Apollyr and Assuran share a look when Zeus finally leaves Apollyrs palace. Sharia rubs along Apollyrs back as Liara and Sharia both decide to leave. Watching the two leave, Apollyr could not help but grimace. This ordeal was going to be troublesome. Not only could he potentially lose some of his divine source, his life may be at risk if the Wicked God becomes powerful enough.
Weighing his options, Apollyr summons a desk and chair. Setting it where his throne was, he decides to get to work whilst de-summoning his throne. He motions to Assuran as a stack of papers takes its place next to him. "As you know, about 20 years ago I gave Earth the capability of cross dimensional travel in the form of a 'VR Game'. I called it 'The Rise Of Enam'. Well. back then you told me it was a bad idea. It has now come back to bite me in the ass. You were right.'"
Assuran smirks to himself as he looks at Apollyr. It was not often that his lord accepted blame for things, so the victory was sweet. He laughs as he pats his lord on the back. "Milord, after being with you for so long, I know better then to try to deter you. It has been interesting to watch this experiment of yours. Installing a 'system' in Enam and the ability to cross dimensions on Earth has been quite amusing to watch.'"
Apollyr slaps his own face as he looks at Assuran. "I assume you already have a plan?" He says as his eyebrows arch. He knew Assuran would not act so confident without reason. "Yes, milord. I have a few plans. I do not know which would work or would not work, but I am almost entirely certain that my first plan would work." After speaking, Assuran hands Apollyr a folder.
"There is a man named Rapham. He has lived already 3 times. Each life has been met with misery, but the worst thing is that he remembers each life. He wants to live a 'normal life' and is praying for one as we speak. He is at the gates of reincarnation right now. I have found a perfect host for him. There is a retired army vet receiving 100% from the VA in the US. The man is 40 years old, and all he does is play video games. He plays the game 'The Rise Of Enam' on a daily basis. Right now, Mr. Rogers is currently overdosing on his medications. we can replace the souls as Mr. Rogers doesn't have any relatives or friends as he is a solo player."
After Assuran finished speaking, Apollyr sits back in his seat in deep thought. "Let me go talk to Rapham himself. It would be quite weird to take over someone else's body. Also, we would have to tell him to keep quiet about the fact that he used to live on Enam. If we are asking him to level up this character to the point that it could fight a wicked god, we might need a few extra perks for him."
After his conversation with Assuran, Apollyr entered the Realm of Hades. He walked up to him and nodded his head to him. "Uncle." He says gently. Hades had always been his favorite uncle, when he was a boy, Hades used to show him all sorts of tricks with mana and how to be a proper God. Hades also doted on Apollyr. When Apollyr had gotten married, all of both of his wives ancestors had been sent to where the humans thought "Heaven" was. Hades gifts to the wives of Apollyr was that they each had ten passes a year to go see their relatives.
Hades had once explained to Apollyr that each mortal soul has a chance to reach "Heaven". Each soul has 10 attempts to do so. Mortals are told each attempt how many attempts they have left and are given, and then their memories are wiped. For some souls, like Rapham, they slip through the cracks and regain their memories of each of their past lives.
As Apollyr walked up to the throne, he nods to his uncle. "Uncle." He greets respectfully as he nods and smiles. "Hey there Nephew." Hades nods as he looks down at his nephew. To him, Apollyr was like a second child. He remembers the fond memories of when Apollyr and Cerberus used to play together. He smiles as he looks down at the now grown up God. "I assume you are here because my brother found out about your little experiment?" The God of Death says with a chuckle.
"Yes Uncle. My apologies, but I would like to personally talk to a suitable candidate for the mission my father gave me." Apollyr responds as he looks up at his uncle and gives him the report Assuran had put together on Rapham. Today, Hades looked like a middle aged man with a grey beard and speckled black and grey hair. He wore his favorite black suit given to him by Persephone, and cowboy boots. Hades looked like a southern business man, and it was a sharp contrast from the Divine energy radiating off of him.
Hades frowns as he looks at each document. "Hmph, Yes. I know this mortal well. He has been praying to me non-stop. For whatever reason he has retained all four lives worth of memories." As soon as Hades stops speaking, he snaps his fingers. In front of his throne, a golden bubble appears with Raphams soul. Everyone in the room takes a step back as they hear his shouting "SAVE ME FROM THIS HELL! PLEASE! GOD! PLEA- Oh." Rapham says as he looks around. He was no longer at the gates of reincarnation waiting his turn, but he was now in a throne room.
The high arches of the room coupled with the intense gazes of everyone there made him realize this was serious. He looked back and forth between the two beings that he could assume were Gods, and he was rendered speechless. Since he was a soul form, Rapham could sense their power through the mana waves emanating off the two. "Uh...hi?" He says, confusion apparent on his face.