"What are you doing?" Someone behind me wrapped their hands around my neck.
I instantly turned to the person, and then I punched their gut before seeing their face; this person sounded like a young man when he got hit by my fist.
"W-w-w-why did you do that?" He sounded familiar, but I couldn't process it when I saw him before he told me his name.
"Divider, it's me, Hades." I was stunned when I heard Hades from this handsome young man with blonde hair and black glasses. But to be honest, I didn't believe him at first until he showed me "That."
"Stop lying, you not Hades. The only thing that resembles Heads is your voice and nothing else!" I saw this young man gets up from the ground and wipe the dust on his pants after he started to laugh at me.
"Good...good, you don't believe me that easily. However, I am pretty sad that you don't!"
"If you are him, then show me, only Hades can do?"
***
The young man's eyes started to glow crimson red, an invisible helmet with a red outline appeared from the sky and slowly rested on his head.
Seconds later, a spear formed out of the God of the underworld's palm. Without warning, Hades stabbed his neck with the newly formed weapon.
I looked scared at that moment because I thought this blonde man had stabbed himself and died, but nothing happened, he was standing there without a care in the world as nothing had happened just a second ago.
Not a single wound was visible on his body, not even a little starch. He pulled the spear out of his brain; not a single blood-splattered happened.
"Now, you, believe me, I am, Hades?" When I saw what he did, I started to believe he was Hades in a mortal form.
"Yes, now I believe you! But I need to ask you something."
"What is it?"
I instantly replied, "Umm, well, why are you here?" I thought he would not answer my question because some deities are mysterious with their goals, but he did.
"It's simple why I here because I want to help you with your primary mission of capturing Nightmare."
I wanted to ask why he would help me with the quest Zeus gave me, but I was too afraid to ask him that.
"Oh, did you say something, Divider?"
"No-no, not really!" I almost split the beans about the question I was too afraid to ask.
"Okay, if nothing else to ask me, let's get started with the secret quest!"
"This mission is more straightforward when you are with me." I didn't have a plan on how to sit on the throne for ten minutes, and I didn't even have a plan for how to enter the castle in the first place.
However, Hades had a plan, and he whispered to my right ear. I was surprised by how straightforward it was.
"Almost forgot to tell you this, Divider. My name is Hellfire in there, so don't say Hades over there, understand!"
I understand what Hades said about not saying his real name in the castle when he lives a mortal life now. Anyway, we started with the plan, which was easier than expected.
We somehow passed the gates without getting into trouble, and the funny thing is the guards did not stop us from entering the gate.
It was even more strange; everyone, the guards, was bowing when we entered the castle. I knew he was the underworld, God, but these mortals did not know who he was.
After we entered the castle, a bearded man who looked very strong was waiting for us, and he saluted to Hades when he was viable in his sight. This man appeared to be a high-ranking officer because he had a lot of badges on his black coat.
"Put your hand down, general Nikon."
"Yes, 2nd Prince Hellfire!" I tried to go next to Hades, but this general stopped me.
"I don't know who you are, and how did you enter here? I only know this; I will not let you be near the prince, understand commoner!"
"He's a friend of mine... let him be general!" Hades stopped and let me be next to him, and this Nikon guy didn't stop me.
When I was next to Hades, I went to his and whispered, "Are you the prince of this town?"
Hades stopped first, then looked at my face, and finally answered.
"Yes, I'm the prince of this beautiful town kingdom! And I am 3rd child to the throne of Tenpentin."
When he replied to my question, he started to walk again, and I did the same. It was an overwhelming feeling when the general was following behind me.
Hades stopped at the entrance to the castle; we were walking outside of the palace all this time. Okay, anyway, two guards were blocking the entranceway to the inside of the court.
When they saw Hades from the far, they opened the entrance gates without saying anything. I saw inside of the castle. It was not like where I got kicked out of the palace for the first time.
It has a very different feeling from the other side of the castle. This site has a red carpet everywhere. I saw statues of knights that had an eye patch on their eyes, and they were next to doors that entered the other places of the big house where the king lives.
Did I even meet the king? Was that old man the king of this town? Indeed not; he did not look royalty at all! Maybe, that's how human standards monarch looks.
In any case, I will need to ask Hades about the king of this town, "Hey, Ha... I mean, Prince Hellfire, who's the king?"
When I said that, the general was about to eat me alive if Hades did not stop him.
"My-my father's name is King Rangiora!" Wait, what I thought the elder was Hades' dad in this realm, and I even thought Zaraora was the king of the country, town, city, whatever?
I even told Hades the confusion I was having, "Prince Hellfire, hum, If Rangiora is the king, then who's Zara-!?"
Before I could say his name, a strong wind went through my head.
"Wha-?!" When I heard a cling sound, my head detached from my body and went to the ground.
Before my eyes were closed down, I heard Hades and the general talking, "Wh-why did you do that, Nikon?!"
"Sorry, prince Hellfire, even you can't stop me when his name is mentioned!"
***
That's what I got from their conversation. I did not die, though. I returned to the White Void after my "death." And I was mad at Hades, who did not stop general! I was angry with Zeus when I heard his voice again, and I was mad at myself when I tried to say the elder's name!
"Oh, you failed to get my sight, so how would you find that man when you are struggling with this? I still don't know how you started a war with lying?"
"Shut up! Could you not give me that? It was you who forced me into this without giving me a choice! I didn't want to be here anyway, but all of you deities sent me here because I lied. What fucking thing is that crap when mortals are killing each other, but you guys decide to send a lier to the White Void instead! Fuck you... No fuck all of you, and fuck my dad and my mom, who agreed on this nonsense!"
I think I made Zeus angry by saying those words I said, but he gave the opposite reaction than I was expecting.
"Hmmm, you know what, I didn't want to give you this when you filed, but I think it will help you to find him, and it will help you defeat any obstacles that come your way."
He clapped his hands and said, "My Sight behold you!" A thundering sound echoed on the entire void, and the system appeared between my eyes. This time it was different; it showed my statutes instead of the mission and translation option.
[New mission: Hey, kid, you got my sight, so now, go and level up from the monsters of Tenpentin town, and then defeat general Nikon
I got too dizzy from all these notifications, and before I could do anything, a wormhole opened from under the ground and made me fall into it again.
I reached the ground of the Tenpentin, and the wormhole disappeared from the sky. After reaching the ground, another notification went into my sight.
[Note from Zeus: Hey, kid. I forgot to mention that, don't let that happen again!] I pressed the x button when I read the note. Maybe Zeus pity me that he gave me the sight after I got my head chopped off?
Whatever was the case, I could finally fight without being weak.
I saw a giant slime when I was exploring the wildland. I was ready to farm XP and level up!