Chapter 421: Blackmailed (9)

|Author's note: yes, the last chapter was blackmail (8), despite the title, if you can't tell, I've had little sleep.|

Perseus POV

"Hmm, our companions seem awfully similar." I observed

"Yeah." he noticed, "We both got a blue-haired princess and a black-haired woman of death."

"Well, my magic goddess knows smithing as well, so Lilith and Eliza are both athletic and reserved...they both have black hair as well, except Lilith cut her hair short and got the blue bits."

"The author really isn't creative." he sighs, "Author. Get creative, you dolt!"

|I hate you, why must you always insult me?|

"What about your in-laws? Do they hate you?"

"Not really?" he answered, "Lia's(Cordelia's nickname) parents love me, we'll get to the topic of her mom later, maybe tomorrow. Dabria doesn't have parents and Eliza's dad...well, he used to treat me as a son, but he hated it when he found out that I was going out with his daughter, tolerates me now."

*****

Since the kids were somewhat behaving now, Perseus let us stay in his spare room, he was about to give us 2 rooms, but Ruka opted to stay with us, so all 4 of us shared the room for the night.

I then spent my time tinkering with the glowing gauntlet, to see if anything was different, I can't touch some parts and have some access restricted, but I would like to force us to teleport back..but I don't think it will be stable enough if we do it now.

Leilah later pulled me back to bed though. 

"Just sleep, we got other places to visit." she instructed

"I can pull an all-nighter."

"Not letting that happen." she said while tightening her grip on me, "Just sleep. Because we're going to have a long day."

"Please let me tinker with the machine."

"You've been already doing it a lot over the past few weeks, you've barely learned anything, just sleep with me already."

"Just cuddle with Ruka and Buddy, they like cuddling despite them being used to sleeping alone."

"But I wasn't to do it with you, what happened to the one who would sleep in my lap all the time?"

"That's because I lacked companions! Agh!"

"You're my fiance now, I'm not letting you get away."

"You 2 quiet down, I'm trying to sleep here." Ruka chimed in and held me tight, leaving me with no way to escape sleeping in the bed.

*****

I woke up in the morning and saw the other Perseus awake as well, and he then invited me to go to one-on-one training. This motherfucker over powered me in every way possible, but then again...the people of this world, well, a select few, can go against a god and come out with a draw or victory, this guy is on the top of that list.

"How's your retirement?" I asked when we finished, "Must be peaceful."

"A bit, yeah." he nodded, "Though it's not entirely peaceful, even though this world is safe as long as I'm alive, I have to train my children and descendants to protect this world when I'm gone."

"Don't we all?"

"I'm fated to be the strongest in my bloodline, no one can come close, even though threats are rare considering the numbers of world travelers, currently, only my companions and I are doing it, we get no pay, no respect, no fame, or anything out of it. We also take responsibility for eliminating other Perseus of other worlds, those who succumb to the fate of becoming a destroyer of their worlds."

"That includes me as well."

"Yep." he nodded, "So far...well, I can count the number on 2 hands, you'll be surprised at how weak or strong some of them are, there's even a world where we were born into a family of slave owners."

"Oh?"

"Yeah, the slaves revolted, he went mad and killed everyone, and even caused the extinction of every living animal."

"How do you sense those bad Perseus?"

"I just do, it's like some sort of spider-sense." he shrugged, "Your world may be weaker, but your problems are easier to solve, my toughest opponent was this guy named Bob."

"What?"

"Yeah, I technically didn't beat him since he's a guy who came from the author's world, had to have some intervention and a police arrest to help, but hey, a win is a win."

"Your strongest enemy is a guy named Bob?"

"I also relied on the narrator's help, he's also a Perseus."

"I'm sorry, what?"

*****

3rd Person POV

In a cave, bound and unconscious, an elderly couple, the grandparents of our protagonist, were held captive as a retaliation against Perseus' killing of their fellow comrade, they had captured a group of infiltrators in all their kingdom and demanded Perseus' relatives or Perseus in exchange, and despite many people being against it, Wager and Lynda volunteered themselves as sacrifices.

Since the goddesses couldn't interfere, Rosa took it upon herself to go after the army that took her great-grandparents away. She followed them tirelessly and took minimal sleep, she was used to it since she had to always be cautious in her previous world.

Aminu sent a small group with her and they tracked the group tirelessly as the rest stayed back to watch over their village.

Finally, Rosa stood at the edge of a vast canyon. The whispers in the air spoke of the captive couple being held within the depths of a fortress hidden among the craggy cliffs. As she gazed at the structure, determination etched across her face, Rosa knew that she should head back for help, but...Lynda's and Wager's health wouldn't last due to their present condition and the probable starvation by the heroes.

Under the cover of night, Rosa infiltrated the fortress, her movements swift and silent. The air was thick with tension as she navigated the labyrinthine corridors, avoiding patrols and traps set by the enemy. 

"...Do you seriously think that your plan of blackmailing our grandson will grant you victory?" Wager's laugh echoed

"Well, the heroes were never said to be the brightest, it's why they always hire advisors." Lynda chimed in amused.

Rosa heard them being hit, so she rushed in quickly, she saw the interrogator and knocked him out, but the response from the couple wasn't what she expected.

"Leave us." Lynda instructed with a bloodied face