The One Above The Heavens Chapter 27 (Patreon)

"Uhhhh! At least you lasted a good month before you got back here." A soft, feminine voice whined as she carefully poked my cheek, almost chideingly.

I opened my eyes with a light chuckle escaping me as I looked past the flat chest, to my adoptive mother Pandora, as I said in a cheeky tone.

"Hello, mother. I hope you saw that Athena started the fight."

To which Pandora rolled her eyes with annoyance as she poked my cheek again, as she retorted. "And having her as a divine ancestor bound to you wasn't your plan either?" 

I made a humming noise before I said thoughtfully. "Honestly... I think she is too much trouble. To say nothing of Medusa, and her sisters. Medea also has her grievances with her."

I shook my head as I said more quietly. "Could Athena help me in ruling the mundane world? Yes, she most certainly could help me greatly. But is her aid worth the cost... And can I truly rely on her?"

Pandora was quiet for a long moment before she cupped my cheek and said indulgently. "It seems my child is more wise then the rest of his siblings... I didn't expect you to keep her for lustful reasons, but the rest of your siblings would have just killed her and been content with that."

I shrugged helplessly as I said wryly. "I am not my siblings. I may have the arrogance and ruthless ambition of an Emperor. But I am not completely controlled by those obsessions like the rest of my siblings are."

"You... Are very correct Jake." Pandora said with an exasperated roll of her eyes. As my words were all too true, obviously.

Still, she gave a moment before she asked more firmly. "So, Jake, do you want to bind her as a Divine Ancestor to your authorities. Or do you want her authorities and have her banished to the Reverse Side of the World?"

And you know what... That smug, so sure blood-covered grin Athena wore. Knowing that she was going to be able to torment me at some level when she came back. Even if more twisted into a 'wife' of mine as a Divine Anscestor where Pandora would twist an incarnation into serving me.

"I really... Really would rather not be cursed with Athena honestly. I would rather have her combat abilities, including the pre-cognition especially. Then have her possibly messing with me."

Because I kinda had a bit of a thought. Let's say that somehow, Pandora did twist Athena into being a good little wife. Lovingly bearing me children, and helping rule the world...

Greek divine goddesses had a LOOOONG history with cursing their husbands, other lovers with fates worse than death.

And I was very much involved in plowing Erica, Sakura, and other members of my harem. Whom I didn't want to be torn apart by a jealous and scorn greek goddess.

Pandora nodded slowly as she said thoughtfully. "I see. You only really want Athena's pre-cognition. And wisdom domains don't you?"

I nodded as truthfully... Heretic God Athena was fucking weak in combat. I thrashed her like an unwanted stepchild who stole their adoptive parents' credit card to spend a thousand dollars on Robux.

Pandora, seeing my acceptance, just smiled and said gently. "Alright, Jake. Then, seeing as I will be condensing those domains. You won't be getting any other Authorities, as Athena didn't even fully recover with the Gregorian anyway."

"Yup. I am ready." I said as my vision filled with the smoke of Pandora's hidden domain in the Reverse Side of the World became darker as I heard Pandora chanting as she funneled more divine energy into me.

But in the depths of my soul, I could hear Athena... As though a great sea separating us, I heard her shrieking in outrage at myself not taking her as a Divine Anscestor and she was rendered down into divine essence for me to absorb.

Like she wasn't even screaming in pain, fear, or anything like that... She was pissed I decided that I didn't want her, and she was cursing me out in what sounded like ancient Greek or something.

And then, as the divine energy hit my mind in particular, I relaxed more fully as I was taken more mentally in hand by Pandora.

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With a sigh, my neck popped as I leaned forward, muttering. "It's a good thing people don't dare to assassinate Campione after the Romans had the little Pompeii lesson."

A snort rang out as Medusa herself said rather bluntly. "Oh, some people tried to get close to ingrate to you. But Herakles kept them away."

A loud thrum of an exhale rang out even as I looked over to see the mountain of a dark-skinned man in Berzerker Herakles who nodded at seeing me up and then he faded away in a flurry of blue sparks as he took back to his spirit form.

After a moment of thought, I laid back down without any shame... My head fell back into Medusa's lap with her snorting even as I asked idly. "So, besides my own actions in killing Athena. Did anything else happen?" 

Medusa's hand idly threaded through my hair as she said calmly. "Other things happening? No, not particular besides that little Queen of Knights wanting to rush out to help fight off the Heretic God. Besides that, the mages obediently stayed home and provided you mana as you are well aware."

I nodded while I solemnly thought. 'Medusa's thighs are... Soooo much better than Pandora's thighs. The perfect level of softness that has a firmer core.'

Still, after the thought, I hummed. "They did help a bit, topping my mana off with their own. How should I reward them, Medusa?"

I felt dozens of gazes on my form sharpen as the mages in the distance and their familiars waited in anticipation for Medusa who hummed thoughtfully.

"A gift for them... I assume you do not plan to make thousands of life-extending elixirs, so for something that could be considered a reward for thousands of others. Needs to be something they themselves can use."

There was a pause as even Medusa thought it over. Before she looked over at the mages and said rather bluntly.

"The thing the History Compilation wants the most is a strong connection with you as the Jade Emperor. Take one of their honey pots, and besides that. Maybe make a treasure that will allow a Knight or great mage to be able to hold back a Heretic God for a time." 

The view on me was scorching at this point so I just chuckled, and after a moment of thought, I shrugged and I got up fully and stretched before the air around me became tense as I spoke with my mana, carrying my voice to the mages and familiars watching.

"Those rewards my Medusa pointed out will be given out for sure... But that reminds me, I have been a bit busy as of late, so I almost forgot. But anyone who finds the location of the latest incarnation of Michael Roa Valdamjong. I will make an elixir that will grant them a lifespan of one thousand years! Where the consumption of the elixir will put you at the peak of your life, and you will live naturally for a thousand years without aging up to that end point... In which you drop dead exactly a thousand years later." 

With that, I looked to Medusa and nodded before I used my sword to cut a hole through space and back home for the two of us to step through.

I may have dealt with two Dead Apostle Ancestors. But I hadn't forgotten the other two running off like cowards when they realized I wasn't going to fuck around and let them destroy an entire city of mine!