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The Worst Of Nightmares IV
🕑 Added 2022-06-24 15:16:41 +0000 UTC.................
Chapter 125: The Worst Of Nightmares IV
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Ian smiled at her, nodding as a sign of respect before walking up to Hera much to her distress, and the gods were ready to act.
However, all Ian did was hug her, leaving everyone absolutely baffled, especially after hearing his next words, "Thank you."
He wasn't done just yet as he whispered in her ear, "Please try to do something similar, you know, like reasons to give me charity, and thank you again."
"Alright, I'm done here." Ian smiled, acting as if everyone around didn't hear his whispers. They're gods for god's sake.
"Hephaestus, let's go and study the blueprint. I won't know what it'll take to make them, so I'm counting on you. I will send what's needed after he's done, alright dear Athena?"
Athena nodded with a frown, giving Ian one last warning, "Do not harm Hermes. You'll only face unnecessary wrath of the gods, especially his mother."
"Hmm, I'll keep that in mind." Ian nodded before vanishing with Hephaestus as well as the seven darkest of suns, leaving the area absolutely quiet for a while.
"I want him dead, one way or another." Such is the way of the gods. They couldn't risk their own home, so they showed restraint, but they won't let his offense slide.
"Let me observe him first... He's strange. I have to make sure he isn't hiding something else." Athena stated, stopping Zeus from doing anything reckless. She's the god of wisdom after all, among other things.
"Also, what he wants Hephaestus to make may be too costly, perhaps even for us. His tone at least said as much."
That night, Olympus experienced an eerie silence. Some even had dreams. Such a thing was a wonder to gods. Well, they weren't exactly dreams but nightmares.
It was also that night that some individuals experienced something that might as well be a dream, just because of how delirious it was.
"It's not bad at all. It actually exceeded my expectations." Ian was seated on his couch in the mansion after a long tiring day. Fighting gods wasn't easy after all.
Before him, on the table was a black whip, looking exquisite with beautiful engravings running along with its form. It seemed to have a faint dark glow, a testament to its peculiarity.
This was the weapon Hephaestus made for Selina. The artifact he pledged but didn't deliver until Ian set foot in his own home.
Ian of course didn't blame him at all. He was even thankful because that made things so much easier.
'That was a bit dangerous. I need more methods to avoid getting caught. That's just too much of a weakness.'
His greatest weakness is getting caught. He isn't afraid of getting killed because common sense forbids that, but being held a prisoner. That's an entirely different story.
His biggest worry in the previous confrontation was just that. Thankfully, Hermes made a mistake, making Ian take a note of how just how massive of an ego the gods have.
That single mistake affected not only Hermes but also Zeus, leading the former to pass out, mostly of his own volition.
Zeus was also dangerous because he seemed to be able to make his lightning solid. Ian had no idea what limitations such an ability has, so he had to be cautious, and act as a bit of a coward, gladly so.
Ian also knew that he definitely couldn't face all the gods at once. That was certain capture, so he used his biggest trump card.
Somewhere in the black rose dimension, Trigon's scroll still floats about. It's still to this day one of Ian's most precious treasures, and his plans for it are just starting.
'Now I just need to wait. Well, I can do a few things in the meantime. Leaving Hephaestus in Nanda Parbat is definitely the move, especially with what I tasked him to do.'
Ian stroked his chin with a strange expression, 'I hope the government, and Lex Luthor aren't mad. Now that I think about it, wouldn't the green lantern guys also be made? Nahm I'm sure everything will be okay.'
He shrugged and stood up after sensing a few life forces approaching very quickly.
And just then, he noticed a dark blurry shadow entering the place, and only a second later he found Selina in his embrace, hugging him tightly.
"Ahh, this smell," Selina murmured before licking his neck, "God I missed you!" That was followed by their lips entangling together in a passionate kiss.
"Mmm, miss your smell," And she seemed like she did as she buried her head in his neck, sniffing him like a Cat. Well, her powers seem to affect her quite a lot, and she likes it.
"Phew, ok. Kinky but I like it..." Ian remarked with a smile, gently stroking her hair while she purred cutely.
The next person to join them was none other than Ivy though in contrast to Selina, she kept a bit of distance, walking a full circle around Ian before letting out a sigh of relief and hugging from the back.
"You're okay..." She seemed extremely happy though her mood seemed to turn sour in an instant, "Darling, can you take me to hell? I will just visit it for a bit, and I won't do anything bad... Please?"
She seemed to want that way too much, acting all cute and such. Usually, she acts all seductive to get Ian to help her in something, especially things that can accidentally destroy the world.
She ends up being rejected most of the time, but her cute act on other hand... It was special, but she finds it quite embarrassing, so seeing her like this, Ian could only laugh.
"So you won't go on like a rampage huh? You'll just go sighting?" Ian questioned with amusement.
"Exactly." Ivy nodded with a bit of embarrassment.
"Sighting???! I wanna go also! Also also, I want wings!" The all familiar energetic voice reverberated throughout the place as Harley came running through the door in her usual outfit.
"Huh?" She eyed the odd position the trio was in before her eyes lit up as she leaned forward with her hands on her knees, seemingly breathing heavily, "Hahh, I almost died trying to catch up to them. I think if it happens again, I'll definitely die from running for too long."
She barely stood up straight and approached Ian from the side, giving his cheek a long kiss, "Husband, don't you think I need wings so I can stay alive? Or how about this, how about a power that would allow me to reach you first?"
"Huh?"
"..."
"Wait wait..." Harley wasn't done just yet as she kissed Ian on the cheek again with her eyes seeming to shine, "How about teleportation!!! Then I can move at like sixteen crushed skulls per second!"
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something as she eyed Ian with affection, "Of course, the most important thing is that I can go to you always! So you wouldn't reject me, would you?"
Ian gazed at Harley with a strange expression before a light smile surfaced on his pale face. He slipped his hand out, pinching her chin before giving her a light peck, "You're lovely, keep being you."
"Ian..." Selina gently whispered, and he got the hint, vanishing with Ivy and Selina directly into the bedroom.
Harley on the other hand remained frozen in her place for a while. She then eyed the table where a golden bat lies, looking exquisite. It was the god killer.
She picked it up and walked away in silence to get herself a drink only to meet someone on the way who seemed to be having a drink himself.
She instantly lifted her bat up and brought it down right at his head much to his shock. He reacted quickly though and leaped away, falling to his butt with confusion, "What the fuck are you doing???"
"Me? What are you doing!? Why did you evade?" Harley strangely yelled back, something that might sound unreasonable to others, but the man finally understood.
"Huh? No no! I'm the real one." The man was Multiplex, and noticing her bat already in the air ready to crush something, he hastily created a few clones, letting her vent.
A bat after bat fell on their skull, allowing her to let out a sigh of ease, "Yup, nothing happened! I have dementia, so I forgot everything that just happened!"
However, Harley and Multiplex were both unaware that there was someone in the coffee with them, sitting in the darkness in one of the chairs, seeming to be invisible.
The ghastly figure was just waiting in darkness with barely any movement, and that went on for the entire night until...
