I'm The Devil

"But I can let you enter if you can do something for me"

Cephissus awoke from his thought when he heard Ares "and what might that possibly be?" He asked him believing it is not going to be something other than sparing with him but he was greatly surprised by what Ares said next. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire

"I need you to go to the Island of Crete and get me one of those fruits in the legends, that's all I wat from you, it is not too difficult, is it?" Ares said as his face morphed into that of a crazy clown.

"What are you planning to achieve by getting that fruit, are you perhaps trying to increase your power?" asked Cephissus.

Everybody knew about the secret tree planted in the Island if Crete.

Nobody knows where it was and no matter how many times they visit the island, they never saw any tree matching that characteristics making many to believe it to be nothing more than a baseless rumour.

But to the few people that know, they have tried many times to approach Adamantheia in order to get their hands on the fruit from that tree but they all had the same answer which a very resounding No.

It is said that a fruit from that tree can increase the power of gods and cultivators alike and putting them on a whole different level.

It is also said that Zeus and his siblings also had a fruit from the tree which is what made them to defeat the Titans in the Titanomachy.

Cephissus knew how hard it will be to convince Adamantheia to let him take a fruit from the tree, he might not even be able to convince her, so getting that fruit is out of the question.

"You don't ask the questions, all you just have to do is get the fruit and you can meet my father, isn't that what you want?"

"You are forgetting something, I can walk in here even if that means provoking the entire gods of Olympus, you are not but a little child to me" said Cephissus who was fed up playing games with Ares.

If he had asked for something simpler, maybe be he would have been obliged to help him with it but getting that fruit is a no no for him.

"Are you really going to fight your way through?" Ares asked as he got into a battle stance.

"No, I will not be fighting my way through but beating my way through"

As soon as he said that, Cephissus also brought out his sword and brandished it at Ares "if it is a beating you want, I will gladly give it to you, god of war" said Cephissus.

"Bring it on, today I will show you why I am called the god of war?" Said Ares as armors appeared on his body, covering him from his head down to his toes.

"This is going to be troublesome" said the guard who stopped Cephissus earlier, he quickly got out of their range and met up with another guard "I want you to keep an eye here and not to let any of these sneaky gods to get on the mountain"

After he said that, he quickly flew up the mountain to call on Hera to diffuse the situation.

Palace of Hera

"What did you get from the investigation?" Hera asked her servant whom she sent to look into the death of Metis.

The servant went ahead to tell Hera everything she found out pertaining the death of Metis.

"This is what I got from my findings" said the servant after telling Hera everything.

Hera frowned as she did not get anything from the information her servant got because everything the servant told her was something she already knows.

What she is trying to figure out is the motive behind why Zeus did what he did.

"[Sigh] you can leave"

Hera dismissed the servant while walking to her room only to pause when she felt an the presence of someone approaching her palace hurriedly.

"Now what?" Hera sighed and said.

"Me?"

The servant confused asked Hera who looked at her as if she was not supposed to be here.

Seeing that look, the servant gulped hard and knew Hera was on her normal mood swing and staying here any further might cause her, her life, so she quickly ran away.

Hera snickered before taking a seat as she awaited the person whom she felt.

After a while, the guard who stopped Cephissus at the base of the mountain arrived before her and bowed his head "greetings, Queen of the gods, I have an urgent matter to tell you" said the guard.

Hera frowned when she sensed the seriousness and the urgency of the matter "do continue" she told the guard.

"The god of war, Ares has engaged in battle with the river god Cephissus at the base of the mountain" the guard said.

Hera sighed and rubbed her forehead as if she was having a headache father what she heard "that brat, must he resort to violence every single time" Hers said while standing up and making her way to the mountain before things escalate.

At the base of Mt. Olympus

"I admit you are strong and if given a little more time then you will surpass me but right now, you don't even hold a candle to me" said Cephissus as he bashed Ares to a corner.

Ares coughed out a mouthful of blood before getting right back up "I don't need time to beat your ass, I can just do it right here and right now" said Ares who attacked Cephissus immediately after he said that.

Cephissus was caught of guard by Ares whom he thought who stay down for another couple of minutes but it was not the case "I see why you are called the god of war, you improve with every fight" said Cephissus who turned around quickly and parried the attack from Ares's sword "but I have been at it for millions of years before you were even born"

"Enough"