Author here another long ass chapter. Well long for me short 30 min read or if your fast 20 min. Ok time to get to the chapter.
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Hestia POV:
I just finished a talk with Hephaestus. She told me something interesting. Loki and freya were asking about him. I would have been smug to both knowing both couldn't do a thing to get him. As I was about to celebrate Hephaestus told me something that left me silent.
"Orion was seen leaving freyas familia." I was nearly driven crazy. She had a chance with her power to take him. No matter how I wanted to trust him. Her power to manipulate the memory of people she could trick him. Worse part, I don't know if he has mind protection.
I needed to find him now and talk to him. Trying to sense where he is as I walked up the stairs leading to the church. I noticed he was in the church already. So I just yelled. "ORION WE NEED TO TALK!" rage and fear barely concealed I walk up to him. I almost didn't notice that there was a girl next to him. "Who is she?" The words came out more harsh then I wanted.
"She was chased by a group of bullies from the soma familia. I stopped them, but. We mighty have to fight them again. Sorry to cause unnecessary trouble goddess but I thought she needed help." Orion expressionless mask could not hide the guilt and fear in his voice. He stood still at attention holding to large buckets at the side. And on his other side bags of something. "Put those away and come back here we need to talk." Orion was a blur he moved so fast Lili and Hestia nearly flew from the wind gust created. As they heard him coming back up Hestia didn't turn around. "Why were you seen coming out of freyas familia?" Her calm tone made the sentence sound scarier to Orion. "She thought I was her odr, I was not." Orion sounded sad and depressed when he said that. Hestia thought she must of work her charms on him. Little did she knew the reason he was sad was a total different reason.
The reason he was sad was because he was concerned. His dick got hard because of freyas charms. But when he thinks of any other women it's hard to get it up. Worried and concerned he has EDF. He kinda is freaking out inside his head. The only thing that work was thinking of Hephaestus and reveria but anyone else. Nothing, Absolutely nothing. It was then he came to the conclusion his new body is attracted to older women. Which he is now coming to the conclusion as he softens his tone with Hestia.
(Author here yeah if you haven't figured it out. Orions a massive pervert just not into lolis like a certain degenerate from overlord. He was just concerned if he couldn't get it up. Because at that point what is the purpose of his dick. Anyway back to the chapter.)
After a while of Hestia trying to piece together something. She couldn't so she decided to ask.
"Orion how did you know that she was looking for a man named odr?"
Hestia knowing freyas personality knows she would never say that name out loud. Since it reminds her she doesn't yet have him in her grasp. Orion catching himself he realizes he slipped up. He had to come up with an excuse fast. "After doing some research I found out what freya was looking for. A being named odr, someone who is destined to become her husband. The problem I have is the prophecy this man comes from. It basically means anyone freya really likes could be odr. Knowing freya and her taste in what she find attractive. I knew I wouldn't be or become what she wanted. As for how I came about this information it was during my travels."
Orions speech of what he knows gave Hestia all she needed. Hestia knew his "Travels" really mean his time in the other world. That begs further questions but not infront this person he brought with them. "This conversation is not over. Seeing as you brought someone we will talk about what we are going to do with her. Tell me child what is your name?" Lili now having the spot light on her was not ready.
Quickly Lili replied "Liliruca Arde goddess I am sorry if I am causing trouble." Hestia seeing her nervousness tried to calm her down. "Don't worry about yourself come in and make yourself at home. Here I will help you find a comfortable place to sleep. Orion once am done we will talk more." Hestia said with a now cheerful tone. Orion now trying to think of ways to explain stuff to Hestia. Was bought time from Lili. As he stayed kneeling Hestia and Lili went down the stairs to the hidden room.
Hestia saw that Orion placed the mattress onto a bed frame. It was on the left side of the room where Hestia slept on. "I guess that will be your bed. You can put all your stuff there. You can also do anything you want as long as you don't cause a mess. Now make yourself at home I need to talk to Orion." Hestia saying this stomped angrily up the stairs. Orion was gone when she got up. She decided to go outside and see where he went. He was outside the church still kneeling on one knee. Hestia decided to talk calmly or else she would just yell. Hephaestus left a long time ago deciding this drama was for Hestia. "Why didn't you tell me you went to freyas familia home?" Hestia asked Orion.
"I thought it was unimportant goddess. I didn't see a need to trouble you with it. I did not know it would trouble you this badly. I will accept any punishment you bestow upon me." To Hestia Orion was telling the truth. Sighing she told him "I am not going to punish you. Since you don't know probably freya and another goddess are dangerous. If they find out your leve-" stopping herself Hestia panicked. "Please tell me freya didn't see your stats. If she knew you were level 10 she would try everything to get you." Quickly trying to calm hestia Orion let her know. "No goddess they know nothing. My stats are were hidden to her. She saw nothing of what level I am." Hestia now calmed sensing only truth. She continued where she left off. "Back to what I was saying. If she and Loki the other goddess find out what level you are. They will stop at nothing to either take you in. Or try and kill you to ensure their children are safe." Hestia walked up to the kneeling Orion and held his bowed head. She lifted it up to face her face. "I don't want to lose you and with freya and her powers. That possibility is very high. She has the power to manipulate the mind. She could transform your loyalty to me. Into loyalty to her." Placing a gentle kiss onto Orions helmet forehead. She then finished her lecture with a smile. She then told him "now don't go falling for another goddess. I am still your goddess you hear."
Orion ever expression less behind the mask. Choose to only nod. Hestia satisfied with that let him go. "Now go help Lili get settled I am going to meet Hephaestus about something." After she said that she skipped to Hephaestus office. After arriving at Hephaestus office she knocked on the door. "Come in!" Hephaestus's voice came from the other side. Hestia wasted no time and opened the door. Seeing Hephaestus on her desk surrounded by papers. "What is with the papers. I don't usually see you surrounded by this much." During orion dungeon expeditions Hestia comes to Hephaestus office to talk. "It is for the trouble caused by your child. Him going into the dungeon caused some difficulties. One of which the dungeon is slowing down production of monsters." Hephaestus responded. Hestia confused ask "Isn't that a good thing it means the dungeon can't continue making monsters. Meaning we can start figuring out ways to destroy it." Hephaestus looked at Hestia with a serious look. She then sighed and asked Hestia. "Hestia do you know what will happen if this continues?" Hestia not knowing the answer said "no? What will happen?" Hephaestus looked at her and then said. "If this continues, less adventures will reach the required excilia to move up a level. Meaning less high level adventures. Less high level adventurers the less likely it is we will have adventurers ready. Ready to face the last quest which is killing a dragon. A dragon that took down many high level adventurers. One of them being level 9 the other one level 8. All of them who are stronger then our current king. That is just levels this is not even being up the market."
That last remark caught Hestia by surprise. "The market?" Hephaestus seeing her confusion sighed again. "Tell me Hestia what happens if there is less monsters." Hestia thought about it and came to a conclusion. "There will be less drops." Hephaestus thankful her friend has some brains. "Yes less monsters means less drops. Less drops means less items can be traded. Prices on stuff will go higher. We can be grateful that the monster spawn rate went down only a little bit. That being said tell Orion no more dungeon diving. This is to make sure the dungeon doesn't go haywire. If monster spawns go any lower. Not only my familia but all familias will be out of a source of money." Hestia now seeing the big picture nodded. "Got it no more dungeon dives for Orion." Hestia then ask "So what else you wanted to talk about? I know it isn't just about the dungeon." Hephaestus just now remembered the even bigger headache.
"There is this big meeting called Denetus. This is where we meet up to decide on names for members of familias. Now since you came here you have to participate too. The problem being we can't hide Orion anymore. His origins and how we got him will have to come up. Worse part, I think the being that sent Orion here will send a messager. Or come to the meeting himself."
"Why do you think that" Hestia asks "because once the other gods hear about where he comes from. Most will be interested but they will turn to rage and fear once they hear Ouranos didn't do anything about it. Ouranos one of the most powerful gods didn't do anything to kick Orion out of our world. How do you think people will react." Hephaestus explained
Hestia then understood what Hephaestus was getting at. The gods knew Ouranos too well. If something strange was trying to happen he would be the first to stop it. Him not doing anything to Orion spoke volumes. It ment whatever sent Orion to Hestia. Most likely made the system. If he didn't do anything it ment this being was so powerful he wouldn't dare cross it.
Hestia now realized the situation. She now saw the consequences of having Orion and this system. As she thought of the system a window appeared. She read the text and froze. It was a quest with a reward.
Somewhere is a void:
"I haven't given her a quest have I?" Rick was contemplating in the room. "Well might as well go ahead and give it to her now. But what should it be? Oh I know." Rick then began typing fast on a keyboard. "Oh Orions going to love this."
Back with Hestia:
"Hephaestus i got another window. It is a quest, I don't think your going to like it." Hestia grimace as she read what it said.
"What is it? What does it have to do with me? Come here and show me." Hestia walk around the desk and shoes Hephaestus the screen.
"Quest: make Orion fall in love with Hephaestus."
Hephaestus read the screen out loud. It took her a couple seconds to understand what it meant. "HUUUH?!?!" Hephaestus screamed so loud that tasubaki burst theough the door. "What's wrong?! Are you ok Hephaestus?" Hephaestus out of her stupor decided to try and get tasubaki out. "Yes I am fine just surprised that's all. Please leave this is a matter only me and Hestia should know." Tasubaki hearing this decided to leave seeing the seriousness in Hephaestus face. As she closed the door Hephaestus turned to Hestia and ask "Why did it give you this quest? Why does it want you to make Orion fall in love with me.?" Hestia equally confused responded "I don't know it has been silent till now. All I could do with it was check Orions status and information. The most I got out of it is that."
Hestia trying to rack her brain around why the system decided to do this. She remember something then ask Hephaestus. "What if we're right. What if this thing was created by that mysterious being. If that was the case it would explain this." Hephaestus seeing her point asked something that bugged her. "But why make that quest? Why me out of all the people Orion could have gotten?" Hestia to her credit didn't know till her system got another notification.
"System updated: now can see what Orion likes and dislikes."
"Huh?" Hestia seeing the window couldn't be help but be flabbergasted. 'Was this thing turning into a dating game?' Hestia thought with how similar this was turning into a game. Hephaestus also saw the window. Once she read it ask Hestia. "Is this real? Does this system really want us to make Orion fall in love with me?" Hestia remembered there should be a reward for completing the quest. Went to look through the quest menu. Sure enough there was.
Rewards:
Lovers strength: Orion will gain plus 5 to his level. This will be activated when fighting for his lover.
Father's protection: depending on how many children are born from Orions lover. He will gain 1 level from each one.
Wife of Orion: This skill will be given to the wife of Orion. This skill will allow the wife/lover of Orion to have complete control. If ever he goes into a rampage "Wife of Orion" will control him. It's form will depend on wielder.
Hephaestus looking at the rewards with Hestia felt conflicted. She didn't like messing with Orions heart. She also didn't like being used as a puppet by this system. Hestia looked at Hephaestus and told her. "I will leave the decision of if we're doing this to you. You're the one the quest is talking about. You decide if you want to do it."
Hephaestus didn't know what to do. On one hand this will provide a garuntee control of Orion. If ever he lost his mind or was mind controlled. However it meant manipulating him into loving her. While he was good looking Hephaestus didn't know if she even liked him. Hestia still waiting for an answer just looked with a concerned face. Hephaestus needing time to think asked "is there a time limit?" Hestia checked. There was ten mins to decide. This didn't make Hephaestus feel better.
In five mins she decided. She was going to accept this quest. As it provided a chance to ensure Orion didn't get turned on them if he got mind controlled. "Ok I accepted it." Hestia said and look at Hephaestus. Hephaestus seeing her gaze told her. "Don't look at me like that. I am fine, who knows maybe this will be good for us." Hestia caught herself slipping as Hephaestus saw through her. She was concerned not for Orion but her friend. That last time she trusted some she got hurt. While Orion is not that kind of person. She knew he would only like complete truth from people.
That wouldn't be possible here. With Hephaestus curse she feared one of them would turn the other away. Hephaestus knew that and saw Hestia fear. Hephaestus sucked it up and stood with her decision. They needed a sure fire way to make sure Orion couldn't be used for chaos. With this they would be able to focus on bigger problems.
Like the up and coming Denetus. Hestia wanted to talk about it. But still seeing Hephaestus uncomfortable. Decided it was a good excuse to get her mind off it. "The up coming Denetus when is it happening?" Hephaestus trying to distract herself from the decision she made answer. "It is coming in two days. It happens every three months. So be sure to make your ready."
Hestia then looked over back to the paper work that was on Hephaestus desk. "I should go since we talked about a lot for today. Let's talk again tomorrow. For now I want to go back home and see how Orion is doing. See you tomorrow Hephaestus." Hephaestus waved as she sat back down on her chair. Haven gotten up to pace around the room when she saw the quest.
Hestia leaving walk back to her home. Before she could go to the church she was stopped by someone.
HERMES
Once she saw Hermes she became on guard. Not outwardly but inwardly she made it a point not to spill anything till the Denetus. Hermes then created her. "Hestia! So you finally decided to come down to gekkai with us. How is everything? Are you enjoying your stay?" Hestia trying to sound normal replied. "Hey Hermes. It's been good. I wanted to tell you that I am staying at an old church Hephaestus lent me. It is for the start of my familia. I will grow it into a big mansion just you wait and see." Hermes is a sly foxy tone asked "oh so you already have a familia member?"
Hestia trying to be careful said with a cheerful expression. "Yes his name is Orion he came from somewhere. He decided to join my familia. I honestly didn't expect to have a familia member so fast. He probably isn't known to you but just wait. You will soon know his name far and wide." Hermes got interested Hestia getting a familia member so fast. Not only that but someone willing to stay and grow the familia. She had to ask now.
"So Hermes what brings you around here? I mean we are in a isolated part of orario. I hardly know if anyone is near my church. And hardly know anything worth looking at around here." Hermes hearing her defensive tone decided to be careful. "don't worry hestia I am not here to steal your only familia member. Granted I heard rumors about a certain person making quite the noise. I am not here to take him away or kick him out orario." Hestia catching something asked "how do you know I have only one familia member? How do you know if this person your hearing rumors about is my familia member anyway?" Hermes realizing the slip up decided to answer "well cats out of the bag. I saw him come through here. Thought it wasn't coincidental that your familia home his here too. Not to mention he is kinda hard to miss."
Hestia satisfied with the answer then ask the point of walking around here. "So what's the reason your here?" Hermes caught off guard asked "what's with the hostility your friend Hermes can't come by?" Hestia trying play dumb replied "no but I know that when your involved with something. You usually cause trouble." Hermes thinking of a way to pry more information out ask Hestia. "What's with the secrecy. Is your first member really that special?" Hestia didn't answer his question. Only decided to walk away. "We'll see you next time." Hermes said as she walked off. Hestia decided to walk off. She didn't know if she would reveal something by accident.
As she walk of Hermes expression shifted. "What could you be hiding?" He whispered to himself before turning and walking off. Hestia when she got back realized. She spent more time then she thought with Hephaestus. She looked at the sky and saw it was getting closer to night. When she got to the church she smelt something cooking. Going inside she smelt it coming down from the hidden room. Once she got down there. She saw a table and prepared food on the table. It was beef stew. She saw Orion and Lili sitting and eating. They stopped eating as they saw her come up to them.
"Goddess I made food. I hope you enjoy I think it turned out great." Orion offered a wooden bowl and spoon to Hestia. Hestia felt her grumbling tummy sat down to eat. "Thank you for dinner Orion." She thank him before taking a bite. As the food touched her tounge. She smiled, it was good really good. "Wow Orion this is really good. Where did you learn to cook?" Unable to say where he got his cooking skills. Orion said that he got it on his travels. Making Hestia nod in acceptance. As they finished their food Orion put away the dishes. Lili got ready to sleep. Hestia was going to ask where Orion was going to sleep. But was cut off from asking when Orion answered. "I will stay up on watch duty." Hestia not knowing why he is doing this asked. "Why?" Orion seeing Hestia was confused said "Lilis old familia might be looking for trouble. I don't want to give them an opportunity to catch us asleep."
As Orion got up to head up the stairs. She saw him leave Lili and her alone. "So did Orion already warm up a bath?" Hestia ask not feeling comfortable sleeping with out showing. Lili answered "yes I already took mine. The water is still warm you can go take yours if you want." Hestia then thanked her and went or take her bath. After fully cleaning herself went to go to sleep.
The next morning came and Orion and Lili went to gather supplies for home. Before Orion left Hestia had a long talk with him.
"So no going into the dungeon you hear me Orion?" Orion sighed and replied defeated "yes goddess." Hestia then smiled "good now am going to go to Hephaestus again. We got more we need to talk about. Till I get back try fixing up the church. It has been broken down ever since we first got there. Might as well fix it up a bit if we are going to stay there more. Oh and make sure to make a bed for yourself. I don't like you sleeping on the floor all the time." Orion asked needing to make sure. "Do you wish to stay in the church?" Hestia answered "no but I want it to be less cold at night. Try make the walls thicker or the blankets. So that way me and Lili won't be cold." Orion hearing his goddess request answered with vigor in his voice.
"By my name it shall be done. Till my blood rusts and drain till none. I won't rest till the job is done." Orion saying his rhyme left with Lili following him. As they left hestia bade her way to Hephaestus office. Once she got to the door of Hephaestus office. She knock again and Hephaestus answered "come in!" Hestia came in and closed the door behind her. Hephaestus look at her and said
"let's talk about the quest."
The end:
Author here. You might be asking why it took so long. Well because I was busy with some stuff. What stuff? Personal stuff I don't feel comfortable telling people who's faces I can't see. Ok hope you enjoyed the chapter. Next one will be just as long. See you then.