For a hundred years was not all that plenty for a god, it had definitely passed by in a blink of an eye. With no visitors in this castle, no travelers passing by, not even a stray bird or a sign of any living thing had passed to greet me hello, thus there was also no one bid me goodbye. Everyday passed all the same, each thing similar to the last. For gods don't need to eat and sleep to stay alive, there was no other leisure activity within these walls other than to sleep- and even so, gods didn't need to sleep. In the desert, there were no plants nearby, and it was difficult to grow so without water nor soil. Not even for fun, I couldn't eat without food anywhere. So each passing say was spent walking around the same floors and sleeping anywhere I could. At this point, there hadn't been a single floor where I hadn't slept on yet. Next time, I'd try the bookshelf if I could. And the books...all the books that exist here have all been but unread. The gods in heaven, although cruel, were kind enough to grant me these wretched books of their own heroic stories for my pass time.
Such egoistic and narcissistic gods they were...
"I'm so fucking glad I don't have to live you guys anymore!" Jayus screamed out loud enough for the heavens to hear, alas, even if he did want to garner reaction from them for his amusement, they hadn't heard a word. He clicked his tongue. With a humph, he fell to the floor, legs crossed underneath him as he continued to fold papers between his fingers. In the books he read, he heard of something called an origami, although he didn't see any instructions on any of the books how to do it, he didn't exactly have any thing else to do. So with his immortal time in this wretched world, he was going to spend it trying to learn origami. With a flick of his fingers, he folded one part and another...
This went on for about an entire hour before he exclaimed: "I'm finished!" He proudly raised his folded papers. In his hand poorly sat a crumpled piece of paper of what seemed to be a big old nothing. Just as this crumpled piece on nothing has been born, it immediately met it's demise as crumpled-piece-of-nothing was thrown to the floor to become another type of piece of nothing.
"Bullshit! Why the fuck is it so hard!?" Jayus grabbed his hair in his hands. He was never one for talent, nor was he good with his hands. Much less, he was never gifted with temper either, which made him an easy blame by heavens to be casted out.
It's because of that damned god of peonies! Saying shit like I caused the war on Helous... ridiculous! As if I'd have anything to do with that, what reason would I even?! Jayus kicked away a book titled: book of god Peonie, along with it's ripped and torn pages. He only did that because he wanted to give his little lover a spot on heaven! The audacity of that bitch!
The worst part of it all was that everyone on that damn sky supported his actions, the ones he didn't quite get along with nominated his eviction too with faces brimming in glee, and the ones he considered his friends had only stood by and did nothing! Cuuuuuuuursed good for nothing goooooooood!
For the first time in a hundred years, in the middle of nowhere within the desert, it rained. The night sky that would brim to the horizon with a million stars now lay barren and dark stretched far and wide as rain poured against the glass doors of the balcony in Jayus room...well floor. The castle he was sooooo wonderfully given was...well, it felt wrong to call it a castle, rather, it stood more like a tower. On the very first floor littered shelved on every inch of the walls, along with a table and a chair. The staircase itself tucked tightly against the wall as it circled towards the second floor. The second floor had a railing in the center to see everything on the ground below it, so it mostly felt like Jayus just had one big tower for a room. His bed would be tucked neatly for a bundle of fluffy pillows and sheets on one corner as a couple more shelves circled on the other side of the room. With this kind of set-up, there was no privacy for Jayus at all. Not that he needed the privacy, he had no visitors anyways. And it was quite difficult to find such a remote place in the world, much less it being secured by a magic barrier. If humans came withing range of that magic barrier, they would easily be transported to the other side without having to come across Jayus' little playhouse. Those bastards from above have really thought it through. At least this rain gave me something new to see in a long while. As the rain continued to pour, quietly pitter patter-ing against his window, Jayus would have never thought such rain in the desert would not be the only new thing he would come to see. Jayus drifted to sleep in the soft lullaby of that rain.
An urgent knock on the door snapped him wide awake from his peaceful sleep. In the dark of the room with only a candle for a light that was about to go out, Jayus sat up on his bed as he stared cluelessly in the empty room. Perhaps he was dreaming it? He could be, after all, it was still pouring rain outside in the night. This place was guarded with magic and deserted, so how could anyone find this tower of his? Exactly...it must have been a dream. He made to go back to bed when that hasty rapping on the door came again. Now there was no doubt there, who could it be at this hour?
He got of bed, lazily draping his blanket for warmth as he held the candle holder on one hand- he made his way towards the door, carefully, and slowly making his way and about down the stairs. The hasty knocks on the door came on and about, as if the owner had been trying to be patient but was urgent on it being opened. Jayus stared at the door for a moment. It couldn't be the other gods...they're too prideful for that, they'd have waited the rain out. What lunatic would be out in this rain? Still, the insistent knocking came until Jayus sighed. It's not like he couldn't defend himself either. Danger or not, he was still a god, and his divine powers had not been stripped off him. He was only locked away in this tower. No one could try to harm him here, instead, they'd be locked here with him. So with that thought, he pulled open the door. The sight that greeted him was not a god for sure. This man before him was no god, after all, which god would smile at him so brightly as if they were so happy to see him.
"I'm so glad you opened it!" This man had been drenched from head to toe from the rain, with the time Jayus took to open the door, it was easy to guess he's been out there for more than a while. His long hair had been tied behind him in a low ponytail, it's already black color now more stark with the rain. And his eyes...
"Neptune?" Jayus wondered out loud.
"Hm? Like the planet?" The man tilted his head in question, his smile never faltering the least bit. Jayus caught himself wondering out loud and coughed to change the topic. This man was definitely human. What was he doing out here? Ruby red eyes eyed this mysterious man for a second from head to toe. His suspicious eyes never went noticed by the other person as he wrung out the water from his hair and clothes. No human, not even animals, could find their way here by themselves. Jayus hadn't even found a single scorpion since living here. This man must have been sent by one of the people from above. He is going to question this man, then he is going to throw him out back in the rain. But before he could do either, neptune eyes met his own. Those eyes seemed to have a permanent smile of their own before wherever he looked, he seemed delighted by everything.
"I'm really thankful I found you. You're heaven sent!" The man preached as he ducked inside the doorway, safe from the rain. Heaven sent...literally! Jayus wanted to cry out but if he ever made that joke out loud, this man wouldn't get it, and his joke would only be wasted on him. This Neptune-for-eyes-man stood by the door, enough to hide away from the rain but not having come inside without Jayus permission.
"Can I help you?" Jayus asked, hand leaning against the door way, blocking the mysterious man from ever fully entering the tower, regardless if he ever had any intention of doing so. Taken aback by Jayus leaning in his face, scrutinizing him in earnest, he leaned back in surprise.
"If you will, that would be great!" The man cheered. Jayus couldn't help but let out a small "oh!" As if he was truly happy to be of help for this man.
"Is it alright if I stay here to let the rain pass? I'm sorry of lost and I don't think I'd survive out in the cold in the middle of the desert-" He scratched the back of his head, "-I actually planned on camping out before carrying on with my travels but this unexpected rain blew me out. Truly!" He pointed out the door and behind him to convince Jayus he wasn't lying at all. Out the door, from where he was pointing at was a pathetic looking tent set outside in the rain, mercilessly blown out in the rain. A huge wind passed by in the moment, immediately taking out the tent as it blew it away into the dark, never to be seen again. At this, the man yelled out in panic "Ah! My tent!" He grasped at his hair in distress. He continued to call out for it and cried, hoping the rain would miraculous bring it back to him, but it hadn't. So he could do the only thing a strong, tall man could do in a situation like this- whimper pathetically as he turned to Jayus, awkward and pathetic in front of a stranger he had just met.
"Is it okay if I come in?" He laughed, awkwardly scratching his cheek.