Chapter 101: ~Bet.~ (1/2)

***Sphere of Sous***

***Celestial***

“I am Aneth!”

Four expressionless faces turn to the child in front of us. I can't help it, so I break the silence. “You are smaller than... you know... ?”

The child stomps onto the ground. “Of course I am smaller! You killed me! I was reborn as the son of a fucking swineherd! Can you imagine what I went through until I managed to collect enough mana to speed up my growth!?”

Ascathon sighs. “At least there seems to be something like karma!”

Jazira nods and assists him. “The poor parents... I wonder what they did to deserve such a son!”

Aneth clenches his fists and shakes them. “Anyway! We'll settle our conflict with this tournament once and for all! Our world isn't big enough for all of us! Seven gods is too much! The one who gets the most points during the tournament can stay, the others have to leave!” He points at Lidith. “And take that one with you!”

I step in front of Aneth and look down at him. “I don't like your attitude!”

He glares back at me, but Charon and Wynne step forward to aide him. “It's better to use the tournament as a fighting stage than to devastate our homeworld.”

Ascathon shrugs his shoulders. “Who cares? You just want to play with those who are weaker than you. Wouldn't it be the best to let them die while watching our glorious battle?”

“Hoooh? I like that id...” Charon starts to speak, but Aneth and Wynne glare at him, so he shuts up.

Jazira lifts one finger to her lips and arches her eyebrows. “The idea in itself sounds nice. But why does it feel like we are being tricked?”

“Because they have seven people on their group and we have just four!” Lidith shakes the sheet with the tournament rankings in her hand.

I snort and grab the paper to have a look for myself. “It's true. What's up with this shit! Four against seven isn't fair!”

A broad smile forms on Aneth's face. “The tournament allows groups between four and seven people. It's your own fault if you don't manage to gather a full party!”

Asathon frowns. “So they matched us against groups with the same amount of people until now. It makes the fights more interesting. Fine! Bring it on! The four Pillars of Death will crush you!”

Wynne shows her teeth and smiles. “This won't take long. It's good that you chose the reasonable path.”

Lidith tilts her head and turns towards Ascathon. “Are you sure about this bet?”

Ascathon smiles. “You are the one who said that you want to win. Then let's win and show them that a fight against -The four Pillars of Death- can have only one outcome.”

“You like that nickname too much.” Jazira whispers.

“I am a god of peace...” Lidith's tail curls up behind her.

“The only one who deserves that name is you.” I mumble.