Symbol of Power

(Poseidon POV)

We arrived in the Overworld again after travelling all the way back. I am happy to be back as now, I can finally spend more time in the ocean and get to know the sea life there. I am growing more powerful as the day goes by and I could really use a good weapon right about now. I know that the original Poseidon had a trident and honestly, it just feels right to have one. But I can't help but feel that it would be insufficient to use the weapon the Cyclops and Hecantochires will create. 

I want a personal weapon. Something new and special. Something that is only for me and that only I have. Something that will grow with me and is connected to me ... to my soul. For that reason, I will use the knowledge I gained from Oetsu Nimaiya to either create my own trident or later on change it and use the trident they made for me, to make my own. I will have to find out how to mix the two materials and make an Asauchi for myself. And I know just the way to learn how to do that. 

Pools of inspiration.

So I got to work. 

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The Hecantochires and Cyclops were welcomed by Gaia warmly since she was her mother and hadn't seen her for thousands of years if not longer. I wasn't present at that moment and was rather swimming through the ocean enjoying myself and looking at everything, while the pools of inspiration fed me inspiration. 

I shot through the waters and sought a place to build my kingdom. The place from where I would rule and that I would make my headquarters. Where I would live with my family and those loyal to me, I was also thinking about soldiers. An army to be exact. For the war to come I would need powerful soldiers and fighters. 

I came across a few sharks or what would be known as sharks in the future. We are many years before modern times after all. Something I remembered that could help me here, came to mind. A few things actually. But mainly the Devil Fruits from One Piece, specifically the Human Human fruit. It allowed Tony Chopper who was a reindeer to walk and talk like a human. If I could do that with the sharks here ... they could be trained and after that, I could give them powers. 

But there is another thing I am thinking of and that's Yhwach's power of soul distribution from Bleach. With it, Yhwach can give small portions of his soul to those he touches and affect them in different ways. He can heal them on the levels of their souls, give them courage or even grant them powers. 

Upon death, if Yhwach granted you his soul, it returns to him, along with your knowledge, abilities, and talents. Yhwach uses the souls he absorbs to get stronger, even in the middle of combat. Anyone who comes in contact with a piece of Yhwach's soul will be granted that piece, and have their souls absorbed by him upon death. No matter who dies, Yhwach becomes stronger.

This is an amazing ability to have but the fact that I could use that to grant powers is what interests me. Not only that, but apart from the true immortals in this universe it can be an amazing ability to have. It is useless for me, but the fact that it gives powerful control over your subordinates makes the power very attractive. 

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I started to use two pools of inspiration to gain information about the technological intricacies of the Devil Fruits in One Piece. I started with Nefertari D. Lili, as she was Queen of Arabasta during the Void Century and had to know who created the Devil Fruits. 

But I didn't want to spoil myself so I stopped doing that. I'm sure I'll be able to find out the ending of One Piece in the future, so I simply used a pool of inspiration to find out how the Devil Fruits were created.

To say I am impressed is an understatement. Those were quite smart people and very advanced. I will have to make my kingdom just as advanced. Or rather use technology sparingly. To make life easier, but not to create a modern, futuristic city. 

After finding out the process, I used the pool of inspiration to gather information on molecular biology and genetical engineering. I will have use for that. 

The second pool of inspiration was used to get the ability of soul distribution like the one Yhwach had. There are too many uses for this to not learn how to do that. Since my children will have a piece of my soul when they are conceived, their souls, should they die, won't go to the Underworld and instead come to me. 

With this, I will be able to reincarnate them if I choose to. I make Hades' job easier, I'm sure he will be happy about that. 

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I make my way back to Crete where the Hecantochires and Cyclops had finished creating three weapons. I don't know why our sisters didn't get any weapons, but if they don't care about them, then that is their problem. I approach the place where Zeus and Hades are waiting for the Hecantochires and Cyclops to present our weapons.

"We have completed your three weapons."

"It was a hard process as we had to imbue the weapons with the potential to withstand and channel your divine energies."

"They will connect to you, as soon as you touch them. Your control over your specific domains will grow very powerful and make you stand out brightly."

"So make sure to keep your power in check, especially you Zeus, since your connection to your weapon will have the greatest effect from the three."

They were talking to us one after the other and explained how the weapons would change our ways of using our divinities. Basically, it was both a channel and anchor that would give us a great boost of power and control in our respective domains.

Now I am interested to see whether this will also work for me and make my control over the domain of oceans, sea, water and earthquakes even more powerful than it already is. Or if there is a limit these weapons can push us and are only a cheap requisite that gives boosts if you're rather weak. I will use the pools of inspiration on them to find out the truth of the matter and whether I could use them for what I will do later.

"Here, Zeus. This is the Masterbolt. A powerful and divine weapon capable of immense destruction. It will be able to contain your pure energy, and divine lightning and embody the essence of your power."

Zeus takes the seemingly unimpressive weapon into his hands and as soon as his skin makes contact, a powerful force permeates the surroundings and a storm forms in the sky. Powerful winds start to blow and Zeus is covered in truly powerful lightning, that heats up the air. I see his expression of ecstasy and understand that the rush of power is getting to his head. 

"Control yourself Zeus.", I say and my voice travels to his ears despite the loud screech of lighting. I use my growing control over sound to silence his show of power and make him calm down again. 

"What power ... HAHAHA, thank you Hecantochires and Cyclops for this weapon! You will be rewarded for this. As soon as we win the war, you will be allowed to stay with us and make our weapons.", Zeus says laughing.

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After that, it was time for Hades' weapon. His symbol of power was a helm. It looked cool, with its dark design that seemed to swallow all light. 

"Here Hades. The Helm of Darkness. It was crafted from a piece of the essence of the underworld itself, imbued with dark, shadowy properties that reflect your powers.", the Cyclops says and hands Hades the helm. 

Hades takes the helm and I see disappointment in his eyes. He was hoping for a weapon and not an accessory. But he changes his mind as soon as he wears the helm. The moment he does so, two things happen. First, Hades disappears from my five senses and second, a powerful wave of pure fear permeates the surroundings attacking everyone's mind and instilling great fear. 

As soon as I feel the fear, a powerful momentum rushes out of me in denial and refusal to bend to any fear or manipulation of any kind. This momentum travels through everyone present and even knocks out some of the weaker ones present, like Amalthea. 

"Thank you.", is all Hades says when he takes the helm back off.

I can see disgust in the eyes of our siblings, except Hestia. The fear made a deep impression on them, even Zeus and that makes sense. Fear is a primal emotion and something no one likes to feel as it makes you powerless. But that's just for the weak. No matter how powerful you are, if you allow fear to overwhelm you, you have a weak mind.

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"Finally, Poseidon. For you, it was hard to create a suitable weapon but we managed to create one. This is the trident. It is a powerful weapon capable of controlling water, creating storms, and commanding sea creatures. The trident, like the Masterbolt and the Helm of Darkness, can withstand great forces and channel your divine powers."

I take the trident into my hands and as soon as I do, I use the pool of inspiration to gain information on the weapon, how it was crafted, what enchantments it has and how it works. 

Unlike with Zeus and Hades, there is no reaction. Nothing happens because as soon as I touch the handle, I realise that the weapon and its enchantments would break if I allowed it to channel and amplify all of my powers. So I cut it off from doing that and therefore stop a reaction from taking place. 

"Thank you for this weapon. I am glad you made it for me.", I say and then leave before they can ask any questions. I have much to do. 

I move away from Crete and disappear into the ocean. I look for a spot that is very deep and has a strong magma source. I will need it for what I am about to do. I will reforge this piece of metal and turn it into a weapon worthy of me and my ever-growing powers. It didn't take that long to find a good spot, but I needed to make sure no one would interrupt me here. So I created a powerful dome of water and infused it with my power to give it the properties I wanted. 

The properties I was talking about were impenetrable, concealed and no sounds could escape. 

Should Oceanus find me here, I don't want him to interrupt me as that would only ruin the process and have dire consequences. I will work with my soul here and if I make a mistake, I will damage my soul directly and basically turn me into a vegetable. 

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*BANG*

*BANG*

*BANG*

*BANG*

I get to work on reforging my trident. I have to connect my soul with the weapon directly. The material which was used to make the trident was Eighth Metal. A mythical and magically conductive metal that acts as a powerful energy amplifier which can be used to bolster the mental abilities of psychics and us gods. It is strong, but it isn't enough. It would have been destroyed if I hadn't stopped the process. I was turning the trident into its molten state so that I could mix it perfectly with my soul substance and make my very own Zanpakuto. 

The process continued for a long time but I managed to create a very special Asauchi and then connect it to my soul and finishing the process of having a Zanpakuto. 

But I added something special to the mould. I added Sayafushi to the mix and made the material absorb all of Sayafushi. Its properties and specialities... everything. That was a particular property I wanted for my Symbol of Power ... growth, potential and absorption. 

I would in the future add powerful weapons or Zanpakuto or even powerful metals to my trident and make it even more powerful. It is glorious. 

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Finally! Finally, it is complete. My very own Symbol of Power is finished. 

After working on it for weeks, I have the finished product ready. The war can finally start. I'm ready.

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