Chapter 57 Part 5) Battle Of The Gods Begins Part 2 (Patreon)

On top of a snowy mountain top, a woman stood looking out over the vast sea of trees in front of her. Behind her was a man frozen to the ground by thick ice. “Erebus, you dared to show your face near me again? Did you think I wouldn’t notice you? Now that the Battle of the Gods has commenced, you will be nothing more than a pawn for the stronger gods.”

“Khione, do you really think I am that weak? Am I so weak that you can’t even look my way?” Erebus looked downcast. He never thought the woman he had been chasing after all this time would not even look his way once. And now he was even finding out that she had always seen him as weak.

“Erebus, Nix would kill you if she knew you have been chasing after me all this time. Right, Nix?” Khione’s mentioning of his wife made Erebus freeze and not because of her ice. It was because he felt a very familiar presence.

He turned his head to see a woman dressed in a black gown floating down from the sky. Her eyes were as dark as the night sky. She looked at the man frozen to the ground and snorted. “So this is what you do when you disappear after so many years? Instead of coming to see me you run to another woman?”

“Nix… it’s not what you think! Khione she… she is…” Erebus was trying to come up with an excuse but he could not find the words. Before he could even speak, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach.

“Bastard!” Nix had used all her strength to punch the unfaithful man in front of her. The aftershock from the punch burrowed through Erebus’s body and shot out the other side, blasting away part of the mountain peak.

“Nix, don’t destroy the land. I did not call you here to destroy things but to protect.” Khione said with a smile as she turned to look at her long-time friend.

“Khione, are you sure you want to protect the mortals of this realm? I will help, but you have to be sure. Zeus and Thor have already descended and are fighting while the other gods are still preparing.” Nix did not want her friend getting in over her head.

“I sense a kindred spirit in this realm. Someone I feel I have met long ago. If it is who I think it is, then we might just be able to win.” Khione replied. “The gods have abused the mortal worlds for too long. It is time for a change, and I believe she can bring about that change.”

“If you believe that, then I have nothing more to say. I will follow your lead. But even then, I still think we will need to bring in more people.” Nix was more worried about their own power. The battle of the gods will result in many deaths amongst the gods, not just the mortals who live here.

“I know. But for now, we have three. After all, one of us has already lost to her.” Khione looked at Erebus, who was still gasping for air, his face bright red. But deep down, he wanted to curse Khione for telling Nix he had lost to a mortal!

“Oh? Erebus, you actually lost to a mortal? Why the hell did I ever marry you?” Nix felt disdain towards this husband of hers. But he would make for a good lackey, which was worth forcing him to help. But this brought another question to mind. “How will we contact her if we do not know where she is? Plus, I am sure she will not easily trust us either.”

“I know. This is why Erebus will bow his head and apologize. He also knows where she is. After all, he tried to attack her kingdom from what I understand.” Khione had forced Erebus to spill everything when she caught him trying to peek at her.

“I see. Then we should get going. If we do not make contact soon, I am afraid it might be too late.” Nix knew things would start ramping up soon. As soon as the bigger factions appeared, an all-out war would start. Anyone from demi-gods and minor gods to some of the strongest gods out there would end up being roped into this.

“You are right. We should take our leave.” Khione replied with a nod. She then waved her hand detaching Erebus from the ground, making him float in the air. “You are coming to. Don’t even think of running away.”

 Erebus wanted to cry. He was being bullied by so many ladies as of late. And now he had to go and apologize to a mortal. Did he no longer have any pride as a god anymore? He had to lower his head to that woman? The same woman who already made him look weak in the eyes of the others? His life was not fair. First, he married a bully then he fell for another bully, and now he was going to meet the bullies’ friend.