Athena, the goddess of wisdom, war, and civilisation, stood with an air of regal poise, her piercing eyes gazing down at Kyn. She had seen many mortals in her time, but there was something different about him, something intriguing. The connection that united them suggested a destiny that defied ordinary expectations. As she considered the proposal that Kyn should marry her and take her as his wife, the weight of her divine existence clashed with her curiosity.
Before Athena could respond, a sudden presence appeared beside Kyn, and Jasmine, the brunette Gaia, materialised with an enigmatic smile. Jasmine, who had observed the unfolding situation from a distance, seemed to hold a key to this intriguing destiny.
In a surprising twist, Gaia turned to Athena, her eyes holding a glint of mischief and perhaps something more. She posed an intriguing question: "Do you want me?"
"Eeh!" [o.o]
It was a question that dangled on the precipice of divine and mortal worlds, and the answer could set in motion a fate beyond imagination.
Kyn found himself in a rather peculiar and uncomfortable situation. Athena, the so-called goddess of wisdom, had just kissed him, and he couldn't deny the weight of her divine affections. To make matters even more complicated, Jasmine, his first consort, stood beside him, her eyes speaking volumes, and the sensation of guilt hung heavily in the air.
He realised that he was entangled in a web of divine intrigue and destiny, and that wasn't a situation he could navigate with ease. The divine, with all its power and capriciousness, was at play in his life, and he couldn't help but wonder.
'How in the world does she always know when to appear at such a crossroad.' He said, looking at the link that still awaited his answer.
'What is she up to?" Kyn couldn't help but think to himself.
Thinking hard, he had started putting two and two together; his mission from the tower was to transport Gaia to Athens, but the mission never did dictate its main quest or agenda. It only said to come here. Kyn stopped himself from overthinking further and asked Gaia, "Why did you have us come all this way to Athens? What was your purpose?" He said, looking at Gaia, then back at Athena.
As if she anticipated the question, Gaia nodded and replied, "Athena is one of my favourite goddesses. As much as I'd like to beat around the bush, she needs our help."
Flora, who had been missing from the group, suddenly materialised right in front of Athena. Athena, who recalled the two of them teasing her on the day they arrived, saw it coming. She couldn't avoid it; Flora claimed her as hers, her lips had been taken, and so had her scheme to try stealing back Kyn.
Gaia's sudden act of stealing Athena's lips left Kyn in a state of utter bewilderment. The words that followed were almost as bewildering. As if to answer his questions, she replied.
"I kind of like her; she's fun," Jasmine began, her tone carrying a mix of tenderness and urgency. "Despite my desire to avoid unnecessary details, she requires our assistance."
"You might as well think of her as ours to play with," Flora chimed with a wink.
"No fair! You knew I wanted him, and you still went ahead and made him yours," grumbled Athena, whose face was quite red from being caught unawares by the goddesses.
As much as she did want to deny the fact Gaia was right, she couldn't overlook their existence, and so did Kyn. Leave alone the fact that the two goddesses had teased her ever since they walked in through her temples' doors; she just never had a choice. Gaia was her senior, both in power and age; hence, she could only follow her lead.
The three ladies looked back at Kyn, waiting for his decision as if he had a say in it. To be sincere, he kind of missed his bachelor life; on one hand, he did remember Nyx's warning about other lovers, but then Gaia seemed interested in having Athena join the fray. As if reading his mind, the trio moved forward, and with the brunette taking the lead, she encouraged him.
"You don't have to be worried about us; Athena has always been obsessed with hunks, yet she never did get herself one. This is her first time, and as her senior, I can't bring myself to refute her love." Bring out the worst Oscar-level act ever recorded by man, Jasmine said as she gave out a fake sigh.
'You knew about this from the start', he thought, letting his thoughts go to Jasmine.
Unlike Jasmine, Flora, her double, groped Athena's two melons from behind, making Athena further blush at the exchange.
Thinking to himself, Kyn thought of the advantages of having Athena as part of their team; she held the clues to his partner's demise. His link ran again, symbolising Gaia's mission was complete, and with that, he had gained the title 'Transporter'. This raised his physical attributes by 2% and gained him the 'power of LandGate'.
What is LandGate? It is the ability to traverse space-time by saving snapshots of your current to move to another completely new timeline, which can transition from one timeline to another, provided that the timeline in question has been visited first to place of oneself. The limitations include the inability to reverse any actions taken before or after the snapshot and the restriction that you cannot invoke the power while in destabilised.
Having chosen to accept the upgrade, Kyn was left with the next pending task, 'Athena'. He looked back at Jasmine, whose eyes, like ever, seemed filled with mystery, and with that, he accepted Athena.
The link buzzed, and as a result, all of his intelligence and knowledge stats began to rise: Athena, goddess, wishes to love the host...
"NaNyiii!!!" [x0x]