GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

"I see," Helios said calmly.

That's all he has to say about Zernon's death and the betrayal that caused it. He is concerned about that right now. The Authority of the Celestial Supreme is the most important thing to him.

"Let's introduce ourselves. I am Zerkon, the god of fate, the observer."

Aeternus and Helios continued to stare at him. They don't have any plans of introducing themselves. Not after they have been cheated out of their prize.

The god of fate didn't take offense from their silence. He said to them, "It's alright. I know who you are. You're the Demon king, the one your subordinates call the Ominous Reaper. You're very strong for a young demon king."

"And you're the Son of the sun god, a king of law with the strength of a Sovereign and also a Celestial. It is unfortunate that you don't want to become a god. I could do with a friendly god right now. The other one is the tree father, the entity that looks and acts like a Celestial but isn't a celestial. The tree father is very special. He can hide very well but he can't move even if it is very important. Help me tell him that I like what he did with the bore worms. It is very innovative."

Aeternus and Helios didn't react to the revelation that he knew their names. It is something that can be discovered if one looks hard enough. Reacting will definitely give the god of fate more information to work with. So they remained silent and stoic.

They didn't let the bit about the tree father being unable to move to get to them either. It is not about the tree father being unable that is worth reacting to, it is the fact that the god of fate knows a lot about them including their strength and weakness.

The god of fate remained content with doing most of the talking. "I don't know how you're linked together but I know you're linked somehow because you three are the only ones I can't read at all. You have a certain heaviness to yourselves that is preventing me from telling your fates, but I can predict your actions by watching for the repercussions of your actions on others. It is enough for me."

It is how he predicted the coming of Legion way before Legion was even born. He didn't know what Legion is but he knew how Legion will affect the plane. That was enough for him to slide himself within their plans and take advantage of them.

"So you used us?" Helios asked cutting to the chase.

"In a way yes. I have to thank you for your spectacular performance. But there's no need to fret. I am not like Zernon. You can do anything you want to do. You can even let the demons roam around freely, I don't care."

The god of fate assured them with a gentle tone.

All the specters spoke at once. "How about you give me the Authority of the Celestial Supreme?"

Zerkon wagged a giant finger at him. "I can't do that. You might have had a large part to play in the downfall of Zernon but I deserve it more than you. I created the GodSlayer that you used to kill him. I was here first when the Authority manifested so it should be mine. Karma agrees with me on it. You have also been rewarded for your effort. You became a demon king here. If that isn't enough for you then you can do whatever you want in the mortal realm. It is what you deserve while Helios here deserves his father."

The eerie voice of the specters sounded again. "I don't want the mortal realm and I don't care about what I deserve. I want the Authority of Celestial Supreme."

Zerkon shook his head. "It doesn't matter what we want, we get what we get. Sometimes we get what we deserve and sometimes we don't. If you want something, then you have to take it. The fact of the matter is that you do not have the strength to take the Authority of the Celestial Supreme from me."

Helios tried again. This time he used everything he can put together at once and fired a torrent of energy at Zerkon. It was like he threw a comet at the god of fate. Unfortunately, the same thing happened again. The attack passed through him without harming him.

'It's not a capacity thing.' He observed to himself and to Legion.

This is not the first time that Legion has encountered an enemy that they can't harm. Soverick encountered a god in the divine dungeon who can use illusions but whose illusions were ineffective on him. Geraldirah fought a strange creature in the trial of heaven that he couldn't harm either. Both situations involved illusions.

They were seeing something that isn't there. This time, they can see Zerkon and also touch him. It might be an illusion but they can't tell for sure. Their divine sense says he is there but he suddenly disappears from their divine sense when they attack him. If it is an illusion, he should remain like that regardless of what they do to him since he is not real. He can be seen when he is attacked but he cannot be sensed or touched.

If it is an illusion then Zerkon must be very powerful for him to fool them. If it is an ability, it is either temporary or permanent. Neither is good news. They were hoping it is a matter of energy capacity. That the ability will stop working when it has crossed the limits of working conditions. Apparently, it is not, or they haven't reached the limit. The only thing that he can do next is to prep his strongest attack which will take some time but even that might not work.

Zerkon laughed through the destruction going on around him. Helios' attack destroyed a large part of the divine city. Fire spread and buildings collapsed all around them but nothing harmful happened to Zerkon. He stood there laughing at the carnage being wrought around him like an observer who is watching something very amusing.