Chapter 42: Athenas true powers (1/2)

As far as the eyes could see, they were now entirely surrounded by the ocean.

Athena masterfully took control of the ship's speed and direction, and the ride was a smooth one.

Alex felt the need to comment on this, as he said, ”You're great at navigation.”

”Well, it's part of my specialties as a war goddess. Don't mention it.” For the entire duration of the trip, Athena only held her eyes on one spot in the distance and didn't move her sight from there.

He's never seen her so focused on something, but this side of Athena wasn't an unpleasant one.

Alex sat by a bench on the sides of the ship and observed the rolling waves as they parted to make passage for the ship.

The smell of salt was omnipresent in the air, and fleets of birds occasionally passed by, casting shadows upon the waters.

Strangely, however, the weather took a turn for the worse, and the waves crashing on their ship got stronger and taller.

Soon enough, water actually started splashing on the deck, but Athena remained calm and collected as she rotated the helm at greater intensity and strength.

To help, Alex was moving the sails around to adjust for the unpredictable winds and heard the voice of Athena informing him, ”We're soon reaching our destination.”

They seemed to be getting to the source of a storm, as the winds were now completely unreliable and a tornado was sharply spinning a distance away from them.

Suddenly, the tornado cleared up but an event even more puzzling took place.

Instead of the tornado, the waters of the sea molded around and shaped into the form of a man.

The man's features were uniform from the seawater, but this water statue was gigantic and reached up to the clouds above.

The man was holding an equally big trident in his hand, and his eyebrows formed a deep frown.

A strong voice, amplified by the waters, exclaimed, ”Is that you, Niece Athena? What brings you here, after your victory in Athens a few hundred years ago? Are you here to shame your poor uncle?!”

The man's voice turned sour as he said the last comments.

”Uncle, I'm here to discuss your recent behavior.” Athena confidently spoke up against the fearsome figure.

”Discuss? HAHAHAHAHAHA, is that why you have a spear and your shield with you?” As Poseidon said that to Athena, the heavy-looking trident came crashing down and the ship was thrown a distance away.

Alex barely kept his footing and exclaimed, ”Athena, how are you going to fight...that?”

”Alex, don't underestimate me. Before I was born, the Three Fates predicted I would be able to vanquish Father Zeus.”

”I don't currently have such plans, but I'm confident in my strength.”

As she said that, Athena suddenly jumped out of the ship into the waters, and using her shield, she surfed alongside the strong waves until she reached the base of the Poseidon 'mountain'.

As if she could predict his every movement, she maneuvered around the gargantuan waves and entered into the water statue.

Meanwhile, Alex was just looking on with his jaw open.

The forces of nature were rendered useless at her every skillful movement.

Alex got worried when he could no longer see her, but then, was taken aback as the entire water statue came crashing down and waves the size of mountains seized the ship as he found himself underwater.

Stuck in between the turbulent currents, he felt a slight tug and was brought up to the surface by Athena, who then went back to fighting before he could even thank her.

As it turned out, the real body of Poseidon was hidden inside and he could see the god, in all of his glory, standing atop a wave of water.

Poseidon had tan skin and only wore undergarments made of algae that concealed his private parts.

His body was bronze and sculpted to athletic perfection.

He had long black and wet hair that reached to his knees and a handsome face. Under his eyes, one scar was visible.

Athena was standing atop her shield a distance away from him. As the water dripped down her armor and spear, she only looked more glorious.

”Uncle, it's useless, I can predict all of your moves before you even think of them.” Athena taunted him.

Poseidon, who was on the other side, suddenly moved his hands and water spiraled all around him, forming a titanic water dragon.

The dragon charged at Athena, but with strength that could slice even water, the water dragon collapsed back into the sea, dissipating.

Athena, using the momentum from her jump, sprinted at Poseidon and took him by the neck.

He didn't seem to have readied himself, as she kicked him towards the sky.

She jumped a great distance up using the point at which the waves conjoined to gather inertia, and

*BAM**

She kicked him back down.