Quickly Rey turned to his side to see Hades vanishing once again.
'What!'
"Now, please watch your manners."
As soon as he heard his voice coming from his front, immediately he turned to look back at the opposite table. There he saw Hades quietly sipping his wine.
Upon tasting his wine, he put the glass of wine on the table.
"Tell Cronus to show himself or else.
I might as well let you stay here forever~"
The black blob of slime transformed itself into a middle-aged old man with long, grey curly hair and a grey goatee. His physique is well-toned and muscular, wearing nothing but a white towel to cover half of his body. His size is about the same as Hades due to his weakened state.
He removed the veil hiding him, making himself visible for Hades to see.
"To why have you seen my presence?
Hades?"
Hades slightly grinned and rose from his seat.
"You've grown quite weak, Cronus."
"And you've grown quite senile, Hades.
Say it. What's your business with us?"
The God of the Underworld snapped his finger, making the table, along with the other items disappear.
As he turned and went around in circles with his hands behind his back, he confidently spoke.
"I just want to retrieve back the core that you've "taken."
Hades turned his head to them and smiled, but hidden within those smiles this time was a deadly warning.
"If you were to refuse a toast then, I have no choice but to eliminate you both for the peace of this world."
The usual warm atmosphere Hades gave off earlier has somehow turned completely cold in that split second.
*FLARE*
The black flames which surrounded them began to run amok, burning brighter, slowly engulfing the small cubic ashen soil each second.
"Time is ticking.
So what'll be? Will you take my generous offer or will you fight against me?"
Rey got completely nervous as he watched the 2 Gods.
He looked at Cronus and asked him what his decision would be.
"Hey, old man. Are we going to fight? If we are going to fight, then I suggest you teach me how to run first."
"Why do you want to run?"
"Because I know your ass will be handed on to you."
"Meaning?"
"You'll definitely lose."
*SMACK!*
"OW!"
Cronus raised his right hand and smacked the top of Rey's head.
"You mean, "We."
Hades silently watched the fiasco which enabled him to think of an idea.
"How bout this."
The two turned their gazes towards Hades with a confused expression.
"???"
"Since I'm a magnanimous God, I shall not take the core for free and will trade you with something much more useful than a corrupted core."
Cronus shoved Rey aside and perplexingly asked.
"What are you willing to trade for the core then?"
Hades then reached out both of his hands. A split second later his hands began to glow in a dim white light.
An object then materializes itself from within his palms. A ball-shaped object with a white colour.
"Here take this."
Hades tossed the ball-shaped object towards Cronus.
After Cronus successfully caught it, he asked.
"What's this?"
"It's a storage artifact.
Rank 333 of the Forbidden Manual called "Infinite Domain."
"So it is...
Fine, we'll accept this.
You can have the core back."
The God of Time turned to his back and telepathically levitated the core and baggage behind him.
"Here, take your bag Rey."
Having settled the end of his deal, Hades spoke in a demanding tone.
"Now, what about the core?"
Cronus is still lost in deep thoughts if what he's about to do now is the right thing, so he still holds the core quite tightly without leaving its grasp.
On the other hand, Hades didn't know what he was thinking, but his guts told him that Cronus would steal from him, so without hesitation, the God of the Underworld flashed right through the floating core and stole it back.
Upon successfully obtaining the core, he immediately sent the two away to a random location.
.....
Philippines AirAsia. An airplane heading to Manila.
Inside the cockpit, the pilot and co-pilot were suddenly alarmed by an increase in weight, which caused great turbulence, alarming its passengers and staff.
With a sudden drop in altitude, the two pilots have a hard time balancing the airplane.
"Pull it!"
"Why do we have an extra ton on board so suddenly?!"
"Pull it, Marco, if not! We're gonna drop off real bad, and we're just halfway through our destination!"
"It's too heavy! The problem should lie in the belly of the plane!"
"Quickly have someone inspect it!"
Inside the belly of Philippines AirAsia.
Luckily, the two were dropped off into the belly of an airplane heading towards Manila, but the problem was that they were about to have a rollercoaster of a ride with all the turbulence.
Cronus then transforms back into a slime upon arrival, while Rey, on the other hand, is smashed by a boat filled with car parking tickets on top of him.
He reached out his hand and asked for help from Cronus.
"Help... Me..."
Cronus slapped his face and stealthily teleported him inside the boat filled with yellow tickets.
At the other end of the mall where the boat was parked earlier. The police officer who was waiting for the owner of the boat was shocked to see that the boat suddenly vanished right in front of her eyes.
But what was most shocking for her was the huge mark it left on the concrete floor in the car parking area.
"Fuck..."
The police officer was left with her jaw wide open, cursing in the empty parking lot.
Meanwhile, with Hades sending away the two unwanted people. He touched the core with a deep sigh.
"Phew.
Hm?"
Hades' face turned sour as he touched the demonic core, soft and squishy like a jelatin.
"Why's it so soft and squishy?
Don't tell me..."
The God of the Underworld raises his hand and forms a firm fist aiming towards the core.
After punching through it, the core which was traded to him immediately transformed into a black slime upon impact, sucking through his fist instilled with his Divinity.
In this moment he knew he fucked up real bad. Getting scammed by Cronus is a huge slap in the face for him as the one who first suggested the trade.
Hades withheld his anger, clenching his fist tightly, staring above with an angry-looking smile on his face.
"Good. Let's see how you'll hold up for the time being."
Back at the Airplane where Rey and Cronus are.
In that dark and eerie belly of the airplane, Rey felt an incredible shaking and dropping in altitude ever since they arrived.
"Are we inside a plan?"
"Seems so."
*SHAKING*
"What's happening Cronus?!"
"Seems like this plane is going haywire."
"What?! Who's fault is that!? Let me at em!"
"It's your stupid boat.
Here."
Cronus tossed the crystal-like sphere towards Rey, likewise, Rey caught it in his hands.
"What's this for?"
"Aim and throw it at the boat before this aircraft hits rock bottom."
"?!. So should I just throw it?"
"You best hurry."
Rey held the ball, which was as big as his palm, throwing it at full force directed at the boat.
*THROW*
*BAM!*
His throw missed, making a hole in the rear side of the plane, leaving entry for the huge fluctuation of wind to enter the compartment.
"Oops."
Rey scratches his head, avoiding the slime's gaze.
"Hahahah..."
A ray of moonlight shone right through the hole as it sucked them out of the airoplane. Fortunately, the hole is relatively small and can be plugged by a sturdy object.
Though right after throwing the ball out of the airplane, it's constantly descending and will soon land on the sea.
"You know what to do Rey."
Hearing his words, Rey nervously took a big gulp.
"Can't we just leave it be?"
"No can do. That's an only God's Artifact and cannot be replicated; though I can make a fake of it, I can only copy its outward appearance, basically just a dud.
So, you best be jumping right now and brace yourself for what's to come next.
Hurry now, this boat is getting heavier with each passing second!"
"How much does it weigh now?"
"Uhh... More than 12 tons?"
"... HOW THE FUCK IS IT ALREADY 12 TONS?!"
"It's now 14 tons and this airplane is going to crash if you don't hurry off."
"FUCK! THEN HURRY AND OPEN THE COMPARTMENT!"
"How do I even open this?"
"JUST FIND A LEVER OR WHATNOT AND KICK IT!"
The black slime inspected the whole side of the compartment and saw a handle.
"This should be it."
*PULLS DOWN*
Finally, after pulling it down, he successfully opened the compartment. However, after opening it, the only thing that was blown away was the passenger's luggage.
"..."
The airplane began to tilt with the undistributed balance from the rear of the plane.
Inside the cockpit.
"Captain! The compartment was opened from the inside!
...!"
"Let it open! Don't close it!
Mayday. Mayday. We're going to crash! Everyone, please brace yourselves!"
"18,000 FEET!
17,000 FEET! STILL DECREASING! CAPTAIN WHAT SHOULD WE DO?!"
"HAVE THERE BEEN ANY NEWS OF THE STAFF WHO WENT IN THE COMPARTMENT?!"
"NO CAPTAIN! THE STAFF HASN'T RETURNED YET!"
Halfway through the airplane, the staff who went out to investigate this matter is currently puking in the toilet.
With the passengers having been lately notified, all of them except for one person in the VIP section shook in nerve-racking fear.
The person who's soundly sleeping with a magazine on top of his face, opened his eyes halfway through, looking at the side of the window.
"Should I go help him?
... Nah, I'm sure he'll make it out alive."
Back at the compartment where Rey and the black slime are currently at.
"PUSH!!
"THIS THING IS SO FRIGGIN HEAVY! EVEN AFTER THE PLANE IS ALREADY TILTING THIS BADLY! JUST HOW ATTACHED IS THIS TO THE FLOOR!"
Rey continued to shout while pushing off the heavy boat with all his might. On the other hand, the black slime is just there watching him, cheering for him.
"Go, go, let's go! You can do it! Go, go, go!"
Rey closed his eyes and mouth with a straight look on his face.
"Bruh. Aren't you going to help me?"
"I am helping. Mentally."