Theoric spent the next few days silently torturing the would-be god as he watched him squirm, cry, rage, shout, and cry again behind his suffocating barrier that blocked him from the outside world, there would be no vanishing into air and escaping anymore.
He would take breaks from time to time and visit his girls down below on the flattened island. He made a little vacation place with his powers to let the girls rest and wind down after so much excitement while he spent time unloading his rage.
You would think these breaks would give Aeolus a much-needed breather, but this would only fill the wind god with dread knowing that after he spent time with his women, the rage would rebuild and he would come back angrier than ever knowing that such a filthy old man dare to even think of fondling them for even half a second. Especially on the first day he came down and had to comfort a teary-eyed Sigyn and Nina, that was the day Aeolus came to know the word regret.
After another few days of torture, he and the girls thought it was about time they moved on, so he flew up to end it once and for all.
Looking at the miserable sniveling old man who was beyond broken, Theoric sneered, feeling no remorse whatsoever, the fool should have never have tried to touch what wasn't his to touch.
Reaching his right hand out, he willed the prison to close along with his hand, crushing the old man, little by little, watching as he died a most excruciating death.
It was at the moment when the old man was turned into nothing but a ball of meat that Aeolus divinity exploded out escaping from its prison of flesh.
Theoric watched the windy ball of golden light try and escape only to be trapped by his second layer of barriers in case the old man somehow got out of the first, bumping into it over and over again, trying to find a way out.
Looking at the ball brought an unusual feeling to Theoric as he watched it bounce around like an old-school screen saver.
The closer the ball got to him the stronger it got. He knew this feeling, it was no stranger to him, it was the feeling of power.
Sending his arm out, he shot an energy hand towards it, catching the orb, pulling it back to his waiting hand where he grasped it.
He could feel the raw power, but he could also feel the taint of the one who had wielded it.
Not wasting any time, he contacted Sigyn telling her something came up and it might be a while before he turned his attention back to the orb.
Feeling like he could absorb it, somehow knowing where the soul ended and the divinity began, that it wasn't made of one cohesive piece. There was a noticeable fracture that reminded him of what Thetis said, something about how they now use faith for power and it made them gods.
Looking at this orb proved otherwise, to him it looked like a foreign power was equipped and didn't necessarily have anything to do with them.
Thinking this, he stripped his gauntlet off his right hand, then used his left hand covered in an orange energy claw to hold the part he didn't want while his right took hold of the divinity portion.
A surge of power instantly surged through him as he grasped onto it, his body slowly starting to glow as it entered him. The feeling was like nothing else, he swore he could even hear the cries of Aeolus's soul as part of it was stripped of power.
HIs rage kept him in check as he neared the end, stopping just short of the true soul as he cut himself off with a bit of effort, before turning to look at the pathetic shriveled up leftover soul in his hand.
With a sneer, he began to squeeze until it finally popped into nothingness, he then made a chair and took a seated position to finish what he started.
Closing his eyes, he felt the power flowing through him. Using a bit of know-how from his healing power, he began to absorb it as best he could, learning as he went.
A couple of days later the glow was gone as he opened his eyes with a visibly large grin.
Not only did he get a boon from absorbing the wind god's power but his body evolved. Dropping all his barriers he stood in the air with no help for the first time, and it wasn't because of the wind god's power, his body finally broke through.
He absolutely loved it, no more awkward holding himself up or using something that didn't feel natural, this was all him. He could fly now, he could really fly, he thought chuckling to himself as he took a spin around in the air.
He was that much closer to finally getting the rest of the Acanti's gifts. All that was really left though was a stronger body to handle the extreme speeds they could pull off. He couldn't wait to travel in space faster than light.
Before heading back to the girls, he tested one last thing as he looked at his hand and began forming a tiny tornado. A wicked grin appeared on his face when he thought about what this meant, just one more reason to go after the Olympians, he couldn't wait.
Dropping down he shared the good news with his girls and had a bit of fun before heading out for the next island. A few islands later, one they didn't notice at first suddenly stuck out as they saw a beautiful array of fauna and flora adorning a lovely building. Seeing the girl's excited eyes at the colorful environment, he agreed to stop by and check it out, hoping there wasn't another crazy old fool on this one.
Upon landing, Sigyn was the first to rush over to the nearest flower with Grani right behind. Lydia followed just after, enjoying the wonderful new sights and smells the flowers brought her having been stuck on a barren island most of her life.
Theoric took the time to have some quality time with Nina, walking hand in hand, though she was still a bit nervous and regretful of her actions, making her far more reserved than she would otherwise be.
It was then they came across some stairs leading up to the greek-styled building above, which was covered in flowering vines.
They were met by a Voluptuous woman standing at 5'7" tall with dark brown hair, brown eyes, a beautiful face, and a great body that just oozed sex with all the right curves as she walked down in a tight-fitting white dress that left little to the imagination to greet them.
"I believe introductions are in order, Hello, I'm Sersi." she said staring at Theoric with lust-filled eyes before glancing down at their hands,- "And who might you two be?" she asked with a bit of a glare at Nina.
Nina not missing anything stepped closer to Theoric defensively, she wasn't getting any good vibes from this woman.
Theoric on the other hand couldn't deny the feeling in his pants while looking at this beautiful specimen.
"I'm Theoric, this is Nina, we couldn't help but appreciate how nice this island looked from afar and decided to come to take a closer look, there are others enjoying the flowers as we speak, I hope you don't mind and apologize if we are intruding in any way."
Sersi put on her best smile as she ignored the girl, stepping closer to Theoric,- "Not at all, it's rare to have such, lovely, guests," she said emphasizing the word lovely while showcasing her assets.
His eyes were easily drawn to the display. sporting a stupid grin on his face while Nina could only pout at the side.
"Tell me what brings you here, you don't seem to be what I would consider a local or of the local variety?" Sersi asked.
"We sort of sailed here searching for something, speaking of, we really should get going, we wasted enough time with recent events, I'm sorry we couldn't stay longer," Theoric sadly said.
Sersi was quick to react grabbing his free arm,- "Don't you think its a bit rude to just take off, why don't you stay awhile so we can talk, as I said before it's not every day I get guests, please allow me to entertain you before you go, I know this place really well maybe I can even help you find what you're looking for faster."
Theoric skeptically looked at Nina who sported a frown, tugging at his arm with an intense stare that said no.
"I don't know, we really have wasted quite a bit of time already, things back home could be getting pretty bad," he said.
"You said you came from the outside right? Then there's nothing to worry about, time here flows differently than outside unless you've been here months already, you'll be fine, plus I could likely help cut your travel in half with what I know, come on, stay, let me entertain you," Sersi said pressing her assets into his arm.
And that was all the motivation he needed as he looked at Nina apologetically, trying to hide his grin,- "How can I turn down such a genuine request, please after you," He said gesturing her to lead the way.
With a grin she released his arms in the most proactive way she could as she stepped out to lead him,- "This way," she said glancing back over her shoulder with a naughty grin.
He was then treated to a wonderful sight as her perfect hourglass shape accentuated her amazing backside with each sway of the ass as she walked.
Nina not liking what was going on wanted to go get the rest,- "Theo, I'll be right back, I'm going to go make sure the others are doing okay."
Theoric glancing over nodded,- "Alright, stay safe, you'll know where I will be," he said turning around to find Sersi already back by his side taking his arm now that the girl was gone causing Nina to frown as she sped up her steps to go find Sigyn.
Sersi called out to the retreating girl,- "The more the merrier, hurry back now," she said with a grin before addressing Theoric,- "Shall we?" She asked leading him by the arm back up to her private estate while her hidden hand casting magic towards the girl.
Feeling a bit strange, Nina went to the area where she last saw Sigyn and the others, calling out when she couldn't locate them as the strange feeling got worst.
Getting worst, she sits down and is surprised when a cute yellow bunny came hopping out along with a red sea otter and a green armadillo.
Picking up the cute bunny, she asked,- "Why aren't you adorable, do you know where my friends are?"
And then the pain hit her as she dropped to the ground curling up as the cute little bunny hopped next to her as if trying to comfort her,- "Do you know what's happening to me?" She asked as another round of pain hit her.
Next thing she knew the world was shrinking as her body started to change shape from a young woman into a brown Ferret.