Human Kingdom

as Alcaeus and Makeda head to the Human dungeon, Alcaeus make's sure to have as low a profile as possible, remembering he needs to lay low, he may be famous among the 5 kingdom's, but for the most part, he's laid low for the time being so his fame as somewhat died down, after all, he didn't want to much attention as too much attention is bad when starting out, he still remembered why he was laying as low as possible, the day he decided to confront Artemis on his suspicions.

Atalan:" goddess... we need to talk"

Artemis:" what is it Atalan"

Atalan:"... why am I laying as low to where I have no fame, many people in your familia are famous, yet you're keeping me in the dark a lot and making sure nobody knows about my identity at all, at first, I thought it was because you can't have misunderstanding's of male's joining your familia, however, I started to ask myself, "what if it's not that" so I been thinking, and maybe it has something to do with my parent's in some way, were they bad people, so bad that you needed to hide me from them, or is it something else"

Artemis:"... Atalan, take a seat, this will be a long talk"

Artemis knew one day he'd catch on, she didn't raise Atalan to be an ignorant and dense idiot after all, while some things are oblivious to him, it wasn't to the point where she should be concerned, or though it was puberty really, so she told him everything, reluctantly, and Atalan's response was... not easy to explain.

Artemis:" I know it's a lot, and too much to take in, I didn't intend to hide this from you forever, in fact, after a year or 2 after you left my Familia's care, I planned to tell you, but I guess you were to smart to fall for the same trick twice, I'm proud of that part that you realized something was wrong and acted on it, but understand why I hid it"

Atalan:"... so even when I know where my parents are, I can't see them or it may cause trouble"

Artemis:"..."

Atalan:" I get it, but what theory do you have on this man after my life, is he in a dark Familia"

a Dark Familia are Familia's that threaten to destroy and kill everyone in an area or even the world, they possess people who cannot be reasoned with, cannot be persuaded, and wish only to kill innocent's and destroy everything in their path, sadly, there is no shortage of dark Familia's and no shortage of god's and goddesses who wouldn't like to see the world burn, dark familia's are the enemy of the mortal world and must be taken down, the god's and goddesses of dark familia are also the only gods and goddesses any mortal can kill and not be killed for doing so.

Artemis:" if he was in a dark Familia, it would certainly explain most of his action's thus far, and how he disappeared in the blink of an eye, the only question is, what does he gain by killing you, then again, Deimos was a level 4 after all, meaning he won't be going to go down easy, and who's to say he didn't level up during the 15 years, especially with recent activity, anyway, you're parent's name's are-"

Atalan:" WAIT... now... now isn't a good time, I know for a fact if I know their names I'd rush to them now, so... don't tell me until it's a better time, at least until we have Deimos for questioning anyway, then I'll get the answers I need"

as they both agreed to this, a week later, Atalan would be an adult and become Alcaeus, and that was how it went, knowing what's in store, his base goal was simple, become at least a level 4 or 5 to combat Deimos and beat him, he knew some thing's about him during his stay with his new family, and knew he had the rare skill, Clairvoyance (this allows them the ability to see part of a possible future based on the actions they take after seeing the future they see, and also if it's high enough, see any part of the present time in true time, and in some even more rare cases, some can even use this skill to tell lies as they can see a person's past, present, and future to see if they are telling the truth to never be tricked by anyone) it also made no sense them, if this man had this skill to see the future, then eh surely saw his plan fail, unless he was arrogant enough to not check, it didn't explain how Alcaeus was not known for all this time, then again, it was also said to be weak, so maybe that played a part, never the less, he set off to join a familia along side one of his wives, who was asleep next to him as the charrage rode to the human territory to go in the dungeon.

a week later, and they arrive at the city, traveling went far smoother than anticipated, and there it was, the human city, it was surrounded by huge white/greyish wall's that encompassed the capital, and reaching the gate, they had 2 separate lines, one line for those on foot, and those in carriages, the time it took to get to the gate for inspection took about an hour even though there were only 9 carriages in front.

Makeda:" finally, we can enter"

Guard 1:" halt, we need to inspect the carriage for anything that is illegal or suspicious that is inside or hidden"

Guard 2:" know this sir, guest or not you will not be given any-"

Alcaeus then flashed his noble patch on his shirt which showed his nobility, his sister said to do this as nobles have lot's of power here and it makes things easier, the guard's then changed their toon and face to be softer and then inspected it with the utmost respect now, and after nearly half an hour, they were done and they can enter.

Guard 1:" you can now enter"

Alcaeus:" that took so long"

Makeda:" they say the human kingdom does searches like this because humans are constantly causing mayhem and destruction"

Alcaeus:" I wonder, how is it that there are so many of the human race when they all go around killing each other, how are we as a race not endangered yet"

Makeda:" well, the human race also have the highest conception and birth rate, so maybe it balances out"

Alcaeus:"... anyway, let's head to the guild, I think we would know some stuff about this place, namely, who the big 5 are"

Makeda:" big 5, what's that"

Alcaeus:" oh, I guess you don't know then, the big 5 are the 5 strongest S rank Familia's in a dungeon, in this area, 5 familia stand on top as the most powerful, taking into consideration the number of members they have, their level's, and most of all, their achievements, being in the big 5 mean a Familia's top dog among even other S rank Familia's in the area if there are other S rank Familia, as well as the last people you want to be on the bad side of, but the first people you want only our side"

Makeda:" I see, so who are the big 5 here"

Citizen:" you don't know who the big 5, you must be new then, I can save you the trouble of that, the weakest of the big 5 is the Zeus Familia, even though Zeus is well known, it's because he's known for what he does people are hesitant on joining him, in fact, only 2 percent of his entire Familia even has women in the first place, and those women are seeking other Familia's as we speak"

Alcaeus:" oh, I heard of Zeus from Artemis... I know all too well why"

Citizen:" still, he has at least 3 level 6... recently, there was an emergency and Zeus lost all his level 7's and all but a few of his level 6 adventurers along with many other member's of their Familia as well, though if not for that, this place may not be standing now, but even with their losses, they may only have 4000 member's now, but they still beat most other Familia's as it stands"

Makeda:" I see, so their sacrifice wasn't in vain"

Citizen:" then the Hera Familia, Hera has a bad rep, but not as bad as Zeus's rep really, especially since he's the cause of more than half of it, even admitting that part himself, so more people joined her Familia over his because of that, and after this recent incident, she moved above Zeus in term's of power, she only has 2 level 6 adventure's, but she has one level 7, that makes all the difference, she has about 6000 members, now she has more than Zeus's, and Zeus is scared out of his mind of her now"

Makeda:" wait, I thought that while in the mortal world, and all marriage between god and goddess in the divine realm are null and void so long as they remain here"

Alcaeus:" I feel sorry for the likes of Hephaestus and Hera"

Citizen:" just because it's allowed, doesn't mean they're happy about it in the least"

Makeda:"... oh"

Citizen:" then there's the Oden Familia, they more or less are similar to the Zeus familia before... anyway, they have 2 level 7's and 5 level 6 adventurer's, and they have about 7500 members"

Alcaeus:" so the Zeus Familia were similar to that before they lost their member's"

Citizen:" then the Athena Familia, one of the three virgin goddesses in greek mythology and a goddess of justice, she is well respected here, and act as a police force, they have about 10,000 members as we speak, though this is bumped down some due to them being more of a police force, meaning she only has 3 level 6 adventurer's in her Familia currently"

Alcaeus:" I see, so she's the second strongest, that's reassuring, given what Artemis has said about Athena, I can rest easier, but wait, who's the first"

Citizen:" and most powerful of all is the Aphrodite Familia, not only does she have over 15,000 member's in her Familia as it stands now, she has 3 level 7 adventurer's and 15 level 6 adventurer's as well"

Alcaeus's thought's:" I didn't know she was the strongest Familia here, I guess I took her visiting Artemis for granted, but I'm thankful for her advice none the less"

Alcaeus:" well thank you, now we have a lot less to ask"

Citizen:" so are you visiting, or staying"

Alcaeus:"... we're going to go join a Familia"

Citizen:"... I see, a word of advice, some Familia are not worth joining even if you're desperate, especially if you care for your wife, there have been multiple cases of a bad Familia taking advantage of someone just because they're new, and not just beating's and all that, sexual assault, some women have killed themselves in shame from what happened to them, so be careful who to trust, watch out for Familia that don't show their Familia's Emblem or try hard to hide it, if you need to work to find it, walk away"

Alcaeus:" so it's like that"

Citizen:" also, joining a Familia isn't as easy as you think, you will be rejected more times than you can breathe before being accepted to one, trust me, there are thousand's, if not million's who try, and till fall short"

Makeda:" wow, really"

Alcaeus:" well... we'll keep what you said in mind, thank you sir"

as they left, the man then left to the mansion that belonged to his goddess, Aphrodite, the strongest Familia ever, and it turned out, he was a high-ranked member.

Aphrodite:" speak, were you able to give him the warning Anchises"

Anchises:" yes, I was able to warn him about the Familia to watch out for..."

Aphrodite:" there is more to your mind, is there not, what is it"

Anchises:" then if I may be so bold my goddess... why not have him join our familia, as your grandson, he would be accepted with ease, won't he"

Aphrodite:" that's the thing, Artemis told me he doesn't want to know who his parents are for now which is best for now since we still haven't found that man who tried to kill him and uncover a nasty plot he was in as well so we can't risk anything now more than ever, so for safety on all sides, we have to deny him if he comes here, otherwise, I'll eventually let it slip he's my family, but that's not all to your mind, is it, what else is it, that's only part of what you held back"

Anchises:"... I do wonder, you hardly care much for other's unless it's a serious crisis or your own Familia, why go so far"

Aphrodite:" why, because he's my grandson, and I love him to death, I couldn't live with myself if I did anything to hurt him, say what you will about me, I know my history and story better than most, but I love my children, and I love my grandchildren, that I promise I will never lose"