On the road to Orario( start of canon timelime)
About two kilometers outside of Orario an assortment of figures could be seen making their way towards the great city. To many it would be weird to see such a great amount of different races all traveling together unless it was a Familia, which in this case it . Dwarves, elves, werewolves, cat people, humans, pallums and all other manner of beast folk were all moving together, chatting amongst themselves as if it were the most common thing in the world.
It was quite a spectacular sight to see and if that wasn't enough then their numbers as well as their armor would definitely draw eyes towards them. The group numbered at around 150 and they all seemed to share the same colour scheme. Despite the many different types and sizes of clothing they all seemed to have quite large amount of black with gold trim. It made for quite an intimidating sight.
Then there was the banners that they carried, a banner which had not been seen for many years. A fist holding three lightning bolts done in gold on a black canvas. This led to many passing travellers to gape at the sight as it could only mean one thing. The Zeus Familia was back and based on the numbers, they were back for good. Whether that was good news or not, time would only tell.
At the very front a handsome man with grey hair and a strong build was walking next to three other figures. He stood at around 6 foot tall. The man was wearing black suit pants with dress shoes, a white shirt and with a black jacket to match. His hair was neatly combed to the side and his beard was trimmed. This man was Zeus, god of the skies and many other impressive domains. He was the head of the Greek pantheon back in heaven and despite giving up his divinity to become mortal he still cut an impressive and imposing figure.
One of the three figures next to him was his wife, Hera, the goddess of marriage. She has beautiful brown hair that was done in a plait that ran down to her middle back. Her brown eyes carried a hint of both amusement and mirth at having to return to the place that once threw them out. She was dressed in a beautiful green dress and had brown sandals on her feet. She stood quite tall as well at around 5'8.
The figure next to her was a young boy with red eyes and snow white hair. He was dressed in black shoes, pants and shirt. He had armor on that covered his forearms, shins, chest, shoulders and back. The armor was also black with gold trim around it. It really made his white hair stand out even more. He has two knives sheathed at his waist and a small shield on his back and carries a simple spear in his hand that was also black with a steel head. He stood at around 5'5. This was Bell Cranel. The grandson of the last figure.
As for the last figure, it was clear that they were a warrior but in an unexpected way. They also had red eyes and white hair but their hair was in a ponytail that went doen to their shoulders with two bangs framing their face. The figure stood at an impressive height of 6'3 and was also dressed in black but in a diggerent manner. The black shoes that they wore had golden patterns on them. There pants and shirt as well. Their armor started around their neck and moved down interlocking with other pieces until the armor covered the top of their shoes. The armor was made from dragon scales and the gold patterns and trims on it were runes that had been etched into the armor. He also had a thick crown like band that was gold that covered his forhead and went around his head(think of what Dain ironfoot wore at the end of hobbit battle of the five armies.)
The figure only carried one weapon and that was a spear but this was far from a normal weapon. Made from mithril and adamantite and given the durandul aspect ensured that not only could the spear conduct magic through it but it was pretty much indestructible having been made with Zeus's blood ensured that it got stronger with the person welding it. The final aspect of this person was their long elf ears. Slightly longer than even those of high elves. This figure was also well built and did not posses the lithe figure that elves normally do.
This figure was Algar Cranel, the captain of the Zeus Familia. Despite his young youthful face, he was already 250 years old however due to being a snow elf this was still quite young. Snow elves lived far up into the north and it was quite normal for them to live to well past 1000 years old. Know far and wide for their incredible talent for magic, making high elves seem like novices, as well as their fierce temperament when in battle has cemented their place as an untouchable kingdom. The harsh climate and difficult conditions making it impossible for anyone to challenge their reign over the northern territories.
Algar was the crown prince of the snow elves and was already a renowned fighter and well known figure in the political world. His charming personality and love for his people made him very popular among eleven lords and kings everywhere. He originally worked as an adventurer for Ouranous secretly for many years and was a great friend of Zeus and Hera. When they were kicked out he asked Ouranous for permission to follow them and help them which Ouranous allowed. He brought what was left of the Familia to the northern territory where they settled down and slowly started to grown in numbers again.
Algar personally trained all the new members of the Familia and helped Zeus to create a new family. After hearing that Alfia and Zard had survived and had attacked Orario it was a devastating blow to them both as this came after the death of Meteria after giving birth to Bell. Zeus eventually convinced Algar to join his Familia and become its captain. Algars parents had allowed him to once again become an adventurer as long as he returned before his 400th birthday to prepare becoming king.
Snow eves birth rates were even more difficult than normal elves so being the only heir meant having to attend to his princely duties as well which he understood. It was only those of the royal family that had these issues though as normal snow elves had shorter ears like normal elves but still with white hair. They are called snow elves for a reason after all. They birth rates were much better so finding families with 2 to 3 kids wasn't all that unheard of after all.
As to becoming Bell's grandfather well that was a different story entirely. Algar had found Alfia and Meteria as orfans and had taken them in as his own kids. He cast a magic on them which basically made them like his own daughters turning their hair a whitish grey. He raised them in the northern territories until Hera Familia had made a trip there and met the two girls. Having been trained in magic by Algar meant that Alfia was a force to be reckoned with, although Meteria being more peaceful merely learnt some healing magic as her sickness prevented her from doing much else.
Not wanting to leave his two little girls he got permission from his parents to follow them to Orario before he became an adventurer himself as well. Algar also took part in the fights against Behemoth and Leviathan, although that was where the good news ended Algar had been called back to his country for an important meeting when the Zeus and Hera families decided to attack the one eyed black dragon. High off of their previous victories the two families were over their heads and were completely decimated when they met the great beast.
Algar rushed back to Orario in a state when he heard of this news, hoping to find his girls okay only to hear that only Meteria survived along with her unborn child, as she was a non combatant. The other survivors were either kids or non combatants. He wanted to destroy Loki and Freya but was stopped by Oranous . Devastated by the news he followed Zeus when they were kicked out only for his last daughter to die during childbirth. As he held his grandson in his hands he swore then and there to not allow anything to happen to the child, training him himself and preparing him for the life ahead of him.
Fortunately he and Hera were able to stop Zeus from corrupting Bell with all his talk of harems and the like which leads us to where we now are. Having recieved a message from Ouranous allowing the Zeus Familia to the return to Orario and once again dive into the dungeon. Hera, not wanting to be left behind hadn't gotten any new children and had simply followed Zeus, both to be with her husband and to keep him in line.
At Orarios gates
There were 4 guards at the gate going through the people entering the city and preventing any issues or problems from arrising. All work stopped however when one of the guards, an older human male who was around mid forties, gave a cry of alarm and pointed a shaking finger at the approaching Familia. Once all the guards took note of just who was arriving at the gates they immediately sent out a notice for help before closing the gates and facing the arriving Familia with sweat going down their forheads. They weren't all around when Zeus and Hera were the top dogs but they immediately recognized the Familia symbol. Only a fool wouldn't know who that symbol belonged to. As they arrived at the gates all the talking in the area stopped and there was a tense silence before Alagar stepped forward to greet the guards who all took a step backwards as he did.
He might not be flaring his aura at the moment but his very being displayed strength and power that this guards had never witnessed before in their lives.
"Greetings gentlemen, it is quite a pleasant day is it not? Might I enquire as to who exactly is in charge here? " spoke Algar is a soft yet firm voice that seemed to carry and make the guards tense even more.
Before they could even utter a word a voice came from behind them " that would be me"
Everyone turned to see the figure of Shakti Varma, captain of the Ganesha Familia step forward as well as the aforementioned god himself. Behind her were a few of her failia members. Shakti walked forward until she was standing about a meter and half away from Algar, having to crane her head up to meet his eyes which were full of amusement as they looked down at her as if expecting something.
Shakti took a second to compose herself before speaking again. " My name is Shakti Varma and I am the captain of the Ganesha Familia. Who exactly are you and why do you come to the gates of Orario bearing the symbol of a Familia which has been banned from ever entering here again?"
Her words weren't taken very well by the members of the Zeus Familia with some of them bearing their teeth at the woman and others reaching for their weapons. This caused the guards and Ganesha members to do the same. There was a tense standoff until Algar raised his hand and all his Familia members stood down. After a moment Shakti did the same and the Ganesha Familia also put away their weapons but stayed alert and on guard.
' Good, at least they aren't fools' thought Algar before he faced Shakti once again. " My name is Algar Cranel and I am the captain of the Zeus Familia, a pleasure to make your acquaintance miss Varma" spoke Alagar.
At this Zeus and Hera stepped forward causing Ganesha to do the same.
" I am Ganesha" exclaimed the mask wearing god " Zeus, Hera as much as it brings much happiness for me to see you again I must ask why you have now suddenly shown up at Orario and with such a substantial force with you as well. "
In response Zeus merely reached into his pocket and pulled out a letter which he handed to Ganesha before speaking " I think that you will find the contents of this to be quite interesting and surprising my old friend" spoke Zeus with a fondness in his voice.
Ganesha opened the letter and looked inside and reading it through multiple times before facing Zeus with excitement on his face" is this truly the case? "spoke Ganesha
" That is his seal at the bottom is it not" replied Zeus
" excuse me Ganesha-Sama, but is this letter something of great importance?" asked Shakti with a confused look on her face
" Indeed, Ouranous has declared that the Zeus Familia be allowed back into the city, all their property be returned to them and that the dungeon is free for them to explore once more" exclaimed Ganesha in a loud booming voice that caused everything going on to stop for a few moments before suddenly the surroundung people began to talk to themselves animatedly.
" Really, do you think its true..."
" Back after so long..."
" How strong are they now..."
That last statement indeed was the question on everyone's minds, how strong could the former powerhouse of Orario be now?
It wasn't long before Ganesha decided to ask the question on everyones mind
" Indeed Zeus, how far have you come along since your fall, surely with these numbers it cannot be far behind both Loki and Freya?"
Zeus grimaced a bit at the mention of those names before he smiled a smile that sent shivers down everyones spines and motioned to Algar to step forward. " Ganesha allow me to introduce you to my captain and friend Algar Cranel, at the moment he is the strongest out of everyone in my Familia and I would wager the world standing at mid to high ...level 9."
It was silent for about 10 seconds before absolute pandemonium erupted and from that day things in Orario were never the same again.
So this is one of the many ideas that have been popping around inside my head, for those who will say my oc is too op please remeber he fought two great beats and was an adventurer for quite a while. I have seen one other fanfic where there is a Zeus familia return and thought id give it a try. Please provide some sensible reviews and not just flames. See you all next chapter
