Enemy of the Gods (GM)

[Mr. Kaar]

"Well, we tend to only eat such things when its a specifically bad person. I mean in my youth I'd tear down my enemies and eat to my hearts content, but... That's no way to go about the selection process and keep people from the afterlife."

Hades answered, Dionysus tried to ignore the implication, he did not eat souls. Karen however was the hot headed one of the group and probably was like Hector in his younger days when it came to souls.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Kind of makes you think though. What happens to the souls after they are consumed. Did they go to the Afterlife when you died? Released from your body and soul? Or are they forever a part of you?"

He looked at his stone arm and clenched a fist with it. He was still new to the eating elements of your power thing.

"It's interesting. I'm still fairly new to this idea myself. Though I've been experimenting a bit with it. There are differences in the various stones I've tried and locations. No telling what it does."

The implication was different souls could possibly do different things.

"But that might be a bit of a grim topic for dinner."

He said, mostly for Dion's sake.

"So I've been asking around, I would be remiss if I didn't ask you as well. How has the merger been treating you? I trust my fellow Dragons have been making you all feel welcome and have been accommodating?"

[Mr. Kaar]

Hector would burst out laughing a bit.

"If they are brave enough to come close they are very respectful. Not to mention they use Dion for connections with the Nymphs."

[Mathew Amtrum]

Mathew laughed at that. He could see quite a few Dragons trying to get close to the nymphs. And for good reason! They were smoking hot. They would have to be really.

"So mostly just my apprentice then?"

He said to Hades. Giving Dion a Wry look out of the corner of his eye.

[Mr. Kaar]

Dionysus would raise a brow and go back to eating trying to ignore Mathew's look cause Dionysus was totally not hitting on Kiyr, at all.

"Yeah, the boy, Rai was respectful enough in the beginning I let him make his mansion above, but recently the trouble was hard to ignore. And Kiyr is intelligent enough I think the duty will push her to be a stronger leader."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"I was curious about the Rai thing and you. Did he apologize to you yet? And you are free to punish him if you feel the need. I can totally understand if there is some hostility between him and you and your family."

Rightfully so too. Rai didn't think and had cost this family a lot of anguish because of it. When they had shown him nothing but kindness. Mathew was not punishing him though, instead he was testing him. Screaming at him wouldn't do anything. Rai needed to learn to think on his own. And the only way Mathew could do that was to make him go into situations that he needed to think or die.

[Zack Asiv]

"He has not as of yet. I think the angriest ones are Karen, Pan, and Dion. I'm more frustrated with being tossed to the side so easily by that man."

Yeah leave it to Hector to be more irritated with someone making a show of power out of him than the actions leading up to it.

[Mathew Amtrum]

It made sense that his family would be livid. He did not envy Rai next time he ventured down to this domain. But if he was any kind of man then he would. And if not then he would be shown for the dog he was.

"I actually have an idea on how to beat him. The assistance of your family would be greatly appreciated. Though I do not know how or if my theory will work. But he appears to be too powerful for me to kill by conventional means."

Which meant getting creative. Because nothing was unkillable.

[Mr. Kaar]

"Do share."

Dionysus seemed interested, Hector was all for it and Karen had a rather large and sly grin on her face. Pandora kept the smile she had the whole time, hard woman to read.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"I don't know how much you've heard of Strike. And of what you've heard I couldn't tell you what's true or not. They say he is thousands of years old. They say he has powers that dwarf our Qi and sees Qi itself as weak. I've even heard that the Masks are part of him, or he has mastery of the masks. Perhaps even those who wear them? I truthfully do not know."

He said settling in his chair.

"Now normally I'd be alright with him and his lot. Strong take power, victory through conquest, and I don't give a damn what he calls himself. Winning team is the winning team. However, he made it personal."

He glanced to Hector. One of the few people he truly counted as friend.

"His power and influence is daunting, and it was then that I remembered. We're Gods. I am a God."

He held up a hand to stop any comment.

"I know not literally. That I am mortal. But maybe we are actually Gods? Legends come from something right? What if there were Gods before us? What if they were able to do things past mortal abilities, not because of their own strength but the strength of everyone who followed them combined? What if prayer or sacrifice, or whatever medium used gave them their powers? Not the prayer itself maybe, but the act of it. Giving energy and part of yourself willingly to another. On a grand scale what would that do? What could we accomplish?"

He let himself pause there to give anyone a chance to comment if they wished.

[Mr. Kaar]

"A sacrifice of energy through prayer... Dion?"

Dionysus would ponder a moment.

"First if the sacrifice was willing it could even be a small bit which could even cause a feeling of euphoria, and in mass numbers the power boost could be unimaginable. Though the secret to that might be in the one receiving the boost."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Yes. I would need to learn to receive it, to harness it, and to handle the power itself. It could be beyond dangerous. But it might be our best chance of defeating him. I believe it's possible though."

The Fates had not said his path would end in failure. Though they did not say it would end in success either. Only that it would likely kill him.

"And you four understand souls better than anyone. So once again. I would be grateful for your help in this endeavor, should you wish to lend it."

[Mr. Kaar]

"We will look into it."

Hector would assure.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"And in turn I will do my best to send Strike down to see you in a form that will give you and your family many options on how to proceed."

Whether to feast on his black soul or to trap and torment it forever. He would leave that justice to them. For all of his grudges against Strike, Hector was the one who had been killed and tossed aside like a rag doll.

[Mr. Kaar]

Hector would smirk.

"And it would take all four of us to hold onto his soul long enough to make a choice."