Chapter 56 - 56 Sneaking Out

Joren was faced with a difficult question. The answer is easy to find but to answer it is difficult.

Fortunately for him though, this Goddess is not of Anger but of Jealousy. But that plus side doesn't pull up the whole situation.

"I lied to you, I'm not Gyges, I'm just a lesser undead."

Joren came out of it. This is because Megaera already knew that he's lying, she wasn't just sure to who. However, she's not being hostile to him. This gave him a chance to say the truth.

"No, you may not be Gyges but you shouldn't be a lesser undead, stop lying!" Megaera said, her patience turning zero.

"But… I'm not lying. That's actually the truth."

Joren wanted to say that the soul Megaera gave to Allecto was his. But him being aware of that would question his intentions in courting Allecto.

"I'm not as gullible as my sister. I saw you, with my two own eyes, came out of that cave of Tartarus. Let's say that the Gods are so petty that they would put a lesser undead in Tartarus, but you shouldn't be able to escape! If you, a lesser undead, escaped Tartarus then why aren't the Titans out right now?"

Megaera gave a 'Don't play me dumb' look to Joren.

"That's just a misunderstanding. I didn't escape Tartarus because I wasn't in there in the first place."

He explained but this just made Megaera slowly shake her head.

"Are you telling me that my eyes deceived me back then? You even used the fact that I saw you out to lie to me, saying you're a Hetanchoire."

"No, I did come out of Tartarus."

"..." Megaera squinted her eyes as she was about to get angry.

"But, what I was saying is that I'm not locked in there. I just entered the cave to see what Tartarus looks like. Just the cave, not Tartarus." Joren immediately explained.

With that, the misunderstanding should've been cleared out. However, Megaera just rolled her eyes away in disbelief.

"So, you're telling me. A lesser undead had the guts to enter Tartarus?"

Joren nodded.

"Stop… lying…!" Megaera growled, having enough of the 'lies', "Any lesser undead would be shaken in fear just seeing the red tint once you've gone near the Tartarus. Walking further, only the brave can endure the terrifying screams of suffering. Getting close enough, only the Lord could endure seeing that hell. Are you telling me, you have more guts than the Lord?"

"Then, how about this? I'll enter again." Joren suggested.

"..." Megaera pondered. In her thoughts, Joren was already inside Tartarus once. Therefore, entering there would be much easier for him.

'Wait, no. Whether he's really a lesser undead or someone who was locked up in Tartarus for an unknown period of time, he still shouldn't be able to enter.'

If Joren was locked up in Tartarus, he should've been traumatized enough not to get close to the cave. If anyone can just get used to hell then that screams of suffering should've been toned down after millennia.

"Sure, if you can enter, I'll believe you." Megaera fully expects him to either wimp out or remember the traumatizing place.

"Also, you keep doubting me even though I was already telling the truth, risking my life. It should be fair that if I prove myself correct, you will help me with one thing."

Joren put his index finger up. Seeing Megaera having zero belief in him, this is a chance for him to promise her anything.

'No, junior, calm down. I wouldn't make that request. There's a more important matter.'

Junior was sad that night.

"Sure," Megaera easily agreed like what Joren expected. She had seen no one, even Zeus or Hades, has their nerves composed walking out of the cave. That had been ages but it's not like Tartarus changed.

"Wait, I want you to put your mother's name on it."

"... didn't you put Gaia's name before? She's not even your mother." Megaera remembered but Joren wasn't affected.

"I still kept my promise, even if she's not my mother."

Even if he wants to wreak havoc, he couldn't. He just didn't have the strength for it.

'Although stealing my soul and making Hades angry is one thing… will I go through some diving retribution?' Joren stopped thinking about it. If he did make Hades angry, then even if Gaia is added, Joren would still be fighting against Gods, including Zeus.

"Then, I promise with my mother's name, Nyx, Goddess of the Night, on it."

Afterward, Megaera led Joren to where the cave is. First, they sneaked out through the halls. While Megaera was nervous since she will have to go to that literally God-forsaken place, Joren was enjoying his time sneaking out with a beauty.

'This feels like a lovers' tryst…'

"Come on…"

Megaera whispered before she turned to the corner.

"Why are we sneaking anyway?"

"It's becuase we're forbidden to go outside at night. Don't worry, I enjoy going out during the night so I know how to sneak around. Also, is it just me or do you sound happy?"

"It's just you…"

Joren lied.

Also, he's a bit curious why these Goddesses are forbidden to go out in the night, so he asked to which Megaera answered-

"That's just how strict Hades is. He likes to think that we're his possession. Although he doesn't do anything bad to us and even gives us everything we want, well, except for freedom. That's why we're always cooped in our room since there's nothing to do anyway."

"I see…"

Like what Megaera said, they were able to exit the palace without being seen effortlessly.

Megaera then jumped over the tall wall without thinking much about it. When she turned to her side, Joren was nowhere to be found. She looked down from the top of the wall, Joren was like an ant looking up to her.

She went down as if gravity doesn't apply to her.

"Is there a problem?"

"..." Joren didn't know what to say except for; "I can't jump that high."

"That high?" for a Goddess, height was no longer relevant. Although only her Sister Tisiphone has the power of flight among them, she doesn't need to stay up in the air to go over the 'little' wall.

"I don't have the strength to jump that high." Joren rephrased himself.

"You're lying to me. It doesn't have anything to do with strength. You just jump."

Megaera has forgotten the difference of strength between an immortal and a mortal.

Instead of speaking any further, Joren jumped as high as he could.

He crouched down and leaped up, gaining distance from the ground by several meters.

The height of his jump was incredible… for a human that is. He didn't even reach a tenth of the wall's height.

"What was that?"

Megaera asked since she was confused.

"That's how high I can jump."

"..." Megaera just frowned but Joren could somehow hear what she was thinking.

"Yes, I'm weak because I'm a lesser undead. So, let's find another exit."

"No, this is the only exit without those ghouls becuase this is towards Tartarus." Megaera stopped him.

"Are you saying you will carry me?"

Joren got excited by the idea that he will have a chance to hug this Goddess… but his excitement shattered to pieces as Megaera pulled his arm and jumped, almost detaching a limb from Joren's body.

Landing on top of the wall, Joren dropped to the ground.

"... I… did very… good at not shouting in pain…"

He said while huffing.

"Pain?"

Megaera has forgotten that concept.

"We still have to jump down, are you going to be fine?" she asked.

"Wait, aren't I going to die… if we do that?" Joren tried to sit up but failed.

Megaera looked at him with a frown and in silence again.

"Yes, I know, I'm weak because I'm just a lesser undead."

"So, you're really going to die if we fall down from here?" Megaera accepted the reality that this man is super fragile.

"Not if you hug me." Joren couldn't help but joke seeing Megaera's beautiful face above him.

"... will that help during the fall?"

Megaera asked since there had been so many surprises at that moment that she was led to believe that what Joren said is correct.

"Yes"

Joren straightforwardly said as he stood up and opened his arms.

"You seem fine now…"

"No, I'm about to fall."

Megaera nodded and stepped forward to wrap her arms around Joren. Feeling two soft mounds pushed upon him, Joren forgot all the pain in his body.

"There, is this tight enough?"

"Tighter."

"Really? Okay." Megaera felt weird but couldn't explain it.

Crack*

"Okay, I'm going to jump now."

While blood spurted from Joren lips, Megaera easily carried him and jumped from the top of the wall. Joren almost lost his consciousness there and found that he got too greedy. Megaera landed like a feather.

"There… you lied again." Megaera lowered her eyelids, "Hugging didn't work, you're bleeding."

Joren wanted to point out that the fall didn't cause this but then, he stopped himself. He wanted this to be a lesson to stop his horniness.

"Let… me rest first…"

Megaera sighed, "You're not going to die, right?"

Joren shook his head before muttering.

"Maybe…"

"Then, we have to go. We don't have all the time in the world. I'll carry you."

Joren raised his hand and put a thumbs up.