<div class="floatleft">(https://cdn.myanimelist.net/s/common/uploaded_files/1472310102-7677863927d8b3e8b0515b11f76c4760.jpeg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Seth Kamiizumi  セート　神泉</span><br/><strong>Blessed By::</strong>Athena<br/><strong>Location::</strong>Athena's room (Temple Depths)<br/><strong>Company::</strong>The Goddess Athena<strong>Mentioning::</strong><br/><strong>Date/Time::</strong>Saturday, June 20<br/><strong>Mood::</strong><br/><strong>Wearing::</strong><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Work gear</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://sc02.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1ZSFvQFXXXXc5XFXXq6xXFXXXw.jpg_350x350.jpg)</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Toolbelt</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://hw.menardc.com/main/items/media/PHALA001/ProductLarge/2463521MF-303-61000x1000.jpg)</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>"Kamiizumi Seth... We meet again, and in poor motive do you force me appear before you. Despite my... grudge against Hephaestus, I can not condone your actions in my name. What you are doing with reckless abandon smears the divinity of your goddess, and such actions will only result in your blessings weakening to nothing..." Athena's voice boomed out around Seth as he rousted from the gas induced coma. He took a brief moment to become aware of his surroundings before his vision locked on the goddess before him.<br/><br/>Albaster skin swathed in a soft grey toga and polished bronze armor, her sword and shield at her waist. She was absolutely stunning, but Seth somewhat expected that of a real goddess. When the haze of unconsciousness left his mind, the boy stopped gawking at his patron's figure and shifted into a kneeling position, prostrating himself before the goddess.<br/><br/>"Raise your head child. You would miss the meaning of my words were you to only see the floor. First, I must truly reprimand you, Kamiizumi Seth. You have disrespected the Elders, our chosen avatars to guide children like yourself. And not once, but twice in a single day. It has been a mere 17 days since you arrived, and already other gods are complaining of your existence. You alone, Seth, and resoundingly so." Athena stated, her voice reverberating to the depths of Seth's heart as he stared at the goddess. What he found on her face however, told him plenty what she meant. Athena was wisdom incarnate, but she governed almost the entire mind in one way or another. Not only that, but she was an extremely spiteful goddess. Rarely were monsters of origin besides Athena or Hera... And yet now Athena's face wore a proud smile.<br/><br/>"I am informed you challenged one of Ares' chosen to a duel? Tell me Seth, with only honest words, what your wager is with this girl. What else are you betting besides your pride, both as a man and as one of my chosen?"<br/><br/>"I made a fool of myself in the moment and bet that the winner was allowed one absolute order. I... I intend..." The words choked in Seth's throat. Such intense pressure... The goddess could already see through him, and was merely waiting for the truth to come out. "I intend to take her pride and run it through the dirt. Just beating her won't be enough to an Ares. She would just train harder and fight me until she won. Until she learned the secrets of my Blessing. And I intend to have you help me, Lady Athena, to defeat our rival. If only for the duel, I wish you to guide my blade, to steel my wits, to force my abilities to their limits even at the cost of my life. After causing so much trouble, I can't afford to lose. Not to some Ares scum, not to anyone."<br/><br/>Seth stared the goddess down as he declared his heart's desires and his true thoughts. If he was to shame Athena further, it would be outside of battle. In a fight though, and one where he was supposedly even matched, he wouldn't run away. He would stand strong, as he did now to the deity that not only supplied his gifts, but could smite him whenever she pleased. He would stand, resolute, unwavering... He would win with every trick in the book if he had to, no matter how unfair or dirty.<br/><br/>Athena paused for a good five minutes, looking over her chosen, weighing his life with the rest of the world. Then her smile spread further. No longer did it display pride, but the same determination Seth's words held, now given physical form. "So be it. You will win, but I will have your body experience the cost several times over. You would do best to learn not to overstep your limits now, while you are young. Perhaps after proving yourself, I will grant you this new limit without harm, but for this request, you shall feel untold exhaustion and pain. Should you lose, there will be little reason to keep you at the Village... And whether you would keep your Blessing after such shame... We will meet again, Kamiizumi Seth. I pray it will be with good news for both our sakes."<br/><br/>Athena prepared to disappear back to Olympus when Seth grabbed her wrist. He knew touching her after she had already gone so far for his sake was suicide, but he needed to survive this risk for just a few seconds. "Wait! Please... One more request. Should my love life be about to go the wrong way... Lady Athena, I ask for a sign that I should turn away from the woman of my eye before I make even more a fool of myself." Athena's only response was to wrench her arm away from Seth before smacking him in the gut with her full strength, slamming him into the far wall of the room as she vanished, returning him from his dreamlike trance to the pain of reality.<br/><br/>Although he hadn't moved once from where Jeremiah had laid his unconscious body at the feet of his patron's idol, Seth's entire body was still wracked with numbness and pain from hitting the wall during Athena's visit. When his body was finally able to respond, the young Athena boy forced himself to his feet and attempted to make his way from Athena's chamber.