4 Chapter 4 – A spectacular show (2/2)
Zeus really did love this daughter of his and she wasn't wrong. It was truly a simple matter for them to make up a body. ”Hades how can we call ourselves supreme and rule over all the realms if we cannot even grant our own children such small favour's?” lowering the pitch of his voice a bit, Zeus asked his brother in a tone that could not be refuted.
Hades knew he would only seem petty if he continued. Realizing where this was going and being the type of man that would never accrue loses without justification he added ”Fine! It is not as if I said I wouldn't allow it. I would have just preferred to be the one to grant them the favour. Since the soul was in my custody! Hmph. You little runts should rejoice because I will help in granting this favour.”
Seeing his elder brother acting like this Zeus couldn't help but shake his head in dismay. He recovered quickly and said ” it is decided then… but first, let me make some things clear. We will give him a body but it will be that of an infant. This is dictated by the heavens will and cannot be negated. Second, As a mortal, he cannot be kept here and will be sent down to one of the connected mortal worlds. If you understand these points and are still willing to have this human soul regain a body, only then will we continue.” Coming to an end he put on a serious expression in hopes that these kids would think this through and make a decision. He hoped that they would learn something from this experience.
But as soon as he finished all four kids agreed without thinking about it for a second. 'When did these kids become so selfless and compassionate?' Even though there was absolutely no merit to them in this mortal gaining a body. 'whatever it can only be a good thing, right?' he thought to himself.
”Okay, Hades you may begin.” Seeing the anticipation in their eyes he couldn't delay any longer.
Hades stepped up to the centre where the pedestal was placed. Not saying a word he gestured upward with his palm and the soul floated upward and came right in front of him. ' hmm, lets put on a show for these kids' he thought to himself and a complacent smirk crept its way onto his face.
To create a normal mortal body it would require him to only pull together sufficient magitoms. Magitoms were the building blocks of higher worlds. It was what decided the spirituality of a world and the various attributes it would be capable of housing. A high level of magitom could sustain and give birth to even beings at the level of Hades and rest. Thus it was considered the basic building blocks of the universe.
Gods on the level of Hades had the authorization to use magitoms to create inferior species. This included humans. So, in essence, all he had to do was give a command and the surrounding magitoms would do the work and before the heavens will granted the body a soul, he had to sneak in the soul in front of him.
This was a beyond simple task for someone of his capability. So to put on a show he first covered the soul in a black mist of death and got flames of the underworld to dance around the mist.
Seeing that the kid's eyes had widened into the shape and exuded a glow like a full moon. He finally gave the order for the body to form after a few more minutes of teasing them. The body formed quickly and he snuck the soul into the body. Ready to call back the flames and mist, the body instantly disintegrated. Not understanding what happened he gave the order a few more times but nothing changed. As soon as a body would form around the soul it would disintegrate no matter how much he increased the magitoms that went into the creation of the body.
Looking over at the kids, he could see impatience starting to bud on their expressions and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. He was beyond glad that he had decided to be flamboyant and cover the process up with his mist.
Putting that aside. He needed to come up with a solution and fast. Looking towards Zeus, he beckoned him over. Initially, Zeus was sceptical and thought his brother might play some tricks with the soul, but after listening to the account of the body disintegrating he started to think his brother was going senile. ' Such a simple task and you are making excuses. Does he think we've all become fools and will believe him? Letting him take the soul away?' Soon, however, after giving it a try himself and getting the same result a cold drop of sweat slowly dripped down his forehead too.
The two brothers were left stumped. They were in their prime and still could not create a basic mortal body. If news of this got out they would be the laughing stock of all the factions!
Looking into each other's eyes they saw unerring resolve and both reached a common consensus. Maybe for the first time, without a word, the two agreed soundlessly. 'If we are gonna go down… Let's drag everyone down with us!' Frenzy flashed in their eyes and both of them simultaneously turned their heads to look at their third brother.
Looking at his two brothers who would go fight a hoard of celestial beasts merrily without a single thought of backing down nor drip a drop of sweat while doing it, now sweating like they had run a marathon and looking at him with fanatic eyes that suggested he was the next prey. The usually stoic Poseidon felt a chill go down his spine.
This was the curse of having someone look up to you. Though it did put you up on a pedestal, it also gave one responsibility. And these two men were in this position. Hades gloated of his capability and Zeus was a father who had given his word so confidently.
They could no longer back out.