before chapter 2

Beau wakes up scared. he doesn't know where he is nor how he arrived at that place. he looks around of the room which is dark. slowly he starts to feel better. once he remembers that he is inside of the game.

he stands up. he walks around of the room. he looks at a bed closed to a window. the light of the moon illuminates that bed. Beau walks slowly towards that bed. he looks at Self-Bet sleeping in it with nothing more than her underwear.

Beau blushes. he feels uncomfortable now that the light of the moon is highlighting the beauty of the woman that he loves. Beau search around of the room for a blanket.

then he walks in front of Self-bet. he puts the blanket on top of her covering her whole body. he kneels. he holds her left hand. he looks at her face with the smile of a man in love.

"I wish we had met in a different situation. I love you and I don't even know how you look like in real life. I love you and I know nothing about you."

whispers Beau while he kisses her hand.

Beau stays in that position looking at her for a few hours. he stands up. he kisses her cheeks. he whispers in her ear about his feelings. then he leaves the room. once the room is basically empty Self-bet opens her eyes. she is blushing so much that she looks as red as tomato.

"it is almost impossible to pretend to be asleep around a guy like him. I tried to control myself. but if he had stayed one more second. I wouldn't be able to pretend."

said Self-bet unable to know how she feels about him.

outside of the room Beau is talking with the rest of the team. Doctor Middle Finger is in a corner drinking a beer. Alpha Purple Warrior is on top of a table drinking a whole bottle of tequila. Joaquin is talking with Beau. he explains to him that when they defeated the monster Beau fainted and they were give a room in the "Zeus' Tower."

he also explained that every team/party formed of "Offerings." is staying in the "Zeus' Tower." those who aren't "Offerings" are staying in "The Player Tower." Joaquin also explain that they were told that they can use anything that is in their room. that is why the others are drinking.

each room from the Zeus' Tower, is basically like a luxurious department. with a mini bar included and two or three rooms. depending of the members of the party/team. the whole Tower is luxurious with a design in between modern and rustic.

the whole tower was build with the finest materials that Zeus himself could find. there is no doubt that the Tower is Zeus' pride. in the final floor no one has access. because that whole floor is where he is living at the moment.

Beau is drinking a margarita with Joaquin. someone knocks on the door. Doctor Middle Finger stands up. he walks slowly towards the door. he opens it. Federico push him. he enters with the rest of his team. each of them is holding a bottle of liquor.

Federico tells them that they wanted to celebrate. with all his friends for their successful work as a team. Doctor Middle Finger closes the door. they all start to drink like if there was no tomorrow. Peace Inc and Don-Savage are drinking a mojito.

"okay we all are here. I want to say a few words, because after today we are going to work together for a mutual benefit. it is an honor for me to fight alongside each of you. I hope that we all together as a team..... we can win this game."

said Federico proud of his team.

"this is just the beginning of our friendship. not just that, but also the beginning of a battle that we will won if we fight together as a team."

said Joaquin feeling confidence on his team.

they all keep drinking and celebrating for their small victory. for all the victories to come. while they are all celebrating. Hero Teacher opens the door. he enters in the room. he looks at everyone happy. he notice that Beau is angry because he wasn't there.

"I am sorry guys. I had been working. I needed to deal with something important. I am happy to see that you all make it to the next chapter. once more I am sorry."

said Hero Teacher feeling regretful.

"if you want me to forgive you. I order you to drink until you faint with the rest of the guys."

yields Beau who is half drunk already.

they all keep celebrating. Self-Bet is in the room alone and feeling sorrow. she knows that some of them are going to die. she doesn't want to know them nor get too closed to them, so once they die she won't feel any kind of pain.

she can't get Beau out of her mind. for some reason she is thinking about Beau. she is scared of falling in love for him. because once she falls in love, she would be afraid of losing him, and then she won't be able to finish the game.

in the meanwhile, on the top floor Pandora is in front of Zeus. he is wearing a red suit. he has a long white beard. he has a modern hair style. he is wearing earrings. he has some sunglasses on that covers his blue eyes. he has some expensive watch on his wrist.

Pandora asks him about the powers that the gods are supposed to give to the "Offerings." Zeus is looking at her. he smirks. he is nervously looking away.

"Pandora dear, I am the father of the Gods. I am the Alpha among the gods. I am the God of the gods. I know everything. the reason you are here is not because you are worry for all the "Offerings." no my baby girl is in here because she wants daddy to take care of her first crush in centuries. don't worry. because daddy is a good father. he can take care of him. but by following the rules."

said Zeus trying to intimidate her.

"for being one of the most ancient things in this world. you really try hard to look and sound like the mortals. I don't know, if you don't had any pride. or you love so much your mortals. but one thing I can say. you sound like a prick."

said Pandora showing him that she is not afraid.

"it is fine, if my daughter wants to behave like a teen. after so many centuries I won't stop you. but let me make sure that you understand one thing. I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the power and wisdom, so I order you to show some respect. I would allow you to know, that the "Offerings" are allow to received the "gift" once they are ready. if they are not ready they won't be able to tolerate a dust of our power."

yields Zeus enraged for the lack of respect towards him.

"father of the gods open your eyes, the world that we knew is no longer. father of the gods look around, the world has denied your righteous place. they had throw you in the pit. father of the gods see with your own eyes, how is the world that has forgotten you in a palace that is not even real. in a world that is artificial. father of the gods, you are no longer the father of the gods. if you can't be a god."

yields Pandora with teary eyes.

"do you think that I don't know. we were betrayed and left behind to die by the mortals, those who used to depend on us. don't you think it hurt my heart when they left us behind, to adore other gods. don't you see that I was wounded by the true colors of a human's faith. in exchange for fire I punish one of my own. and they weren't even grateful for it..."

Zeus stops talking for a moment as he puts a hand on his mouth. he tries to contain his tears. the pain of the truth is too much, even for a God.

"...when they wanted lands, when they wanted to win wars, when they needed of materials, when they weren't able to create. all of it was given to them, but when I stop giving. they run towards other gods. leaving us on the darkness. I had sacrificed my own brothers and children for mortals who left us on the oblivion....."

Zeus takes another break from speaking. he drinks some water. he cleans his face with a towel. he is ready to finish his speech.

"....so if I dress like this is not because I want to be like the mortals. but because this are the leftovers that the mortals had left. to us to take."

said Zeus furious with teary eyes.

Pandora leaves. Zeus sits in a red sofa closed to his desk. he looks at the view of the world that his office has. the artificial world that is on flames. he laughs while thinking how realistic this world seems.

his brother is out there playing around with his zombie monsters. Zeus only has this luxurious Tower and nothing else to entertain himself. he has nothing to entertain himself, for the eternity that he has on his hands. Zeus' loneliness is beyond the comprehension of a mortal's loneliness. because his can be eternal.

"long, long ago the mortal world used to belong to me. I used to play with it at my will. my brothers and my children were at my side in a wonderful era of power. in those times we were legendary. so much that a mortal could drag his pride in order to be bless by me. I was able to destroy whole cities or kingdoms at will. just as it was the case with the Trojan horse tragedy, in which many died for a whore and an idiotic boy."

said Zeus looking at tragedies of the past as playful things of Gods.

"mortals are simple and weak minded. when something terrible happens to them, the obvious answer for a mortal is 'are the Gods punishing me for my sins? for my past mistakes? is this my karma?' but I, a god. the father of the Greek Gods.... I asked to myself who I had offended? or who is punishing me?"

said Zeus with a hollow expression on his face.

Zeus takes a bottle of tequila from a glass table. he drinks from the bottle while looking at the beauty of the city. there many questions on his head. he tries to forget about the pain that he is feeling at the moment.

of course the liquor of the mortals is not in comparison with the liquor that he used to drink in the Olympus. but since he has been in this world. he doesn't have any choice, but to drink the liquor of the mortals.

"good evening Zeus, don't get mad at me. I am only in here by orders of your brother, who wants you to have some fun with the world that we were given."

said The Ferryman while he walks inside of the room.

"what is a dog doing walking on my territory without a leash."

said Zeus uncomfortable with him.

"Zeus, there is no need for you to be angry. the reason why I am in here. is because your own brother is worry about you. he wants to offer a solution to your problems."

said the Ferryman while he walks slowly closer to Zeus.

in the meanwhile Beau is sleeping in the floor of the living room with the rest of the guys. he wakes up. he stands up. he tries to walk carefully without stepping on the others.

he walks towards the fridge for something to drink without alcohol. he grabs a grape juice. then he walks carefully back to the room in which he woke up last night.

when he opens the door he looks at Self-bet on her underwear. she is looking at the other side of a window. she hears a sound. she turns around slowly.

"sorry I didn't meat to scared you, is just that you look like an angel with the light of the moon reflected on you."

said Beau feeling how his heart is throbbing really fast.