Page 66 of Darkening Truth
I shrug, “There’s not really much point, is there. My parents are gods and a goddess, and I have now been told several times that I am a g . . . one of them. So I may as well get used to it.”
“Alright,” Hades replies. “In that case, your axes are weapons that are made specifically for gods, not just any gods either. A god or goddess's weapon can only be touched and wielded by them. No other god or goddess can touch them. They are attuned to you. This means that when you need them, you will most likely find that they are already there on your back waiting to be grasped, or they will simply appear in your hands.”
I nod and think of my axes, willing them to appear in my hands.
Grinning, I look up to see a surprised Hades watching me closely, “Awesome. I definitely want to practice with these. Daggers and swords aremy usual go-to weapons. So I haven’t had much experience with axes, and I could do with practising with them.” I twirl them around in my hands, “They feel good though, like they were made for me, but then I guess if a god or goddess only ever receives one set, then they were made for me.”
“Wait,” Rival says. He looks at Hades, “No other god or goddess can touch Farren’s weapons apart from her?”
Hades nods, “Yes.”
“Then how did she pick up that giant sword of yours? I’m assuming from your reaction when you saw it that it was your god weapon. So if no one can touch them apart from the god that they belong to, then how could Farren?” Rival asks. “And why couldn’t you call on it before then? Why did you look so surprised to see it?”
“That’s a really good point, actually,” Storm adds, looking questioningly at Hades.
“Well the second part of that is easy to answer,” Hades starts, “I had thought that it had been destroyed.”
“And the first part?” I ask.
Hades stays silent for a moment as he watches my expression, and it suddenly hits me that whatever is about to come out of his mouth next is most likely going to be another one of those great big revelation things, and since I’m already dealing with a pretty monumental one, I hold up my hand.
“Would it be okay if we don’t do any more big reveals today? I’m not sure how much more I can handle right now,” I say before Hades can say anything else.
His expression softens, “Yes, of course.” Smiling, he changes the subject, “Alright, let's practice with your axes then.”
I twirl them in my hands. Honestly, they already feel like they’re an extension of me, and I don’t think that it’s going to take me very long to figure out how to use them.
“I’ll spar with you,” Reaper offers with a smile, his eyes briefly flashing to Ryu’s.
I have noticed that Ryu isn’t making as many appearances as he was, and I think that it may be because he’s more content. He knows that Reaper’s not going to keep him on lockdown again so he’s quite happy to just sit back and observe.
At least that’s my theory.
I nod, and smile, “Sounds good to me.”
“I wouldn’t advise that, mate,” Khaos says to Reaper. “God weapons are insanely strong, and will break through any of the weapons that they have here.”
Reaper frowns, “I assume that there is a material that can withstand the strength of a god's weapon long enough to put up a good enough fight against a god?”
Khaos nods, “Yes, there is, but it’s of course quite difficult to get hold of.”
“It’s not in the Dragon Realm, is it?” Mayhem smirks. When Hades and Khaos share a look, he adds, “No fucking way, it’s seriously in the Dragon Realm?”
Hades grimaces and nods, “Yes, it is. It’s a special kind of metal that only Dragons can forge with their fire, and the materials they need to do so are only found in the Dragon Realm.”
“Awesome,” Zev mutters. “So it’s very clear that despite the fact that we’ve been delayed in going to the Dragon Realm, most likely because of this other realm, we still need to go for a myriad of reasons.”
“Seems like it,” Mayhem replies. “I think we can all agree that it would be a wise idea for us to have weapons that can go up against a god weapon. I mean, not only is it likely that we’re going to face one when we go to the Dragon Realm, I’m assuming that the princes have weapons even thoughthey’re only Demi Gods, but also because eventually the God who wants Hades’ realm is going to come for him, and will most likely not be alone.”
“Agreed,” Storm says. “We need to be able to protect ourselves and each other.”
“Well, from what Monty said, we’re going to be in the Dragon Realm for a while, so we can just add it to the list of things that we need to do when we’re over there,” I suggest.
“Has anyone actually got a list? Because I’m starting to lose track of everything that we have to do when we get there. Not to mention that we have to look for the book here to help us get into the other realm that we are quickly running out of time to find,” Loki says, his words turning into a slight rant by the end of his speech.
“I remember it all. Don’t worry,” Storm smiles. “I think that’s enough talk for now. Let’s get training.”
Everyone wholeheartedly agrees with that statement, and we all split off into separate corners of the vast space. The guys pair up depending on what they want to do, and Hades looks at me and grins as he summons his giant sword.
