Ch. 65: Rain (VI)
Before my eyes was the most brutal display of power, Zeus was moping the floor with Poseidon. No matter what he did Zues always grew stronger in the fight. The sky cracked open with lightning many times. A part of me wanted to stop Zeus from killing Poseidon, but maybe it was for the best that he died that way Olympus would survive.
“Tell me! Brother did I do you proud?” Zeus screamed as he turned to face me, on his face was a sickening smile that startled me. I think I came to understand why Zeus was the king of all the gods, he was unhinged with a bottomless well of power at his fingertips. Why would I be proud of what he had done? What type of sentiment was he hoping to get from me?
I heard a loud cracking sound followed by a strong impact and watched Poseidon’s body drop on the floor— dead. Zeus looked up at the sky and muttered something I could not make our off from the distance. I had to come to terms with the fact that Zeus had just killed Poseidon like an animal.
Now Zeus was walking to me, I prepared myself for every possible scenario to avoid a direct confrontation but down to it there was no way I could protect myself from him. “So brother.” His voice changed and got darker. “Now that Poseidon is gone everything is good right? Why do you look so dark brother, I expected you to be happy at what I did. Or is it not enough?”
My eyes strayed to the right arm of Zeus dripping blood in thick streams. Did he run his hand through Poseidon’s chest? I looked up and connected my eyes with Zues, I noticed how souless it was. Quite a contrast from his usual happy self.
They say the coming of rain is a coming of change, with rain comes thunder and destruction. “Tch!” I hissed as I gnashed my teeth, Zeus was a problem too. Unlike Poseidon who had morals and goals Zeus had none but an inner dark persona. “Why did you kill him?”
Zeus smiled and crouched down before me that our eye level was the same. “Because he deserved to die. Brother, I love you and I won’t let anything bad happen to you.”
I did not feel reassured by his words but instead more threatened. “Zeus….” No this was wrong everything was a mess, there was no way I could let the story of this world progress any further like this.
My eyes caught the sight of a black drone hovering in the air above. Mr Anonymous really did go to great lengths to pay me back. Now the story is in a mess and there nothing I can do about it. Curse that Watcher, couldn’t he have told me this was going to happen, I bet he must be happy on his throne up there. How would I deal with him, Zeus did not seem hostile to me but his what would I do?
My body was starting to feel heavy, I was losing more blood fast. My severed arm was nothing to talk about, I never wondered how it would feel to be one handed. My eyes widened as I tried to maintain my gaze on Zeus, my mind strayed to the fact of whether he was really on my side. If he was then why did he not react to my situation at this crucial moment? Did he want to watch me die?
No! I screamed at myself in my head, I was overthinking again, its a bad habit of mine. I had to narrow my mind on one thought, what was most crucial at this moment? I steadied my breathing and pushed myself up to my feet, “Why you!!” I hit Zeus on the fave sending him crashing on his butt, I felt he could have dodged it even if he wanted. “How dare you kill your own brother like that?”
Even I wanted to kill Poseidon but I had my reasons. I would at least know what his plans were and the source of his motivation but Zeus had no clear motive to justify his action. “You could have subdued him easily but instead you–!!” I was fuming angrily as I hazed down at my little brother, yes that was what he was!
I had made peace with my life here, I had bevome Hades himself. They are my family, the gods. I was no longer a mere human, but I was still a scholar and no matter how hard a decision I had to make I would still feel the pain of losing someone. Make no mistake, I would have killed Poseidon either way but it would still hurt.
Zeus held his chin and held a dumbfounded look on his face as he gazed up at me. “Big brother, I’m sorry but when I saw what he did, I could not hold back. I know why you are mad now, all those rumours about you on the internet it’s all lies right? I’ll find out who did it and kill him too.”
I reached out and landed a hot slap on his cheek and again I fept he could have dodged it if he wanted to. It bothered me that he was so submissive to me, better this way than the other.
“Don’t you get it you IDIOT! No more killing, I will resolve this myself.” I glared at him as I reached down to pick up Hecate’s dead body which proved extremely difficult. “Please if you have even a hint of understanding I want you to stop this madness.”
I was just about leaving with Hecate on my shoulder, I could still feel her blood trickling down my arm. I expected Zeus to get me by now but instead he responded in an opposite manner. “I get it big bro, I need to strike them with a more imposing power. Wipe out all your enemies in one swoop like a real god should. That’s what you mean right?”
The rain clouds started to thin into a shower of rain that drizzled down on us. My head was a box of scattered data, earlier this day I was talking to a titan and now I was in the worst possible case scenario— defeated. All that planning, all for nothing and I lost. I hate losing!
I hate losing!
I hate losing!
I hate losing!
I hate losing!
I hate losing!
I hate losing!
I felt Zeus reach out for me but I had just escaped his grasp. “Big bro don’t leave me, please.” I could hear him sobbing. “I don’t want you to leave me, please you are the only one I have.”
So the great mighty Zeus from the legends was all a sham, just a baby man. Amusing.
A loud thunderbolt cracked the sky open causing me to stop, the roar of it was mighty enough to shake the heavens. “Big bro, if you leave me now, then I’ll kill you too…!!!”
My eyes popped up as I muttered the words. “What the fu–”
If I revive a magic castle I will mass release 10 chapters
