Warlock of Oceans: My Poseidon System

"Hey, how do I stop getting his status to pop up in front of me?" I asked, swiping the panel away, and as the man's face contorted into a bit of a smile, he slowly opened his mouth.

"You really are special… fuck… okay… well, it shouldn't pop up so frequently and on its own. We have to do an entire ritual just to see part of his status… yet you can see the entire thing, right?"

"Yeah… is that a problem?"

"It's the exact opposite. This is incredible. You are truly connected to our god… you may be the one to bring peace amongst the war against the dark god worshippers!"

"I refuse."

The man paused as if he couldn't believe my words, going to utter the same things before I quickly shut him down with another,

"I refuse. I refuse to lead a war against people like that. Sure, I'll help, but I refuse to lead such a force. Having that much of a bounty on me would limit what I can do outside of this… cult."

"Hmm… I see… Okay, I understand. That's completely fine with me, as just having you on board is good for us."

The man wasn't as threatening as before now that I joined his side, although I doubt he would be very intent on listening to me. So, I still stayed wary as I got up from the chair.

"Oh shit… where is your exit?"

Clapping twice, he opened a gaping hole behind the pedestal holding the violin of destruction. And as I walked past it, a strange, alluring sense filled my mind, but I refused to give in and continued walking past.

Thankfully the urge disappeared, but it still made me think. Why did I have a connection with this god of theirs? Why was such a thing happening to me? Also, how do I have a connection to this god? Did I do something in my past life… I mean, I caught the attention of Poseidon, so I must've done something right.

…

"Young man, where have you been?" My sister asked just as I returned to my dorm.

I wasn't away for as long as I thought as the bell to end the final period of the day had just ended, allowing me to return to my bed and sleep off the afternoon.

After everything that happened today, I was ready to sleep in… even if it meant missing a class or two the next day.

"Sorry, I was out in the city. I had some fun," I smiled, tossing the already soiled mask into the garbage and pushing past my sister, blocking the open doorway.

Inside was Asger and Petra, with Mari absolutely nowhere to be found. But, I trusted that she was mature and smart enough to make her own decisions, so I took this chance to relax and lay down on my bed.

My sister attempted to scold me, but I blocked out her nagging and fell asleep right in front of her-

SLAP

I was immediately woken up as soon as I had just drifted off to sleep. And, of course, the one who had so rudely woken me up was my sister, who was clearly pissed off.

"Chill out. It won't harm you to let a few things go…." I rubbed my sore red cheek while sitting up slowly. "Also, isn't slapping me going a bit too far."

"Cyrus… you should…"

I looked up at Petra while rubbing my right eye. She looked a bit disturbed, and as I looked around at the adorable white-haired girl, I saw my sister. She was crying.

Tears may have been streaming down her cheeks, but she wasn't sniffling or making any whimpering noises. She was just crying, her face full of disappointment.

"Why are you disappointed in me? You should look after yourself before me-"

"I'm disappointed in myself. I allowed you to turn out like this, and i-it's all my fault…." She now began to whimper.

Asger and Petra looked at each other, unable to say anything, as I sat on the edge of my bed, staring up at my sister with widened eyes.

"That isn't a good reason to be disappointed in yourself-"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"I'm sorry," she apologized, running out of the room. I attempted to reach out and grab her hand, but she quickly tore that option away from me while slamming the door in my face.

"Seal… you're a bad brother."

"..."

Creeeeeeeeek

The door opened back up very, very slowly. It was so slow, in fact, that it allowed me to formulate a loose apology, but to no surprise, it wasn't my sister.

"Was she crying cause of you?" Mari asked, pushing past me and handing Petra a bag of candy.

Asger also received one as well while hiding the spare one behind her back. Clearly, she didn't want to give it to me for now, allowing me to sit in my guilt for a quick minute.

"She loves you. I hope you know that… unlike us, she's your real family, and you can't deny that. I mean, I don't know much about your past, but just because you resent your family, doesn't mean all of them are bad."

My eyes shot towards Mari, my lips quickly cracking open. I attempted to speak, but no words came out.

"You're kind to us. Why not be kind to her as well… or are you really that petty?"

"*sigh*... Okay, I'll apologize to her. Is that what you want?"

"You don't understand what I'm saying… You'll figure it out, genius…."

As Mari climbed up onto her top bunk, she lay flat, attempting to take a nap in this room filled to the brim with tension.

"Not until I get my revenge. Once my family dies, then I'll forgive her," I muttered under my breath, storming out of my room.

I immediately exited the dorms and stormed out of campus, returning back to the same building where I had been sucked into that stone brick labyrinth.

"I need manpower. I can't kill them just by myself… I'm pitiful as of now, but if I can just- wait… oh… that's a good idea."

[You have received a new Side Quest]