Orario has lost his champions 2.214

When Viggo, Semiramis and Scheherezade arrived at the guild of adventurers the advisors were working at their best. Some took note of all the damage that occurred in the city. Others carrying out the paperwork of the death of the adventurers who confirmed their identities and other procedures alluding to what happened the day before.

Aina was sitting at a long desk that had been set up at the end of the guild reception, in front of the shacks where the advisors exchanged stones from monsters for valis. She was with her head down on a large bundle of papers, going through a piece of paper and signing what she found right. At the same time, the other advisers piled bundles of documents on the sides of the desk forming towers of paper.

-Boss, there's no room left anymore, where do I leave this?- said a human adviser with brown hair and dressed in the sleeveless cloth jacket and a blouse underneath.

Aina, with green hair and pointed ears, looked up, looked at her desk full of papers and saw an unoccupied space -there, leave them there- she said pointing with the pen in her right hand to the empty sector and looked down again to concentrate on the documents.

Viggo, Semiramis and Scheherezade moved forward watching as the advisers moved from side to side passing documents, reviewing, and passing on to other higher-ranking advisers until the documents reached Aina. Nobody paid attention to them and there was a moment when an advisor passed by Viggo, shocked him, but did not even pay attention to him. He only passes with a stack of documents to give them to another advisor.

Viggo raised his eyebrow in a gesture of confusion, but continued to advance to Aina's desk, stopping in front with a pile of documents that created a small wall thirty centimeters high.

-Leave the documents there- said Aina, pointing her pen and not looking away from the document.

-It's me, aunt- said Viggo.

Aina was frightened to hear Viggo speak seriously, his voice sounded thick and strict. She looked up and saw Viggo with red hair and a naked torso. Behind him were light-skinned, dark-haired Semiramis, next to Scheherezade, with dark skin and hair. Semiramis wore a black chiton with gold edges while Scheherezade wore a blue chiton and a semi-transparent white veil that covered the lower half of her face.

-Hello, Viggo- said Aina, putting a smile -don't scare me, I'm a little busy-

-I'm sorry, auntie, it wasn't my intention- replied Viggo -we come for two reasons. I want to talk to Uranus and Semiramis comes to carry out an urgent procedure, related to the goddess Hera and her business in Orario-

Aina let out a long sigh -Can it not be at another time?- she asked to overcome by the situation -we are very busy-

-I'm sorry, mother-in-law- said Semiramis with a serious look -but Lady Hera said it must be today-

-Ok, there's nothing to do to it. Come with me- said Aina -but only Viggo can go down to where the god Uranus is-

-That- said Viggo, frowning, nodded, and then looked at his wives. Semiramis and Scheherezade nodded in acceptance.

Aina got up from her seat, drawing the attention of all the female consultants and stopping work. Aina stared at them and said -I have a matter to attend to regarding the Hera family. Keep working and as you complete your work, leave it on your desk. Those who have children to take care of, talk to their families and only, only, only those who have no one to leave them with, can retire, the rest must stay to help me. All this paperwork will not be done alone-

Aina turned around without waiting for an answer and wondered how many of the thirty advises she had working at full capacity would return to work. Today she wouldn't be coming home, she thought, so she would have to use Viggo and send a message.

Viggo, Semiramis and Scheherezade followed closely. The advisers bowed their heads and continued to work. Aina and company got lost in a long corridor until they reached a door at the back. Aina opened it and found an elderly woman sitting behind a desk next to a hooded man. Aina entered, held the door, and let in Viggo, Semiramis and Scheherezade.

-Mr. Fels- said Aina, closing the door -Viggo is coming to see the god Uranus, please help him-

-Yes, don't worry, the god Uranus is waiting for him- Fels said in a strange voice. At least, Viggo, Semiramis and Scheherezade had never heard such a tone of voice. It was as if he spoke through a glass cone and his voice echoed.

Aina nodded and then looked at the old woman -Mrs. Amanda, Semiramis and Scheherezade come to make effective possession of the goods and business bestowed by the goddess Hera-

The old woman named Amanda nodded in a gentle gesture and said -I'm going to need your help-

-Don't worry, that's what I'm here for- said Aina.

Viggo looked at Semiramis and Scheherezade -I'm leaving, we'll talk in the house- said -if they finish earlier, they can leave. I will return on foot-

-We'll wait for you- said Semiramis.

-Yes- added Scheherezade.

Viggo nodded, walked to the man in the dark hood and escorted him to a door to the right of the office. They opened the door and saw a large room with stone stairs descending into the basement, into what appeared to be a large library. Viggo passed, Fels closed the door and then walked ahead. Viggo followed closely, feeling a strange sensation of Fels, like a draugrs. Not in the aspect of violent, hungry, or angry with the living. It was strange.

-You're the first demi-god to go this far- Fels said in that strange voice, as if vibrating and bouncing off glass as they walked down the stairs to the dark library with nothing but a few magic lights.

-What do you mean?- asked Viggo.

-You are the first to kill a god in all human history-

Viggo didn't know what Fels expected when he said that kind of thing, but he just smiled and said –it was thanks to you and to limit the divinity of the gods on earth. Father warned me that it would not be so easy if the gods were at their full strength-

Fels stopped, so did Viggo. Fels turned around and looked at Viggo with a face covered by the darkness produced by the hood and poor lighting of the library. Viggo was just smiling mockingly, waiting to see what he had to say. However, boredly, Fels just turned around and continued walking.

Viggo followed Fels and said -I don't know what you're waiting for by telling me those things, but I don't regret it. You all see the gods as untouchable, but to me they are like everyone else. If they are a nuisance, produce misfortune and live as parasites, the most logical thing is to get rid of them. Punish them in some way. Yet here you are, protecting Zeus for hundreds of years. If it weren't for my father, his stupidity would never have been limited. I wonder if my father had not come to Orario, would everything remain the same? I saw the results of keeping such a god alive and I don't think it was the best choice-

Fels just walked unresponsively. Viggo followed him through the library, but after a few minutes he ignored him, thinking that, like most lackeys of the gods, he would not have an opinion of his own or just wanted to maintain the status of society so that everything would remain the same.

At the end of the dark library, illuminated by some monster stones in luminaries hanging from the ceiling, Viggo saw a raised throne with a staircase of ten steps. On the sides of the throne were four torches of two meters each, with fire on top. On the throne sat an old man covered by a hood, with both hands resting on the armrests.

Fels and Viggo stopped four meters from the steps. Viggo was waiting they introduced him, but Fels was quiet and Viggo spoke -I'm Viggo Dragonroad, much pleasure god Uranus. The one my father calls the great spy-

-Your father doesn't have a good sense of humor- replied Uranus -I hope you don't become like him-

-No, you see- said Viggo, raising his hands as if showing himself on a stage -I kill a god. Not like my father who has tolerated and coexisted with them-

-It's nothing to be proud of- said Uranus.

-I don't see it the same way- replied Viggo, lowering his hands and looking at Uranus with a murderous glow in his eyes. He takes a deep breath and continuum -I haven't come here to discuss what you find right and what you don't. You're supposed to manage the coexistence of gods and humans, but you allow creatures like Zeus to roam freely, littering and damaging the world-

-All things are part of a higher cycle. A star is just a luminous spot in the sky- said Uranus -the same as you and me, Viggo Dragonroad. Your move against the god Zeus does not harm the natural cycle of the world. It was only altered a little, but everything remains the same. We are heading in the same direction, but the outcome has changed. Well, it has changed since you were born into this world-

-As you say, I am one more, I do not feel better than the others. I may even be a little dumber than most. I was born a demi-god and that affected my judgment and behavior. If it weren't for my father and mother's wise judgment in sending me to train somewhere else, I might have grown up like a parasite like Zeus-

-But you changed- said Uranus with a small sly smile -and now you guide the destiny of this city and the world in another direction-

-Destiny is only the sum of the actions we do in the present. I will keep doing things, keep improving and becoming stronger. I will not stop until I reach the best possible result-

-I understand, that's what you'd expect of a god- said Uranus, raising his voice, but he looked at Viggo with a murderous edge -but you're not allowed to take another divinity. You are young and you don't understand it, but about me and your father, there are higher existences. You were only allowed to take the divinity of Zeus because you took his place and the change in the world was not drastic, but none more-

-Or what?- asked Viggo.

-You will not be able to face the consequences, as you do now. Another must pay for you a price and you place-

-What do you mean?- asked Viggo, confused.

-I'm not right to answer that question, but you'll understand when you don't find that person. It was the exchange for divinity you took. Make proper use of it-

-You're not saying anything- Viggo replied disdainfully -this...-

-What were your questions?- asked Uranus, interrupting Viggo.

Viggo looked at Uranus and said -You answered them, I needed to know why I was allowed to consume a divinity without repercussions. You said that it did not affect the state of the world-

-Yes, the energy is still there and the process that remains only belongs to those who remain alive. Good luck, future king of the gods. However, I asked myself which gods you will rule?- then Uranus let out a deep chuck that reverberated throughout the library.