บท 554: Themyscira
Edward was in the middle, surrounded by all these Amazonians. Such a scenario where so many beautiful women surrounded him should have been his dream, but sadly, he was in cuffs.
'Well, I can see this as just some spicy stuff.'
'Can you be any less shameless?' sneered Morgana in his mind, but he ignored her. He looked around, taking in the sight and beauty. No one would believe he was a prisoner without his cuff hands.
"What a beautiful place," he uttered. "The air is fresh, everything is natural, and I feel closer to nature; I haven't felt this way in a while."
"Quiet, you are still a prisoner," said one Amazonian as she used the butt of her spear to hit Edward on the back. Bang! His body generated a shockwave, destroying the spear and sending her flying more than five meters before crashing. Everyone pointed their weapons at her.
"My apologies. That's just my natural defense; it was not intentional." He was not lying as he did not expect the woman to attack him suddenly. If he did not respond swiftly enough, she would have been obliterated.
"Are you a God?" asked Hippolyta with a stern face.
"Oh, no. On the contrary, I have quite the disdain for that term." Edward immediately stopped himself from talking about his views about godhood as he remembered the Amazonians in this world worshiped the Gods of the Olympics.
"So, what are you?" asked the queen.
"I'm an Arcanist or a Mage if you prefer."
"You can use magic? That would explain why your ship is a flying city," Diana commented.
"Exactly," replied Edward before looking at the person who attacked him. "Do you want me to heal her?"
"No need," replied the attacker as she stood up; only a few bruises showed she was attacked. She looked at him before returning to the line. Edward then remembered the Amazonians all had enhanced physical abilities.
Queen Hippolyta looked at Edward, glancing at his tied hands before ordering everyone to continue his journey. Soon, they arrived at their destination, and Edward was still looking around like he was on vacation.
The architecture of Themyscira was mostly Greek, with primarily white pillars; they added a touch of gold that symbolized the divine.
"Very beautiful," he commented, but no one attacked him this time.
Hippolyta dismounted her horse before taking out her sword. With a swing, she cut off the rope binding Edward, who remained calm and composed throughout the situation.
"This will be your dwelling. Please do not leave without any instructions."
After saying these words, she walked away, leaving a small group to watch the house.
'Well, things are better than I anticipated,' thought Edward as he entered. He had things to do while he and the floating city adapted to this world. Besides repaying his Knowledge Point, the Akashic Records gave him the coordinates to the timeline where the CW Flash TV was located.
His original object was him, and he did not want to deal with the other flash versions. He knew how terrifying Flash was from the comics and did not want to deal with them. However, despite having the coordination, he also needed to calibrate his landing so he would land in the early stages of that Flash's development.
He had to be cautious for many reasons. Firstly, he knew the latter would become more powerful the older and wiser he was. Secondly, he only saw the first four seasons of that show and did not want to pay the exorbitant price that the record asked for him to learn about everything, and the knowledge Salomon gave him did not include the CW Flash.
Themyscira, Council Room:
Hippolyta sat on the main seat, surrounded by her most trusted advisors.
"How do you think we should deal with our intruder?" she asked.
"Isn't it obvious? He's an intruder and a man, so we should eliminate him," said an Amazonian with golden hair and a voluptuous body.
"That's too radical," argued another one with a darker complexion and braids. "We are not barbarians."
"This is not an argument of morality. The intruder's presence endangers the existence of Themuscara. We have isolated ourselves from the world of men for so long. Do you want us to be discovered?"
"Now, you're just using fear-mongering tactics. One person will not affect our isolation."
"You might be willing to take the risk, but I am not."
"Our default solution should never be violence."
The two began to argue, but the queen never said a word. A little while longer, someone else spoke. A woman who was of Hispanic descent said:
"You two are always arguing and, as usual, failed to see the crux of the issue."
"And what would that be?"
"Can we kill that intruder? You saw his strength and his magical city. Are you sure we can take him down?"
The blonde woman paused momentarily before continuing, "He's only a man. I do not believe he can defeat all our sisters' might combined and the protection of the Gods.."
"True, but what price will be paid for fighting with him? How many of our sisters will not walk out of such a meaningless confrontation? What will happen on the unlikely chance that he escapes and we have made a formidable enemy?"
"All sacrifices necessary for the protection of our home."
The room quieted down, with all eyes now focused on the queen. Hippolyta did not say anything but asked another Amazonian.
"What do you think?"
"You know what I will say. We—"
"Forget it," She knew she had asked the wrong person and stopped her from spewing nonsense like forcefully breeding with the intruder to create more powerful sisters.
{AN: In some comics, the Amazonians used sunken ships to forcefully have their way with marooned individuals before killing them. If the baby is a girl, they keep it. If it's a boy, they either killed it or returned it to the world.)
The queen's eyes finally landed on a petite Amazonian dressed not in armor but in loose white robes.
"Seren, what do you think?"
Seren calmly looked at everyone, "We have lost contact with the Gods."
Everyone's heart secretly beeped as this was true. A while ago, they lost all contact with Olympus, not knowing what had occurred.
"As a result, the magical barrier protecting the island is rapidly fading. We will be revealed to the World of Men in a few hundred years if the Gods do not respond to us. No, the time might be shorter with the intruder's forceful entry."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Isn't he a Mage? We can ask him if he can repair the barrier and ensure its continuation—in exchange for his freedom."
"This is a good idea."
"Not really. We will have to give the man access to our barrier. What if he breaks or controls it? We cannot take the risks."
Another argument was about to happen, so Seren quickly said, "My queen, what say you?"
"Our main issue is trust toward that man. So, let's test him to see if he's trustworthy."
While Edward was doing calculations, he received an uninvited guest in the middle of the night.
"You quite bold," said Edward as he looked at Diana.
"How so?"
"Visiting a man in the middle of the night. A man whom you know nothing of and could be dangerous."
"As Themyscara's greatest warrior, I think I can care for myself."
"True," nodded Edward. "So, to what do I owe this pleasure?"
บท 555: Demigod
"Why are you staring at me like this?" asked Diana with a slight frown. "This seems rude."
"It's because I'm intrigued."
"By what?"
"Your existence," replied Edward.
"What does that mean?"
"Forget me for asking such a personal question, but is Zeus your father?"
Edward knew Diana had two origins: one was she was the daughter of Zeus and Queen Hippolyta, and the other was she was crafted from clay and blessed with divine power.
"That's correct, but is something wrong with that?" she was also intrigued.
"I've met Gods before and their children. Their divine nature makes reproduction completely different from humans, but there are still some rules. From my experience, four fates await a child born from a God and a human.
"First, they would die in the wound. Secondly, they will turn out into ordinary humans with no abilities. Such a phenomenon is extremely rare but does happen. Thirdly, they would turn into this abominations-like creature whose very existence seemed vile and repulsive. Lastly, they will inherit powers from their godly parents [Authority]."
"I should belong to the third category, but why do you say my existence is an anomaly?"
"Yes, you are, but I noticed a few anomalies from you as a Demi-God. You do not have Zeus's lightning powers."
"That should not be enough for me to be considered an anomaly?" asked Diana.
"You're correct. Although I haven't seen a Demi-God without their parent's authority, it could be argued that you made up for this lack of powers with your overwhelming speed, strength, and invulnerability.
"The other anomaly is that you cannot absorb the power of faith, which is fundamental for the existence of any divine being. I can sense the divine power coursing through your veins, which is so pure."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, on the contrary. Without the restriction of faith, you have unlimited potential—potential that even the gods would envy. However, I could not help but wonder whether your creation was intentional or accidental?"
"What are you trying to imply?"
"Nothing," Edward shook his head. "Knowing Zeus, I doubt he's capable of engineering such a brilliant idea. So, you're probably an accident—no, not an accident, a miracle of the universe. You have inherited all the advantages of the gods without their weakness."
Edward's eyes twinkled as he realized how unique Wonder Woman was. If he ever had to walk the Path of Godhood, he would imitate her situation and combine it with his knowledge of the Elder Gods in his world, who also do not rely too much on faith.
"You truly have no regard or respect for the Gods?" she asked with a frown.
"Oh, I apologize about that. I know I should respect someone else's culture and ideologies, especially in their home."
Diana looked at him. She could tell his apology for saying these words to her, but the words themselves; she knew this man truly disdained the gods for some reason. However, she decided not to ask.
"I accept your apology."
"Thank you," replied Edward with a smile. "Look at me. You came to for something, but I went on a tangent before you could speak. What can I help you with?"
"I wanted to ask about how the World of Men was. Are there many Mages like you? Have they developed to such a level?"
Edward could see the curiosity and longing in her eyes. "I'm afraid you will be disappointed if that's how you see the outside world."
"Oh, why is that?"
"I'm from a different dimension where magic is everywhere, but in this place, magic is a rare thing practiced by a few."
"Is that so?" she muttered. "Wait, if you're from a different dimension, how do you know about my father? Have you been to Olympus?"
"No, but he exists in my dimension. Well, a version of himself," lied Edward without any change in expression or remorse.
"That seems complicated. Do you not know anything about the world of men?"
"Well, let me think." He secretly cast a spell to detect life in the nearest place to this island and read the people's minds.
"It's 1912? That means World War 1 will begin in 2 years?"
"World War?" asked Diana.
"Yes, they are about to fight the largest war in history."
"You said 1? As in, there will be a second one?" hurriedly asked Diana.
"Yes, but that won't happen for another two decades."
"How do you know such information?"
"As a dimensional traveler, I do not experience time linearly."
Diana calmed down, thinking to herself. If the outside world was about to enter an era of chaos, she felt it was her duty to do something. However, she knew her mother would not easily allow her to leave the island. She looked at Edward and asked:
"Can you tell me about your travel?"
"Sure, why not."
In the next few hours, he talked about many of the things he saw and experienced, and Diana listened fervently.
"I did not expect the world to be vast and wonderful," uttered Diana, not hiding her longing.
"It is, and I'm sure you will have a chance to experience it. But now, it's late, and you should leave."
"You're right," nodded Diana as she saw the sun was about to rise through the window.
"Thank you for talking to me," she exclaimed before flying away. He looked at her, flying away before closing his eyes and continuing his meditation. Alas, not even thirty minutes later, he heard the sound of crashing around him before sensing something binding him.
Edward calmly opened his eyes to see himself surrounded by many Amazonians with a robe tied.
"Your majesty, I thought we had an understanding."
"We did, but before we can continue any form of relationship, we need to know whether you're trustworthy," replied Queen Hippolyta, holding the end of the rope.
'This should be the Lasso of Truth,' he analyzed internally.
"Tell me who you are and your purpose in coming to our island."
The lasso glowed golden, but nothing else happened. Edward calmly looked at it.
"Whan an interesting Divine Artifact," he commented calmly. "I could easily replicate its ability to force people to tell the truth, but its indestructible nature is worth studying."
"It's not working," yelped an Amazonian.
"How is that possible?" muttered Hippolyta before activating the lasso again. "Tell me your origin."
"Don't waste your time," said Edward. "In the hands of a truly powerful creature, this weapon might work on me, but not in your hands."
He looked at the queen.
"I see. The gods have disappeared, and you want my help with your island's protective barrier."
As soon as he finished, the rope fell on the ground as he had sealed the divine power inside.
"If you want my help, we can talk normally. There is no need for all this useless work."
Now that he knew something had happened to the Olympic Pantheon, he did not need to be overtly careful when dealing with the Amazonian. Plus, he could use the time his ship was being fixed to gain some benefit, like scanning Wonder Woman's Life Code and studying their other divine artifact.
"Who are you?" asked the queen, raising the highest level of alert in her mind.
"Like I said, I only crashed here by accident," replied Edward. "And as you can see, if I wanted to harm you, no one could do anything about it—even your daughter."
The rooms became quiet for a few seconds.
"Now, if you don't mind, please leave my room. I will give you a few days to calm down, and we can talk properly. I hope you have the right attitude by then."
He waved his hand, and all the Amazonians were teleported outside. Then, the room repaired itself to the previous state, and Edward continued his meditation.
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