Chapter 51 - 51 Reasons and Dinner (2/2)
Diana finished Gray's sentence with a small smile. The Pseudo-Servant nodded but continued.
”I had.... powers. I had the drive. I had the ability to do it. All I needed was a goal to help push me towards it. Much like Siddhartha Gautama, I wanted to become something more than just myself. The Justice League was one option, as was the League of Assassins but.... I didn't want to rely on others. Trust isn't an issue, it's just.... I wanted to make my own legend. These memories all show me heroes who succeeded against impossible odds all on their own.... And I wanted to be just like them”.
Countless images of people Gray had never met ran through his mind.
A black giant several kilometers in size, an artificial sun as its heart.... The arrogant face of the Argo's Captain as he lead a young purple haired girl to a sinister end.... The blood red eyes of the Hound of Chulainn....
A beautiful Amazon who was slayed by his spear.... The face of a beloved Emperor, who ordered his death.... Heads rising and falling as justice was carried out, no-one was an exception..... The crying face of a King he once called a friend, nothing in his treasury could save him from his fate....
Being ordered by the collective unconsciousness of mankind, saving humanity countless times before becoming a Heroic Spirit.... Attaining the impossible through letting go of all worldly connections, becoming something impossible in the process.... The First Emperor who dėsɨrėd immortality, he united a dynasty that would last for countless generations....
Becoming the complete opposite of a God, the path to the Bodhisattva blocked by the Sixth Heaven.... Killing countless men on the battlefield, his seven layered ox shield never breaking and never failing to block an arrow or spear.... The smile of a beautiful blonde haired girl, her wings like that of an angel as she mourned her friends death....
Gray's smile was one that no twenty year old should ever have. It didn't belong to someone with such a young face, yet in the eyes of Diana, it was like looking in a mirror.
”I understand what you mean. On Themiscyra my mother told my countless tales of Greek Heroes and their feats. I was drawn to their tales and wanted to become a warrior just like all my sisters. When my mother told me I wasn't allowed to train, I was just pushed even more to become something more than I was. And that was over a hundred years ago now....”.
The pair cracked a smile and chuckled a little as Diana mentioned her age. It didn't matter to Gray how old she was. Neither did it matter to her how young Gray was. A man with over thirteen lifetimes worth of memories and a woman who lived more lifetimes than any human could live normally.
It was fate for the two of them to meet.
”Sir, Ma'am, here is your entree”.
A familiar sounding voice entered the ears of the pair and Diana ignored the familiarity and just opted to stare at Gray as he did the same. The two just let their plates be placed in front of them and let go of each others hand and picked up their cutlery to start dining.
From a distance Gray and Diana looked more like two lovers than just two strangers getting to know each other. She told him of her adventures before she joined the Justice League and he told her stories of wars between Gods and Kings that predated even the age of antiquity which she was most familiar with.
Ruler and Berserker were more than willing to share with Gray their tales. The former was the First Emperor of China and the latter a creation of the Gods aimed at restricting those with Divinity. A perfect weapon in all accounts.
They laughed and sighed together as a group of teenagers watched on with awe and respect. The male half had nothing but admiration in their eyes as they saw the two ȧduŀts sitting with one hand over the other. The female half had mixed expressions in their eyes. Some of shock, surprise and others jealousy and envy.
Of who they were envious of, no-one knew.