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Chapter 383 Gained a Goddess

At this moment, Athena was completely unaware of Azer's strange behavior.

Although she is the goddess of wisdom, since she has become a god of disobedience, she is naturally dominated by the madness of her heretical nature. As a result, her nature in this manifestation is more inclined towards the aspect of the goddess of victory. That is, she seems to be a brainy person, but in reality, she is a true warrior.

This can be seen from the fact that Athena, despite witnessing Azer's overwhelming victory in his battles against two great gods, still chose to appear openly and honestly.

Not to mention, Athena was still immersed in the excitement of returning to her original form, which reduced her observation skills considerably, and she failed to think carefully about the strangeness of it all.

When Athena finished being excited, Aize was still just smiling at her, which made her suppress her expression.

"It's quite touching that you've kept this long," Athena said meaningfully. "You were deliberately waiting for me to return to my original Triune state, weren't you?"

"Now that you see my figure, is your warrior side starting to stir?"

Clearly, Athena had misunderstood.

They misunderstood that Azer was deliberately giving up the Gorgon Stone so that she could regain her full strength and challenge him again.

She is both the goddess of victory and a guide in mythology who constantly blesses heroes and warriors and gives them guidance. Therefore, she knows very well how arrogant these powerful warriors are and what kind of beliefs they hold when they fight.

"What do you say?"

Aize wasn't in a hurry. As if flirting with Athena, he asked back with great interest.

“There’s no need to deny it. You can’t hide the fact that you’re a god-slayer from me.” Athena said confidently, “Since you’re a god-slayer, you can’t possibly not be looking forward to fighting us.”

"Since he is a god-slayer, it is impossible for him not to want to kill gods."

"I am the Queen of Darkness, a descendant of Mother Earth. For you, who have obtained the strongest steel, I am undoubtedly the best prey."

As she spoke, Athena raised her hand, and a jet-black scythe appeared in her hand.

It was a scythe filled with the aura of death, as black as a bottomless swamp.

The sickle absorbs light and the life force in the atmosphere; it is a scythe of death.

Anyone touched by this scythe of death will instantly lose their life from the aura of death emanating from it.

Holding this scythe of death, Athena proclaimed loudly.

Do you think I would be afraid?

"Even if I face the strongest steel, I will never back down!"

"Although you are not one of those hateful Steel Heroes, since you have mastered the strongest steel and are a god of death, you are naturally my enemy!"

"For my first battle after reverting to my triune queen form, you are the most suitable opponent!"

Even knowing that the god-slayer before her possessed a divine sword and artifacts that could restrain her, Athena remained fearless.

In fact, her fighting spirit was ignited, and her gaze towards Aize was intense, as if she truly regarded him as a nemesis she had to defeat, and she was fully engaged in battle.

If Azer hadn't obtained the Gorgon Stone, he might have been more interested in this battle.

Unfortunately, Athena is no longer qualified to fight him.

Do not……

It should be said that Athena no longer needs to fight him.

Under Athena's intense gaze, Aize walked towards her without any precautions.

Athena's eyes suddenly narrowed into snake-like pupils, forming a dangerous arc.

She could tell that the god-slayer in front of her was genuinely approaching her without any defenses, and wasn't just pretending.

His body was completely relaxed, and not a single trace of his magical power was leaked out. Even his steps were like taking a leisurely stroll, without any sense of defense whatsoever.

Is this... underestimating oneself?
The light in Athena's eyes became more dangerous, causing the aura of death to leak out like black miasma.

At this moment, the area around Athena had completely transformed into a dark realm, even becoming the environment of the underworld.

This is a forbidden zone for the living, a place where the dead roam freely.

Even a god-slayer would be greatly affected if he stepped into such a zone.

However, Aize stepped inside, ignoring the miasma formed by the aura of death thanks to his amazing resistance to cursed power.

"Shh!"

Athena didn't seem to intend to use the aura of the underworld to deal with Azer. As soon as Azer stepped into her territory, she immediately raised the Scythe of Death, cut through the miasma, and fiercely chopped at Azer's head.

However, just as the blade of the Death Scythe was about to touch Azer's head, Athena froze, unable to move.

"------!"

Athena's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and she instinctively began to struggle desperately.

However, her struggles were completely futile. Even when she mobilized all her magical power, she was still unable to move.

Under these circumstances, Aize went straight to Athena.

Immediately, he reached out and touched Athena's delicate and beautiful face.

"...What did you do to me?"

Athena completely lost control of her body when Aize, who was standing right next to her, cupped her face in his hands, and she immediately glared at him angrily.

"What do you think?" Aize said in his usual flirtatious tone, gently stroking the immobile Athena's cheek while saying with a half-smile, "Goddess of Wisdom, huh? Haven't you ever considered why I so easily took out the Gorgon Stone?"

One sentence made Athena understand everything at once. "You tampered with my 'serpent'?"

Athena's expression turned very unpleasant.

It wasn't that she hadn't thought of this; rather, her long-cherished wish was right before her eyes, and she instinctively wanted to return to the state of the Trinity. Therefore, she subconsciously summoned the "snake" that was almost within reach.

Now it seems that this point was taken advantage of by the god-slayer in front of us.

"Who made the Gorgon Stone, while being your lost aspect, also an ancient divine artifact?" Aize said with a smile. "If you witnessed my conversation with Guinevere, you would have heard this, wouldn't you?"

"Any weapon that falls into my hands, even a divine sword formed from the combined weapons of the gods in the heavens, will be completely under my control."

“Of course, that includes the Gorgon Stone as well.”

Azer's authority covers not only weapons, but also armor and items.

As it happens, the Gorgon Stone, being a divine artifact, falls within the scope of Azer's authority.

Therefore, when Erica handed the Gorgon Stone to him, Azer had already activated its authority and recognized it as his master.

That is to say...

"That's no longer your 'snake,' but my 'snake.'"

"But this ancient 'serpent' is indeed one aspect of you, one of your lost divine qualities, an avatar."

"Therefore, you can still absorb the existence of the 'Snake' and return to your triune form."

At this point, Aize's smile became somewhat intriguing.

"Once you absorb the existence of the 'snake' and completely merge with it, you will replace it and become the object under my control."

If anyone could see inside Athena's body, they would find that when the Gorgon Stone merged with her, gold-plated patterns originated from the Gorgon Stone that had merged into her body and spread out throughout Athena's entire body.

As Athena regained her Triune form, these gold-plated patterns were completely integrated into her body.

Through the Gorgon Stone, which had already recognized its master, Azer indirectly recognized Athena as its master, absorbing the Gorgon Stone and merging with it.

This is a special case, a special case that is very difficult to reproduce.

If the Gorgon Stone did not symbolize Medusa, then Athena would not have merged with it.

If Athena were not one of the Trinity, with Medusa as one of her aspects, she would not have been able to fuse with the Gorgon Stone so completely.

It can be said that the Gorgon Stone is a part of Athena, and Athena is the prototype of the Gorgon Stone.

Only with such a connection and such a relationship can the two become completely one, achieving the result of being recognized as the master by Aize in a disguised way.

"So, from the moment you returned to your Trinity form, you were essentially my Gorgon Stone, my divine artifact, my exclusive weapon."

Azer's control over his weapon is absolute, and even the gods cannot defy it.

"...Despicable means."

After realizing what had happened to her, Athena said these words through gritted teeth.

Aize simply replied with one sentence.

"Isn't it bad to just steal other people's things and swallow them whole without explanation?"

As he spoke, Aize played with Athena's delicate, pretty face.

"From now on, you will be one of my personal armors, and you will belong to me, Goddess."

Seeing Athena glaring at him with gritted teeth, Aize felt as if he were seeing Rias, whom he had subdued back then, and his smile gradually widened.

The next second, he lowered his head, leaned in, and stole the lips of the most beautiful goddess in Greek mythology.

"Well!?"

Athena tensed up, and her pupils trembled violently.

That reaction seemed somewhat different from Rias's back then.

By the time Aize had fully savored the goddess's flavor, the queen who had once ruled over everything was still glaring at him.

Aize smiled, released Athena's lips, and then released her cheek.

"Om..."

The aura of death surrounding Athena immediately contracted, completely enveloping her.

Before long, Athena transformed into an ancient stone badge and flew into Azer's hand.

Upon closer inspection, the front of the stone badge has been transformed into the head of a goddess holding a scythe of death, while the back features a Gorgon.

"Should I continue to call you the Stone of Gorgon, or the Stone of Athena?"

Aize thought for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"It's all you anyway, so it doesn't matter."

Azer then put away the Gorgon Stone and turned to leave in high spirits.

No one knew that, in the very end, Aize actually gained a goddess.

(End of this chapter)