When I open my eyes, I can see Yasaka looking at me in shock before she throws her body into mine. She hugs me tightly, and I can feel her breath on my neck.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Careful there, Yasaka. I don't think my body can take any more damage."
She ignores me, but I can feel her hug get lighter than before. I smile a little and hug her back. After a few seconds, she releases me and says,
"How are you feeling, Ryan?"
"Like I just wrestled with a bear and lost."
She chuckles at my words and says.
"If it is just a bear, you will be okay. Sadly, this bear uses something that can freeze even time itself."
"Right. How are the others? How much do we lose, and do you guys need healing?"
She shakes her head and says.
"No. Don't worry about us. We are already healed and are on the way to recovery. You can use your power when we are back home. You can heal the worst case when we return home. For now, focus on yourself."
I nod and say.
"Right. I will enter my Sage-Mode now to heal my soul and body."
"Eh? Is your soul damaged?"
"Yes. Letting a Primordial God take over your body is something that can break your body if you are not careful."
"And I wonder where you meet this God, Ryan Hernandes."
I turn around and see a skeleton wearing a regal robe walking toward me. He looks at me as if he is looking through my soul. His eyes, which consist of a pair of blue flames in his eye sockets, look at me as if searching for any secret I have in my body and soul.
"Lord Hades, what can I do for you?"
"Answering my question, for one. Where do you meet this Primordial God, Ryan Hernandes? Also, how can I never meet or feel this God before?"
Should I tell him? Lying to a God is a bad idea, after all. However, I also don't want the others to know. I look at him for a few seconds before looking at the people around us. I can see him catch my meaning and snap his bony fingers.
I can feel a bubble appear around the three of us.
"We are safe. Tell me about him, Ryan Hernandes."
"Right! His name is Akatosh, but he is also Auri-El. He is the First Dragon and the Dragon God of Time. However, he is also Auri-El, the Primordial God of Life, Order, and Change. However, it is taking the Change made from Order rather than the Change from Chaos. He is the opposite of Death, Chaos, and Stagnation."
Hades nods his head and says.
"That is why my body shudders at his presence."
"You can feel him, Lord Hades?"
"Feel him? His action is like your body getting slammed by a Titan. Reality bends, breaks, and molds into something new when he does whatever he is doing. That is my other question. What is he doing? His action does not break the fundamental law of this world, but I need to investigate it closer to make sure nothing is breaking."
Yikes! Akatosh, do you break something?
'I break the reality, Ryan. However, I make sure to hold myself back so as not to break the foundation of this world. I only cut the connection that giant has with the Concept of the Ultimate Cold and make sure you can kill him.'
Right. That is good to know.
"Akatosh said that he does not break anything because he is holding back. However, if you want to double-check, please do so. As for what he has done, he broke Hrym's connection to the Consent of Heat Death of the Universe and weakened him enough for me to kill him."
"Heat Death of the Universe? The Last Cold?"
"Yes. That is Pandora's Box given to Hrym, and the giant is even able to freeze time itself. If that man manages to hit Yggdrasil, it will be a disaster."
Hades looks at me for a few seconds before releasing a tired sigh. Holy shit, he sounds like a middle-age man who is tired from his work.
"This gives me a headache. At least you managed to kill that thing. It is a shame that you failed to bring the box back."
"Yeah. Rizevim Lucifer arrives, blocks my attack, and takes the box with him. It is a shame that my attack did not kill him, but I understand why. He is even more powerful than Lord Zeus."
"Wait a minute. Lucifer arrives. Rizevim Livan Lucifer, the son of that bastard Lucifer?"
"Yes."
"He appears here."
"Yes, that's right."
Once again, Hades releases a sigh, but this time, I can groan in frustration at the news.
"Why? Why is it always them?"
"What do you mean, Lord Hades?"
Yasaka looks at the skeleton lord in confusion.
"The Devil Race. It is always them who create a lot of problems in recent times."
Ah, it is good that he said recent age because I know his faction was wild in the past. Well, all the factions have their dirty past, but recently, they have mellowed out a bit. Don't get me wrong, Zeus still likes his old self, a horndog. However, he would rather seduce them than use force. At least it is consensual sex.
"It is because of that blasted Evil Piece. That is the start of the problem."
Hades shakes his head and says.
"Also, did you say that Rizevim is stronger than my brother?"
"Yes. At that time, my Senjutsu was at an all-time high, and I noticed that his power was even more powerful than that of Lord Zeus. Now that I think about it, the energy inside of him is bigger than yours, Lord Hades."
That stops Hades in his tracks. After a few seconds of silence, he looks at me and says,
"We need to dig deeper into the source of power they get to upgrade their power."
"Oh, we already know about that."
"What?"
"Their source of power is coming directly from Ophis, the Dragon of Infinity. She gives them a portion of her power to boost their own power."
He looks at me with so much expression on a face where there should not be any expression. After a few seconds, he takes a deep breath and says.
"Then why don't you say anything?"
"We already reported this information to Lady Amaterasu and Lord Susanoo. We don't have time to talk in private for me to inform you about this."
"Right. I need to talk to them after this. For now, we need to talk about—"
Before he can finish his sentences, someone runs toward us and enters the bubble. We stop and look at the Karasu Tengu, who look at Yasaka and me.
"Lady Yasaka! Young Lord Ryan! We have trouble!"
Yasaka walks forward and says.
"Take a deep breath and talk. What is the trouble?"
The Karasu Tengu takes a deep breath and says,
"Japan is under attack, my lady! Lord Takemikazuchi is rebelling and bringing other factions to attack Japan. They want to steal the soul of Kagutsuchi!"
Balls.