Chapter 47
Pegasus was the name of the horse pulling the carriage that Sedna ushered Zero into . The trip was going to take about three hours and there would be no bathroom breaks in between .
Zero asked why anyone would need a bathroom break and the goddesses paused before remembering that Zero's body didn't quite function the same way like an ordinary human .
Without further ado, they set off with Freya steering the carriage's direction . Zero was amazed that Freya would step up to take control of the reins instead of handing them to a coachman . Gaia explained that although Freya loved shopping and cakes, she was still a goddess of war . The thrill of riding and fighting was in her existence .
While the goddesses chatted and occasionally zoned out, Zero was learning from En and Truen about human etiquette in preparation for his travels . Zero was also finally able to play around with his inventory function and learnt a lot more about the system by chatting with Mii .
The time passed quickly and before they knew it, Freya announced that they were approaching the House of Great Gods . Zero's eyes widened when he saw that they were way above the clouds and the thick fluffy white clouds below swirled endlessly .
"Welcome to the Realm of Gods – Heaven . We are heading straight to the House of Great Gods to meet up with my father and uncle . I'm sure Buddha will be there too since he was invited . "
Zero smiled at En and asked many questions about the strange beings with white wings . En took his time to answer all of Zero's questions and Truen sat there in silence, simply overwhelmed with new information . He'd never been to heaven and the bodyguard briefly wondered if he would end up here if he repaid his sins .
Zero got off the carriage and bade Pegasus goodbye . The horse nuzzled his face gently before flying away . Freya dusted the imaginary dust from her dress and held out her hand to Zero . "Are you ready?"
Zero was excited but nervous at the same time . Nevertheless, he held onto Freya's outstretched hand and tottered along the long flight of stairs .
The House of God was not a house despite its name . It was actually a huge open temple with rows of white pillars holding up a huge white roof . Zero decided to call it the White House since the whole building was white . It had no doors or windows, only rows of pillars along the side of the long temple . They slowly walked up the long flight of stairs that never seemed to end but surprisingly, nobody complained about it . Zero wondered if there was a reason why they were walking up the stairs one by one . He knew that it would be a lot faster by teleporting or flying but none of the goddesses attempted to do so .
In fact, the expressions of the goddesses were so serious that Zero felt it was inappropriate to ask any questions . Silently he followed, holding tightly onto Freya's hands so that he wouldn't trip on a step .
As they walked nearer to the White House, he could see Zeus looking at something that was floating in the air over a white stone table . As they got closer, Zero could see that those floating orbs were actually moving and there was more than one orb .
By now, there were only a few hundred more steps before the reached the White House and Zero felt Freya's grip on his hand tighten . He didn't know why but all the goddesses, even En, had some sadness in their eyes . Sedna looked the saddest and even if Zero didn't know the reason behind their sorrow, he felt the same too .