Chapter 40 Grandcreator

When Zero left with Sedna, En froze. Did the child just call him uncle? How was that possible? He'd been called many things including 'boy', 'young man', 'handsome', 'demon' and 'king'. But 'uncle'?!

Sh.e.l.lshocked by the revelation that he might be getting older, En let Egui go. Collapsed in a chair, the King of Trials appeared very tired and although he had the body of a young adult, the air around him revealed otherwise.

From behind, Isis stifled her laugh and Gaia watched with amus.e.m.e.nt at how her son's mental breakdown at Zero's innocent comment. Freya's anger from earlier disappeared and a mischievous look replaced the scowl. Without En realising, Freya snapped a photo and forwarded it to Hades, explaining what happened.

The reply came quickly. Hades was laughing and told Freya that Zeus suggested selling that picture of En. The G.o.ddess of Love and War agreed. Their son had a very large fan pool and as pictures of him were rare, many would sell their soul for it. Freya decided to ask Isis to manage an auction and collect some favours that they could use in the future. After all, n.o.body has a keener business sense than the G.o.ddess of Time.

Zero returned shortly and all the attention was focussed on him at once. n.o.body realised that Sedna still hasn't returned. Instead, the G.o.ddesses beamed at the little boy.

"Uncle En!"

The King of Trials felt as if someone had used his voodoo doll as a pin cus.h.i.+on. Although Zero's voice was cheerful and refres.h.i.+ng, his preferred term of endearment was a huge blow to En's pride. Was he less loved than his mothers? How was this possible? Did his G.o.dmother corrupt the poor soul already? How could this young boy not know the difference between who was older? How could he call his mothers by their name but not him? They had fine wrinkle lines if one squinted but he had flawless skin!

"Uncle En, so sorry about earlier. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Zero! About the question that you asked earlier, I'm actually an unknown existence with great powers that I'm still learning about. Hades knows me because he is one of the Great G.o.ds who helped me recover memories of my past self called Great One."

Forgetting about his depression for a while, En listened to the boy's explanation. Instead of getting the answers he wanted, he ended up with more questions. Just what was going on? He'd heard that his parents were Great G.o.ds. Only Great G.o.ds were able to create other G.o.ds without a demiG.o.d offspring. Although G.o.ds were almighty, they were infertile. G.o.ds cannot reproduce the normal way with each other. They must use a 'cauldon' to bless with their powers. The cauldron was often a human with high magical powers. The offspring of two G.o.ds by a cauldron was called a demiG.o.d. Great G.o.ds were the only exception to this rule. Although they can use a cauldron, their offspring are full-fledged G.o.ds. Gaia can act as a cauldron using her world tree and the offspring will be born from a fruit. En was such a child.

Other G.o.ds cannot reproduce like Great G.o.ds as their domain or area of G.o.ds.h.i.+p does not allow them the power to create souls. Most G.o.ds are born from a very strong force of energy with the same harmony that develops a soul of its own. Hence, they are unable to create souls and give life to others. Many G.o.ds die when the energy they were created from has been depleted. A created G.o.d has no choice but to grant wishes to anyone who calls them by their name. Wishes cost energy and this energy can only be replenished by an offering under their name. The offering can come in many forms - food, money, flowers, lives etc. However, as the human heart is fickle, many G.o.ds find themselves dying with time when their believers forget about them. The age of demiG.o.ds happened because G.o.ds didn't want to die but that was a story for another time.

In any case, En has not heard of the Great One or Zero's existence prior so he felt extremely confused.

Taking pity on her G.o.dson's confusion, Isis decided to give him a crash course about the history of Great G.o.ds and the Great One.

After she ended, there was a strange look on En's face.

"I understand now. However, I have one question. Would that make Zero my grandcreator? Why is he calling me Uncle?"