The group finally found a place to settle down, it was a lone house in the middle of nowhere.
Lykos: Wait...I still can't get this through my head...Okami and Volk are my brothers?
Fidi: Yes Ly.
Lykos: But how? The only thing in common we have is our hair color, and that doesn't even prove anything cause Ale also has brown hair.
Fidi: You all have different mothers, hence your different colored eyes.
Volk: Does that mean you know them?
Fidi looked nervous for a second but nobody noticed.
Fidi: Well...In Okami's case, I never met your mom in person, but Accalia did talk about her a lot. In Volk's case...I saw her once and let me tell you she was in a high place.
Volk: So, she was rich?
Fidi: ...I guess you could say that...
Volk: So then...who was she, and why did both Accalia and her leave me with other people?
Fidi: Ahaha, I didn't get to know her as well. I'm guessing it was for your own good that they sent you to the Zvezda household.
Volk: Hmm...I'm not complaining about the Zvezda household...Caia and her parents were really nice people, but I could at least have an explanation as to why they ditched me there.
Fidi: Accalia didn't really talk about why. I'm guessing he couldn't take care of having to protect Greece from monstra attacks.
Sobaka: Why the hell would you have a kid if you can't dedicate the time to him?
Fidi: Beats me, whenever I wasn't with the group, I always came back home to be with Sky.
Alepou: And so did dad.
Fidi: Yeah, Liontari always went to check up on Ale and Alo. From what I take it, he also left Ly alone.
Alepou: Yeah, that's why we had to start taking care of him.
Lykos: Haha, you're not wrong.
Alepou: Wait, what about Ly's mom?
Fidi: I don't think you'll believe me if I told you.
Sobaka: We've seen a lot of things people wouldn't believe, what makes this one different?
Fidi: Oh trust me, this one is different.
Sobaka: It's not like the kid's a god....right?
Fidi: Close, a demigod, actually.
Sobaka: Excuse me?
The group looked at Lykos surprised.
Lykos: Eh? Me?!
Alepou: Wait, wait, wait....who's his mother?
Fidi: Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis.
Okami: You're telling me Accalia had a child...with a Goddess?!
Fidi: Accalia was...built different.
Volk: Apparently he was...
Lykos: Huh...is that why I like nature.
Fidi: You're probably one hell of a powerhouse.
Lykos: ...yes...
Fidi: You don't know how to use your powers...do you?
Lykos: Listen, I just found out I'm half god. Can't you teach us how to use them? You were very powerful back in your day.
Fidi: I've never taught anyone anything...I can try though...but why would you want to get more powerful?
Okami and Kitsune: Revenge.
The rest of the group pointed at Okami and Kitsune.
Volk: Also, it would probably be good for the future.
Fidi: Okay but...revenge on what?
Sobaka: We're heading to ground zero of whatever caused Russia to be such a cold wasteland and taking down whatever keeps sending montras at us.
Fidi: Wait, are you heading east?
Sobaka: Yep.
Fidi: Huh...that's where I was going.
Skylos: We heard from Aster that you were going that way, why?
Fidi: Something is telling me to go there, I don't know why.
Okami: If that's the case then, we'll accompany you.
Fidi: Then if that's the case, I do have to actually train you.
Volk: Hold on, you said that Okami, Lykos, and I were sons of Accalia but...who actually was he? And what exactly are the 'Protectors of Freedom'?
Fidi grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.
Fidi: He was...a simple man, whenever Greece was in trouble, we were called to help. He was the strongest out of all of us, but he couldn't have helped as much if it wasn't for us. I helped mostly by getting us where we needed to be with my teleporting power.
Sobaka: Wait, you have a teleportation power?
Fidi: Yep...and what you had said earlier was right, everyone else did get here because of my teleportation power.
He took a sip of water.
Fidi: I had marked Okami, Lykos, and Volk with my power so if anything were to happen, I would teleport you all to a place of safety near me. I'm guessing the reason that Volk and Sobaka didn't move from their place was that they were already near me.
Alepou: But what about us? We got moved here, and you didn't mark us.
Fidi: I did in fact mark you and Skylos but not Kitsune and Sobaka. The reason Kitsune got moved here was that she was near Okami at the time.
Okami: So that would be the case for Inu as well...
Fidi: Umm...who?
Kitsune: My brother...
Fidi: Did something happen while you were here?
Lykos: We ran into some monstras, a Valkyrie....and a god.
Fidi: What the hell? How are you all still alive?!
Skylos: Well, not all of us...that's why they mentioned him...
Kitsune: We were probably gonna all die if Thor hadn't left.
Fidi: You all fought Thor?!
Volk: He was trying to toy with us...I did pick up his hammer though.
Fidi: Wait, wait, wait...you're telling me that you're worthy of a god's Telum?
Volk: Somehow, someway, I am.
Fidi: Huh, that's interesting. Back to what you asked though, Accalia and the rest of the Protectors. Although Accalia never did visit you three... he wasn't a bad person, he just... didn't want you involved in whatever we were doing.
Skylos: I mean, you and Liontari visited me and Ale and you didn't get us involved.
Fidi: You're right Sky, but I think he just didn't want to worry you. His job...our job isn't safe.
Lykos: But he didn't have to leave me in that garbage village like that...
Fidi: He knew you were a strong kid, he knew you'd be just fine.
Lykos: Just fine?!
Alepou: oh no.
Lykos: Do you know how I grew up?! No parents, constant abuse by the other kids, having a split personality that's always constantly bothering me cause of it, getting hurt constantly, and almost dying! HOW IS THAT FINE?!
He clenched his fists, his eyes lit up.
Lykos: HE COULD'VE AT LEAST CHECKED UP ON ME!
Lykos had a flashback to the nightmare for a second. He remembered losing control due to anger. He let out a deep breath and moved back.
Sobaka: Seems like you got a lot of pent up anger there...
Lykos: My bad.
Fidi: No, no, it's fine. Let's just all get some rest for today.
The group went to sleep wherever they could in the house. Okami, Lykos, and Volk awoke in that dark room from before.
Okami: This again...
?: Welcome back, Sons of Accalia...
Lykos: You...
?: Allow me to formally introduce myself, I am Ruler of Helheim, you may know me as the Goddess of Death, Hel.
Volk: And what do you want?
Hel: Let me make a deal with you three.
Okami: A deal?!
Volk: Okami, calm down.
Okami: No. YOU GOT MY CLOSEST FRIEND KILLED!
Lykos: Okami! Don't do this again.
Okami: IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE TO MAKE A DEAL! WE'RE ON OUR WAY END YOUR REIGN!
Volk: OKAMI!
Hel revealed herself to them, her pink horns gave off a slight glow.
Hel: Hmph, if that's going to be your attitude then fine, I'll make sure Thor finishes the job this time.
Okami, Volk, and Lykos awoke back at the house. Volk and Lykos both yelled from a distance 'OKAMI!'
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