The Hero of Hypnosis

Chapter 552: The City of Gods

"Whatttt?!" Luminera stared Kai in the eyes to see if he was telling the truth or not. When his face didn’t waver, she knew he was being serious.

"You really did kill him. Holy shit. Oh, and you’re a Titan now. Hmm, I guess that makes sense then. Well, I guess I have to tell Zion to stop looking for that clone then. I’ll see you guys later." Luminera disappeared as a beam of light.

"Kai, I have some business to attend to. In the meantime, look around the place, get familiar with it, make friends, and have fun. I’ll call you once I have finished what I need to do." Leo patted him on the back.

"Alright. It better not be a celebration you’re preparing for! I don’t like parties."

"Why would I hold a celebration for you?"

"Why wouldn’t you? Your long-lost son, whom you plan on having asyour right hand, has returned after over a billion years. That’s something to celebrate for."

"Hmmm. You have a point. But this is you we’re talking about. I didn’t even go to your parties back on earth, so I definitely wouldn’t host one."

"Fake friend."

"Yup! That’s me! Haha! Bye now!" The space around Leo opened, and he stepped into it.

"Father is...different." Medea noticed.

"See! I told you he’s different when he’s around Kai! It’s as if he’s a whole different person. Kai, you didn’t poison our father, did you?" Andromeda was looking at him with playful suspicion.

"It’s funny how you two have known the guy for billions of years while I have only known him for twenty-one. To me, he’s always been like this. But to you two, he’s completely different. Pretty funny if you ask me."

"Soo...Did you poison him?" Medea asked

Kai looked at his sister and couldn’t tell if she was being serious or not. He knew that Andromeda was joking, so he didn’t understand why Medea was still wondering if Kai had poisoned Leo.

"Is that even possible?" He asked

"Heh, no."

"Then there’s your answer."

Medea smiled, albeit very slightly. That’s when Kai noticed that she was playing around as well.

’Maybe Torrigan was right after all. Sisters are great!’

"Kai, come with us! We’ll show you around this place. Since it’s your first time here, you need to understand the rules and shit." Andromeda grabbed Kai’s arm and started walking with him down the street.

"Rules?"

"Yes. Aren’t there rules on that mortal planet you were in?"

"Yeah. I just assumed that, as the children of the progenitor, you could basically do whatever you want."

"Hmm, that’s sort of the case, but we still have rules to follow. For example, no fighting unless you formally challenge that person to a duel and move to the dueling space. Deities are powerful, so they need to be in a space to contain their power."

Kai nodded. "Understandable. Wouldn’t want to destroy Divinity City."

"What? No, that’s not possible unless Father destroys it. This place was made with his power, and he’s all-powerful, so yeah, this place isn’t going anywhere. The rule was made for the people who could get caught up in the collateral damage."

He frowned. "Isn’t everyone here a deity, or damn near one?"

"Yeah, but this doesn’t mean people continue on that path. Some are happy where they are at and simply want to live the rest of their immortal life in peace and not worry about cultivation or conflict."

"I guess that’s a fair point. Okay, what about the other rules?"

"No using position to get the better of people." Medea was the one who said this rule to Kai.

"I’m assuming this gets broken all the time?"

They both chuckled. "Little brother, all of the rules get broken all the time. That’s why there are enforcers to make sure that those who do break the rules pay for it."

"And how often do these enforcers do their jobs?"

"Pretty often, actually. They’re pretty damn good at it as well."

As the three of them continued to walk around, Kai got to see the beauty that was Divinity City, and his sisters went over the rest of the rules. He laughed when Andromeda told him that there was a rule that made sleeping in the middle of the road illegal.

He understood why that was a rule, but that was such an obvious thing not to do that he was surprised that someone was stupid enough to sleep in the road to have that rule made.

"The drunks," Medea informed him.

"It’s always them, huh?"

"Ooo! Kai, come! I want to take you to my favorite place to eat! Follow me!"

It was impossible for Kai not to follow Andromeda because she was dragging him by the arm, and he wasn’t even strong enough to break out of her grip.

"Ichiriku Noodles?" Kai could have sworn that he had heard of that name before.

"That’s right! He’s from the mortal realm, a mortal turned deity. He was so passionate about cooking that he became the best chef in the world, his mortal world. He even reached the pinnacle of mortality to make sure he could be the best chef ever."

"That’s dedication." Kai was impressed.

"I agree. After that, he kept striving to become stronger so he could serve his food to the rest of the deities. And here we are now. He’s a primordial now, and his food is just the best!"

After hearing such a badass backstory, Kai knew he had to try at least one bowl of noodles.

"Come on! I’ll pay!"

"I’d hope so, I have no money."

"It’s okay. I will take care of you." Madea grabbed Kai’s sleeve, smiling.

"Thanks! You two are the best sisters ever!"

"Hehe! You can say that again!"

They found a booth and took a seat.

"Waiter!" Andromeda shouted.

There were multiple people waiting tables, but for their own, the owner himself stepped out.

"Lady Andromeda! Welcome back!"

"Lassiter! It’s good to be back!"

"I see you’ve brought a friend?"

"Yup! He’s my little brother."

"Oh, have you finally decided to hang out with your other siblings?"

"Pfft, no. This is my little brother from both my Mother and Father. The stolen fetus."

To his surprise, Andromeda and even Lassiter knew that Kai was taken from his mother before he was born, and according to Medea, it was a hot topic back in the day.

"Ohhh. Welcome home, Sir..."

"Kai."

"Sir Kai. What would you like to eat?"

"Give him the house special!" Andromeda ordered for him.

"Heh, so your favorite?"

"Yes!"

"Two house specials coming right up! And you, Lady Medea?"

"I’ll take the same."

"Alright. Three house specials coming right up." He left to prepare the order

"So everyone knows who I am?"

"More or less." Andromeda shrugged.

"More on less part," Medea added. "They know of your story, but not who you are."

"Figured. Well, I don’t care anyway. I can’t wait to try out this food. It will be my first time eating divine food."

"Seriously? Have you only been eating that mortal food?"

"Yeah. But it’s not bad at all, especially my cooking. I’m not trying to brag, but I’m a really good cook if you ask me."

"Fufu, then I’ll have to ask you to treat me one day."

"Me too."

"Alright, you three. Here we are. Three house specials. Please enjoy."

"Thanks, Lassie! Here, keep the change!"

"I always appreciate your generosity, Lady Andromeda." He picked up the money she threw down and went to serve other people.

Kai had noticed that the coins she used looked odd. Not only did they look odd, but they felt odd as well. They were pulsing with energy, so much that it was as if Kai was looking at a miniature sun.

"What type of currency is that?" He started slurping his noodles, feeling supercharged with divine energy. He looked at Medea, who was smiling, and continued eating his food.

"Neutron Coins?" Andromeda asked.

Kai paused. "Neutron Coin?"

The only neutrons he knew were the particle or the star.

"Yeah. It’s a cooled-down neutron star. Trillions of them are currently present in the universe, so we deities cool them, break them down, then use them as currency."

Kai was flabbergasted. He never expected to find a civilization that used stars as currency. Then again, he was in a place where only deities existed, so anything was possible.

"That’s fucking insane. What about the typical copper, silver, gold, and gemstones? Hell, even mana stones?"

"Little brother, look around you."

Kai did as he was told and noticed that the entire building was made out of everything he had just said. What would be a fortune back in the mortal world was simply a construction item in the divine realm.

"You know what, I’m just going to eat my food."

"Haha, good choice."

After finishing their food, the three siblings stayed behind to chat. They told each other stories about their childhood, what they did when growing up, and the adventures they went on.

"Oh! Kai, I have to take you to ride the space whales! They are so fun!"

"Ohhhh. I fought one of them a bit ago, not fun."

"You fought a space whale? Not cool, man!"

"No, no. It wasn’t the whale’s fault. Aion was controlling it. I set it free." Well, the whale escaped on its own, but Kai had no reason to tell them that.

"Good job. The whales are nice to us."

Just then, two men walked over to their booth and rudely sat next to them.

"Well, if it isn’t Andromeda and Medea. Who would have thought that I would find you two here?" The guy grinned lustfully.

Kai could sense that both men were Titans, powerful ones. He chuckled to himself, though, seeing as his sister was a Primordial.

"Back off, Leeland. I’m not in the mood today." She glared at him, but Leeland didn’t budge.

"Medea, you’re looking very nice today." The other man, Mark, brushed his hand against her hair, but Medea slapped his hand away.

"The fuck is up with these two fuckers?" Kai didn’t understand why his sisters weren’t doing anything to stop them. This meant that these two had a powerful standing in Divinity City.

"Kai, meet Mark and Leeland, the two notorious assholes who keep trying to marry us. We’ve said no to them for the past three million years." Andromeda was disgusted simply being around them.

"Pfft! Imagine getting rejected constantly over the course of three million years. That’s fucking sad, man."

Leeland and Mark didn’t like how Kai was speaking about them.

"Hey, fuck face. Do you know who I am?" Leeland got up to intimidate Kai.

"Am I supposed to know the name of every ant that crosses the street?" Kai stood up, standing a few inches taller than both men.

"Hmph. You must feel good trying to impress these two, huh?" Mark smirked

"Hahahahahaha! Unlike you two, I actually get pussy." Kai blasted the two of them out of the establishment, making sure not to destroy anything in the process.

"Kai! Rule number one!" Andromeda reminded him.

"Yeah, fuck that. Rules only apply to those who don’t have the power to do anything about it. Me? I’m the son of Leo, who’s going to stop me?!" Kai’s energy exploded from his body, and he charged at the two men.