Warlock of War: My Ares System

Seeing his eyebrows furrow was a bit amusing.

The god grumbled to himself a bit as if he was trying to weigh the cons and pros of whatever side he was trying to take.

Then, he waved the panel away, sending it back to Arachne, where I was then able to get a glimpse of what he was showing.

But surprisingly, the man didn't change his decision as he firmly planted his foot, sending a shockwave through the court.

Most of the gods were intrigued by the information he saw, and from the video and writing all around the panel, I just couldn't understand why he would decline.

"You think that's enough to make my vote waver!?" Hephaestus shouted with a tone filled with complete anger.

Arachne glared at the foolish and prideful god which wasn't the outcome Hephaestus expected.

He clearly tried to intimidate her in hopes that she would reel back, but under the support of Ares, the God of War, she had nothing to fear and nothing to question.

"All twelve Olympians gathered here today… One of you has partaken in an action so unforgivable that I believe everybody here wouldn't mind kicking them out of the council. Before we graced Earth with its undoubtedly beautiful transformation, we all agreed to start spreading our influence once the transformation had been finished… but one of us here-"

All of a sudden, Hephaestus raised his hand while shaking with anger, causing the votes to equal out.

I knew it… None of the history books talk about the large change besides a few hints about mana suddenly appearing on Earth.

Also, the planet is still called Earth… I would've never come to that conclusion because the map of Earth includes none of the places that I had previously known.

I mean, even Sparta, that insanely strong empire, isn't there anymore…

Finally, I thought it was strange that the continents had been split apart, yet they seemed even bigger than ever.

I should probably study deeper once I get back… because it is tied.

All the gods glanced at Hephaestus, who tried to retain his cool as he had apparently committed a heinous crime.

I pretty much got the gist of it as well.

It was connected to the man who had a spear of fire who tried to get in my way when I went berserk, and apparently, the system wasn't supposed to exist back then.

That means the god of blacksmith interfered with the world before any of the others could, getting a headstart on spreading his influence.

"*sigh*... It is a tie, meaning all charges will be dropped. But that doesn't mean the boy is let off yet. He will be put under surveillance by a neutral god outside of the council," Zeus announced, and the gods slightly relaxed in their thrones.

Everybody looked content with the decision, and that even included the ones against letting me off.

Well, besides one particular god who was shaking in anger… and his bloodlust was so strong that my consciousness felt as if it had slipped out of my body.

But with the help of Arachne, she pulled me back into my body.

"Zeus… Don't fuck with me. You've been given more than enough reason to let him off entirely, and you dare put him under surveillance," Ares said, his voice rumbling like the thunder clouds that Zeus himself was sitting on.

"Ares, know your place," Zeus replied, and a crack of lightning struck across the open sky of the heavens.

Just as Ares was about to get up to confront Zeus, he stopped for a moment and then sat back down before saying one more thing.

"Whoever the god you place on him, I will dispose of him quickly. He is under my system, meaning he is under my surveillance,"

The gods began to lift the restraints on their pressure, and I felt my bones crack as they slowly stood back up from their thrones.

A swirl of blood and lightning mixed within the bowl I was in, and thankfully I had Arachne to ease most of the pressure, but even now, she was struggling.

"They're releasing their marks…." Arachne muttered, her face paling beyond belief.

"What marks?" I asked as I took a knee.

The woman glanced at me for a second as if she was deciding whether I was worthy of knowing this information, and it seems I passed as she then proceeded to explain everything.

"The three marks at the bottom of my face are called God Marks. The more you have, the higher your rank amongst the gods. The first mark means you're a Demi-God, the second mark means you're a Beginner God, the third mark means you're an Intermediate God, the fourth mark means you're an Advanced God, and finally… the worst and strongest amongst gods have five marks. These gods are called Olympians,"

BOOM

The heavens shook beneath our feet, and they both released their bloodlust, causing both me and Arachne to get sent back flying.

Her strings that swirled around me in order to lift some of the pressure immediately disappeared… and my body… well, was flattened into dust.

…

"*gasp*... HUFF… HUFF… HUFF… HUFF,"

I awoke sweating bullets on a familiar toilet, in a familiar stall, in a familiar bathroom, and once I had exited the place, I was back in a familiar restaurant.

A familiar face waved me over to their booth, and still a bit surprised from literally getting crushed by gods, I just stared at him.

"Dude, what happened? You look like you've seen a ghost," Cy chuckled before pulling me over to our booth.

It took just another few minutes for me to process everything, and I suddenly remembered my rewards.

"Sorry, gotta use the bathroom again," I said before dashing back into the same stall, though I found nothing.

"Where are my rewards? I didn't even get to use them,"

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