Chapter 42

"My King? My King?!"

"Huh?"

'Wake up asshole!'

Bad's eyes shot open. He tried to sit up but quickly forgot his disposition. "Oh, right… Damn, I'm starving!"

'No shit! You passed out after that last meal!' came Garou.

"My King, you have nearly been asleep for a full day." The shadow said to him. "You have also appeared to have grown out a bit more too."

Peering down, Bad sighed aloud, it wasn't a lie either, normal he could move a little bit, but now, he was utterly trapped. "Shit," he muttered.

The shadow was quick to ease him up. "Take your time my King, I do believe dinner is being served now."

'About damn time! FOOD!' came Garou as Bad felt his stomach jostle with anticipation.

"Yeah, yeah, calm down before you get noticed." Bad scolded.

He wondered his way out of the room, and into the dinning hall. He paused as he saw the other demis there, all licking their lips in anticipation. "Huh?" he muttered.

"Sea food, I didn't think we would have any this time around!" came Brutus. "Neptune normally doesn't provide for the demi gods to eat…"

"Seafood huh? I could go for some seafood…" Bad said aloud.

The room paused. "Where the hell were you?" demanded Brutus.

Bad tried to laugh off his sleep in, but they didn't quite believe him. Then his stomach roared. It startled the room. "Uh, I better have a seat…"

He took to his table but paused. "Hey, where's Remus?"

"Dunno, he disappeared shortly after you did. Didn't bother to stay and hang out with us."

Bad shrugged as the table became aflame in blue fire. Then, the feast appeared.

It was all high ended sushi!

"Whoa…" Bad whispered. "This is…

"SHIT!" Brutus protested. "Sushi? Really!?" he demanded.

Elle however was quick to explain. "Rules of the master, eat what is before you and more is offered." She stated. "This is but the first course."

"But it's sushi…" said the goddess Savanna. "We can have this ANYTIME"

"Yeah, but not this quality, look at the meat!" Bad protested. There were thick pieces of tuna, salmon and other fish verities, unlike that cheap ass sushi place he goes to from time to time. Here, one can see the quality and freshness. It was as if it was just pulled out of the water!

He wasted no time. He cleared the table and savored every bite. 'Ooo seafood! Any more?' asked Garou.

'First course,' Bad replied to him, just as quickly as the table emptied another course, but it was different. There were various fish dishes, stir fries, arrangements, and other unique meals he has never seen before.

"Wait, that's the second course? Where's the lobster?!" demanded the goddess at the table next to his. Apparently everyone was peering over at Bad's arrangement to see what is coming next.

Bad ignored the complaints of the demis as he indulged once more. The meals were getting more filling, that was certain, however, he was eating more too despite it!

The third course was one to remember.

Lobsters, tuna steaks, caviar, all the high ended food was presented to him. "Oh ho! Look at this spread!" Bad cheered.

"HE GETS LOBSTER!"

"EAT WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU!" Elle scolded.

Bad smirked as he was about to inhale the table once more, but Elle quickly stopped him. "Just a moment!" she took a bowl off the table and held it away from him. "Okay, now," she said with a nod.

Bad saw the bowl she took, it was full of pearls, like the one Death gave him before bringing him here. He nodded as he took in the food once more. Everything was divine in his mind!

"Oh… man this is the best!" he declared.

She smiled and put the bowl back on his table. "Huh? What are these?"

Elle smiled. "These are the pearls of Neptune, very rare and very handy if one travels a lot. They instantly fill you with a single pearl." She explained.

Bad took one for the hell of it, he was still feeling a little hungry when he swallowed it whole. Elle froze. "Hey, not bad… Oooo… I think… I overate again…"

He felt as if his stomach was going to burst!

"To bed, this instant!" Elle ordered as she used her magic, she lifted Bad out of his chair and back to his chambers. His stomach moaned to the food.

'What the hell… what did you just eat!?' Garou demanded.

'Too much…' Bad moaned back.

He passed out the moment he hit the bed…

#

"He has been asleep for so long. Is he going to be okay?"

"I am sure of it, he is also entering the second trimester too, so it's natural that his body is in flux at the moment."

Bad sighed. "What the hell is with all that noise…"

His eyes opened, he found he wasn't alone in his room anymore.

In fact, it appeared a party had occurred! "Huh?"

"BAD!"

Death wrapped his arms around him, after he was helped up. "Death… wait… huh?"

All around he saw new faces, but there were familiar faces. "You worried us, you have been asleep for three days!"

"I WHAT!" Bad demanded.

"Too much to eat… no, that couldn't be it…" said the woman in the black dress.

"Uh, Death…" Bad whispered.

He smiled. "Bad, your gracious hostess, Gaia… she's been ensuring you have had plenty to eat," he explained.

He lowed his head as best he could. "Sorry I can't show proper appreciation for your efforts, thank you very much for feeding me…"

Gaia laughed it off. "Think nothing of it, you have shown excellent manners and my legions are proud to serve you." She said. "But still, three days is a long time for you to sleep… and look at you…" Gaia said as she gently placed her hand on his belly.

Bad just as he realized he once more got bigger. "Shit, this again! It's getting to the point I can barely move!"

Death froze. "Bad…"

"It's getting harder for me to get around, I admit that. Despite eating really well… I just… I just can't keep up."

The room went silent as Death turned to Gaia, "With me please," He nodded and excused himself from the room. Bad took in the sights around him, but he wondered though.

"Hey… Pig God," he called gently, the large hero wondered over to Bad. "Why is Child Emperor, that guy with the weird cape and King here?" he whispered.

Pig God laughed aloud. "Of course you didn't know, they themselves are gods too!"

"Wait, for real?!"

'You didn't know that?' came Garou.

'How the hell was I suppose to know!'

"I will do proper introductions later, for now, it appears Gaia is quite concerned to tend to your needs."

Bad paused, "Huh… why though? I mean, she probably has better things to do than to worry about me!"

Pig God smiled for a moment. "You didn't know this either, but you are the first demi to even attempt to have a family, let alone to successfully do so. Many are more dependent on their own strength and legions, they rely on themselves over all else and see a family as a waste of time and potential."

"Oh… why was Death so determined though?"

"He loves life," Pig God explained. "He loves seeing it created, watching it grow and develop. You have given him a great gift Bad, and the fact you are doing so again."

"Yeah, but I didn't aim on going this extreme!" Bad protested. He sighed aloud as he fell back on the bed. "Wait, if I have been asleep for three days then…"

"You are not starving because of Elle, she has been feeding you pearls that she took off your table. It has sustained you and your family for the time being. But now, those won't do. Your second trimester has started for your last child, and your other children have grown which is making you grow out to accommodate them."

"Great…" Bad muttered and sighed aloud.

"Our gathering is nearly over, it only lasts a few months…"

"Wow, I did dick all and three months flew by… damn…"

Pig God laughed as he helped Bad up again. "Come, you need to be with the other demis before we walk in."

He nodded as he got out of bed and eased himself towards the door. Everything felt off to him, his body shifting and it hurt to take each step to say the least! But he endured until he got to the dining hall.

There the demis were in wait, they paused at the sight of Bad. "I didn't think it was possible for you to get any fatter!" laughed Brutus.

"Fuck off," Bad snapped back. He took his seat at the table, he was able to eat just as the massive doors opened. The demis all got up from their tables went to one knee and lowered their heads.

Everyone but Bad that is.

The gods have entered the room…