WITH RA

Ra killed another Chaos creature that tried to pass through the rift. The Sun God was used to this routine.

It had been a few weeks since Ra had sent Thoth to speak to the outsider Gods, and he had not received any information yet, 'Since I didn't feel any attack on the Realm, I believe they came in peace!'

Ra's powers allowed him to sense most parts of the realm. The only reason he didn't feel the attack of the Chaos creatures on the Oracles, was because the place where the rift opened was far way, deep in the realm. When he felt the Oracles' death, it was already too late.

Just then, Ra felt Thoth's presence coming onto his location, so he waited. A moment later, Thoth appeared in front of him.

Ra realized that Thoth was distressed and anxious, so he asked, '' What happened? You don't look so good!''

Ra thought it was a problem with the outsiders, but he never expected to hear what Thoth said next.

''The problem with Chaos is bigger than we imagined. I think we will have a full-scale attack in a few years!'' Thoth said this and passed Kratos' notebook to Ra.

The Sun God took the notebook in perplexity and began to read at Thoth's insistence. The more he read, the more Ra was shocked by the information, ' Same visions as our oracles, Chaos attack on the same day... this is troublesome!'

Ra passed the free one back to Thoth, '' Any ideas?''

Thoth, the God of Wisdom in this realm, had already thought of some possibilities, '' Something must have happened 41 years ago that changed the structure of Chaos. They started to become more active, and rifts that we had never seen before started to open up... I believe this is also happening in the Norse Realm, but since our agents have a hard time getting information from there, thanks to Odin, I can't confirm it.''

Thoth sighed, '' But this is unprecedented! Chaos has never been more active than in the last few decades!''

Ra was silent and disgested Thoth's information, ''If what he thought is correct, we need more information about Chaos and the other realms! Send more spies to the Greek Realm and the Norse Realm! I want information about strange happenings, whatever they find!''

Ra thought for a while, '' Send a few to the South as well, maybe we will have better luck this time... How fast can you send them?''

Thoth thought, '' If they use our maps to cross the Between the Realms, they can get there in up to four months.''

Four months to cross the Between the Realms was incredible, since Kratos and Pandora took 40 years to find the Egyptian realm.

Ra, who had already said everything he wanted, was about to send Thoth away when the two Gods felt a fluctuation of divine Power. ''One of our people has been injured!''

Ra and Thoth looked at each other and already knew who was to blame, ''Seth!''

Thoth apologized to Ra, '' I'm sorry! I shouldn't have left the outsiders alone knowing Seth's personality.''

Ra sighed, '' Don't worry. The information you brought me was extremely important... besides, Seth is alive, and he probably deserved this beating.''

Thoth relaxed when he noticed that Ra was not angry. As he had already said everything he needed to say to Ra, he said goodbye, '' The outsiders are only passing through to go to the Norse Realm and have come in peace. Seth probably attacked them....''

Ra sighed, '' Go and take care of that idiot.''

Thoth nodded and started to leave.

Ra watched Thoth leave when he remembered something, '' Wait!''

Thoth looked at Ra and waited for the Sun God to speak.

Ra took some maps and passed them to Thoth, '' Give them this! Maybe it will come in handy in the future.''

What Ra passed to Thoth were maps to make navigating the Between the Realms easier.

Thoth took the maps with him and left. While Ra continued protecting the Egyptian Realm against the forces of Chaos.

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WITH KRATOS

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While Kratos saw the fight against Seth as a training session, Seth was serious. His attacks were ferocious, and his sword technique was perfect. But he launched blow after blow and dealt no damage on Kratos.

Luckily for Seth, Kratos was limiting himself to defense, so the openings that the Egyptian God showed, Kratos did not attack.

Seth tried everything, but no attack hit. The Egyptian God became very angry, 'He's playing with me!'

Anyone watching would come to the same conclusion. Blinded with hatred, Seth wanted to make Kratos take him seriously.

At that moment, Seth noticed Pandora, who was watching the fight. 'If I attack his companion, he will probably react!'

Deciding on his new plan, Seth attacked Kratos, who defended himself with the Blade of Chaos. Seth took advantage of the impact of the weapons and moved toward Pandora.

When he saw that he was getting closer to Pandora, Seth smirked, 'That's what happens when you mess with me!'

Seth could already see the other God reacting and fighting him seriously.

But, what Seth failed to notice, is that Kratos didn't move from his position and looked at the Egyptian God with pity, 'Pandora may not be able to beat me, but against a God of this level...'

Seth's plan, which was to make Kratos fight seriously, failed before it started.

Then Seth, who was flying towards Pandora, had also forgotten that his objective was to get Kratos' attention and attacked Pandora seriously. He tried to hit her in the leg, but when he attacked her, Seth noticed that the girl had disappeared, ''?"

Looking around and full of doubt, Seth didn't notice that Pandora had jumped high and was falling in his direction.

'' Bang!''

Seth heard the sound of his bones breaking after someone fell on top of him, ' But how ...?'

That was Seth's last thought before he fainted.

But of course, Pandora, who had become an extremely formidable Spartan warrior, was annoyed. Even though Seth was unconscious, she kept kicking him, "You idiot! Your fight was with him and not with me!''

Pandora didn't hold back her kicks, and Seth's body started accumulating wounds. Just as Pandora was about to kick Seth in the privates, Kratos stopped her.

Pandora looked at Kratos, '' Why did you stop me?''

Even Kratos, famous for being ruthless, broke into a cold sweat at what Pandora was about to do to Seth, '' He already lost. And remember, we came in peace.''

Pandora was quiet for a while until eventually, she nodded. Kratos let go of her and saw the Goddess unleash another powerful kick on Seth, ' At least it wasn't in that place...'

Kratos and Pandora then stayed there, waiting for Thoth to return. Seth also stayed there, but it was because he was totally passed out.

After a few minutes, a tired-looking Thoth, already knowing what happened, arrived on the scene.'' I'm sorry about what happened.''

Thoth looked at Seth, who fainted, '' He is our God of War, but he has serious behavioral problems and is impulsive. In fact, this beating was well deserved!''

Kratos didn't want to start a war, so he accepted his apology and said, ''No problem, let's forget what happened here... Can you continue to lead us to the barrier to the Norse realm?''

Thoth looked once more at Seth, and nodded his head, '' Of course, just let me call some people to take care of him.''

Kratos and Pandora watched Thoth disappear. Pandora then asked Kratos, '' Why is this God of War so weak?''

'Or are you too strong.' Kratos looked at Pandora, '' He was taken by surprise by you, other Gods may not be so easy to defeat. Never let your guard down!''

Pandora nodded and the duo stood silently waiting for Thoth. Pandora was already used to the silence thanks to Kratos, who rarely spoke for more than 5 minutes.

It didn't take long for Thoth to return, this time accompanied by a Goddess with wings. Pandora was surprised by the scene and asked, '' And who might you be?''

The Goddess, who was checking on Seth's situation, looked at Pandora and smiled, '' Hello, young man. My name is Isis, and as you may already guess by the fact I'm here, I have healing powers.'' Isis looked at Seth, '' And forgive my friend, he's ... impulsive.''

Kratos said nothing as Pandora nodded, '' No problem. He already got what he deserved.''

Isis nodded and grabbed Seth. She then looked at Pandora and Kratos, '' Well, we've barely met, but I should be going. I wish you luck and happiness on your journey!''

Kratos and Pandora watched as the Goddess flew away, taking Seth with her.

Thoth wasted no time, '' Shall we continue?'' then he started walking.

While following Thoth, Pandora became curious about who was the person who attacked them, '' What is the name of that God who attacked us?''

Thoth replied as he walked, '' His name is Seth, and he is, to say the least, troublesome. This is not the first time he has done something like this, so it was nice to see him being put in his place.''

It didn't take long before they reached the border of the Egyptian Realm. Tooth stopped in front of the barrier, '' When you pass this barrier you will be in the Norse Realm. You will exit directly into Midgard, one of the nine worlds there.''

Thoth looked at Kratos, '' The Gods of this realm don't like outsiders much, even more so when they are Gods, so try not to cause too much trouble.

Kratos stared at Thooth, '' As you can see, most of the trouble follows me. I don't go after them.''

Remembering the incident with Seth, Thoth sighed, '' Fair enough.''

Thoth then passed some maps to Kratos, who asked, '' What is this?''

When he started to speak, Thoth had a proud look on his face, '' It's a map that makes the crossing of the Between Realms much easier.''

Kratos accepted the map and asked, ''How fast are we talking?''

Thoth looked even prouder, '' A journey of 100 years would take 1 year!''

Kratos stared at Thoth, to see if what he said was true. Kratos noticed that Thoth did not seem to be lying, so he looked at the map with great surprise, '' Then my journey will be much faster... I thank you deeply.''

Thoth nodded. The God of Wisdom hesitated before talking, '' As you already know, I know your story... I truly wish you to find what you seek on your journey!''

Thoth held out his hand and Kratos shook it. Then, Thoth spoke to Pandora, '' To you too. May you be very happy in the future.''

Pandora smiled, '' Thank you!''

Thoth watched the duo pass the barrier, disappearing from his view, ''Due to the distance, I think they will arrive in five months in the Norse Realm.''

Not wanting to waste any more time, Thoth rushed to summon the spies to send to the realms, '' Hopefully this time we'll get some information about what's in the south... and that Chaos won't be active anymore.''