"Ugh, what just happened?" Dynamis said to himself as he held his head as he groaned.
"Hmm? A new chosen?"
"Seems like a young lad."
"Looks to me like he is from India."
"Oh? A British and Indian. Quite the combination."
A cacophony of voices said as he heard them talking. Both male and female voices seemed to be talking with each other as he slowly opened his eyes. He squinted his eyes as they gained focus as he saw that he is looking at the stars in the night sky.
'Did I fall asleep on the bench?' Dynamis thought to himself in confusion.
But he heard the noise of talking as he furrowed his eyebrows in response to the noise.
'Wait a minute. There weren't any people around the park at that time.' Dynamis thought to himself in confusion.
He slowly got up before he realised that there is more space there as he looked down and saw that he is currently on a white floor, likely completely white. His eyes widened as he looked at it before he looked around him.
"What the..." Dynamis said as his eyes widened.
He saw that he is currently in something like an arena and surrounding him were many people who were sitting at the stands as they were all looking at him. He recognised that he currently standing in a structure similar to a coliseum and at the stands were very beautiful beings.
'Wait, this scene is...' Dynamis thought to himself in shock.
He looked around as he saw many people sitting there as all of them exuded divinity and were very beautiful as well. Enough to make most of the women from Earth jealous.
"Hmm, alright, his body is built quite decently as well. And his eyes are quite unique." A goddess said as she looked at him.
He searched for the voice and found a beautiful woman sitting there with golden blonde hair as he felt a pull towards her when he saw her. His body also started acting up, especially his lower body when he saw her.
'Get a hold of yourself.' Dynamis thought to himself as he tore his gaze off of her slowly.
He realised that the goddess must be Aphrodite, her beautiful face, his body's reaction and her clothing gave him some sufficient data.
'Yep. There's no doubt that it is Aphrodite.' Dynamis thought to himself as he kept on looking around.
He turned and saw a Old man wearing an eye patch while having two large black ravens on either side of his shoulders as the man has a regal aura to him which commanded respect.
'Odin.' Dynamis thought as he looked at the man and his two Ravens.
He saw other Gods wearing similar clothing to him as he realised it is the place where his Pantheon is.
He looked and saw many Gods whom he managed to recognise due to their own unique features.
Amaterasu, her sun shaped mirror and regal Japanese clothing was hard to not notice. Her brothers were on either side as they exuded regality like the royals they are.
He saw Aztec Gods, Chinese Gods, Mesopotamian Gods and Egyptian Gods as well. He was able to identify them due to their unique clothes, and for the Egyptians their animal features helped. Though the one that got his most attention were two groups of the divinities present.
Those were the ones wearing Indian clothing and the ones with Christian ones. He looked at the two groups as he recognised them as the Vedic and Christian Pantheons. He also saw demonic entities there as well, beings like Lucifer was also present alongside the Angels and Fallen Angels.
"State your name mortal!" A booming voice accompanied by thunder grabbed his attention before he could fully see the two pantheons.
Dynamis whipped his head towards the source and found it to be a God sitting in the area of Aphrodite as the God was surrounded by lightning.
'Zeus.' Dynamis thought to himself nervously.
"My name is Dynamis Bharat Whitlock." Dynamis said after he composed himself.
"Quite the long name. I believe you are born between an Indian and a British?" The woman who complemented his body said.
"Yes. And you are?" Dynamis said respectfully as he looked at the woman.
"Aphrodite dear. I must say, I love your unique eyes. Almost makes me want to pluck them for myself." Aphrodite said with a giggle which sounded heavenly.
"Hehe, I would like it if you could spare my eyes." Dynamis said nervously at that.
Some of Gods laughed out loud when they heard him as Dynamis looked at them.
"Don't worry dear. I can just change my eyes. I was just teasing you." Aphrodite said to him with a smile.
"Ah, I see.* Dynamis said to her with a nod and a smile.
He knew better than to anger a God, especially a Greek deity. The fate for those who angered the Gods aren't pretty and he has read about it very much.
They make great stories and legends to read for sure, but for real life, he would rather not take the risk and take on the wrath of the Gods, he liked living.
"So, what is your ambition boy?" A man with an Falcon head, Ra, asked him with an authoritative tone.
Dynamis gulped unconsciously when he felt the Gods words wash over him as the aura emanating from this divinity was something that he is feeling for the first time.
"Um, forgive me but this is a bit overwhelming for me. As for my ambition uhh..." Dynamis said as he was trying to calm himself down.
"Don't worry child. Take deep breaths and calm yourself." A warm female voice came as he looked at the source.
He found a very beautiful and ethereal looking woman smiling at him warmly. He looked at her attire as she is wearing a very beautiful white saree. But when he saw the blue skinned man with a snake coiled on his neck he realised who they are.
'Shiva and Parvati.' Dynamis thought to himself as he looked at them.
He calmed himself and then looked around him at the gathering of Gods, it was still an unbelievable sight for him. He has heard about this scene from his sister, about the gathering of the Gods, but he didn't let it get to his head.
He wanted the blessings of course, but before that he needed to know about one crucial thing. Something which his sister had forgotten to learn due to her own excitement.
"Before I can tell my ambition, can I ask a few questions?" Dynamis asked them as he readied himself.
The Gods looked amongst themselves at that but some of them smiled when he asked that, as if they were waiting to something like that.
"Go ahead." Odin, one of the Gods who smiled told him.
Dynamis nodded to him as he prepared himself.
"What is the price for the blessings of the Gods?" Dynamis asked the one question he had wanted the answer to for a long time.
He had heard about how the Blessed would be called and chosen by the Gods. The same arena where the Gods would choose whom would give what to a mortal. The splendor and power that they gain was all shared to the world.
But the one thing that they didn't seem to ask was what the price for such power was. Perhaps someone had asked that question and perhaps they saw no reason to share it with the rest of humanity. But he himself wants to know that answer to that question and so he asked the one question that he wanted the answer for.
At what cost did the Gods give mortal humans their blessings and elevate their status.
"What must be given in exchange for the power that you bestow upon us? For what reason do you give us these blessings?" Dynamis asked them as he looked at the Gods.
The Gods looked at him surprised at his question before they looked at each other. Some of the Gods gained interested looks after he asked that as he looked at the assembled Gods. His gaze moved upwards before he saw the same man sitting on a throne as he smiled at him.
It was another thing that he had noticed. Important deities can be recognised by the thrones they sit upon.
Odin, Ra, the Olympians, God, The Trimurti etc all had large thrones to sit upon as it showed their strength and status. Though on the side of the Greeks, there were more thrones on which beings sat. And on one such throne sat the man whom he had met before he suddenly found himself in.
"That's a good question Dynamis. And as for your answer..." A God from the Mesopotamian Gods said as he gained his attention.
The God was also sitting on his throne as he looked at him as the man looked at the Gods in the coliseum before he looked at him.
"Well, you will understand in the coming future. But what I can say is that you should master the gifts that you will gain and grow in strength." The God, Anu, said to him seriously.
"I see. Thank you." Dynamis said to him with a nod and a bow.
Anu seemed pleased by how Dynamis reacted as he nodded to him. The boy then looked at the Gods before he took a few seconds to organise his thoughts.
"Okay, so about my ambition. Well, I would like to gain power, rise in rank and status, make my family proud and help others. Yeah, that's what I wish to do." Dynamis said to them after he thought about it.
"A good goal." The God of Christianity, who is looking like an Old man, a handsome old man, said as he smiled at him as he nodded in approval.
The other Gods seemed to agree with it as they nodded to each other as Dynamis watched their reaction.
'Well, at least that went well.' Dynamis thought to himself.
"So, how does this work?" Dynamis asked the million dollar question.
"A God chooses to bless you. If one or more chooses to do so, then the Chosen will have to decide whom to take the blessing from. If they are from the same pantheon then two of their blessings can be taken, if your soul is able to handle it of course." Shiva said to him with a calm face.
"Okay. But why can't I take blessings from Gods from different pantheons?" Dynamis said before asking him.
Many of the Gods chuckled at his question as they looked at him, acting as if it's a child asking that question.
"It looks like someone is greedy." A goddess from the Aztec Pantheon said with a smile.
"Just curious and a bit greedy." Dynamis said as he admitted to it causing many of the Gods to laugh out loud at his blunt answer.
"Well, to put it simply. While all of us may be Gods, our sources of power are quite different which might cause clashes between the two powers. More likely than not it would result in the soul of the mortal being destroyed as a consequence of it. It would be like putting fire and water in the same container." The Christian God said to him with a smile.
"I see. I understand." Dynamis said with an understanding nod.
"Good. Then let us move on to the next part." Zeus said as thunder boomed with his voice.
"Who wants to bless him?" Shiva asked the gathered Gods with a smile on his face.