Chapter 71:

Chapter 70: The Separated Trio!

Project: INFERNO


(Walking through the portal from Earth was Kazuya, Hinami and Shibuto whom was walking to the Olympus portal.)
"Kazuya: Finally out of the hospital..."
"Shibuto: You still got to take it easy Kazuya, they said you have to avoid fighting for a while. Actually, we could start training again."
"Hinami: I do agree! We should train more to avoid situations like last time.."
(They remembered the Ten Tyrants which made them cringe.)
"Kazuya: Look guys, we'll be fine! As long as the three of us fight together, we'll be oka-"
(He paused as he looked at the massive mansion which gave him a vibe on who it was.)
"He can't be here..."
"Shibuto: Kazuya?"
(He ran quickly towards the mansion which Shibuto and Hinami followed him.)

"Hinami: Kazuya! Where are you going?!"
"Kazuya: That house..!"
(The three of them continued to run towards the mansion. Seconds later, the three of them bursts through the doors which startled Kazuya and Shibuto, realizing its Gaito's mansion.)
"Both: THE HOUSE IS HERE?!"
"Hinami: What's Gaito's home doing in the Realm Of Light..?"
"Kazuya: Heck if I know... But this is really bothering me..
(Steam was sneaking out from above the ground which the three of them spotted. Shibuto opened the hatch which grunting with laughter heard below. An elevator then opened for them after opening the hatch.)

"Hinami: An elevator?"
"Shibuto: I never saw this.."

(Kazuya was the first to go into the elevator, then Shibuto and lastly Hinami which they then traveled down to the lower levels of Gaito's mansion. Until then, the elevator forced itself at high speeds towards the training hall due to the gravity pulling it down. The three of them was blasted to the top of the elevator which had all three of them screaming in surprise. Meanwhile, Gaito continued training harder than before but was sweating more likely than usual.)

"Gaito: Only two left.. Helios and one of his guards!"
(As he was about to charge toward them, the elevator crashed to the floor which created a loud crash and blared the alarms. Gaito was then startled at the smoke and debris from the elevator.)
"COMPUTER! END TRAINING PROGRAM, SWITCH ALL SETTINGS TO DEFAULT!"
(The computer then did so as the gravity was turned to normal and the two remaining A.I's vanished as Gaito ran towards the elevator and pulled out the jammed doors and saw the three of them inside the elevator and started to grit his teeth.)
"What... the hell... Are you brats doing here..?"
(After explaining what happened, Kazuya, Shibuto and Hinami was being scolded by Gaito as they hesitated to not say a single word at his irate fury.)

"YOU KIDS DON'T KNOW HOW TO KNOCK?! YOU THREE JUST COME BURSTING INTO MY OWN HOME LIKE THAT WITHOUT GIVING ME ANY WARNING? SHIBUTO, YOU DAMN KNOW BETTER THAN THIS! YOU KNOW TO CONTACT ME WHENEVER YOU'RE COMING HOME! KAZUYA, WHOEVER IN THIS LITTLE GODDAMN BRAIN OF YOURS THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO BARGE INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE AND USE THE ELEVATOR WHILE THE GRAVITY IS HEAVY WITHOUT ALERTING THE OWNER IS IDIOTIC AND RUDE!"
"Kazuya: S-Sorry..!"

"Gaito: SORRY IS NOT GONNA F**KING CUT IT!"
(He then sucked in his teeth and held his face to not release anymore anger.)
"Shibuto: F-Father...?
"Gaito: SHUT UP! Just shut... UP...! Shibuto go to your damn room.."
"Shibuto: But-"
(Gaito then slammed his head through the wall which made Shibuto jump.)
"Gaito: GO TO YOUR F**KING ROOM!!! RIGHT GOD F**KING DAMN NOW!"
(Shibuto quickly ran upstairs out of fear and slammed his door. Kazuya and Hinami terrified about what they'd be told next but Hinami was mostly scared.)

"Kazuya.... You're gonna learn some damn manners. Until you learn how to act like a mature person and QUIT ACTING LIKE KAZUYA ATHARU, you're not welcome back here."
(His eyes then widened as he then retaliated against his words.)
"Kazuya: WAIT... WHY ISN'T HINAMI GETTING PUNISHED?!"

"Gaito: Hinami is SAWANO'S child! I don't punish without permission and as if I would ever raise my hand to you, her or Shibuto. I don't use discipline with my fists. I use actions and my words. Now my words are this Kazuya as I've said again: "Until you learn how to act like a MATURE PERSON, you're NOT welcome back here." Now LEAVE, I told Choryrth you're coming. NOW GO! If you come the fuck back here without learning manners, I will gut you like a fish."

(Kazuya then got up from his seat and said nothing but left the mansion, slamming the door behind him as he then took a deep breath and calmed down.)
"Hinami, relax.... I'm not sending you out. Just... stay here, I get Sa- your mother to pick you up."
"Hinami: W-Wait..! I'll see myself out Gaito.. Please, don't interrupt my father while he's working.. After all, I didn't mean to cause you any trouble..."
"Gaito: You didn't. I'm just overworked...."
(He forced himself to sit down on one of his sofas as Hinami sat next to him.)
"Hinami: What's bothering you Gaito..?"
"Gaito: Even if I did tell you, even you wouldn't understand."
"Hinami: I'll try my best to piece it together, just tell me please..!"
(He said nothing for a few moments but made his decision.)

"Gaito: If I tell you, promise me you'll get stronger. Not just for yourself, for Kazuya and Shibuto's sake as well."
"Hinami: I will!"
"Gaito: Alright, here's what's going on. In exactly three years from now..."
(He then told Hinami everything about Knitemare and everything else that happens in their timeline in three years.)
"Hinami: So.. there's an elemental-like overlord who claims to travel timeline by timeline and slaughter every fighter from Earth? So you've been pushing yourself, avoiding Sawano and everyone else just to get strong enough to fight him?"
(He chuckled as he gave Hinami a slight smile.)

"Gaito: You're a fast learner indeed."
"Hinami: This "Knitemare" does sound dangerous... If he's that powerful he could dethrone every god he come against..!"
"Gaito: Not... "every" god."
"Hinami: Huh?"
"Gaito: There are a few gods who're strong enough alone to handle Knitemare. Although, contacting those gods would be dangerous even to my standards. However technically, I still am a god. The King of Gods still."
"Hinami: How..? You gave Choryrth the throne!"
"Gaito: Well, how can I say this..? Choryrth placed himself in my debt permanently which made me his master and him my disciple. In a way, I technically hold what he holds although I physically do not have the throne and the power."
"Hinami: I see.. It makes sense now- But wait, how are you that fast and powerful to survive gravity under the pressure of seven thousand?!"
"Gaito: If you spent more than fifteen years not doing anything else but training, you'd understand how I gained all of.... this."
"Hinami: Well... If Apollo is gone then Gaito, I want to become-"
"Gaito: My disciple? I figured you'd say that."
"Hinami: Will you please train me..?!"
(He was then silent for a full minute.)

"Gaito: Just understand this Hinami... My training is NOT to be taken lightly. You must be prepared to handle the pain and possible damages to your body. No matter what, I'm not going to stop training you until you become the ultimate Goddess of Light and become stronger than you are right now today! From this day forward, there will be early trainings from midnight to the whole morning. I know you're scared of most things and that's okay, I'm going to help you conquer it and turn you into a true model for a goddess!"

(Hinami smiled with glee as she laughed a bit.)
"Hinami: Thank you Gaito..!"
(She took a bow in front of him in gratefulness. A while has passed as Hinami was out of the Realm of Light to Olympus, she then bumped into a demi-god and fell down which she was then lifted by her neck from telekinesis which scared Hinami.)

"???: HEY! Got a problem with me?!?!"
"Hinami: H-N-NO! I'M- I'M SORRY!!!!"
"???: Hmph, I've never seen you around here before. What is an immature, irrelevant low-class nobody like you doing in the Realm of Light?"
(Gaito was behind her the second he felt Hinami's troubled presence.)
"Gaito: Hinami is my disciple, if you don't mind."
(The demi-goddess was then shook by Gaito's cold words which she then let Hinami go but turned around and took a few steps back.)
"???: UGH WHATEVER, TAMAREI! YOU'RE DEFENDING A USELESS HEAP OF GARBAGE!"
"Gaito: You say she's garbage... yet you yourself is rank D...? KRIVONA?"
"Krivona: TCH! SUCH UTTER WASTE OF MY TIME, GOD!"
(She walked off with out giving it a second thought as Gaito patted Hinami's head.)

"Gaito: As I told you, its okay."
"Hinami: Who was that..?"
"Gaito: That was Krivona Akemoto. She's one of the D ranks to the God of Telekinesis, Dolos."
"Hinami: How does the ranking systems work anyway? I kind of forgot.."
"Gaito: Hm... Alright, we're going to go and talk to a certain goddess about that."
(Gaito and Hinami then walked across the heavenly lands. A while later, they arrive at Olympus's library which was massive and Greek themed by the structure's design.)
"Hinami: Why are we here..?"
"Gaito: I met a certain goddess in here before, she's the smartest out of all gods in existence."
(They both walked in and saw several descendants and demi-gods inside which most was reading as most was studying. Gaito and Hinami walked past everyone else and knocked on the desk, the goddess blushed in surprise and stood up silently but quickly and whispered Gaito's name in glee.)
"???(Whispering): Gaito!"
"Gaito(Whispering): Hinami, this is the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena. She knows everything inside and out of every reality no matter whatever exists out there."
"Hinami(Whispering): So how come you can't tell me Gaito?"
(He shrugs without a response.)

"Athena(Whispering): Come to the staff room, we can talk there."
(The three of them kept quiet from the others in the library as Athena then sat down on a chair and had a bottle of water next to her as she took a gulp and sighed in relief.)
"Gaito(Normal Voice): Good to see you again Athena."
"Athena(Normal Voice): You too! So tell me, what brings you to the Olympian library?"
"Gaito: Well, Hinami here wishes to learn about the rankings here in the heavenly skies."
"Athena: Of course! Well Hinami, it goes like this..."
(She cleared her throat and began to explain it to her.)

"Depending on the God, there is a list of disciples whom are ready to advance. Over the years, there has been different changes in not just the skies here in the heavens, Earth, The Void Realm as well. Take me for example, I'm the Goddess of Wisdom but I have over one hundred disciples who wishes to be trained by me into becoming a god for support. Ares is the God of War and he has over five hundred disciples for combat. There are seven different ranks for all gods. There's the S rank, A, B, C, D, E and F ranks. For those with uncanny abilities and power, they will be risen to double or triple S or the X rank."

"Hinami(Normal Voice): What's the "X" rank?"
"Gaito: The "X" rank are demi-gods, descendants, gods or deities who possesses so much power, they're impossible to calculate."

"Athena: Correct. Throughout the years, there has been countless rank X's who has defended the heavens and its existence. But today currently, there are seven gods who sits at rank X today. Gaito here is currently chair two as a rank X. Chair number one belongs to a heavenly individual whom died eons ago, his strength was far too unmatched even Hades and Zeus feared him."

"Hinami: Is there a name for this individual?"
"Athena: Unfortunately, his name was cursed for eons even I've been forbidden to say it. But all I can tell you both is, this individual was the son of God and the brother of Angel."
(Gaito's heart suddenly echoed a heartbeat which was audible to the both of them and he gripped it with a bothered look.)
"Gaito(Thinking): What the hell... was that...?"
"Hinami: Are you okay Gaito..?!"
"Gaito(Aloud): I'm fine I'm fine, don't worry. Please go ahead Athena."
(She was still worried but nodded.)

"Athena: So, that is all about the ranking system."
"Hinami: Wait! If you can't tell us about the chair one in the X ranks, who are the other five?"

"Athena: Sitting at chair three is your father Hinami, the God of Hell, Sawano. Chair number four belonged to the former King of Gods, Zeus. Chair number five was crowned to the former God of Hell, Hades. Chair number six belongs to Ankoku. Although he was an Anti-God, he still is considered a god and the seventh chair belonged to a human by the name of Aimiya."

(Gaito spat out his water and coughed as Hinami was quickly patting his back.)
"Gaito: HE WAS AN X RANK..?!"
"Athena: He did not inform you?"
"Gaito: NO.. NOT ONE BIT!"
"Athena: Well, there are more if you'd like for me to tell you."
"Gaito: No thanks Athena, but we appreciate you taking the time to teach Hinami."
"Hinami: Yes, thank you very much..!"
"Athena: My pleasure!"
(As the three of them smiled, Gaito and Hinami left the library and went back to the Realm of Light to begin Hinami's training.)

"Gaito: Hinami, you learned the Sun Aura right?"
"Hinami: Yup!"
"Gaito: Then we're going to start training, got that?"
"Hinami: Yes!"
"Gaito: Good. Before we get started...."
(In a blink of an eye, Gaito returned with a basket of hoagies and was already eating one.)
"Hinami: How did-"
"Gaito(Mouthful): Now that I got some lunch, lets get to work!"
"Hinami: Also, what happened to Shibuto?"
"Gaito(Mouthful): I grounded him for a few days before we left. Don't worry, he'll obey his father's word or else... He'll awaken.... HIM."
(Hinami sweated with a bit of fear as she believed Gaito and kept following him to the underground training room where Gaito was before.)