She was fairly normal for someone that I just pulled out of a floating orb in the sky.
After I pulled her out, she looked so confused, then she saw me and went to draw her sword. Just to notice that she didn't have a sword, nor did she have armor on.
I can give her respect for trying to fight the person she thought kidnapped her without armor and her primary weapon, but it was annoying to try to talk down someone who was trying to attack you.
Eventually she calmed down after ten straight minutes of trying to beat me up with her fists. She still didn't completely believe me, but she at least thought that I was not going to hurt her.
She said she was an adventurer from Orario, her name was Atossa.
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After dropping off the assassins at the guild Domnus was happy that he could slightly inconvenience them, as revenge for slightly inconveniencing him.
And so, as he always did, Domnus headed back to the church.
But when he got there, it seemed odd. It was way to quiet, there was no smoke coming out the chimney and Hestia was sitting alone on the steps of the church, a sad look on her face. Her divine aura was fainter than it had ever been.
When Hestia noticed that someone was coming her eyes lit up for a second, before seeing that it was Domnus and becoming sad once more.
"What happened?" Domnus asked noticing Hestia's sour mood.
"Bell hasn't come back yet," Hestia replied with a frown.
"Probably got carried away with trying to level up or something like that," Domnus said, "He's fine."
"You don't know if that's true," Hestia responded looking down, "What if he got hurt and needs help?" she said as she was fidgeting with fingers.
"The Loki familia is down in the dungeon today," Domnus said back, "If anything happened, they would help Bell out," Domnus told her.
"But what if they don't?" Hestia said tears welling up in her eyes.
"Then he may not make it back," Domnus replied, "But I trust him to make in make in at least two pieces," he said walking into the church.
"Don't joke around like that!" Hestia responded agitated.
"I'm not, he'll be back," Domnus said, "Maybe in two pieces but no more than that."
As he said that Hestia noticed that someone was approaching the church, and with Domnus already in the church there was only one other person it could be.
That's right, a priest.
They were running up to the church Hestia got very nervous about the type of news that this priest could bring.
"Hello, do you know where Domnus is?" the priest asked, "I have to talk to him about this church," he said to Hestia.
"What do you need to talk to me about?" Domnus said walking out of the church right after going in.
"Churches are to worship the Gods who give their divine powers onto this world," the priest said grasping his hands together, "I must ask that you give this place to an origination who can use the church for its intended purpose better."
For a moment Domnus thought, then he realized something obvious.
"This church has a god so no there's no need," Domnus said pointing at Hestia.
She was sitting on the stairs still thinking about the things that could be happening to Bell that made him late.
The priest then turned to look at Hestia.
"Impersonating a God is an unforgiveable crime ageist them," the priest said disgust clear on his face.
"What did you say?" Hestia asked just then listening to the conversation between the priest and Domnus.
"I said that to impersonate a God is a crime," the priest said looking at Hestia.
"I'm sorry," Domnus said holding back laughter, "There has obviously been a mistake," he said while trying to hold back his smile.
"Of course there has been a mistake!" the priest said, "Both of you are guilty of impersonation of a God, and this church shall be repossessed and given to the Gods!" he said triumphantly.
"But I am the Goddess Hestia," she said rising from her seat.
"Please cease your lying," the priest responded, " You are obviously not a God."
The Gods who have choose to give up their power and descend to the world of mortals have a much higher tolerance when it comes to being made fun of.
But there is a limit to all things, including their tolerance. And to call a God not as they say, is truly a foolish act.
In a flash Hestia's divine power returned to what they usually were, then it increased even more.
It was then that the priest knew that he had poked a God's pride, repeatably.
"Forgive me Goddess," the priest said slamming his head ageist the ground, "I could not see your divine aura to recognize you," he said.
Then priest then looked for Domnus now knowing why he was holding back laughter.
But as soon as Hestia's pride got poked, Domnus had entered back into the church to put down his bag.
"Forgiveness is naught for the ones who provoke the Gods," Hestia replied staring a hole though the priest.
"Goddess, is that you?" a voice asked that came from behind the priest.
"Bell?" Hestia said her divine aura returning to normal.
The instant that this happened the priest took the opportunity and ran away as fast as he could. Bell wasn't in the best condition to notice, and Hestia was too focused at Bell to notice.
"Are you ok Goddess Hestia?" Bell asked trying to wipe the blood off of his eyes to get a better look at Hestia.
"Are you ok?" Hestia asked looking at Bell's horrible state.
"I'm fine Goddess Hestia," Bell replied with a smile, "The only part of me that still hurts is my finger," Bell said holding his left index finger up.
His finger was bent a little down, which would be normal if it wasn't bent in the opposite direction of what it should be.
Even down in the basement of the church Domnus could hear Hestia's screams.