45 – Meeting the Smartest Man Alive (1)

It didn't take long for everyone to return to the Meeting Room, only this time with guests.

''Hello, Athena. I bring with me a handful of mortals and the remaining Egyptian Gods.'' Apollo was respectful to Athena.

The mortals were already sent to safe places in the Greek realm. They had food and shelter.

''Welcome back, Apollo. I think we all have a lot to talk about.'' Athena looked at Ra, ''It is a pleasure to meet you all, my name is Athena, and I rule this realm alongside my husband, who you have already met before.''

''My name is Ra, and I thank you for the refuge... You seem to have something to tell us. You may speak, I doubt very much that we will be more surprised than we have been in the last few days.''

Athena hesitated but decided to speak, '' Chaos destroyed another realm. There are only two left.''

Ra was shocked.

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After explaining everything, Ra looked at Amaterasu sympathetically, ''I see... You went through the same thing we did.''

Amaterasu nodded, '' Yes. And I want revenge.''

'' We all do, but I doubt we have strength enough to go against that being called Cthulhu.'' Ra and the others remember clearly the power Cthulhu possesses. They have no idea how to fight against it. '' We assume he's their leader. He's more powerful than any other being I ever faced. Even Poseidon, one of the strongest God I met, only managed to defend himself against it.

Amaterasu was curious, '' Can you tell me how is the appearance of this Cthulhu?''

Ra nodded. He then told Amaterasu the exact appearance of Cthulhu. The Japanese Goddess remembered that it had the same appearance as the one who attacked her realm.

'' The way you describe this being, he's the same that attacked my realm.''

After Athena heard that, she found it interesting, ' So he attacked two realms... We don't know the time difference between the attacks, but for one being to attack two realms, maybe Chaos also has its circumstances?'

Athena felt she was getting somewhere, but the information they had about Chaos was very limited, so she had to stop that line of thought, ' If we have more information, we can think of a plan to stop Chaos once and for all.'

While Athena was thinking about Chaos, the Gods began to introduce themselves to each other. Everyone now knew each other.

The Egyptian Gods that were here were Ra, Bastet, Anubis, and Thoth. Counting all the Gods present, whether children or adults, the realm had considerable strength.

Athena realized that they had a strong team on their hands, so she began to hatch a plan.

''I ask for everyone's attention.'' Athena suddenly spoke up.

Everyone stopped talking and looked at her, '' I propose an alliance between all of us present. You already know how strong Chaos is, and you know that you alone can't stop their attacks. You've already lost your realm once, who's to say that if you rebuild, Chaos won't attack again?''

'' What exactly are you suggesting?'' What Amaterasu wanted most was revenge and to know how Susanoo was doing, so she didn't mind allying with others, but she wanted to know what Athena was thinking.

''First of all, I want to show you something. Demeter, come here.'' Athena called Demeter, who went to her side.

''What is it?'' Demeter was confused that she had been called, but she trusted Athena.

Athena just reached out and clasped Demeter's hand, '' I give 10% of my powers to Demeter.''

When the Egyptian Gods and Amaterasu noticed that Demeter had grown stronger, everyone was shocked, ''How!?''

Demeter passed her powers back to Athena and returned to her seat.

'' Our realm is special... I have a plan, well, the beginning of a plan, but to make it work, I need all the help I can get. Remember, alone we are weak, but together we are strong.''

Ra and Amaterasu looked at each other and saw the shock on their faces.

The transfer of power was something totally new to them. This opens up many questions about the Greek Realm, but it also opens up a range of possibilities.

It didn't take long for Ra and Amaterasu to agree on a definite alliance with the Greeks.

''Tell me about this plan.''

Athena smiled.

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NORSE REALM

After spending a whole night talking with Pandora, Poseidon thought it was time to search for Mimir. Kratos still wasn't talking to Laufey.

' Sigh, love life is so complicated.' Poseidon expected them to patch things up eventually, but with Kratos' personality, it would be tricky and take some time.

What Laufey did was terrible and inexcusable, but Poseidon knew that Kratos will eventually forgive her, ' He got a soft spot for love.'

After checking his weapons, Poseidon called out, '' Kratos, Atreus, are you ready to go?''

Kratos was on one side of the house while Atreus was with his mother. Both nodded.

'' Good. Say goodbye to everyone, and let's go find Mimir.''

Atreus gave a goodbye kiss to his mother and waved at everyone, '' I will be right back.''

Kratos slowly went to Laufey's side, who still had shame all over her face. He gently kissed her head, '' ... Stay safe while I'm gone.''

Laufey looked at Kratos, who already had his back turned to her, '' Good journey.''

Poseidon looked at the scene, ' I wish I had popcorn...'

Atreus and Kratos were outside the house, so Poseidon gave his goodbye to everyone, '' See you soon!''

'' So, where's the highest peak of Midgard?'' Poseidon was stretching himself.

Kratos pointed at one location, '' There. If we walk, it takes 3 days to reach there.''

'' Using our powers?''

Kratos shook his head, '' If we use our powers, 1 hour will be enough.''

''That's better!'' Poseidon looked at Atreus, '' You can't use your powers, so grab onto your dad.''

Atreus nodded and jumped in Kratos's back. '' Let's go!''

Kratos went ahead, and Poseidon followed, ' Now, let's meet the smartest man alive!'

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With Poseidon and Kratos using their powers, it didn't take long for them to reach the highest peak in Midgard. Arriving there, they could see a tree, '' Where is he?''

Kratos was confused, ''Wans't he supposed to be here?''

Poseidon walked up to the three, '' He's here.''

Mimir, who heard someone behind him, started to curse, '' I told you before. I have no idea who it could be!''

Poseidon then appeared in front of Mimir, '' I don't know who you're talking to, but I think it's not me.''

When Mimir saw a different God in front of him, he was shocked, '' And who are you supposed to be? Based on your appearance, you're not a Giant or Aesir... so maybe a God from another realm?''

''Fitting of the title of the Smartest man alive. Yes, we are from another realm and we seek your help.''

Mimir smiled bitterly, '' As you can see, I can't help much. But ask away, it's not every day I see a new face.''

Poseidon knew Mimir's circumstances, so he went directly to the point, '' Do you know the characteristic of the Giants?''

'' I do, in fact. But only superficial... Why do you ask?'' Mimir thought this man in front of him would ask things more difficult, but this question was surprising.

Poseidon called Kratos and Atreus, '' We have a situation with this boy here. Half-Giant and Half-God, his body is getting ruined by the minute. If he uses any of his powers, he would fall into a coma and possibly die.''

Mimir looked at Kratos and Atreus, ' A mixed child with powerful parents. It's not something we see every day, the last time it was Baldur, and look at where it ended.'

Forgetting about Baldur for the moment, Mimir responded to Poseidon, '' I can't help much, but I do know someone who's a specialist on this situation.''

'' Who?'' Kratos asked the man.

'' Her name is Freya, and I know her location. She probably won't deny helping you.'' Mimir knew Freya almost better than anyone, so he knew she had compassion in her heart, even more for a child.

'' Can you tell me where it is?'' Kratos wanted to know that more than ever, for it could help his wife and his child.

'' Of course, I can.'' Mimir then told Freya's location to Kratos.

'' Thank you!'' Kratos wanted to go right away, but Poseidon didn't move, '' Poseidon, let's go.''

'' Wait a minute.'' Poseidon then asked Mimir, '' Do you want revenge on the person who did this to you?''

Mimir was bound to a tree for a long time now. His gaze suddenly was filled with hate, '' Of course, I want! Odin must pay for what he did to me and so many others.''

'' Good! Now, let's that care of your situation!'' Poseidon took out his Trident, which was made of the best metals in Egypt and Greece.

Mimir asked Poseidon, '' What are you up to?''

''Don't you want to leave this place?'' Poseidon prepared himself to strike the tree

Mimir sighed, '' Of course I want, but there no way this tre- WOW!''

Before Mimir could finish talking, Poseidon unrotted the tree completely using his Trident, freeing Mimir. Of course, he was still bound to it, but a certain Freya could help him with that.

To say Mimir was shocked was an understatement, ' Not even Thor's hammer could do this to the tree. What is that weapon!?'

The situation was so shocking that Mimir forgot he was just freed from his imprisonment of a century.

Poseidon didn't let Mimir rest. He picked up the tree and looked at Kratos, '' Now we can go!''

Mimir finally realized he was free. He had so many questions, '' Why did yo- what are you doing!? Wait a minu-''

Poseidon and Kratos rushed to Freya's location, with Atreus on Kratos' back and Poseidon carrying Mimir's tree body.