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Charles POV
Cosmas left the room with a worried look on his face. I looked after him, but he didn't look back.
-What was that?- I was curious, why did I have to do that?
-You have completed the acceptance of your powers. There is no longer a limit, but there won't be any more blackouts when you lose control.
-And why did I have to do that?
-Now we can move onto your training. First of all,tell me which gods blessed you.
-Let me think... Athena, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Artemis, Apollo, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, Ares, Hebe, Persephone, Hephaestus, Aphrodite. I think. There might be more, but I can't remember.
-Alright. This means that Hades placed the most blessings on you. Now if only you knew the exact things they blessed you with, it would help us immensely.
-I remember some of the things...
-like?
-I remember Athena blessing me with photographic memory, and mind control, Artemis blessing me with extra trength during a full moon, Apollo with exceptional talents at archery, Aphrodite blessed me with her own sons abilities, and Zeus blessed me with wings. But that's all I can remember.- I recited my thoughts, and the old man nodded along.
-Alright, so you know that much. now we just have o watch you, and see what Poseidon, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, Ares, Hebe, Persephone and Hephaestus blessed you with. You can leave this room now, but remember. You are under constant supervision. Also, we are no longer on a boat, but in a cave, mostly underground. -I nodded, and started getting out of bed.- Oh and almost forgot. Can you recite the exact words of the curse placed on you?-I nodded once more.
-" the man shall fall in Love
the curse shall be remembered
the Love shall fall apart
the Powers shall unleash
Death shall reach all within sight
the gods shall triumph over the mortal
the mist shall swallow the man
and Death will never reach him"
that's the curse- I said once I finished reciting it. He looked thoughtful for a second, then nodded, and gestured for me to leave. I gladly left the small room, and found myself in what looked like a polished inside of a pipe, except for the fact that there were rocks all over the place. I carefully stepped onto it, and found that it indeed was solid rock, and not stainless steel. I wandered down this corridor, wondering what could make such a thing. At the end of the corridor, I still found no clues to what could've made such a tunnel, but I did find the underground communities cafeteria. Once I took a closer look, the cafeteria was full of people, obviously having fun. There were six tables, and every single one of the tables was occupied. For some reason the tables had flags above them, and all of these flags represented a... monster? that's new. The first flag had a hydra on it, and everyone under the flag had a light turquoise band around their head, or woven into their hair. the other tables had their colors distributed similarly, except each table had a different color and monster. as soon as I went inside, the whole room went silent. Everyone looked at me, and I have no idea why. I walked in, not caring whether anyone obstructed me or not, but the chatter didn't resume. As I was walking, a small ten year old boy bounded up to me, and I recognized him as Calix.
-What are you doing here? I thought you were with Astro.- he hissed at me, but with the silence in the room, it didn't make any difference.
-Astro let me out, and I smelled the food, so I came this way. speaking of food may I have some?
-Yes.- he replied to me, then turned to the whole room- This guy here is not an enemy, so everyone resume your meals.- It seems he holds authority around here, because everyone followed his instructions, and resumed the chatter and consumption of food.
-Are you an authoritative figure?- I ask, honestly curious as to why everyone followed his instructions.
- You could say that- he replies, and takes me to seat at a seventh table, which I haven't noticed before.- I am one of the creators of this place, and also an immortal, like you, which is why I am in this form, but unlike you who has yet to master your powers, I can change my appearance at will, although I prefer to stay in this form. Now sit and eat. I gladly comply, as I feel my stomach gnawing at itself in hunger.
time gap
It has been three weeks since I came to this underground base, and by now I know most of the things people do down here. since it is mostly dark down here, lanterns are hung up on the wall, and the children of Hestia light them at 5am, and they go out at 11pm. Everyone has to sleep in their "barracks", which are these huge rooms, and everyone has a small sleeping place, and a small space for their stuff. I've managed to memorize the layouts of the caverns, and seem to have managed to find some ways to get sunlight, in the outer regions of the underground town. The air circulates by some vents, which I helped build, and the few windows from which the sun comes thru. I avoid the windows as much as possible, and using Hephaestus's power of controlling fire, I manage to keep myself in darkness 24/7, although I'm still being followed by someone even when I shadow travel. It is pretty annoying. I got to know most of the people in this underground community, and some are admittedly weird. There are four immortals down here, away from all the calamity of the world above. I am the fifth one, but they don't respect me as much as the others, since I have yet to master my gifts. The immortals are Astro, Casmos, Calix, Agape (pronounced ah-gah-pe) and my best friend and trainer Drea. Drea was the head of the barrack I was put in, and she quickly taught me the ways of this place. It was half Roman, half Greek, which is why we were not separated by our parents. Everyone here was ¾ god and they knew how to use their powers. I didn't stand out as much anymore and everyone got used to my presence. Due to my request no one knew I was immortal, and so I got to live my life as carefree as possible with the rules down here. To sum the rules up, they are: train till you die, fight till you die, keep supporting the barracks till you die, only die on a quest from the gods.
Easy enough rules wouldn't you say so? The only problem is, that ever since I arrived here tn here the gods have ignored us, and the only way to get food in is if you go up to the surface, and without quests no one but the camp director is allowed up there, and even I have yet to meet him. Although it seems that he has recruited some of the wood nymphs to give us food. The wood nymphs aren't actually living down here, but their roots reach us, so they can give us fruits, Vegetables, and occasionally some meat.
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