BXBX NOVEL Chapter 43 - Conversation(part One)
"Whats wrong Artemis?" Asked Alfonso.
"Mmm… I was thinking of something….. Alfonso, that girl, the little one with black eyes, she has high perception and good reflexes for being just an amateur, if I had my previous powers, I would have recruited her" Said Artemis.
Artemis was obviously talking about Cat One, after they went to the Jubila forest, She and the cats were(forcefully) achieve a certain amount of deer, Artemis and the wolves didn\'t teach them anything, they just stood there waiting for them, the cats were a little lost about what to do, in the end, Cat One made a plan for them, unlike Artemis her main weapon was a close range one, a pair of black daggers, the other cats also have similar weapons, except for cat two, funny enough, she didn\'t have a classic range weapon like a bow, instead, she had a sling, her projectiles were a kind of rock that was harder than a normal one. In the previous fight with the wolves she couldn\'t do anything because of the fact that she couldn\'t position herself in the battlefield.
"Speaking about blessings... Alfonso, I think is time for you to helps us to get to the next level" Said Artemis with a serious tone.
Alfonso knew that this topic would eventually come, however, he tried to not think about it, as for why, it was very simply.
"I don\'t know what they would do if they achieve the next step" Thought Alfonso.
The system, the gods…couldn\'t put his mind at easy every time he thought about it.
"Its impossible that something exist out of nothing, something… or someone wanted me here, in this place, it is no a coincidence that I am here, it cant be, I wasn\'t anything special in my other world. I am a historian, I do hypothesis based on facts, however, the variables are too dark to make one now, however, I do one now, the gods need me for their path to godhood, but, when they reach that step, I won\'t be longer necessary. What will happen to me?" Thought Alfonso.
The gods, what are they looking for? What was he to them? A partner, A tool? And most importantly, what will happen when they regain their former powers...
Alfonso thought for a long time, seeing that he didn\'t know what to answer, Demeter was the first to react.
"Artemis~, I just remember that Alfonso and I had to talk about something regarding the agriculture zone with Camel, do you mind~?" Said Artemis seems to notice something, she looked at Alfonso, she made a long sigh and then turn around
"It\'s okay, I remember I had something to do as well."
Said Artemis while going to the refrigerator, the wolves made a slow bow to Alfonso and then went with Artemis, The cats were already in their rooms.
"Little Al~"
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind if we have a little stroll outside?~"
"No, Lets go"
With that, Alfonso and Demeter when outside, they walked for a very long time, they didn\'t go anywhere in specific, they just walk in circles. They didn\'t speak a single word.
After twenty minutes, Alfonso stopped.
"What\'s the matter, little Al~" Asked Artemis.
"You aren\'t going to ask?"
"Ask…. Ask what?"
"Why I didn\'t answer Artemis"
"Oh… that…. No , I won\'t. I don\'t need to, because, I already know the answer" Said Artemis without looking at Alfonso.
"Its not that I don\'t trust you…. You and Artemis are the only friends...…no, in fact, you two are more than friends to me, in this new world, you two are the only ones that I have" Said Alfonso, facing Demeter\'s back.
"...I know that" Answered Demeter after a brief pause.
"It\'s just that…" Alfonso didn\'t know how to put it in words.
After that the both of them remain in silence once again.
"Alfonso"
Said Demeter, breaking the silence.
"Alfonso, do you know what the difference between gods and humans is?" Asked Demeter.
Alfonso remained silence.
After some minutes, he made a bitter smile.
"I don\'t know…. No human can know"
Demeter made a small smile and said
"As expected, you are indeed an interesting human, yeah, like you said, you cant know, we , the gods, are something that surpass humanity, we are above you and will always be, for us, humans are just toys, we can kill you just by thinking about it. Don\'t think that I am an exception, I have killed many humans before, I have seen them died of hunger, sicknesses… for us, watching you human died, is the same as you were watching an ant died, nothing worth mention it" Said Demeter in a voice that penetrate Alfonso\'s heart.
"Me, Artemis and my other brothers and sisters are the same. The fact that I don\'t have my powers now, and I am just like any other mortal upsets me every single time of the day, I feel vulnerable, I feel powerless…. I feel human"
After a long paused, Demeter finally spoke out her mind. Alfonso only listened her.
"The same goes for Artemis, however, she seems to put your feeling in a high regard, to actually waited this long to ask for an evolution….. it seems that seeing that little Cat One shook her, is obvious, just think about it, seeing someone so good in what you are supposed to be the best, it will shake the core of everyone…. " Said Demeter.
After some minutes, Alfonso finally spoke.
"Demeter…. What…. What will happen to me when I give you back your powers?" Asked Alfonso.
"...."
Demeter didn\'t say anything, she just stood there for some time, looking at the full moon.
Just then, she turned around and made a face that Alfonso have never seen before.
"Alfonso, I only have one purpose in this life, and that is to rescue my daughter from the underworld, I will do anything for that objective, no matter who interpose in my way….. humans….gods…. destiny…. I will kill every single one who steps on my way…. And that.."
She paused for some time.
"And that includes you, Alfonso"
Said Demeter with a coldness that it was so inappropriate for this candid goddess that, if Alfonso wasn\'t standing there, he wouldn\'t have believed that the one talking was Demeter.