Chapter 392: Sabotage

Perseus POV

I tried everything I could, but after a good 5 hours, I was starting to give up.

"I won't change my path. The demons must pay for what they've done."

This is getting nowhere. How can he be so stubborn? I've tried every approach, every angle, and it's like talking to a wall. I can't make him see the pain he's causing himself and those who care about him.

Despite my persistent efforts, I couldn't help but feel the mounting frustration. His unwavering determination to continue down his path, to remain isolated in his world of 'eternal winter', left me feeling like I was banging my head against a brick wall. 

"Dawn, I tried." I said to Dawn after getting out of the room

"I know,"  she sighs, "He's in too deep, it's hard to pull out at this point, and he's seeing it through."

Perhaps I've been trying too hard, reflecting on the countless hours of therapy and my relentless efforts to break through the walls he had built around himself. But the more I pushed, the more he pushed back, and it had created an impasse.

Maybe it's time to step back, I considered, to let him walk his path, even if it's one I can't fully support. He was a god, after all, and he had the power to shape this world, even if it was a path filled with darkness and isolation.

"It's time to accept the possibility that we may not be able to change his mind and that we may need to prepare myself for a different kind of intervention."

"You've already prepared, haven't you?" Dawn asked

The thought of trying to stop him, of taking a more direct approach, was a daunting one. I knew it would be a difficult and risky endeavor, and that it could strain their already fragile relationship. But I could tell that she couldn't stand by and watch him continue down this self-destructive path.

This is for his own good, even if he can't see it yet. Sometimes, you have to make tough choices, even if they're not easy.

The problem with fighting Isfrid...or Erik, whatever, I'll be also making an absolute enemy of his believers and of those who believe in his cause. I mean, I'm already discriminated against, but, I'm at least tolerated...but if he becomes my enemy, my future children could be branded as a heretic, as someone standing in the way of their god's divine mission.

I can't let them live like that. if it's just me, that's fine, it's a battle worth fighting, even if it means I'll be cast as the villain, as the heretic who dared to defy a god.

"Let's finish this and say goodbye at least." Dawn said before heading back in.

*****

"I don't know whether to be impressed or horrified that you're dating the sun goddess."  Grandpa Laker said, "How did she fall for you so quickly?"

"I don't know, but as I told you, the current war isn't the only enemy we're going to have to face."

"Yeah, the 7 deadly sins or whatever...so you had the other Perseus' help to eliminate 2, and 5 are invading because you and the sun goddess stopped their plans. Right?"

"Yep, now the strongest guy, God, the very same guy that Phineas is worshipping."

"Wow, is he also a psycho?"

"Kinda, I guess? But yeah, the gods of our world will intercept them and win, but it's still possible for those guys to find our bunkers and destroy them, I'm telling you this just so you can make sure no one panics during the war, just make up a lie when the gods have a war on their own."

"Can't you ask the gods to finish our war and then have us help them when that happens?"

"They got rules and stuff, so no."

"Can't you just seduce them?" he suggested, "Nothing to be shameful about, spies do it, I did it when I was a watcher. Should be easier for you since they're actually into you."

"Why are you suggesting that to your grandchild? And does everyone else know of your past?"

"Of course, don't worry, I was single then." he assured me, "...Knowing you, did you already try and they still couldn't do it?"

"Yes, all of them, many times. At least we got the roses to help."

Phineas is coming for me, ain't no way God didn't name me as the calamity after the stupid prophecy, even if God tells him to not fight me all out yet, he's still probably going to try and kill me early. Might as well sabotage the demons a bit, they're a bit too top-heavy.

*****

One way to sabotage the demons would be to sabotage the anti-magic cult, and the best way to weaken them would be to sabotage their delivery routes, they are purely relying on the demons after all.

The base relied on a steady stream of supplies to sustain its operations, and if I could cut off that lifeline, I could cripple the enemy's ability to wage war. I easily asked people to tell me where the routes were.

After a good 40 minutes, I could see the main delivery routes. Crates and wagons filled with food, weapons, and vital resources were being loaded and unloaded by the enemy soldiers, who were too preoccupied with their tasks to notice my presence.

Carefully, I moved from shadow to shadow, injecting the poison into the barrels of food supplies. After ensuring the poison was well-distributed, I silently made my exit from the delivery area.

A pinch of subtle poison here, a subtle rearrangement there, and I knew I could introduce chaos into their ranks without leaving a trace. As I left, I imagined the confusion that would soon ripple through the enemy's camp, as their troops fell ill or weak from tainted rations.

They're going to think that there's an inside spy. They would question the loyalty of their own, searching for the spy within their ranks. This paranoia would eat away at their unity and trust, and I knew that distrust and fear were powerful weapons in warfare. Friendships would fracture, alliances crumble, and their once-cohesive army would be plagued by doubt and suspicion.

I'll do this again to the humans when they're winning.