Gonna change up the writing format a bit let me know what you think

Bell POV

"So you mean to tell me this happened once already," Hestia asked as she stared at me a mixture of shock and confusion on her face.

"Well the reason I didn't say anything was because I didn't think it was real the first time" I answered my head in my hands.

"Well, I do see where you're coming from freezing time was thought to be impossible until Bell just confirmed it's not," Rengoku said his arms crossed as he leaned back in his office chair.

"I don't think she freezes time I think she just slows it for us, I mean Zenitsu said it looked like I zoned out so it's possible she's not freezing time"

"Yeah but we never saw her before we left for the middle floors" Zenitsu added.

"Let's just put that aside, for now, no use speculating. Bell you said she told you to look in the Hera familia records for the name Cranel right? Rengoku asked.

I said nothing but nodded my head in agreement.

"Then why haven't you," he asked with sincerity in his voice.

"Well one we've been busy and I guess I'm scared. I'm so close to the answers that I'm afraid of what will happen once I get them. I mean I never met my parents so what will I do when I see their faces? What will I do when I find out what happened to them? All these what-ifs scare me to the point where I don't know if I want the answers" I replied not able to look at anyone finding the floor as a substitute.

It was quiet for a moment before I felt a pair of arms wrap around my head. "Bell there's nothing wrong with being scared. But there's also nothing wrong with conquering your fears. If you don't wanna look that's fine and if you do that's fine to because we'll still be by your side we're a family after all" Hestia said pulling me into her chest.

I didn't cry as some would. Hell, I'm pretty sure I forgot how to cry but at that moment I felt as if everything would be alright. If only I knew how wrong I was.

Nezuko POV

It had been a few days after we got back from Melen. I had wanted to give Bell some time to sort out his feelings on what he was going to do about his parents. But it had been enough time and I saw that Bell was back to normal. So I picked up the spear he threw and went to the living room to find him reading a book. He heard me come in thanks to his level three hearing and closed the book when I walked into the room.

"Ah hello, Nezuko if you're looking for Zenitsu he and Welf should be in the dungeon," Bell said.

"Oh Um no I was actually looking for you" I answered.

Bell then saw the spear in my hand and a smile appeared on his face. "Ah Gungnir mighty fine spear tell me how does it feel," he asked.

"Oh it feels good like it's a part of me" I answered.

"Good, keep it then it's yours" he replied.

This confused me why would he give me such a powerful weapon I'm not worthy of it.

"Oh no, this is your weapon I can't take this," I told him trying to hand the spear to him.

He chuckled and handed it back to me before telling me to sit down. I did what he asked and once I sat down he asked me a question.

"Nezuko I told you of the two ways to kill a demon right," he asked.

"Well, you mentioned three but yes Nichiren blades and god weapons. Something about the god weapons purifying them or something" I answered confused about his question.

"Right but now I'll tell you about god weapons and their users," he said.

I leaned forward excitedly and judging by the grin on his face he knew why. "So with god weapons, they're different from normal weapons I'm sure you can guess why" he began as I nodded. "What most people who use a god weapon will know is that the weapon chooses the owner and if someone who the weapon doesn't deem worthy picks it up. It'll either feel wrong in their hands or just not budge at all. Now back in Melen when I picked up that spear it felt off balance for me, you get where I'm going with this" he asked smiling as a look of realization dawned on my face.

"Wait are you saying this weapon chose me? Me a charcoal burner from the mountains" I asked a mixture of confusion and excitement.

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying that weapon chose you as its wielder, and don't worry about background the weapons don't care for that. So keep the spear I wouldn't be able to use it if I wanted to"

I could feel a goofy and childish smile come onto my face knowing that a weapon capable of some sentience chose me to wield it.

"Well someone's happy, wanna go test it out," Bell said standing up from his chair. I said nothing but nodded my head excitedly following him out to the backyard where our training area was set up. The training area was simple. We had a few training dummies for archery and to practice sword forms. A few targets near the back wall just for archery, and near the rightmost wall was a sparring area where Bell and I now stood.

"Alright you're just gonna do a simple attack on my shield to see its capabilities alright," he said flicking his wrist and letting his shield come out.

I said nothing but nodded and gave a few quick thrusts with the weapon. What surprised the both of us was that my spear didn't even hit Bell's shield yet it somehow did. Bell then flicked his wrist again putting the shield away before walking towards me.

"Let me see the spear real quick," Bell asked holding his hand out.

I reluctantly let the spear go and Bell took a look at it with his god eye before he started laughing. When I asked what was so funny he calmed down a bit and explained.

"There's a forcefield surrounding the spear which gives you about four feet of extra range. Oh, that's gonna be so funny watching the others react to this. Oh, and you can also course magic through this once you get it. Heh, you're gonna have fun with this" he finished tossing my spear back to me.

I nearly dropped the spear but was able to catch it and thanked Bell for his time. "Eh, it's no problem really just be sure to practice with it I'm gonna go back inside and read stay out here if you want," Bell said waving me off but I could tell it wasn't in a mean way. After he left I turned and faced one of the dummies and began practicing.

Tiona POV

It had been about a week since our trip to Melen and the only thing that's been on my mind was Bell, or rather his eyes. Why was one blue I wondered, no one would tell me anything. Not Loki, Finn, Gareth, and even Riveria.

"Welp if no one else will tell me I'll just have to ask him" I huffed before walking outside my room and coming face to face with Loki. From the way, she was standing and the fact his fist was raised told me she was about to knock on the door.

"Oh hey Tiona I was just about to come talk to you," she said with her bubbly personality as always.

"Oh, what about," I asked as I let her in.

"A few things actually, you should take a seat it'll be a while," she said gesturing to my bed as she took a seat on a chair I owned when Tione would come to my room to talk about Finn. I did what she asked and sat across from her watching her cheery facade never disappear.

"Ok so first things first Apollo has invited me to a banquet later this week and I'm allowed to bring two guests. My first one is obviously gonna Ais" Loki said pride swelling in her voice. "But I haven't decided on the second one yet and was wondering if you wanted to go," Loki asked which surprised me.

"And why would you invite me and not Finn," I asked thoroughly confused.

"Well I know Hestia will be there and knowing her she'll probably take Bell and Rengoku with her. I know how well you and Bell get along" she said a teasing smile on her face.

"Well he saved my life and he's also strong and likes hero stories so of course, I'd get along with him," I said feeling my Amazon instincts come up but suppressed them knowing Bell's not comfortable with things like that. Especially after what Kali had said to him during his fight. That was one of the things I remembered going in and out of consciousness.

"So is that a yes," she asked a knowing grin on her face.

"Yes now what else do you want to talk about"

"It's about his eye," Loki said her serious attitude replacing her playful one earlier.

"Are you gonna tell me about it?" I asked feeling myself getting closer to the edge of my bed.

"I'm sorry but I can't" I went to speak but she stopped me. "It's not because I don't want to, trust me I do, but the fewer people that know the better. because if they find out what it truly is people will hunt him down and try to gouge his eye out" Loki finished.

"Oh so it's that serious," I asked my head looking at the floor.

"Yes and trust me I'm pretty sure Bell wants to do nothing more but answer your questions. But he can't trust me it's a lot of excess baggage. Now any questions" Loki asked finishing her sentence.

"Only one" I answered.

"Well then ask away," she said her joyful attitude returning.

"His blades why are they seared to his flesh," I asked.

Loki sighed before she spoke. "Because Bell has been cursed. Those weapons are a sign of pain and suffering and they will never go away. Even if Bell were to rip his arms off and throw them in the ocean the blades will find a way back. He is forever cursed to wield them" she finished leaning back into her chair.

"And they were your fathers right," I asked.

Loki nodded "yup how'd you find that out," she asked.

"Lefyia told us about it when you first met" I answered.

"Oh well not like I was trying to keep it secret I did talk about it in the middle of the street. Anyway you take time to think of this I'll go bother someone else" Loki said standing up and patting my shoulder before walking out of the room.

I stood up from my bed and looked out my window in thought. "How much do you have to suffer Bell"

Bell POV

"So Welf how was the dungeon dive," I asked as we sat at a bar.

"It went well got a good haul and some good material to make some weapons out of" he answered.

"Well yeah, last time we had to ditch our gear," Genya said grabbing some mugs to carry back to our table.

"Uh god don't remind me," Zenitsu said.

"You weren't even awake motherfucker" Genya replied.

"I meant floor 18"

"Bullshit"

I chuckled at the two's banter before sitting down and placing the drink on the table.

"Thanks for grabbing these for us boys," Rengoku said as he took a sip from his ale.

"Well it's a night out so let's enjoy ourselves," I said

It was a night out but not at the Hostess as they were very busy today so we went to a place Welf knew that I couldn't remember the name of. All was going well the food was good drinks were even better. Hell Nezuko was being the life of the party something none of us expected from the shy girl.

"So you're level three already Bell damn and right when I thought I caught up," Welf said chuckling a little.

"Eh well, what can I say I'm a natural. Guess I was just born for adventuring" I joked.

"A natural yeah right you probably just lied about it," some prum said at a table behind ours.

I gave a glance over to the loudmouth and see him and what I assume was his familia all wearing the same uniform with a crest on it. I and the rest of my table ignored him and kept on drinking.

"Oh, what is the Hestia familia scared? You probably are considering what a useless goddess you have all her brains must've gone to her boobs" he continued.

I turned around to face him and spoke. "Keep talking all you want your opinion means nothing. You are an insignificant ant trying to make himself seem like he's more than he's actually worth" with that I turned back around and went back to drinking.

"O-oh well her brother hated her so much that he abandoned her," the prum said.

The prum didn't even have time to blink as Zenitsu had basically teleported to the prum and started wailing on him. I quickly threw my beer down and picked up my stool cracking it across the face of one of his familia members that tried to get Zenitsu off him. From my right, another member was charging at me but was stopped when Inosuke jumped on him and started laughing like a manic. Welf had also grabbed his stool and thrown it at the member farthest away before tackling him to the ground. Genya who I had lost in the confusion of this fight had just body slammed a man through their table before punching him in the face.

The fight only lasted a few minutes before I had to drag Zenitsu off before he killed the guy. He tried to resist but Rengoku who had been sitting at the table still drinking said his name snapping him back to his senses.

When I got Zenitsu off of him I noticed one man at their now broken table was still sitting looking bored.

"Take your familia and leave," I told him.

"No, I don't think I will," the man said before charging at me.

"How slow," I thought before grabbing his fist stopping his punch, and punching his elbow upwards breaking the man's arm. He didn't get a chance to scream in pain as I had tripped him up which caused him to land on the floor on his back. I then stomped on his ribcage feeling the crunch of multiple ribs before dropping his broken arm on the ground.

"I warned you dumbass" I spat before walking up to the bartender and dropping a sack of valis on the counter.

"For our meal and the fight sorry about the damage I said.

"No need to apologize they started it, young man," the old man said taking the bag and putting it under the bar.

I then walked back to my table seeing Nezuko and Zenitsu had already left.

"It's time to head home we need to tell Hestia about this" Rengoku said with authority in his voice.

"You go on ahead I'll catch up," I said kneeling down next to the man's ribs I had broken. Rengoku nodded and took everyone else back to the Hearth manor including Welf.

I grabbed the man's shoulder hearing many people gasp as they probably thought I was about to break his shoulder to. However I simply just grabbed his patch and ripped it off. I didn't recognize the emblem on it thinking Hestia might. With that, I got up and walked away. But before I left I turned and faced the prum that started this. "You're lucky Nezuko is such a kind person or else I would've let him kill you consequences be damned," I said. I then exited the building and started walking home.

Hestia POV

"The house was quiet as my children had gone out for dinner while I had already had it with my friends Take and Miach. It was a nice little get together although I was sad my best friend Hepaestus" couldn't show up. So I was enjoying my time reading in the living room when I heard the door open. I thought it was odd as they weren't gone that long an hour at most maybe. What I didn't expect to see was Zenitsu escorting a crying Nezuko to her room and Rengoku and the others minus Bell coming into the living room.

"What happened and where's Bell," I asked worried something had happened to him to.

"Bell's fine but it's best I explain or else the boys are gonna want to go punch something again," Rengoku said as he sat down calmly but I could tell he himself was mad. So Rengoku told me the story from the beginning saying how they were having a good time before someone from another familia started to try and instigate a fight by saying all types of horrible things about them and me. He said at first they ignored it until he said something about me to which Bell told him to shut up in his own unique way. That didn't stop him however so then he said something terrible to Nezuko and the next thing they knew Zenitsu was already beating him. So that's what led to the bar fight and Bell had to drag Zenitsu off the guy before he killed him.

"So then the other guy who didn't get involved tried to fight and Bell broke his arm and ribs" Rengoku finished.

"Hmm, I see, Welf why don't you stay the night we have no way of telling if they'll attack you again tonight," I said to Welf as he nodded. He nor any of the other boys had said a word I could tell they were still angry. We then heard the door open and Bell walked into the living room. Before I could say anything he dropped an emblem on the coffee table.

"I grabbed that from one of them before I left. I don't recognize it but I thought you might" he said to me.

I could tell from his voice he was also still angry but I could see him trying to reel it in. I did what he asked and took a look at the emblem and I recognized it immediately.

"It's Apollos," I said and I could see everyone's eyes light up in joy. However, I put a stop to it right then and there.

"I forbid you from going to his house and causing trouble," I said using my full authority as a goddess.

"But why not after the shit they said about you and Nezuko they deserve it" Genya spat. I could feel the rage coming off him but I wouldn't let rage cloud my judgment as well.

"Because in a couple of days Apollo will be holding a banquet for the gods and we're allowed to invite two of our children. I've already chosen Rengoku and Bell to go and we will confront him there" I said crossing my arms over my chest.

Genya grumbled but didn't protest and headed off to the backyard to blow off some steam. "Inosuke please show Welf to a guest room that he can stay in for the night," I told Inosuke.

"Oh that's fine I can just sleep on the couch," Welf said having calmed down and seemly nervous.

"Nonsense you're our guest and you will sleep in a bed understood," I said leaving no room for argument. Welf hearing that agreed and Inosuke escorted him to the guest room. That left Bell, Rengoku, and I alone in the living room.

"Something feels off about that banquet," Bell said.

"Yes I agree, the invite and the fight, Apollo is defiantly up to something" Rengoku agreed.

"Well, there's really nothing we can do but wait. Can't exactly have a war in the street so we'll have to bide our time" I said agreeing with the two that something was definitely off about this whole thing.

"Well now that that's over with get some sleep we have to go outfit you for suits tomorrow," I told the two. Bell groaned and Rengoku chuckled at his misfortune. "Hmm probably doesn't like suits I guess," I thought before I myself headed to bed.

Rengoku POV

I didn't listen to what Hestia had said. Instead, I went to my office to think and I also had some work to do. I opened the door to my office and went to my desk closing the door behind me. While I was working on the taxes and just overall paperwork for the familia my mind kept wandering to the banquet and the surprising lack of demons we had encountered. Hell if Bell didn't encounter that one when he met Nezuko that night we wouldn't have seen any since we arrived in Orario.

"Maybe they're hiding. Biding their time" I thought but shook it away. "No some of them have falna's now so they wouldn't sit idly by. The dungeon maybe. No Bell and Zenitsu would've sensed them at that point. Too many questions and no answers all and all just another day as a demon slayer"

Putting the demon questions aside I decided to think about the banquet. All in all, Bell was right this whole thing was suspicious. The invite and the fight being so close together and the fact that most of the gods are going he's definitely planning something and he wants to make it a spectacle as well. Hmm it doesn't matter if it's a fight he wants it's a fight he'll get. With that, I finished my work and went to bed.

Bell POV

"I said as Rengoku was helping me with my tie"

"Hey you look good and who knows maybe Tiona might be there," Genya said a stupid smile on his face.

"Shut driver boy" I replied.

"Hey as long as I don't gotta dress up and go act like a fancy person I'm fine with driving," he said before walking outside to get the carriage ready.

"There we go and done. Look at you all dressed up gonna have to pry you from the ladies" Rengoku said finishing tying my tie.

"I hate you, let's just get this over with so I can get out of this suit," I said walking to the door.

I heard Rengoku chuckle before following behind me. When we reached the front door we saw Hestia in a green dress that was puffy at the bottom. Yes, I know a basic ball dress but what struck me as odd was when Hestia lifted her arm for us to escort her. I was able to see a burn scar on her side that was normally covered by her normal outfit.

"I'll ask her later," I thought before we headed outside seeing Genya sitting in the driver's seat of the carriage.

Now you may be wondering what suit Rengoku and I are wearing and I'll tell you. I'm wearing a dark red suit with a white dress shirt underneath. Rengoku is wearing a white suit with his signature flames on the side. Looks fucking awesome I know.

After about 20 minutes of driving with Genya hitting the curb multiple times, we had finally made it to Apollo's mansion and we were let out.

"You're a shit driver," I told him.

"Yeah 'cause I was too busy trying not to laugh knowing how much you're gonna hate this," he said and I could tell he was trying not to laugh.

"Boys boys behave. Genya stay here with the carriage once we confront Apollo we'll leave" Hestia told Genya and I.

She then said goodbye to Genya and dragged me inside with Rengoku right behind us. We entered the mansion it was what you would expect. Extravagant and expensive but not even close to Freya's floor on the top of Babel. Huh maybe she'll show up it was nice talking to her. Hestia then snapped me out of my stupor and told Rengoku and me to enjoy ourselves while she went and talked to some of her friends. Looking around I saw Welf next to a red headed woman with an eyepatch and coincidently that's where Hestia was heading as well. Welf saw Rengoku and I and excused himself from the woman. He walked over to us and we greeted him he was our friend after all.

"Nice to see you guys here 'cause I don't know anyone else," he said a nervous smile on his face.

"Ha ha ha not to worry young Welf it is good to see you nice to know we won't be alone when we confront Apollo," Rengoku said.

"That's true as well and Bell nice suit gonna have trouble beating the ladies back"

"Yeah yeah laugh it up you're not the first," I told him waving him off.

He laughed before speaking again. "No but I'm serious the suit does fit you well"

"I know but I hate dressing up. Feels so restrictive"

"Yeah I get that I mean this suit looks nice but I feel stiff," Welf said sticking out his arms. Welf had worn a pure black tuxedo with a red dress shirt underneath.

"Well you two keep talking I'm gonna go get us some drinks," Rengoku said before he walked off.

"So what do you think about this ball," I asked Welf.

"Seems suspicious. I mean the fight and then the day of the invitation he's plotting something and wants to make it a show" Welf replied as we leaned against the wall.

"We thought the same thing. Have you seen Apollo at all yet" I asked him as I had not spotted the deity that matches the description Hestia gave us?

"No no one has some host am I right," he said a wry chuckle escaping his lips.

"Well if he tries anything just know I got your back," he told me patting me on the shoulder.

"And I yours" I replied.

Rengoku then came back and handed us our drinks. We stood at the wall. Our drinks in hand having idle chatter until I felt a familiar presence. I smiled before I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around coming face to face with Tiona. A smile was on her face like always and she was in an extravagant light brown dress that just looked right on her.

"Good to see you again sleepy head" I joked. She punched me lightly on my shoulder. Or what she thought was lightly as I could swear I felt my bones shake. Before she herself giggled.

"It's good to see you again Bell how ya been," she asked her bubbly attitude returned from when we were back in Melen.

"I've been good. Got into a bar fight a few days ago" I said.

I saw her eyes widen a bit before she spoke. "Really against who," she said.

A smirk spread across my face before I spoke. "The Apollo familia"

I saw her burst out into laughter having to lean against the wall for support. When she finally stopped she wiped a tear from her eye and told me to never change.

"Oh I've been meaning to ask you but what do you remember about Melen," I asked.

"Oh nothing after you gave me the antidote," she said and I could tell she wasn't lying.

"Ah ok I was just wondering cause we got attacked again and I didn't get a look at their faces so I was hoping you saw them," I said.

She shook her head no before the music changed and became a slow dancing song. "Ooh Bell let's go dance," Tiona said dragging me to the dance floor.

I didn't even get a chance to protest before we were already on the dance floor and set up for the slow dance. "Did you level up or something?" I asked her.

"Mhmm I leveled up after my fight with Bache," she said a smile on her face.

"Well, then this will be your celebratory dance then," I told her putting my hand around her waist. What I know how to dance sue me.

To say the dance was magical would be an understatement. It was like we were just one person dancing. She matched my moves and I matched hers. We were lost in our own little world staring deep into each other's eyes. The song then finished and the lights cut back on and I heard a slow and methodical clap from the top of the stairs.

"Well done well done," a red-headed man dressed in a toga said. I immediately knew who the man was.

"Such a beautiful dance brings a tear to my eye," Apollo said. "But that is not the reason I interrupted. You see Bell and his friends mercilessly beat my children for no good reason" the god lied.

"That's bullshit they're the ones that started it" Welf yelled from the other side but no one else hurt him.

A spotlight was then shown on the prum that started this all and he was surprisingly healed but covered in bandages.

"Oh it hurts so much," he said obviously faking.

"That's bullshit Zenitsu nearly killed this guy how the fuck is he standing," I said calling Apollo on his bluff.

"And besides the one that started it so just stop with this whole bullshit act and tell us what you want," I told him already done with his shit.

"Ugh fine. Hestia, I challenge your familia to a war game for the upstart Bell" he said pointing at me. I could've sworn I saw him lick his lips.

Hestia took one look at me and Rengoku and with a single nod from our heads she spoke. "Very well I accept," she said.

The crowd gasped, then cheered and I could feel a familiar pair of eyes on me. I smirked knowing I was about to give everyone a show.

And the war game has been issued. This was a long chapter to write the longest one I've ever written for any story but I hope you enjoy and I'll think I'm gonna stick to this writing style cause it's easier to write. If you're wondering how long this chapter was it's about 5k words.