Chapter 314: Hope?

"Why the long face, little brother?" Stella asked as she and Alice arrived back at the suite

I was just resting on the couch zoning out on what I should do next.

"I don't know, even after killing those guys, it really does start to feel empty inside, what happens when we eliminated all the gorgers? Will it make me better that I accomplished one of my goals or will it just makes me feel empty now that they're all done with?"

And isn't my past self supposed to show up in my dreams when I deal with my regrets?...This is a strange sign.

"See, I warned you about this." Lia sighs "You really are high maintenance, aren't you?"

"Is that a complement?"

-What do you think?- Dabria grumbled -Let's not wallow on our sadness and get this spirit out of me.-

-Isn't Hecate helping you?-

-She said to find Cain instead of helping me directly, that bitch!-

-Woah there- Ace responded -This isn't like you.-

-She's been with Perseus the longest- Siege pointed out -If Perseus traits have to pass onto anyone first, it's her .-

-Fair enough.- Damon nodded -For a goddess, she really is a strange one.-

-Elektra is stranger- Dabria countered -She put on a serious face in front of everyone else, but when it comes to Perseus, she smiles, there are literal rumors of her cursed with the inability to smile, she's rarely does. If I record her playfulness and show it to the others, it will definitely make some gods go broke.-

-Cain, Adam, Eve. Why did my life go into such a mess?-

We then give each other our reports, Alice and Stella whom have recently gained a lot of knowledge of Greek mythology understands the situation without needing a an extra explanation.

"Urie should also be of help, I told him a few stories after all, and I also taught him a bit." Zach chuckled "Him and Draven are rascals, but they do their job well."

"Never took you for a teacher."

"Well Benny wanted to be a teacher, seems like he passed something on at least, imagine him teaching children, I'll trust Stella with him. He's fun to be around"

"But I was never a child." Stella pointed out "I was created and given life as an adult."

-She still holds Parker the pink teddy bear wherever she goes though.- Damon commented -Luckily it's a weapon that can pass through metal detectors-

-Well it's honestly kind of cute- Diana giggled

"Now on to Pandora's Jar, you 2 are more knowledgeable at this than we are, do you have at least a clue?" Alice asked

"Well, Eliza can contact Hephaestus her creator, I can contact Aphrodite, the one who gifted her beauty and grace, but having those 2 in the same room would be really awkward."

"Ares would probably come along to instigate a fight." Siege added

"It's funnier that Hephaestus made his armor and weapons, he knows all its strength and weaknesses." Damon snickered "Ares will have to fight with his bare naked body against a god of literal weapons."

"Let's not try to instigate a fight between 2 Olympians." Zach warned "Though it would be fun to watch. Imagine the worlds that would get destroyed until one emerge victorious."

"Well I can call Aphrodite now, but do we really want that?" I took out the pink slip that Aphrodite left for me. "All I need to do is to inject mana into it and hope that she's dressed appropriately when she appears."

"Still why must he need a jar, it's a divine relic at this point." Zach questioned "We should know his reason first."

"Well I'd say hope, that was what was left in the jar, right? What if after what happened, hope still remains in that jar?" Damon suggested

"That sounds plausible." Zach nodded "Eros have gathered a lot of gods on his side, we going to need hope if we want to win."

"We still haven't figured out a things, their goal and what do they want with reincarnates? It's been stated in the earlier chapters of this novel that they need reincarnates as something, us 2 and Albert, with me catching their interest the most."

| Damn you |

"Maybe you're destined to be a king among the gods or something" Ace suggested

"Well I don't sense any kingly presence on my future self, so that's out of the table for now, but he could also just be hiding it. Besides for that to happen, I need to be a god, and my future self is still a celestial."

"He could have become a god for the fight and retire back as a celestial afterwards though" Zach pointed out "It's not impossible."

"Well even then, it's kinda shit that we have to go through this in my lifetime, I can choose to ignore it, but the stupid fight wouldn't just destroy this world but many others. Besides, let's just hope that the fates are wrong, they suck anyway. Fates, if you're listening and if I really do have a huge role to play, pass it onto some other reincarnate, I hate stressful jobs."

"Brother, now you're just being irresponsible." Stella commented "If your duty is to save the world or the universe, then you must do it even if you hate it, anyone with a common sense would agree that this is the right way."

"Right, we kill people for a living, what do we know about right or wrong? Nor common sense for that matter?"

-Well to be fair, he made a really great point there.- Dabria commented -I usually hate it when he's right, because it's when he's the most presumptuous-

"Well since there's no objection, I'm summoning Aphrodite now." I then inject my mana into the slip of paper, for a small slip of paper, it sucked out quite a lot of mana

Instead of her descending, we were all warped into this beautiful house with all of us sitting on our respective seats on this large table with a lot of snacks in front of us. Diana is somehow transformed from her bird form into her human form without her knowledge.

"Tea, coffee, or any drinks of your choice" Aphrodite offered "Nice to see you again Perseus, I believe that I heard that Eliza over there is pregnant?"

"Um yes?"

"Dude, she's like hot, really hot" Zach whispered

"For a supposed scholar, you're an idiot, you know. She can hear us, you literally have no need to whisper."

"Why must you only treat me this way?"