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Chapter 360 CH 328:REJECTION
“I wish to make a deal with you.”
Sol's voice was calm and composed as he decided to proceed with his main goal in stopping at this layer of Tartarus, also called the 5th circle of hell.
Nabu, hearing his proposal, found her interest suddenly revived,
“I...”
But, just as she was about to speak out her thoughts about the charming boy's proposal...
“We refuse.”
Bastet coldly broke in, stopping Nabu from speaking any further, not even giving her a chance to relay her view about this matter...
Hearing Basket's cold objections, Sol could only show them a smile... a smile filled with all the bitterness she felt at her sudden interjection and clear disinterest. But, he wasn't one to give up so easily. Time and events were a testament to how stubborn he could be.
“You did not even hear what the deal even is about.”
“We do not need to. I already know that whatever you ask will be problematic and a pain in the ass for both of us.”
Sekhmet really didn’t want to have anything more to do with the boy named Sol. If there was one fact about history that has been proven to be accurate, it was that those who followed and helped the Blessed along the way generally didn’t have a good ending for themselves.
It was alright when Fate still favored the Blessed, nurturing them with utmost care in their grueling path. But once the favor of faith stopped, then everything generally went to hell and still the Blessed turned out to be the lucky one among everyone concerned.
The unlucky ones were those who got sacrificed along the way to protect the Blessed during their lives. Poor chess pieces that were cast aside by Fate for the rise of one being.
Sekhmet knew that this wasn’t the fault of the Blessed. Being a Blessed meant that you could find a treasure while going out for a random refreshing walk or something along those lines. It also meant that you could suddenly face a demigod while taking a random walk too.
The law of this world was clear and concise. Equivalent exchange in everything and anything governed by the laws of the universe. Nothing came from nothing. Being lucky means that you took the luck of someone else.
“There is nothing you can give us or even hope to offer us that will make me change my opinion about this matter. I honestly do not want to be further entangled with you. Leave, leave us alone and never seek us again.”
Blesseds were normally a pain in the ass. But Sol was a Blessed among Blesseds. An absurd being that was against the very definition of this world itself. How many people could say that they faced a goddess and survived to tell the tale?
Sol had faced Ymir herself even before becoming a Duke. This was followed by him fighting a bunch of demigods and Titans, still before becoming a Duke. It was another matter altogether that he had been powered by some divine source, but it didn't change the fact that he was still not even a Duke when he faced those damned Demigods. He was just on the process of being one and had consolidated himself into the realm after the battle was over and he was fully rested.
What would happen when he becomes a King or even a Demigod?
The clear and concise refusal hurt him a lot, but what hurt him even more was the thoughts that were brimming in his mind.
Until now, Sol had never tried to threaten someone that had never done anything bad to him. Even less someone who helped him.
‘Is it because of my new powers?’
They said absolute power had the caveat of glorified corruption attached to it.
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In a way, when he used his power, the world became like a stage and he became its puppeteer.
In another way, he became like a being of a superior dimension looking down at the lower-dimensional being.
No matter how powerful a 2nd dimensional character became they could never even affect a insect residing in the 3rd dimension.
No matter how powerful a mortal became, they could never surpass the goddesses.
Unconsciously, Sol might have begun to look down on everyone. As if he was the only one able to see in a kingdom of the Blind.
“Well, at least I noticed this before it was too late.”
Sol had the right to be proud of his powers. But the line between Pride and Arrogance was very thin, too thin in fact. There was a reason that Pride was the worst of all sins. He needed to be careful of that from now on.
“Though, now that I think about it, it’s the first time a woman I am close to rejected me. Is my charm finally failing me?”
Sol laughed as he began to make light of the situation.
He was not particularly disappointed. Facing rejection sometimes wasn’t so bad. He thought lightly about the first rejection of his life.
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(AN: Who wouldn’t be arrogant if they could change the world with a single thought? But arrogance in that world generally leads to death.)
(EN: Arrogance with that power makes you a human. Humbleness, however, is what makes you a GOD.)
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