Huh. I'm sitting across Hereclea or should is say Djaka, trying to grasp the situation i'm in, he on the other hand sits across from me calmly sipping tea from a small delicate cup.
"So why are the gods after me again?" i arch my eyebrows confused
"You're a threat to everything they've built. It's only natural they want you gone" he shrugs and i narrow my eyes
'if i had known being a godling would be this tiring... There really wasn't much i could do as i didn't choose this'
"How long have i been out?"
"A few weeks" He replied calmly
"Eh- i can't be here. Leila-" I start
"Will be okay" He interrupts
"But the god-"
"Aranara wouldn't hurt your friend... Much" He says
"Much?" i grit my teeth
He sets down his teacup and smiles at me charmingly "Think of it this way, say you sped out of here to save your friend. How do you hope to accomplish that? from what i've seen you barely made it through the last Milenia. Do tell, what could you do against a god?"
"I...Tch" i curl my hands into fists
"That's were i come in"
"What?" i look up sharply
"I would be willing to train you...To borrow you my strength" He gazes at me, his eyes sparkling
"There's always a catch" I mutter
"That is of course if you would be willing to swear your loyalty to me"
"Nani?!!"
"It is a small thing. Your loyalty for the strength to protect those you hold dear" He says calmly like it's the simplest choice in the world
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"Its not that simple" i hiss
"Take your time...It is after all a life changing choice"
"How many idiots actually agreed to this?" I arch my eyebrows
"Quite a lot"
'Like i'd just agree to be some gods pet project... But then again i kinda need his help'
"Where the hell am i?"
"So vulgar. We're in the dark space"
"The what?" i blink
"The dark space. A singularity of sorts, after all it is a rift within a rift" He says calmly
"A what within a what?"
"Have you ever thought, What is the void? A continuous expanse of space or something much much more." he pauses to sip his tea "It's a prison of sorts, The elder gods decided we weren't fit to live in their paradise and tossed us all in here"
"Us?"
"Those that rebelled against his will"
"Who the heck is he?"
"Sometimes i forget how young you are"
"What does that have to do with me?" I arch my eyebrows
"War is coming. And you are the deciding factor, tell me Eskion: God of all what side will you be on" Hereclea says
"Wait. what?"
"You are the first hellspawn, the first original" He pauses and regards me "All the others have failed. But you...You have managed to create a balance, a balance of good and evil"
"I'm lost here"
"Have you never wandered what your purpose is?" he asks
"I like to think i'm useful to everyone" i shrug noncomitally
"Funny thing to say…" He paused and opened his mouth then closed it
"What is my purpose?" i raise my eyebrows
"it is nothing you should concern yourself with right now" he smiles charmingly
"B-but you just said-" i start then paused "What's up with the place, must everything be vague?"
"You must have met Vera"
"The librarian?"
"A bit too … eccentric" Hereclea shrugged
"huh"
"You should be given a tour of the castle" He smiled
"y-"
"Father!!!" A girl bursts into the study
"Erdna" Hereclea sighs
I turn. Erdna is about 6'2 with pale skin, blue curly hair: fierce purple eyes and pointy ears - Wait a minute. Pointy fucking ears? An elf maybe
"Who is this?" she turns to me
"wasup"
"Another straggler?" she ignores me and arches her eyebrows
"Eh?"
"I was hoping you'd give him a tour" Hereclea smiles
"But i wanna train~" Erdna whined
"Hmpfh. Like i'd want to go anywhere with you" i narrow my eyes
"What's that supposed to mean?" She glowered
"You don't look very dependable" i shrug
Which was slightly true, considering she wore a jacket over a black training bra, black leather pants and blue silhetto heels. Although i had to admit, she looked banging and i was really trying not to look beneath her face
"What you think doesn't matter. You're a nonentity" She says
"wha- I'm a god; well a godling… Hellspawn, it doesn't matter. You know why? because i'm fucking awesome" i counter
"So he says"
"W-" i start
"Take it outside" hereclea snaps his finger and we are transported outside the study
"Look what you've done" she pouts
"What i've done? Yo were the one who started it"
"ugh" she rolls her eyes and i frown
"Are you going to give me a tour or what?" i ask
"I'm not doing this cause you asked" she scowled
"i'm sure of it" i smile
"hmpfh"