The God of Gravity part 2: Olympus

Scorpion Canyon

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"Who are you?" asked Sayuri with the sharp point of her katana directed to Hyun's throat.

"My lady," said Jasper. "This is-"

"Allow me to introduce myself to her, Jasper," said Hyun.

"Alright," he nodded.

Hyun walked towards her until the tip of her katana is just half an inch from his throat. Even though she curled her upper lip for she doesn't like the presence of Hyun, he smiled at her as he said, "Nice to meet you, Lady Sayuri. I'm Hyun Yoo, the God of Blood."

"Stay away from me," she hissed then lunged the sharp point forward that it touched his neck.

"Do as she says!" asserted Jack and grabbed his pistol. "Argh!!" he grunted before collapsing on the ground.

Hyun grabs the sword with his barehand then pulled it so she got pulled with it. Hyun is just a foot away from her. She looked up because he's taller.

"I want to join you," he said.

"You're vile...," she said while panting.

"Oh, you can sense the blood of the vile people in my veins? It's just like I can taste the vile people in yours. We're quite the same and I'd like to think we are destined to be with each other," he sneered.

Jasper laughed but she glared at him so he shut his mouth. "No!!" she shouted and pulled her katana from Hyun's grip and slashed him in the chest. It was like a loud crash of steel against hard flesh and he stepped back after absorbing the impact. It left a long slanting s***h on his chest but no blood has been spilled.

Jasper's face crumpled as he reacted, "Ouch, that must've hurt." Then he giggled and sat on the stone he sat earlier. He just picked his nose while observing what is happening between the two.

"Stop them, Jasper!" said Hiroki.

"What?" he reacted with a runny-nose voice. "You want me to get sliced too? No, thank you."

"Ugh! You're the worst!"

"Just relax and enjoy the show." Then he flicked his booger from his finger.

Hyun stood up straight and looked at her eyes. He smirked as she summoned hundreds of blades and they charged towards him. They stabbed him everywhere in his body. Every blade was stained by his blood and his face is still smirking. Sayuri knelt on the ground because of exhaustion. Then she crumpled the shirt on her belly as it growled.

"Ohohooo," laughed Jasper.

"You're laughing that your friend got killed?!!" exclaimed Hiroki.

"Hyun is kind of a masochist and don't worry, he wouldn't get killed if his brain is still alive."

"What?"

Then the blood shattered the blades into dust. Hyun came out of it all the while the pieces of his flesh reassembled themselves like pulling a melted cheese but it is happening backward. His eyes glowed red as he walked towards her. Her knees are too weak to make herself stand so she used her katana as a cane to push herself up but still, she can't. She swung her sword and sliced his feet but it did not stop him because they healed as soon as they were cut. She tried again and again but to avail until she got tired. So tired that she lost her grip on the hilt of her katana. It fell on the ground with a clatter and her palms met the ground. She panted so hard while she knows that he is standing in front of her as his shadow crept over. She felt her head aching after using Dimensional Touch many times yesterday.

He knelt, grabbed her chin, and made her look into his eyes of blood. He also noticed that her eyes are fully black, but faint rings of violet fire surrounded her irises. "So those are your eyes," he smiled. "They're beautiful."

"Get away from me!" she screamed and pushed him away but he grabbed her arms, turned her around, and carried her on his arms. She was surprised that she gasped.

The scene disturbed Hiroki. "Are we watching TV drama or something like that?"

"I told you to 'just enjoy the show'," said Jasper.

"I feel cringy, something's not right."

"Ah, you'll get used to it."

"I hope not. I'd rather be the current me than the 'me' that considers this normal."

Jasper slapped his knee and laughed.

"You need me," whispered Hyun to Sayuri and she just grunted and pushed herself away from him but he's too strong. "You want revenge?" Then she stopped with her lips half-opened. She looked at his eyes and he said, "I can get it for you."

"Die!" she spat as she stabbed him in the heart with a knife that she summoned. She did it again and again but he didn't die or even bled. Then she stabbed him in the forehead but the knife shattered and turned into dust.

He said, "I know you're stronger than me when you're in your top shape. But right now, you are weak... and weak people cannot get what they want in this world. I will give you the strength you need because I want you to get what you want."

"Let go of me!" she roared. "Fist of Eight!!" With an explosion of blood and flesh, she punched his head as it left his shoulders and it flew away into the distance. "Argh!" she groaned after feeling the ache in her head.

His body is still standing while carrying her and his head returned like a boomerang. "Oh, you know Dimensional Touch like the King and Enzo?" he asked. "Impressive," he nodded. "So, what's your answer?"

"Put me down!" she growled.

"Okay, okay, okay," he said and slowly put her feet onto the ground while holding her shoulders.

She slapped his hands and he let go. She barely stood on her feet and then she squinted as her head throbbed in pain. He put his finger on her forehead and she got surprised that the pain on her head was gone, as well as her fatigue.

"What did you do?" she asked while panting and wrinkling her nose.

"Replaced your blood to ease your headache and give you strength. So, what's your answer?"

She scoffed and walked toward Jasper and kicked him off the edge of the plateau. "Argh!" he screamed and transformed into a bird and went back then transformed back into himself. "Nice to see you again so lively, my lady!"

Hyun released Jack from his control and he smirked as he watched him stand up on his own. Jack frowned and walked away from him.

"Where are we?" she asked as she looked around and saw nothing but rocky plateaus.

"In the center of Ra Continent." smiled Jasper.

"I'm gonna kill her now," she said as she turned then her katana flew to her hand. "You just wasted my time."

"Wait, my lady! This is part of our plan!"

She turned and asked, "What plan?"

"To change the Ra continent and most importantly, to kill Cleopatra." Her face eased up for a second and came back to a frown after sheathing her katana. She nodded and Jasper continued, "We need more allies or perhaps an army to wage war. And the people down there," he pointed to the canyon. "could help us. They are originally prisoners of war but hundreds of years later, they became a community of slaves. And what's more interesting is that Emaan, the God of Scorpions must be there. I figured out that if we free them, maybe they will return the favor - and I will make sure of it that they will. We just waited for you to wake up so we can proceed without getting detected because we need to slip through the patrols around the canyon and start their escape from the inside without alerting the main Forces of Olympus. Now that you are awake and ready, may I ask you, my lady, to use that again?"

She nodded then she asked, "Food?"

"Uh.... our camel disappeared with our supplies, my lady."

She tutted in disappointment, frowned, and summoned three wide swords that went under her, Hiroki, and Jack's feet. Jasper transformed into a bird and Hyun flew with his power. They flew down until they got near the ground and covered by the tall rocky hills and plateaus. She closed her eyes and their presence disappeared. This was Hyun's first time sensing her doing it so he was impressed. They accelerated faster.

"There are guys ahead of us," said Jack after sensing them using his thermal sensor from a mile away. There are soldiers in a tower before a tall concrete wall, searching the surroundings using their telescopes but they can't see anything coming from the north because of Sayuri's ability. Jack deployed his sniper rifle and aimed at the soldiers in the tower.

"Don't sweat yourself," said Hyun. "I'll handle them without making any noise." Jack narrowed his eyes and lowered his rifle. "Just go ahead, my lady. I'll handle them." Hyun's eyes glowed red and he can sense those with blood ahead of them. He flew ahead to lead the group and he held out his right hand. "Sleep now," he said.

The three soldiers felt tired and fainted. They never saw Sayuri and her companions flying over the wall next to their tower before they collapsed on the floor. Hiroki gulped after realizing how grateful he is that Hyun is on their side. Not only he can heal anyone easily, but he can also kill easily and silently if he intends to.

They reached where the canyon starts and flew down further as they went in between the narrow passages carved by nature onto the earth. Then Sayuri stopped before the corner of the cliff beside them. Beyond and behind it, are people that are transporting ores on their backs. They are a mix of demigods and humans with rugged clothes, with sand and dirt all over their faces and body, and rough hands that are dry as the desert. They are with the eyes that are expecting to see tomorrow as just another day of doing what they are doing right now. All of them are thin and there are even children, women, and old people carrying heavy loads. There's an opening of a mineshaft where they are coming from. It sounded like the mouth of a crocodile as it opened. The echoes of clattering and cranking sounds from it, sounded like a croaking stomach.

A boy stumbled on a rock and he cried in agony as his hands got crushed by the heavy sack of gravel he is lifting. No one dared to help the child as the soldiers are watching over them, watching out for slugs and have their hands holding their guns. An officer saw and went to the child then dragged him from the way of other people that are carrying loads of heavy ores. He just cried while leaning against the side of a rock while looking at his bleeding fingers.

"Mama!!" he cried but his cry can't be heard because of the croaking mine shaft and the heavy steps of people around him.

"Stay there," said the officer, feeling a little concerned about the child out of the little conscience left in his mind. "I'll get something to fix you." He went somewhere and left the child.

"Is this the 10th century that s*****y is legal?" whispered Hiroki. "What's worse is that they include children too!" They are hiding behind the corner but they can hear the cry of the child.

Sayuri was about to go out in the open but Hyun held her arm and said, "Don't worry." as his eyes glowed red as he looked at the child.

The child has his snot flowing from his nose and his tears are making mud out of the dust on his cheeks. His cry turned into a sob after realizing that his hand got healed. He closed and opened them and he felt no pain. He hiccuped his last sob and his wary eyes marveled at the miracle he witnessed. The officer came back with a bandage but saw the hand of the child, all healed up. He is surprised and confused too.

"Who healed you?" he asked. The boy shook his head without saying a word.

"What do you want to do with him, sir?" asked a soldier with a salute behind him.

"Nothing, just return to your post." He saluted back and the soldier went back to his post and the boy picked up his sack and carried it on his shoulders but wondered how his hands healed.

"So what's the plan, Jasper?" asked Jack.

Jasper grinned before saying, "Let's find Emaan, the God of Scorpions first. I wonder what kind of man he is. Hyun, can you track him?"

"I can smell a blood of a god or two," said Hyun after a sniff.

Jasper chuckled as he is excited. He smirked before saying, "Good, lead the way, and let's go."

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