Ch 45: A Complicated Situation
What did Mr Anonymous an by what he said? Talos would be dead soon, how? Who could after her life...?
I followed the direction on my map app on my phone as I flew over the buildings, my chest was getting heavier I could hardly breath. My eyes were getting hazy, was I sleepy or sothing?
In my old life I was used to spending late nights and now my head was was a fog. BHAM— I think I slamd into a signboard because the sound of tal ringing resounded in my ears and my head throbbed in pain and I lost balance. My wings retracted back into my body and in plumted to the ground.
I don't know how high I must have been but I was falling for more than a minute, I peeled my eyes open slowly, I could tell now that sothing was wrong with . The sky was blue and lit my hundreds of thousands of lights like diamond on a cave cieling, in my world stars were never as full as they were now. What a sight.
"HADES DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF YOURSELF!" That sounded like Mr Anonymous but from where? There was a tal device flying over my head, was it a drone? I tried to speak but my throat was dry, just what was wrong with my body now? I was fine a mont ago, "I SUSPECTED AS MUCH WHEN YOU FOUGHT ARES DESPITE NOT FULLY RECOVERING FROM YOUR PREVIOUS INJURIES BUT YOU ARE LOW ON ARCANE ENERGY!"
Arcane what?!
BOOOM~!!! The ground shook greatly as I impacted it, the pain was enough to knock be back into my senses. I groaned as I sat up straight, my body pulsed with pain. "Dammit!" I could hear the frightened screams of people around , trust I was just as scared as they were. Good thing I didn't die from that fall.
Around was the city road or more clearly-- I was in the middle of it, under was a huge hole. I knw I had to get out of there as soon as I could and find Talos.
The drone hovered before my face and beeped, it was a silverish tal dish shaped gadjet that looked too sophisticated for to understand. What are you really Mr Anonymous? "CAN YOU MOVE NOW?"
"I sort of but there's sothing wrong with my body, it's failing ." I said while trying to catch my breath.
The drone started to fly away from without any promp warning. "WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING, I WILL EXPLAIN YOUR CONDITION ON THE WAY.... DON'T DAWDLE, I CAN ERASE THE CARAS IN THE AREA BUT YOU ARE STILL WELL KNOWN SO--"
"I get it!" I cut him off as I sprinted after him and evadin the cars zooming my way barely. "And you know I just almost died so you could be much nicer."
The drone beeped again, "I highly doubt you would have died from that, you are one of the strongest gods in Olympus. Try to keep up, the Detective does not have much ti left."
BEEEP!— Woah! I jerked out of the way just barely avoiding the speeding car that almost took of my legs and maneuvered myself back into a steady sprint. "Why are we running on the highway anyway and in the opposite lane no doubt?"
"IS THAT EVEN A VALID QUESTION AT THIS MONT?" Mr Anonymous really did know how to shut soone up, I guessed he did not have much friends else why would he be rude to soone that was dropped from the sky? But he was right, I had to get to Talos— just what problem was she facing now. "THE PROBLEM YOU ARE CURRENTLY FACING IS CALLED ARCANE DEFICIENCY.
THE BODIES OF GODS ARE CONSTRUCTED FROM A RICH ENERGY CALLED ARCANE WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BY THE TWELVE GODS OF OLYMPUS. TITANS WERE BORN FROM PRIMORDIAL ENERGY WHICH IS FAR LESS REFINED THAN ARCANE ENERGY"—
I leapt high in the air and over a speeding car, every fibre in my body were aching as they gave their all. I felt I would drop if I relented even by a bit. "A GOD'S ARCANE ENERGY IS THEIR LIFE FORCE AND ALSO THE SOURCE OF THEIR POWER. THE LARGER YOUR OUTPUT THE GREATER THE PULL OF THAT ENERGY.
USUALLY THERE IS A SAFE KEEP OF ENERGY LIKE A RESERVE THAT KEEPS A GOD ALIVE EVEN IF THEY USE UP ALL OF THEIR ARCANE IN A BATTLE BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR YOU WHO WAS INJURED IN THE WAR WITH THE TITANS. YOUR ENERGY WOULD ESCAPE FROM YOUR BODY IF NOT SUPPRESSED PROPERLY."—
"IF YOU OVER EXERT THAY ENERGY— YOU WILL DIE! ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HADES, YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON YOUR LAST LAP!"
What was this--? So I was right all along, the world of Greek mythology was far more than what I had read in my ti, the power of the gods was not infinite. Overexerting myself, then that must have explained why I passed out after the battle with Zeus and hibernated for over a hundred years.
Must be the sa reason why I can't summon the bident again or why my wings won't co out, my body is on its last legs. "Anonymous, who is after Talos?" I had to know who I was up against if I had to prepare, "Is it the man in red?" I saw him back there but it felt like a image rather than a real person.
"THE RED DEVIL...."
"You knew?" The drone zipped over to the side of the road too sudden taking by surprise. Unfortunately for I was too late to react causing to get hitten by a truck, I was sent spinning through the air barely able to keep track of my montum. "ACCK!!" Luckily for I fell by the roadside, sohow my insides were in more pain than my outsides causing to groan out in pain.
Rembering my goal I sohow managed to climb back to my feet, barely holding up my body with sheer willpower. "Huff, huff. Is... The red devil your target?"
The drone continued down another path that led into a lesser populated part of the city barely minding if I was following or not. It made wonder if he understood what it really ant to be acquaintances. I started to run again after it onlu slower this ti, "IN ABOUT A FEW MINUTES YOU WILL BE ENCOUNTERING THEM.
I SUGGEST YOU STRATEGIZE." Sorry but your suggestions have almost gotten killed on every turn. "COULD YOU PERHAPS AVOID A FRONTAL CONFRONTATION WITH HIM, THE LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU WOULD SURVIVE IS VERY LOW."
I was starting to recover a bit of my strength, there was still sothing I had to know at least. "Anonymous, tell this.... When did you know?" We well going in the direction of an alleyway now.
"YOUR QUESTION WAS NOT WELL T BY MY SPECULATIONS!" The drone responded.
But I knew he knew what I ant, "About , what gave off?" I did not feel the need to hide it but whoever Mr Anonymous was— he had figured out my true identity as an imposter.
The drone delayed a bit before it responded. "IF YOU WERE THE REAL HADES YOU WOULD NOT NEED TO WIDEN YOUR SCOPE ON ARCANE ENERGY. I HAD REALIZED FROM THE MONT YOU WOKE UP—" My eyes widened by what he had just said, who was he really? "HADES WAS MORE GREASY AND UPKEPT THAN YOU WERE, WE HAD A SIMILAR ALLIANCE COMPARED TO OURS.
THOUGH SHORT LIVED, HE HAD WIPE HIS PHONE HISTORY IN THE EVENT HE WOULD PASS ON-- TO PREVENT THE LEAK OF ANY VITAL INFORMATION."
That explained Hades' phone was a clean slate, so Hades was connected with Mr Anonymous before . So did that an they knew of the red devil before and the plot against Olympus?
"I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS BUT WE ARE COMING UP ON THE DETECTIVE IN SEVEN SECONDS.... BE PREPARED!!"
What? So soon.... I did not have a plan or anything, before was another alleyway and behind it would be my target but whose back would I be running into? If I ran into the Red Devil first what would I do-- I scanned my surrounding for any weapon that would be of use to but there was nothing.
I reached the alleyway and whipped around, my hands throbbed as I raised them at the ready to attack whoever ca first.
WHOOSH — I ca into next alleyway and graced my eyes on the situation before . There was a single street light that lit it, there Talos was and boy she did not look good. Her back was on the floor, there was blood dripping from her leg. If she was at the distance then the person with the back to was none other than the man in red, luckily he had not noticed yet.
This was my chance to attack first, the only thing I could pick was a rock on the ground, there was nothing else within my reach so I grabbed it and-- before he would notice-- I would—
"SO.... YOU ARE HERE!?" I heard a deep bood as the red masked man looked at slightly over his shoulder. "DID YOU REALLY THINK I DID NOT SENSE YOU COMING A MILE AWAY...?"
I don't know if he was expecting to be surprised or shake in my boots but a wide grid flew over my face. Despite being on my last legs I uttered the words, "You fell into my trap numbskull." Ti for my coback.
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