29 Chapter 29

All I could say was. "Fuck Kokabiel," I muttered with a frown as I was... Painfully aware that it was likely that Kokabiel was in Brazil in that particular city due to my slaying of that researcher. As, it only took less than five minutes for the city alert to go out for everyone to keep their heads down and what was the likelihood of him not being involved after a remnant of the Nazi helping portions of the Fallen Angels being killed and he came within a handful of minutes?

"Kokabiel the Star of God right?" Senko asked as she inspected my workshop deep below the streets of NYC and I nodded as I was a bit annoyed at how my Fallen hunt was now being cut short.

No. There was another group of Fallen I knew of their exact locations of, and with their wings, I would have enough wings to reach the first level of Raging Dragon Martial Art with the blood I could trade said wings to Morgan with.

Plus... I looked over at Yukikaze, Senko's sister and I knew she was the Kitsune with the strongest fighting focus. To increase her potential there was in fact a Longinus just lying around there that she could have.

Granted I myself could have any Sacred Gear and have it strengthen by my system. But I could only have one and I didn't want the Sacred Gear to be basically redundant with how I already have Kusanagi in a divine weapon. So although the Boosted Gear could be a decent boost to myself, I had higher aspirations.

But before I could say how we were going back to the Continental to get into a portal to Japan I heard a loud series of clinging noises that meant the Continental had sent me a direct message specifically to me for a mission from a client.

[Retrieval Mission- A demigod has caused severe flooding damage after their mother was harassed by a known Old Satan Faction Devil. You are charged to escort the child to Camp Halfblood while the client is hunting the Devil back down into the underworld.] [Reward for success. 500 Drachma's. Blessing of the Sea- Should you fail... Kill yourself to avoid the punishment the client will likely meat out upon yourself. The Greek Gods are not known for their mercy.]

My face went utterly fucking still as the damned system pinged the message as an automatically accepted quest due to my inability to avoid the consequences of failure. 'Fucking Greek Gods, and of fucking course I get dragged into Percy Jackson's drama after I was the only dumbass to volunteer to divert kids to that hellhole.

"Darling you alright?" Akagi asked gently and I shook my head as I wry smile crossed my face.

"I am a bit exasperated... But it's fine, let's go. You girls can return to your prior things in training and doing missions I got a direct mission from the Continental." I finished as I then checked the turrets and other traps and not finding any signs of sabotage I led the girls back to the surface so I could go to the location that almost certainly 'Percy Jackson' had run off to.

Thankfully although the girls were a bit bummed at me needing to get moving right now. They still understood the importance of me getting my ass in gear.

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The Continental due to the... Importance of the client for the mission had actually tagged the demigod to be followed by a drone as they seemingly aimlessly followed the Hudson River on the side so I quickly made my way towards them while using some expensive mundane attention-suppressing charms to block off the view of the mundane civilians as I Flash Stepped across the city to her location.

And once I arrived I damn near tripped as on my radar was a 'friendly supernatural' and as I finally pinpointed the target and scanned them with my observation to hopefully dispel my disbelief at my sight. But my system was of cosmic forces... It wouldn't troll me, would it?

[Andromeda Jackson, Daughter of Poseidon Lvl 15-50 Divinity and abilities still partially sealed by ignorance.]

'Fucking DXD titty logic turned Percy Jackson into a chick with big tits... Ugh!' I mentally screamed in mental anguish before taking a breath as I relaxed and sped up to walk beside the blank-eyed-looking Andromeda Jackson.

"Yo." I said quietly as I walked beside her and her bright red eyes stared at me hard with clear defensiveness as she knew I was talking to her. And she was clearly stressed out about whatever happened before.

"Andromeda Jackson, my name is Jake Barris, I understand you went through something very bad... But if you are willing to sit on a bench with me for just a minute I can explain what is going on." I quickly explained even as I saw some stubborn streak rising up as she frowned.

But as I said I would explain as to what had happened she paused and visibly took a breathe before saying coldly. "Fine. But if you try to touch me or flirt, I will stab you." She said bluntly and from her hand that was resting in her purse I saw a brutal-looking serrated hot pink stiletto in the hand. And my lips twitched seeing its information from a scan.

[Widow Maker- Blade made from a mix of Celestial Bronze and enchanted iron to kill supernatural and mundane. Cursed with the divine blessing of Aphrodite with the curse castrating any supernatural cut by the blade by forcing their genitals to explode unless the target has an extremely powerful body or magical resistance.]

'Dear gods... Is that little stiletto Aprhodite's mace to stab unwanted suitors?' I thought wryly as Andromeda grumpily led me to a table and as she took a seat with her breasts bouncing in the motion she ordered bluntly. "Well weirdo... Talk."

I couldn't help a snicker at how she called me the weirdo but with how her mother was apparently attacked I wasn't going to give her shit especially while knowing Poseidon was clearly watching my every damned move. As while beside the river I could see hundreds of fishes eerily watching us.

"Alright cliff notes then." I started taking a breath as I realized she was going to be troublesome with her demi-god scent going to attract god knows all the fucking monsters in NYC if she learns her direct heritage right now. "Ok Andromeda, I know your name due to a bit of clairvoyance magic I used. And here is some easy proof." I spoke while mentally calling on my Water Elemental and created a trio of small balls of water in my hand that spun around in a circle under her eyes.

"So you are a special entity, I cannot explain too much due to your ignorance of your being. Is actually making you less attractive and safer from monsters, but to make things simple you are special and monsters want to eat you for a variety of reasons." I finished allowing her to process that information.

Andromeda visibly took a moment to collect their thoughts and then she spoke with a haunted tone in her voice. "I know... About my powers, a weird man with large bat wings had hypnotized my mother and was... Doing things to her." She spoke and I held in the desire to offer a hand or something as she refused to meet my eyes as she continued speaking towards the ground.

"I felt such an insane rush of pure... Hate that felt like it was boiling in my heart and there was a pull in my stomach as all the water pipes in my apartment exploded and the water smashed into the guy with bat wings and smashed him through my apartment walls."

'Which Devil is fucking stupid enough to be preying on humans in the actual home of the Greek Olympians?' I thought with a mental groan before I spoke softly. "I am very sorry to hear that Andromeda. Although my words don't mean much, but you can gain the strength to make sure that never happens again as you can go join a camp filled with people just like you that has come together to train to become strong and kill monsters." 

Andromeda finally looked at me and her gaze was dull as she spoke. "I... Want the strength, but more than anything I want my mother free of her shitty boyfriend, can you help?" 

There was a silent plea. More than anything else, I could see the obsession to help her mother right now more than anything else and for a moment I considered things. 'I didn't mind helping her mother... But I need to get Andromeda to Camp Halfblood as the first priority.' I thought before nodding.

"Ok Andromeda. I have an important mission to bring you to this camp alright, so I will offer two choices for you right now. A. I take you to your mother and we can bring her to a special hotel where I live part of the time. She will be safe from other supernatural beings like that devil who... Messed with her while in the hotel." I started and then continued after taking a breath. "Bear in mind, right now you are literally monster bait and while we are with your mother moving her, we could be attacked by monsters."

I then held out my hands as I spoke softly. "The second option is this, I take you to the special camp in which we will still probably still be attacked by monsters on the way, and then once I am done I will help your mother move into the supernatural hotel for a couple weeks. So she is safe and can get counseling for what happened."

Andromeda closed her eyes and looked to be counting in her head and then she refocused on me with her wine-red eyes narrowing on myself. "I... Need to see my mother somewhere safe. I don't trust you to move her once I am at the camp." She said slowly and I nodded with a hand going to my face before I stiffened as a red dot meaning a hostile entity entered the range of my minimap.

I didn't look around as there were too many mundane humans for a monster to abruptly attack us but Andromeda could tell I was a bit unsettled but regardless I answered warily. "Fine, let's get moving lest whatever's here decides to take a bite out of us." I spoke as I stood up and Andromeda knowing that time was of the essence muttered.

"Follow me. I will bring you to her."

So she did, we quickly made our way away from the river and it seemed whatever was around us lost us as we jumped into a taxi and we swiftly got to her apartment building though once we got out I had a pressing question with how... Mature she was and if canon was just rolling around now for her.

"Andromeda, how old are you?" I asked frankly as she led me into her apartment building and at my question she raised an eyebrow and bluntly spoke.

"Sixteen... How old are you?" She asked in turn and I shrugged while answering nineteen as I had been deaged obviously during my reincarnation. 

But even as I replied my age I had a more pressing thought... Like how the hell is Andromeda 16 and what the hell is up with the Great Prophecy of the original Percy Jackson series? Did the age of the prophecy get moved up or did some other demi-god in times past deal with it already?

"Just help me please, and don't say anything." Andromeda spoke slowly as she unlocked the ratty door leading into her apartment.

Even as she opened the door I could hear yelling coming through the depths of the apartment. "Bitch fucking get me another shot! I can't stand to look at you right now, all crying and shit."

I pushed Andromeda aside and I strode into the apartment with a cold face as I heard a softer female voice speak and then a harsh crack of flesh followed by a cry of pain rang out. Which was proceeded by further harsh smacking noises accompanied by a feminine whimper as I rounded around the corner.

'dammit.' I thought cursing as I sped up and as I came into the living room I saw an utter fucking slob standing over a woman that matched Andromeda in appearance besides some fairer skin with the fat balding man holding her by her black hair as he continued slapping the woman across the face repeatedly.

Even as I walked in, the man I knew was Andromeda's stepfather didn't even register me as it seemed like he thought I was Andromeda. And instead continued smacking Sally Jackson across the face as he said nastily. "Andy go get me a fucking beer since your mother can't even do that right." He ordered but in turn, I didn't respond before walking forward and with a loud cracking noise I grabbed the man by his wrist as he was going to swing down on Andromeda's mother again.

And with a flex of my muscles, I mutilated his wrist making him squeal like a stuck pig.

"Sorry but..." I spoke as I slapped aside his other hand that was in a clenched fist that went for my face, and then as he inhaled to yell something I grabbed his greasy balding head and threw him across the room so hard that he got stuck in the cheap drywall. I looked down at Andromeda's mother with a scan that made me blink in surprise at the details. [Sally Jackson, Mana Generator- Lvl 19] [Mana Generator, due to previous heritage in the bloodline, the user is capable of holding mana within her core and refining the mana to be shared at will.]

But regardless of that little detail, I refocused on Gabe who was literally given the title of [Walking Dumpster.] And I announced blandly. "Andromeda, get some bags of your mothers vacation. Clothes, money, whatever she needs for however long she needs." I said as I walked towards Gabe.

Even as Sally whispered to Andromeda asking what in the world was happening I just radiated some of my ki and mana to make them quiet down as I said with a frown. "Hurry... There are things coming and we don't have time." And I truly could see several red dots on my radar meaning hostile entities that had surrounded the building with the mortals leaving the area as the supernatural aura pushed them to leave.

Andromeda all but picked her mother up at my serious tone and pulled her into a side and then with the two ladies gone I finally met Gabe's dull somehow greasy-looking brown eyes. "I have a question." I started as the man was seemingly just getting his breath back from being thrown into the wall and he groaned in answer to my start so I just asked the question.

"You know... I have killed a good number of monsters, some and even most them actually could be considered people in some circles even if they like to eat humans like myself. So I have to ask what is going through your mind with such an easy life in front of you" With a cracking noise my foot lashed out and said leg smashed into his chest making his cough wetly as I broke a couple ribs with the kick.

"But why beat a beautiful woman like that? She ain't got a mean bone her body, and she loves her child clearly? It just makes no sense why a flesh dumpster like yourself wouldn't treasure that woman?" I asked in pure wonder at just how fucking retarded Gabe Ugliano was.

A woman good enough to earn the actual love and affection of an Olympian for a time was no small thing and he squandered that!

"Fack you fag!" He spat blood at me with his insult and I paused as I had a realization cross my mind.

I nodded and then said softly. "Alright, I get it Gabe... You are just mentally retarded, I am actually sorry for hurting you. A mentally disabled person shouldn't be beaten like this, you just need help right?" I whispered as I leaned down and with a cold smile that contrasted with his wild glare as he tried to swing his unmutilated hand at me in a fist, I took the punch on the chest with no reaction.

But even as his fist impacted my chest I just jabbed a dagger right through his skull ending his suffering so his soul could reincarnate again in future with hopefully a better mind and body so he didn't end up in such a terrible situation to begin with.

I put my hands together as I pulled at my ki and mana and spoke under my breath in a clear prayer. "Lord Hades I devote this evil soul into your care. Please give him your full care and attention as he beat his wife, harassed his stepdaughter, and did other terrible things."

And in response a black misty skeleton hand seemed to form out air and I heard Gabe screaming as the skeleton hand shoved itself into his chest. And then with a popping noise ripped his soul out of his body and then the silvery ghost form was then yanked through the ground with the ground turning from cheap linoleum to a dark stone from being used as a transport to the underworld.

[Evil Soul Delivered!] [Hades is happy to have such a uniquely greasy soul that can feed the flames of the underworld for a whole century. And has seen fit to bless you with good fortunes in gaining riches for ten years!]

My lips twitched as I felt a feeling of condensed darkness, fear, and other things stare at me as Hades was seemingly checking to see if I had another delicious soul coming to him before his divine attention drifted away akin to the time I buried that child of Apollo I found and the sun's essence gazed upon me as Apollo gave his attention to me.