Joren was faced with a difficult question. The answer is easy to find but to answer it is difficult.
Fortunately for him though, this Goddess is not of Anger but of Jealousy. But that plus side doesn't pull up the whole situation.
"I lied to you, I'm not Gyges, I'm just a lesser undead."
Joren ca out of it. This is because gaera already knew that he's lying, she wasn't just sure to who. However, she's not being hostile to him. This gave him a chance to say the truth.
"No, you may not be Gyges but you shouldn't be a lesser undead, stop lying!" gaera said, her patience turning zero.
"But… I'm not lying. That's actually the truth."
Joren wanted to say that the soul gaera gave to Allecto was his. But him being aware of that would question his intentions in courting Allecto.
"I'm not as gullible as my sister. I saw you, with my two own eyes, ca out of that cave of Tartarus. Let's say that the Gods are so petty that they would put a lesser undead in Tartarus, but you shouldn't be able to escape! If you, a lesser undead, escaped Tartarus then why aren't the Titans out right now?"
gaera gave a 'Don't play dumb' look to Joren.
"That's just a misunderstanding. I didn't escape Tartarus because I wasn't in there in the first place."
He explained but this just made gaera slowly shake her head.
"Are you telling that my eyes deceived back then? You even used the fact that I saw you out to lie to , saying you're a Hetanchoire."
"No, I did co out of Tartarus."
"..." gaera squinted her eyes as she was about to get angry.
"But, what I was saying is that I'm not locked in there. I just entered the cave to see what Tartarus looks like. Just the cave, not Tartarus." Joren imdiately explained.
With that, the misunderstanding should've been cleared out. However, gaera just rolled her eyes away in disbelief.
"So, you're telling . A lesser undead had the guts to enter Tartarus?"
Joren nodded.
"Stop… lying…!" gaera growled, having enough of the 'lies', "Any lesser undead would be shaken in fear just seeing the red tint once you've gone near the Tartarus. Walking further, only the brave can endure the terrifying screams of suffering. Getting close enough, only the Lord could endure seeing that hell. Are you telling , you have more guts than the Lord?"
"Then, how about this? I'll enter again." Joren suggested.
"..." gaera pondered. In her thoughts, Joren was already inside Tartarus once. Therefore, entering there would be much easier for him.
'Wait, no. Whether he's really a lesser undead or soone who was locked up in Tartarus for an unknown period of ti, he still shouldn't be able to enter.'
If Joren was locked up in Tartarus, he should've been traumatized enough not to get close to the cave. If anyone can just get used to hell then that screams of suffering should've been toned down after millennia.
"Sure, if you can enter, I'll believe you." gaera fully expects him to either wimp out or rember the traumatizing place.
"Also, you keep doubting even though I was already telling the truth, risking my life. It should be fair that if I prove myself correct, you will help with one thing."
Joren put his index finger up. Seeing gaera having zero belief in him, this is a chance for him to promise her anything.
'No, junior, calm down. I wouldn't make that request. There's a more important matter.'
Junior was sad that night.
"Sure," gaera easily agreed like what Joren expected. She had seen no one, even Zeus or Hades, has their nerves composed walking out of the cave. That had been ages but it's not like Tartarus changed.
"Wait, I want you to put your mother's na on it."
"... didn't you put Gaia's na before? She's not even your mother." gaera rembered but Joren wasn't affected.
"I still kept my promise, even if she's not my mother."
Even if he wants to wreak havoc, he couldn't. He just didn't have the strength for it.
'Although stealing my soul and making Hades angry is one thing… will I go through so diving retribution?' Joren stopped thinking about it. If he did make Hades angry, then even if Gaia is added, Joren would still be fighting against Gods, including Zeus.
"Then, I promise with my mother's na, Nyx, Goddess of the Night, on it."
Afterward, gaera led Joren to where the cave is. First, they sneaked out through the halls. While gaera was nervous since she will have to go to that literally God-forsaken place, Joren was enjoying his ti sneaking out with a beauty.
'This feels like a lovers' tryst…'
"Co on…"
gaera whispered before she turned to the corner.
"Why are we sneaking anyway?"
"It's becuase we're forbidden to go outside at night. Don't worry, I enjoy going out during the night so I know how to sneak around. Also, is it just or do you sound happy?"
"It's just you…"
Joren lied.
Also, he's a bit curious why these Goddesses are forbidden to go out in the night, so he asked to which gaera answered-
"That's just how strict Hades is. He likes to think that we're his possession. Although he doesn't do anything bad to us and even gives us everything we want, well, except for freedom. That's why we're always cooped in our room since there's nothing to do anyway."
"I see…"
Like what gaera said, they were able to exit the palace without being seen effortlessly.
gaera then jumped over the tall wall without thinking much about it. When she turned to her side, Joren was nowhere to be found. She looked down from the top of the wall, Joren was like an ant looking up to her.
She went down as if gravity doesn't apply to her.
"Is there a problem?"
"..." Joren didn't know what to say except for; "I can't jump that high."
"That high?" for a Goddess, height was no longer relevant. Although only her Sister Tisiphone has the power of flight among them, she doesn't need to stay up in the air to go over the 'little' wall.
"I don't have the strength to jump that high." Joren rephrased himself.
"You're lying to . It doesn't have anything to do with strength. You just jump."
gaera has forgotten the difference of strength between an immortal and a mortal.
Instead of speaking any further, Joren jumped as high as he could.
He crouched down and leaped up, gaining distance from the ground by several ters.
The height of his jump was incredible… for a human that is. He didn't even reach a tenth of the wall's height.
"What was that?"
gaera asked since she was confused.
"That's how high I can jump."
"..." gaera just frowned but Joren could sohow hear what she was thinking.
"Yes, I'm weak because I'm a lesser undead. So, let's find another exit."
"No, this is the only exit without those ghouls becuase this is towards Tartarus." gaera stopped him.
"Are you saying you will carry ?"
Joren got excited by the idea that he will have a chance to hug this Goddess… but his excitent shattered to pieces as gaera pulled his arm and jumped, almost detaching a limb from Joren's body.
Landing on top of the wall, Joren dropped to the ground.
"... I… did very… good at not shouting in pain…"
He said while huffing.
"Pain?"
gaera has forgotten that concept.
"We still have to jump down, are you going to be fine?" she asked.
"Wait, aren't I going to die… if we do that?" Joren tried to sit up but failed.
gaera looked at him with a frown and in silence again.
"Yes, I know, I'm weak because I'm just a lesser undead."
"So, you're really going to die if we fall down from here?" gaera accepted the reality that this man is super fragile.
"Not if you hug ." Joren couldn't help but joke seeing gaera's beautiful face above him.
"... will that help during the fall?"
gaera asked since there had been so many surprises at that mont that she was led to believe that what Joren said is correct.
"Yes"
Joren straightforwardly said as he stood up and opened his arms.
"You seem fine now…"
"No, I'm about to fall."
gaera nodded and stepped forward to wrap her arms around Joren. Feeling two soft mounds pushed upon him, Joren forgot all the pain in his body.
"There, is this tight enough?"
"Tighter."
"Really? Okay." gaera felt weird but couldn't explain it.
Crack*
"Okay, I'm going to jump now."
While blood spurted from Joren lips, gaera easily carried him and jumped from the top of the wall. Joren almost lost his consciousness there and found that he got too greedy. gaera landed like a feather.
"There… you lied again." gaera lowered her eyelids, "Hugging didn't work, you're bleeding."
Joren wanted to point out that the fall didn't cause this but then, he stopped himself. He wanted this to be a lesson to stop his horniness.
"Let… rest first…"
gaera sighed, "You're not going to die, right?"
Joren shook his head before muttering.
"Maybe…"
"Then, we have to go. We don't have all the ti in the world. I'll carry you."
Joren raised his hand and put a thumbs up.
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