Ruby returns less than ten minutes later with someone in their shipping department. "Ok Flynn. This guy is going to send you home. This has a direct line to me, my brother, and Clyde. Call one of them if you change your mind about working with us. Or if something major happens," Ruby explains tossing a cheap flip phone to Milo, "send him back," she snaps at the one she brought with her.
Before Milo can say a sarcastic remark everything goes black as he's teleported near his apartment. Dizzy for a moment Milo grabs a nearby lamppost and takes a steady breath. "That was a bit rougher than the other guy's," Milo groans before heading to his apartment and promptly takes a shower and passed out on his bed wearing only his towel.
The next morning Milo hears an incessant knocking at his door alternating with the doorbell making for a very annoying combination. "For love of....! Somebody had better be dying!" Milo shouts dragging himself out of bed and pulling on a pair of gym shorts and a T-shirt so he wouldn't be completely naked and stumbles towards the door.
Throwing open the door Milo immediately is greeted by a child, "BEHOLD MILO FLYNN! I HAVE GRACED YOUR PRESENCE ONCE MORE! FOR IT IS I VERBILIXIA THE .....HEY! OPEN THIS DOOR YOU BASTARD!!!" a reincarnated and young Verbilixia shouts as Milo slammed the door in her face halfway through her speech cutting her off with a loud BANG! sound echoing through the hallway with a stunned Verbilixia staring at her door before cursing at the occupant inside it.
After a two minutes of persistent banging coupled with profanities spanning most languages Milo was quickly getting irritated.
"Enough! What the hell do you want you petulant little brat!" Milo shouts jerking the door open again as Verbilixia falls into the apartment.
"Hey! Don't just open the door like that Flynn. I'm not all powerful like when we first met," Verbilixia protest picking herself up off the floor.
"Last time we met you threw books at me" Milo counters. "Water under the bridge," Verbilixia, "also this vessel's name is Xia I'd appreciate if you used it to avoid raising suspicions as to my true identity," Xia, formally Verbilixia says with a demanding tone.
"And I care about this why?" Milo ask picking his nose causing Xia to grimace in disgust. "That's disgusting!" Xia shouts, "must you do that in my presence?"
"You barged into my home. Be glad I wasn't naked," Milo shrugs flicking the results of his dig out the door shutting it behind him
"Now what do you want? Or should I call the police and tell them an abandoned child showed up at my door and seems to be mentally ill. I wonder how they'll respond to you claiming to be a goddess?" Milo say sarcastically .
"You can try that Flynn, but once I reclaimed my powers from you I'll prove that I am the goddess," Xia say smuggly crossing her arms.
"And let me guess this may or may not kill me?" Milo say dismissively. "To be fair I actually expected you to be dead by now. I'm impressed you survived this long," Xia say, "usually when a god gives their power to a mortal especially something so raw like you received they tend to pop like a boba pearl," Xia finishes chuckling at the mental image. "So tell me how'd you survive so long Flynn?" Xia ask crossing her arms, waiting for his response