Chapter 567: Nature of gods

Chapter 567: Nature of gods

Nick knew that the goddess would have likely had an incredible set up for her own workshop but it was frankly nuts how exaggerated it was. The only thing she was genuinely impressed with were the astral equipment and the stuff that Nick used for his otherworldly crafting styles. The rest of it was too "humble" in her opinion. In a way it was infuriating to hear for Nick but he understood that she wasn't being malicious in her criticism. "Much of what you are referring to has been lost to time after your fall , this was our best recreations of them so far." Nick explained after hearing enough.-

"What do you mean?" She asked confused. "Magical beings as it turn out aren't very fond of writing down or sharing their knowledge with the rest of the world. This meant that all we have had to work with after your fall was the left over equipment and the scant few records of them that existed. Unfortunately much of this too was lost for various reasons as history marched on and magical beings slowly advanced magical understanding again." Nick explained honestly.-

"Let us start from the beginning then. What is magic and where does it come from?" she then went on to give a long lecture on magic as she understood it that lasted nearly two whole weeks. Nick was forced to allow her into his realm so that she could have his focus while he could still take care of the things that his settlement needed. Once she was within his realm however she quickly discovered his true nature. She was totally fine with it as well and if anything it made her eager to get closer to him as she was much more energetic after learning it.-

Nick asked about this and was surprised to learn that his state as a realm lord was actually very similar to the natural state of the gods in that they were both comprised of pure energy. That was the secret behind their supposed immortality , their bodies were comprised of pure energy so any "mortal" wounds inflicted only discorporated them instead of doing actual harm. The downside however was that they were also uniquely vulnerable to soul based attacks once their bodies were "killed" unlike Nick who was actually strongest without a body.-

Hephaestus freely shared this information because according to her it would prove highly valuable when Zeus returned and came to attack Nick. Hephaestus also revealed the tier that gods like her and Zeus stood at as well as the two tiers before godhood. Tier seven was the starting point for godhood and ironically the highest any god obtained due to them not seeking greater power after the titans were defeated. Yes defeated , many of the old titans had not been killed unlike Chronos but rather reduced to soul forms and imprisoned within the depths of the realm of the dead that Hades ruled.New n0vel chapters are published on