Chapter 42 - Total Frustration
Next morning, Hestia was updated about Njord. Hestia also told them that the enemy is leaving the Telskyusa area. She will know later today if they are heading to Rakia. Finn told Hestia that Njord now has a communication stone, so that she can contact him directly if needed.
The team then called Njord to let him know that the enemy is on the move. Njord replied "I have made up my mind. Better fight and go back to heaven then go in some bubble possibly for all time... but please tell me what you know about the magic entity's power"
Finn responded "To be honest, we are not sure. We know about it shooting the bubble that traps the other gods. There is a good chance this is some type of divine entity. We are not sure if the fighter has its Falna or not"
Njord "OMG, who could that be?"
Riveria "We do not know. Hestia does not know either. Do you know of any elder gods or any other gods that went missing?"
Njord "I have no idea"
Ais "Bell mentioned he saw in history books that some elder gods may be missing"
Njord "Ok, but let's make plans on how we are going to fight together"
Gareth "With the level 10 fighter, your children would not stand a chance"
Njord "I will send them on a mission and I will hang out at the town square sipping my tea lol"
Finn "The team needs to stay out of sight so they will be outside of town. They can swoop in quickly. Bell and Ais can Ariel. We have a wyvern on our side named Wiene who will be bringing in a young fighter named Mikoto and a Xenos lizardman named Lyd. Then there is also a Xenos gargoyle named Gros"
Njord "Wow, why can everyone fly except me"
Riveria "Fjord, Wiene the wyvern is about a level 9, Bell will be level 9 also. Ais is level 7.
Njord "Wow, so they should have a good chance against the fighter. I guess I will deal with the magic entity"
Bell "We will do the best we can"
Ais "We all have the communication stone. You can reach Hestia using it also."
With the conversation done, the team went about its business. Bete, Gareth and Ottar started assembling the log cabin. Mikoto went hunting for food with Wiene. Welf and Tsubaki added reactive charging to Mikoto's armor. Bell started reading his old history books. It was strange for these familia children to have so much free time on their hands...
After a couple hours, Bell found the book that talked about the missing elder gods. In particular, there was an elder god called Io.
Bell said "Io had a big disagreement with elder gods that give birth to younger gods like Zeus, Hera, Freya, Loki..."
Bell continued "The big disagreement happened while the heavens, surface world and dungeon were still forming."
Finn "We should ask Hestia"
Ais started reading from the book "Right, Io thought the other gods were wrong in trying to build a world with values like good versus bad."
Bell "Yes, Io wanted to build a world where the strongest ruled and the weak are consumed so the strong can get stronger."
Riveria "I see"
Bete "I think we found our missing god"
They called Hestia, but Hestia was not aware of Io. Is Enyo actually Io?
Meanwhile, Welf and Tsubaki were working nonstop on magic swords for their mission. By dinner time, they gave Mikoto a ice-based long sword. Bete, Ottar and Gareth also finished the log cabin so everyone could sleep inside.
Dinner was roasted boar and grilled venison steak. At least the food was good. After dinner, Hestia called back. Apparently the enemy was heading to Rakia. Everyone was distraught they could not warn Ares and his familia. Bete and Finn were really angry, and Bete kept saying "We are so useless to have to watch from the side..."
Finn "I know this is incredibly frustrating. But we must keep our tactical advantage"
Riveria "Yes, Bete, remember we may be the last chance for the surface world"
Finn "The question is where next"
Meanwhile, Welf and Tsubaki were still working on a lightning sword for Lyd.
That night, Bell gave Ais a lap pillow while reading the history books. They just spent a quiet time together. Another day of reckoning is coming...