Chapter Six - True Purpose

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On the Elysium Fields
Now that the agreement with Athena was cleared up, Berenice's path is clear. Now she did not know exactly what to ask her grandfather but maybe she just wanted to look him in the eyes without having to fight him or kill him like her father did.

Maybe what she really wants is to prove to her father that she is better, like every moment of her life here. She does not even know how long she plans to sit here. She does not even know who Zeus was, what she will face.

For the first time, both she and her aunt, her grandfather's altar is far greater than the altar of any other god in the Underworld. It is like a small temple, with the same kind of marble.
Then, knowing exactly what to do, she stretches out her right hand straight across the altar, takes a deep cleansing breath, and awakens the flame of Olympus which she has now become accustomed to using, in order to accomplish her purpose.
At this moment, however, Athena shows no sign that she wants to participate in this discussion, and rightly so.

When she displays the flame of Olympus, on the altar and directly in front of Berenice there appears and forms, through the power of the flame, a tall male figure forged from the blue flame, and later formed into a spirit, a soulless face.

The man that appears before her is a tall, old but strong and sturdy man, with long white hair and a long white beard and two bright white eyes, no color or circle, just a white light on him while dressed in a white tunic and golden pieces of armor.
This is, apparently, Zeus, her father's father and her grandfather. In her eyes he is clearly the king of the gods, and king of Olympus.
Even after his death he doesn't seem to retain any fear, or disorientation in his eyes. It is as if he never had died, just as his confidence never changed.

Zeus, for the first time coming to his senses, after being imprisoned in this altar, sees the young unknown girl in front or him and, although bewildered, concentrates on his own existence, looking at his hands characteristically and without much surprise.

Zeus:Hmm... I was getting used to this hibernation.

Zeus notices the young unknown girl, with some characteristic blue tattoos on her face and what is left of the flame of Olympus on her fingertips as it fades away.

Zeus:You are the one who wake me up?

Berenice starts talking to her grandfather with her serious and ensured face look and her voice full of courage and without the sweetness she uses when she usually speaks with.

Berenice:Yes.
Zeus:And who are you, exactly?

Berenice hesitates to tell him her true identity, since she knows very well what Zeus will do when he finds out that she is the daughter of Kratos.
As it is, she is already preparing in her hands the golden glow with which she will take out her scythe, her rings and her wings, in case she needs to fight and attack.

Berenice:It won't surprise you if I tell you I'm your granddaughter, right?

Zeus crosses his arms in front of the girl and continues to try to figure out who she is.
He is actually not impressed or surprised to see one of his many, many grandchildren.
If there is one thing that surprises him about the mysterious girl it is the fighting spirit she carries wherever she walks.

Zeus:I have many grandchildren, from many children, mortals and gods. Be more specific.

Berenice closes her eyes and continues her proposal, with as much courage and audacity as she possesses to utter such a thing.

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