When an anime fan died Zeus asked him to be a God as the God of war spot was empty in return he got his wishes granted.

Lilv POV.

"So, now that we are gathered, can you tell us the whole truth?" I asked looking at my mom who was staring at Chad and he at her.

"Mum are you listening?" I asked her
"Yes cutey, ehm what did you say? Ehm Chad ehm sorry, the story." She stuttered.

Everyone was chuckling except Chad and Luc. Chad was smirking while Luc was looking at me.

I heard a voice in my head. It was Lucs'
"I make you stutter too"
"You are so full of your self" I told him and he smirked.

"Lilv concentrate" Lisa told me in my head. How the fuck did she do that?

I looked at Luc and I continued "shall we begin?"
"Mom" I called her. Why's she so distracted?
"My sister is in love" Isabelle sang.

"Shut up already" she snapped at her sister and continued "let's begin"


Flashback.
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"Zeus thou hast broken the accords" said the God of gods
"I'm sorry Father" Zeus replied.

"Thou shalt be punished. As from this day forth, no baby shalt grow forth from thy bowel"
The GOD of gods continued "thou committed adultery with my images, my creation, the human created after my image and likeness. Cursed are ye Zeus. Dismissed"

Zeus left the GOD of gods throne room and teleported to his kingdom with tears rolling from his cheeks.

"Zeus what happened?" Isabelle asked. She was worried. He kept on crying.

For months, Zeus has always been sad. He was praying to the GOD of gods for mercy.
Months turned to years and Isabelle couldn't take it anymore. She went to meet her sister Venus and told her everything.

Venus knew what happened. She went to the GOD of gods castle with Zeus the day he was cursed.

She told her sister how the GOD of gods cursed him saying "no child will come from his bowel."

Isabelle fell down on her knees and started crying. She knew what Zeus did was very wrong. She knew the GOD of gods loves his creations especially the humans.

Venus wiped her sister's tears with the back of her hands and said "we will go and see the GOD of gods tomorrow"
Isabelle nodded and left .

The next day.

Isabelle and Venus went to the GOD of gods castle to apologize for Zeus mistake.

"I've heard his cries and prayer of forgiveness. I forgive him. He shalt have two daughters. Thou mayst leave"  the GOD of gods prophesied.

Isabelle went into Zeus chamber in a seductive cloth.
"I swear Isabelle, it was a mistake. Please forgive me" Zeus apologized walking towards her

"Apology accepted" she accepted his apology before pressing his lips against hers.

He tore her clothes and kept kissing her and they made love.

After some weeks, she became pregnant. Zeus couldn't believe that Isabelle was pregnant because he felt he couldn't produce a child.

"Who impregnated you?" Zeus roared.
Tear streaming from Isabelle's eyes.
"You did." she said.

"Don't lie to me. Sorcerer close the womb until its proven I'm able to produce a child" the sorcerer closed the womb according to Zeus command.

"I'll prove to you that you are not in fertile shall we?" Venus said then nodded her head to Isabelle to leave.
After she left, Venus pushed Zeus on the bed and kissed him. She made love to him.

Venus loved Zeus and Lucifer but Lucifer loves her only as his sister.
Her love for Zeus became stronger. She enjoyed every moment of love making session.
Zeus loved Isabelle more.

After a few weeks, Venus became pregnant.
"Who owns the baby?" Klaus, her husband the god of hatred and guilt asked.

She lied the baby was for Lucifer.
He was angry and he left her chambers.

She teleported into Lucifer's tunnel.
Lucifer became angry with her for lying.

She explained and he understood. Zeus apologized to Isabelle and the sorcerer opened her womb.

The GOD of gods chambers..
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"Lucifer Morningstar, I hereby sentence thee to the tunnel of hate and guilt for thou hast committed adultery. As from this day forward, thou art been strip of thy title as a king of the down world until further notice"

Lucifer nodded and was about to leave. 

Venus felt guilty and said to the GOD of gods "as the goddess of love, affection and prophesy, I prophesy that Lucifer would be free from the tunnel of hates and guilt if only he falls in love with a girl named after the tunnel  and if she falls for him then he would be free"

"So be it. The meeting is closed. You may leave" the GOD of gods said.

After leaving the tunnel, Venus told Lucifer, Lucius and Isabelle that the name shall be called LILV.. "LILIES OF LILV."

Lucifer nodded as he was taking to the tunnel of guilt and hate with Lucius and Venus behind him.

End of flashback.
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"That's it. The end" Isabelle finished.

Luc stood up and looked at Venus and snapped in Greek which was translated
"You think you can manipulate me. NEVER.
I'll never love her because I see her as my niece. You knew I took you as my sister and you made a prophesy relating to your daughter" 

He turned to me and this time he spoke in English "I'd rather die than take your daughter as bait for my freedom"
He walked out of our sight.

My mom said something to him in Greek and he stopped walking.

He turned around and hugged my mom then headed to where Hannah was.
"What's your full name?" He asked her
"Hannah Lilv Matamoros" she answered.

She's Lilv also.
He kissed her cheeks and turned to me. Tears rolled down my cheeks. I smiled at him and he smiled back then he left.

"I know he wouldn't want my daughter, so I made your mom name you Lilv to fulfill the prophesy. Your mom, Isabelle and I are best friend.  She's an Hybrid likewise you but if you lay a finger on Lisa and my daughter, I will teach some manners." she informed her.

My mom wiped my tears and whispered in my ears "don't worry, he can't love her. It's you he will always love."

"Your birthday on earth is in two days. It will be celebrated a day before tomorrow" she informed us.

She smiled at me before teleporting into my room.
"Good night Lilv. I would be back okay" I nodded and she teleported to only God knows where.

I drifted into darkness.




ABOUT THE BOOK.

The book is all about the goddess daughter who is called LILV.
She is named after a tunnel where a man is held captive. His name is Lucifer, sun of the morning. He was cursed.
He lives in that tunnel alongside his brother.


He is the king of the down world. 
The goddess enacted a prophesy that he'll be saved by anyone with the name LILV. According to the prophesy both of them must be in love.


Will he fall in Love with LILV Mongestein?


We'd find out.


Like I said, I'm Faithfulness Celestine. The author of this book. This book was based on my imagination.
I love you guys always and forever.
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An Lin raised his head and stared up at the sky.
He was greeted by the sight of a scintillating sea of lightning that threatened to blind him.
A lightning dragon slightly smaller than Zhuo Ma appeared.
Its skin was a shiny golden color that was very piercing and bright to the naked eye, sending light radiating outward for over a hundred thousand feet.
Devastating bolts of white lightning revolved around its body, and those were also quite blinding to look at.
"Zhuo Ma, according to our tribal rules, you have requested for my help, so you have to attack this dragon with me. At the same time, I have to be the one to land the killing blow!" Zeus' voice erupted like claps of thunder.
"Of course," Zhuo Ma replied in an indifferent voice.
The battle hadn't even started, and they were already talking about who was going to slay the enemy.
This was a huge insult to the proud Ao Qingyu!
"Mr. An Lin, I refuse to take insults like this without retaliation. You hold them off for me, and I'll request reinforcements from the Dragon Court of the Eastern Seas!" Ao Qingyu yelled.
An Lin's expression darkened. "Do you think I'm an idiot?!"
How was this Dragon Court flex king so justified even when he was running away?
"Hahaha… You want to run? My apologies, but neither of you is getting away!" The golden dragon spread its wings. Bolts of lightning fell like rain from the sky, covering over fifty kilometers in radius.
Countless bolts of lightning pierced into the earth like nails, sealing the space around them and creating a devastating divine dao cage.
Ao Qingyu's expression was extremely grim. There was no way he would be able to defeat both of them. If he tried to run away, Zeus would be able to chase him down. Hence, the chances of escape were very slim.
"How about this, An Lin? You hold off Zeus, and I'll take care of Zhuo Ma before I come to help you…" Ao Qingyu knew that escape would be extremely unlikely, so he decided to stand his ground and fight.
Even though Zeus was even more powerful than Zhuo Ma, he was aware of An Lin's power. As such, he knew that An Lin should be capable of holding off Zeus for a short time.
"Hold off Zeus? What a joke!" An Lin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Ao Qingyu was starting to get a little flustered. "That is the best course of action, if we don't…"
"I'll give you a better course of action," An Lin cut him off. "You hold off Zhuo Ma, I'll kill Zeus, and then I'll come to help you!"
Ao Qingyu's mouth gaped open, and he felt like his ears were playing tricks on him.
The golden dragon in the distance instantly chortled with mirth upon hearing their conversation. "Is this the height of insolence and ignorance, or have you simply lost your wits from fear? Listen up, I am the Lightning God of the Dragon Tribe! You two little crawly bugs will die for daring to challenge the might of the heavens."
Boom boom boom!
Countless bolts of devastating lightning imbued with extreme lightning might fell from the sky, as if it were trying to blast the two ants on the ground completely into oblivion.
However, right when Ao Qingyu was about to unleash a sword strike to keep the lightning at bay, the countless bolts of white lightning suddenly became stationary.
The lightning was still extremely dazzling, and its terrifying might was still tearing open small spatial cracks, but it did not fall, as if it were a spectacular snapshot frozen in time.
Zeus and Zhuo Ma both faltered upon seeing this.
Ao Qingyu was also staring blankly at the scene before him.
"You sure are a forgetful man, Dragon Court Flex King. Have you already forgotten my other title?" An Lin chuckled.
"T… Tamer of Divine Lightning…" Ao Qingyu finally made a recollection before speaking in an excited voice.
"Tamer of Divine Lightning my *ss! It's the Lord of Transcendence!" An Lin corrected with a dark expression.
In comparison to the Tamer of Divine Lightning title, he much preferred the title of Lord of Transcendence.
"Do you believe me now when I say I can kill Zeus?" An Lin asked with a smile.
"I do!" Battle intent surged from Ao Qingyu's body as hope was reignited in his heart.
"Howl! How could this be? It's impossible!" The Lightning God Zeus had lost control over its lightning. This was simply unacceptable.
Right at this moment, countless bolts of terrifying white lightning fell from the sky again, each of which was imbued with the extremely formidable power of Zeus' divine dao.
"Wait, Zeus! I remember who that is! That human is An Lin of the Heavenly Court!" Zhuo Ma's expression shifted drastically as it tried to stop Zeus from attacking.
However, it was already too late, and the second round of lightning had already fallen.
Right before Zeus' shocked and horrified eyes, the second round of lightning was also frozen in space alongside the first round of lightning.
"The Lightning God of the Western Dragon Forest?" An Lin raised his head and looked up at Zeus as he lifted a single finger. "Do you not know that I am the Lightning God of this entire world, the Heavenly Lightning God?!"
He stabbed his finger forward, and all of the lightning became more powerful before reversing and crashing down on Zeus' body.
"No!" Zeus roared and was just about to take evasive measures when the sea of lightning below it suddenly surged and swept toward its body.
Boom! 
Bolts of lightning hammered Zeus' golden body relentlessly.
Just as Zeus was howling in agony, the bolts of lightning it had unleashed toward An Lin also crashed down upon its massive body, creating dazzling explosions of electricity. Its massive body began to become charred black, and some sections had even been reduced to a disfigured mush of flesh and blood.
Energy exploded and lightning wreaked havoc, creating what appeared to be a white sun in the sky.
"Zeus!" Zhuo Ma let loose a cry of surprise before trying to offer its assistance.
At this moment, a series of terrifying sword projections had already swept toward it and prevented it from going anywhere.
"I'm sorry. With me as your opponent, you won't be able to interfere with An Lin and Zeus' battle even if you die trying!" Ao Qingyu spoke in a cold voice as he raised his sword before him.
Zhuo Ma gritted its teeth as it racked its brains for a way out.
Why? Why did this human just happen to be here…
What terrible luck!
However, Zeus was extremely powerful, so there was a chance it could still win, even against the sect leader of the Four Nine Immortal Sect…
Screw it!
"Then you'll have to wait to bury An Lin's body!" Zhuo Ma gave up on trying to escape.
It let loose an almighty roar, upon which a vortex imbued with the power of extreme frost appeared in the air, exuding overwhelming suction force to try and impede Ao Qingyu!
Ao Qingyu burst into laughter at the sight of Zhuo Ma pinning its hopes on Zeus. "You stupid dragon, can you still not see what's going on here?"
The lightning slowly dissipated.
Zeus' body was charred black in many places, and it spread open its wings as it stared intently at An Lin with incredulity in its golden eyes. "You can even control and amplify my divine dao lightning! What the hell is this power?"
"What is this power?"
An Lin rose into the air atop his black brick, and his skin became crimson golden as his aura became more and more terrifying.
"I've already told you. I'm the Heavenly Lightning God, the true Lightning God of this world! You dare to refer to yourself as a god with the pitiful lightning you're capable of unleashing?"
A disdainful sneer appeared on his face. "Your lightning is imbued with the power of the divine dao? What a pity. You won't even dare to use your power of the divine dao against me."
An Lin waved a hand. 
Zeus was completely dumbstruck as the lightning cage it had just constructed suddenly crumbled into bolts of dazzling lightning before crashing down upon it!


On modern-day Earth, An Lin seems to have been abandoned by God. 
When his father suddenly disappears, An Lin is left with his father's immense debt, putting his life at risk. 
After being forced to a rooftop by his pursuing creditors, An Lin is unexpectedly swept off his feet and brought to the ground safely.
    
After learning that he was saved by an Immortal, An Lin is gifted, seemingly out of pure generosity, the 'God Of War System,' and a pass to a new realm.
Follow An Lin as he experiences a whole new world of legends, meets many new friends, acquires legendary weapons and tools, and starts on his path of becoming a powerful cultivator. There is never a dull time in An Lin's new life with his ‘great’ new system!

DanMachi: The Dragon's Return
Hey, everyone! Thank you so much for the reviews! I want to give an especial huge shout out to author "The Four Crosses," who helped me out of my writer's block and whom I have simply enjoyed talking mythology and DanMachi with! If you get a chance, please read his DanMachi fic, "Heroes." It has been a truly epic tale thus far, and I promise you will love every word of it! Enjoy the next chapter!
Chapter 19
The Beol Mountains
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It had not taken long for Bell Cranel to bring Zeus back to the cave his companions rested at from the storm that delayed them. Zeus stood at an impressive seven feet in height, and was only a little shorter than Michael, whose presence immediately drew the attention of the god. Bell could only open his mouth in slight shock when his grandfather knelt before the Titan. Michael, who had sat upon a rock, watched Bell's grandfather silently, and puffed slowly on his pipe. Rings of smoke filled the air and danced around the group until the smoke eventually came to crown Michael's head. Eventually, the Titan rose and moved closer to Zeus before offering a hand to him.
"You have done well, old friend," the Titan smiled as Zeus clasped to the hand of the seemingly old man. Michael pulled Zeus back to his feet before turning his eyes to the young Bell Cranel, who could only watch the exchange between his grandfather and the Titan with curiosity along with his friends. "I assume you have reintroduced yourself, yes?" Michael asked Zeus, though he kept his eyes on the boy.
"I have," Zeus answered.
"I can hardly believe it, myself," Bell said quietly. "Grandfather, why didn't you form a Familia with me if you're a god?"
"It would not have gone well for you if I had, Bell," Zeus sighed and frowned.
"This is a god?" Lili asked with surprise, looking between the old man and Michael.
"A rather famous god, at that," Michael laughed. "Aren't you, Zeus?"
"Zeus?!" Welf and Lili jumped at the revelation.
"You could have joined the Zeus Familia?" Welf looked at the young man he had long considered a friend and like that of a younger brother.
"It was only the will of the High God that Zeus protect and raise young master Bell," Michael puffed on his pipe. "But Bell's strength was always destined to be Hestia's."
"Not to mention that Freya and Loki would not have complained at the prospect of my death if they knew of my whereabouts," Zeus chuckled nervously and scratched at the back of his head. "Michael was very adamant that I kept myself and Bell a secret until it was time to part ways."
"So then everyone who thought my grandfather had died…," Bell trailed off, his eyes filled with both sadness and utter joy that his grandfather was not killed by monsters.
"The faked death of Zeus was at the behest of the High God," Michael answered when he finally turned his eyes back on upon Bell's grandfather. "And your part is far from over."
"It is an honor to be aid to mortals once again," Zeus smiled and bowed his head, placing a fisted right hand over the left of his chest.
"It would be better it these Titans helped more," Lili grumbled to which Michael laughed.
"We help where we can when we are so commanded," the Titan turned to the beautiful Pallum. "Even so, I will not rebuke your complaint, irrelevant though it is."
"Irrelevant?" Lili frowned. "Where were you when monsters overran the world?"
"Monsters are the product of mortal ill," Michael countered. "And there are many amongst my kin who were rather reluctant to give the aid mortals receive now, aren't there, Zeus?"
"Many of whom only sought excitement that is found in the Lower World rather than to save mortals from the evil that plagues them," Zeus answered after a moment of silence. "Soma, Freya, Loki, to name a few, and many others."
"Even so, the gods serve the seen world, the Titans serve the unseen," Michael continued. "With exceptions, of course. But, to answer your question, we have long since saved the world from being overrun by a foe more powerful than I am alone, and thousands of times more dangerous than the Dragon you are charged with destroying."
"Still, why couldn't any of you—" Lili started sharply but was interrupted by a sudden pair of arms wrapped around her.
"Enough, Lili," Bell said quietly, yet firmly, pulling her into his embrace. The Pallum blushed in embarrassment, unsure how to respond to Bell's actions while the boy turned his face to Michael and Zeus.
"She asks fair questions," Bell frowned.
"She asks what she believes to be fair questions," Michael smiled at the boy. "She would not be demanding if she were to ask the One whom I serve face to face."
"So what now?" Bell asked after a sigh.
"The Beol Mountains were once favored by smithy gods and Titans before Celestia and the Lower World were separated," Michael mumbled as he puffed on his pipe. "Mithril was found here, and durandal in large quantities. The 'Blood of Gaia,' the gods once called veins of mithril and durandal that crossed together; silver, like starlight, and only capable of being forged by divine smith. They are right in part, the gods, Gaia is truly part of the world that is, for it was her delight to create paradise so she might worship the High God through nature's beauty."
"Is that the blood you told me of?" Bell asked feeling a fear that had long tormented his mind relax with hope.
"The Blood of Gaia is much more than veins of mithril and durandal," Michael continued, ignoring Bell's question. "There are thousands of other metals that make up Gaia's blood, not to mention the magma further beneath us. But mithril and durandal are two of the three most important components, which is why the blood is so favored, only mortals favored the two I named."
"And the other metal?" Welf asked.
"You have discovered it," Michael frowned. "Though I suppose you do use it for glass coloring. Only the dwarves have not grown sick from mining it."
"You must mean illumetal," Welf said with some thought. "Yes, only dwarves do not grow sick from mining the full metal, but other races can safely harvest the powders. It glows many colors under strong light emitted from magic. I thought it was otherwise useless."
"Far from it," Michael sighed quietly when the tobacco in his pipe finally burned out. "Magic is what shows an inkling of its true nature. 'Gaia's Wrath,' it is called amongst the Titans and the greater gods, the boiling of her blood, for she is the executioner of the High God's judgement upon the sins of mortals."
"Why should we care about a metal?" Lili asked, partly out of boredom and wanting to get to the point of what the Titan was talking about.
"Before the mortals fell into the evil they were deceived into by Enyo Eris, there was one amongst the greater gods who found a use for illumetal combined with mithril and durandal that rivaled the power of a star, but he could only create it by reaching enlightenment," Michael said with sadness in his voice. "Brahma is his name, and indeed found a way to reach enlightenment. Though he was indeed considered wise amongst the divine, evil found an opportunity. Enyo Eris, who sought to destroy the world, found and convinced a dark god by the name of Moloch* recreate what Brahma made, along with two other lesser gods. Though Moloch could not reach enlightenment, he had power enough between himself and his companions, whom he slaughtered, to recreate a fraction of Brahma's wonder. A fraction was all Enyo Eris would need. Were it not for the for the love and faith of an elf prince that desired to marry a spirit, perhaps the High God would not have been moved by mortals to order the Titans to bind Enyo Eris to the deepest pits of Sheol. She was never able to claim Moloch's work. As for Moloch, he became the beast that you have failed to slay, Zeus."
"And his hammer still rings in the thunder where Thor's is not heard," Zeus growled. "I shall not forgive the traitor for what he has done to this world and its people."
"Nor shall the High God impart mercy upon him," Michael nodded.
Thunder cracked almost as if in defiance to Michael's declaration and Lili felt a shiver run down her back as she snuggled her body closer to Bell, who still held onto her. Bell trained his eyes upon the Titan and Zeus. Zeus shook in furry at the memory of the god who destroyed his Familia, and Bell remembered the same eyes of wrath appearing in the woman he loved, Ais Wallenstein.
"So what did Moloch make?" Bell asked.
"An arrow," Zeus said darkly. "Ash gray and filled with hatred. A mockery of what Brahma made to glorify the High God for the enlightenment Brahma was gifted."
"An arrow that is still somewhere in these mountains," Michael turned his eyes towards the mouth of the cave and gazed upon the pouring rain that came down harder. Cold air flowed into the cave, biting at the company's still soaked clothes. "There are paths in these mountains. Hidden passages that lead under the earth and to places that no one has seen since the days Celestia stood upon the world. Under these mountains lies Moloch's forge, from which he made his weapon of cruelty. Even now, Enyo Eris looks for it. But, if she finds the Dragon first, the arrow will be hers. Asgard will fall, the Dragon's Valley will be unleashed, and Orario will be destroyed, allowing Enyo Eris to cover all the world in eternal darkness."
The Titan turned his eyes to Bell, and for a moment Bell saw a glimpse of all the ages Michael had endured within his eyes, along with all of the cares the Titan toiled. Bell felt his blood chill. He wondered why he had to be chosen, why the fate of the world laid squarely on the shoulders of him and his friends. The thought of any one of them dying for a destiny none of them wanted scared him and angered him more.
"You ask too much," Bell growled.
"Yes, I do," Michael answered. "But Fate did not choose someone else. You do not get do decide what Fate has for you, but you do get to decide which fate is to be followed. Fate belongs to the High God, but fate, choice, is the gift given to mortals."
"And if I choose to do nothing or run, or try to give this to someone else, the world falls, right?" Bell asked.
"That is Fate, yes," Michael nodded. "But you are not the one to fail by doing nothing, are you?"
"I almost wish I was," Bell sighed and let his body slump. If Lili had clung to him, he would have fallen, but she guided him gently downward in their embrace. Gently, she nudged closer to him as she felt him tremble beside her. "It is easier being a coward."
"You are a coward," Michael smiled. "But it is the acknowledgement of your weakness, your desire for wisdom, that the High God has given you strength and courage through your Hestia. It is poetic. She is much more like you than you give her credit for."
Bell closed his eyes and took a moment to breath deeply. He stroked Lili's hair, causing her to quietly mewl contently under his touch. When he opened his eyes again, he looked around at those surrounding him. Michael and Zeus offered him their smiles, though Bell could tell that the smiles were filled acknowledgement of his unease. Welf had a larger grin on his face, almost to the point that Bell had to keep himself from laughing. It was a smile that let Bell know that even if they were to die, they would die as friends, family, and heroes. His last gaze was cast upon Lili, who stared up at him gently before pushing herself up to press her lips against his. The kiss was soft, and Lili wrapped her arms around Bell's neck, but it was far from unchaste. Zeus barely stifled praising his grandson while Welf snorted a laugh, causing Lili to break the kiss and glare the redheaded blacksmith.
Welf offered Lili a shy smile to apologize, but still could not wipe the amusement in his eyes. Lili sighed and shook her before turning her eyes back to Bell. The boy was slightly taken aback by Lili's boldness, but did not look completely surprised. The pair offered each other small smiles of encouragement and Bell turned his attention to Michael.
"How do we find this arrow?" Bell asked calmly and with as much courage as he could muster from the strength of this friends.
"The caves are interconnecting," Michael answered after a pause. "But they are a labyrinth. Molech ensured that the arrow could only be found by him. Finding the arrow will take time, and no small amount of luck, but a god should venture the caves with better ease, as Molech could only forge where Gaia's blood is richest. Only a god can see the richness of her blood."
"Then we just need to follow the cave by your sight?" Bell asked.
"Not mine," Michael shook his head. "It shall be by the eyes of Zeus that you find the arrow. Here, I must leave you for a time for Sheol, the Dungeon."
"What?!" Lili cried in bewilderment. "Why are you leaving when you're the sending us on this mad quest?!"
"Gaia shall not allow me to enter," Michael answered plainly. "If I were to enter here, it will be a violation of how far I may interfere."
"So why are you able to enter the Dungeon?" Bell frowned.
"There are souls of the dead that I may bring out of Sheol," Michael answered. "But now I must enter for the souls that cannot escape. War is coming to Orario, and your Xenos friends shall require my aid. Zeus shall lead you to the arrow, and to Asgard."
"You sure do enjoy making things difficult for us," Welf sighed with exasperation, gaining a chuckle from Zeus.
"He has always been on the pious side of that," Zeus smiled. "You get used to his being by the book."
"Stay by the road that you see, Zeus," Michael warned. "There are things under the earth that serve Gaia and share in her hatred of mortals for defiling her."
"None of them shall leave my sight," Zeus swore.
Michael nodded and clenched his staff before heading out of the cave. The company watched until Michael had disappeared from their view and Zeus turned to them. His face, which was previously kind and carefree now turned dark and grim.
"This place is not like the Dungeon." Zeus warned. "There is evil here that preys on your mind. You will hear voices that will call out to you, but do not listen to them, for they are far stronger than anything you might find at Orario. Thankfully, however, such creatures only lurk in the caverns closer to Mount Beol, at the center of the range. But, if my fears are right, that is exactly where we will be headed."
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*1. During the Middle Ages, uranium was used to color glass. The Romans used it to give a yellowish color to their pottery.
*2. Moloch was historically a god of the Canaanites who were driven out by the people of Israel. The god was a god of the forge and of war, and worship of Moloch demanded that a child be put on its statue, which was also a furnace, so that said child would be burned alive upon it. There has been archeological evidence that suggests that the Canaanites fled to Lybia after Israel took over Palestine, and Moloch became Ba'al Hammon, the head of the Carthaginian gods. A "Ba'al," literally meaning "lord," is also considered a sky god. (Yes, for those of you who have recognized my genuine love for the Tolkein mythos, I had an image of Sauron in my mind when I imagined Moloch. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Tolkien modeled Sauron after Moloch.)
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And finished with this chapter! Thank you to everyone who has stuck with me thus far. I greatly appreciate your patience. I really ought to pace myself to pervert lapses of writer's block, but I honestly am just the kind of person who has an idea, will get it out as quickly as possible, and then shut down until an idea hits me again. In either case, please leave your reviews! I always enjoy the feedback of constructive criticism. If you just have questions you simply want answered, I will try to answer those as well. I am planning on doing a little rewriting on past chapters; nothing major though, I just thought to maybe add a couple additions but the plan is overall a general cleanup whenever I have the time. Work, as always, comes before pleasure!
In either case, once again, please give The Four Crosses' "Heroes" a look at, if you are looking for a story that attempts to stay faithful to DanMachi while establishing a huge mythology for itself.
Stay safe, everyone, and have a great day! I'll see you in the next chapter!

Orario is not the only city to stand facing the threat of monsters.  To the far North, the ancient city of Asgard stands vigil over the Dragon Valley, home of powerful monsters like that in the Dungeon itself.  With the death of Odin, and the destruction of the Odin Familia, certain powers both within the Lower World and outside the Lower World are moving.  And in the center of it all, Bell Cranel must become the hero he has always dreamed to be.

Kano: For my second question... Is there any way I can get out of this whole ordeal? 
Zeus: The only way to escape God Land and return to your world is to win. You can also die in God Land as well, depending on the zone and depending on the level you can revive and you can even be sent back to your world prematurely. On another note, your body will remain in a comatose state while the events of God Land unfold. I've already accounted for your situation in the mortal realm and I assure you everything will be fine upon your return. 
Kano: My third question...
Kano took a while just to ponder on what he should ask. He already thought about what was necessary, there was time to ask other questions as well so he wasn't as worried about those. 
Kano: Well, I guess there's only one thing left to ask. What are our chances of winning? 
Zeus smiled... 
Zeus: Already thinking about the future, I like that, I like that a lot. To be completely honest, with the current you... there is no chance we will win God Land. But you won't stay this weak and frail for long... you can trust me on that.
Kano did not feel lesser because he was described as weak. Kano did not care for such things but he was delighted in knowing that there is room to grow. 
Kano: If there is room then please o mighty God, lead the way. 
Kano's tone was very deceptive, it was hard to tell if he was being sarcastic and mocking Zeus or if he meant his words. 
Zeus scoffed.
Zeus: Now that's more like it! You should be able to stand up now. Get to your feet quickly, we will be dimension shifting again. 
Kano got to his feet, albeit not as easily as he would have liked. His knees still had a slight wobble to them. 
Zeus lifted himself off of his chair and levitated a few inches off the ground. He turned and with a wave of his hand a massive portal was opened. The portal was ravished with primal energies, it gave off a purple hue. It looked like a vortex was coalescing at the centre. 
Zeus turned back and gave Kano a side eye. 
Zeus: Be my guest.
Kano was still a bit suspicious of the man before him, claiming himself to be Zeus, the God of Thunder and the Sky itself. Is he truly the King of the Gods? Kano finally made his decision. 
Kano: I'd prefer if you went first to be completely frank. 
Zeus: Suit yourself, but follow me quickly, I won't leave this portal open forever...
With that, Zeus hovered over to the portal and as he touched it... his body began to disappear. His head was already gone but he poked it back out again. 
Zeus: If you're not fast enough you will be locked in this dimension. And I won't be coming back until a long while. 
Now, with that, Zeus entered the portal and his entire body was no longer in sight. 
Kano: Well, I guess I have no choice in the matter
Kano made his way over to the portal and fearlessly walked in. Just like he would walk through any normal doorway on Earth. His sight was immediately blurred with a bright white flash upon entry. An unknown amount of time passed in Kano's mind but when he came back to his senses.... he was already on the fated stage... 
Zeus: I see you're awake Kano... well this is it! This, is God Land.

Is there something you want......? Then it's simple, isn't it? You must fight for it, there's no other way.

In the sky of Mount Olympus Hades, the god of the underworld, knelt before Rao. This sight shocked many lesser gods as they never thought that one day they would see the god of the underworld kneel.
 
Even Rhea, the goddess of motherhood, who is also the mother of Zeus, Hestia, Hera and Hades was shocked by this view. "My son Hades never knelt for anyone, not even for his brother Zeus." Rhea said, she was a beautiful woman with long light brown hair.
 
Athena looked at Rao. Despite having his armor destroyed and having a hole in his stomach that was slowly regenerating,  Rao's eyes never lost that dangerous red glow. Carrying Olympus' two most dangerous swords, Rao remained motionless in the sky while his long red hair danced in the wind. As the goddess of war, Athena can say that Rao will not stop until he fulfills his objective.
 
Artemis looked at Rao with hatred in her eyes, she wanted to kill him. She wanted to kill the bastard who killed her twin but, even though she saw Rao injured, she didn't move.
 
The silver-haired goddess bites her lips in frustration. Despite being very hateful and wanting to kill Rao at any cost, Artemis knows that she cannot harm him as long as he has those two swords. The past confrontation proved more than enough that Rao is strong.
 
If he were only a fool who was holding two powerful swords, he should have died a long time ago. But Rao is not a fool, he knows what he is doing. He is a warrior who is using the full potential of the sword, he is a formidable warrior.
 
Looking at the man with long black hair, Rao asked in a neutral tone. "Why?" He spoke just one word, but those words were enough for the man who was kneeling to understand what Rao was looking to know.
 
Hades bites his lip; he was very reluctant to say why he wanted to kill Zeus. He looks at Rao's face and sees the king god of the Kryptonians looking at him with neutral and indifferent eyes. "... Zeus ..." With great difficulty, the god of the underworld began to tell his reason: "Zeus slept with my wife Persephone ..."
 
Rao raises an eyebrow. He looks at Metis to see the goddess nodding; confirming Hades' words. He looks at the piece of meat that was within the last seconds of its life. 'Wasn't Persephone the daughter of Zeus?'
 
"Every night, Zeus left Mount Olympus and would visit my wife in the underworld. This has been going on for several years; they thought they were safe and that no one would find out."
 
Rao looks at the god of the underworld who was kneeling in front of him.
 
"Little did they know that I was always watching. Using my helmet of darkness that has the power to make me invisible, I watched my wife cheat on me with Zeus." Hades bites his lips hard; this was a very humiliating subject for him.
 
"Why didn't you do anything against Zeus?" Rao asked without looking away from Hades.
 
"I can't. If it were a few millennia ago, I would have the power to do something; but the gods are fueled by the energy of the 'faith' of their followers ..."
 
Rao's eyes are sharp; he begins to pay attention to every word that Hades is saying.
 
"Over time, the number of humans who believe in the Greek gods has decreased significantly and I have never been very popular with humans. Consequently, I have become weaker; my current self is just a shell of what I was in the past. I became weak, very weak ... "Hades lamented.
 
Rao had many questions to ask; but he knows that now is not a good time. He is at war. He cannot stop and chat until everything is resolved. He has to make a decision; he looks at the god who is kneeling in front of him and a small smile appears on his face.
 
"Tell me, how are you going to kill Zeus?" Rao's intention was clear, he would not lend the blade of Olympus; he is not an idiot. He does not trust a god who has just arrived ... Rao is fully aware that it is because of this sword that he managed to get this far. Despite being weakened, the Olympian gods were strong, very strong.
 
Hades raises his hand to the sky while kneeling; a black miasma begins to gather in Hades' hands. Slowly, that miasma started to take the shape of a scythe.
 
Metis, Athena, Artemis, Rhea, Dionysus, and all the lesser gods who were present on Olympus looked with shock at the scythe in the sky.
 
"Thanatos' scythe, the only weapon on Mount Olympus that can bring 'death' to anything." Hades explained while remaining kneeling.
 
Thanatos' scythe was a special weapon that was only wielded by Thanatos himself; everything that scythe touches' dies'. If the scythe touches the ground, the ground will rot and 'die'.
 
Carrying the authority of death, this was the weapon most used by the death entity of the Greek pantheon.
 
Rao looked seriously at the scythe, he could clearly feel the danger of that weapon.
 
"... How did you get this weapon? Thanatos would never lend his weapon if he didn't have adequate compensation ... "Metis asked in a calm and neutral tone. She starts to think and soon a possibility comes to her mind: "Don't tell me ... "
 
"It's what you're thinking, Metis. I gave my entire domain of the underworld to Thanatos. In exchange for my entire domain, I can use this scythe only five times. " Hades explained in a calm tone; but suddenly his expression changes to hate.
 
"I used this weapon once; I killed my wife Persephone in the underworld. Now I only have four chances to use this scythe." Hades spoke with hate and disgust.
 
"This is crazy." Metis closes her eyes and tries to feel Persephone's divinity but, just as she feared, Persephone's divinity is lost; she is dead ... 'Demeter must be going crazy now.' She thought.
 
When Metis was going to say something, she suddenly heard Rao's voice:
 
"Hades, you sold your domain to death and you killed your wife ... Was all this sacrifice worth it?" Rao asked in a neutral tone that carried a feeling of authority. He flies in the direction of Zeus who was weakened and grabs him by the neck. Zeus tries to struggle, but it is useless. Currently, he is just a cattle waiting for slaughter; he is not even able to scream for help. After all, his jaw was pulled out by Rao.
 
Hades looks at Rao: "Yes, for me, my wife was everything. I forgave her first betrayal thousands of years ago. But this time, I will not forgive her." Hades spoke with conviction, then he continued: "Rao, the King God of Krypton ... I am here to propose a deal."
 
Rao raises his eyebrow. "Continue."
 
"I want Zeus's head; I will use Thanatos' scythe to accomplish my goal. When Zeus is dead, the scythe can still be used three more times. I will transfer the remaining authority to use the scythe to you." Hades spoke.
 
Metis was surprised by what Hades said. 'Is he so determined?' She looked at her husband who was being held by the neck by Rao. Metis' eyes did not contain feelings for Zeus; she was just looking at a piece of trash. She looks at the lesser gods and the gods who are part of the 12 Olympus seats. 'How ironic. Even though you are in danger, I don't see any god trying to save you. In the end, you will die alone Zeus.'
 
Rao looks at Hades; he starts to think and soon he makes a decision: "This is not enough."
 
"Huh?" Hades didn't understand; he thought he made a good deal.
 
Rao displays a cold smile: "I want everything." He raises Zeus in the air with his arm.
 
"Hades, I want Thanatos' scythe; but I also want everything you have."
 
Hades was shaken a little by Rao's request:
 
"... But I have nothing else."
 
With the same cold smile on his face, he replied: "That is something simple to fix, you just have to take it back."
 
"Huh?" Hades did not understand.
 
Rao doesn't give Hades time to think about his words; he throws Zeus towards Hades then orders: "Kill him."
 
Seeing Zeus 'body flying towards him, Hades takes on an expression of hatred and attacks him using Thanatos' scythe. "Die, Zeus!"
 
"Nooo ...." Rhea spoke in a very low voice when she saw Hades attacking Zeus. She knows she can't stop it from happening; but she was still sad to see her son dying at the hands of his brother.
 
When Zeus' body was cut by a scythe, the body was swallowed by darkness and soon began to disappear. Everyone on Mount Olympus could feel Zeus's divinity being shattered; Zeus, the King God of Olympus, was dead.

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A child who was born to be the Emperor of Krypton, a special child who was genetically modified to have the best DNA of his race, he was raised from an early age with the intention of governing his race, but when he was about to assume what was rightfully his, the planet Krypton was about to explode, but that child would let his race become extinct? follow the story of the child who was destined to be an emperor of his race.


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Vera opened a portal to Olympus, she could already access it since she had spent some time in there with Hera before she took her break from Zeus. 


"Well, let's go" 


Vera said. They walked through the portal and were now officially in Olympus. They saw many fabulous palaces and lots of gold, behind them was the gates to Olympus and they could see the Horai guarding the gates of Olympus.


"Right, you two go and find the box and I'll talk to Zeus"


Vera said, she gave them the earth key and gestured for them to go. Adam and Michael ran off and started their search for the box. Vera waited until they were out of her sight before she called for Zeus to come to her. 


"ZEUS! I've got your keys" 


Vera said. She waited for Zeus to come to her, she checked the fake keys she had in her little bag. They looked good enough to trick the king of the Greek gods. A few sparks of lightning appeared before Zeus appeared himself. 

"Vera, I know you were the smart one" 

Zeus said. Zeus didn't expect that Adam or Michael would return him his keys. Vera was slightly nervous, but she could hide it pretty well.

"Yes, I have the keys we took" 

Vera said, she took the keys out of the bag there were in. They floated all above her hand, Zeus looked at them and was pleased to see the 'keys'. He took them for herself and inspected them. Vera watched as Zeus did this, this better work. 

"Looks good"


Zeus said. A sigh of relief left Vera's mouth as Zeus fell for her fake keys. She was surprised that a god as old as Zeus fell for the fake keys. Since they were on good footing, Vera took this opportunity to ask a few questions.


"So, you mentioned a while ago about the void creatures and I was wondering what they are?"

Vera asked, she needed to know what she was up against and Zeus might have some of those answers. Zeus looked at the goddess, he didn't know much about the void creatures but he knew enough about them.

"The void creatures are powerful beings created by Ydos itself, they step foot on a universe and they start to reverse it back to nothing" 

Zeus said. The void creatures reversed time back to when the universe didn't exist. Only the gods are able to fight the creatures during this because of their immunity to temporal power, but they are hard to kill. Now Vera knew what to look out for to check if they are void creatures on the planet.


"Is there any way to kill them?" 


Vera asked, if she were to come up against one she was going to need to know what to do to stop it. Zeus thought about it, he didn't know if they were any ways to kill them. 

"I haven't ever killed one, but sending them back to the void keeps them out for a little while" 


Zeus said, he has come across a few of the void creatures and every time he has never managed to kill any of them so sending them back to where they came from is the next best thing. Well, it wasn't so bad for Vera, she could easily banish them back to the void. 


"Alright, so what do you know about Ydos?" 

Vera asked. Now that they knew about the void creatures, she needed to know about Ydos. Zeus didn't know really anything about Ydos, but he knew a few things about it. 

"Ydos is the first being to have ever existed. After 'The Phenomenon' and the old gods started to create things, Ydos didn't like that so he destroyed everything and then he went for the old gods and 'The Phenomenon'. 'The Phenomenon' and the old gods made attempts to kill Ydos, but they realised something big and couldn't kill him and so they took away his form and trapped him away" 

Zeus explained. Vera listened and took in the information, she wanted to know what the old gods and 'The Phenomenon' realised when trying to kill Ydos. 


"Alright, thanks for the information. I've got another question, what do you know about 'The Phenomenon' and the old gods? Anything about where they are?" 

Vera asked, she was hoping that Zeus might of had some information on the old gods and the 'The Phenomenon'. 

"Barely anything is known about old gods, they are the first gods in existence and are extremely powerful being of pure power. Nearly nothing is known about 'The Phenomenon' on the other hand. But I do know that 'The Phenomenon' is not an old god, but led the old gods in the fight against Ydos and that's it. Also finding the old gods is extremely hard, they disappeared into their own realm long ago and 'The Phenomenon' cannot be found" 

Zeus explained, he pretty much detailed everything he knew about the old god. Vera took a mental note of everything that Zeus said. She barely got anything from Zeus, but hopefully Gaia had more information on the old gods and where they are. Soon a portal opened up behind Vera, Zeus was confused as to what the hell was happening but Vera knew what was going on. Adam and Michael stepped out of the portal, Adam had Gaia's box in hand. Zeus saw the box and knew he had just been fooled. 

"You bitch!" 

Zeus said. Vera smiled at the god, she couldn't believe that she tricked him. Adam and Vera wanted to get out of here before they got killed by the king of the gods, Vera was ready too and nodded to signify that she was ready. 

"Bye Zeus" 

Vera said. Adam teleported the three of them out of Olympus and back to Greece. They landed in a forest. Zeus was furious, how did these gods manage to escape every time? Zeus went around Olympus and rounded up the gods.

While Zeus, Hades and Poseidon faced each other in the hall of the seas in Atlantis, a certain god of time watched the confusion with amusement.
Mephistophles was removed from his space-time prison by his brother and now lived in the palace of the hours, but now and then he invaded the hall of time in which Cronos spent most of his eternity to take a little peek into the actions of the gods and mortals.
- What's so funny about the water mirror, brother? - Cronos asked entering the room and lying lazily on a divan beside the window that gave a phenomenal view of the universe.
- My dear nephews are about to destroy the universe - Mefis said laughing.
- Again? - Cronos spoke carefree - What is the reason for the fight this time?
- It seems that Poseidon kidnapped Hades' son - He explained to his brother between a laugh and another - I just don't know what Zeus is doing there.
- It must have gone for firewood at the campfire - Chronos spoke neglectfully and closed his eyes - Just call me if the universe really collapses.
 - You can leave it - Mefis laughed a little and continued to observe the confusion between the three brothers.
 In the hall of the seas the tension was great. The warriors of the three armies faced each other with menacing looks, just waiting for their masters' orders to attack.
Poseidon's mocking smile, Zeus 'goofy look and Hades' serious countenance made the whole situation unpredictable. In the middle of the whole thing a small child with no idea of ​​the confusion that was around him. Ignorance was certainly a blessing, or the boy just knew he wouldn't get hurt.
Who was concerned was the goddess Athena, who from the highest point of the sanctuary watched the neighboring sanctuary of the god of the seas sway with three absurdly powerful cosmoses.
-Who invited you Zeus? Poseidon asked without a hint of subtlety.
-I invited myself, of course! - replied the lord of the rays without a hint of shame on his face - for these things nobody calls me!
At this point Zeus and Poseidon began to argue about Zeus being very pampered and tantrous, missing the point entirely. Which, by the way, took away the rest of patience that Hades held.
-Shut up! - Shouted the god of the dead - Poseidon return my son! Zeus go find something to do! And for Gaia's sake, Sorento, if you start playing that flute I swear I will imprison you in the tartar.
The poor Sorento who was just shining the flute flinches in fear at the sudden explosion of the lord of the dead's temper. Hades was so furious that flames began to come out of his body spreading across the temple of the sea, the lament of the captive souls of hell can be heard and the warriors of Zeus who had never encountered such misery began to squirm in pain .
Suddenly the hall became hell. Around the world, blue flames consumed the waters and ghosts could be seen in broad daylight, causing fear and panic in the unfortunates who were unlucky enough to witness the phenomenon.
 In the arms of Poseidon the little child shifted, extending the plump little arms towards his father. In front of the three gods the small package of muffins dropped.
-Papaplapla - The boy squirmed trying to escape from the arms of the god of the seas - Papa ....
Hades froze. The boy in Poseidon's arms continued to squirm in such a way that the god of the seas had difficulty holding the child. In a moment of carelessness Zeus grabbed the boy and ran to the exit of his brother's temple.
 -Bombou danced bro! - The Lord of Olympus laughed wildly, while he ran away with the child and a troop in tow. The boy continued to shout "pope" being taken by his uncle.
 When Hades finally came back to reality, an explosion of cosmos swept the hall, the specters were brutally reprimanded for letting Zeus take the child and Hades decreed that Poseidon would be blacklisted from hell until the second order. Furious with his brothers, the god of death went after Zeus.
 In Olympus Zeus played with the child in an animated way, standing and facing the lord of thunder were Hera and Apollo. Both were there to find out why Hades is bringing down all Olympus, but they did not expect the reason to be Zeus' own responsibility.
 -I do not believe that you really kidnapped Hades' son - Bufou Hera, watching the husband play with the child with a hint of envy since he had never done that with his own children.
 -Dad, Uncle Hades is furious! - Said Apollo - He already destroyed the Garden of Aphrodite, the blacksmithing of Hephaestus, the Artemis hall and even my stables did not escape. Nobody can stop it.
 -Call Athena! - Bradou Zeus - Tell her and her knights to resolve this situation.
-You have driven Zeus crazy! - Hera shouted - Transform Olympus into a stage of holy war, just to satisfy your whims!
Hera was so furious that she felt her heart was about to stop. Zeus continued to play with the boy and didn't care about anything anymore. In the meantime Poseidon entered the hall.
-Get out! - Ordered the god of the seas - I want to talk to my brother.
Hera and Apollo looked at each other, it was hardly known when Poseidon got there, but they knew that confusion started with him.
-Get out - Zeus spoke lightly, interrupting the sermon that Hera was about to give to his brother - Enjoy calling Hades here.
When the two gods left, Zeus withdrew his attention from the child and gave his brother a relaxed smile.
 -I don't know how you can still smile like that - Poseidon said - This child, she is not normal.
-The boy is Hades' son, where do you expect him to be normal? Zeus returned, rolling his eyes.
-He's a bastard! Cried the god of the seas.
-I have no prejudice - Said Zeus smiling and watching his brother huff.
He knew what Poseidon was referring to. The problem was not that the boy was a bastard, half the Olympian gods were. The problem was that that boy called the "heir to Hades" did not have a trace of Olympian blood and at the same time the power that emanated from that small body was comparable to the power of the primordial gods.
 "Very problematic" - Zeus thought.
 Outside the hall, the black cosmos of Hades flooded everything, withering flowers and degrading buildings. Hearing the brothers' conversation, the lord of the dead decided to keep a place for them in Tartar in his heart.
 -Give me back my son! Hades's low, husky, menacing voice came as he opened the door.
The two gods looked at him with complex eyes and said nothing as they watched their brother approach. The child who played with Zeus when he saw his father dropped everything he was doing and stretched his arms towards the lord of the dead.
Tired of that drama, Zeus let his brother take the child without further problems.
 -Hades whose child is this? - Asked Zeus observing the sweet and affectionate way with which Hades treated the boy.
 -He is my son and that is all you need to know - Hades replied - If you want to know more ask the father.
 Short and thick as only the god of the dead can be, Hades left without further explanation. In the place where he had last been, a mountain of gold, silver and other treasures rose bright and majestic.
Zeus walked up to that mountain and picked up a scroll that floated in the air in front of that monstrosity, when he read it he laughed sarcastically and threw the scroll at Poseidon. The confused lord of the seas opened the parchment that contained the following words:
"It should cover the things that I destroyed, if need more let me know "
 
Poseidon looked at those words and looked at the mountain of wealth again.
Certainly no god was richer than Hades.

Hades is as always lonely in the underworld and his father (Kronos) has plans to get it over with.

Athena had just appeared on earth when she was startled by the sight of a blinding white flash of light over the horizon followed by a thunderous boom. She then felt stupid going after Hephaestus instead of her father for he needed her the most.
It was quite ironical that the god that was prophesied to be the one to kill the king of the gods was the one now worrying about his death.
"It has started, we're all going to die," Hebe spoke up as she appeared to be slightly shaken by the powerful display of might. For a moment she was glad she wasn't on the receiving end of whatever powers were at a clash.
"I want you two to go back to Olympus." Athena directed at the two goddesses.
Suddenly an attack came swiftly that Hebe and Hestia had no time to defend themselves let alone dodge. Dozens of thick vines snaked around the two goddesses before toppling them and effectively pinned them to the ground. Athena fared much better by going for four successive back-flips that got her out of the vines reach.
Landing on her feet, she got out her twin swords and slashed cleanly through two vines that lashed at her new position. "You'll need to do a lot better than that Demeter if you hope to get past my defenses."
"I wasn't trying to." Demeter materialized in front of Athena.
"Then why waste your time attacking me."
"I'm not." She replied with a smile after which a dozen versions of her appeared, each in a stance ready for combat. They quickly surrounded Athena who still locked eyes with the original. "You're stalling."
"Good, now shall we continue?" Demeter smiled.
Demeter once again lashed out at the younger goddess using her vines which Athena skillfully evaded, but this time each copy of herself joined the attack, and several more vines shot from all directions. Athena went for a quick burst of slashes that were quick enough to slice all the vines dropping them to the ground.
Before she could prepare for Demeter's next attack, the ground underneath her shifted into quicksand and began swallowing her quickly. Switching tactics, she phased her body out of the sand and rushed for the two pinned goddesses.
Demeter launched another attack in the form of roots that shot up in her path with every step she made, but she was too quick and skillfully dogged and slashed them down. She reached the two goddesses in no time and freed them with precise slices.
"Go now while I cover you." She turned to face Demeter and her constructs but was surprised to see her pause her onslaught.
Raising a questioning eyebrow at her. "They may go, my quarrel is with you," she pointed at her. "We can't," Hebe spoke up forcing Athena to turn towards them.
Trying herself, she could summon the Aether, but she couldn't access the heavens. Looking up towards the sky, she saw thick clouds that had effectively covered the whole expanse within the scope of her sight.
She was surprised not to have noticed but considering it was nightfall, she couldn't blame herself. She realized that they were trapped.
"Get behind me," she ordered the two goddesses before summoning for the aegis.
***
Zeus felt the pull on the aegis and realized her favorite daughter was in danger, he quickly released it and turned to face the now rising Poseidon after being severely burnt and had his spine broken.
His regeneration kicked in, and by the time he was completely up, he was fully healed. He called for his trident which shot to his arms.
'You can't kill me, Zeus.'
'No, but I can wear you out until you can't regenerate anymore.'
'Then what?'
'Then I'll decide whether to tie you up here and let my eagles feed on you, or banish you to Tartarus. Where is the weapon?'
'Now why would I tell you?'
'Because you'll face far worse than the two outcomes, I've given you.'
'I don't have it.'
'Bullshit! I don't believe you.'
'What little brother, you came rushing thinking I was the one to kill you?' Poseidon mentally chuckled.
'No, that's not my job.'
'What's your job?'
Poseidon pierced the ground and quickly dove in prompting Zeus to leap into the space in response as a large crack on the ground rapidly approached him. Switching his motion, he dove back to the ground and smashed it with his right fist causing a massive shock-wave that rippled throughout the moon.
There was a mental scream of pain before the trident shot from the ground and impaled Zeus on his back. Zeus gritted his teeth to muffle a scream before he grabbed the trident embedded in his back and pulled it out.
'To test your capabilities. To weaken you.'
Zeus laughed. 'How's that working out for you?'
Just as he finished the trident disappeared once more, and Poseidon materialized a few meters away from him. Poseidon once more shot forward towards Zeus who more than willingly welcomed the oncoming brawl that his brother never learned not to use on him.
On reaching him, he went for a left jab with his trident which Zeus quickly deflected with his thunderbolt and threw a hook of his own. Poseidon swung his head back and turned his trident over to favor the spear end and went for Zeus' chest, but the thunder god was too quick once again as he vanished into a lightning flash and appeared behind his brother delivering a powerful knee jab on his back that resulted in a sickening crunch sending him bowling to the ground.
He followed it with sucker punch towards the prone Poseidon who had turned on his back. The impact created a huge crater that visibly cracked the moon, effectively knocking the supreme god out.
'Stay down, that's where you belong.'
Zeus summoned the Aether and disappeared, appearing on Olympus. Glancing down the night skies, he realized it was completely covered with thick clouds.
"Hera!"
***
Heading straight for his chambers, he was intercepted by Hera in the throne room. 
"Going somewhere?" 
She was currently leaning on her right elbow on his throne's armrest dressed in her usual toga. "You defied my orders." 
"I did my king, but I had a compelling reason." 
"I don't want your excuses. I want to know where you've been. I had to send Artemis after you." "I was in a meeting of my own. I'm a queen after all." 
Zeus slowly began moving closer to her, "I wasn't made aware of it." 
"I didn't want to interfere with your meeting." 
That wasn't the answer Zeus expected and he zipped across the hall and grabbed Hera by the neck, lifting her up a few feet from the ground. Even in his watered-down god form, he was easily seven and a half feet tall, a full foot taller than also a quite tall Hera. 
Grabbing his right arm with both her arms she tried as she could but couldn't overcome the might of the Thunder God. She wanted to hex him, but the last thing she wanted was to battle an even angrier Zeus who would without doubt retaliate and ruin her plan. 
"I know who has the weapon," she tried to breathe her words out before his hold on her become too strong for her to speak. 
Almost immediately she found herself dropped on the ground. 
"Speak." 
She could hear faint crackles of lightning sparks that she was quite familiar with indicating his bubbling angered state. Rubbing her sore neck while she stood, she gathered her power for what was to come. 
"Me." 
There was a brief calm in Zeus before a blue streak of lightning shot from his upturned arm to smash on Hera's chest sending her crashing through one of the palace walls and into the rooms behind it. Without wasting time, Zeus leaped through the air after Hera and landed on the spot her fall had ended only to find her gone. 
"Witch!" 
Closing his eyes, he sent a ripple of power through the air that bounced back and forth on every surface of every room in the palace. He could read other minor deities but nothing to suggest it was her. 
Then he detected her presence in their private chambers. He immediately flew there and forcefully opened the already slightly open double doors. She found Hera lying on their bed. "That hurt." 
"And I'll do a lot more than hurt you if you don't give the weapon to me." 
Getting up from her bed. "There was a time you used to be the perfect gentleman, noble and considerate. What happened to that man, the man I fell in love with? 
"You used to have eyes only for me." 
Zeus paused his retort to contemplate his answer. Finding none, his face turned into a scowl, "He's long gone." 
"I was hoping that man was still somewhere in there. You changed Zeus, I used to love and adore you, and what do I get in return, dishonesty, betrayal, unfaithfulness. What did I do wrong Zeus, tell me?" 
Tears began to stream freely down her cheeks. 
"Nothing, I just grew weary of you." 
"Then why not set me free instead of humiliating me for millennia. Is your ego that big that you just couldn't let me go? I would have finally found happiness, and we wouldn't be here fighting.
"Zeus, you turned me into something I abhor. Look at me. I'm not this person. You made me this way. This is on you." 
Hera finally reached the weary god, and they stared into each other's eyes. She then turned her back to him and took two steps forward. 
"And you know what the worst part is? Throughout all that, you never even asked for a simple apology. I kept forgiving you regardless, but deep down it still hurt knowing you'll just do it all over again. 
"You broke my hurt, Zeus, over and over, it eventually shattered. I picked up the pieces and modeled them back together. This time without you as part of it." 
In a blur Hera turned, a sword in hand and aimed for Zeus' head. Her motion was however completely stopped just a centimeter away from his neck and her whole body froze in place. Zeus' face was a mixture of anger, surprise and a faint trace of guilt or so Hera thought.
Dropping his left hand that he used to stop Hera's motion, he went to take her blade away from her while she was still frozen in place. 
"I've got to hand it to you, I almost felt guilty…almost." 
Then he felt it. His chest jerked forward, forcing him to gulp a lung full of air. Looking down his torso, he saw another blade covered in his own blood protruding from his chest, just where his heart was positioned. 
After what felt like an eternity, the blade was finally pulled back, roughly exiting from his back. Zeus stumbled forward trying to turn whilst maintaining his balance. His hold on Hera broke and her arm dropped. 
Facing his assailant, he wasn't surprised to see his traitorous son. "So, you've finally grown some balls. But you're going to need more than that if you think a little stab is going to stop me." Pain started progressed slowly from his heart and grew in intensity throughout his body. Trying to speak again, he coughed up a mouthful of blood before dropping onto his left knee. 
Hera appeared in his vision, her face glistening with tears. "Now you know what it feels like."
The pain came back again. Causing Zeus to groan before shaking violently and dropping on all fours. 
"It works," Ares pointed. 
"Of course, it works," 
Before Hera could continue, the room they were in began to shake gently at first, then more rapidly as small chunks of the roof and walls began to fall randomly. 
"Is this also supposed to happen?" Ares spoke as he started looking worried. 
"I don't know. There has never been a record of a killed god before." 
The shaking spread to the whole palace as Zeus dropped on his back grabbing the large hole on his bleeding chest and gave an ear-shattering scream of terror which thundered throughout the heavens. Every single god heard. 
The gathered clouds in the sky turned into a lightning storm that covered the whole earth, lighting up the night and dark skies. The rapid shaking of the palace turned into more violent tremors creating large cracks in the walls of the Olympian palace before rapidly spreading throughout Olympus, further rousing every god, goddess and the supernatural as they felt a power surge that rippled throughout the whole of Olympus. And then it was all gone. 
The darkness returned, but soon clouds covering the heavens dispersed clearing into a sun on one side and a bright moonlight and stars on the other. Even Hera felt it, her dominion over the sky left her leaving behind an emptiness. This unsettled her. 
Together with Ares, they had initially fled the palace following a lightning tempest that left the whole palace burnt into a crater and Zeus' body was nowhere to be seen. 
"So that's how a god dies." 
"No, that's how a god-king dies." 
Glancing at the sword he still held, he could still see the blood smeared on it. "What about the weapon?" 
"It will be mine and mine alone to keep." 
"Why? I like it." 
"Ares, you have so many enemies most of whom are equally powerful if not more powerful than you." 
"Well, let them come, I shall kill them all." 
"And that's your blood-lust talking and not reason." 
"Come on mother, a power like this isn't supposed to be hidden, it is supposed to be used, put the other gods in line and return Olympus to its former glory." 
"Ares, the blade. Now!" 
"Fine you always too rigid, no wonder father got bored of you." 
"Watch your mouth." 
"No matter I've done my part, now I want my share of his power." Hera grew silent at that. "What? You heard me. I want his power like you promised." 
"I don't have it. It's gone. All of it. I no longer have dominion over the sky." 
"How's that possible?" 
"I don't know. Like I said we are treading on uncharted territories, our union is what gave me limited dominion over his domain. Now that he is dead, I guess I lose that. Now I'm just another supreme god, not a ruler." 
"Maybe we—" 
"No! I'm not going back to those three hags for insight. Zeus is dead, at least we accomplished one thing. As for who is going to be the ruler of the skies, that we will have to wait and see. This dominion can't be left unattended." 
"His brothers could make a play for it." 
"Then let them, they'll end up fighting each other anyway and no time to rule their respective domains let alone ours." 
Rising from her crouched position as she traced the rough surface at the top edge of the crater. "For now, we shall have to live without tornadoes and thunderstorms among other disasters." 
"Is that a good thing? The humans will go unchecked." 
"At this point you, me and every other god knows that the humans rely on us less and less with each passing day, that's another reason why we needed his power. We were to remind them together with their other foreign deities that we are the supreme rulers of everything. 
"But we shall have to wait and see what happens. I'm sure Gaia will intervene in case it gets out of hand, she's pretty adamant about balance." 
The two then walked out of the ruined palace and had to walk their way to Ares' place as the Aether wasn't available either. As they gained further distance away from the palace, the morning sun arose, shedding light across the heavens and earth bathing the two with a welcoming warmth. 
"He won't be happy about this." 
"We shall deal with Apollo when it comes to it." 
They silently descended the last large stairs that lead onto the palace grounds and into a forest that led to everywhere.

Rise. Of. A. New. God. 
When Raymond thought his life was all set, fate decided otherwise. Little does he know that his existence isn't as simple as he thinks. Without any warning, his reality is shattered and his world thrown upside down.
Now Raymond has to battle with forces that defy logic, bend the rules as he knows them, defeat enemies that are seemingly unbeatable and all for what? Life was much easier when he was still an ordinary human.
Can Raymond overcome his obstacles and change his fate or will he fail as is expected of everyone? Will his legend transcend everyone's expectations or will he be another statistic?

The night was quiet. The Hall of Olympus was covered in darkness. Neither torches nor fireflies, the only thing that lit are the small glimpse from the moonlight, a gift from a Goddess, Selene.



A loud creak was heard from the inside, the giant door in the main entrance slowly opened. One by one, there are twelve people wearing cloaks had entered the hall, bearing lamps along them that brought light. They seemed to follow only one person leading them—



"Zeus."



Nevertheless, their lamps cannot lit the entire darkness in this giant hall, the goddess Artemis voluntarily raised her hands and snapped a finger, making the moonlight shines even brighter, enough for them to see.



The whole team walked to their meeting place as the moonlight paved their way, to the very end of the Olympus' hall. A place where only the twelve Olympians are allowed to enter, no other being shall be allowed, not in any circumstances, nor other gods, except for them.



Upon reaching the place, they left down their lamp unto the floor near the entrance. There's no door, only an arch marked with such tiny and fine details would welcome them outside. 



The place is large and quite lucid, yet a strange atmosphere made it felt like a hallowed place. At the middle, there's a lustrous large throne seemingly mold from a colorless unknown gemstone, encircled by eleven silver thrones. The deities walked their way to their perspective places. Hephaestus, the god of fire and metalwork was beside Hermes, the messenger. Following Dionysus, the god of wine; Aphrodite, the daring Venus; Demeter, mother of agriculture; Artemis, the virgin huntress; Ares, the god war; Poseidon, renowned god of the sea; Apollo, the prophecy; Athena, the leader of war; Hera, the heavenly queen and consort of the infamous king of gods, Zeus.



The center throne belongs to Zeus, as he possessed the quality of an omnipotent deity. All of them sat together in their perspective thrones, except Zeus who only stood beside his.



"Well then."



Zeus busted the silence. All ears were on him.



"As you know, the mortals seemed to abuse what they received. Parts of this world were destroyed— and to be destroy."



"I'm not even surprised." Athena lips slyly curved then throws a guileful gazed to Demeter's, "Is it dreadful?"



Demeter raised her eyebrow, "Which one?"



"Nurturing for Mother Gaia."



She throws her view away to the floor to kept herself away from annoyance and heaved a sigh, "It will come to an end."



"That is!" Zeus acclaimed. They nailed their attention to him. "An end. We all expect an end to it. At what cost they shall learn when the end of life is not even feared!"



Zeus eyes turned into yellow and unwrapped his right palm, revealing a small thunderous flash, and a swirl of cyclone began to produced and it's getting massive. The deities remained calm despite that the room is filled with Zeus' rage. An abrupt storm was created above them, showering thunders to the ground. Ordinarily, the deities didn't even bother to react, as it was only natural seeing him in such a wrathful state.



"There's always a right time for an absolute punishment. If this would not terror them, I don't know what death would bring."



Suddenly, a vivid image was projected inside the cyclone. It was an image of a girl, closing her eyes and seemed like she's sleeping, with a hair as radiant as the sun, and the trace of her youth is evident in her flawless skin.



Aphrodite mouth gaped. "Pandora."



From a single look, she could easily recognize the girl who was created by her likeness. The other deities were still mesmerized as they remembered what they bestowed to Pandora, long time ago.



An idea came threaten Hephaestus as he gets what Zeus would do for a punishment.



"A beauty, an art, is this what you meant for a punishment?"



Zeus fuming eyes gazed upon his. The thunders slowly vanished, yet the cyclone sustained its rumbling whirl. "Can you define punishment?"



Then, the girl  opened her eyes, bit by bit. All of their minds blew away. Her eyes were not what they expected to be bright and daring. It was dull. Once the color of honey was no longer clear, it was replaced with dead black. Her radiant hair color was replaced with drab brown as her emotion changed into something wicked.



They couldn't stand how Pandora managed to open the forbidden box years ago. A feeling that even Zeus couldn't explain it, surely, it was way more a disappointment. All he could do was to clench his fist to let it out. He took a deep breath and finally closed his palms. The wild cyclone suddenly stopped whirling and turned into dust; seconds later, it collapsed, so was the image of Pandora.



Not long enough after all of that happened, Zeus opened his palms once again and tiny sparks of thunder began to form and compressed into a small sphere of golden light. The deities stood up from their thrones.



"From here and now, this!" He uplift his hands, "will be their last lesson and our last wrath."



Everyone falls under Zeus' commands, the deities began to create their own sphere containing blessings that they will bestow for the next Pandora. However, their blessings are different from what they had given to the previous one.



Instead of giving cunning and deceitful mind, the athletic god, Hermes granted a gift of charisma.



Dionysus bestowed an ability to obtain great connection to the people who'll be around her.



Aphrodite didn't grant her an unparalleled beauty and appeal. Instead, she bestowed a talent of making a person fall for her easily.



Artemis bestowed her bravery and confidence to do things at will.



Ares bestowed a gift of strength and leadership.



Apollo gave his best to grant her a gifted voice.



Poseidon's gift was quite a contrast to himself, he bestowed tranquility, yet he added it in a means of being cold-hearted.



Athena bestowed a gift of wisdom, being able to distinguish the truth from the lies.



All of their gifts had turned into a small sphere of light. Each of them flew into Zeus' sphere and gleamed, making it even bigger than before. However, their blessings coalesced into a mess, making the sphere to looking like a raging storm. 



While, Hera noticed that Demeter was still in doubt and debating with herself, resulting her to done nothing yet.



Worried about her sister, Hera asked, "Is there something wrong?"



Demeter just turned her face into her, then she immediately made a sphere containing her gift. This time, it was something that they didn't expect that was coming from a peace-loving deity. Her sphere lit different from the others, it was dark, and she then finally flew and joined into Zeus'.




Demeter's blessing dumbfounded Aphrodite. "Oh wow!" She smirked and gazed at Demeter, " A curse?"



Demeter responded, "Oh it will be a surprise when the chosen one grow up."



"Hera," Zeus called his wife.



Hera came towards him and held the back of his right palm containing the large bright sphere.



"Here." She poked her index finger inside it and brought serenity to the sphere from being a mess. It was replaced with a pleasing color of the sky.



Zeus was suspicious of what Hera would brought this time, owing to the fact that the last time she gave to Pandora was her greatest downfall, curiosity, that made her open the forbidden box and disobeyed Zeus warning. Consequently, he hoped this wouldn't be a reason to make all of their efforts gone into nowhere.



Finally, Zeus gave the sphere and flew it into Hephaestus, which he was seen creating a magnificent figure of a woman. But, Zeus already lost his patience a while ago. Hephaestus caught the sphere with both of his hands, leaving the figure high and dry.



"No need for a vessel," Zeus responds.



"Why?"



That night was a significant night. Molding a newborn history which would be humanity's hope or their end. All of the deities gathered outside the hall and stood at the peak of Mount Olympus. It was dark and windy. They are facing below where the beauty of the mortal realm was evident.



Hephaestus held the great sphere containing all of the Olympian Deities' blessings. He transformed the sphere into a Laurel leaf and let the evening breeze carried the leaf. They let it flew away from them until it landed to a newborn baby that would be chosen as the next Pandora. Since then, the deities left the top of the Mount Olympus and returned to their territories.



Nature has its own mind. It knew it's way to a soul.



Meanwhile, a mysterious prophecy have been channeled to the Oracle of Delphi, Pythia, it was a high priestess that delivered Apollo's messages.



When the bird fly, a storm hinders its way, though find its purpose.



Apollo was sitting alone beneath a Laurel tree in Olympus. The moonlight reflects upon his soft-white face and silvery-blond hair. He was referring to the fate of the next Pandora. Even the God of truth, himself, doesn't know what to feel due to a presence that would interpose the fate between Pandora and the box. There's a chance that she won't ever find the box on her own. But Apollo considered that it is a common thing to happen when Zeus throws the box down to earth, besides, he cannot simply deliver the box since humans are simply ignorant.



Though, unbeknownst to Zeus who doesn't know any of this, Apollo closed his mind and obligates to remain silent.

Many years ago after Pandora opened the box, it changed humanity's fate forever in eternity. Pain, hunger, and poverty aren't the ones who destroyed the world. Helpless scars that were left behind made humans as the World's first predator. 


In this modern generation, the Gods already chose the one to be the new Pandora as a grim reminder. But that doesn't seem to work when a twenty-two years old amateur writer, yet full of vices, accidentally discovered the forbidden box. Now, she must face the responsibility to not or to open the box until she finds the real owner. If anything doesn't solve this, neither her will do.


Language: English
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy
Status: On-going

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