Arc 2 Chapter 161 Trapped

It's so cold, so lonely, why am I here? Why am I still alive? I asked myself, the feeling of loneliness was overwhelming me. Ever since I followed Cronus steps I've been out of it. A consuming sensation of emptiness has been eating away at me ever since. The more I wish for it to end, the stronger it gets. Is this how depression feels? I wondered to myself.

The more empty I felt, the more I wanted to reach out to that feeling inside me. So after several days of this torturous feeling I finally acted against it.

Sitting down in the lotus position I was taught, I grabbed the emptiness inside me and forced it outside, into the palms of my hand. The blue light circling in my hand comforted me, while also making me more and more empty. But I won't stop now, I have to complete my goal. I have to find out the truth. I have to know why I'm being eaten alive by an emptiness I shouldn't possibly feel when I have all these things in life. A women I love, a pantheon who do my every whim and great friends who help me when I'm in need.

The blue light orbited by hand faster and faster, as I tried to split it into it's two concepts. This time it was way more taxing, but it was also easier somehow. Soon enough they became two different lights.

With both hands in front of me, I smiled seeing the two lights. Somehow I could feel a slight connection to Nightwater through the two concepts. It made it slightly easier to try to manipulate them.

I started to throw the two elements between my two hands over and over again. But before I knew it I was throwing them between fourteen arms. Two beautiful streaks of light created a course of colors and light between my hands as I threw them around. One was Cyan while the other was Magenta. Both beautiful colors, that together create blue. Everywhere the two elements crossed a blue light took shape.

The light was so mesmerizing I forgot about keeping it going and the two lights reached such speed they tore the fabrics of space inside Chaos, something I thought to be impossible. Then as the two orbiting concepts created cracks in the dimension of chaos they jumped out of my hands into their own cracks.

As the two concepts jumped into their own cracks I felt an extreme pain starting to eat away at my body and I saw myself hollowing before my very eyes. Before I knew it everything went dark.

I woke up in a dark room, at least I think I woke up, I have no way to tell. Everything's so empty, so dark. As I moved my arm slightly I felt a wet sensation. Yes wet! Unlike humans I can actually feel wet. But that's not the point, I feel wet. Not wet like in water, no like I'm in some slimy bath.

As I was wondering where I am, someone managed to sneak behind me and say.

"Hello, my name is Hestia, are you my brother? I thought the last brother was that rock that was swallowed long long ago!" A squeak voice said, I couldn't see her, so I decided that I wanted to see her and used my power's. There she was a young girl with dark brown hair and green brownish eyes. The young girl looked clouded by confusion as to who I am and was contemplating what do do with me. Ut I answered her question before she could enter the world of thoughts to deeply.

"I'm Ragnar and I don't think we are family little girl, may I ask where we are?"

"We're inside dad's stomach, so get comfortable because we aren't getting out of here!" Hestia said and walked away. With no other choice I decided to follow her, as she might lead me to some answers. At this point I had a pretty good idea as to where we are, so I asked her while walking next to her.

"Is your father Cronus, Titan of time?" To which she replied "yes!" Short and simple I guess. This changes things, but I somehow felt more comfortable knowing where I am.

"Where are your other brother's and or sister's?" I asked her, to which she replied.

"I'm walking towards them, make yourself at home, as we can't really get out of here for a while, if ever!" Hestia said as she calmly walked forward.

We reached an opening in Cronus stomach, where there was a bottomless pit covered in pure darkness and where one could see through pure luck, they would only see a green slimy substance, known as the stomach's acid.

The wrinkles inside the stomach worked as ledges and stairs for us smaller beings and it made an entire ecosystem inside Cronus stomach.

We made it through a hole in the mans stomach that was really just a cave. As I walked through I could see some children sitting at the end of the cave, together with a stone inside a blanket. The closest child to the blanket had blue hair just like me and blue eyes, I couldn't think of him as anything but Poseidon, next to him was a women with light brown hair and cyan blue eyes, that must be Hera! I thought, then I looked over and saw a women siting in the corner of the cave with a boy with black hair and black eyes most likely hades and the women next to him had blond hair and sky blue eyes, most likely Demeter.

"Hi everyone we have a newcomer here!" Hestia said and then walked to the edge of the cave waiting for something to happen.

"So you're new here? Do you want to fight?" The blue haired kid said, as he stood up.

"Sure kid." I said, ready to beat this wannabe copy of myself! Right as I said sure kid Poseidon jumped me, but I simply punched him in the face so hard that he clashed against Cronus stomach.

As Poseidon slides down the slimy walls of Cronus stomach Hera stood up, almost enraged with her brother's treatment.

"Why did you do that?" She yelled, her small arms fluttering in the air.

"He started it, anyways now that you all know I'm stronger can we live in peace for a bit?" I asked, as I wanted to meditate with my power's in peace, before Zeus comes to the rescue.

"Fine, just don't live in this cave!" Hera said as she stomped her small feet on Cronus stomach and grabbed Poseidon and dragged him away from me. I almost laughed at the sight, but held myself and left the little place.

I found a new place to rest quickly and by found, I really just mean blasting a hole in Cronus stomach and making it my home.

After having my little hideout I waisted no time in entering my mind scape.

"Been a while Ragnar, What's up?" Chaos me said, but I ignored him and said. "Sun me get out here, now!"

"Sure sure, what's the hurry?"

"I used the power's of Nightwater again, where am I right now?"

"No no, Ragnar you are mistaken, you haven't used the power of Nightwater to get here. You used other powers Ragnar."

"What's the difference?"

"A lot, Nightwater can help you travel back in time, this is different! While Nightwater is limited to your timeline, this power can take you to any timeline anyplace in time, future or present or the past. You can be thrown to the pits of hell, or be trapped in a infinite time loop. I can't even begin to comprehend the infinite potential of your powers Ragnar!"

"Wait wait let's go back to the part of my and not my timeline! If I'm not in my timeline, where the fuck am I?"

"Lost in the infinite flow of time Ragnar, as you are right now you have no way home! So you better master your powers over time if you want to go home and don't feel pressured, you can return at the exact point you left and nothing will have changed while your gone!"

"Good then that's the plan!" I said and started playing with my balls of light again.

Years passed and from time to time Hestia would pass by and greet me. Then she would leave instantly when she noticed my gaze. She seemed very shy and didn't want to disturb me so I thought nothing of her visits. But today was different, I could feel worry in Cronus stomach and as I was enjoying a fun rest a red liquid hit the top of my head. I could sense from the liquid that it was poison. The second I realized this I ran out of my cave and got ready for a messy extraction.

A roar of pain shock the inside of Cronus stomach and a giant blade became visible to me and the other greek celestials. Without hesitation I rushed out of the stomach together with the siblings.

As we came outside they felt powerless and fell to the ground but I was different I stood there unaffected by the whole thing. In front of me was the white haired young celestial known as Zeus, he seemed shocked to see me, so I woke the idiot up form his sleep by saying.

"What are you waiting for take your brothers and sisters and get out of here!" At my words he regained his bearings and grabbed them and turned into a hawk then he flew of with them in his grasp.

As they left Cronus regained his bearings too and got up. His wounds were already healing and he watched me with hostility. But I simply smiled at him, which confused the titan. In his confusion I walked towards his throne and sat down.

"Someone like you couldn't possibly beat the sky-father, why aren't you part of the infinite versions of yourself Cronus?" I asked, as he was really just pathetic. I'm stronger than this man right now. Which shouldn't even be possible as Cronus is and will always be a powerhouse beyond anyone's understanding!

"Someone killed him for me and said I wasn't worthy, whatever that means." Cronus said and got up from the ground and got ready to kill me for taking his throne.

"We're not enemies Cronus, we are actually good friends, but hey, your not part of that circle are you. I have a favor to ask of you and trust me it will be beneficial for you too!"

"What do you want me to do?" Cronus asked me. To which I replied.

"Sit in a lotus position and imagine reaching out to that feeling you have of never being alone, grasp it in your hands and separate the infinite concept of time from the feeling of never being alone. Afterwards imagine that infinite feeling of never being alone standing right in front of you!" I said to Cronus giving him a description good enough to hopefully get someone more useful.

He did as told and actually managed to call forth the power and afterwards the concepts were split and finally something happened. An overwhelming power that made Cronus stand up and then bow took shape in front of our very eyes and there he was. Cronus, or at least one of the infinite versions of him part of the actual order.

"Greetings lord Ragnar, you have summoned me and I am at your disposal!" Cronus said and bowed identically to how the weak Cronus bowed to it's better version.

"You knew I was coming here right?"

"Of course we did lord Ragnar, no anomalies are allowed when it comes to lord Ragnar's safety, we will make sure nothing out of the plans are ever to occur, we ask that you trust us with your life, like we do yours."

(Author here: hope you like because shits about to get crazy have a nice Christmas as I said, no chapter tomorrow, but the day after that, have a great day everyone author out :) )