LEVI, the God Among Gods, was forcefully awakened from his short slumber because of the strong presence of the unexpected guests in the Upper World.
His divine son was there, and so was the arrogant de Moonasterion Princess.
The two's presence didn't surprise him since those children had been treating the Upper World as their personal playground since time immemorial.
However, the presence of three powerful gods shocked him.
The Goddess of Fortune.
The Goddess of Misfortune.
And the God of Eternal Darkness.
"Helstor's soul and body are tied here," Levi whispered through gritted teeth, clenching his hands tight. "Neoma de Moonasterio, what did you do this time?"
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HELSTOR knew that Princess Neoma would start the war in a place where no innocent humans would get dragged into it.
However, he didn't expect that the blasted Imperial Princess would choose this place!
He was shocked when he realized where he was as soon as he opened his eyes.
"Are you serious, Princess Neoma?" Helstor asked the real Imperial Princess in disbelief. "You chose the Upper World as the theatre of war?!"
Princess Neoma raised an eyebrow at him. "Yes, and?"
Haaah.
The arrogance of a de Moonasterio was really something Helstor would never get used to.
Moreover…
[Princess Neoma is the most arrogant de Moonasterio born in history.]
"I'm assuming you want an official war," Helstor said. He had no choice but to accept the fact that Princess Neoma had completely tricked him into doing what she wanted. However, it wasn't too late to turn the table. "Do you know that we have a strict protocol to follow if you want to start a war among gods?"
He assumed the Imperial Princess didn't know much about the protocol since in the memories that he had seen, Princess Neoma just killed the gods without declaring war.
But he also assumed that Ruto, Lord Levi's divine son, had already educated Princess Neoma on the matter.
[After all, it looks like Princess Neoma came here prepared.]
But that was the thing.
[Princess Neoma is always prepared.]
"I wouldn't have brought you here without knowing a thing about war among gods," Princess Neoma said, crossing her arms over her chest. "I also know that we can't start the war right away."
"You have to be a god in order to declare war against a fellow god," Helstor said. "You haven't completed your Divinization yet, Princess Neoma." He glanced at Ruto. "Is the young lord the one who's going to declare a war against me in a formal manner?"
"The war will begin in one or two months, depending on our agreement," Princess Neoma said, completely ignoring all the things that he just said. "During that time, you're not allowed to leave the Upper World. You can't. After all, the contract that you signed with me will keep you stuck in here."
He already knew that he couldn't run away.
[I have no intention of running away for now.]
"Did you choose this place because you didn't want innocent humans to get dragged into this war?" Helstor asked, scoffing. "Don't be naïve, Princess Neoma. Even if I'm stuck here, a war will still take place in the human world."
Callisto de Luca would take the lead now that he was gone.
"I know that," Princess Neoma said casually. "But that's Nero's business."
Hmm?
Helstor knitted his eyebrows. "Are you saying that you're leaving Emperor Nero in the human world?"
"Is that a problem?"
"You said you know the protocol," Helstor said, confused. "Then you should know that before the two of us face each other in a fight, other people must fight on our behalf first."
In a war between two gods, each side must choose their warriors.
[There would be three rounds of fighting. Whoever wins two rounds out of three would win. Of course, in a setting like that, Princess Neoma and I will fight in the last round.]
Hence, he expected that Princess Neoma would bring Emperor Nero as one of her warriors.
[But she's saying that Emperor Nero won't join the fight?]
"Gosh. Nero is the emperor of the biggest and the strongest empire in the human world," Princess Neoma said, scoffing. "Do you think he has time to fight two battles at a time?"
"The rule says that the god who declared the war and the god who accepted the invitation are obligated to fight the last round, granted that the fight doesn't end in two rounds," Helstor said, extending his patience. "The rule also says that the two of us are allowed to bring in one human as our 'weapon' during the fight.
I thought it only makes sense that you'd bring your twin brother as your 'weapon' during our fight."
He then glanced at Ruto.
"Just so you know, the young lord can't be your weapon since he's no longer human."
"I know," Princess Neoma said, smiling. "Don't worry about my human weapon— you should worry about yours. Are you gonna bring Calyx de Luca?"
Helstor smiled bitterly while shaking his head. "Princess Neoma, you can't trick me twice."
"I'm tricking you?"
"Let's follow the procedure and plan the fight properly," Helstor said, looking up at the sky. "The owner of the house is here, after all."
***
TSK.
Neoma clicked her tongue when the person she wanted to see the least finally made an appearance.
Looking up, she saw the angry face of an old man too handsome for his age.
"Neoma de Moonasterio, what are you up to this time?" Lord Levi asked in a very angry voice. He wasn't yelling, but his voice still sounded angry. "How dare you decide to turn my kingdom into your personal battlefield without my permission?"
"Father-in-law, don't be too angry," Neoma said, slightly hiding behind Ruto. "Your son gave me his permission, so I'm not trespassing."
"My lord, I don't need your permission to use my property," Ruto said bluntly. "But if you want to lash out at someone, then yell at me— don't scold Neoma."
Aww. <3
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