( Meanwhile, Sophia and Perseus )
The last two days felt like two years for the brother and sister duo, while they were stuck inside the Olympian Dungeon.
Having witnessed the true cruelty that their father was capable of, their time in isolation was not bearable at all.
On one hand they lived in constant fear, knowing that they would soon be dragged out of this prison and presented to the Olympian council.... A future which scared the duo to their core.
However, on the other hand, after witnessing the decapitated head of their own mother being brought up-to them, apart from the fear, they also felt some genuine anger towards their father, however, they had nowhere to vent those feelings.
Suspended in the air by heavy chains, unable to move or speak, Sophia and Perseus were left to the mercy of their own minds.
The mix of anger and fear that they felt towards their own fate and their own inability to avenge their mother made every moment an exercise in torment.
Isolated alone, their minds raced with thoughts of vengeance, terror, and despair, as it played out countless scenarios of what awaited them, however, the inability to act on their emotions only heightened their anxiety, as rather than actually experiencing their worst nightmare, it was the psychological build-up towards it that terrified and exhausted them more.
Every creak of the dungeon, every distant footstep, set their hearts pounding with the dread that someone was coming to drag them to their fate of being presented to the mocking Olympian Council, however, nobody did.
Their heart-rates went up and came back down, however, time did not seem to pass, as no matter how long they waited, in the end nobody came to get them.
Such effects were impossible to recreate and hence the theory that an alternative medicine existed, was rejected by Escanor.
"Has he abandoned her then?" Escanor wondered, as he could imagine a future where instead of letting his sister suffer, Rocky took a blade to her neck to end it all, however, judging by his character, Escanor did not think that Rocky had the balls to make that move.
In his evaluation of the boy, Escanor judged him to be a family man and an emotional fool, who was willing to go to any depths to save his sister.
Because if he were not one, he would never take the risk of personally entering the underground prison structure where his sister was held hostage and never risk his own life to save her.
Him going above and beyond his means to save his sister was the undeniable proof that he cared too much for her to let her die, and hence Escanor rejected this theory too, leaving him with only one possible explanation for Rocky not having shown up.
"Shakuni....." Escanor murmured with visible hatred in his voice, as he could feel the vision of the True God fall on his tiny body when he uttered his name.
For a moment, his body got covered in sweat as he could not withstand the great god’s aura, before returning back to normal as Shakuni was forced to avert his gaze due to the laws of the tower.
Of all the gods inside the tower, Escanor hated Shakuni the most.
In his opinion, without that cunning fate manipulator, Olympus would already be the only dominating power within the tower, as without his guidance, Escanor did not take his brother the war god Ravan too seriously on his own.
"So you foil my schemes once again...." Escanor said, letting out a deep sigh as he accepted the fate of his scheme being foiled by Shakuni, as he geared up for the upcoming Olympian Council meeting, without having anything to show for his incompetence.