At the guest chambers of the Moon Castle, Gideon was walking back and forth in nervousness. His heart rate was quite unstable at the moment, repeating the lines he had prepared in his head in case Estella asked about his marriage with Zora.
The Moon Clan Elders never pointed it out. So, he isn't sure whether they knew it or not. After all, it wasn't any secret wedding.
However, he got to be real with his love. So, he plans to reveal it to her. He was also prepared with all kinds of reactions he could expect from her based on her personality.
Eventually, he saw Estella in his sight on the other side of the door. Gideon couldn't help but rush toward her.
Just as he neared her, as if Estella thought he was going to hug her, she raised her hand, gesturing him to stop. She then walked past him and walked into the room, calmly sitting on the sofa and gesturing him to do the same.
As he sat opposite her, Estella looked straight at him coldly and said, "State your business, Gideon."
"I... uhh... I'm here... I'm here to meet you," Gideon replied in nervousness. Estella responded with a statement, "Okay, you have met me."
Taking a deep breath, Gideon slowly got up and went down to one of his knees and reached her arms to grab them but she didn't let him touch them and retreated her arms to cross them to her abdomen, "Estella...Can't we get back together? Your family also accepted me."
Estella responded by freeing up her arms and showing him the diary, "Do you know what this is?" She asked.
Gideon was confused as he looked at it, "A diary? Looks very old..." He observed it curiously for a moment before looking back at her, "Whose?"
Estella looked back into his eyes and answered, "It belonged to your ancestor, a heiress of Moon Clan who later went on marrying the Garcia family's head, giving birth to the Crescent Clan. You must know her name."
"Estella Moon," replied Gideon involuntarily. "You two share the same name." He commented after a brief pause.
Leah gritted her teeth and questioned, "You are not the mortal that absorbed my King's powers. Just who are you?"
"Merely someone who wants his host to reshape the celestial empire filled with corruption and self-centered and selfish Olympians, whose priorities lie in fighting among themselves to get more believers all over the universe, rather than managing it properly."
The Reaper deactivated Jupiter's mode, Azzy turned back to his original appearance as he continued, "Last chance as a good sign of faith, Neptune. I'll say it again. The girl's soul cannot handle your divine will, and neither could her Arcana spirit. So, I'll want you submitted to her, and you'll get your justice. Refuse, and I'll have no choice but to erase your entire existence. The reason I even bothered to put up with your foolishness is because of two things. One, I want to show my host how much of an idiot he was, thinking that Jupiter's powers are nothing more than just manipulation of lightning. Two, I want Arthur's descendant, your host, to be stronger, too, for my host needs powerful allies to fight against Olympians. Your powers will help her go against Poseidon. I can help you fuse with her Arcana spirit instead, serve her as one if you wish to be more independent."
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Back to the Castle at the Moon Clan Village;
Estella was standing at the entrance of one of the castle gates, watching Gideon fly away above the waters toward the large exit gates at the end. His head was hung down, his speed was slow, and visibly disappointed for sure.
Estella let out a deep sigh after staring at his back for a while, "well, I guess I got a good closure." After a brief pause, she tilted her head, glancing at her behind, "What do you think, Ajax?"
The knight armor-wearing behind her, in silence so far, replied with a scoff, "Well, cousin, I must say... your excuse is too lame. Any Arcana Master could reach the Supreme Realm? Only the strongest man in the world is qualified for you? Seriously? Who do you think you are, cousin? Why don't you go and reach the legendary realm first and then talk about qualifications?"
Estella squinted her eyes as she turned her head to look at him, "You know what? I think we should spar. Come with me."
Post hour, the entire training ground of the clan village was filled with nothing but the screams of a man as he was chased around by a Leviathan.
Meanwhile, Gideon, who was aimlessly flying over the sea in the material world, finally landed on an uninhabited island in the middle of nowhere, mumbling, "Why... why... why... why is that it should be you again that had to make me miserable, Azzy... why... why?" He roared in the end as purple lightning sparks enveloped his body and even his eyes, turning dark violet, destroying everything around himself, "Fine then... Estella, you want me to become the strongest man in the world and I will just do that. I'll make you feel regret for making a bad choice."
"Hmm... that's some willpower, human.." A voice was heard in the surroundings. "I'll help you."
"Who?"