Welcome to the Party Chapter 8

Welcome to the Party
Chapter 8

In the small area where he led his attacks, Ares's eyes slowly opened. Sitting up and falling back, the room seemed to spin a bit. What in all the realms had hit him? Thinking back, he seemed to remember hearing the godling's voice. Pissed, he punched the wall putting his fist through it.

He had to kill this godling before too many were healed for him to control. It was obvious that neither of his sons nor his slave Eris were going to be of much help, that was for sure.

He sat far harder than he intended to; Ares held his head as it started to throb. By all the power, the godling was going to pay for this!

He had to devise a plan to get the godling alone—yes, alone, where he knew his superior fighting skills would win the day.

Ares laughed, then slowly this time arose, reaching out a wicked, slightly curved, pitch-black colored sword appeared. Ares touched the hilt and then started to laugh harder; he felt the raw power of the sword throb up his arm.

"Ah! The Caspian god killer! With this," Ares stated as he swung the sword, creating a shrieking wail as it cut through the air. "I should make concise work of him. After all, I have had hundreds of lifetimes to become the ultimate swordsman. Him? Bah! There are no finer to teach him, ah, but I will, when I cleave his chest, rip out his heart, then eat it!"

Again, Ares swung the blade, filling the air with higher and higher ear-piercing shrieks. Laughing even harder, Ares licked his lips as he thought he could almost taste the godling's blood as he bit into his heart.

Ares looked into the full-length mirror across the room. Swinging the blade, he smiled at his image. "Damn, but you are a handsome son of a bitch! I am the only one capable of bringing order to all the realms. Especially with this little beauty." Laughing the hardest yet, Ares sat again to think things through. There was a way to get to the godling; he just had to wait and find out.

In the Olympus realm, Hera appeared outside of the great hall. Smirking, she looked at the building, shaking her head. Usually, males of power built significant buildings like this to compensate for physical deficiencies. A small smile crossed her lips. He wasn't lacking there; it was just how he used it badly. A small chuckle, then a sigh escaped her lips.

She'd never stepped foot in this horror, nor was she about to. Feeling her power rise, she pointed at the building, drawing Zeus to her. There was a great shouting, then a loud thud from inside. A moment later, several pairs of feet could be heard within.

With a smirk, Hera didn't think it would work. After all, her brother was far more potent than her. A minute later, Zeus, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus, and Hephaestus appeared before Hera. Hephaestus had an energy-shrouded sword drawn, which he immediately dropped as he bowed to his mother.

"Mother, forgive me. I had thought it was an attack upon Father," Hephaestus said, causing the others except Zeus to prostrate before her.

Hera nodded as she moved forward to stand before Zeus. "I told you before, I swore that I would not raise a hand against you again. As I have heard, I will not have to." When Zeus's face showed confusion, she continued, "I am referring to the visit by our brothers Hades and Poseidon and also by our sister Demeter."

Zeus's eyes went wide, and then he nodded.

"I have also heard that they were more than displeased with you. I take it Poseidon swung at you again?" Hera stated, to which Zeus slightly dropped his head, nodding in agreement. Lifting his head with her finger, Hera stared into his eyes, "I can and have forgiven you many things, brother. Have you continued on this path that you have started to spiral down? We will never have as much power as we did." Turning, she walked away, then whirled, "As the rest of the family said, fix this, fix it fast, or you might find yourself alone for the first time since the beginning!"

"I know all of this, Hera," Zeus bowed slightly.

With that, she again whirled, then vanished rather quickly. "Father? Did the mother have over half her power back?" Hephaestus asked, causing Zeus's head to snap around and stare at Hephaestus.

Zeus put his hand to his chin as he thought for a moment. She had appeared to have more power than he had seen in her in some time. He sighed that he needed to find Ephus somehow and get him back here. He had to admit the realm was far better than it had been in a long time. If he left it, it couldn't be for long. Finally deciding, he told all his sons, then slowly vanished.

What seemed an hour later, Zeus appeared outside of Ephus and Quinn's home. Taking a deep breath, he was about to enter when he thought better of it. Raising his hand, he knocked on the door. It was a few moments before a young woman answered the door.

Zeus smiled at the woman, startled that she showed no sign of being enthralled by him. "Yes? How can I help you?" the young woman asked.

"I have come a great distance seeking Ephus. Could you tell him that I am here?" Zeus asked.

Quinn looked over the tall, older male, trying to decide if he was a threat. "I'm afraid he isn't here right now," he said.

"I have to..." Zeus started, then was astonished when his face smashed into what felt like a wall.

A voice in the room behind Quinn drew Zeus's attention. "Sister, shall I dispatch him? Brother left orders that no harm was to come to you. I mean to keep you hale."

"Not yet, Anhur. He says that he is here to see Ephus. After that last male that showed up, I'm not sure," Quinn told Anhur.

"I will wait, sister," he said, turning toward Zeus. "Know this: I will fight 'til either of us is destroyed. From what I feel, you have power, though far weaker than I."

"Now then, as I stated, he isn't here. I'm not sure when he will return. Is there anything else?" Quinn stated, feeling a little encouraged with Anhur there.

"No, young lady. Please tell him that Zeus wishes to negotiate. We have had many misunderstandings before," Zeus explained to Quinn.

Quinn's mouth had dropped open when he said Zeus.

Anhur started to hiss, "Leader of the Hellene gods! None of us trust any of you, Zeus the most. Go back, messenger, tell Zeus we will tell Ephus."

Zeus looked startled and then a little angry at Anhur. "I am no messenger; I am Zeus." Turning back to an even more startled Quinn, he stated, "Let him know this time. I will listen to him." With that, he lifted his hand and then vanished.

A still startled Quinn stood in the door, staring at the space where Zeus had been. Her mouth still open, she slowly turned to look at a slightly startled Anhur. "Do..." she started with a loud gulp. "Do you believe any of that?"

Anhur thought about it a moment, then nodded. "He wasn't as weak as I thought he was, though; Ephus had said he powered Zeus almost half. He was weak, though not as weak as the female earlier. I believe that it is possible."

All Quinn could do was nod to a smiling Anhur. Slightly bowing to Quinn, Anhur stated, "Do you wish me to remain here or just watch?"

"Keep an eye on us. I think that's what Ephus wanted. I know you have a great deal to do, and I won't delay you," Quinn told him.

Anhur smiled broader, then slightly bowed to Quinn again. "It will be so human wife of the godling Ephus." Then he waved a hand, vanishing.

Quinn sat hard on the sofa. What in the hell was going on? There has been an influx of gods and goddesses lately—much more than usual.

Hera didn't go far; she just hoped her tirade at Zeus would get him moving. When she saw him talk to his sons, she nodded with a smile, so it had worked! Even as she watched Zeus lift his arm, it vanished.

This is an excellent time to talk to his sons, she thought. Appearing moments after Zeus vanished, all four males could only stare at Hera.

"So," She started as she stared at Hermes. "You attacked him without feeling if he was a god or godling? Then you said what you did, about ending the godling. You might have to beg him to help you." Here, she turned toward Hephaestus. "You, I think he might be willing to help, though you must apologize."

Hephaestus looked at his mother, a look of confusion on his face. "I'm afraid I don't know what that is, let alone how to."

Hera nodded, then turned to the other two, "The two of you, he might leave weak after neither of you even said a thing to defend your brothers."

Both Apollo and Dionysus nodded their heads as they lowered them.

"Well, you are in luck. I am here to teach you. If there is any hope for you, then you have to learn. First, let's start with this." Hera reached out briefly, touching all four males on their foreheads.

At first, all four looked curious. The full impact of what they had done, plus what they had to do, soon had Hermes, Apollo, and Dionysus nearly vomiting, then on the ground looking up at Hera. The disgust on their faces made Hera unsure if it was because of what they had done or HAD to do.

Hera shook her head; this wasn't going exactly as she hoped. Looking over to Hephaestus, she saw that though he was disgusted, he wasn't having as hard a time as the other three.

Hera sighed, then thought: Perhaps Hephaestus could explain what would happen if they didn't. Smiling, she'd have to wait a bit. The three on the ground were turning a little green.

Ephus had decided to talk to the rest of Hera and Zeus's family, at least the three he knew of. Demeter was the best of the three, inviting him in and giving him a wealth of information about Zeus.

It took all Ephus had to keep up with Demeter. She started and never seemed to take a breath or pause at all. Ephus breathed a sigh of relief when he left, though he promised to return, much to his chagrin.

Hades was slightly more complicated, though he arrived outside Hade's home. When he knocked, he discovered that the god was not there. Well, he thought, this is a place of the dead; I guess he has much to do.

Walking further into the dark place, he was astounded at the sheer number of souls there. Finally, he found Hades next to two doorways. One had extreme heat coming from it; the other seemed rather pleasant.

After a year, they finally finished, with Ephus clapping Hades on the back like he had Demeter. Their eyes had flown open as they felt their power increase. Both grabbed him to hug, causing him to blush greatly.

Then there was Poseidon. With the other two, he had a pretty good idea of where to go. Poseidon shook his head. The oceans and seas cover three-fourths of the earth's surface, and some places are miles deep, too.

Then it suddenly hit him: How in the hell would he be able to breathe? Did he even need to? Well, he thought, we're about to find out.

Ephus appeared above the water off the shore of Greece, as good a place to start as any. An hour later, after covering not even a fourth of the water, Ephus hit his forehead. He then stretched out his hand, feeling for Poseidon.

Ephus vanished, then appeared far out in the Pacific Ocean. Damn, Ephus thought, isn't this where the Marianas Trench is? Then, he appeared several hundred feet below the surface.

Although scared, Ephus discovered that he didn't have to breathe underwater. Well, he thought, that's a relief, right before several giant stingrays, sharks, and whales started toward him at high speed.

What the hell, Ephus thought, as he instinctively put his hands out in front of him. Every one of the sea creatures stopped dead as if they had hit a wall.

Shaking his head, Ephus pushed deeper toward where he felt Poseidon. It was getting a little dark when He felt an immense power coming at him from below. However, what shocked him was the large trident that swung by him, barely missing him.

Stop there interloper! Who are you, and what business do you have here? Poseidon protects these waters. I've heard what the holder of the trident thinks.

Good! I am Ephus, and I wish to have an audience with him. I seek information about his brother Zeus. Ephus thought back to the trident holder.

Ephus watched them; he guessed it was a type of merman. The tail, scales, breathing underwater, and looking down seem deep in thought.

It is permitted; follow me. He finally thought to me.

Though he was wrong, Ephus thought he'd have difficulty keeping up with him. They went down for a short time, then they stopped. Pointing to a vast cave, Ephus passed him going inside. He was surprised when he saw a vast cavern. There also seemed to be something of a city there.

Several merpeople pointed him toward a brightly lit-up area as Ephus went deeper. ‘Finally,’ he thought, then he pulled up short. He then got closer to a huge male who was far more than a merperson.

So, Ephus, you are far more intelligent than I thought. I have heard from my brother and sister that you have visited them also. How can I help you? Poseidon thought to me.

I need information; I apologize for disturbing your world. He thought back to Poseidon.

I will gladly impart that which you need. He replied

It seemed we were talking for days. In this world, time seemed to be far slower than out of it.

Ephus was finally finished with this fact-finding mission. He reached over and clapped Poseidon on the shoulder. Poseidon's eyes grew large as his skin glowed briefly like his brother and sister. His eyes gained clarity that had not been seen before.

Ephus was about to leave when he was suddenly hugged from behind. He turned to see Poseidon, who looked grateful.

You are always welcome here. If you need me, call. He told Ephus, who nodded, ‘you never know,’ he thought as he vanished, appearing in the same park as before.

It was then that Ephus noticed he was feeling a bit weak. He went to sit on a bench, his head down. A moment later, a young woman approached him.

"Sir? Are you alright? Do you require medical assistance?" She asked.

When Ephus only shook his head, she lifted his head to look into his eyes. It was too late, but she got a good look as he tried to look down.

"Sir, I need you to take me. Please come with me," the young woman said as she pulled Ephus off the bench. As they were walking toward a clump of bushes, an older woman stopped the younger woman.

"I thought we were going to lunch." The other woman started.

"We will, but first, I need this man to take me," the young woman stated. The other woman tried to pry the young woman's hands off Ephus's.

She turned to Ephus and was about to yell at him and let her friend go when she also caught sight of Ephus's eyes.

She grabbed the other hand as they almost dragged Ephus to the clump of shrubs. "You are right; we need to have him take both of us."

Ephus felt relatively weak when both women removed their clothes as soon as they were in the shrubs. They then started on Ephus's clothes as he could only watch. Finally free, the young woman took him into her mouth, getting him as erect as she could.

Getting above him, she then drove her tight, almost virgin sheath down on him. Had it not been for the other woman kissing her, she might have alerted others.

Less than ten minutes later, Ephus felt it build as he blasted her full of semen. Kissing the other woman, the young one got off Ephus and was immediately replaced by the older woman.

She leaned down and whispered, "Aphrodite told us you would be here." Shocking Ephus.

The woman then started to go slowly, seeming to enjoy every moment of Ephus sliding in and out of her. It appeared that they were at it for an hour when the woman started to thrust faster. The young woman kissed the older woman as she screamed, first when she orgasmed, then when Ephus also filled her with semen.

Climbing off Ephus, she kissed him, whispering, "Thank you for allowing me to aid Aphrodite." Both women then dressed, leaving as if nothing had happened.

Ephus also got dressed and started to walk out. Thinking better of it, he waved a hand, feeling weak. A small smile lit his face, and he realized the weakness was gone. Nodding, he waved his hand again, disappearing and appearing in his home's living room.

Quinn came in a moment later. "Ah, good. You had a visitor while you were gone."

"Oh? Who was it?" A curious Ephus asked.

"According to what he said, he was Zeus. When I told him you weren't here, he tried to step in, though he was stopped cold. Anhur.." She started.

"I did as you asked, brother," Anhur said, finishing for Quinn. "I wanted to destroy it when I discovered it was a Hellenes god. You had said to ask your human wife; she is wise, brother—far more wise than I initially thought. She may have prevented a war I feel the others do not want."

Ephus nodded as he passionately kissed Quinn as a thank you. "Though, I am afraid that it might be in the future for all of us. I'll know more when I talk to Zeus again."


To be continued