"I-I don't want to let you go!"
A eerie silence enveloped the place after everyone heard what Goddess Artemis said.
At the centre of it stood William and Goddess Artemis.
The gazes of all present gathered on them, some holding confusion while most filled with anger.
The sound of several weapons being unseath came out, but ignoring them all William said.
"You are saying you don't want to leave?", His eternal calm voice didn't show any change as if the situation wasn't related to him in the slightest.
Perhaps feeling guilty by her own selfishness, Goddess Artemis instead of saying something simply nodded her head in a slow motion.
"Then you don't have to."
The reply came instantly.
It was so quick that it left the members of Soma familia feeling flabbergasted.
Especially Eldest Lackey who ended up chocking on the peanut he was eating.
It was then.
"William!"
A small but harsh voice caught their attention.
It came from someone who refused to accept what he said.
Turning his head, William saw God Soma staring straight at him with his hollow looking eyes.
The meaning of those empty eyes were all too clear.
Never.
It was simply unacceptable.
So William ignored him and turned back to Artemis, leaving God Soma speechless.
"If you don't want to leave then you don't have to, Goddess Artemis.", William said in a plain voice as if stating a fact.
Hearing his voice, Goddess Artemis who was stunned silly, came back to her senses, when she did and understood the meaning of his words, large drops of tears formed at the corners of her eyes.
Her vision grew blurry and her lips pressed together tightly, making her face look hideous.
"...Really?...", A small voice escaped her lips.
"Yes."
With careful movements she placed William's hand between her's and said.
"Thank you Orion..."
With tears dripping down her eyes, she stared straight at William indifferent face with inexpressible gratitude.
The scene would have looked quite romantic if only there wasn't a pair of swords pointing straight at Artemis.
Just when Haruhine was about to jump at Goddess Artemis to murder her, William's calm voice rang out once again.
"You can stay and simply become a part of Soma familia."
The scene once again froze in place.
With stunned looks appearing on their faces, everyone stared straight at William, including Goddess Artemis whose tears suddenly stopped flowing.
"Just like God Miach, become a subordinate familia under Soma familia."
"W-what w-why are you pointing at me?", God Miach who was standing far away suddenly felt his soul leave his body when he saw William point straight at him.
Because the moment he did, all bloodshot eyes on the ground were fixated on him, scaring the living God out of him.
And the more they looked at God Miach.....
The more they felt that the idea was...feasible?
It was like a bolt of lightning stuck went through their minds.
Yes indeed.
If Goddess Artemis simply became a su ordinate familia, then wouldn't it completely solve the problem?
W-wasn't it a-a bit too easy?
The solution William provided them was so simple that it felt a bit unreal.
Actually it was not their fault.
Because of the constant fights with other familia's, the entire Soma familia's mentality changed to a significantly brutal one, being hunted by other familia's every single day was meant to leave a toll on their mentality.
That is why the first option that always came to their mind was to kill.
The second option was to retreat and come back to kill later.
There was no third option.
It's either kill or kill.
"Then who will be you're God William?", God Soma asked the one thing he cared most about, everything else was negotiable.
Everything but that.
"Isn't it a given?"
And the reply he got.
"God Soma."
Was in his favour.