Chapter 321: Vessel
3rd person view
Time continued as normal. Zach and everyone in the group noticed that Perseus is missing. They then looked around but he's nowhere to be seen.
Perseus' bonds can sense where he is, but they can feel that he's super far away, Dabria is shocked as she spectated over the scene of the defeated Perseus. She can sense traces of a lot mana in the surrounding and she can definitely feel the sense of a god being there.
Perseus is laying in the large crater, smoking, with his plot armor in tatters. His face is beyond bloodied as she can feel most of his bone crushed and most of his organs bleeding from the inside. If he isn't a powerful reincarnate of such caliber, he would've died many times over by now.
She then descended immediately to check up on him while warping the rest of the group to the scene also shocking them as Dabria tried her best to heal him. But no matter what spells she use, his healing is abnormally slow.
Diana tried to help by shrouding his body with her flames to heal him, but like before it barely had any effect, it isn't going to be long till he dies of his injuries.
"What happened?" Stella asked "We were trying to open the portal one second and the next second, not only was he gone, but he's...like this."
"Everyone, please try to give Perseus, some space please" Dabria advised "He really isn't looking too good, he's barely breathing."
Zach and Dabria can then sense a presence incoming and got prepared to fight.
"Calm down, I'm only here to help my grandchild" A voice of a goddess advised.
Nyx then descended and they could feel it, her presence alone is many times greater than that of Dabria's despite both of them being a goddess. Accompanying her is a god who looks to be in his late 20s, 181 cm tall, has black curly hair, green eyes, and he wears a doctor coat with round glasses.
He also holds a staff with a serpent on it.
"Well can you, Asclepius?" Nyx asked
"Of course" Asclepius nodded "I can cure even death itself...which I swore an oath to not do again since I will get blasted to ashes again and this time. Permanently."
"Wait, are you seriously still trying to get him to marry a goddess?" Ace snarled at her
Nyx just glared in response, scaring Ace. He tried to stand his ground, but her presence scares him. Siege and Diana used 'Presence' to try and throw her off but despite their altered presence being larger than her, she just seemed amused
"Well I do not think of those 2 women over there as worthy, I desire a more compatible mate for my grandchild. Besides it will also raise my reputation." Nyx stated as she pointed at Cordelia and Eliza "My other grandchildren are already disappointments, I hope that this boy will turn out different by at least marrying a goddess that I approve."
"I feel bad for his siblings and cousins" Asclepius grumbled "And please do not call my daughter a potential mate...Anyway, he's stable for now, but for full recovery, I will need to take him into my quarters...that came out wrong, but you know what I mean."
"Oi old lady, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Zach exclaimed
"You should just shut your mouth, Andrius. Do you even know what just happened?" Nyx asked "Eros was the one that did this, he has a god who can stop time, and he fought Perseus in a one on one. And as a result, Eros won easily, so we'll be borrowing him for a bit."
"Ok now that you're here, I want to say, what the hell do you think makes me unworthy?" Cordelia questioned "Besides, he's my boyfriend, and we have our own lives, you shouldn't butt in even if you're some sort of powerful goddess."
"Well I just think you are, now so, go back to your world, I will make sure the boy will receive proper treatment." Nyx reassured them "Go home and rest, I will repair the damages here while Asclepius will heal his injuries."
"I'll go with you if that's fine." Dabria countered "He's my responsibility and it looks like you know something and I intend to find out."
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Eros got back to his base with the injuries from earlier fully healed. Fortuna and Nike are chatting and was spectating the fight during the time stop.
"He did you in quite well for a mortal" Nike commented "I expected more from you to be honest."
"Well, let's just say that he's definitely the one" Eros chuckled as he look at his face in a nearby mirror "Even my suit got slightly damaged, he's good for a 17 year old, but he has a very long way before he can defeat me. Fortunately I ended him before he can use the full power of a celestial, or else my arm would be broken at the very least."
"You can just heal that off anyway. So he's the perfect vessel?" Fortuna asked "He's the one for our timeline?"
"Of course, he's the perfect vessel for our master" Eros nodded "The ability to host a spirit like Adam would kill even reincarnates, and yet he did it in his past life as well, if he can host Adam, he'll need a bit more powerup before we can use him. But as usual, we can harm him, but make sure to never ever kill him, we just need to train him a bit."
"So what about the girl, the princess? I see no use of her." Fortuna stated "She is talented for a mortal, but not important enough to be of importance."
"He's going to use her to test Albert" Nike guessed "He's probably going to see if Albert can be a better substitute."
"Well I'll let Albert off for a short while, Zeus has given him extra tasks to prove that he's worthy of being a celestial." Eros said "I'll test him when he gets back to his world."
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1st person view
Damn it, I lost. Zeus and his bloodlines really suck. As I am still probably in a comatose state, I'll just try to contact people through the dreaming realm. it seems like I can't contact Dabria and my bonds, meaning that they're probably still awake.
So I tried contacting Hypnos instead, and unlike all my previous attempts, it worked this time, I am in his cave like before, I walk down the cave of flowers and at the end of it, I see him, still sitting on his bed, with auntie Elektra nearby and a woman that I've never seen before.
The woman looks to be in her mid 30s, is about 168 cm tall, has dark brown hair, yellow eyes and wears a green robe. She is surrounded by a small veil of mist.
"I am Pasithea, the goddess of relaxation and hallucination." She introduced herself "I am Hypnos' wife, nice to finally meet you, Perseus."
"Still can't believe you have a wife despite all your affairs. I thought that you would've gotten a divorce by now."