MFG - Chapter 66 (Patreon)

Chapter 66: Paparazzi (1)

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The sun rose over the horizon, casting a golden glow over the grand mansion that was located on the outskirts of the city. The dew-covered grass sparkled in the light, and the birds sang in the trees. The air was fresh and clean, and the world seemed to be waking up to a new day.

Enrique Nova found himself waking about then, his body’s clock used to wake up early. He quickly freshened up, took a quick cold shower, and began to brew a cup of hot coffee. While the coffee was being prepared, he went to the two of the only other rooms occupied in this entire mansion.

Enrique shook awake Greer, giving her some time to fully return to the world of light, and went to Anna’s room to wake her up too. The two girls began to freshen up while Enrique returned to his coffee.

The morning was gentle, and Enrique enjoyed a newspaper that was still filled with the alien invasion even though it had been a few days. The girls joined him, and Enrique presented them with two cups of coffee too, and the group passed their morning with small chattering.

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About a few hours later, Enrique decided it was time to leave the mansion for the first time in a few days. There had been quite the press mess in the world for the past few days, and while Enrique liked farmers and knew how to handle the camera well – he still preferred to not be bothered by paparazzi too much.

“Nobody likes paparazzi, huh? I thought at least people like you’d like it.” Greer said, waving her hair to the side with her hand. She seemed unsure about what she was wearing, a white sports bra under a denim jacket, coupled with tight gray pants.

“Some do. Well, few. But they aren’t exactly right in the head.” Enrique replied while checking his own suit out; he didn’t bother with a proper black suit and just wore his Hero Costume in the form of a white suit. He needed to do that because he planned to drop by his office first, it was the opening day after the employees’ little vacation.

That, and he also had to go there to check on a report MJ made. Apparently, the CCTVs had caught a fight between the Chitauri army and someone else, who she thought wasn’t one of those aliens, right outside the office. Enrique had to check that out, MJ had keen eyes.

“Guys, can you get ready faster? It’s getting late.” From the side, Anna sighed in feigned exasperation. She sure was having fun with the power to change her clothes with a thought.

Loki’s Illusion Magic was a lot deadlier than mere holograms. Sure, they were basic illusions by default, something one would phase through when touched, but they could also be used to materialize physical things. Anna was using that power to make clothes, an exotic tank top under a puffy jacket and black pants.

“Careful, you might become naked in public if you lose concentration or the magic energy for it.” Enrique had warned her almost jokingly, watching her pale a bit; that possibility seemed to affect her even in her newly adapted personality.

To Enrique’s surprise, Goddess Mut came to rescue Anna’s case at that moment, her voice ringing in his mind alone.

[“It’s fine. What she absorbed from Loki was Asgardian Magic and energy mainly, the knowledge to cast spells was what she learned from his memories – which is a mere secondary gain. If she hadn't learned that, I could have taught her magic myself, though now it's amusing seeing Frigga's magic behind used by my most loveliest believer. Anyway, my point is that, she has enough energy to sustain such a spell.”]

“That makes sense.”

It seemed Mut had taken quite the liking to Anna after this incident. He nodded to the air and looked at Anna.

“Ignore my joke, the gracious Mother Mut said you are fine. Speaking of Mut, I happen to have a question. Now that Anna absorbed so much of Loki… does that make her a Goddess?”

Greer perked her ears up at that, Anna pretended to be uninterested but she listened too. Though Mut’s voice only rang in Enrique’s head.

[“It’s complicated. You may know this already, but aliens exist in this universe – with some owning personal abilities beyond some gods. So how do you differentiate them from a God? It’s Faith and Divinity. Now, Anna has sucked in a lot of magic powers, divinity, and racial strength of frost giants, but that doesn’t mean she would receive any faith that would be directed towards Loki after this. But at the same time, she has divinity flowing through her. The best term to describe her would be… that she is a Demi-God.”]

She added, [“If she had absorbed a lower-ranked God, her divinity reserves would have run out. However, if you remember, I explained to you back when you first appeared in this world, that High Gods and above don’t depend on prayers and faiths. While it helps, it’s not very necessary. She has a flowing spiritual ‘engine’ that runs divinity, and will refill her reserves overtime when she uses it.”]

“Anna, you’re a Demi-God.”

Enrique fixed his tie for the last time and announced, not seeing any point in explaining it in detail. Though that also meant, if Enrique prepared a number of humans to worship Anna like a Goddess, she might turn into a proper God – or that may just expand or recharge her Divinity Reserves, he didn’t know.

Anna flinched, smiling widely, while Greer looked at the two of them with an odd frown.

Enrique chuckled a little and joked, “Now, don’t go hating on me again with your racial superiority prejudice like last time. Ouch, it still stings when you left with Charles because, you said it yourself, I was ‘not even a mutant’.”

“H-hey!” instantly, it’s as if Anna from before returned as she threw herself on his chest and hugged him tightly. “T-that, I already admitted it was stupid of me. You can rest assured that I’d never do such a thing ever again!”

Enrique felt accomplished as he smiled at her and ruffled her hair, watching her look up at him in adoration. She had changed, and while Enrique didn’t have any way to remove the changes yet, it was clear that she hadn’t become some sort of crack-head who thought she was Loki.

A gentle giggle filled his ears, [“You can technically be considered a Demi-God as well. Being a God’s Avatar isn’t a small status.”]

Enrique had thought so, but it was nice getting confirmation. It suited him, of course, though he would prefer to become a proper God someday.

“You know what Mut said?” Enrique whispered. “I am a Demi-God too, what a coincidence.”

Anna just continued hugging him, while Greer’s eyes drooped. She felt as if she was being left behind, though sadly she saw no path on how to catch up with them.

Soon, the three of them left. Anna and Greer called an Uber, and Enrique made a note to finally buy a car as they left for Midtown High. While Enrique himself flew to his office at the speed of a flying jet.

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Master4thWall Note: The chapter was supposed to be longer, but it seems the universe doesn't want that, as I encountered a very long and unskippable side-quest from my dearest mother. Though I will post another MFG Chapter just about tomorrow or the day after to catch up to this blunder.