Orario, the center of the world, continued partying in celebration of the triumph over Evilus. However, once Shurry had returned from outside the city, there was a new thing to celebrate… Triumph over an ancient evil monster, punishing it for the crimes it had committed against the world, and against the gods for daring to consume one of them for itself. In this vain, the celebration which, while ongoing, had been slowly dying out, strengthened with renewed vigor.
As he and Zald returned to the Hathor familia home, both of them noticed something odd in the front courtyard. There was an oddly pleasant looking carriage, one that both of them knew for a fact, was not used by anyone from Orario.
"It looks like we have some visitors." Zald spoke softly, jumping off Shurry's back.
"Indeed, I can smell them." Shurry said, shaking his body a couple times before returning to humanoid form. "And from the smell of it, the goddess with them is one of the many that crave sex. Seriously, they could do with a little washing up." He sighed, cracking his neck, and stretching to the sky.
"You're so carefree for someone who just beat those idiots to death and back again." Zald chuckled.
"Hey, can you blame me? I had to give them a proper punishment this time. Otherwise Artemis would have demanded their deaths. And as much as I hate them… It's Bell's decision what to do with them now."
"Agreed, they're still good at serving that particular purpose." Zald laughed. "You sure you didn't beat them up so Bell wouldn't get bored hunting them down?"
"I haven't a clue what you could mean by that, Uncle. Why I never thought of that. Though I wonder what they could have been if not for them murdering our family in cold blood."
"We will never know, but that's fine. We do what we can, with what we have. And be thankful for the memories we have." Zeus said, wrapping an arm around both Shurry, and Zald… he was clearly drunk off his rocker, horny, and exhausted.
"Grandpa, can you at least dump a bucket over yourself to wash off? You stick like you've been with 5 women since we left." Shurry said, holding his nose shut.
"Oh, yeah, that nose of yours is pretty strong isn't it. How do you deal with the smell here then?" Zeus pointed to the open orgy area.
"That's over there, this is right next to me. It's two completely different things." Shurry protested.
"Alright, alright, I'll leave you now, but first, how did it go?" Zeus asked, with a curious look.
"Why ask when you know it already? I'm actually tired, that should speak volumes." Shurry said with a small sigh. Then his eyes turned to a sharp glance. "Don't try to hide it either, I know you were watching me earlier."
Zeus patted Shurry's back, laughing as he did. "So I did. You did an excellent job, Shurry." He clammed down, and smirked. "Well alright then, time to get back at it."
Zeus left to join in partaking of the fairer sex once more.
"Well, that sure was something. I'm going to relax now."
"You do that, you've earned it Nephew."
"Thanks, what about you?"
"I think I'll stay outside for a while longer, looks like someone's bringing me a drink now anyway."
"Alright, have fun… and, thanks for coming with me Uncle, I really couldn't have done it without you."
"Eh, all I did was slay some monster… The Behemoth was a bit stronger than this one was." He said gulping his drink down. "Though this Antares guy was a bit more annoying, and I wouldn't have been able to do it without you either, Nephew." He continued, downing the rest of his drink, only for a dancer to fill it up once more. "Now go enjoy your rest, let's enjoy the party. I'd bet you're hungrier than you've ever been before, right?"
Just then Shurry's stomach shifted a bit, and his mouth watered. "You know what uncle, you might just be right about that…" He left Zald alone with the dancer, and headed inside, where his four pups jumped him with giant smiles, and vigorously wagging tales.
"More ale for you, Hero Zald?" The dancer asked with an innocent expression as she made gestures with the small pouring barrel of ale, though it was known she'd sired a few children since she joined the familia… Such a fate was practically unavoidable here, given that Hathor was the goddess of Motherhood.
Some people confused Hathor's motherhood, as marriage, but that's not how things went in Hathor familia. Sure marriages did in fact occur, but it's not like Hathor forced a couple that sired a child together to marry. Hence the freeing atmosphere, yet also filled with respect towards all.
"I'll have some more ale, after seeing just how weak I am, yet how far I've come… I could use something." He said, as the dancer poured his drink, committing to her open desire to bed him that night. "I should drink for myself, and for those I've lost nearly a decade ago now…"
"To Maxim, and all of our fallen heroes." The dancer raised her mug, in cheers.
The two downed their drinks, and disappeared from the party. Shurry noticed the movement, even through his army sized portion of meat, and smirked.
"Looks like Uncle is finally trying it out."
"Zald's always been a bit rough, I'm partially shocked he didn't try anything with Lyca… Perhaps he didn't want to cause any more problems than there already was?" Hera said, sitting next to Bell, while Meteria snacked on her favorite foods, making sure to give a certain blonde haired half spirit girl the stink eye whenever she acted up. "By the way, how'd you like using it, your field, or domain as you might call it?"
"If I can manage to use it against the dragon, I'd be confident in guaranteeing victory. Though, I don't think I should use it, unless I really need to."
"That's for the best."
"Little brother, speaking of the dragon, when will we be going after it?"
"Once we're ready. I want everyone to level up again, and while we're all doing that… The city will be aiding us in making preparations, brewing potions of all types, and forging equipment. It's going to take some time, but once we're done." His face contorted with focused fury. "We will slay that monster.