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章節 56: Chapter 56: Hades

Unlike what he thought, the castle was mostly empty aside from the shadowy specters that floated about, clearing a path each time he got close.

Though that part caused a lot of confusion on his part, he had no choice but to continue moving. None of them had answered his attempts at conversation so he settled with silence.

He tried sensing his environment but it was mostly fruitless as the air was filled with ambient mana. The only thing he could tell was that there was a large amount of it in one direction that was stronger than the rest.

Following the direction of the energy, it led him to the door he currently stood in front of. Unlike the other ones, this one didn't open as he got closer.

Taking a moment to feel his reserves, he pushed the doors open. Shockingly, the doors held quite a large amount of weight as he actually had to put effort into opening them.

Walking into the room as he released the doors that slammed shut with a loud sound, he found the room to be empty except for what looked like a throne in the far end of the room.

The large energy he felt was still present but he was the only one in the room as far as he could tell. He looked around, trying to find out why this place had more energy than the others.

As dumb as it sounded, he also checked the ceiling to be sure but found nothing. Just as he turned to the side, he spun around immediately, his hair standing on it's ends.

The formerly empty throne was now occupied by a middle aged man with short brown messy hair and a trimmed goatee.

He donned black robes that looked to be of greek origin. The man on the throne stared in open amusement, seemingly unconcerned about Sora's caution.

"Who are you?" He asked, though he had a sure guess who it was. Still, he used Analyze just to be confirm.

[Name: Hades]

[Race: Elder God]

[Title: God Of The Underworld]

[Fealty: N/A]

[Health: ???%/???%]

[???]

[Emotions: Amusement]

Just seeing the question marks meaning that his skill couldn't see everything about him. He made a mental note to level up the skill later as he dropped out of his fighting stance much to the god's growing amusement.

The being in front of him could kill him should he wish to but that didn't mean he would cower. He stood strong, without a look of worry or fear on his face or mind as he stared at the divine being.

"What's the point of asking what you already know?" The man spoke as the temperature around him seemed to increase slightly.

"The question we should be asking is why a mere mortal has a powerful connection to me. It's nothing too significant but it's strange nonetheless." Hades said as he got up from the throne, slowly walking towards the boy.

"What are you talking about?" Sora asked in confusion.

"I'm not so sure myself. At least I wasn't sure until you bested Cerberus so easily." The man said as he circled Sora who kept his eyes on him.

'What? Is he talking about th-'

"That thing you used, the purple construct as well as those flames have a strong connection to this place. So that raises the question, what are you?" Hades said, his hair now floating as burst into flames.

Despite this happening with the man being directly in front of him, he remained unmoved. Whether it was because of his confidence in himself or Art of the mind, he found himself not intimidated in the least but he still felt the pressure pushing down on his body.

"What kind of question is that? What's the point of asking what you already know?" He asked, repeating the god's earlier question to him.

The temperature suddenly increased around them along with the pressure as the flames burst with increased vigor on the god's head.

Sora's chakra surged, using his own power to actively fight against the pressure. The more he fought against it, the more it increased until his chakra was slowly becoming visible, its purple color flickering around him.

His hand reached back, resting his palm on the grip of his sword as his fingers drummed along the surface.

Just when it seemed like a fight was about to break out, a loud laugh burst out of the man as both the pressure and the temperature went down instantly.

"HAHAHAHAAHAHAA!!!!" The man couldn't seem to be able to control himself as the laughter kept coming much to Sora's growing annoyance.

"What are you laughing about?" Sora asked, his mood leaking into his tone as the lord of the underworld laughed even harder.

"How long has it been since someone had the balls to stand up to me in my own domain? Even fewer have been able to withstand that much pressure." He answered, still laughing but starting to calm down.

Sora stared at him dryly as he continued laughing for a few moments.

"You really are just like him." Hades commented as he finally calmed down.

"Like who?"

"I'm sure you're already aware of your predecessor Aldous." Hade started as Sora let out an exasperated sigh.

'Lately a lot of things I've run into are always connected to him. Just how much trouble can you stir even in death?' He thought tiredly, resisting the urge to facepalm.

"I'm guessing you're also aware how he died?" Hades asked, causing Sora to nod.

He had done some extra research on the apparently great sorcerer and fellow reincarnate.

"He died in a battle between the champions of the gods. Though it never specified which gods, it did say that there was only one survivor of that battle." Sora answered, relaying what he already knew.

"What history refuses to tell you is that the reason he was hunted down by those champions was because he was my champion." Hades said bitterly as Sora's eyes widened.

"They were all wary of the power wielded by a son of Hades. When the other gods noticed his unbelievable strength, they sent their own children and champions to put him down."

"Zeus especially was against him, sending not only his son but his champion as well. Look at how that turned out for them. The only survivor was spared by Aldous in his dying moment."

"Although I don't know his reason for doing so, I respected his request to leave her alive. Hippolyta should be grateful I don't decide to kill her." Hades muttered a bit sourly as Sora tried to comprehend everything he just heard.

'Not only do I have a tiny insignificant amount of demigod blood in me, the queen of themiscyra was the person Aldous chose to spare. He must have done it while remembering that she would be the one to lead themiscyra and create Wonder Woman…' Numerous thoughts went rampant in his head as he felt a slight headache coming on.

Hade simply stood silent, letting the boy process everything. It was honestly a lot to take in at once.

'When you look at it, it's a bit unfair. Had it been a child of Zeus that had such power they wouldn't gang up to kill him.' Sora thought only for the god of death to respond to his thoughts.

"Exactly. They refuse to see how utterly biased they are being." Hades ranted, ignoring Sora's raised eyebrows at his invasion of his thoughts.

"Though it's all important to know about, why bring me here at all?" Sora asked the question that had been on his mind for a while.

"A part of his request was to keep an eye on those who would come after him, namely you, his descendants. I wasn't sure what exactly I was looking out for but he said I'd know it when I saw it." Hades explained solemnly.

"For a brief moment I thought it was your mother he was talking about." He said, causing Sora to gasp a bit.

"What about my mother?" He questioned, remembering Kaito's comment about her being a monster.

"Did you never notice how despite giving birth to two children ten years apart and the second child being twelve already, she still looked no older than twenty four?" Hades asked to which the boy then realized…

'I never really thought about it like that.' He realized.

"Despite her demigod linage being strongly diluted, she was still able to gain a sliver of power. She sucked the life out of a forest once while growing up." Hade revealed, Sora's eyes widening at the implications of such a power.

"She had to learn to control it so she wouldn't hurt anybody and she did. What she didn't realize was that her 'incident' in the forest would have an effect on her. The vitality from the forest…" He trailed off.

"…was absorbed into her own, increasing her lifespan and affecting her aging." Sora finished.

"Exactly. I was saddened when she died. She could have killed those men but she didn't. That's how kind her spirit was." Hades said gently as Sora took a deep breath.

"I-Is it possible to see her?" Sora's voice trembling for the first time since he arrived here.

"I'm sorry but it's not. She asked for the same thing. If you were to see her, you would stop at nothing to bring her back. Knowing you, you find a way." He said as Sora's fist clenched tightly.

"What's to stop me from trying to bring her back either way?" Sora asked, the reanimation jutsu coming to mind.

"Even if you managed to do that, would she be happy with it?" He asked as Sora grit his teeth in frustration at the truth in his words.

"The dead should be allowed to rest. If it's any consolation, she is in the Elysian Field." The god comforted as Sora's confusion grew.

"Isn't that…"

"The paradise of heroes? Yes it is. I'm allowed to be biased once in a while." He said, drawing a smile from Sora.

"So, where does that leave us?" Sora asked the elder god.

"Right. That Aldous is too cryptic even for me but I can recognize when something is right in front of me."

"You're the one I'm supposed to look out for. You've peaked my interest even more than him and for that, I shall grant you a boon." He said as he snapped his fingers.

The familiar screen of the system greeted Sora's sight.

[*Ding!*]

[The Lord of the underworld has displayed interest in you!]

[*Ding!*]

[You have been recognized as a champion of Hades!]

[*Ding!*]

[You have gained Death affinity!]

[*Ding!*]

[You have gained 'Soul Magic'!]

[*Ding!*]

[You are immune to Soul Damage!]

Sora blinked at the numerous screens that flashed in front of his eyes, not knowing what to do or say.

"I believe that is generous enough. I'm interested in how you'll utilize it. The sea of lost souls is available to you for your research." He said with obvious interest and amusement.

"Mortals tend to be more creative than other beings." He said as Sora's attention went to him.

"I appreciate your gift." He said genuinely.

"Don't get so stiff. There may come a time when I will have a request for you. Be ready." The god of death said seriously, Sora nodded in agreement.

"I think it's time you to return to your world otherwise that girl is going to go on a rampage." Hades said as a magical screen appeared in front of them showing Zatanna in their apartment, eyes glowing white as she floated in the room.

The room was in disarray as a white portal was present in front of her with no exact destination.

"She's been attempting to open a portal to you for a while. I've been interfering of course." The man said mischievously as Sora gave him a dry glare.

"How do I get back?" He asked only for the man to laugh.

"You're the champion here. Figure it out." Hades said playfully as he disappeared in a puff of smoke, his laugh sounding in the air.

'Screw you!' Sora thought bitterly, fighting off the headache he knew was coming as he pondered on a way out.


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章節 57: Chapter 57: Expo

It had taken almost two hours to figure out how to get back, no thanks to Hades being unhelpful. He hadn't stopped hindering Zatanna from opening a portal to him directly, leaving him to figure it out on his own.

The answer was much easier than he thought, causing him to feel slightly embarrassed at his shortsightedness. He was a champion of Hades and by extension, the underworld.

How could a champion of the underworld not have access to his patrons domain. The title of champion came with the ability to exit and enter the underworld as he pleased.

After finally realizing it after different attempts, he had appeared in his living room behind a frantic Zatanna.

He was honestly disappointed that he didn't get a skill for it but that also meant that he didn't need to grind it seeing as how it was a one purpose ability.

It had taken him another hour to calm the flustered girl down enough to explain the situation.

He couldn't blame here for her worry though. He had literally disappeared in front of her while they were talking.

As much as he wanted to curse Hades for essentially kidnapping him, he couldn't argue with what came out of it. He wanted to test out soul magic but he wasn't interested in playing with his own soul so it was put on hold for the moment.

Upon his return, he had quickly moved on to other matters such as putting together more scrolls to stock up the shelf for when the company would finally launch.

He had a lot of fliers made and spread. He also had someone spread the word about it to the people of the city. The yakuza are surprisingly good at spreading information.

It made him think about how easy it would be to spread rumors about people if he ever really wanted to.

He also cheated a bit.

In each flier that was distributed, there was an invisible rune on its surface that had only one purpose; to incite the interest of anyone who looks at it.

Not too much to be abnormal but not too little to be insignificant. All is fair when it comes to business.

If you're not cheating you're not trying hard enough.

Even with all these steps take and preparations made, he didn't expect what had happened next.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

'I'm not complaining but how did things evolve to this?' Sora thought as he stared at the congregation seated in front of him.

A week ago, an invite was sent to Blume Corporation to attend the annual tech expo hosted in the city.

Apparently, one of the organizers of the event had come in contact with the flier and took it up for research.

Sora already had a company website made for added information about the scroll and its functions. That was enough to necessitate his participation in the expo.

There was only one problem.

They didn't expect the founder of the unopened company to be a kid. Apparently their research hadn't been thorough enough.

He had to ignore the weird stares he received as he sat on stage alongside others who waited to present their inventions.

Apparently it was against the rules for him to be allowed to exhibit since he was below 16. A short and private demonstration along with a minor touch of magic was able to convince them otherwise.

They set the rules so it was within their power to bend them a bit, though the dirty glances he got from one of the fellow presenters seemed a bit exaggerated.

He simply did what he normally did when insignificant people express their stupidity, he ignored it.

"…hat was a wonderful presentation! Let's give him a round of applause." The host said as the woman who just presented walked back to her seat, the audience applauding her.

He didn't really bother to pay attention to what she presented but judging by the reaction from the crowd, it was decent.

"Next up we have Makoto Sora with his own presentation! Don't let his age fool you. He's going to shock you all out of your seats." The host said, hyping the crowd for Sora's presentation.

He had been the one to privately review Sora's scroll invention and he had personally requested to be the one to call him to the stage.

Sora walked to the podium with a calm look on his face as the crowd mildly cheered. He would be lying if he said he wasn't a bit nervous.

Ever since his encounter with the lord of the underworld, he had invested some time in one of his under leveled but quite useful skill.

Art of the Mind. While it was no gamer's mind, it was sufficient in protecting his mind and also important, helping in keeping his calm.

The skill was currently at level 81, providing him an almost abnormal level of composure and calmness.

The part of him that felt nervous was too small to matter in his overall mindset. With a calm and collected face, he stood in front of the podium.

"I'm sure some of you are wondering what a little kid like me has to present. Some of you even want me to hurry up and leave the stage for the others to come up to present their work. I'll do us all a favor and keep this brief." He started bringing his scroll to his palm, causing the crowd to murmur at his weird introduction.

"You already know who I am but allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Makoto Sora and I am the founder of Blume Corporation." He said, placing the scroll face up on the podium as a holographic screen was projected into the air.

The crowd shook and murmured in awe and shock at the advance piece of technology. The presenters so far had projected their document works with their laptops and projectors but Sora knew what he wanted to achieve.

"I call this the scroll. It possesses the capabilities of a normal phone and so much more." He said as the holographic screen showed a mode of the scroll clearly for everyone to see.

"It is more advanced in the sense that it offers easier use and access to daily mobile activiti…" He spent the next five minutes lightly discussing the other features of the scroll such as the holographic feature which he currently displayed.

Unlike the others who spent their energy trying to draw eyes to their presentations, he let the scroll show itself for what it was.

Why would he need to turn it into a hunt when he could let them come to him.

"It is also collapsible for ease of storage." He said, finishing his explanation.

'[Mass Suggestion]!' He thought spreading his magic lightly.

"Starting next week, Blume Corporation will have its grand opening where our store will be open for you to purchase a scroll for yourself. You can go to our site for more information." Sora said, picking up the scroll as it stopped projecting.

He walked off the stage back to his seat with the same calm face he had kept all throughout his presentation.

'That should get them rushing in.' Sora thought as he took his seat in between his astonished fellow presenters as the crowd cheered loudly.

Zatanna was among the crowd, seated and cheering as much as the others were. Two other girls around her age sat beside her as they also cheered.

A question had occurred to him at one point, what did Zatanna do when he was out?

Surely she didn't spend all her time studying the grimoire. He had gotten his answer when he actually remembered to ask her.

She apparently made friends with some girls she met when she went shopping for clothes and ingredients a while back.

Though she could change her clothes with magic, what girl didn't like to go shopping.

Though there was no reason for her to come since he was the only one needed for the presentation, she still showed up and she wasn't alone.

He used analyze from the fairly short distance he was, making sure they were nobody he recognized before turning away from them.

He trusted Zatanna to pick her friends wisely and be able to handle herself with others but he wouldn't put it past Batman or someone else to pull something underhanded.

The rest of the expo was a bit underwhelming compared to Sora's outstanding invention but they couldn't just stop the expo at that.

The show must go on.

He ignored the dirty looks he got from those who had yet to present with a calm smile as the congregation separated for a quick break.

He had been asked many questions on his way off the stage, ranging from he expensive the scrolls were to what inspired it.

Answering some select questions, he made his way to an open area where the participants of the expo walked around leisurely, discussing and having fun.

He walked towards one of the nearby stands that had someone showing off some kind of drone. Beside the stand, a blonde woman stood in a dark blue jacket with a black top inside and black pants and boots of the same color.

"If I didn't know better I'd say you have too much time on your hands." Sora said as he approached the woman.

"What did you think of the presentation, Dinah?" He asked, stopping in front of her.


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