Enemy of the Gods (GM)

[Zack Asiv]

Hector would chuckle at the comments and Pandora would nod.

"That's how it feels most days."

Then everyone seemed to perk up even though it would seem Karen and Dionysus were in contest to see who could eat the fastest.

"What troubles you then?" Asked Hector.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"My apprentices though. They may not look like much. Especially Rai. But they are pretty sharp. And they don't come to me for everything. They figure it out themselves and come to me for some small nudges now and then. They don't need me to hold their hands."

The corners of his lips tugged upwards just slightly as he stared at his plate. He didn't admit it often, but he was actually proud of them. They were not completely useless. Even if they were both idiots sometimes.

They were good kids.

"Nothing troubles me. But your family has a unique outlook on something due to your various talents."

He slowly lifted his fork before looking up at his hosts.

"You all deal with souls."

[Zack Asiv]

They'd look at each other. It was true. The lot of them tampered with or even directly controlled Souls.

"Yes. It is a family bloodline ability. My father did the same."

Hades would say, the others had stopped eating at this point as the conversation had reached them in earnest.

"Though not all of us ever learn to control it."

Dionysus spoke.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"You know, I've been hearing a lot about bloodline abilities lately."

Which kind of bugged him. Not only because of his own Father and his supposed bloodline ability. Limit breaker or something. But because it was something he didn't know. But apparently it wasn't even uncharted water. He had just been ignorant.

"And yet even uncontrolled it's potent. And with all of your talents I could think of no one better to pose this question to. What is a soul?"

[Zack Asiv]

Hades would lead the family in looking down in thought. Looking up to lock eyes with Mathew.

"A soul is the entire make up of what makes you, you. Memories, feelings, attitude, strengths, and weaknesses. A projection of you in its entirety."

Hector would finish with a sigh unsure if that answered Mathews question.

"What revelation brought on this question? Your time in purgutory?"

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Purgatory began the thought process. But it's grown from that as I think about what can be done. You and your family each influence and interact with souls in your own way."

Hector and Karen were probably the most overt about it though.

"So it gets me thinking, what is a soul? Is it just a projection? Is it more? You can interact with it. Can I make mine interact with you? How does it work? Why does it work? And what limits does the soul have in and of itself?"

[Zack Asiv]

"Well in honesty. A soul."

Dionysus of all of them would say.

"Is a projection, but it isn't so easily manipulated. Your mind is a very powerful weapon more self destructive than anything. Its power is limited to your honest to gods belief of what and who you are. So you need air? As a soul you can drown."

Hades would move his arm through the air, the hand fist, as the soul hand stayed in position one second longer before streaking back to the hand.

"Even that as a show of manipulation, is limited to the course of motion already taken."

Hades would say.

[Mathew Amtrum]

He smirked and lowered his fork. His gaze shifted to his arm as Hades finished. Dion's words mulling about in his head. It was interesting. So even as a soul he might need air? But only because he thought he did. But now he knew that, so would he still need air?

His arm shifted into the shape of a Dragon before he closed his eyes and worked once more into infusing the stone with the power of life, his power to control the stone itself. Detaching it from his shoulder and using his flesh hand to channel the energy into it. He knew what to do now, but the process was still clumsy, awkward and unnatural to him. But it was possible. Once more the Dragon's eyes would glow green and crane it's head to look at Dion and the others, the rest of it's body immobile.

"And what of one who believes that all limits can be surpassed?"

[Zack Asiv]

Hades would reach into his pocket pulling out a pair of small round sunglasses, leaning forward.

"You think that's air your breathing now?"

Raising an eye brow as he leaned back, before Pandora slapped him on the back of the head.

Karen would speak up on the other hand.

"If your truly believe it, and your brain does not have those self harming limits, then you would surpass any of us in control over a soul."

Though Dionysus was very interested in the Dragon, while it would seem Hector and Karen would have their eyes shift between Mathew and the Dragon, Hector asking the obvious question for the two.

"You learned how to seperate an entire part of yourself into something else?"

[Mathew Amtrum]

"You think that's your wife hitting you now?"

He retorted back, being a bit of a smart ass. The Dragon looking at Karen as she spoke and made a laughing gesture with it's face, obviously quite amused with what she was saying.

"I've yet to meet a challenge I couldn't figure out."

He said before Hector spoke up.

"This would be an example of that. I first tried it a few hours ago. Failed, and figured it out on my second try. You are witnessing my third attempt ever at this kind of thing."

He motioned to the Dragon with his living arm. It wasn't perfect true. But he would figure it out. He always did.

"And this is the first step. Once I have mastered this then I will learn to do it with no vessel."

And after that he would do it within himself.

[Zack Asiv]

Hades seemed to be studying the appearance.

"Well that should prove useful sure, but you lose Earth Manipulation at the same time."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Do I? Or do I gain a familiar who can move and attack and manipulate the earth while I fight? A two pronged attack where before there was one."

He shrugged with his good hand. Moving it to stroke the Dragon on the back of the head, letting it keep his power for now. Wondering what he needed to do to give it more power. Probably just practice. But maybe not. He would have to toy around with it.

"Truth is I'll probably start trying to learn new Qi's. Leon giving his up and now learning a new one shows that we are not stuck with one. Earth manipulation is simply an extension of a part of me. There is more power hidden within me. And when I master those I can decide to put those in vessels as well or use them myself."

Which would probably vary from situation to situation.

"Truth be told, I'm winging all of this. But it's part of the fun. Not knowing what will work, what won't, and if I will accidentally kill myself." He finished with a grin.

[Mr. Kaar]

Hades and the others would nod along.

"Then it seems training is what you need... Maybe time."

Pandora would say. Simply for mentioning it's sake. Giving an option.

[Mathew Amtrum]

He tilted his head at Pandora's words. He heard mention of her box and that it contained the souls of those she wished to imprison. But could it act as more than a prison? She seemed to be implying as much, at least if he read her correctly.

"Perhaps when I know for certain what it is I need to train I shall take you up on that."

He said with a small bow of his head.

"How much time would you be able to provide? Out of curiosity."

[Mr. Kaar]

"Five minutes at most."

She'd wait a beat.

"Oh! In the box you'll experience five months."

She would giggle she wasn't used to explaining that to people.