Dungeon Raider System-Chapter 489: Titanomachia

The group headed towards the Pegasus in a bitter mood, each with their own reasons. Luna was still upset Uriel paid more attention to Medusa who, in turn, was now angry at Jon for causing a ruckus in such an important meeting. Jon was frustrated because Mister Scofield caused him a lot of damage, while Uriel was evidently annoyed by Jon's presence.

"Why did you tell him to come with us?" Uriel asked Medusa right before entering the Pegasus.

"He left me no choice, it was that or staying behind with him. If he causes any more trouble it might become an issue for the world government and we can't afford that kind of pressure."

"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you, nosy brat." Jon scoffed at Uriel, who instead of getting annoyed replied with a smirk.

"That's not what I saw. You had your ass delivered to you by an old librarian."

"That's not true!"

"Do you need me to check him for a concussion?" Luna butted in. She didn't understand why everyone laughed, but it made her feel a bit better nonetheless.

"I don't have a concussion... well, maybe I do, but that's beyond the point. You shouldn't have interrupted our fight, I know you think you know that guy well, but he's not who you think he is."

"Really? Please enlighten me. Please, I encourage you to tell me what kind of person Mister Scofield really is and when you finish wasting both our times make sure the door hits you on the way out."

"I wasn't speaking about that old weasel, I meant that other guy. The pretty boy with the yellow eyes. There's something weird about his trait but I can't put my finger in it. It gives me the creeps and I'm pretty strong." Jon shivered at the memory of Sam's gleaming eyes.

"Uncle Jon, you need to promise you won't cause any more trouble, we're all on the same side in this." Medusa tried to ease Jon's worries, since she assumed what he felt had to be related to Water warlock. She knew the only way to put Jon's suspicions at rest was to tell him the whole truth, but that wasn't her secret to tell.

"I get it now. You're a coward." Uriel said, dropping his previous mocking tone.

"I told you before, I'm not scared of that second grade librarian. It's the other guy that gives me the creeps."

"I know, that's why I said you're a coward. You made an unreasonable demand knowing that Mister Scofield would have none of your crap, just to get your ass kicked and have an excuse not to participate on the offensive." Uriel explained.

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"That's not true!" Jon argued, but then corrected himself while glaring at Seiren who would have called his lie to Medusa anyway. "Fine, you got me. I'm not one to fight a lost battle. This whole offensive thing is a suicide mission. All those fancy suits keep discussing who to send where and how to do this and that, but they're not the ones risking their butts on the field. I'm a hunter, hell!

I'm 'The Hunter', but even I know my limits."

"So, you're a coward and a liar." Uriel nodded.

"Look at you, all grown up. You think that just because you defeated an horror level cryptid you can make fun of a holy rank hunter?" Jon channeled his flux energy to intimidate Uriel, but none of those present were impressed by his behavior. If anything, Medusa felt embarrassed for her uncle's poor behavior and buried her face in her hands.

It wasn't that he lacked power, but making his point was difficult when surrounded by people who had seen worse.

"What if I told you the reason behind that feeling? Would it make a difference?" Uriel directed a sharp gaze to Jon. At first, he just wanted to poke fun at him, but he knew the chances of defeating the titan level cryptid were much better with two holy rank hunters participating instead of one.

"Perhaps, it depends on what you say." Jon had his curiosity piqued.

"Then..." Uriel hesitated before speaking. Telling Jon about Water warlock was extremely dangerous, especially considering how Water warlock already said he was looking for the strongest warrior, but it could also potentially fix all of Uriel's problems.

If given the chance, Water warlock wouldn't hesitate to possess Jon instead of Sam which should cause his friend to return to normal while also providing humanity with the strongest weapon.

Even if he didn't like Jon Hunter, he had to admit to himself that he was the right person for bearing Water warlock's blessing or at least, he was far more deserving than him.

After all, when Jon acquired his trait he didn't hide it from the world and used his power to save countless lives during the arrival while also managing to continue writing books about archaeology, the same books that inspired him to become an archaeologist.

Uriel wanted to think that maybe Mister Scofield could also be a good fit, but deep down he knew that he only thought that because he liked him better.

The only person other than himself that could offer Water warlock the answers he was looking for about his lost civilization was Jon Hunter, which is why Uriel decided to tell him the truth, but there was a nagging feeling on the back of his head that prevented him from speaking and in the end it was Luna who spoke.

"What if I told you I know how to defeat the titan?"

"That would certainly help." Jon replied to the tiny huntress with a very uncharacteristic respect. He knew better than to underestimate her knowledge, in spites of her childish appearance.

"I can't say for sure yet, but I think it's related to water." Luna said and then fell silent, thinking her explanation was more than sufficient.

"Luna, come on, this is very important." Uriel prompted her to speak.

"It's all on the book, but you were too lazy to read it." Luna glared at Uriel with dead eyes. It was the first time someone ever accused him of being lazy, but the worst part was that he knew it was the truth.

"Book? What book?" Jon asked.

"The book about titans..." Luna muttered, annoyed for being forced to state the obvious time and time again.

"There's a literal book about titans and nobody told me about it!?" Jon gasped.

"She means the titanomachia, that greek book about titans, but..."

"I've read it a few times, but I don't think it says how to kill any titans. Besides, even if we call them titans, it doesn't mean they're the same from the titanomachia."

"I know they're not the same, just like vampires are not the same as in the fantasy books. But," Luna spoke as tediously slow as always, but this time no one interrupted her. "I found some of the cryptid's weaknesses by studying the lore related to them. It might be a coincidence, but there's a chance that people from the past knew things we didn't."

"I see, you're proposing that we should try to identify the titan as one of those mentioned in the titanomachia." Jon expected an answer, but this time Luna fell silent. Most people would have assumed she agreed, but Uriel knew better.

"Luna, did you already identify the titan?" He asked, to which Luna replied by nodding her head.

"I did, but, uhm... it's troublesome." Luna nodded her head.

What followed was a race against time to get any and every Greek mythology book they could think of, some of which were in the original language and the only one able to read them was Jon since he was already an accomplished archaeologist when the arrival took place.

Reading mythology wasn't something Uriel enjoyed and he always deemed it as a less important branch of archaeological research, but with Luna by his side he was certain they would be able to unveil the cryptid's weakness.

"Where should we start?" Asked Jon in front of a pile of books as tall as Luna, which in spites of her small stature was still impressive.

"Look for every mention of Oceanus and Tethys. We need to discern whether the cryptid in question is either male or female and that should allow us to know how to defeat it." Luna explained.

"I don't get it, how is that going to be of help? What makes you think there's something helpful in those books?" Medusa asked in an attempt to participate, since she was unable to read with her eyes blindfolded, but even if she could read there was little she could do to help since that wasn't her strong suit.

"It's simple, really. If we manage to identify the titan's name we won't need to get close to it to learn its weakness because in these books, the titans were defeated." Uriel explained.

"Actually, they weren't truly defeated. They simply exiled them to the Tartarus..." Jon began speaking without taking his eyes from the book he was skimming through, but then his own words triggered a sudden realization and the book fell from his hands and he softly let out the following words: "They can't be killed."