Capítulo 32: Adamantine
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Pinaka, and Sharanga. Two Divine Bows crafted by Vishwakarma, the God of Architecture, for the two thirds of the Trimurti, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Shiva.
He might be the God of Architecture, but his talents in building Cities, also somehow translates over to creating Weapons. Along with the two mentioned Bows, Lord Vishwakarma also created the Sudarshan Chakra(a throw-able disk, capable of untold destruction), the Vajra(The Weapon used by the God of Rain and Thunder, Indra), and even an Apsara(Spirit), known as Tilottama.
Well, at least, until now. If he does anything else in the future, it's up to him. That was all I know about him, because mother either told me tales of him, like she did in regards to most of the Gods here, or I saw some stuff in my Visions.
I'd briefly only seen Vishwakarma creating the Apsara, Tilottama, on request of Lord Brahma to end the war between two Asuras, Sunda, ans Upsunda, by way of mutual destruction.
That was a hundred thousand years ago, so way before my time.
And the bows were made in the beginning of the Era of New Gods, meaning about a million years ago, which mother told me about after Ra had left, leaving me with this Quest.
I snort, not believing I just thought that. Quests are for DemiGods, and mortals, or those who need to prove something. I don't.
Anyway, while the rest of the information about Lord Vishwakarma wasn't important, the two Bows are. Pinaka, and Sharanga, are two of the strongest Bows in existence.
And one of them, was stolen by some God, along with the swords of not one, but two Gods of War, and the Third Eye of Horus. So, I have no idea what the weapons can do, who is wielding them, and where that God is, thanks to the Third Eye's ability to hide.
And yes, it even hid him from my Echolocation, I tried as soon as Ra had left. There was no sign of the God with too many weapons. Of course, it's possible that he was Hidden in one of the Realms of Gods, so I'm not losing hope yet.
As for the Pinaka Bow, the Shiva-Dhanush, as it's commonly called back where I came from, the only thing I know about it is that it is heavy. Correction, it is heavy for every being, but the one who is perfectly worthy of it.
How the fuck did this thief manage to steal it then, you might ask?
Well, the thief is a God, so a little Heavy won't bother them, much.
Sigh, it wouldn't have been stolen if it was actually with Lord Shiva, but no. They had to hide the Bows on the land, for the eventual mortals to find. Thank Gods, Lord Vishnu immediately called the Sharanga back to him, as soon as the Pinaka was removed from it's place.
Shaking my head, I think back to the one hint Ra had given me. "One thing to note, about this thief, is that he mostly steals weapons near the Divine Taverns." That's all he informed me.
I was in luck, I would say, as I wanted to go to the taverns anyway. Now, I just have another purpose, other than getting laid.
Getting an idea, I turn to mother, who was looking at my thinking face in curiosity, and ask, "Mother, can you make it so this Axe looks more Divine? Maybe bless it so it emits your Magic?"
Mother raises her eye at the idea, and snorts. She says, "Theos, that axe won't survive my blessing. It's already strong enough, and filled with Magic. If I put any more in it, it will disintegrate."
Scowling at her, I say, "Well, I do need some sort of bait, don't I? This Gold Axe was my best bait."
We stay silent for a while, as I try and sense for the thief, to no avail. Mother's voice brings me back to the room, as she asks, "How much did you train on Donna? Are you confident of taking down a God?"
Opening my left eye, while keeping my right on the constant Echolocation, I answer, "I trained everyday, for 8 hours a day, with only one day a week as break. If I didn't think I can manage to take down a God, with all the advantages I already have, I would have stayed on Donna, mother."
Mother nods, accepting the answer, and stands up, prompting me to open both my eyes. I look on curiously, as mother snaps her both hands to the side, and summons one sword in each hand.
The swords.. in one word, are beautiful. They look Divine, and the feel of mother's magic was felt clearly, even without Echolocation. They were both straight short swords, perfect for mother's height, and were golden in colour.
But, they were definitely not made of Gold.
"What are they?" I whisper, entranced by the golden glow the swords emitted.
Shaking my head, I look up as mother amusedly explains, "They are my swords from when I was a resident on Olympus. They are made from a metal called Adamantine. Do me a favour and try to change them into something else."
I look at mother, a bit weirded out by the glee I could see in her otherwise neutral face, and ask, "Why?"
Mother simply smiles wider, and says, "You won't know until you try it, Theos."
I look at mother, then at the swords still in her hands. Meh, what's the worst that could happen.
Knowing what she wanted, I point my fist towards the sword to my right, and fire a blast of my blue Cosmic Energy at it, willing the sword to turn into a rubber duck.
The sword glows blue for barely a second, and when it dissipates, nothing has changed. Literally, nothing happened. I know for a fact, that Celestial Cosmic Energy can manipulate the matter in Uru Weapons with relative ease.
Heck, in one of the last cycles, Odin fought a Celestial, and managed to get the Celestial to disintegrate the Odinsword.
But now? The sword simply absorbed the Cosmic Energy I emitted, but did not change. Wanting to try again, and not liking my mother's smirk, I fire another blast at it, this time, hoping for complete Disintegration.
But, again, nothing happens. Mother starts chuckling though, so I ask, "What- how is this possible?"
Winking at me, mother says, "Adamantine is an amazing metal, Theos. As long as the wielder of the Weapon is strong enough, no matter Manipulation works on the weapons, without the permission of the wielder."
"Amazing! This.. why don't I have a weapon made of this, mother?" I exclaim, in excitement, with just a bit of jealousy. Can't exactly blame me, though, can you? This is the perfect metal against any Celestial being.
"Unfortunately, the metal it's made from is very rare. Including these two swords, there is only about 2 Tons of this metal available, and most of it is already turned into weapons, or other Divine Items." Mother explains, making me sad. Damn, there goes my hopes of getting a Divine Weapon.
Mother chuckles, putting her hand on my cheek, and says, "Theos, you adorable idiot. You are a Celestial. You can create more of this metal if you wished."
My frown starts stretching up, to become a smile, and I jump up in excitement, hugging mother tightly.
"Careful of the swords, Theos!" Mother admonishes me.
I reply, "I don't even care! I'm getting my own weapon!"
Mother sighs, pats my back, and pushes me away, gently. She says, "There is only one being that can make good enough weapons out of Adamantine. Hephaesthus. And he is in Olympus, so you won't get the weapon too soon."
"I don't even care. I'm just happy I'm finally getting my own weapon!" turning to the axe, I mumble, "Sorry, Axe. You're good, but that metal is better!"
Mother just chuckles at my antics, and starts walking outside. Pointing towards the sword which had already absorbed my Cosmic Energy, mother says, "Now, I have taken the shielding of Matter Manipulation down. So.. do your job. Also, I would appreciate if you don't make an error in this and destroy my sword, Theos."
I swallow, as mother sounded scary when she said that last part, and fire Cosmic Energy towards the sword, this time, with an intent of scanning it. Getting all kinds of details, like the atomic structure, the types of bonds, the Energy concentration, etc, I smile and nod at mother.
She takes a few steps back, and I blast energy out of both my fists, right towards a rock, about twice as big as me. I keep the atomic structure in mind, as I focus on Cosmically transmutating the rock, to Adamantine.
I focus on the Energy concentration, as I try and replicate it within the rock turned Divine Metal.
It takes a while, and almost half my Cosmic Energy, but finally, I stop blasting my Cosmic Energy at the rock. Panting, I sit down, and look at the results with a disbelieving look.
"That's it?" I whisper, and then repeat it a bit loudly. Glaring at the Adamantine rock, I ask, "Half my energy stores, 2 hours of constant bombarding, and the result is this small rock?"
Mother teleports behind me, and slaps my head, making me shut up. She says, "This small rock, as you say, is more than enough for your Divine weapon. And it's not as if it's tiny. It's just.. quarter of its original size."
"But.. mother! I had so many dreams of future weapons!" I whine, quite shamelessly, and start glaring at the Adamantine rock.
Sighing, mother says, "Do pick it up, Theos. You'll see why you shouldn't judge by just looking."
The last time mother told me to do something, I got a shock when I couldn't disintegrate the metal. Now what?
Resigning to my fate, as mother won't leave me alone if I don't, I get up, and walk towards the rock, that's about half my height. Taking a deep breath, I lean down, and spread my arms around the rock.
Planting my feet on the ground, I stand back up, and blink in surprise. I picked it up, that was never the question. But it's.. heavy. Even while being quarter of it's original height, the new rock was most definitely at least twice as heavy as the original rock.
I drop the rock down, none too gently, which causes a small crater to appear. Mother stands next to me, both of us looking at the Adamantine rock, and says, "You did not just create Divine Metal, Theos. You fed it your Energy. No one, other than you, should be able to use weapons made of this metal. And maybe your eventual children."
"That's a topic for thousands of years into the future, mother." I mumble, not looking away from the beautiful golden rock.
Mother hums, and snaps her fingers, making the rock vanish. I gasp, and turn to her, with aa question on my face, as she says, "I've kept the rock safely stored in the cave, next to your mother's ship. I will visit Hephaestus once you leave for.." don't say it, don't say it, please- "..your quest."
She said it. I just drop my head, groaning at the word 'quest'.
Ignoring my weird behaviour, mother continues, "Meanwhile, you will take my swords with you, to bait the thief. I will be keeping an eye on you, so don't do anything stupid."
Mother lifts up her swords, waiting for me to take them. As I hesitantly touch them with my two hands, mother grips the swords tightly, looks me in my eyes fiercely and says, "Do be careful with the swords, Theos. If you lose them, I might just have to give you suitable punishment."
I just nod, afraid of her, and say, "I will protect them with my life!"
Mother snorts, and leaves the swords in my hands. She says, "Use the swords to protect your life, Theos. The swords might be important to me, but not more than you."
As I put the swords within conjured scabbards, and place them on my back, mother comes closer, and puts her hand on my cheek, making me smile.
Smiling back, she says, "I want you to be careful out there, Theos. Whoever this God is, is dangerous. If you feel as if you cannot handle it, I want you to flee, and I will take care of the thief."
I nod, and hug mother. I whisper, "I will, don't worry, mother."
As I'm about to teleport out, I smile amusedly, and ask, "You already know who the thief is, don't you? And where they are?"
Mother smiles mysteriously, and says, "Maybe. But I have trust in my son, that even if he doesn't know who it is, he can handle it."
Shaking my head, I teleport out of the island, and into the mainland. I already suspected of the fact that mother knew about this thief. Nothing, not even Uatu can hide from mother when on Earth or in one of the Earth's Pantheons. And Ra probably already suspects it.
But, mother, for some reason, rejected to help him directly, and instead, nominated my help. "Bloody Manipulative woman." I mumble, wondering what she's hoping to achieve this time.
Well, I'll find out sooner or later, anyway. But now, time to hit the bars. One. By. One.
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A/N: He put the swords on his back, because what's the use of bait that's hidden using magic?
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