chapter 275 - The Agreement With Hades
- Inside the False World.
After Hades' angry scream, the connection between Taufik² and the real Taufik was simply cut off.
Hades' scream was so loud that it could be heard by Zeus and the others.
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"... Hallo? Are you still there?... Original?"
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"... Oii~"
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"... What the f*ck! What the hell happened there?"
Said Taufik while shaking the device in his hand but still getting no reaction.
"... This is not working"
Taufik said with a sigh then threw the device like it was junk.
"... Sir, that didn't sound good, did something happen in Olympus?"
Hestia asked with a clearly worried expression, because no matter what, even though she was rarely on Olympus, Olympus was still Hestia's home.
"Well, ~ Hearing Hades shout like that is probably not a good sign... It seems like Hades is going on a rampage in Olympus because the original me"
"WHAT? HADES WHAT?"
Hearing Taufik's words about Olympus seemed to provoke Zeus, who had not said a word until now.
"Hm? You finally spoke, huh? Is Olympus that important to you?"
"DON'T DIVERT THE TALK! JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION, WHAT IS HADES DOING RIGHT NOW?!!
Hearing Zeus's scream, Taufik looked at Zeus with a mocking gaze.
"... Why I should do that? Earlier, when I asked you, you didn't want to answer my question at all, and now you expect me to just answer your question, just like that? Are you kidding me?"
Taufik said in a mocking tone, then added.
"... Or have you not realized what your position is here? Right now you are not the Great King of the Gods, or whatever other people call you... Here, you are a 'Prisoner,', and I am the 'Warden.' Don't think you can order me around just because you want. Know your place... Zeus"
Hearing this, Zeus seemed to lose his patience, this was the first time he had been humiliated like this.
*Zap!*
Electric currents seemed to be circling Zeus' body, with a cold tone, Zeus said.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"... Know your place? Me? What A Funny Thing To Say... Don't Think That Because You Lost The Concept Of Lightning, I Can't Use My Power... I Am Lightning Itself... I Am The Concept... How Dare You, Humiliate Me, The King Of Gods, To This Extent, I Hope You Are Ready To Accept The Consequences"
Zeus said. Lightning sparks were seen all over his body; his body floated, and his eyes turned completely blue; the lightning sparks struck the barrier as if wanting to force their way out, and those around him immediately moved away from Zeus; their current bodies were not their previous bodies where they had abundant divine energy.
The unlucky one is Hera, whose body is currently still bound by Taufik's chains of darkness, making her unable to move her body.
"... Father, please stop this, You hurting Mother Hera... And Please save your divine energy, Your body is currently aging at a rapid rate due to excessive use of divine energy"
"Don't Stop Me, Athena, I Have Reached The Limit Of My Patience... I Don't Care If My Body Becomes A Living Skeleton, Today, No Matter What Happens I Must Do Whatever It Takes To Maintain My Dignity-"
"Brother, stop there... "
Hearing Poseidon's words, Zeus seemed to be in disbelief. Those words would be normal if they came from Hades' mouth, but if they were said by Poseidon, the most impulsive and hot-tempered of the three brothers, it was a little hard to believe.
Slightly stunned, Zeus turned to Poseidon and then said.
"... You Too, Poseidon? Why Are You Behaving Like This? This Is Not Like You! You're Usually The One Who Steps Forward First! What's Wrong With You? Why Have You Become Such A Coward?!"
"Me? Behaving Not Like Me? No, It's you who behaves differently than usual, Zeus... Ever since that man appeared, you've been acting strange... What did 'he' promise you that you're like this... If I knew it would be like this, I should have stayed in my domain like Hades did, from the start, if you had told him what he wanted to know, we would have been out of here a long time ago, if only you had told him, Olympus wouldn't be like this, no, you know how it is when Hades gets angry, Olympus might be in ruins right now, it's all your fault, Zeus, it's all because of you"
"..."
"... Just tell him what he wants to know, if you don't want to, then I will"
"YOU DARE!! POSEIDON! ARE YOU TELLING ME TO BREAK MY PROMISE? ME? THE KEEPER OF THE OATH AND TESTAMENT?!!"
Hearing Zeus' words, Poseidon snorted coldly. Then said.
"... Well, and you are also the Savior who couldn't even save the Olympus he loved... What are you trying to protect here? You should decide between the oath you made or the Olympus you love... Olympus, the home of us all... Tell me, Zeus, between the promise you made with 'him' or Olympus, which of the two is more important to you?"
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"Why don't you answer me, Zeus? TELL ME ZEUS!!... THIS SITUATION HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOU, WE ARE TRAPPED HERE... WE LOST THE TRUST OF MOTHER GAIA... THE SITUATION GETS COMPLICATED LIKE THIS!! ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPID GREED!! WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND KRONOS?!!"
"DON'T COMPARE ME TO HIM! WHY ARE YOU BEING LIKE THIS? IS IT BECAUSE SISTER HESTIA IS CLOSER TO THAT MAN THAN YOU, WHO HAS BEEN REJECTED, THAT'S MAKING YOU LIKE THIS? PATHETIC!! DON'T ACT LIKE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS! WE ALL AGREED TO THAT DECISION THAT DAY! WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE YOU HAVE NO PART IN ALL OF THAT?!!"
"WHY BRING UP SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS? FROM THE BEGINNING..."
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Seeing the two brothers arguing, Taufik casually sat on the sofa while munching on popcorn.
*Crunch*
Meanwhile, Hestia stood watching the verbal altercation between Zeus and Poseidon that seemed like it would soon turn into a physical altercation with Worry.
"... Wow~ You're quite amazing, Hestia; I wonder how hard you rejected Poseidon that day to the point where it stuck in his mind this deeply? Amazing, just amazing!"
"Sir, Please don't talk nonsense... Rather than that, won't you stop them?"
"Huh? Why should I?"
"Eh?"
"What? Why do you look surprised?"
"No, I mean, don't you want something from them?"
"Ahh~ That's not important anymore; now I think about that, why do I ask them that when I can ask Gaia directly later? Besides, my job here is only to keep you guys here until the appointed time... For the troublesome matters, I will leave them to the real me"
"... E-Eh... B-But... If you don't stop them... "
"Why? Is this the first time they've fought like that?"
"No, Bu-"
"Did their fight get to the point where they wanted to kill each other?"
"No-"
"Then why are you worried about it? Just relax, sit here, and enjoy the show with me"
"B-But... "
"No 'but'! Sit down"
Hearing Taufik's order, Hestia looked hesitant, she looked back and forth between the barrier and Taufik, but in the end, with a light sigh, Hestia chose to sit beside Taufik.
"Here, eat this"
"... Alright, but sir, if the situation is getting Dangerous, please stop them, I beg you"
"Yeah~ Yeah~ I'll do that, so just relax, it's not like will die, as long as they are still inside here, they will not die"
Hearing Taufik's words, Hestia's mouth formed a 0, after she remembered again, Taufik had indeed said that no one would die in this place.
Only then did Hestia finally relax a little and let out a soft sigh before finally taking the popcorn that Taufik offered and joining in watching the fight between Zeus and Poseidon.
"... Would you like something to drink?"
"Ahh~ Yes please"
"Alright... Oh~ Look at that, it seems. It looks like they're going to start a physical fight; who do you think will win?"
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- In the real world.
"...Is that all you want?"
Hades asked after he finished hearing Taufik's conditions.
The conditions that Taufik asked for were quite simple, and not far from what he wanted.
"... Yeah~ That's all; in return, within two years or maybe even sooner, I will free Zeus and the others; actually, I wanted to leave immediately after I completed my goal of coming to this Timeline, but there was a little unexpected thing happen..."
Said Taufik while looking at Aksara, then looking back at Hades. Then added.
"... So I can't just go back to my Timeline like that"
Following Taufik's gaze, Hades also looked at Aksara, then said to Taufik.
"Is he the Child that Gaia had with you?"
"Yeah~ Something like that"
"... You know that after you leave, he will face a hardship, right?"
"I'm aware of that, but I know he will solve it, I also won't leave without leaving something for him... Even if it's just a little, at least it can help him... So, that's how it is in the future I hope none of you will act stupid enough"
Said Taufik while looking at Hades with his vampiric eyes, those blood-red eyes, as if showing Hades what would happen if one of the Olympians dared to violate Taufik's conditions.
This made Hades narrow his eyes as he looked at Taufik before he sighed and then said
"... Don't worry, in these two years, I will make sure that nothing will disturb your journey"
"... In Two Years, huh?"
"What?"
"Nothing... Alright~ I think I'm done here, Is time for me to go back, is nice to be able to talk to a cool-headed person like you"
"Likewise"
"... So how should we do this?"
"Just go, I'll take care of the rest"
"Well~ If that's what you want, then I won't hesitate"
Said Taufik, who then went back to Aksara and Lembuswana.
Taufik carried Aksara, looking one last time at Hades, before using invisibility magic, and disappeared from Hades' sight.
And just as Hades said, after Taufik was far enough from Olympus, Taufik heard a loud explosion from the direction of Olympus, after that, Taufik didn't know what happened anymore.
And just like that two...
# A/N - "This month is not good, sorry in advance if I don't upload a new chapter in a day or two, because I'm working a part-time job to cover the expenses of this month"
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