In Asgard.
Specifically on the mountain of the Seers.
And deep within the cave where the three Seers lived...
The Seers were sitting quietly, but their expressions were grim.
Suddenly...
All three opened their eyes at the same time.
Each of them looked at the other in silence for a few moments.
Something new had happened.
Something that could not be ignored.
One of them said quietly:
"Let us send the ancient rulers for this matter."
The other two remained silent for a few moments.
Each thought about her sister's suggestion, then they exchanged glances again.
And shortly after...
They agreed immediately.
One of them said:
"Yes... we must do that."
Then they sent a quick message to Poseidon, Hades, and Athena.
The message was short, but clear:
They must drop what they are doing immediately, because the three Seers need them for a highly important mission.
Meanwhile...
In the forests of Asgard...
Poseidon was flying at immense speed between the trees, while holding Hercules with him.
The child was swaying due to Poseidon's speed, but the ruler did not care much about that.
Poseidon laughed and said:
"Hahaha! My little one, now it's time for your second mission!"
But before Hercules could respond...
Poseidon sensed something.
His expression changed slightly.
He felt the presence of someone extremely powerful chasing him.
He quickly turned to look behind...
And saw that Thor was approaching him.
Lightning surrounded Thor.
Thor was flying at top speed, and anger was evident on his face.
He looked like an angry tornado of lightning chasing Poseidon.
As soon as Poseidon saw that, he burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
Then he increased his speed.
At the same time, Thor heard Poseidon's laughter from afar.
His anger flared up even more.
He also increased his speed, while shouting:
"Leave my child! You irresponsible fool!"
But Poseidon did not care about Thor's words at all.
Instead, he continued to increase his speed little by little.
Then he said loudly, pretending to be sad:
"I am training your son, my boy!"
Then he added:
"You should be happy with me for doing this, and thank me instead of insulting me like this!"
He paused for a moment, then continued in a tone full of fake sadness:
"Otherwise... I will tell Odin on you!"
Thor was getting closer and closer.
And he was about to reach Poseidon.
But before he could catch him...
Poseidon stopped suddenly in the sky.
He looked at Hercules, who was in a state of great exhaustion after the fast trip.
Then he said:
"Hmm... An urgent mission has come up for me, little one."
Poseidon smiled and added:
"But do not worry, I will return to you to finish our mission when I am done with this matter."
Suddenly...
Poseidon threw Hercules into the air without any hesitation.
The child kept flying in the sky away from him.
Thor's eyes widened when he saw that.
He shouted:
"My son!"
He changed his direction at immense speed.
And dashed towards his son before he could fall to the ground.
At the last moment...
Thor caught Hercules in his arms.
He stopped for a moment to make sure that nothing had happened to him.
Then he raised his head and looked around angrily.
He wanted to see Poseidon to scold him severely.
But...
There was no trace of him.
Poseidon had completely disappeared from the area.
Thor looked around again, then said angrily:
"That troublemaker..."
But he stopped suddenly.
He looked at the child in his arms.
Thor expected to see his small, weak son, the child he had known since birth.
But what he saw before him was something entirely different.
Hercules's body had changed drastically.
He was no longer the frail, weak-built child Thor remembered.
Thor couldn't focus on his son earlier because he was chasing Poseidon, and Poseidon was taking all his focus, but after Poseidon disappeared, Thor finally saw what had happened to his son.
His son now possessed a strong, massive body, defined muscles, and a stature that left Thor unable to comprehend the change that had occurred during his short absence.
Thor kept staring at him.
He did not speak.
For even Hercules himself had not fully comprehended the extent of the change that had come over him.
Thor stared at him for a few moments, then the words came out of his mouth without him realizing:
"Who are you?"
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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