The battlefield left many wounded or dead. Aaron didn't have any wounds nor did William as they rode home at a trot. I can’t wait to get out of this mail. Scanning the woods for any movement. Not all the monsters died, dozens escaped some knights hunted them but left before any reports arrived. Finally they dismounted at his house.

Mother waited on a chair sowing another tonic for me

“Where have you two been?”

“There was a battle at Little Ivy Wood” Aaron said

“Why were you there?”

“I thought he could help and he did saving lord Falkner’s life” William said

“you brought my son injured to a battle!” mother said tone getting angry

“he was relative safe we joined near the end of the skirmish” mother clenched her jaw

“your not his father you have no right to press him to fight your battles”

“I went with my own free will” slightly offend no asked him about this

“You don’t know what is being asked of you,” mother insisted, calming herself

“Can we go inside?” William asked

“Why should I let you inside my house?”

“I’m not talking about the house” pointing to the shed. mother frowned then her eyes opened wide “fine but I give you a piece of my mind” putting away Aaron’s almost finished tonic. William closed the door then lit a candle they stored in case they needed to be in here at night. Aaron grabbed the chest placing it in the middle dug into his pocket for the key. What Could be inside?! Mother kept her distance from William as he came close to me Pushing the key into the keyhole. It fit perfectly, turning it then lifted the lid and found a piece of cloth. It looked like a fancy piece of cloth grabbing it out of the chest then unfolded it. Everyone gasped. It was a map of the continent in more detail than any master map maker could have dreamed of making. with four marks on it one ocean blue one fire red one a dark greenish brown and one clear with white.

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“What are the four dots?” Aaron asked

“the powers of the gods. it must be whoever claims it ascends to godhood” William replied

''that’s crazy the gods are dead"

''but their power isn't"

''how do you know?” “the gods created this world from nothing and is the world still here”

“yes of course” Aaron replied feeling dumb.

“how can we be sure?” mother asked deep in thought

“I don’t but what else could it mean” William said flatly “but don’t you see your father had a plan to restore the gods”

“so we just go to mount Iroswell and claim I’ll become the god of air and wind” well it is the closest to the sky after all.

“four of the big five powers are on this map. the implications of this are astounding!” William said To become a god myself. looking at the map in wonder mount Iroswell is in wilderness can we make it with...mother can’t for sure Jessica and her friends can’t either that leaves me and William who is still strong and has lots of knowledge about this stuff it’s too much for one man and one godling to handle incase of trolls or worse monsters

“What do you think?” mother asked pulling him out of his thoughts

“It’s a huge risk, should we tell anyone?” looking at William

"no this news will catch like wildfire and if anyone can claim it what if a tyrant or a murderer or even a robber gets it”

“they would be a unstoppable tyrant” mother finished “but we are the only ones who know about this”

“how can we be sure which of the other twenty gods did they send a map to their offspring in hopes of new gods to take their place”

“There are only four, where is the sky?”

“I have no idea it’s weird but if we claim one then we will find the others”

“can we even make it without help?” Aaron challenged

“we can make it” William assured “I’ll make preparations” William said as he left

“you don’t have to leave if you don’t want to” mother said “I just need time to think” Aaron replied leaving to be alone. ascend to godhood Aaron god of air I could restore the entire pantheon or die who would I pick for the other gods and goddesses I have one friend all I know is farming and mount Iroswell is so far away and how could I leave Jessica I just don’t know what to do pushing it aside for now mother went back to sowing as he went back to do his chores having no idea what to do.