Family Reunion
Meanwhile in another quarter in hell, 4 Souls have found themselves and seem to be in search of someone, while talking together.
One of the Souls spoke, "Zoe did you really see your father down here, I still can't believe that you guys died so young, what happened? And also who is this Leonidas, did your father marry another woman?"
Zoe rapidly answered, her mothers questions, "About how we died, I am not sure myself, but I believe daddy knows the answer to that, that's why we need to find him. And what you want to know about Leonidas, Is something he needs to tell you himself.."
Then Zoe gently smiled at Leonidas, and pushed him towards Damodice.
Leonidas now stood in front of Damodice and stuttered a bit while saying, "H-He-Hello, I am your Husbands, Serva-"
Zoe interrupted,with a stern look adorning her face, "Leonidas, is my step-brother. Dad adopted him, but Leonidas wanted to feel like he isn't just a useless nobody, that only feeds off Dad without giving anything back, because of that he started working like a servant."
Damodice brought Leonidas into her embrace and gently caressed him, "A responsible little adult is what we have here, right? But if my husband adopted you, I won't let you work like a servant ever again, you will be pampered whether you like it, or not, is that clear Leonidas?"
Leonidas wanted to decline, but seeing the face of Damodice and how she pronounced 'is that clear?'.
He couldn't do anything else, except admitting defeat, "Yes, miss Damodice"
Damodice smiled mildly and said, "That's what I like to hear, if you want to pay your foster-father back, don't be a servant, become a general worthy of respect, well at least in your next life, doesn't seem like we will be together for long, anyways. At least I was lucky enough to meet my Kids one last time."
Leonidas contemplated about the words, his mother spouted.
Suddenly, his eyes turned from ones of sub-ordinance to ones filled with determination, "A general worthy of respect? If that's what my mother wants me to be, I will become the most blood-thirsty, awe inspiring and smart witted General, that there will ever be!"
Leonidas faces his foster-Mother and his foster-sister, and hugged them dearly, "Zoe, if I am able to wish for something, I would wish for us being a family again or for us to at least become good friends. Mother, even though I only know you for a few minutes, I am thankful for you existing, because if you weren't there, I wouldn't be were I am today, I also wish for us to be able to meet again, in our new life's"
Both Zoe and Damodice, smiled dearly and said at the same time, "Leonidas, I also wish to meet you again, in our next life's"
Surprised at saying the same thing, Zoe and her mother faced each other and started laughing.
After an unknown time of laughter and smiles, they finally found traces of Midas being here, through asking some hell-guards.
Walking through a long corridor, they finally saw Midas being brought escorted by a few ghouls into a highly modernized building, Zoe, Damodice and Leonidas, quickly followed behind them and entered said building.
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Inside the Building,
Two gods were talking to their Midas, while Midas looked towards them sternly.
Those two gods were no other, than Hades and Dionysus, who were explaining that his family can be brought back to life, but just without him.
Midas laughed dryly, "What sick joke is this, first taking everything away from me and then saying, everything can be brought back, with the only exception of me being with my family?"
Dionysus said, "Yes but at least your future incarnations, can become demi-god-"
Midas interrupted Dionysus and bellowed angrily, "I DON'T GIVE A FUCK, WHETHER I CAN BECOME A DEMI-GOD OR A FULLY FLEDGED ONE, IF I CANT BE WITH MU FAMILY, WHAT DOES ALL THE POWER IN THE WORLD EQUATE TOWARDS?"
Just then Midas heard a Voice he hasn't heard for years, "Midas... what's going on?"
Midas turned, just to see a young Damodice, his Zoe and his Leonidas being with her.
Midas instantly sprinted towards her embrace, snifled aloud and cried in excitement, pretty much like a little dog, seeing their owner come through the front gate, "I thought I would never see you again, I tried my best raising Zoe, I even got a foster-Child, his name is Leonidas, but as it seems, you already meat him. We have so much to catch up on"
After his initial excitement wore off, he instantly plummeted down into his prostrated form, "I am sorry wife, I killed our Kids"
Ruttled awake from her ecstasy, of finding her family, Damodice asked in a disgusted tone, "Midas, what did you say. You killed my babies... how could you?"
Midas, found the problem in his wording quickly and formulated his sentences fast, to explain what happened quickly and precisely, "Oh not like that wife, I didn't want to kill them, they died because of my ability."
Damodice asked, "what do you mean... what ability?"
Then a mighty cough interrupted them, it was Hades, "Excuse me, for interrupting your little family reunion, but as a God, I don't like to play the role of 'Tree A' or 'Boulder B', that can easily be ignored."
Damodice, saw hades and slowly her face contorted into one of fear, "I'm sorry great Hades, I didn't know you were here."
Hades puffed his chest, and happily breathed aloud, "That's how mortals are supposed to act in front of gods, Midas, you can learn a lot from your wife."
Midas glared at Hades and said, "Shut up, a god that can't even help, a family of mortals, don't need need one ounce of respect"
Damodice repeated herself, "Midas what's going on, could anyone, please explain?"
Dionysus's turn to speak up arrived and he swiftly explained everything.
Damodice smiled at Midas and wore face, that looked as if she finally solved a hard puzzle, "Oh, so that's what happened, Midas you don't need to be sorry, I am sure Zoe and Leonidas understand."
Both Zoe and Leonidas, called out loud at the same time, "Yeah, we understand, you didn't know any better."
Midas saw that and instantly prostrated himself on the ground, "I have such a great family, what did I do to deserve this? I am a failure of a man, but still they hold towards me!"
Hades explained, "You were born a peasant your last 10 life's and lives an unjust life in every single one of them, if you wouldn't have gotten such luck in this life, I would've been punished by Zeus, for not doing my job."
Midas tolles his eyes at Hades, "I didn't mean that literally."
Midas faced his family again, "Family, now that you know the whole story, what do you want to-"
Dionysus interrupted, Midas, "This isn't the whole story. As I can't fulfill your wish in bringing all of you back to life, and as I can't even revoke your blessing, I will be so generous and let everyone in your family, gain a wish"
Midas looked exasperated, "What have we done, to receive such injustice, my wish already destroyed our peaceful life, and now you even want my whole families next life's to be destroyed as well?"
Dionysus had a face flushed red, with embarrassment, "I vow by my father Zeus, No, bad wishes shall be granted by me from now on!"
Zoe, Damodice and Leonidas looked at each other, and contemplated together.
Leonidas was the first one to wish for something, " I want to be born in the same time period, as Zoe and Mother."
Dionysus smiles at Leonidas and said, "Only so much? That's not even worth, me taking one wish away from you. That wish will be granted, you still have another wish. If you want to make small wishes, I will let you wish for 3 more of those kind."
Leonidas thanked Dionysus and didn't need to contemplate much, "I want to be able to regain my memories after I will be reborn, I wish for me to be born as the Uncle of Midas, and if Midas's next form also has that ability, I wish to be able to touch him, without turning into gold."
Dionysus contemplated a bit and then said, "All those wishes shall be granted, but first let me ask Hades something"
"Hades can a mortal, keep their memories after death, till their next rebirth?"
Hades's face contorted a bit, as he lowly said, "It is possible, if you want to be punished by Zeus. Approximately 5000 Years in prison would that be."
Dionysus contemplated some more, maked up Gus mind and looked at Leonidas and his group, "Your Wish shall be granted, but no one else shall wish for their memories to be retained, also all of you shall be able to touch Midas without turning into gold, if you are able to find him."
Leonidas instantly prostrated in the ground and bowed, till his head turned bloody, "Thank you Great Dionysus, I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Zoe and her Mother soon followed suit. Dionysus stopped them and said that they should continue with their wishes.
Damodice wished for her to be born with a high status, then she got closer to Dionysus and whispered into his ear, "And if you can, please let me be born a girl, who will be the same age as Midas."
Damodice blushed and quickly went to her old place.
Damodice smiles and nodded towards, Damodice.
Zoe wished for herself to be able to heal people from illnesses, no matter how.
Dionysus looked at Zoe and said, "I will grant you the information of a Book called,
Dionysus the loudly proclaimed, "After being granted your wishes, you shall be reborn as humans in the earth, in 5000 years. All of you will have a Demi-god Body and there is a high likelihood of there being many more Demi's around, so if you want to strive towards greatness, You will need a cultivation technique. Leonidas come with me for a bit would you, As you will be the one who regains their memories, and as you will be the one near Leonidas, I will grant you the information of some cultivation paths, if you find, Zoe and Damodice, you can let me choose between one of them."
Leonidas looked at his family and said with a strong voice, "As I will be born before them, I will create a place where they shall live peacefully. I...Will become a great General, I won't stop, till my subjects are safe. Father will be the happiest man alive then, even through he won't be able to touch everyone else."
Dionysus smiled, "Okay, then hold on for a bit, this will sting"
Dionysus then touched Leonidas and Zoe and transmitted them their Information, Cultivation Knowledge to Leonidas and the
Dionysus glances at Midas and said, "Your life will be the toughest of them all, I hope you are ready to face your tribulations. Your spirit is made for greatness, do your best"
Midas Hughes his family one last time and then said, "I am ready for everything that may come, Damodice I will meet and marry you again, Zoe I will become someone great, for you to look up to again."
Midas then warmly looked at Leonidas and said, "Leonidas, be a good uncle to me, don't let my teachings be for naught"
Leonidas started to cry and said, "I will, I become the goddamn greatest Uncle, on the face of existence!"
Hades stopped their Moment and said, "Tic toc, tic toc, the clocks ticking, get going and stop holding me back."
Dionysus opened up a portal and said, "I hope you will turn out fine."
The family walked through the portal, and it slowly closed itself.
A loud bellow which shaked the foundation of the underworld rang, "Dionysus, come to my place, NOW!!"
Dionysus wore a wry smile and said to hades, "Well, my time to go, I'll see you in 5000 years."
Hades smiled and said, "Then bye, happy being in prison for 5000 years, just for a few mortals"
Dionysus belly laughed and said, "I never liked you prick, anyways. I will see you in hell!"