[ Olympus ]
" DARN IT!!! " Zeus slams the armrests of his throne chair, feeling destroyed over what happened.
" Hera... " Zeus, the mighty god of the skies, for the first time in all times...
Shed, his first tear.
He lost his wife, along with other gods who lost their loved ones since the dead ones are those whose lives are tied to Poseidon thanks to his powers of Blood.
" Father... " Ares, his son with Hera, who was laid rest in flames, as there's a tradition of the Divine to burn those of them who died.
" We have to kill the White Demon. "
" It seems the 'Tournament' Announcement, didn't make him intrigued on setting things low for some time, it instead fills his flame on defeating us. " Ares tells Zeus, who just went silent over the tragedy he just experienced.
" So what..., Ares? " after his silence, he stared back at him.
" You're talking as if you know how to attack him? Makes me wonder if you forget that you also lose to him, lose! "
" You, the one I entitled as the 'God of War', for f*k sake! "
" Lose, to a goddamn demon who came out of nowhere! "
" Ares, the freaking God of War!!! "Zeus raises his body, standing up, and rants over him, wounding Ares verbally with his past defeat.
Ares, who already had his offensive idea in mind, gets snapped with his past defeat memories, realizing that everything that comes into his mind, can no longer be used as advice for his father due to his, shattered reputation.
" Do you happen to forget how quickly you lose against him? "
" If it weren't for me and the others, you wouldn't be here... " Zeus reminds Ares, for he's the one who returned him, sparing him from the White Demon's Massacre in the Niigata Sea.
" And mother, wouldn't have to pay the price, for you letting the Demon go, back then, didn't you? " Ares asks Zeus, stuttering him for a bit, making him lose his stamina, as he sits again.
" Leave. " Zeus orders Ares to leave him as he laments his mistakes.
" I should've killed him then, but, I believe he still had more cards yet to be revealed. "
" I also lost both arms at the time, so Loki should've gotten the job done, still... "
" Even if he had the scepter's blade on his neck, I doubt it could kill him, for he's a being who could get toe-to-toe with me. "
" Still, despite my regret on letting him go and losing my wife... " Zeus clenched his armrest yet again.
" My actions spared the demon's mouth from spilling everything out, especially if he's made within the 'Abyss Tower'. "
" There's a chance, that he knows the 'deal', the one Loki made and supported by me to the Monarchs... "
" To keep things busy in the current status quo... " Zeus laments while sniffing and thinking of his deceased wife.
" I'm sorry, Hera. "
" I'm sorry if it had to come to this, but this is the only way... "
" Please, forgive me for the last time before you're gone, but this had to be done despite my regrets. "
" Yes..., my regrets... " Zeus remembers the White Demon, it began to fuel his rage.
" There's no other choice, the 'Tournament' is the place I should execute him and get rid of all the problems I've made so far. "
" I've made my decision..., I... " Zeus felt something.
" Who's there!? " Zeus asks as the place suddenly goes dark.
" Oh, don't tell me... " Zeus sees the one who came, it's the 'Oneiroi', the gods who served his wife.
The 'Oneiroi', the lesser Diviners that oversee the realm of mind and dreams, are a group of gods that are attached to one body, working as one in one flesh, they're always used by Hera to interrogate anyone who holds any information of great importance.
Like Aphrodite*.
"For what purpose did you come here? " Zeus asks the Oneiroi, as the amalgamation of gods entered his private place, altering the surroundings also.
" We come to speak with you, Allfather. "
" But first, we humbly regret the passing of our greatest benefactor... "
" Your sadness is mutual, Oneiroi... " Zeus replies.
" I understand, that after the death of Nyx within Tartarus... "
" Only Hera who holds your life from astray... "
" All thanks to that 'Andrew K.' problem, a great mess gone by if it weren't for Loki and Athena to stop it. "
" We also lost that Tsuchimikado girl, she seems to be a great Divine Avatar from the rest of the mortals we had. "
" But still, those we locked up in the realm of Tartarus should've been able to supply us with great strength, especially... "
" Hrmmh..., against this White Demon, and his Shadows... "
" Something inconceivable to ever appear from the Abyss Tower, something that even I don't know what to do about it. " Zeus sighs while crossguard his new cybernetic hands.
" The loss of your prideful upper limbs is a great shame, Allfather... "
" We're sorry if we can't return your arms, or perhaps return it to what it was... "
" But, would you mind if we could help you with other..., things...? " the Oneiroi asks.
" What could you possibly offer me? dreams? memories? " Zeus replied with full underestimation.
" Yes, perhaps I like to dream of myself sleeping with my beautiful wife again at the moment, but still, the thought of it makes me lose mood again. "
" Or perhaps, you could show me a dream or open my memories if I did meet the White Demon before in the Previous Timelines...? That could be a great help... " Zeus instructs the Oneiroi, as the Oneiroi nods, understand the Allfather's wishes.
The Oneiroi's eyes began to glow, siphoning their power and domination over the realm of minds and dreams, helping Zeus regarding his White Demon problem.
" We, the Oneiroi had been overseen the realm of dreams for Timelines... "
" Mortals, Demons, Gods, we watch the dreams of those who entered it, maintaining the server of memories that flows within. "
" The Oneiroi had done secret research per Mother Hera's directives... "
" We shall use it to help you find those thoughts that would help you solve the White Demon problem. "
" Do it! " Zeus orders them, as the progress starts.
" I regret to lose you Hera, but the regret I have will be paid with great retribution... " Zeus vows, smirking as he will get more insight into what's to come.
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( Meanwhile. )
[ Trinia Country, District E. ]
[ Elite Residence Complex. ]
The servants of one of the Personal Residence House are still tidying the place, they wait for their mistress, the owner of the resident.
" The Young Lady had been gone for so long, I've missed her. "
" After the Niigata Sea incident, the whole Clan is still in chaos after the void of leadership. " the servants are discussing it, but then...
* A random Gate opens. *
" Kya! "
* Residence alarm rings. *
As the Gate Alarm rings, all guards of the house as well as the nearby Complex guards begin to come and support the inner guards, confronting the opened Gate as it came out of nowhere.
" Prepare yourself, it could be a monster attack, it- "Before it was finished, a woman came out from the Gate, all messed up for her body was covered with bruises and dirt.
" Kaa...aa.. "
" Hold it right there, or we'll- "Again, before it finished, the woman falls to the ground, already drained from the start.
" That woman... " said one of the resident's servants, immediately asking the guards to check on the woman, telling them to show them her face which the guard nodded and did so.
" We're sorry..., ma'am. "
" We know we shouldn't touch a woman's body without permission but since you came out of the Gate then we have to do it for safety. " the guards hold her and begin to see her face and show it in front of others...
" That face! " the resident's servants began to gasp, recognizing who that was.
" It's her, it's... "
" It's Lady Fubuki Yukino!!! "
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Extra:
* Like Aphrodite.
See in Chapter 68: Visions