YM778.TV Chapter 27: Ch. 27: Welcome To Olympus City
The term metropolis could also be linked to an ancient Greece text metro meaning the mother or founding and polis meaning city or state. I guess a lot of things really did come from Greece.
A taxi came over and stopped before me, it looked just like a regular earth taxi with the yellow and black stripes. I had sent Hecate ahead to prepare for my arrival.
I took my time down the long ride admiring the sights in the beautiful city, cultures only one would dream off showing before my eyes, centaurs, harpies and lesser gods showing up all over the city. It was heaven— my heaven. All my life I have lived for this very moment, it almost made me happy that I died when I did, it felt like I was chosen at that moment to come into contact with the black book.
And now this world was threatened by something even I can not concieve.
A while later I was at my reservation at the star hotel, one of the biggest five star hotels on Olympus. I got to learn that I was staying on the Highland of Olympus where the most notable figures stayed, there was still a lower level. The sky was golden and fluffy, the air cleaner than back at the underworld, there was always light and colour everywhere. Now I see why Zeus chose to rule over here.
Room 207, I stood before it. This was my room. I unlocked it and stepped into it, it smelled sweet. I shut the door behind me and observed the massive room, there were huge stead, a bedroom situated at an inner room. A beautiful view over the entire city just as I ordered. I walked up to the king sized bed where where my luggages were on it was a small note.
HERE\'S EVERYTHING AS YOU ASKED, TAKE CARE~ LOVE HECATE.
I threw my back onto the bed and sank into it\'s warm comfort. This was it, the final moment before the big day. The journey from the earth realm to Olympus City was delayed more than I expected putting me at a cul-de-sac. The day marking Zeus\' 2000th birthday was just hours away, I had not made a single progress to stop the calamity.
I was still clueless on what to do, to prevent the original course of the story what does that mean? I wish that watcher was more specific.
Originally the goddess of strife Eris caused a ruckus by dropping the golden apple ingraved with the words "TO THE FAIREST" in the midst of the three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite— three who were presumed to be the most beautiful goddesses in all of Olympus. Just thinking about it makes me wonder how beautiful the goddesses really are,not a perv or anything just curious.
Their dispute resulted in the Trojan War. Could that be the start of it all? Let me think deeply, the Trojan War is clearly one of the most popular parts of Greek mythology.
The Trojan War was a mythological decade long war and siege, ending in the destruction of Troy. All because the gods could not judge who in the three goddesses was truly the fairest forcing them to put their fates in the hand of a human named Paris, the son of the Trojan king Priam. Paris was an upright and pure man, Hera, Athena and Aphrodite had to convince him to choose who the fairest was.
According to the myths-- Hera the queen of the gods and Olympus— promised him wealth beyond his wildest imagination. Athena the goddess of wisdom and war— promised him a lifetime of victories in war and glories in battles and Aphrodite the goddess of beauty and war— promised him the hand of Helen the most beautiful woman on earth at the time.
Paris was not swayed by the promises of riches of war glories so he chose love, this enraged the other two goddesses.
There was a problem at that time, because Helen was already married to King Menelaus a ruler of the Sparta. Aphrodite placed a spell on Helen that she would fall in love with him at first sight.
Some parts of the Olympus lore depict that Paris came under the guise of a meeting between the two kingdoms only to abduct the beautiful Helen. This sparked a war led by King Agamemnon brother to the spartan king who rallied the Greeks in the Trojan War, against Troy.
Perhaps this is what I am meant to prevent to prevent from happening. Since Hera and Athena supported the Greeks against the Trojans sparking a feud between the gods of Olympus. Sides were chosen, leading to a division of power. If I think of this logically my goals is to prevent the seperation of the gods.
I was happy my memory still served me right. But there was the recurring fact that I might not be able to stop the calamity. Every effort I have taken to find Eris has failed simply because Eris was not yet known to the world just yet. That only meant I would have to see tomorrow.
I took out a booklet I had asked Hecate to prepare, it had the names and lists of everyone showing up for the party. There was no Eris on the list, that did not mean she could not infiltrate through another way. It was just too much for me to wrap my head around.
PING!
"What now?" I took out my phone and looked at the message icon. "Hmm? Chaos Bride?"
I tapped on it, I was right it really was Chaos Bride.
"YOU THERE?!!"— RECIEVED (30 MINUTES AGO)
"I CAN SEE YOU\'VE SEEN MY MESSAGE, WHY ARE YOU SAYING NOTHING?"— RECIEVED (19 SECONDS AGO)
"IT\'S IMPORTANT!! PLSSSS"— RECIEVED (6 SECONDS AGO)
I still was not sure if I could trust her? She did try to charm me. But she was an asset I could exploit now as it was.
"TALK!"— SENT. (10 SECOND AGO)
I waited a bit before she responded, and I get blamed for ignoring the other party.
PING!
"YOUR BABY BROTHER\'S PARTY IS GOING TO BE LIT.... SENDING KISSES!"— RECIEVED (7 SECONDS AGO)
And now she\'s back to her usual tricks again.
"IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY THEN GO KICK A BUCKET!"— SENT (2 SECONDS AGO)
I already had a lot on my plate and this problematic lady comes to throw in more diesel to my fire...? No way.
"GO TO HELL, URRGH!"— RECIEVED (10 SECONDS AGO)
"NO NEED, I RUN THE PLACE!"— SENT (5 SECONDS AGO)
"YOU ARE SERIOUSLY GETTING UNDER MY NERVES."— SENT (2 SECONDS AGO)
I dropped the phone by my side and closedy weary eyes, my lungs expended a deep long sigh. "I wonder if anyone will miss me back on earth?" It\'s not like anyone actually cared about me back there, it would be a surprise if my wife showed up at my burial. Well I bet she would to exploit my last penny, she was a b***h. Every was, they used me.
I never really what I would do besides my love for Greek mythology, I\'ve never been more happier I chose this path.
PING!
"Oh?" I reached out to my phone and held it over my head. "Took your time— WHAT!!?" Just what was I reading right now? Was this...
"ZUES\' BIRTHDAY PARTY, DON\'T GO!"— RECIEVED (5 SECONDS AGO)
PING!!
"THEY WILL TAKE YOU DOWN THERE!"— RECIEVED (3 SECONDS AGO)
PING!!!
"YOU ARE THE TARGET!!"— RECIEVED (1 SECOND AGO)
What the hell is she saying now? Isn\'t it the calamity I should be wondering about? Why do I feel like this might be true? Perhaps the person who tried to kill me is here, where else would I find my killer than a room full of the most powerful gods in the universe?
My hands were shaking for the first time since I was reborn, I don\'t think I was scared by her warning. I wasn\'t even sure if it was true. What really had me frightened was the truth that— I could lose my new life so easily without even living it to the fullest. Now I was having second thoughts? Perhaps I should have chosen Zeus or Hermes?
TAP-- TAP-- TAP!
"HOW CAN I TRUST YOU?"— SENT (2 SECONDS AGO)
Now I just have to wait till she--
PING!!
"BCOS I AM VERY C--LOSE!"— RECEIVED (0 SECONDS AGO)
What was with that response? What did she mean by she was nearby? And just then— the phone rang!
RING!! RING!!
I looked at the screen with my gaze shaking slightly, the screen reflecting on my eyes ....
INCOMING VIDEO CALL
CHAOS BRIDE
ACCEPT / REJECT
"What the--" Why the hell was she calling me now? Does this mean that she is not sheisty? Wait a moment, what if she plans to stop me from preventing the first calamity? That would mean she has information of the first calamity before me, that would explain why "she" or "they" tried to kill Hades. The plot is all coming together.
Should I take this call?
If I take it, I could probably deduce more information about her plot that I have now.
I reached out my finger and tapped the screen.
INCOMING VIDEO CALL
CHAOS BRIDE
00:04
REJECT
"Hello Hades, listen to what I have to sa—"
KNOCK! KNOCK!
I dropped the phone on my head from the shock and hissed out in pain. "Oww, just who the hell is at the damn door? Now of all times!"
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Perhaps it was room service. Something must have come up because I told the receptionist I was not to be disturbed. "Chaos Bride, a moment please." I called out to the phone as I paced angrily to the door.
Just when I was going to get some answers I had to get interrupted by—
CLICK! CLICK!
"H-- Hermes!?"
Hermes stood there looking down, the opposite of his true personality. There were dark rings under his eyes, I was shock. But what was he doing here, how did he find out where I was--?
"Hades, I messed up bad. There\'s something I have to tell you--"