In the dead of the night, a temple located nine hundred meters away from the outskirts of the city of Aquarim just across the border of the kingdom of Elfheim was of peripteral form with a frontal porch mirrored by a similar arrangement at the back of the building. The building sat on a platform of three unequal steps, the exterior columns were positioned in a nine by nineteen arrangements, four rows of thirteen columns divided the inner chamber into three aisles.
The Temple's height up to the pediment was of majestic proportions just as its breadth and Length.
The main structure was coated with a thin layer of stucco to give the appearance of marble so as to match the sculptural decorations.
It was roofed with tiles of pentelic marbles, cut thin enough to translucent, so that on a summer's day, light comparable to a conventional 20-watts bulb would shine through each of the tiles.
From the edge of the roof, one hundred and ten projected gargoyles in the shape of lion heads were built.
The building was called THE TEMPLE OF GIGANTOMACHY
A well defined and luxurious altar had a front stairway of massive wideness. The base is decorated with a frieze in high relief showing the battle between the Titans and the gods. There is a smaller and less well preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surrounds the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs.
Here six dark silhouette could be seen from a distance. The silhouette of a man dressed in a monastic robe was seen pacing back and forth subconsciously due to the rising anxiety that keeps welling up inside of him.
His monastic robe which consists of a black long sleeved top that runs to the knees, worn untucked over a red trapezoidal decorative cloth, white belt with two white streamers and a long black headdress.
"Athena, what's the meaning of this? I should be in control of his body by now." Lust declared while pacing.
"Calm yourself Lust, you will have his body with his soul still intact." Athena replied as she continued to scan the unconscious mortal before her.
"My point exactly. That wasn't the initial agreement."
Lust who had been pacing while pondering as to what had caused the altercation couldn't help but gawk at the motionless mortal who had been given a third chance of life
At first the mortal was reincarnated into another world after his demise in this world. Now he is to be transmigrated back here after meeting his quietus.
".....Um?"
Lust was gutted at this turn of event but couldn't help but turn his gaze towards the lesser spirit who had been in a genuflect position ever since he entered the temple
The lesser spirit was a woman who had lived in this world for centuries and now she is on the path to godhood. Lust is well knowledgeable on how rigorous and scrupulous her path had been.
No one in the five realms had ever been able to achieve such feat. Even a higher spirit such as himself can't even dream of looking down on her once she becomes a god.
"Sacred Goddess, may I be so bold as to ask why you chose just one and what qualities does he have to impress your greatness,"
The lesser spirit who was dressed in a white linen undergarment topped by a woolen brown skirt and brogues worn with woolen stockings. The chemise she wore was low cut at the neck revealing her ample cleavage as she inquired about Athena's choice.
"Why? No reason really." Athena replied nonchalantly.
"What?!"
A woman who had been floating while sitting loosely cross-legged with another woman by her side said in incredulity.
Her dark silhouette comes into view revealing a very attractive young woman who dressed elegantly as she approached Athena.
She had a blonde hair color styled into a deep side part straight lob and flicked one side over revealing different focal points and features making her hair look sleek and sophisticated.
She is viewed as the goddess of love, beauty and eternal youth. She is also associated with the death/rebirth of nature and humans. Of all the goddesses in the seven heavens she is referred to as the most attractive goddess.
Her name.
Inanna
"It's the truth. Apart from the fact that he doesn't like bigotry and he doesn't know who his father is. There isn't anything special in him that I would say piqued my interest."
"So .....who is his father?" Inanna inquired
"His father is.."
A gust of wind blew into the temple while Athena uttered the mortal father's name.
"What!!!!" Everyone in the temple were dismayed by the words uttered by Athena.
"Now I'm interested."
The last and final goddess in the temple who had been observing the scene ever since, now descended from the top. She who had a lustrous black hair and her lips as red as cherries themselves with a snow white body that appears elegant and relaxed. On her head, she has a nine dragon and flying phoenix topknot and on her body she wears a blue silken gown decorated with golden threads and green jade like strips runs down the long gown.
"I almost forgot you were here." Athena muttered harshly as her gaze shifted towards the descending goddess.
"Jiutian Xuannu are you hearing this, if what Athena said is true then I'm interested in him." Innana remarked with her lips beaming and her eyes glittering in anticipation.
"You know of this fact and yet you still want him to participate in this futile game. You new generations never cease to amaze me." Lust remarked.
"It's the only way I can help HIM in fulfilling his wish." Athena said, seeing as how Lust felt disgusted.
"Hehe.... Things are surely going to be interesting." Jiutian tittered.
"Do you really think he's strong enough to thwart dear brother's game." (Inanna)
"I guess we will have to find out." Athena relayed as she chuckled.
Ares (Brother of Athena and Inanna) instigated a game where war rages on between the humans, elves , dwarves, demi humans and humanoids.
The war has since been on a temporary ceasefire period of five hundred years. Athena had been authorized to choose her champion who would bring an end to the unfair treatment the elves, dwarves and demi humans had been subjected to for centuries.
Everyone looked at the motionless mortal who had been granted life once again by Athena. At first she was forced to implore Anubis to release his soul from the spirit realm.
This time she isn't going to result to such measures. She had noticed the mortal was on the brink of death once more so she didn't hesitate to bring him back here to this world.
Had she allowed him to die, she would have had no choice but to go back to Anubis once more to receive his soul. And that would have surely alerted him of the importance of the mortal before her.
She had decided to choose her champion in secrecy, she only brought Inanna as a witness, Jiutian followed out of curiosity. Athena was bothered by her presence but Inanna had assured her not to worry.
The mortal who had a ginger colored angular fringe hairstyle that covers half of his forehead was dressed in a waiter's uniform with his white shirt, black tie, a jacket, trousers, and a black pair of shoes all still intact.
His name tag which clearly spelt out Adam Baxter was written above the pocket on the right side of his jacket.