Fight. Level. Survive.

Chapter 65 - Gods, Demi Demons and Me

The Mayor ushered him into his office and shut the door behind him. “Was that entrance necessary?”

“Not entirely, no. You should really get better guards. That one was a dick!”

He sat down on his trunk, opened it, and watched as Mayry emerged, not looking particularly happy.

The Mayor’s face brightened as he saw her, and then, almost immediately, he darkened as he got a better look. “Wha-“

Before he could finish his first word, Mayry stormed up to him, “How could you not tell me about this?” She shouted, gesturing to herself! “how am I supposed to go outside looking like this? A warning would've been nice! First, you didn't tell me I was a fucking Demon, and then even when I do find out, you don't tell me it would change the way I looked. What is wrong with you?! You're supposed to be a fucking deity all knowing and powerful but yet you didn’t know this would piss me off!?”

Wow, Mason had never seen her this mad before, he knew she had been pissed off, but he had no idea it was to this extent.. He took a step back, not wanting to get in between the father and daughter’s argument. It already felt awkward just being there.

The Mayor tried to get a word in but Mayry continued her rant. The Mayor shot him a glance but Mason gave him a ‘don’t involve me in this’ look.

Mayry finally took a breath and let the Mayor jump in, “I didn’t know this would happen.” He started defensively. “not really.”

Damn, Mason couldn’t help but think, even gods were scared of Mayry.

“You are a child of Chaos… the effects are chaotic. Usually a few abilities present themselves but physically changes are rare and usually take months to present themselves!” Seeing that Mayry was gearing up for another rant, the Mayor continued. “The good news is you can probably change yourself back. Mason? You have a skill that lets you see information on a person yes?”

Grimacing slightly at being bought into the conversation Mason nodded.

“Use it on her and tell me what it says.”

He glanced at Mayry, and seeing her give a slight nod, he did as he was told.

Mayry Sparks - Demi Demon - Beserker - Level 32 - (Girlfriend)

The description confused him. How was she still a higher level than he was?! When did she become a beserker, and since when did the ability start labelling people’s relationship to him?

He read out what the description said, leaving out the girlfriend part.

After the Mayor had heard the description he took in a deep breath and ran a tired hand down his face. “Okay, unfortunately think I know what happened.” He closed his eyes and made a disgusted face. “I need you to tell me everything that happened while you’ve been gone.”

Mayry look at Mason expectantly and so he started to explain. He started with their encounter with Aiden on the way to Trilil, then talked about the hooded figures at the Market place, which led into the confrontation with the Kethul. When Mason got to the part about the prophecy the Mayor ran a hand through his hair and looked distressed, but motioned for Mason to continue. He finished by going over how they discovered the hole in the ground and him killing Aiden while Mayry fell asleep.

He left out a few more intimate things that happened, but he highly doubted Mayry’s father wanted to hear about their sex life.

“And that is everything that happened is it?” He narrowed his eyes at Mason, who just nodded.

“Okay, I can’t believe Im asking this and I really don't want to know the answer, but as it is relevant...” He looked visibly sick as he asked, “Have you two had sex?”

Out of all the things the Mayor could have asked, Mason was absolutely not expecting that. There was silence for a moment.

Mason looked at Mayry. She looked furious, her skin seemed redder and she was definitely taller than when they had arrived. She started shouting at her Father, “How is that any of your business! How could that possibly be relevant!?” As she got angry she started to grow taller, her skin got redder and visible steam started coming off of her.

Mason jumped in between the two of them before Mayry tried to actually hit the man.

“By unlocking your abilities, you unlocked your Demi-Demon type, Berserker,” the Mayor explained, unfazed by his daugters aggression.

"Your demonic physicality is linked to your emotions. The angrier you get, the more your body will change, enabling you to deal more damage. And as a Berserker, you're going to be angry—a lot."

He poured some amber-coloured liquid into a glass and took a sip. "Demi-demons link themselves to the first being they have sex with. With Mason essentially brimming with Chaos essence, when you... linked with him, it hastened your physical transformation."

The Mayor turned to look at him. "Mason, because of the quality of your system, you're essentially far more powerful than your level would suggest. Because of this, when you linked with my daughter, you brought her power level up too. When Mayry calms down enough to listen, I will explain how she can hide the changes."

Mason turned to his girlfriend, hugged the now significantly taller woman, and squeezed her. As he held her, he tried to digest all the information they had just been given and work out what it meant for them.

From what he understood, Mayry was going to Demon out anytime she got mad. This made Mason worry a little as he knew his greatest skill in life was pissing people off.

Usually, the physical changes she was experiencing would have happened over a longer period of time but because Mason was so full of Chaos energy when they did the deed; it made those changes happen a lot faster.

The upside to all this was, it seemed that the link between him and Mayry would make her grow stronger as he did. He wondered how far that would work. If he ever got to God-killing levels of power, would their link bring Mayry to that level too? That was insane! If that were true, he would never need to worry about leaving her behind.

That level of power was so far away that Mason had only briefly thought about it, but if he ever was out there slaying Gods, Demons, and fuck knows what else, then he couldn’t imagine that Mayry would want to come along just to cheer him on. Considering all they had been through together it would feel wrong to leave her behind. If the link worked the way he hoped, then he wouldn’t have to.

When Mayry was back to her regular size, Mason let go of her and took a step back.

She smiled at Mason, “Thank you.” Her smile faltered, her lip curling upwards as she looked at her father still clearly frustrated with him but trying to keep her emotions in check.

The Mayor sighed heavily, setting down his glass. "I know this is a lot to take in, both of you. I wish I had told you everything earlier, but I just wanted my little girl to live a normal life. I’m sorry.”

Mayry’s expression softened slightly at her father’s words. She would forgive him in time, Mason knew.

At that moment, the man, for once, looked as ancient as he likely was. He looked scared and vulnerable, his usual air of authority momentarily replaced by an almost tangible sense of dread. His hands shook slightly, betraying the seriousness of the situation that was obviously heavy on his mind. It was a glimpse into the vulnerability of a man accustomed to strength and power.

“I do not know much of the Kethul, but I can attest to the quality of their seers. If they believe the gods are at risk of returning, then it is safe to say it is probably true.”

He looked up at Mason, “I assume you believe the man from another world is you? That would make the most sense. There have been travellers from other worlds, but I do not know of any other than you that could even dream of facing a God, let alone all of them.”

Mason had been holding in his anxieties since they arrived, but now they all spilt out. “Do you know how we could stop them from waking in the first place? The idea of fighting Gods is insane! Is it even possible? Aren’t they supposed to be all-powerful and all-knowing? How am I supposed to go up against that? Only a month ago, I lost a fight with a tree!”

Finally, getting that off his chest felt good; he had been holding it in since they first heard the prophecy. He would have talked to Mayry about it, but at first, she had been injured, and then there was the whole turning into a demon fiasco. He had been worrying constantly that he would never be powerful enough to do what he was expected to.

The Mayor stared at Mason for a long time, considering how to respond. “Killing a god is theoretically possible.” He started to explain, “If they were to wake, they would likely do so one by one. After centuries of disuse, their powers will have atrophied, and they will be at their weakest, vulnerable to even death. If they were to be attacked in this state by another god or sufficiently powerful person, they could be killed. Even so, the weakest god is still a god and the amount of power it would take… well, you have a long way to go.”

Nodding, Mason followed along. He had no grand delusions about him lasting even a second against the weakest of gods. It would be akin to an ant fighting the sun. He was hoping against hope that he wouldn’t have to fight them. The prophecy implied there was a way to stop them from returning.

“Of course, I have a long way to go! I don’t even want to fight the gods! The prophecy says if I fail to stop them returning, someone I love will die. If I’m at the point where I have to fight them, then I’ve already lost.” He looked at Mayry, a tear in his eye, “I can’t lose her. She’s all I have in this world.”

He knew he was being a tad dramatic. It was likely he would end up the most powerful person on the planet, likely one of the richest people on the planet, and he would probably eventually find someone else if she were to die, but she meant a lot to him. She was the first person in this world he had met. She had stayed with him and helped him. She was also his friend, and he would do anything within his power to stop her from dying.

“You… Love me?” Mayry asked, the shock obvious on her face.

“Err, yeah…? You heard the prophecy. Who the hell did you think it meant?” He spent almost all of his time with her. He knew that it had been less than a month, but they had done a lot in that month.

“I don-” she started but was cut off.

Mason’s face fell. What was she about to say? ‘I don’t know’?, ‘I don’t love you’? Mason didn’t know, but he worried he had just made a mistake by implying that he loved her so soon.

The Mayor spoke over her, likely not feeling comfortable with the intimate direction the conversation was heading.

“As for how you could prevent them from returning, I… don’t know” Masons heart dropped at the words. If the god of chaos didn’t know then… “But, I do know someone who does.” The Mayor finished.