Chapter 262: chapter 262- The Messed Up Family Tree
"... N-No.. M-My beautiful body... S-Stop! Stop this!! I-I'll talk, STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!"
*Snap!*
Hearing Hera's words, Taufik snapped his fingers again, and then the flow of time returned to normal.
"... What about you guys?"
Taufik asked, but apart from Hera, none of the other nine Main Gods of Olympus reacted to Taufik's question, not even Aphrodite who was now no different from an old grandmother.
"*Tsk* Why are you so stubborn? Fine, if that's what you want, you'll just be living bones"
Said Taufik, who then wanted to snap his fingers again, but Hera's scream was heard, stopping him.
"ZEUS!"
Hera's scream finally made Zeus open his mouth again.
"... *Sigh* Alright, let's talk, but don't expect me to answer all of your questions, so what do you want to know?"
"Alright...
Said Taufik, with a stunned gaze looking towards the ten main Olympian Gods who were here, and with a grin on his face, he then asked his question.
... The first question is, what is the relationship The Olympians have with the 'Fate'? 'Fate' I mean here that being 'itself' The one who decided The Fate Itself, that is, so what are your answers?"
Taufik's question made Zeus immediately fall silent again for a while; before he opened his mouth, he nervously said.
"...What? Why did you ask those questions?"
"What do you mean by that? Didn't he the one who asked you guys to kill me, didn't he? Do you think I don't know?"
Hearing Taufik's words, Zeus seemed to have a troubled expression.
'... Strange... So they don't know about the 'System' existence? I don't know if it's a blessing or curse, but if even a Gods as caliber as Zeus didn't know about 'System' existence, then how can the system know that I'm being watched by many powerful beings? 'Will' did say that the 'System' he gave me was the manifest of his power, but being able to 'peep' on the 'powerful beings' in this universe without being noticed at all, isn't that a bit too much?'
Taufik thought when he saw Zeus' condition, who had never expected that Taufik's first question would be the most difficult to answer.
'... But does 'Fate' himself know about the existence of the 'System'? I think he knows, because he is a being that is equal to 'Will', according to 'Will's' explanation at that time, if beings like Gaia and Lembuswana are Aboriginal Beings from a Planet then the existence of 'Will' and 'Fate' themselves are the Aboriginal Beings of the Universe itself, and the 'System' is what his 'BROTHER' created, so it is impossible for him not to know, but it is still too early to conclude, let's ask them more further'
"Why? Can't answer my questions? Then I'll make it simple: Does Olympian have any connection to 'Fate'? Just answer yes or no, easy right?"
"..."
But even so, Zeus couldn't even answer Taufik's question; this made Taufik frown while thinking how afraid Zeus was of 'Fate.' Seeing that he wouldn't get the answer he wanted, Taufik then turned to the other gods.
But they all avoided Taufik's gaze; seeing this, Taufik frowned even more and had to rub the bridge of his nose.
"... *Sigh* How is this, Queen? That was my first question, but your husband and the others don't even want to look at me, It seems like you will end up as a living bone, what a pity~"
"N-No! Anything but that, t-then I'll answer your questio-"
"HERA! SHUT YOUR MOUTH! ARE YOU READY TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU OPEN THAT MOUTH? IT WILL NOT ONLY IMPACT YOU BUT ALL OF US, THE OLYMPIANS!! SO YOU BETTER SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!!"
Zeus shouted, which immediately made Hera's mouth shut tightly, but Zeus didn't stop there and continued to speak in a high voice to Hera.
"I HAVE TOLERATED THE CRAZY THINGS YOU'VE DONE SO MANY TIMES, BUT NOT THIS ONE; WE CAN'T AFFORD THE CONSEQUENCES; LISTEN TO EVERY ONE OF YOU! IF ONE OF YOU DARE TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH, THEN I, AS THE KING OF THE GODS, WILL PUNISH YOU MYSELF!!"
""... Yes Father""
Answered the Children of Zeus, while Poseidon, Zeus's Brother and the God who was almost equal to Zeus, just remained silent.
Meanwhile, gods such as Hestia, Aphrodite, and Demeter, could only agree to Zeus's request in silence.
"... Pathetic, All of you are completely unsuitable for your titles, perhaps only Hercules can bravely fight against his Fate, he was born with that trait, whereas you, you easily surrender to 'Fate' itself, how pitiful"
"... I don't care whatever you say, you heretic, you don't what power that being holds, he can kill anyone just with his thoughts"
"*Smirk* And here I am, still standing while looking at a pathetic being who will do anything to steal what a woman has... Well~ I don't care if you want to answer my questions or not, it doesn't matter to me, I'm fine for being here Forever because I'm not the real me, but all of you will trapped here forever with me, aging slowly without the right to die, right, Demeter? You can feel the absence of the 'concept' of death here, right? Even though you are not Hades, the God of Death himself, at least you can feel that the cycle of death does not exist here, am I not right?"
"..."
Demeter could not answer Taufik's question, but the silence that Demeter gave was enough to prove that what Taufik said was indeed the truth.
"Well, that's all I can say, you guys better find something to do, since you know we're going to be here for a long time, Ahahaha~"
Said Taufik, who then with his Imagination Magic Taufik created a sofa, Taufik thought of creating a television to watch anime to kill time, but with the presence of Zeus here, Taufik gave up his intention, so Taufik only created some snacks and then sat down and relaxed eating snacks while watching the main Gods of Olympus, watching who among them would run out of patience first, and the strongest candidate was Hera.
"*Sigh* I wanted to watch the Anime that I missed; why do I have to be here accompanying these people while the main body is enjoying his time outside? F*ck, This is boring, Maybe I should develop a new technique in my spare time? After all, my experience here will be transferred to the main body when the time comes, okay, let's do that... Later though"
Said Taufik while looking at the Main Gods of Olympus who were also looking at him, more precisely, the snack in his hand.
"... Want some?"
"We Gods are immune to hunger, so there's no need... " Artemis replied.
"But you are not God here... I am"
"*Snort* Still no need"
"Sister Artemis, there's no need to talk with that Man, you better save your energy for the other things"
Said Apollo, warning his twin sister.
"... Hmph! This is why I hate Man"
"S-sister, you don't mean a man in general right?"
"..."
"Right?"
"... You two, stop that, you just showed your weak side in front of the enemy"
Hestia said softly to her two nephews; hearing Hestia's words, Apollo and Artemis immediately realized their mistake and then looked at Taufik, who was also looking at them both with an amused expression.
"Why did you guys stop? It's funny to see two old people argue like they were little kids, keep going, I will not do anything, after all, I can kill you guys, Because indirectly, you are my wife's family, even though she doesn't like you, but I am a person who values family 'relationships' so that I can bravely be here, challenging the Gods and the 'Fata' itself because of my family"
Taufik's statement made several of the Main Gods of Olympus speechless; Zeus already knew who the 'wife' that Taufik meant was, as did Poseidon and Hera. Some were still doubtful of their guess, and some thought that it was another Goddess and not Gaia.
The silence continued for a while until Hestia opened her mouth to confirm his guess.
"... If I may ask, is the 'Wife' you are referring to 'Terra Mater'?"
'Terra Mater' Gaia's nickname besides 'Mother of All', a Latin word meaning Mother Earth, besides that there are also Titaia and Ge, and Taufik knows all of Gaia's nicknames, even the nicknames that poets gave her, so Taufik immediately knew that the 'Terra Mater' that Hestia meant was Gaia.
"Yes, Gaia was my Wife, and the kids you guys were trying to catch were my Son with Gaia; bad choice, by the way; wait!... Doesn't that make me indirectly are you guys 'Grandfather'? Well~ the family tree was so much in chaos from the start, by the way, add me to that with not making it any better"
"Hahaha~ This is the first time I've seen a 'Grandfather' imprisoning his 'grandchildren' What an amazing 'Grandpa' you are"
Hearing this, Hestia let out a giggle that sounded melodious, befitting her as the Goddess of the Hearth and Home, who had a calm, wise, and loving nature.
"Well~ After all, it's the duty of an 'Elder' to punish the 'young' if they do 'a' mistake, am I right, Goddess of Household?"
"Hmm~ You sure have your way for words, now I understand a little why she chose you to be his 'Real' Partner"
"I'm a man of my word, I'll always do anything according to what I say... Sometimes... You seem quite 'normal' compared to your Brother here... What about this, I'll ask you a question, don't worry, this has nothing to do with 'Fate' so you can rest assured"
"What will I get if I answer your questions?"
"Hmm~ What about I...
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