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Plans are only as good as the planner, and boy do I suck at planning, I mean… what was I supposed to do now? I had the lost symbols of powers and yet I had no plausible way to return them.
I mean, what the fuck did I thought? Going to Olympus and being like, "Hey Zeus I have your weapon, so how is the weather today?" I would probably die before I managed to finish the sentence.
Hestia… she could probably help…nobody hates her, so… "Hestia, please come… I have what you sent me to retrieve, but I fear I have no idea how to return it,"
"You made me burn… or rather incinerate my cookies," Hestia said, coming into view in a burst of flames, "How did you recover the Master bolt so fast….?"
"There… there were a lot of sexual things involved, and I think I need to sleep with an eye wide open now, soo…. let's tackle one problem at a time," I answered with a light shudder, remembering the promises Ares made of tossing my ass like a Greek salad… whatever that meant.
"I feel like I don't want to ask what you meant by sexual things," Hestia said with a frown and a smile, "So, let me guess, you want me to take the Master Bolt back to Zeus to avoid his possible, and by possible I mean his totally predictable reaction?"
"Pretty much it," I nodded.
"Wise train of thought," Heatia sighed, "Alright… I'll do it," she smiled.
"Thanks," I smiled, handing her the weapon.
"So… anything else?" Hestia inquired with a knowing smile, "Like why do you have another symbol of power?"
"How?" I chuckled.
"I might not be the strongest Olympian, but if there is something I do well, better than others is seeing, I watch and listen, so tell me… how did you get the other," Hestia inquired, with a smile.
"Same thing… a lot of sexual things," I shuddered.
"Do you need help taking that one back?" Hestia asked, and I shook my head, "Very well, I trust to take the other symbol of power back to its owner," she added with a tone of finality.
I nodded, and with that Hestia disappeared back into the flames she had created, leaving me on another mission altogether, "Now to Hades I guess," I sighed.
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[Hades POV]
When I saw a kid entering my realm I was confused, then intrigued, what was a child doing on my realm, and how had he entered it… my realm was not easily accessible.
Then, I felt my helmet with him… he was carrying it, and I got angry, no… furious, and I couldn't help but wonder was he the one that stole it?... but after calming down a bit, I noticed he was carrying a very particular scent, the scent of Hestia, the Hearth was all over him.
Meaning Hestia trusted him, and if she did… well, perhaps the kid was not all bad, perhaps he was worthy of not killing without looking more into the matter.
So I went to him, I wanted to confront him, too see what kind of man he was… and so I met him… and now I was face to face with a new emotion I didn't expect to feel, I was surprised, befuddled at how he treated me. He simply looked at me, smiled and handed me what was rightfully mine, no fear… no disgust, no negative emotions towards me, he even asked me if he could buy an apartment down here, and I couldn't help but laugh.
What a refreshing feeling this was, a human… that didn't fear me, so I accepted a bit too eagerly, and offered him a place to live within my realm for free, after all, it was but a small gift of gratitude for his deed, but instead of accepting, he shook his head and said he didn't need the place for free, that he had the money to pay for it, that the only thing he wanted from me was… being my friend.
I was so… shocked with the prospect of a demigod… just wanting to have a friendly talk every now and then with me for his heroic deed that I couldn't help but nod, this was so unreal… so unexpected, so… expected actually… he was blessed by Hestia… and if someone was a good judge of character it was her, no wonder this demigod is so different from the ones that had come before him, Hestia herself had blessed him, that alone made him unique.
"Very well," I nodded with a chuckle, "I don't mind being your friend young demigod,"
"Neat, now… about the apartment, what do you have that is good for a vacation time, you know, no monsters and stuff?" Adam asked with a smile.
"You will regret not taking my offer for a free place… I don't plan on giving you a discount now," I smirked.
"Meh, don't worry, I have quite a lot of money saved up," Adam chuckled.
What a strange demigod, I could kill him with a simple thought and yet… he was so relaxed so calmed, and unlike some gods, I liked this… "Very well, let's see if your wallet is where your mouth is,"
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[Zeus POV]
Hestia had returned my Master bolt, and I didn't know what to think of this whole ordeal, obviously she didn't recover the item by herself, but someone she knew, there was a chance, it was probably the same person that stole it… and she had found out and was now protecting said person… or someone that knew who had stolen it, and had said nothing about it, but I inclined to the first option.
So naturally I demanded to know who was the one that recovered my weapon, so that I could smite him for his hubris, but Hestia instead of doing what her King had asked her… she had the audacity to deny my request.
"Hestia… tell me now!" I shouted, making Olympus itself shake with my rage.
"Zeus, this is the reason why I came here instead of the hero who retrieved your weapon… you see enemies where there are none…" Hestia once again refused to follow my orders…