The group is partying For Agóri's first mission with them. Agóri is sitting alone thinking to himself about what happened at the Forest With Taiyō. "He's so cruel….how can someone hate something so much" agóri Thinks to himself. "Who started this Party without me" Dionysus says as he appears Beside agóri. "Do you only show up when alcohol is involved?" Agóri says, giving Dionysus an aggravated look. "Sorry kid I was busy running some erra-....it was sex wasn't it" Agóri says, cutting off Dionysus. Dionysus Looks At agóri in the eyes.."Kid i'd never leave You…for something as simple as sex…..But yea I did" Dionysus says with a Smug grin. Agóri gets up and walks away from Dionysus and is stopped by Don. "Hey KID….try this….It will definitely..turn that frown upside down" He says As he hands agóri a cup. Agóri looks into the cup and downs the Stuff…agóri smiles as he takes a gasp of air. "Hey Qíngyù This kid can hold his Drinks," Don says as he waves over Qíngyù and Kanaka soon follows. They drink,they dance and Sing happily and After a while they sit around an old barrel fire. "so….why do y'all work here" agóri asks the group"... The group grows silent. Don Sits Up and puts his arm on his Leg.."my brother was killed by a harpy..they are birdlike creatures that can take human form…My brother Found himself a girlfriend. they dated for 3 years…Then one night…I came over to his house and see that thing munching on my brother's Intestines…I ran away from his house and the harpy followed..she tracked me for 3 blocks..and when she finally decided to kill me that's when the mia showed up…I never got to see my brothers body after that night and I swore I'd never let someone be tricked by those monsters again" Don said with fiery passion. "I'm sorry about Your brother, I'm sure he was a good man," Agóri tells Don. "Yea..he was" Don says as he looks Down as his cup with a smile. "I'm nothing special" Qíngyù says agóri looks at her confused. "My dad Was in the Mia and when I got old enough I joined..my father was killed on patrol but he took the beast with him…He died a warrior..and I plan to do the same" Qíngyù states. "I see" agóri says…then agóri turns to kanaka "What about you Kanaka" agóri says Curiously. "If you don't want to pal it's fine" Don says empathetically. "No it's fine …it's only right he knows he's a part of our squad now and we can't keep secrets" kanaka Says. "I had an amazing life in Oahu, a loving wife…a beautiful daughter…we would pray everyday to our gods.. cause they loved us…or so I thought…one night something had crashed outside our house…I went to check what it was and I saw a large man…with a head of a boar..I've only seen such a thing at shrine and I knew exactly what it was…it was Kama Pua'a the god of Oahu…I tried to get a closer look but when I did I was flung into my house breaking my legs….the god walked into my home and towered over me…my wife came out of the room and Punched the god to Which he responded with breaking my wife's arm…he walks away and into my daughter's room and Carries her out to where me and my wife are….and he looks at me and smiles….and he pops my daughters head like a grape…I tried plead with the god….I asked him why he was doing this to us…and he got down on my level and Looked me in my eyes and smiled…. and said…."for fun"...a cold chill went down my spine that day as he got up and walked over to my wife who can't take anymore of this…and the god looks back at me and smiles….he proceeded to molest my wife for 2 hours…as I can do nothing but watch…as my wife's life fades away…she looked at me one last time and smiled…."I love you" she said after that the god left …he left me alive as some sort of sick joke…the police came to my home and arrested me for the murder of my family…a few week's later Harmonia gets me from my cell…one day…. Imma kill that god….with my own 2 hands" Kanaka says With Anger in his eyes. Agóri looks down at his cup " I'm Sorry for making you bring up these memories I shouldn't have pushed" agóri pleads. Kanka smiles "Don't worry about it kid these stories are what drive us…keeps are pain, Suffering and sadness Alive and that is our true weapon..we have reason to fight and keep moving Forward…And with that …we can kill even the gods we once worshiped" kanaka says with conviction on his face

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