[ Day -1 ]
[ 06:38 p.m. ]
[ District: H ]
[ Location: Hunter Association's S-Rank Fortress, Aidan's Room. ]
Aidan's sleeping in his room in the fortress, made by the Association to place and assemble their current finest members before the Tournament starts.
* Aidan frowns while his eyes are closed. *
* Screams, voices... *
* Pain, Cuts, and Bruises... *
The voices were not present in reality but inside a certain person's mind, as he hears it during his slumber.
" GASP! " Aidan gasps, awake from his bed.
" What is..., what is- "
" You're simply hearing the voices of the other Divine Avatars... " Agni, his Patron, Gifter God, and the one who finally decides to make Aidan his Avatar, speaks to him.
" They're being butchered yes, but not by the White Demon... "
" As you heard the voices in your dreams..., do you happen to see where it happened? " Agni asks Aidan he shakes his head as he doesn't get it.
" Your dreams came from me, my Mind is connected with the gods who died within the flesh of their Avatars... "
" Many Divine Gods, Low and High Born of each pantheon..., died within their Avatar's flesh as it seems they were slain by a being who was their equal. " Agni explains.
" Demons? Monarchs? " Aidan interrupted.
" No, not them... "
" Before I truly bonded with you, I see no reports indicating the demons and their Monarchs are invading using the Gates anytime soon... "
" Perhaps the existence of White Demon has its positives on that matter... "
" But still..., from what I've sensed, they were not killed by something Deviant, but something more Divine... "
" ... " Agni thinks about this.
" Perhaps I made the right choice... "
" Pardon, Lord Agni? " Aidan asks.
" Your Avatar Ascension, Aidan... "
" Do you know why I did that in your room, not doing it publicly like the others...? " Agni asks Aidan about it, but Aidan quickly catches it.
" Is it to spare me..., from this..., suffering, you and I felt? " Aidan answers it.
" Yes... "
" Perhaps my decision to make secret holds great benefit for us 'till now. "
" Well, it depends on tomorrow..., this 'status' we had now will probably soon be revealed, as- "
" As the Tournament might reveal everything hidden in each conflicting faction? " Loki suddenly appeared, making Aidan scream in his great surprise. Not just Loki, but Aidan also witnessed him coming with two Valkyries behind him, assisting Loki in watching him not wearing any shirt in his bed.
" Where did you come from!? " Aidan asks Loki while the Lord of Asgard tilts his head left and looks at Aidan even more.
" So you were here the whole time..., Agni? " Loki asks as he knows it.
" You knew? " Agni asks, suddenly possessing Aidan as he decides to continue his conversation with Loki.
" I should've known..., from all of the Divine I knew, you alone, who knows everything around somehow, without being told. "
" So..., what are you gonna do now? " Agni asks while Loki goes silent but suddenly decides to make some sort of a barrier around them.
" ... "
" ... "
" You made the right choice, Agni... " Loki says as he sits on the bed, making Agni confused.
" Sorry...? "
" If you make Aidan your Avatar out in the public..., then Uncle Zeus would've abducted him alongside the other Male Avatars, bringing them into the Battle Halls owned by House Arcanon. "
" In Arzan... " Loki tells Agni.
" What? House Arcanon...? Arzan...? " Agni asks Loki as he thinks about it.
" What in the Heavens Lord Zeus is doing there? You mean the screams I've heard in my mind were. "
" The screams of your..., possible Divine Partners from other Pantheons who were slain within their Avatar's body... "
" Yeah..., they were killed by Uncle Zeus who had hideously found his Mortal Avatar behind my back... "
" Vlad 'Ragna' Arcanon, Duke Arcanon of Arzan's Youngest Nephew. "
" You know whom I talking about...? " Loki gives the clue after he clarifies.
" Him!? " Agni recognizes the person with the very name and status.
" That 'Secluded Mad Child' from that 'Secluded Family'!? "
" If that's so, then Lord Zeus is getting out of his mind... " Agni responded when hearing that news.
" To think he's still interested with goddamn House... "
" I remembered back then, the Lord even dared to welcome that House, the House who were originally a 'Children of the Creator' Religion Family, and added it to the 'Blue Blood Clan' at that time. "
" Just because of what..., their ancient Persian ancestors..., happened to be the descendants from one of his..., Spawns!? " Agni referenced someone, someone Zeus had spawned back then during his actively flamboyant days in the past.
" Most likely..., this is Uncle Zeus we're talking about... " Loki shrugs.
" Anyone could be his descendant..., I mean anyone... "
" By mortal standards, he's more like the Genghis Khan of the gods..., a great similarity that makes me wonder if Uncle once appeared in Ancient Mongolian in some of his guises. "
" Still... "
" Whatever reasons Uncle want with Vlad, I am still grateful that despite the two killing almost all of the Male Divine Avatars we had, most of 'em are from the Hunters and Inquisitors of course..., "
" At least, not of 'em are killed for sport..., and was spared for the better good. " Loki looks at Agni, especially on Aidan's body he's in.
" So you're not going to tell Zeus or anyone? " Agni asks Loki.
" No..., for I believe we shall need more Male Divine Avatars that we could get..., despite Aidan here is quite new to the status... "
" He still had many things to do but time, yet again, has always been against us... "
" Something that never happened to us, but happened somehow since the White Demon appeared. "
" Someone who's been tipping the scales of our domain in such a short time... "
" The more I see to it..., the more I believe there is something to that Demon, something we underlooked... "
" ... Something we've all unchecked... " Loki says while looking more at Agni.
" I know that look, Loki... " Agni looks back and realizes what Loki's after.
" What do you want with Aidan? " Agni asks while Loki stands up and orders his accompanying Valkyrie to open the room's door, entering someone that Agni knew but couldn't believe.
" You're..., the 'Sanctus Sorores'...? " Agni sees the woman as the woman bows.
" I'm the current 'Matron Supreme' of the Sisterhood, Milord of Flame. " Matron Supreme introduces herself while looking back at him after she bows.
" Aidan Adler, son of the Current Leader of the Adler Family, now an S-Rank Hunter... "
" Currently the Avatar of Lord Agni who was ascended in secret, spared from the..., battle that we had to perform per Lord Zeus' orders... "
" What do you want, Sister? " Agni asks the Matron Supreme.
" If you're going to take me and this Avatar to Zeus and that 'Mad Child'... "
" You're going to find it difficult... " Agni says, igniting some flames with Aidan's hands, both red and blue, crimson and azure.
" No worries Milord... " Matron Supreme replied.
" Lord Zeus' trial over his Avatar is over hours earlier..., he's already certain that Vlad 'Ragna' Arcanon will suffice for the Lord's desire over him in the Tournament. "
" He shall be the answer, a great weapon alongside Lord Loki's 'Blizzard Daughter' of the Fubuki Family, and also... " Matron Supreme continues your explanation but after some time.
" Enough! "
" Now that you explain to me the reason why you're going to use the 'Mad Child' for..., then you should now tell me the reason you're here! No other topics, give me the answer, now! "
" Of course..., Milord. " Matron Supreme picks something out from robed clothes, something that looks like an Orb, a 'White Orb'.
* Agni sees it and frowns. *
" Why did you bring 'that'? " Agni asks about the 'White Orb' to the Matron Supreme.
" Aidan's mother, Aida Adler..., was once part of our Religion... "
" Lord Loki told us about it and the Sisterhood decided to take action... "
" You know our deal here..., Lord Agni, so please... "
" Would you mind for us to borrow your Avatar..., for a while? "