Chapter 8: A chaotic picnic with the gods
"Do we act like animals in front of our guest? We are Immortals after all, let's act like it." He then walked up to Kian. "Sorry about that Kian, well how about an introduction?" He smirked and stood and threw his hands out. "We… are the gods"
"G-gods?"
"Correct. This may be a shock to you, but we've all wanted to see you"
"Why?"
A female goddess jumped up "Because you are like a vessel!"
"Ah yes, a vessel. What a way to put it. Oh, forgive me, Let me introduce myself further. I am the God of Authority, Shinji. The King of Gods. That goddess is Daphne, the goddess of Love."
Daphne nodded her cheeks red and she reached out to hold Kian, but Shinji popped her and she retreated with a pouty face.
"The first goddess you saw was Frost, The goddess of the Winter. The second one was, Reina, the goddess of the dark. The next should be pretty obvious no? The god of War, Aeron."
Kian looked around at the gods and goddesses before him. What did they mean Vessel? He never asked for this.
Shinji extended his hand. "Let's talk about it over some food. Hm? A picnic, yeah that. A picnic with the gods!"
***
Kian was led by Shinji as the gods and goddesses looked at him. As he walked he saw someone come from the sky.
"Alya!" Shinji shouted.
Alya smiled and walked up as Shinji opened his arms, but Alya ran right past him and hugged Kian.
"I missed you, I missed you, I MISSED YOU!" She was practically squeezing the life out of him.
"TOO MUCH, TOO MUCH! GODDESS ALYA!"
She let him go with a pouty "oh, so all these goddesses around now and you don't have any love for me, hmph, what a way to treat the goddess that helped you!"
"No that's not it at all!"
"So you still love me!?"
"Well honestly, I don't love or know any of you, but…" He bowed "I am still grateful for your help Goddess Alya"
Alya was overloaded with his kindness and fell out.
"AH! Goddess Alya!"
Shinji chuckled "She's fine, she's just overlooked by your kindness.
The group stopped ahead of a large banquet with various foods. Kian walked up drooling.
"Eat your fill," Shinji said. Kian ran up and ate the food as if he hadn't eaten in forever.
Shinji sat down and bit into an apple as the other gods helped themselves.
***
"So, where is he?"
"Currently he is in the realm of the gods."
"Why aren't you there?"
"I have no interest in him… as a vessel"
Arthur's eyes widened "A vessel?"
"A vessel for gods is basically like a holder for power. Everyone wants to give him a spell."
"He'll be powerful then!"
"Exactly… that's why they chose to do it now, the God of Magic isn't here."
"Where is he?"
"Who knows, he can change his appearance. He is the father of magic after all and of this land you call home, Azuria."
"How would we know of his presence?"
"A massive mana storm."
"A what?"
***
The gods and Kian were actually having a good time. The goddesses kept teasing Kian, but nonetheless it was fun.
"Kian, let us tell you our reasoning for bringing you here. We gods need a vessel for our spells. You have been chosen to carry this out" Shinji said looking at him with a serious look
"But why me?"
"Because-"
Before Shinji could answer, a huge boom rang out and Everyone looked as there was another. Till it was a storm. Not just a normal storm, but if Mana. A man stepped from it.
"Aether?"
"SHINJI!!!" The god of Magic gas now entered.
He looked at everyone "Divine Spell: ROOTS OF TRAPPING!" Everyone was trapped except Kian.
"Dive Spell: Downfall"
Shinji was sent into the ground with a big boom.
"Divine spell: Levitate. I told you no mortals in the realm of gods! Divine spell: DOWNFALL!"
Shinji was sent flying down into the ground again.
Aether looked at everyone else and they had faces of fear, but he forgot about one god, Aeron the god of war.
"BATTLE CRY!" Aeron yelled as his aura changed to a red color. He dashed towards Aether and swung, but Aether easily dodged his attack.
Aeron then brought his flail and swung it at Aether and Aether dodged it as well. Aeron followed up with his sword aiming for Aether's back, but Aether tapped his sword and looked at him.
"Divine-"
"AUTHORITY!" Shinji yelled and everyone fell to their knees. "Did you forget, I'm the King, AETHER?!"
Aether grinded his teeth.
"Aeron teach him a lesson"
Aeron raised his sword and Aether closed his eyes.
"Divine spell: God's domain"
The ground shook as Statues of Aether came up, pointing at everyone. The world shifted to become more Magical.
"Divine spell: Divine hands" Multiple hands came from the ground grabbing everyone.
"CRUSH"
Everyone was slowly crushed, except Kian.
"PLEASE STOP!" Kian yelled
Aether then looked at Kian. "Your time here is over. You will forget everything you have seen."
"WAIT!"
Aether didn't listen and flicked Kian's forehead, knocking him out.
***
Arthur looked at Kian and his eyes turned back and he collapsed. He ran and caught Kian, he turned and saw that the person he was talking to had left.
"Kian, just what the hell happened?"
***
Kian woke up in a familiar room. It was the healers room. He expected to see Kazuya and Selene, but instead it was Arthur.
"Tell me, do you remember anything?"
"I… um… no, all I remember is… using the spell…"
"Well that's a shame…" Arthur stood "Come on, I wanna show you something"
Kian followed Arthur and they went through the capital.
"Most of the main center was destroyed, but Sorcerers are helping rebuild and healers are helping the injured."
"Where is Kazuya and Selene?"
"They are in class, but you don't need to go."
"Is this all you wanted to show me?"
"... No, There's something way more important…"
***
Six guards carry a wagon with a body inside. The body was of the defeated shapeshifter man. Their orders were clear: "Take the man in, for research."
As they walked or pulled, they heard something, they turned and saw a masked person in a dark cloak.
"I need that body… now"
"Sorry, but we are under orders to take it. You must leave now"
"I need that body Now!"
"If you ask again, you'd be going against royal orders!" The guards were now ready to fight with their weapons out.
The masked person sighed and grabbed a dagger.
"Then you all will die" In that instant all the men dropped dead. Blood coming from their necks or vital places. The masked person then looked at the shapeshifter man's defeated body.
"I didn't think they could defeat you, Subject 120…"