ASCLEPIUS
I ran down to the overseer's orb.
"Quick! Start up!"
I had to reevaluate the status, if at the only place where Hecate couldn't find me, the room of the overseer, nothing could corrupt the orb.
"STATUS LOADING."
Results completed.
Subject: Demi-God
"What? Demi-god? That's not the body we created...what happened?"
Would you like to see detailed status?
"Yes."
Stats loaded
Strength: 7 [E Rank]
Endurance: 8 [E Rank]
Skill: 5 [F Rank]
Magic: 23 [C Rank]
Vitality: 6 [F Rank]
Speed: 5 [G Rank]
The average magic for a god is 50, this mortal has almost half of that amount, even for a Demi-God the amount isn't supposed to reach this level, it would be 10 during this age at most, and rise to 15 at peak.
"Shit, does that body even have human blood in it?!"
Who's child—oh...it's probably Hecate's child. That's why she was so protective of him. That's why she intervened at the temple in Athens.
"Zeus almighty..."
This...this is too damn entertaining! Great! This is what I wanted for eons! For sure, this one is gonna change the world!
MATTHEW
Tomorrow is the day, that Acacius and I reunite with Aindrea. But under different circumstances than I would have liked, we're going to be competing for a title.
Sitting by the campfire, I heard songs being sung, and saw food being eaten, this wasn't what I learned in school for how Sparta treated it's trainees, perhaps it's because of the mixed mythologies?
"Matt, you know, we rarely get this opportunity! You should stock up on food while you can."
"Yeah, I know, but I just don't have the appetite to eat right now."
"Why? This food is delicious!"
"Acacius, it's tomorrow, we're fighting each other, we might even hurt each other you know?"
"Matt, I've gotten over that, I'm not scared anymore." Acacius puffed his chest out proudly.
"Besides if you don't eat, you're going to regret not eating when you wake up tomorrow."
"Whatever."
I grab a chunk of pork and trot back to the camp.
"Gotta get some rest after all."
HADES
Gods are born, and made under the fact that they were made to be perfect shaped by thine parent's desires and wills, so when two god's wills contradict far too much, a deformity is made. One such example is Hephaestus, not the only one, but the most famous for the humans. So measures have been taken so that this would never happen.
I walk over to a wall that has engraved the names of the deceased.
"More and more..."
The gods are dying, there must be a realization from Zeus, lest we can never take action otherwise. We've had so many deaths, even from the more major gods; Poseidon, Artemis, Hermes, and many more other minor gods, even Claudius died, he was the one who took the most precaution for this danger, I must somehow convince Zeus and the council, they haven't been affected by this calamity, the only one to have felt this would be Apollo, no matter what differences they had, they are still siblings. Their peace has them consumed by their ignorance.
Zeus, you may think you can just kill Kronos once more, but this time he has all the titans, monsters, and Demi-Gods he needs, an army worthy to storm Olympus, and soon even my Underworld. My brother... if you will not soon take action, then there will no longer be enough room for the two of us.
APOLLO
"Apollo, stop locking yourself in that dingy room and come out already!"
It was Hera, that stupid bitch.
"How could you ever understand! I just lost my sister!"
"Yes, yes, I'm sure you're upset about that little screwup but are you really going to mope around—"
"Shut up! Don't talk about her like that! We...we had our little arguments and maybe we weren't the best siblings, but...she was still my sister..."
The tears wouldn't stop, they kept streaming down from my eyes, the tears overflowing, falling into my mouth with salty plops.
"Stupid child..."
I heard Hera speak as she walked off. I hate her for what she did, I hate all of those Gods who made her go, to sacrifice herself, just to prolong a stupid old man's legacy?!
"I'll never forgive you..."
AINDREA
I watched as the lightning shook the land around me, as it condensed and dissipated, the vibrations of thunder appalling at my feet, and the small crater made from the destructive feat.
"I did it..."
I was exhausted, even if I could cast the magic, i don't have much of a talent for it, without a large mana capacity either, so casting three elements to make thunder is just too much as of now.
{tier 1: fatigue restoration}
The fatigue barley went away when I casted the spell, that's probably because I don't have an affinity towards nature.
"Aindrea, don't you ever get tired of casting that spell? You can only cast it once every few hours, so don't exhaust the limit for now, and get some sleep."
"Alright, in a minute, I just need to prep the boat I got earlier."
"Fine, but leave some for me."
"Right, right."
I had already cut and let the boar drain itself of it's blood, so I went down to the nearby stream, and washed the meat, seasoned it with salt, and wrapped it in some herbs I found, and cooked it over the fire, the fat bubbled and the meat seared.
"This reminds me of the times when me and Matt used to eat together."
I sliced the meat and stuck it in smaller sticks, and ate, savoring every bite. Leaving a few sticks for Areios, I left the boar I couldn't eat in a salted barrel, and went off the camp to sleep, as I stared into the sky, the stars shone lustrously.
I'm exited, not only because I get to meet Matt again, but because the work that I had accumulated, all the effort, would be shone and rewarded tomorrow at the competition, I'm definitely going to win, so I can prove it to myself as well, that I've worked hard enough.