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🕑 Added 2024-05-14 21:46:10 +0000 UTCThe Denatus. The meeting of the gods. The room that which was filled with the sounds of childish bickering, and the smell of centuries of tears of humiliation seeping into its surfaces.
During this Denatus more divines than usual showed up due to interest in hearing drama first hand with the major upheavals that had been happening as of late with the Zeus and Hera Familia planning on going on the Three Quests in the next couple years. To say nothing of the huge drama that occurred with Zeus's adventurers kicking the hornet's nest that was the crafting Familias.
Taking a step back... The entire Denatus was actually separated this time not by Pantheons and friendships between the divines but instead by occupation as the crafting Familias's and their closer friends kept to one half of the room while the neutral and more adventurer-focused Familia's took the other half.
This Denatus it was left to the goddess Freya to do the announcements and act as the speaker as the neutral third party. With how tense the room was and her being the only goddess really with the ability to keep the tension-filled room even somewhat orderly.
Even if her method of keeping the room orderly was to use her Charm and beauty to mentally smack down any arguments that came up.
Freya clad in a tight-fitting silver dress with gold filigree across its form gave a winning smile as she spoke at a higher volume to break through the babbling gods and goddesses. "Alright it's time to begin with the unpleasant topics first before we get to the fun part of voting for nicknames for the children who leveled up."
The beautiful Norse goddess gave the silent gods and goddesses of the crafting Familia block that included the likes of Goibniu, Hephaestus, Ptah, and even gods who were known for being an asshole like Dian Cecht were standing in solidarity with the rest of the crafting Familia's.
"Now, Due to another higher leveled adventure from outside of Orario causing an issue of major theft at Dian Cecht's Familia, several of our own adventurer's for some reason acquired... Off or even one could say poisoned potions that fell into their hands that they bought from elsewhere. So Dian Cecht, if per say someone was repeatedly stealing your potions I am going to have to ask you stop creating poisoned potions and elixers as they are arriving with your seals in stores that you yourself have sponsored to sell your potions and elixers."
The older god gave a snort before looking over at Zeus and saying spitefully. "Complete donkey shit... Fucking adventures from outside Orario my ass, everyone knows its that brat Maxim being petty after I shut his ass down after he threatened my Airmid."
Dian Cecht pointed a finger directly at Hera instead making her twitch as he said in amusement. "And I can't say enough how utterly hilarious it is that the moment some miracle happens that cures that Materia girl and your monster of talent in Alfia has hope... That Materia drinks a nutrient-healing potion that was stolen from one of those bad batches haha! The richest if not the strongest Familia and your executives bought off-brand stolen goods from a fake shop haha!"
Hera's face became as of stone as she glared at Dian Cecht and asked frankly. "Dian... Do you want a little War-Game? I was thinking that my Familia could use a few healers and the rest could be dumped outside of-"
But before Hera could continue her threat Freya tittered loudly with her throwing her hair back seductively mentally stunned many of the gods and goddesses in the room at the sight but not all. But the motion was done to silence the coming argument as Freya spoke.
"The feud is over. My dear Ottar already caught the thief and he has been put to the sword after I questioned him and found out that he was a level four from the Lamashtu Familia. Now this topic is over as we move onto the next subject, the city of Melen has stepped up its slave trade and Orario itself has banned the slave trade. Will we sanction or make any moves to punish the city?" Freya asked.
Even as she asked that, Freya was inwardly slightly nervous as she had invested a good bit of resources into helping Jake and his little wonderful pallum lover escape from Orario to Melen... She would be most wroth if her efforts and her future plans for such an interesting soul were to be thrown into the winds.
The gods and goddesses discussed quietly whether they should do anything and finally one of the gods said more loudly. "Yeah we should do something. When I take my cute little children down to the beach I don't want them to see a bunch of other mortals in chains, crying and looking all dead inside. We should just kill off the Plutus Familia's Captain she is a complete sociopath who eats people even!"
Another voice this one female piped up with a small frown. "It would be better if we just destroyed the Flesh Auction of the Five Main Famillia's in Melen honestly. Even if Orario takes a hit to the taxes we are able to collect from Melen."
A large number of gods and goddesses grimaced hearing that as many of them had fingers in Melen's city of gold and cutting a piece out of their pie would be akin to taking a piece of their flesh with another god saying with a frown. "Wait now let's not be too hasty, those slaves are also being taken from all over the world, we can't control where they come from, especially with how Libertas is still being held by Evilus who is being used to enslave people's will."
To which Hera sniffed and said with a cold smile. "Well, its a fortuitous event that my darling Sword Saintess, and the Mountain Breaker is already in Melen having herself a vacation. I am sure that she would be willing to cut down the chaff and keep it from spilling out of control."
Freya's heart stilled and she held in a mental scream at hearing the damned Sword Saintess was going to Melen... As that meant that she would be able to use her poor imitation of a death god's soul sight to pick out Jake's damned soul while within Orario!
But as though hearing Freya's thoughts Hepheastus gave a grin and called out. "Well with that all out of the way I have a major announcement to make as the files are already going to prove it. My darling child Jake Bariss has broken the Level 1 rank-up record with a speed run time of only a grand total of three weeks!"
And Freya could all but see Zeus and Hera's face twist in utter surprise especially that bitch Hera's face twitching as she knew the so-called Queen of the Gods wanted to twist Jake into serving her Familia's interests... And maybe even break her oath and invite him to join her Familia altogether.
Comments
ZeroLink21
Yup would love to see the freak out and even if it's gonna be a bit of a bother good on Hera for going to try and track Jake and end the brainwashing part of the slave trade
Wrath of Vajra
I'm down for that, I want to see the looks on their faces at the fact some rookie upstart (In their eyes at least) leveled faster in three weeks than their best adventurers ever did in months and or years. also, what's to stop Jake to develop a new trick Brok and Sindri used of not being seen, via stepping into the realm between realms, an ability even gods cannot perceive except for dragons for some reason. Matter of fact, give this ability to any future blacksmiths of Hephaistos, if possible, what happened to her Familia was reprehensible for what the Zeus' own Familia did to them.
andrew rousseau
Id be down for it
Azazyel
I can do another chapter of the freak out and the naming process if you guys want
Rauko the varment
Heh, I wonder how they'll react with the other details about Jake and his party~ while tempting, I'd rather spare him of all that trouble... for now~.
Evilhippy
I can't help but chortle.
asdo
Same
andrew rousseau
Hmm, kinda wanna se another interlude showing the various gods thoughts on this development
Hmm is it time
Thanks for the chapter
