š Scene ā The Depths of the Ocean
In the depths of the seaā¦
Neptune (Poseidon's eldest son) was swimming calmly.
Today, he had decided something different.
"I'll exploreā¦ the ocean floor."
Butā
Before he could go deeperā¦
He suddenly stopped.
In front of himā
A gigantic octopus.
The size of an entire castle.
Neptune smiled happily and swam toward it:
"Hello there!"
"I came today to explore the depthsā¦ will you join me?"
Using the spiritual power he inherited from his father, Poseidonā¦
He communicated with it easily.
The octopus looked at him in surprise:
"Where is Poseidon?"
"He promised me a fight todayā¦ did he break his promise?"
Neptune laughed and waved his hand:
"No, noā¦"
"Today is a day of responsibilities."
"He'sā¦ taking care of children."
Silence.
Thenā
The octopus burst into laughter:
"Poseidonā¦ a babysitter?!"
They both laughed loudly.
But after a momentā
The octopus' expression changed.
It became serious.
"I don't advise you to go deeper, Neptuneā¦"
"There isā¦ something terrifying down there."
Neptune frowned:
"Isn't this your domain?"
"You rule the ocean creaturesā¦ so what danger is there?"
The octopus slowly shook its head:
"Yesā¦ I rule many."
"Butā¦"
It lowered its voice:
"Even Iā¦ do not dare go down there."
It pausedā¦
Then said:
"Even your fatherā¦ tried."
"But he turned back halfway."
"And saidā¦ there is a great danger."
Neptune fell silent.
Then looked into the depthsā¦
With slight disappointment:
"Thenā¦ I won't go."
The octopus laughed to cheer him up:
"How about insteadā¦"
"We go hunt some annoying creatures?"
Neptune smiled instantly:
"Alright!"
And the two rushed forwardā
The ocean trembledā¦
Creatures fled in fearā¦
š Scene ā The Legendary Punishment
Elsewhereā¦
Freya (Neptune's wife) and Lokiā¦
Were sitting on the ground.
Holding Poseidon's footā¦
Washing itā¦
Tears in their eyes.
Poseidon said happily:
"Ahā¦ this feels great."
Just as they were about to finishā
He suddenly said:
"Ohā¦ I forgot something."
Loki looked at him, exhausted:
"Whatā¦?"
Suddenlyā
Poseidon lifted his footā
And struck them in the face with it.
"Here."
Then burst into loud laughter.
He stood upā¦
Put on his sandalsā¦
And walked away, still laughing.
Leaving behindā
Freya and Loki.
Sitting on the groundā¦
Crying.
š Scene ā A Worse Task
Before they could even process what happenedā
Hades appeared.
With an annoyed expressionā¦
He threw cleaning tools in front of them.
"Go."
"And clean my dog's cave."
They froze.
He continued:
"That filthā¦ has piled up for years."
Then he vanished.
Silence.
Loki looked at Freya.
Freya looked at Loki.
They both sighedā¦ at the same time.
And said:
"Let's goā¦"
š Scene ā Odin Watching
Elsewhereā¦
Odin was watching.
Through one of his ravens in the village.
Seeing everything.
He smiled.
Then thought:
"These childrenā¦"
"Never learnā¦ do they?"
He was quietly laughingā¦
Watching Loki and Freya suffer.
Butā
He suddenly stopped.
A message reached himā¦
From his ravens in the continent of Mira.
"We foundā¦ the hidden vault."
His smile disappeared.
He looked through the raven's eyesā
And saw it.
A strange fog.
It didn't harm the ravens.
Insteadā¦
It made them stronger.
Odin frowned:
"This fogā¦"
"Is strange."
"If the humans hadn't escapedā¦"
"They would all be dead."
He sighed slowlyā¦
Then smiled faintly:
"Humansā¦ are easy to manipulate."
š Scene ā Raven Fusion
He immediately gave an order:
"Destroy the barrierā¦"
"And enter the hidden chamber beneath the throne."
The ravens obeyed.
Butā
They didn't attack.
Insteadā¦
They merged.
In a terrifying sightā
A massive entity formed:
Dozens of eyes šļø
Countless wings
A dark body pulsing with power
The entity released a strange energyā
But it didn't destroy the barrier.
Insteadā
It passed through it.
Silently.
Without resistance.
Odin chuckled:
"Their abilitiesā¦ have evolved."
"Absorbing energyā¦ gave them interesting traits."
š Scene ā The Hidden Chamber
The entity descended into the chamber.
It looked around with dozens of eyesā
Treasures.
Rare metals.
Immense wealth.
Odin said:
"Take everything."
In an instantā
The entity began devouring everythingā¦
In an unnatural way.
The treasures vanishedā¦
Into its body.
Odin was about to end itā
Butā
He stopped.
One of the ravens said:
"There isā¦ something behind the wall."
Odin's gaze sharpened.
"Go."
š Scene ā The True Secret
The entity passed through the wallā
And entered another space.
It froze.
A small lake.
Treasure chests.
Butā
That wasn't what mattered.
It wasā¦
The energy.
Pure energyā¦
Unnaturally powerful.
Odin felt it through the ravenā
And his expression changed instantly:
"Take everythingā¦ now."
The entity obeyed without hesitationā
Devouring the lakeā¦
The chestsā¦
Everything.
Odin went silent for a moment.
Then thought:
"Fornā¦ didn't know about this."
"Even as the heir to the throneā¦"
"It seems there are secretsā¦ deeper than I thought."
š Scene ā The Decision
Odin commanded:
"Search everything."
They searchedā¦
Carefully.
Butā
"There's nothing else."
Odin paused brieflyā¦
Then said:
"Return."
"To Asgard."
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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