Left Alone With The King

"You told me I would be going against the spawns of devils. The devil's army."

Iwan said without a single bit of disbelief in his voice.

"And, my weapon is a truck key? Do you want me to stab their asses with it and twist this key to kill them?"

Iwan asked condescendingly, but as he came up with a tactic that would possibly allow him to attack whatever the devils would be sending their way, he felt glad.

'At least there is one way to use it, but will a key even be an effective weapon?'

Inas chuckled. He could barely wait to see Iwan's reaction when he would use the key.

"You will know the value of that key as a weapon once you start your truck."

Inas gave a little insight into what Iwan had to do, to use his key as a weapon.

"So I need to start Toyoda-Chan to see the real power of this key."

Iwan mumbled while staring at the red key in his hand with expectations in his eyes.

"My Apostle."

Inas jumped down from his seat and looked at Iwan.

'Why did he jump off his chair?'

Iwan looked at Inas and found his small body morphing. First, the golden hair slowly receded. Then, the small body started bloating, and Inas became a giant no less than ten feet tall in a second.

A giant whose body looked like a folded space filled with shiny stars.

Then, Inas took a step forward, and his body shrank by a foot.

The stars became brighter.

Three more steps later, Inas was standing right in front of Iwan.

"The difference between 'You' who had yet to enter Olympus and the 'You' standing before me is like Heaven and Earth."

"But, you have yet to see your changes, which will take time."

Inas continued and gently patted Iwan.

"Hmm."

Iwan nodded without making much of a sound. He wanted to smile as there was warmth coming from the hand that was on his shoulder.

A warmth that he didn't have to be awkward against. Just like a touch from a close family member.

'This is nice.'

Just when Iwan thought that Inas took back his hand with a jerk.

"I don't swing that way."

Inas said with a boisterous laugh as he took a step back from his apostle.

"WHAT!?"

Iwan shouted as he was left bewildered by the action of this God who would have been better as a scammer.

"Slurp~"

Only Flash was in bliss while Iwan was on a rollercoaster of feelings.

'It's rare that I can drink my Bepsii while enjoying such a twisting drama.'

Flash took a big gulp of Bepsii from his jade glass just to feel more ecstasy out of this situation.

"It's time for me to leave."

Inas said to Iwan after the mood between the two settled down after his last joke.

Inas' body lightened as it flickered heavily with every passing moment.

"Are you leaving?"

Iwan felt somewhat empty as he was getting ready to bid farewell again.

"I hope you won't disappoint me."

Inas disappeared completely after saying, what would be the last thing Iwan would hear Inas say to him.

"Take care of him, Zeus!"

A majestic voice entered Flash's mind.

Flash smiled and nodded his head after placing his left fist on the upper part of his right chest.

"How long has it been since I got called that multiple times in a day? Such a fleeting yet satisfying feeling."

Flash talked, but Iwan wasn't listening to him. Instead, Iwan was busy staring at the red key in his hand at different angles.

"Are you trying to bury holes in the key?"

Flash laughed as he looked at what the second guest of his domain was doing.

"Hah."

Iwan shook his head and brought his hand down before looking at Flash, who looked happier than ever.

'It's only us left in the hall.'

Iwan realized how chill that hall had become after Inas had left.

He finally realized how big of a presence Inas had.

"When will you leave?"

While lost in his thoughts, Iwan asked Flash.

Just the words that left his mouth caused a change in Flash's happy expression.

"BRRRR~"

The hall started to shake violently as though the whole thing was going to crumble now.

"Hahaha~ I knew it from the first moment I saw you. You are indeed different."

"Why would I leave my house?"

Flash laughed and answered Iwan.

'I want to smack myself.'

Remembering where he was standing, the castle which was the resting place of the King of Olympian Gods, Iwan felt like a fool.

"Ah."

Sighing sluggishly, Iwan looked bored, as though the emptiness was again invading his heart.

'What should I do now?'

"Will I be returning to Earth?"

Iwan asked Flash while watching him moving towards the exit of the hall.

"Not yet."

Flash shook his finger and exited the hall.

The two moved back to the entrance of the castle and finally exited castle.

"A human entering Olympus, from the hidden door at that, is as rare as a mouse eating a Lion."

Flash gave an example while looking toward the other domains that covered the horizon before him.

"There are some Olympian Gods that would like to meet you. So, why don't you visit their domains one by one?"

Flash asked in a hopeful tone while giving some space to Iwan.

"What if I say no?"

Iwan raised his eyebrows and replied to the option Flash had given him.

"You are my guest. If you don't want to meet the others, then none shall force you to. And, if you want to return immediately, I will send you back to Earth."

Flash didn't even take a second to think about his answer. The choice was Iwan's, so even if Iwan rejected the choice he had given him, Flash didn't mind.

Looking at how easygoing Flash was with him, Iwan smiled and turned towards the other domains.

Iwan pointed at one of the domains after deciding who he would meet first.

"Then, send me there."