GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

The other gods ignored the god of knowledge's ramblings and focused on what Helios is doing. But try as they might, none of them could glean any meaningful information about his actions.

The behemoth at the center of the circle is unable to move as his blood is siphoned from his shoulders, thigh, and neck to form the circle. He is not dead but he can't escape because the circles create a burden on him that prevents him from moving. He also can't heal because of the constant drawing of blood. He is both the ink and focus of the rune circle.

The god of knowledge spoke again. "Wait a minute. I recognize some of this. I have seen similar records of this from a long time ago written about a god of knowledge. It is related to the gate that connects the Zargoth plane to the ancient battlefield. I have to consult the archives."

Then he disappeared from the council room. The other gods shook their heads and returned to watching Helios. That's the second time in recent times that someone abruptly left the divine council in the middle of a meeting. The first time caused a lot of weird stuff. The odds of this time being any different are too low. His abrupt exit served to increase the unease that they are feeling from watching Helios work.

Helios placed the parts he cut into several sections of the circle. The feet, legs, thighs, hands, forearms, arms, and tongue all reach 19 body parts. The torso of the behemoth makes 20. Then he clapped his hands and exclaimed.

"That should do it."

He nodded appreciatively at his work. Then he hurriedly bent down and began pumping energy into the circles to activate them. He seemed to be in a rush to finish whatever he is doing.

The white lines of blood that formed the circles turned golden gradually as they activated. They activated from the edge and progressed steadily toward the innermost circle where the behemoth is. The Celestial Supreme couldn't wait anymore to see what Helios is trying to do because he started to feel a pull from his Authority. It is a very uncomfortable feeling that he is willing to bet good money on that it must be related to what Helios is doing.

He sent an avatar down immediately and appeared beside Helios.

"What are you up to?" He asked calmly.

Helios chuckled and answered. "I got this idea when I experimented with the body of the demigod of the sky god. Do you remember him? Great guy with a nice character. He has purple hair."

The Celestial Supreme's face hardened as he heard Helios rambling on about the description of some demigod he killed for his first heroic quest. To say that he is not interested in that demigod will be an understatement. He doesn't care at all and he would like Helios to get to his point but he kept quiet because it is not a good thing to shout profanities at someone you need something from.

Helios finally finished his description.

"You don't know him? So I wasted my time describing him to you? What a shame. You should have stopped me."

The Celestial Supreme's eye twitched but he stopped himself from verbally lashing out. That's the only thing he can do anyways. Lashing out physically won't get him anything. So he better keeps his only card close to his chest.

Helios continued unhurriedly. "Anyways. His death granted me my first Heroic feat. You decreed the need for heroic feats so I have you to thank for giving me that opportunity. Can you believe it, a good thing simply fell into my lap. I wouldn't have been able to get it since my father didn't allow me to go out. The sun god was always so overprotective of me. He..."

"Don't patronize me." The Celestial Supreme growled.

"Or else what? What are you going to do about it?" Helios asked calmly.

He continued to input energy while the Celestial Supreme fumed silently.

Actually, there is one last thing he can do to resist Helios but he isn't willing to play that card yet. He is considering if it will be worth it. If it fails then he will have no more trump card in the mortal realm. He knows that there's another threat apart from Helios. He has not resolved the problem of the hidden god. So even if he is willing to use that trump card, he shouldn't waste it on Helios.

Besides, Helios is not an immediate threat. He will need to go to the ancient battlefield soon but he will find it impossible to leave the plane. Then he will come running to him the Celestial Supreme for help. So in a way, he has something that Helios needs.

He gained some confidence and decided to break the silence. He sighed and asked Helios, "What do you want in exchange for my son's release?"

"Don't you worry about that. I'll get what I want soon. Then I'll give you your son or whatever is left of him after I am done with him."

The Celestial Supreme began brooding again. Helios's words didn't make him feel safe. The pull on his authority has only gotten stronger.

He had to ask, "Are you after my Authority?"

Helios answered to ease his mind. "Don't worry, I'm not after your Authority. Well technically I'm after it, but it is only temporarily. You will have it right back. In fact, I'm doing you a favor. You will have total control of your Authority when I am done with it."

Then he ignored the glare that was directed at him. The Celestial Supreme was still stewing when he heard a very important notification from the divine plane.

The message said, "ATTACK FROM THE ABYSS IMMINENT. THREAT LEVEL 1A."

"What? Why now?" The Celestial Supreme exclaimed in surprise.

Zargoth plane is about to be invaded by demons. It is one bad thing after another for the poor Celestial Supreme.