447 Chapter 447: Temporary God (4)
Perseus POV
"You can take him home, but it looks like he needs a lot of rest." Anna reported, "It seems that he's sleeping because of his own exhaustion."
"Alright thanks. How's progress with the vessels?"
"Well, it seems that they plan on breaking out soon as they inherited your memories a bit and know what we're trying to do."
"Have they made a pass at you?"
"They have, but unfortunately, I do not like cyclops, so they're not escaping easily, especially not with the goddess here."
"You don't happen to know where Jerah went, do you?"
"Nope." she shook her head
"Ok, thanks a lot, I really can't do this without you lot."
"You're welcome, just convince the goddess to give us a lot of money and blessings, then you're good."
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"Oh, so you really are staying home for a couple of days." Mom Nyra commented, "And why is Buddy emitting such scary energy."
"Well, say hello to the new temporary god of winter."
"What happened to the first one?"
"Dead, gone to oblivion, it's why me and the others have been so awkward around each other lately."
"Ahhh...I though it was because you got close to another woman and so they got mad."
"Well, it's not entirely wrong, Anna did become one of my closest friends."
"See, this is the reason why they complain about this Anna person a lot during girls' night."
"You're invited to girls' night?"
"Yeah, duh." she rolled her eyes as if it was really obvious, "We also dedicate a good 20 minutes just to complain about you, mostly it's from us, but we do get contributions from the others from time to time."
"What?"
"I know, the tavern in the village's bunker isn't as good, but it does the job."
"Don't they have the same alcohol?"
"Yeah, but the atmosphere isn't as good, and the fruits and vegetables aren't as good..."
"It's okay, I'll end this soon and we'll live on the tree again."
"Hah...where did my pure-hearted son go?"
"I'm still very pure, and I embody this village's motto the best, I'm hardworking, strong, good at fighting and...all the other stuff."
"I agree with everything else apart from the pure part, you skirt chaser."
"Lilith doesn't really like to wear skirts, so..."
"Same thing, you are not pure though."
"I'm a virgin, you know."
Oi, why are you guys looking at me like that? I'm telling the truth, please believe me! Oh, come on, don't give me that look! I know what you're thinking. But seriously, I'm not making this up. You've got to believe me!
I get it, it's a wild concept to wrap your head around. But think about it, if I were just a character spewing lies left and right, why would I bother breaking the fourth wall to tell you about it? Wouldn't I just keep up the act and play along with the story like a good little puppet? But no, here I am, trying to convince you that I'm not just a puppet on strings.
|I can confirm...cap.|
"Pfft." Mom Nyra tried to contain her laughter
"What? Is that so absurd?"
"Trust me, you got my genes, you've probably lost your virginity at least 2 years ago."
Well, technically, if you count Meira...
"Earlier?!" she exclaimed
"What?"
"I can tell from your face, which bitch is it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Knowing that you like older women...someone must have taken advantage of you, tell me her name and I shall rip her apart."
"I told you, I'm a pure responsible soul, it's good that you care though. Besides, you're not going to find her any time soon, she's not in the world."
"She's not of this world...? You slept with an elderly woman?!" she gasped in shock
What the hell is wrong with her?
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Dawn POV
I can't shake the shiver crawling up my spine. I've been down this path before, tiptoeing on thin ice. Lucifer and Satan are bound in these vessels which are like ticking time bombs waiting to unleash their infernal might upon Perseus as they want to be free, and Perseus plans on eliminating them.
They look almost the same, but you can differentiate them by their aura and mana armor, Satan's darker and feels more sinister, but Lucifer is lighter and brighter, though.
"If you're not here to free us, just leave." Satan said, "Just know that once we're out of here, none of you will be spared, I'll build myself a new body befitting my value, and I will then rule the world!"
"And...yeah, I knew that bringing both to life simultaneously was trouble, but we're out of time."
"Hmm, Lucifer and Satan...interesting people you got here." A voice commented and I turned to see Lady Time still being here.
"You still haven't left?"
"Why should I?"
"Just wondering, I thought that you should be monitoring the timeline or whatever."
"There are more people like me who are doing it anyway, it's not like I have to worry, besides, I can work from here if I want to."
"What made you stay? Buddy's job is done, and these people...their fate is already sealed."
"Hmm..." she smiled, "I'm just here to check on my relatives."
"Right...relatives...it's not me, is it?"
"What makes you think that?" she asked with an amused expression
"Well, it's a better explanation than saying that I was born and created by the will of the universe...or the author. I didn't remember my first week or month before I grew into this."
"Well, I'm not going to say anything about that...but I'm more here to see Percy."
"You...you're not secretly his mom, are you?" I blurted out and instantly cringed at the awkwardness of the question.
Okay, let's be real here. The rumors about Perseus' parentage are as elusive as smoke. No records, no trace of lineage, just a blank space...I mean...hair is silver in color...absurdly powerful...knows how to use the time gauntlet...willing to teach Perseus how to use it...help him by giving him a warning when time traveling...
"Well..." she then pretended to think and grinned, "Fortunately...I'm related to both of you."
"You're our mother?!"
Her smile then got wider...oh no.
