Chapter 176: The Gathering of Sons and Daughters. 2012 CE

[New Orleans, Louisiana]

Jeanne was sitting in a small diner with a little girl in front of her, eating pancakes rather quickly. She was reading some files on some kids that lived around the area, as if she was searching for a specific kid.

“He was… lying beside you right? When you pass out?” Jeanne questioned the little girl, Tandy.

Tandy hummed as she chewed on the pancakes. “I think he took my ballet shoes… I left it there…”

“Didn’t you say you’re attracted to him or something?” Jeanne questioned. “Can you feel him now?”

Tandy shook her head, her blonde hair moving along with it. “No, I can’t feel anything…”

Jeanne sighed. “This is not going to work… I need to ask Anna for this…”

“Oh? We’re meeting Auntie Anna again?” Tandy asked curiously.

“Well, there’s no other choice… we’re finding a needle in a haystack if it continues like this…”

“Well okay…” Tandy murmured, finished her pancake, and she wiped her mouth with a tissue. Both of them then stood up, paid for the food, and got out of the diner. As soon as they got out, they could hear the jazzy music of New Orleans across the street, where a cafe opened.

They walked through the pavement, Tandy was holding Jeanne’s arm tightly, to not get separated. “Let’s pick up your mom first in the salon, after that, we’ll fly to Zimera.”

Tandy just hummed, and both of them entered a salon, where Tandy’s mother was enjoying some time alone.

“Melissa, we need to go,” said Jeanne.

“Already?” Melissa said curiously. “Did you find him?”

Jeanne shook her head. “We need to talk to Anna about this.”

“Well okay.” she said, closing her magazine that she was reading. She stood up, and walked towards Tandy, before grabbing her hand tightly.

When they were about to go out, Jeanne’s phone suddenly rang. She was weirded out, because she thought that she had told Cleo not to give her any mission for a while, but now, the mission phone rang.

But, when she saw that it was a different kind of call, she smiled widely. “Finally…”

“What?” Tandy said, trying to look at the phone.

Jeanne looked at the mother and daughter. “Sorry, I think I have to delay the search for a little while.”

“Why?” Tandy said, looking a bit disappointed.

“Father finally called.” said Jeanne, showing the Unseen Ones symbol flashing in her phone to the two. “Something big is happening.”

Jeanne then took out her bag, and gave it to the mother, making her confused. “It’s money, take it as vacation here, just be careful with it.”

Melissa’s eyes widened. “All of it?”

Jeanne hummed. “Passports, ids, even weapons are in there, so be careful.”

“You’re entrusting me with all this?”

“Well, we’re not going to lose track of you.” Jeanne chuckled. “So don’t do anything stupid. I’ll go now, you can find a hotel nearby, maybe even continue the search if you can.”

“Okay, be careful Jeanne.”

Jeanne hummed, she then turned to a small alleyway, before being swallowed by a blue square that suddenly appeared on top of her head.

—

[Oxford University, UK]

A man was currently giving a lecture rather casually in a big classroom inside the university. He was wearing glasses, with a thick book on his hand. He was teaching history to the class, and they were discussing the gods of the Hellenic religion. 

This man was of course Michel de Nostradamus, an apostle of Pluto. He was showing pictures of drawings depicting the gods using his projector that was connected to his laptop.

“So, who can tell me about Hades’s role in the society back then?” He questioned the class. 

A woman then raised her hand, and Michel pointed at her. “Yes, Miss Watson?”

“Hades, meaning ‘the Unseen One’, also called Plouton, meaning ‘The Wealth-Giver’, is the god of the underworld. He rules over the underworld, wealth, and darkness. He is the caretaker of souls, not the reaper of souls, but the caretaker, keeping them from returning to the land of the living.”

“Good,ten points for Gryffindor Miss Watson.” joked Michel, making the other students also laugh. “I am joking, please don’t get offended by it…”

“None taken Professor…” Watson also giggled.

Michel then clicks his mouse, and the slide moves. “Hades is an anomaly… for us modern society. Unlike Christianity, who often depicts the devil as well… evil… Hades is not like that.”

Michel then stood up, walking around the classroom casually. “To the Hellenic society, Hades is seen as a form of natural order, everyone was scared of death, and so they respected him. People rarely talk about him, and he was rarely depicted in murals, hence, the name ‘Unseen One’, because people do not like to stare at death.”

Michel then looked at the students in front of him, and continued. “Unlike Zeus, who is famous for his lust, Hades is the opposite of him. He is kind, nurturing, and a caretaker. As you might’ve heard from the story of Troy, Hades decimated the damned city because they kidnapped his daughter.”

Another student raised his hand.

“Mr. Whitman?” Michel said.

“You said that Hades is the opposite of Zeus, which must mean that he isn’t lustful.” Whitman stated. “And yet he had a human daughter… How does that work professor?”

Michel chuckled. “Well, the term ‘adoption’ isn’t a strange word to gods, Mr. Whitman.” he said, making the whole class chuckle.

Another student raised her hand, it was Watson again.

“Yes, Miss Watson?”

“Is that supposed to happen, professor?” she questioned, pointing at the projector.

Michel turned around, and he saw the symbol of the Unseen Ones flashing at his slides. Michel raised his eyebrow, and then he smiled.

“Alright class, if you know what symbol this is, I will dismiss the class right now.”

A man raised his hand. “Hades’s symbol?”

“Good work Mr. Braddock.” Michel said with a smile. “Alright, class is dismissed, I will see you all tomorrow.”

The entire classroom then quickly got out of the class, Michel quickly tidied up his things, before disappearing from the class entirely.

—

[Roma, Italia]

In the middle of the old city, a woman was being photographed extensively. She had many poses, and she looked like a professional model.

This woman was of course Anna Komnene, one of Pluto’s apostle.

She had lived as a model these past few years, enjoying the luxurious life once again. She had longed for freedom, to be able to do anything she wanted when she was a princess, and now, she had the ability to do just that.

“Miss Anna, show your side profile a little bit more.” said the photographer, and Anna did just that.

The flashes of the camera kept going, photographing Anna with the old city background. But all of a sudden, her assistant came up, whispering something to the photographer.

“Okay Miss Anna, I think that’s it for today.” he said calmly.

Anna was confused. “Why? Is there something wrong?”

Her assistant walked towards her, and showed her phones, the symbol of the Unseen Ones flashing repeatedly.

She smiled at her assistant, who was also a member of the Unseen Ones.

“Very well, thank you for today Mr. Strand.”

Strand quickly packs up his equipment, and Anna and her assistant walk to their transportation, before disappearing altogether.

—

[Tokyo, Shibuya]

A man was speeding through the streets of Shibuya using his decked up car, racing with other cars that was behind him, trying to catch up with him. Suddenly, the police appeared, and they chased the cars, including the man’s car.

This man was of course Sasaki Kojirou, one of Pluto’s apostle.

“Why now?” Kojirou clicked his tongue, and he drifted along a u turn to lose the police. His car was fast, really fast, and he could probably lose the police in about five minutes.

But then, his phone rang.

“What now!” he said, drifting through a turn. He took his phone, and saw the Unseen Ones symbol flashing. He smiled, and quickly turned to a small alleyway. As he entered the alleyway, he along with his car disappeared entirely, making the police confused as hell.