After walking for 2 hours without any sign of people Akuma complained.
" I thought you said it was near " Akuma grumbled.
" Yes it is near if we had divinity as it is about 100 km away from here " Shiva said glancing at Akuma.
" So about 3 days walk " Akuma said .
" I can't walk that long " Aphrodite complained.
" Don't worry there's a caravan of some sort at rest ten minutes away " Shiva said glancing at Akuma.
' He can't use prana ' Shiva thought referring to Akuma. ( prana/mana they're the same )
Both Aphrodite and Akuma heaved a sigh of relief as Artemis rolled her eyes at the pathetic display of strength .
" You're both pathetic " She voiced her thoughts.
Akuma grinned .
" So are you " He said without a thought.
Suddenly realization dawned on him. He had unknowingly mocked a god due to habit . He wasn't afraid of her currently but if they returned to earth she would hunt him . Gods were petty like that. The only solution left was to.....
Suddenly jumped at him enraged with Mana coated punch. However a few centimeters to reaching him she suddenly stopped and shuddered.
She jumped back hurriedly with slight fear in her eyes.
'
Artemis recovered from her stupor and clicked. She turned away from Akuma and beckoned for the group to continue as it had halted due to the sudden attack.
' What happened ? ' Shiva thought.
He knew the greek gods never did anything half heartedly . He especially knew that Artemis would not hesitate to punch a male unless ....
' Artemis looked afraid after stopping her punch. It was as if she knew she wouldn't win . No the girl is too stubborn to back a fight even if she knows she'll not win.
Then the only explanation is that she sensed death would be imminent if she fought. The problem is however that I didn't sense any killing intent from him .
This boy then must really have great control over his intent ' Shiva thought. The more he tried to unravel the mystery that is Akuma the less he knew and the deeper he entered.
The rest of the people just thought Artemis was trying to scare Akuma except for another goddess who was Athena. She knew Artemis wasn't the forgiving type and her interest piqued of the boy .
There was silence through the walk until they reached the caravan.
An Elf guard saw the strange people coming to them and notified the rest of the guards.
When the group were 10m away they were met with 10 archers aiming their bows , 4 knights readying their sword for battle . Their was also a man who wore expensive unique clothings commanding their army.
The man had common characteristics of an elf . Blonde hair , long and pointy ears and a youthful face .
" Humans , you dare sneak into our caravans ! " The man commanding the army said with much venom.
Thor grew excited . His body ached for battle. Despite loosing his divinity he was more than confident he could take down the guards in front of them.
Shiva saw this. He patted Thor and shook his head. Thor understood he was being told not to do anything he would regret.
" We're sorry for any wrong doing we've done . In truth we only ask to join your voyage into the kingdom " Athena said .
" Tch , shut up you pig . I didn't ask you for your opinion " The man said .
Athena became enraged and was ready to jump to the man when she was stopped by Akuma.
He then diverted his attention to the elf
" The only pig I see is you elf " The man got enraged.
" You dare , do you know who I am !!" He shouted.
" Let me guess an arrogant royal or noble who thinks life revolves around him . By the way I didn't know elves could get fat , god your parents must be embarrassed " Akuma grinned at the end of his sentence.
" Akuma what are you doing ? If we kill the elves here we could start a war between us and the race " Shiva whispered to him .
" Then will just have to kill the whole race. It won't affect our mission anyway " Akuma emotionlessly said.
Thor grinned .
" I like you kid " Thor said .
' Huh so the main reason you're in this rehabilitation program is because of your bloodlust ' Shiva concluded.
The elf enraged was ready to order the arrows to be fired when Akuma stopped him.
" If you fire those arrows then that means war . " Akuma said.
" And why should I care about some few humans " The elf arrogantly said
" Who told you we're humans " Akuma said with a smile.
" Huh ? Then what are you ?"
" Gods , all of us here are gods. " Akuma said .
The elf looked at Akuma and laughed.
" That's the funniest thing I've heard. The only gods that exist are 9 and they definitely don't look like you . Archers ..... "
" Ok truthfully I lied . " Akuma said .
The elf looked at him with a ' no shit sherlock ' face .
" We're their avatars and they have requested us to seek shelter from you or just kill you for disobeying their orders " Akuma smirked .
" Archers just sh.... "
" Hey fat elf . If any of those archers fire any of those arrows none of you will see the light of the day " Thor spoke with an imposing aura.
The aura was suffocating for the elves and they instinctively knew that what the man said was true
" Y-You don't scare us . Archers fi...."
"That's enough !! "
An elf woman with the strongest aura of the elf commanded. She was a typical elf with the only difference being her hair which was red. She like the fat elf had expensive attire.
She walked to the elves from her heavily decorated carriage.
" B-but auntie " The fat elf muttered .
" Did you here what I said !! " She shouted.
" Y-yes my queen " The fat elf mumbled.
' Queen ? Hmm is she usable ?' Shiva thought .
She then looked at the group of gods.
" Travellers what brings you here ?" She asked.
" We were requesting to join you on the voyage seeing that we're going the same place. " Athena said.
Thor and Akuma both got bored instantly for different reasons.
Thor was itching for a fight and Akuma just wanted to see something interesting happen.
" Then it's my pleasure to invite you to our group. " The woman said.
She then turned to her elf companions.
" Whoever treats this people horribly we'll be answerable to me " Audible gulps could be heard
B-but auntie . They're just ...." The fat elf muttered .
" Do I make myself clear!! " She said looking down on the elf.
" O-of course " The fat elf agreed .
As the woman walked away the fat elf looked at the group with rage in his eyes specifically Akuma who reciprocated it by a mocking smile and waving his hand.
" You just love making enemies don't you " Athena asked.
" No , he's hardly qualified to be an enemy " Akuma said.
" And how would know that with the little mana you have " She asked.
" His body language said it all . There's a huge difference between someone who trains and someone who just lies in bed. " Akuma said .
" Hmm. You should teach me how to differentiate the difference " Athena said.
" Me too " Amaterasu jumped in the conversation . She seemed playful.
" I'll be happy to " Akuma said with a smile.
An elf approached them and asked them to follow her to a carriage that was just created for them.
As they walked to the carriage Shiva grabbed Akuma's hand.
" Listen Akuma What you did was uncalled for . " Shiva said.
" Don't worry Lord Shiva , I knew what I was doing. " Akuma responded.
" And what would that be ?" Shiva asked.
" Dissing the side character until the actual boss comes "
" And what if he wasn't just a side character ?"
" I already saw he was really a side character by the way his subordinates acted. They seemed hesitant to follow his command. " Akuma said .
" Your perception is really otherworldly . Tell me . How comes I have never heard of a god such as you ?" Shiva asked.
" I like to stay incognito . Being famous sounds incredibly boring not to mention demanding . " Akuma responded.
" What do you mean ?"
" What I mean is humans depend on you and it's incredibly taxing. "
" Then how do you get divinity . You must be worshipped to acquire divinity. "
Akuma gave a mysterious smile.
" I have my ways " He said before walking away.
Shiva pondered on what he had said. He had used prana to sense for any lie but their wasn't .
The only thing weird is a very small change in his miniscule Mana. Normally this would not mean anything but for some strange reason it bugged Shiva .
" Where have I seen that Mana before ?" He thought.
Meanwhile in a royal carriage the woman who stopped the scuffle was thinking of the first encounter with the people she had let in.
All their behaviors were interesting. None of them were scared of fighting with the elves. They were either incredibly stupid which is highly unlikely or incredibly strong . I mean who would want to pick a fight with one of the strongest races.
However her interest was mostly on the one insinuating a fight. According to one of the elves he seemed to want the fight to happen and when she stopped the fight he seemed bored , disappointed even.
He seemed to be someone who loved chaos like her bastard father.
Having such a person against them was no way beneficial. She needed him on his side.