"Haaa..." Alex sighed in exasperation as all of the cameras died down.
The moment he retrurned to Asora, Alex had been forced to deliver a public service announcment since Hajime had activated the system without informing ANYONE, resulting in mass confusion over it's sudden appearance.
Despite the inconvience he caused for him though, Alex was thankful that Hajime managed to finish the system since it meant there was a new way for Asorans to grow stronger. Especially since they were actually preparing for war.
Alex's expression hardened briefly as he recalled the face of Markus and what he had done to Grant, all in the name of obtaining some Saiyan blood. And when Alex considered the possibilities of what the man planned to do with their blood, he shuddered.
The immediate reason had been obvious, since Markus had gladly showed off his Omnitrix, but Alex couldn't help but to believe there was more to it than that. After all, the strength of a Kryptonian was already a massive equalizer to the SSJ transformation, especially when one considered their invulnerability and other abilities.
If the situation were any different, Alex would actually be excited to fight such a powerful opponent. But, similar to when he fought 'that man' and Edith's kidnappers, Alex didn't feel any excitment. Instead, there was a small fire burning within his soul that threatened to burst forth at any moment.
"Hm?"
Looking up suddenly, Alex cocked his head curiously as he noticed something, before a small smile spread on his face. So, without anyone around him noticing, Alex used Spatial magic to transfer himself from the studio to the person he noticed, bringing himself face-to-face with the very same Saiyan he'd been thinking about a moment prior.
"Grant! Where have you been hiding?!" He exclaimed jovially while wrapping Grant in a tight hug.
"Hey Alex." Grant said, noncommittally in response.
That made Alex frown but he also noticed that Grant wasn't necessarily depressed or suffering from ptsd anymore. Instead it was like he had matured after his isolation, while he had also gotten significantly stronger.
Alex couldn't put his finger on it, but there was definitely something 'different' about Grant's aura from before.
"Looks like you've gotten stronger." Alex told him with a smile, to which Grant nodded as he stated firmly,
"I've been training. I'll never lose to HIM again.
"..."
Alex said nothing as he looked the other Saiyan up and down, realizing just how much this experience had changed him. But then again, as far as Alex was aware Grant had never been so close to death or even injured since reincarnating.
Though Grant being more motivated wasn't a bad thing, it would be if he lost himself in his desire to get revenge on the one who wronged him. Grant needed a 'distraction' to remind him there was more than just revenge.
"I know just what you need right now~!" Alex said with a mischevious smirk, making Grant look up at him curiously as Alex waved his hand, and a naked Beth appeared out of thin air.
"WHAT THE FUCK!?!" She shrieked upon seeing Alex, even as she tried, and failed, to cover her body and hide it from his gaze.
"Wait, Grant?!" She exclaimed upon seeing her lover standing there beside Alex, as Grant had been missing for several days from going into secluded training.
"Yep~! But right now I think he needs a distraction!" Alex told her, before injecting the two of them with a 'little' bit of his Debauchery divinity. By now he was of course more familiar with the power and how to control it, so there was no worries about Alex doing to them what he had accidentally done to himself at first when he'd given hmself a hard-on for what had totaled out to several DAYS.
In Grant and Beth's case though, the effect would wear off of them in only six hours. It may seem like a daunting amount of time to normal people, but a Saiyan and Pandora were built quite different from 'normal' people.
And the effect was instantaneous as the power of Debauchery entered their bodies.
Beth immediately stopped trying to keep her body covered as any sense of shame she possessed was replaced by intense arousal for her lover, resulting in her tackling Grant to the ground while simultaneously trying to rip his shorts off and eat his face. Grant's hands meanwhile went right to her ass, squeezing and kneading her cheeks to spread them despite Alex being right there.
"The power of Debauchery is truly too terrifying..." Alex muttered to himself, before teleporting the two lovers away to a hidden grove deep in the Asoran wilderness.
With this ability, Alex could turn even the most uptight prude into a cock-hungry slut, as evidenced by the way Beth jumped Grant despite her history of sexual abuse. In her current state, Beth would even likely beg Alex to join in if he'd left them there, or at least that's what he had interpreted her butthole winking at him to mean.
Though he HAD been tempted to join in, Alex held himself back and teleported them since he figured Beth would immediately try to kill him afterwards if he did.
But now Alex was also in the mood, prompting him to immediately enter the space-time orb for the night to find one of his soon-to-be poor wives. As a result, Alex missed when the ground itself began to shudder and quake from the force of repeated impacts, originating from the middle of the Asoran wilderness as Grant attempted to absolutely demolish Beth's pelvis.
...
"Ahhh... This is more like it..."
Alex sighed once again, except this time it was from contentment instead of exasperation as a head of silky black hair bobbed up and down in his lap.
"That mouth may be filthy, but it sure feels nice." He added with a smirk, making Tio wiggle and squirm from the backhanded compliment.
Currently she was completely naked with Alex's entire cock engulfed by her mouth, while two of his extras were shoved up both her ass and pussy. This let Alex experience the unique feeling of being inside all three of her holes at the same time, a sensation he could very much get used to.
"What about us?" Crooned Momo on Alex's right side as she snuggled up to him, with Nana doing the same on the left despite looking like she wanted to be anywhere else. Of course, both girls were also completely naked.
"Of course I like the feel of your mouths as well. Both upper, and lower." Alex practically purred as his hands explored their bodies.
Both Nana and Momo looked exactly as they did on the day Alex met them thanks to magic preventing their physical aging. Well.....Momo used magic, while Nana was apparently struck with the 'eternal loli' curse since she hadn't physically aged at all in the years that had passed within the space-time orb.
Momo merely used magic to prevent her aging as well for the sake of Nana's mentality, since the latter WAS in fact the elder of the two. And Alex refused to use Alteration magic on her body to make Nana look more mature since there would be no end to the women around him wanting the same thing.
Of course, he made sure to shower Nana with plenty of affection and compliments despite her physical appearance. And while she usually responded with verbal abuse, Alex knew Nana greatly appreciated every one of his compliments.
For a while Alex enjoyed his time with the three women, with Tio directly servicing him while he toyed with Nana and Momo using his dexterous fingers, until something caught his attention. Or rather, several someONES.
"Looks like we're about to get some company." Alex said suddenly, alerting the three girls right before there was a knock at the door.
"Alex?" Came Cara's hesitant voice.
"I'm in a mood Cara. So you all can either leave your clothes at the door, or come back later." Alex called back, with only silence answeing him.
He obviously knew who had come to see him, but he didn't care. This was his personal time, so they could either cater to his whims, or wait until he was ready to see them.
They chose the former option as all of those who came to talk to Alex disrobed themselves outside the door, before it opened to reveal a crowd of naked women. Scratch that, naked goddesses.
With Cara taking the lead, several naked goddesses entered the room to sit across from him. Aside from Bestia, Loki and Freya, there was also Hephaestus, Demeter, and numerous other goddesses Alex only recognized by face from his previous meeting with the gods of Orario.
As for their reactions to him seeing them naked, Cara, Loki and Freya were all unfazed since it was just another day around Alex. A few of the goddesses though, like Hephaestus, acted shyly as his eyes shamelessly analyzed their nude figure. The majority however flaunted their nakedness proudly, moving in ways that made their breasts jiggle or just flat out wiggling their asses at him.
"So what's all this about?" Alex asked with a sly smile.
Contrary to the suggestive actions and looks of her fellow goddesses though, Loki had a fairly serious expression as she said, "A couple things actually. Firstly, we need to discuss Rakia."
"I thought you said they wouldn't be much of a problem?" Alex pointed out, even as the other goddesses adopted a more serious attitude.
"Usually they're not. But, according to our scouts, this time they've got reinforcements from just about every other major nation and city on the continent. High Elves, Dark Elves, Light Elves, Dwarves, Beastkin.... Even several gods like Posiedon, Resheph, Erebus and Coyote(just to name a few) have joined the march, while Kali herself is on the move with all of Telsyura being emptied out."
As Loki trailed off, Cara fixed Alex with a look as she stated irritably, "It appears someone reported to Kali that there was a KING of the Amazons, and so now she's coming to investigate. But knowing her like I do, I don't doubt that she'll join in the attack just to see what this King is capable of for herself."
As Cara finished speaking several goddess made comments and expressions that told Alex that Kali was apparently pretty annoying to deal with.
"Well, we can just see how long she lasts until I break her like all the other bitches." Alex stated confidently, grabbing the hair of Tio's head as he said that to roughly move her up and down on his cock to fuck her throat.
As he did that, Alex made sure to make direct eye-contact with every single goddess sitting across from him, all while the sound of Tio gagging filled the room. Some blushed and fidgeted nervously, others batted their eyes at him while emphasizing their breasts, while a few maintained eye-contact as they smiled suggestively.
However Cara looked away from Alex's gaze pointedly, looking like there was something she wanted to say about his previous comment.
She never said what was on her mind though, even after Alex finished violating Tio's mouth as all three of his cocks inside her came, filling her bowels, throat and womb with semen all at the same time.
It was only when the last drop of cum exited his penis that Alex pulled Tio off of his cock, and tossed her to the side so that she fell to the floor, making her body shudder even more from the horrible treatment. He then stood while conjuring a folder from nowhere, and passed it to Loki before sitting back down with Nana and Momo.
"That is all of the intel on Ares and his allies that my people collected last night. Sairaorg Bael has the same intel, and is the one in charge of that particular operation. So if you want to be more involved, then speak with him." He told her, steering the conversation away from the goddess Kali.
Loki flipped through the pages that Alex gave her before her perpetually closed eyes parted slightly in shock as she saw literally ALL of the information they needed on Ares. Information that would've been impossible for even the best scouts and thieves in Orario to acquire.
Supply routes. Numbers. Support.
They even had a complete map of the enemy camp with all of the important tents labeled.
"How did they get all of this!?!" Loki demanded in disbelief.
"My people are just that good." Alex replied simply, not saying anymore since the intel was gathered by his Nightingales.
He just smirked as Loki looked over everything, her eyes continuing to widen the more she read, while a couple others like Cara and Hephaestus tried to read it over her shoulder. Meanwhile, Alex enjoyed himself as he played with Nana and Momo's bodies, with Tio laying forgotten on the floor since her arms and legs were bound with barbed wire.
As he did that, Alex also enjoyed the show that several of the goddesses were putting on for him as they spread their legs, massaged their breasts, or otherwise played with themselves or each other. Alex couldn't help but to wonder how many men and gods of Danmachi would literally kill just to be in his place at that moment, especially as Nana and Momo began to rub his cock together.
"So do any of you lovely ladies have names?" He asked them, leaving Loki and Cara to worry over the impending war.
"I am Dilga, goddess of the earth." Answered one goddess, who's appearance resmbled an Amazon.
"Call me Bast." Stated another, who looked like a lion type of cat woman, her predatory eyes locked firmly onto Alex's towering mast.
"Hebe." Claimed another goddess, one that almost looked scarily young compared to the others.
"Inanna, goddess of Fertility, Love, and War." Said the next goddess, who had a proud look to her that seemed to border on arrogance, while there was also a battle-hungry gleam in her eyes as she looked at him.
One by one the goddesses introduced themselves to Alex, while also describing a bit about themselves as they did so. And for the most part, he was able to figure out most of the information regarding their divinities and backgrounds due to being familiar with their various mythologies.
But there were also a few that Alex knew nothing about, like Dilga, Inanna, and another goddess called Oshun. Thankfully, Lauren filled the gaps in Alex's knowledge a little by explaining to him that they were from regions he knew next to nothing about.
But then it was Demeter and Hephaestus' turn as they introduced themselves last. Well, Alex already met Hephaestus.
"And lastly, I am Demeter, goddess of Agriculture and the Harvest." Said the final goddess, a mature looking woman with long wavy brown hair and a figure that Alex knew women in any world would kill for.
His gaze lingered on her for a second as she finished the introductions, before Alex looked over the rest of the gathered goddesses as he asked with false ignorance, "So, what brings each of you to my humble abode?"
Their intention was obvious, except for a few like Hephaestus and those who had already joined Alex's harem. But he wanted to hear them say it.
And boy did they not disappoint, as the lion-like Bast stood and approached Alex with her tail swishing behind her, before she leaned over him so that her face was inches from his own.
"Before we tell you, lord Dragon Emperor, let me ask you something. Is it true that you can impregnate us goddesses?" She purred in a voice that was barely a whisper, but it still carried throughout the entire room. Even Loki stopped looking through the report Alex gave her to look up at the question.
"Of course I can." Alex said, having already known this was why they followed Loki and the other goddesses here. It was also why they hadn't hesitated to follow his ridiculous rule of stripping before entering the room, as they all already had less than pure intentions.
"Purrrrrrrrfect..." Bast purred directly into his ear, before licking his earlobe with her rough tongue, that was like sandpaper, as she pulled away suddenly.
The goddess then got into a VERY unlady-like pose as she got down beside Tio, with her face down while her ass was in the air pointed at Alex. A typical mating pose used by animals that were in heat.
"Then I want you to put a baby in my little pussy~!" She declared without any shame, after which the rest of the goddesses quickly voiced their own intentions as they all pleaded Alex to have his babies.
"Haaaaa..." Alex sighed yet again. He was starting to lose track of how many times he'd done that since coming home. Yet this time wasn't from either exasperation or contention, but contemplation as if Alex was seriously considering the request of the goddesses before him.
"Well.....you see....." Alex drawled as he stood from the couch yet again, making Momo pout as he did so, before trailing his fingers over the tail of the lion-like goddess offering herself so readily to him. "I JUST had a bunch of daughters born, while I've also got at least twenty three more children on the way."
As he said that, Alex thought about all of the Amazons he'd impregnanted previously, as well as Artemis, Irina and Xenovia, not to mention whoever else might've gotten knocked up ever since he'd started mass-producing his dicks for the girls to use. The way some of them were using them, as well as the frequency, Alex wouldn't be surprised if more of his wives got pregnant in the near future.
"HOWEVER!" He added quickly, before the goddesses could become despirited. "I would be more than happy to give each and every single one of you children in the future, so long as you're willing to agree to a few things. Firstly, that you would agree to join my wives instead of just leaving once you get what you want. I REFUSE to allow ANY of my children to grow up without myself or their family in their lives."
As he said that Alex released some of his energy while passing his gaze over the crowd of goddesses, making several of them breathe heavily just by being in his mere presence. And he wasn't even using his Debauchery power. Yet.
"Secondly..." He then said, continuing his earlier conditions for bearing his children, at which point Alex stopped right in front of Demeter.
The goddess flashed him a pristine smile before leveling her gaze to the erect cock that was inches in front of her, while Alex reached out and gently ran his fingers through her hair. Several of the goddesses bit back a bitter groan as they realized that OF COURSE Alex would go for Demeter first.
"Secondly...." Alex repeated as his hand cupped Demeter's cheek gently, making them all think he was going to have her suck him off like Tio had earlier. But then his gentle grip turned hard, and painful.
"Secondly, do NOT plot against me OR my family!"
*BOOM!*
Snarling as he moved, Alex took hold of Demeter and slammed her against the wall with his hand holding her throat, stunning EVERYONE present as his expression morphed to one of fury.
"You come into MY home, and think you'd be able to hide your intentions from ME!?" Alex snarled at Demeter, while the goddess clutched at her throat desperately due to her lack of air.
"P-please...." She wimpered pitifully, her eyes wide and full of surprise at the sudden violence, as well as hurt from his actions.
"Bitch please." Alex sneered at her, not buying her innocent act one bit.
With his free hand, Alex seized Demeter's arm and held it out in front of himself, before he proceeded to sink his vampiric fangs into her flesh so that her divine blood flowed into his mouth.
The first thing Alex noted was the taste, as Demeter was the first goddess who's blood he had ever drank, and it was borderline intoxicating. If it wasn't for the godly levels of self control Alex possessed, he'd have drained her completely right then and there.
The second thing he noted was the flash of images as Demeter's memories flashed before his eyes. Hundreds of millions of years of them.
But that was all irrelevant information that Alex readily ignored, until he got to her most recent memories that confirmed what his divinities already told him. Except now he knew EXACTLY what she had been planning.
Once Alex had everything he wanted, he released Demeter's arm before directing a fierce glare at her due to the AUDACITY of her plan.
"Did you REALLY think you'd be able to hide something like that from ME Demeter?" He asked her in what sounded like a calm voice, before adding as an afterthought, "Or do you prefer Enyo?"
It was only at this point, where Alex used a name none of the other goddesses ever heard of before, that Demeter stopped struggling against his hold. Instead, she directed a look at Alex that looked to almost be amusement as she asked, "How'd you know?"
"Really?" Alex asked her, as if offended that she'd question him about that.
"I'm literally a god of Deception, Conspiracy, Betrayal, and Plots. The second I gave you more than a passing glance I realized you were plotting something." Alex stated as if it were obvious, making Demeter look at him with mild surprise.
Aside from her various plans to destroy Orario from within, along with a few allied gods, Demeter had approached Alex tonight in order to learn more about his family, and to see if there were any amongst them that she could turn to her side against him. Of course, she too truly wanted a child like the rest of the goddesses. But, since that child would be Alex's, she also planned to use it as a form of leverage against him in a bid to control him.
It was a plan that ANY of the girls within the space-time orb would've readily told her wouldn't have worked, as seen when Darius and the other reincarnators kidnapped Edith previously.
Cara meanwhile had a different reaction, as she shot to her feet with enough force that her breasts bounced around wildly as she exclaimed, "What do you mean Demeter is Enyo!?!"
Without taking his eyes off of the goddess before him, Alex calmly told Cara,
"At least that's what her memories said, while she's also aligned with Dionysus due to providing him with divine wine made from her grapes. According to her memories, she planned to use him as a scapegoat to keep her own identity hidden."
The entire time Alex was speaking, Demeter had a look on her face that said she'd found this entire situation 'amusing' instead of serious. But then Loki spoke up as she asked with an annoyed tone,
"Excuse me, but can one of you tell me what this is all about?" Apparently being kept out of the loop was too frustrating to her.
Cara then began to explain to her how 'Enyo' was secretly working behind the scenes and within the Dungeon to bring about the ruin of Orario, and allowing the monsters within to escape and rampage throughout the world once more. Alex meanwhile kept his gaze leveled on the goddess, until she asked him,
"So what now, great Dragon Emperor? Will you enslave me like you had Ishtar?"
"Oh most definitely." Alex said without any hesitation. "But there's something else I need to do first."
The goddess cocked her head to the side, seemingly confused as to what it was Alex wanted to do to her. But regardless, she was not concerned. After all, if she died, either by her own hand or someone elses, then she would simply return to the higher realm where the gods came from.
Or so she thought.
With Demeter not resisting in the slightest, Alex proceeded to place his empty hand against her abdomen before drawing the divine energy from her body.
"!!!"
"Wait-!" Demeter exclaimed when she realized what Alex was doing, but he ignored her as he continued drawing the divine power from her.
"Stop!" She cried with increasing urgency as she desperately tried to grab Alex's arms to force him to release her. She even tried to use her divine powers, something that should've automatically sent her back to the divine realm.
But Alex REFUSED to allow her to escape, anchoring her right there in his grasp as he drained every single drop of divinity from her body.
Normally Alex would absorb the divine power into himself, like he had with Merida, Nocturnal and the other Daedric Princes that he allowed to live, but this time he instead condensed and crystalized the divine power in a manner similar to when he'd sealed Nyx and Loki in the Boosted Gear's jewels.
By the time he had drained Demeter of every last drop of divine power, she was wailing at the top of her voice and struggling with all her might to escape his grip, but nothing she did mattered.
Finished with drawing the power from her body, Alex released Demeter so that she unceremoniously slumped to the floor without any will left in her body.
"Congratulations." Alex told her with his voice dripping sarcasm. "You are now a mortal."
"Just kill me..." She uttered lifelessly.
"I don't think so. Grayfia."
The second he called her, a silver haired woman dressed as a maid appeared in the room. She cast her eyes over the naked goddesses that had gathered, before focusing on Demeter that was kneeling before Alex in despair.
"We've got a new recruit for the slave maids right here." He told her, gesturing to Demeter while his slave mark appeared atop one of her breasts.
"Understood. I will deal with her appropriately." Grayfia answered with a gleam in her eyes from getting another goddess under her. Even though she no longer had her divine powers.
The two of them then disappeared in a flash of demonic light, leaving Alex alone in the room with Cara, Nana, Momo, Tio, and all of the remaining goddesses, who had no idea what they were supposed to think of what they just saw. After all, NONE of them ever considered the possibility of someone being able to strip them of their divine powers.
While they were all trying to process what just happened, Alex teleported the crystalized divine power to his Empress, Anne, with a note saying he'd gotten her a gift to help her become stronger.
Though he had no divinity over Agriculture, Harvest, or Fertility yet, Alex figured that these traits would be better to give to Anne. She may not be able to consume souls like he could, but Alex figured she would be able to find some way to absorb the divine power.
When that was finished, Alex turned his attention to the gathered goddesses once more, having already confirmed that none of them had ill intentions towards him or his family like Demeter had.
"Now then, where were we?" He asked them, as if what had just happened was only a minor thing.
"You really took her divine powers from her?" Dilga uttered in disbelief.
"Yes I did." Alex readily admitted, before fixing them all with a look. "But do not assume I do the same to every god or goddess. Join my family to bear my children, or refuse and leave now, I would not do the same to ANY of you so long as you do not threaten my family. But do not assume that I am truly benevolent either."
As he said that Alex's eyes turned completely black as demonic power began to radiate from his body, making every single goddess feel a sense of danger despite none of his intent being directed towards any of them.
"I may be a god, but I am also a Devil and Dragon. I am utterly ruthless to those who wrong me, and kind to those who love me. Now, which are you?"
Canceling his demonic power as he asked that, Alex looked out over the gathered goddess questioningly. And what he saw.....was hardly suprising.
The reason they came down to the lower world from the divine realm was due to boredom, and what so many of the goddesses desperately craved was children of their own. Why else would they always refer to their Familias as their 'children'?
Faced with Alex, who was so 'interesting', 'dangerous', and could give them all the children they desperately craved, it was safe to say that each and every goddess before him was utterly turned on at the moment. Even Hephaestus was fidgeting slightly in her seat while avoiding Alex's gaze, while Hestia puffed her chest out proudly of the man she chose.
"Ok then." Alex said with a widening smirk, approaching the still positioned Bast. "Let the orgy begin!" He declared, before plunging his entire length into the lion-like goddess.
***
While Alex was rocking the world of his new collection of goddesses, hundreds of gods and goddesses were gathering in the divine realm around the portal to the lower world.
Stored there were hundreds of statues that the gods and goddesses would leave behind when they descended below, where they would leave the vast majority of their divine power before descending. And if they were killed in the lower realm, then they would be returned to the divine realm while their powers would be restored to them.
Or at least, that was what was SUPPOSED to happen.
"Move."
Growled one figure that approached the massive crowd of gods and goddesses, all of whom were fretting and murmuring at what had happened. The moment they saw the figure though, they all quickly parted to let them through.
NONE of them wanted to anger this particular divine.
"I can't believe it!"
"What are THEY doing here?!"
Whispers and muttering followed the figure as they approached the source of the commotion, though their own expression was unreadable. Or rather, no one even knew what they looked like to begin with.
The god was clad entirely in thick and sinister looking plate armor that radiated malice and death, obscuring their entire body from view while their head was covered by a horned helmet. No one had ever seen them remove the helm, and the only indication of their face was two flame-like lights where their eyes were supposed to be.
They appreached the source of the commotion unmolested by the gods and goddesses surrounding them, only to find the fragments of a statue scattered across the ground. The statue of Demeter.
"What happened?" The figure demanded in a low growl of the goddess kneeling beside the statue.
"I-I don't know!" Wailed the goddess, who was obviously emotionally distraught.
The figure, not caring about her feelings, roughly grabbed a fistful of her hair and hauled her up so that she was hanging from it painfully.
"I don't care about your emotions right now Core. I. Want. Answers." They growled at her, the lights within their helm glowing brighter with their irritation.
"I don't know! I was just visiting Demeter's statue since I missed her, and it suddenly shattered! I swear!" The goddess wailed pitifully.
"Humph." Snorting disdainfully at her, The figure dropped the goddess Core to the ground, and gave one last look to the fragments of the statue before turning to leave.
There was no trace of life or power within the fragments, so there was only two things they could think of that would cause that. Somehow, someway, Demeter had either been killed, or stripped of her divine powers.
It didn't matter which of these two it was, either was a disaster for ALL gods and goddesses, both in the lower world and in the divine realm. It was something that could NOT be permitted.
The figure approached a great and majestic hall that stood a short ways away from the portal to the lower world, where the greatest, eldest, and most powerful gods of the divine realm resided.
No.
They were greater than even the gods.
"Oh? What brings someone as reclusive as yourself here?" Boomed one of the great gods as they noticed the figure approaching them.
They each towered over the figure by several times their height, and each one radiated power like none of the other gods could ever possess.
But the figure was not daunted.
"Demeter has either been killed, or stripped of her power in the lower world." They stated immediately.
"""!!!!"""
Each of the great gods reacted as they heard the news, though several of them had different reactions.
"You are sure?"
"Yes. I examined the fragments of her statue myself."
"And what is it you're wanting to do about this?"
"Let me descend to lower world, with my powers intact, to find the perpetrator and deal with them." The figure demanded without any hesitation.
"""..."""
The great gods were silent as they contemplated this request, before one stated to the others,
"Let them. If someone in the lower world can truly kill us or steal our powers, then we ALL are threatened."
"Agreed."
"I concure."
One by one they all voiced their agreement, before turning back to the figure and declaring,
"Gather a small group of fellow gods to provide support, and go. We will entrust this task to you, Hades."