Humanity's peril
(Poseidon POV)
Over the course of my life and this century, I have continued to use my pool of inspirations to their fullest. I am not arrogant to think that now, as the Greek's most powerful god, I am something special. After the Titanomachy, I was not even at a Primordial level in power. I was a bit of a special case though, since I had used two of my Pools of Inspiration to increase the quality and quantity of my divine energy. So while my power output wasn't as great as a Primordial's my energy levels and quality were already up there. My connection with the fundamental force of Life, the Life Force grew constantly thanks to another pool of inspiration.
I was glad that I could use them passively, as it would have robbed me of a lot of my free time. I had projects to do and people to meet. There was no time for me to isolate myself and train. Besides, there was another thorn in my side that would have never allowed me to isolate myself ... Ra. To call her a thorn is wrong of course, but she was always there since the day I first met her. I knew that she used to value her former power as God King, but for some reason, she didn't care anymore.
Without noticing, I found myself enjoying her company and over the years, even needing her presence. Not in a Simp kinda way. More in a way you need the sun to rise after a good night's rest. You would live without it no problem, but it is just more enjoyable with it. After realising her intentions and understanding my feelings, I allowed myself to let go of my reservations somewhat. Just so much, that some trust could be built. And I haven't regretted it in the slightest. She was indeed the heat to my cool.
While we aren't officially married yet, we are as close as can be. Soon, I will make a move, but I still have time. At least that's what I believe. Unlike what I used to read, Ra doesn't pressure me into doing something she wants. She is not pushy at all and I like that. Despite her look, she isn't interested in bedding every hot piece of ass, she sees. I can tell that she is indeed interested in me and I am as well, but she prefers to take things slow. Which is what we did. We both enjoy the setting sun and most of the time we eat or drink something while we enjoy the last rays of it.
For my wedding present, I will create her own Soul-Cutting Sword. There are a few ideas I have, which will prove to be very powerful. But more on that later, when the time comes.
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Apart from the Life Force and my divine energy, I used the pools of inspiration also to gain the powers and abilities of other characters I knew about. All of them had something to do with my divinities. I hadn't really invested much time in developing my ice powers. The ice aspect of my divinity was neglected somewhat during my time in the Titanomachy and I wanted to change that. So I used the pools to gain the abilities and powers of two very powerful ice users.
Toshiro Hitsugaya
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And Rukia Kuchiki
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But I of course took things to another level and improved upon everything until I was satisfied. Now, freezing any liquid to absolute zero is as easy as snipping my fingers. I also got all the powers of Ichibe Hyosube, Manako Osho, the Monk who calls the true name.
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I was able to advance my divinity further and reach into a completely new one, the divinity of linguistics thanks to that. Finally, I used the pools of inspiration to gain the abilities of another person. I knew this character from another story called, Legend of the Northern Blade. The person I used the pool on was the strongest character of the story, at least when I read it.
Moyong Yul-Cheon, the Invincible Warrior.
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He used the power of vibrations by giving his energy that property. It is an ingenious way of martial arts and I enjoyed it. Besides it gave me Chi, the energy they used in that world and his martial arts 'Nine Everlasting Spirit Divine Art'. Chi immediately fused with my power and the Life Force I held inside my body. The biggest change that happened was that my power and divine energy were now completely separate from the faith of others. I will continue to grow with faith, but as it fades, it won't make me weaker anymore. Yeah, that happened.
Since I gained Moyong Yul-Cheon's abilities, I started to use a similar long pipe. But instead of smoking, I puff steam through it. I don't know why, but it just is something I enjoy doing. I add pleasant smells to the steam. My body has also gone through a metamorphosis and now, I am much more lean. My muscles are as compact as can be. Overall, I grew much more powerful over the years, as I also advanced the power I held over the aspect of time. But more on that later.
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"This is the throne you created for me? Wait, why is the throne ... ", Ra looks at the throne I created for her in confusion. Since placing the throne next to mine like that, is equal to seeing her as an equal. And in my eyes, she has waited long enough for me not to admit it. She is equal to me, not in power, but in authority at least. The throne is not yet fully linked to her power and the Kingdom as a whole, but that will be taken care of in the future. She understands the implications as well and embraces me tightly. We share a moment and then sit down on our thrones.
I allow for the space to be breached and in the next moment, Inkwell appeared with an ink-covered Hermes in front of us.
"My King, I have brought the one you wanted, Hermes the Messenger god.", Inkwell says and then disappears again.
The ink of Inkwell renders the powers of anyone mute for as long as his ink is on them. And since both Ra and I are here, there is nothing to fear. I look at the herald of the gods in amusement and let out a large amount of steam from my mouth, filling the room with sweet-smelling scents. But the steam has another ability as well. It seals the space we are in completely. I don't want Hermes to run off and do any damage, so better to take care of it beforehand.
"Well, what can I do for you, nephew?", I ask.
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(Hermes POV)
"Well, what can I do for you, nephew?", I hear Poseidon ask.
He looks at me with that apathetic look that I have known since the first meeting we had. He has never shown another expression, at least to me. Aunt Hestia told me once that Poseidon used to smile and care for his siblings and for some he still does. Hades is very close to Poseidon, according to Aunt Hestia at least, while Zeus has fallen from Poseidon's good graces. Nothing is connecting Father with Poseidon anymore, except their blood. I make sure not to mention Poseidon when I am in Father's presence. This task I have been given now, to speak to my uncle, was hard for Zeus. I think he ordered me to do this because he likes to order Uncle Poseidon around.
I am old enough to know that it won't work though.
"Uncle, I come bringing the God King of the Olympians, Zeus' message. He has ... uh, well ..."
"Go on, Hermes. Tell me what the Zapper told you."
"Well, he has ... asked for you to come to Olympus for an important business.", I manage to say.
"Ask? Zeus has asked for me to come?"
"Uh, yes! That's right."
"Is that so? Well then, I guess since he asked, I can decline. Good talk, nephew and thanks for coming."
"Huh?"
"You may leave.", Poseidon says and waves his hand.
I can feel his power about to shoot me away and try to run away before it can hit me. The task I got from Father was clear, but I couldn't do that if he threw me out at this moment. However, as I try to use my speed, nothing happens and I realise to my dismay, that none of my powers are working. I looked up to meet my uncle's eyes and realised that he knew what I wanted to do.
I begin to sweat and can't stop under his gaze. It feels like a mountain is on my shoulders.
"Ahhh, I admit that he didn't say 'asked' but ordered. However, I knew that you would never come if I said that, so I changed it slightly."
"And how can I believe any of your messages if you change them slightly? So why don't you tell me honestly what is going on and why I am 'ordered' to arrive on Olympus?", he asks me.
*Gulp*
"As you wish. It all started with Prometheus some time ago. Zeus realised something of great importance to the gods. He understood that we grow more powerful, the more humans believe in us. Their 'faith' makes us grow more powerful and this is something my father, Zeus wanted to take advantage of. So to do that, he asked Prometheus to create more and make them prosper just enough to give us gods more power.
Prometheus succeeded in doing that. But then things took a turn for the worse. As it happened, Prometheus took a liking to the humans and started to love them. He helped them more than he was supposed to and even asked Zeus for more things to make them proper. Zeus agreed to most things but then, Prometheus asked for the humans to have fire, to keep them warm and cook their meals.
That was too much and Zeus disagreed. No matter what Prometheus said, Father didn't budge on this matter. Prometheus wasn't happy with that and knew that without fire, humans would have a very hard time. So he went to Olympus and stole some of our fire.
Zeus was furious. He was so furious that he decided to punish Prometheus. Prometheus is to have his liver eaten by an eagle every single day only to have the liver regrown and then be eaten again the next. For a time, Zeus watched the humans and saw that they had ... uh, 'potential'. He took a liking to them at first. But then, the humans stopped giving him as much respect as he deserved and Zeus grew increasingly angry.
Recently Zeus was disrespected and has therefore decided to do something about humanity as a whole. As you are well aware, he asked you to hand out his son to him, so that he could work for Olympus but you disagreed. The reason, Zeus wanted that, was that he had plans to create a woman. He found others to do it, the Cyclops and Hecantochires were willing, after Zeus ... 'talked' with them. So now, Pandora, that is her name, has been created and Zeus wants all of us to give her some gifts before she is let into the world."
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*Foooooo*
Poseidon exhales more steam and makes me sweat. The woman next to him, who had been smiling until a moment ago, is now looking rather serious. I don't know why she is looking at me that way, as I am just the messenger, but I am afraid she will jump on me.
"Uhhh, is there a problem?", I ask.
"Why? Should there be a problem?"
"No, but you look like you want to hurt me."
"Oh, you have a good eye."
"W-wait a minute. I-I am just the messenger."
"Well, too bad for you, because here, everyone is held accountable for what he or she says. So that excuse won't help you here."
"What?!"
"..."
I look at Poseidon who is still exhaling steam. Finally, he says something.
"So it seems, Zeus' pride has suffered so much that he wishes to punish all humans for it. And Pandora will be manipulated to bring peril to humanity and then blame herself for it. Yes, that does sound like something he would do. Pity, I hoped he would change over the years."
"Come now, love. You know he wouldn't."
"A figure of speech. I know he wouldn't but still hoped he would. You may leave, Hermes.", Poseidon says and waves his hand again. I feel the immeasurable pressure push me away and I arrive outside of the portal again.
*BOOOM*
"Uhhhh, I hate coming here."
Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
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