said, whispering in his ear -no matter, you don't need to get angry, there's nothing to do to him anymore- Kain had to activate his touki and hug Viggo with all his might. Viggo bit his shoulder in a gesture of animal fury. Not against his father, but against Zeus and with all that the despot king of the gods meant. His memories, his experiences, were disgusting from beginning to end. Usually, Viggo needed a few seconds for his mind to see the information concerning the objects, but more than ten seconds had passed and the images of everything Zeus had done were still passing. The time he destroyed his own adventurers. The time he played with them and led them to perdition. The time he went against his own family for small favors or material things. Then, Viggo's mind froze, and he remembered what his master told him:

<<You're just a stupid boy- Kratos had said contemptuously, as if Viggo had no idea what he was saying -you're far from knowing what a real enemy is, someone you hate with all you might>>

Now he knew, someone who betrayed and deceived everyone. Someone who even betrayed the woman who swore love to him and laughed in her face. Someone who acted without measuring the consequences. An irresponsible and self-indulgent person who was willing to do anything to get whatever he wanted.

-Viggo, son- said Kain while restraining Viggo who emitted red touki all over his body -there are more valuable things to protect-

The red touki around Viggo vanished and he could finally see his father who had his whole face covered in sweat. Kain saw Viggo regain his calm, smiled, stepped back, and made appear in his right hand, where he had his ring, a handkerchief and then passed it over his face.

-Holy heaven, boy, how you have grown up- Kain said with a broad smile -you almost made your old man serious-

Viggo took a deep breath and looked around, but there was no one left, only him and his father.

-I'm sorry, father- said Viggo -it's just that-

-Did you see the truth?- asked Kain with a meaningful look -the truth of who is the father of the gods, his irresponsibility and complacency?-

-Yes, he is a person that I would not like to have around me, I do not understand how a father has endured such a person for so long?-

-Boy, in time you will realize that there is a heaven above the sky. It is not as easy as being guided by emotions and killing them. However, that doesn't mean you're going to let them do whatever they want. You must understand that sometimes, you can't eliminate the dangers or the discomfort, but you can restrict them, but for that you must be attentive, focused on what's important-

-Father speak of changing destiny-

-Where, When and What- said Kain with a cold look, not that of Kain the elf, but that of the offspring of balance -for that you must be careful, move the strings of destiny, one by one. Each thing fulfills a purpose, if you know how to use it in your favor, you can achieve anything. It's the eternal question, boy. For example, which fool of Zeus thinks it's the greatest thing this earth has ever walked in, but it only serves a greater purpose. His time is running out and who knows who will replace him Will it be for the better, will it be for the worse? Nobody knows that, even the primordial owner of this world-

-Why?-

-The destination is constantly changing; it is difficult to ensure which of all is the best and correct. To change with or without a person. You can only play this game as best you can and look for the best possible result-

Kain turned around, looking at the stairs and said -See, this is not the best place to talk about that stuff. Let's go where your wife and aunt is, we must prepare several things for Denatus and talk about your dreams-

-Yes, father- replied Viggo, calmer, but feeling uneasy with someone as treacherous as Zeus within the same city.