[megathread] Zeus' Dungeon Party

YANLUOWANG

BARKEEP TO THIS MADNESS

A wincing flinch came upon the body and visage of the young tattooed God of the Underworld as he approached the entrance to the event. The large voice took an escapade throughout the entire vicinity catching Yama off guard. Lowering his guard, he sighed his face growing familiar to its natural rest of unpleasantness. "Oi, Zeus-sama. My apologies for the tardiness. I'll take over the beverage orders from here..." He drew his fist into his abdomen, a glimmer of light shining betwixt his eyes.

"AS IT IS MY DUTY TO PLAGUE THESE HUMANS WITH THE INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE!" His fist rose into the air, a valiant pose bestowing his posture.

Clearing his throat, he carried on to begin making preparations for the incoming flock of adventurers that hadn't already made their way here. Slamming his hands upon the wooden surface, "PART A: BEGIN!" He shouted, as the pun bounced throughout the area. He began slapping mugs full of ale upon the bar, downing one for the job well done so far. Despite doing nothing at all, really.

♚ BERA ♚

 

Ugh. Not another one of these parties!

That being said, Ishtar hadn't exactly been the kind of goddess to avoid parties whenever they were hosted. Using divine privilege or something to that extent, she made it her prerogative to visit any kind of outing where there was potential to meet and greet gods or mortals. It was her thing: search for love in all the wrong places. Naturally, there would be a few drunks here and there willing to spare a moment to entertain Ishtar, but most of the time it was Ishtar herself who became drunk rather easily... and in her case, she wasn't made of the right stuff to hold down her drink. Thus, these occasions usually ended with the poor goddess of love bawling and puking into an alleyway somewhere, upset that her escapades hadn't earned her the true love she so desperately wished for.

This time it was no different. Despite trying to keep herself from indulging in the drink, she meandered closer out of curiosity. There were a number of handsome or beautiful adventurers, and with Zeus at the helm there was bound to be a few famous ones as well. All the better for Ishtar and her Familia if she could recruit them. But what is more persuasive than a few drinks? The brunette thus found herself at the makeshift bar, pulling a number of drinks into her embrace and carrying them off with a sly wink at the godly tender behind the counter.

But alas, in her current form, her strength would leave much to be desired - unlike the chiseled Olympian hauling a keg on his shoulder. The mugs proved to be too much for Ishtar, who fumbled. Delicate balance was needed, and though she had plenty of grace, it did not help her when they inevitably came crashing down upon her. Her robes, now soaked in yellowish ale and the red of grapes, clung to her wet skin. Incredulous at her own failure, she let the mugs fall to the ground, tears welling up at the corner of her eyes.

Bawling yet again, she ran off. Alas, poor Ishtar.

 

Amaterasu had came to the party and wearing her high heel boots. She had came close to Zeus and the others, but she stayed quiet. She just didn't know who was there and she was didn't wanted to disturb the others. For her she was wearing cute clothes and lip gloss along with eyeshadow. She just hidden behind one of the tables and just didn't know how to speak with the others. As she was the sun goddess she can glow bright by herself, but she still hadn't have any adventurer for her familia.

"Hello there Zeus and the others. Nice to see you Zeus king of the gods. On the Greek side of gods, how you do?" Amaterasu said. She just bowed to Zeus as she had felt like she had needed to do. Amaterasu did looked like she was in her late teens for good reasons. Amaterasu didn't know how the others would feel like she was here.

 

YANLUOWANG

BARKEEP TO THIS MADNESS

Yama's visage turned a slight red hue as he received the wink from the elegant Ishtar. He'd shutter through a grunt at a loss for words and curse himself beneath his breath for being so slow to respond.

It was apparent that Zeus had already reached a level of beverage fertility that led him to speak out of term to others. This could only lead Yama to suck his teeth, as he continued to fill more mugs from the kegs. "I had no clue you were such a lightweight, Zeus-sama. Please drink more." He'd gesture another mug his way. "Recruiting is stale at the moment, I'm sure with time it will ferment." He avoided tossing more banter to the direction of Zeus as he was a rather gargantuan being, Yama didn't wish to be a bystander to his belligerent wraith.

In the midst of him pouring the next drink he'd hear the incident happen to his turned back. His shoulders raising with the sound as he could only imagine what happened. Setting the mug in his hand down, he went to aid her. Though, before he could do anything she would run off wailing with embarrassment. He rubbed his forehead, feeling sorry for the young girl. He'd console her some other time, he supposed. Returning back to his post, where Amaterasu stood. Though she'd only come to great Zeus, which figured. He seemed to be the life of the part.

Yama downed a mug, letting out a sigh as he finished before placing the mug upon the wooden surface. Soon these gentle placements would turn into slams followed by slurs toward Zeus, but for now he was just getting started. He smiled to Amaterasu who seemed to be rather shy. Though he wasn't too fond of being called "the others" he'd let it slide for now. "A drink to loosen you up, Amaterasu? Don't be so tense." He slid the beverage her direction, carrying on with his duties as the barkeep.

♚ BERA ♚

 

He was slightly late in getting to the party, but it was for a good reason, he had just solved a situation that was happening at the beginning of the dungeons. Two idiots were fighting over a female supporter, so Naburo had taken it upon himself to hit them both upside the head and then walk away. Having gone back to the room where most of the Zeus familia stayed he had quickly changed and went back down to the place Zeus had designated for the party. This was going to be a long night of nursing Zeus hangover, tending to the female broken hearts, and of course...making sure there weren't any fights.

Taking a deep breath he was about to open the door only to be shocked as...Ishtar had ran out of the party in her...now wet dress. Softly reaching out he whispered to her, "Youre beautiful even when you're a mess Ishtar." With those words he walked away and then entered the party. The double doors that he pushed open seemed to give him a bigger entrance than he wanted but it made him smile. Silently he walked further and further into the room, waving to the people that acknowledged him. His goal was the table that Zeus was at, it was already full but he didn't mind that; he had a lot to do. Taking a deep breath he patted Zeus' shoulder and then went to get a drink. Well he was going to but he then saw Amaterasu, Her body was amazing, he had always thought that but seeing her up close was amazing. Shaking his head of those thoughts he smiled at Amaterasu.

"Evening Amaterasu, it is good to see you here celebrating with us." Naburo then winked at her before walking away. Naburo was now aiming to get her a drink, especially since she was alone. Everyone should have some sort of company with them. Even more so when you were at a party hosted by Zeus. Biting his bottom lip when he spotted Yanlou, he spoke. "get me a drink, actually make it two, one for miss lonely over there and one for myself, please. Well you're already doing that but a drink nonetheless."

 

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Something reeks of chloroform,

Lightning-sama smell this napkin.

Ah, the festive site of people getting slhammered and enjoying one another's company until they are eventually down each other's throats. Yes, what a joyous event. It was open to all, but shouted out to the adventurers, which would of course bring the Gods as well. Although, there was only one God that mattered to Eliah. She sat a fair distance away, foam bathed her top lip as several empty mugs were before her. She licked her lips, her sights set on the only and only Zeus. She yearned for his attention, so much so that she joined in his familia. Though, she need to not be so frontal about it... or not. What's alcohol without courage... or courage without alcohol? Something like that.

The vixens legs felt somewhat wobbly, though she had a general sense of direction with her sense. Though, it was rather obvious that she was feeling a little tiny bit tipsy. At least, that's what she thought. Her face was a bright red hue, saturated from the numerous ales she had ingested. "LIGHTNING-SAMA!" Her words would carry throughout entirety of the party as she attempted to hurl her body at the God, trying to cling herself to his right shoulder, her legs dangling below. She snuggled the sculpted burly arm, her bosoms massaging the steel flesh of the man. "Oh, Lightning-sama, I'm so glad you threw this par--" Her words drew to a halt as she opened her eyes to find Naburo. She glared to his direction, "Are you old enough to drink, Naburo?" She wished to only poke fun, but perhaps he'd take it personally she didn't know. She was in an abrasive state of mind at the moment.

♚ BERA ♚

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The chances that Shian would miss a party was nil, she was the type that would crash into a kid’s birthday party for the sake of grabbing cake. For her to miss one hosted by a mighty god known as Zeus was impossible. Decked out in her party gear, which was just pretty much her common clothes, the teen would be sprinting from place to place with two mugs in hand chugging them all down avoiding a guard whom appeared to be chancing her. She was certainly underage and she may have stolen his drink, but didn’t hesitate anyway. What was life without any risks? Face flushed red; she tipped the beer heavily in her mouth before letting out a hearty laugh and drunken dance teasing the male before jotting away.


“Bwahaha, too slow too slow, can’t catch me- bwuh!” The girl would happen to stumble, pushing against the back of the god of thunder himself, before taking a few steps back and almost falling from it. A cheeky grin was shown in his direction, lifting up and flailing both hands at him before shouting out in a slur, “OLD MAN ZEUS! I d-demand to challenge you to a battle to see who *hic* could down the most drinks.”

@Zeus​

 

There was no way Etsia would ever stop and indulge in Zeus’ antics so early in the morning, right outside of the entrance into the freaking dungeon! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. Etsia mumbled to herself as she tried to cover her face with her bang, hoping to escape the watchful eyes of the so called “King of the Gods”. As she started walking past, nobody stopped her. Not a single soul cared enough to look her way. Putting her hand down as her expression darkened, Etsia was caught in a serious dilemma. She didn’t want the attention or to be pulled into this crazy freaking party. But it really bothered her that the normally pervy Zeus who would leer her way or say some crazy stuff to her was ignoring her completely.

On one hand, she didn’t want his attention because he’s old enough to be her gramps, but bloody hell, being ignored bothered her much more than it should have. Twisting her face into an angry expression, Etsia spun around and marched right up to the gargantuan man to let him have an earful. “Hey Zeus!!” she shouted at Zeus, only to lose out to some random shorty who got to him first and completely snatched the drunken god’s attention away from her. GODDAMIT, THIS ANNOYING LITTLE, GAAAAH!

So Etsia stood in line, arms crossed, mouth crooked to the side, brows furrowed, huffing, waiting for her turn to have a go at the doof.

@Zeus @Shian Amai​

 

Despite having just arrived to the party, the look on the titan’s face could only be described as one that lacked enthusiasm, expressing only a hint of anxiety across his pursed lips. Spacing himself from the crowd, the youthful looking god slowly meandered his way through the festivities in order to announce his presence to a certain persistent nephew. In all honesty, had he not previously been forced to promise Zeus his presence, chances of ever attending were very low.

“Zeus. Yamcakes…”

He’d call out two a couple of recognizable gods (the few whose names he had thankfully remembered) before shuffling over toward the open bar tap of a deity. Hand extended expectantly, he’d eventually accept a mug from the tattooed death god while nodding softly with thanks.

His probing eyes falling on the abysmally distraught Ishtar in all her inebriated glory, he’d shake his head once and sigh while addressing the barkeep. “I heard that mortal women are often sedated with alcohol and bedded without their consent…” A perplexed look crossed his face as he spoke without much censor. “It seems that ale has an opposite effect on her though. Perhaps you should cut her off early to improve her odds?…”

An awkward pause was given as the man’s face flushed a bright red, changing from an expression filled with intrigue at the anomaly to one of immediate regret and embarrassment. “I think that was out of place… sorry.”

@Zeus @Yanluowang​

 

YANLUOWANG

BARKEEP TO THIS MADNESS

Well, it seemed everyone was here to see Zeus. Which made sense, it was his party and all and he had always been the center of the universe it seemed. Nonetheless, Yama wasn't entirely too concerned about it, he was glad that he could be of assistance to the esteemed drunkard. Watching as everyone gallivanted and rejoiced in his presence was considerably refreshing, despite some of the more vigorous attempts by some.

Passing drinks to those that held out their hands, Yama was beginning to break a sweat... So many hands. He'd even out his breathing and keep pushing forward. He had to prove that he was a God worth keep, regardless of the fact that there were many that didn't even know who he was. Hades seemed to be the well known God of the Underworld, while Yama had always picked up after him. Bastard, he always left the pure souls that were misunderstood to him.

His eyes grew as he heard a familiar voice announce his name as Yamcakes. His body would emit a strong cringe, knocking the mug from his hand and to the ground as ale puddled between his feet. Flailing his arms, he'd immediately grab another mug. Pushing dirt over the spilled ale he checked over his shoulder, a red blush crossed beneath his eyes. "Oi, Briar-senpai." He'd wave a hand to, bringing his attention back to the drinks. He could hear the words that he said about Ishtar, it seemed she didn't get much credit for who she was, sad. Though, his shoulders would jerk upward by the topic presented by Briareus.

Turning around he'd place the mug into the hand of the God. "Ah, Briar-senpai. Don't go getting soft after you've said all that!" He smirked, a chuckle protruded from his lips as he drew a hand back and aimed to smack the God's back in jest. "Drink up, Briar-kun." Yama would raise his cup and take a drink as well.

♚ BERA ♚

 

Amaterasu had looked at Yanluowang and she had gave a small genuine smile. She was just wanted to make sure that she had gave him a smile. She saw Braireus and everyone that from every corner of the gods coming together. "Yanluowang. I would like to have a coke I do still look like I'm eighteen." Amaterasu said. She just didn't know what she was going to say to Briareus, but she just thought she would started talking since it was appropriate.

"Hello Briareus, sir how are you today?" Amaterasu said. She had only one member in her familia, but she was happy with that. Nobody was able to take away the one she had found a flickering light in the darkness. "So, um, Braireus how many people are in your familia so far?" Amaterasu asked. She asked this knowing that her familia wasn't big next to the others.

 

A dejected look formed across the titan’s face despite hearing his colleague’s words of reassurance. Given the tattooed god’s visible cringing, Briareus was almost certain he had misspoken. Not completely sold by Yama’s kind attempts, yet another heavy sigh sounded as he weakly nodded and began to take a sip from his mug.

The god was unexpectedly interrupted however after sensing a set of fingers crudely smacking across his back. Startled beyond his wits, the skittish man jolted rather visibly, upsetting the once calm surface of his drink. His ale now splashed across his formerly pristine dress shirt, a dull look of sadness washed over his face. It didn’t last long however. Within moments, a blank look of apathy tided it over, removing any evidence of his previous dissatisfaction.

“I guess I’ll go home to change shirts now…”

With a sharp turn to eject himself from the situation, he'd find himself now obstructed by a strange face. Stopping ever so briefly to respond to Amaterasu, the titan found himself at a loss for her name. “Uhhh………….. hi?” His brain untrained for the situation, a distinct sense of fight or flight kicked in, resulting in a full turn to opposite direction. Several steps later and upon finally realizing that a question had been directed at him, he’d pause yet again, responding with a short answer. “Only one so far…”

And with that? He’d continue bolting off in the wrong direction…towards the dungeon.

@Yanluowang @Amaterasu
Note: Sorry, awkward god is awkward...​

 

While most of the gods and goddesses were gathering and drinking, Naburo's eyes were set on Amatersu mainly. As he had spoken to her and Yan, he noticed one thing; he was just ignored completely. Tsking out loud, Naburo walked away very much "offended" When he left he had grabbed a drink and downed it quickly. If there was one thing he really disliked it was being ignored. Rolling his eyes he walked toward an empty table and sat down on the chair by it. Would this day get better or worse? All he knew was he needed another drink in a bit if he was going to deal with the rest of his familia tonight.

He had then heard that girl's voice. It was a grating voice because she was so attached to Zeus. The some stupoid girl had challenged Zeus to a drinking contest. Taking a deep breath he spoke mainly to himself. "People dont realize that Zeus doesnt like being chased. At, All." With those few words spoken he walked to Yama, thanked him and then grabbed another drink. Seond drink, Naburo normally stopped himself once he got to four though. Rubbing his hair lightly he then looked around some more before spotting Briareus walking into the dungeon. "...damn it." A literal minute later he heard what Eli had said and couldn;'t help but chuckle. Walking toward her, he held his drink out and then in a flash dumped it on her head before giving her a kiss.

The kiss was short and so was him remaining there. As soon as he had kissed her he had immediately left to go track down Bri. A God in the Dungeon was bad, really bad.

 

“ZEEEUUUUUUUUUS!!!!! WE HAAAAAAVE PROBLEEEEEMSSSS!” The normally quiet voice of the low key titan rang out with utter clarity for the first time since his descent from the heavens as he sprinted away from the dungeon’s entrance. Not stopping to look back, a head of silver hair appeared from within the tumultuous clouds of dust as he continued to flee from the yet to be seen unseen terror. Dodging and weaving past the falling rubble while desperately seeking out that oh so familiar face, he continued to cry out in order to warn the others as best as he could. Hopefully the other party goers weren’t as inebriated as Ishtar had been. Their chances of survival were slim if such were the case.

With enough running about, his eyes finally fell upon his nephew, only to grow large with dismay upon seeing the shattered state the old man was in. “Oh god… what have I done?”

In this brief lapse of inattention, the wispy creature had slunk past the titan, overtaking him while darting directly for the exit. It was then that things had gone from bad to worse. As if watching the entire event in slow motion, Briareus looked on with horrified eyes as the monstrosity continued to make a run towards freedom. What should he do? From the looks of it, the adventurers had been caught off guard. Odds of a successful intervention were highly unlikely. If the terror was to be stopped, it would require divine intervention.

But the rules… he had already broken them once today. Would another thoughtlessly made transgression be so easily forgivable? Fear of reprimand froze the deity in place as he watched the scene before him unfold. An unmistakable bolt of lightning thrashed forth, caving in the exit and thus trapping the creature alongside with everyone else. “Zeus… NOOOOOOOO!!!” His voice rang off with despair upon realizing that the consequences of his own wrong doing had fallen upon the one he cherished most.

Note: Continuing from here [x] for those wanting more context.​

 

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$*%&.

Screeching in anger of her blouse being entirely soiled before a small peek on the cheek hit her. She growled, her small fangs glistening in with the light. Releasing the death grasp that she used to cling to Zeus shoulder as her shirt was lifted and tugged clinging upon her body. Placed onto the shoulder of the God himself, her mood one immediately do an about face. Eliah squealed for a half second, her hands flailed with balled fists of excitement and joy. Though her small celebration would soon come to an end as a mug was pressed into her chest, wine splashed upon the edge of the mug as its momentum was shifted sending a small portion onto the blouse of the vixen. Though it wouldn't matter, as it was only a drop compared to the cascade that Naburo down-poured onto her. A smirk drew upon her mouth as she began to drink away at the substance. She glared down at Naburo as Zeus spoke to him. As his words came to an end Eliah would let go of the mug, letting it fall to the ground. "Yeah, Naburo try harder." She'd peel her eyelid down with her finger, speaking with a snarky tone as she stuck her tongue out at the boy.

She'd sit upon the shoulder of Zeus, perky and full of glee as he strutted around conversing with those they passed by. It was great, she couldn't get enough of the moment she was in right now. There wasn't a thing that could ruin it. Then Shian came. Well, there went that. She pouted as he body was lifted from his shoulder and placed back on the ground her arms crossed she'd stomp a foot. Though she was quick to snap out of it before she began to cheer for her friend as well as her Leader, "Go Shian-sama! U--h... Oh! Go Lightning-sama!" She jumped up and down, watching as Zeus lifted the keg before him.

A rumbling blistered its way into the festivities as the Earth rumbled, the culprit would soon make itself present. Eliah's eyes grew large, as her body was pulled into protection. Though her usual goo reaction to being touched by Zeus wouldn't come about her at this time. Nothing would, she was dumbfounded, her exterior trembled as her mind attempted to take in the situation. She stood still watching as everything seemed to crumble around her. She had to snap out of it, she had to do something. She watched as her valiant leader was injured, nothing came to mind. All she did was blink, and even so it didn't happen but maybe twice during the entire episode.

As the Shadow emerged from the dungeon's entrance Eliah came to, shifting her sights to Naburo before looking back to Zeus. "LIGHTNING-SAMAAA!" She'd screech at the top of her lungs in fear for her leader, he was her everything the reason she pushed forward to be stronger. She had to prove that she had a will to be stronger, she had to. As the exit was sealed with his Javelin and Zeus declared the adventurers into battle Eliah looked to Naburo. "Nabu-san!" She shouted, running to his direction. She looked back to Zeus and then to Naburo, "We have to protect Lightning-sama! We have to try harder!" Applying the words that were stated earlier,she urged tears forming beneath her eyes. It was all so sudden.

♚ BERA ♚

== @Naburo Keilz ==
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Having finished the third drink and ignored Eli's glare, Naburo vhuvkled, this was a fun party alright. But then he heard an all too familiar voice “ZEEEUUUUUUUUUS!!!!! WE HAAAAAAVE PROBLEEEEEMSSSS!”. Turning to look toward the voice, his eyes widened when he had spotted not only a massive creature but also Bri. This creature was not supposed to be here! The chaos began, feeling the rooms shake and crack he saw pebbles followed by rocks and then ceiling pieces falling in slow motion, or at least in his view it was slow motion. Reaching into his inner Chienthrope being, Naburo danced around the falling people and boulders. Jumping up a bit he was able to stand on a falling piece of ceiling and then jump to another.

Spotting a falling child, Naburo's eyes zoned in on him and then his legs carried him there by using not only his strength but also his speed. Catching the child; he smiled and then landed on the ground next to a female, putting the child down he spoke softly and reassuringly. "Shh...everything will be fine, The Zeus Familia will take this creature and destroy it!" He yelled out, his voice carrying like Zeus'. Naburo was not pleased, at all. First Bri broke a cardinal rule, then Zeus did by using his powers. This was not supposed to happen. Clenching his fist, Naburo walked toward Eliah, He was bothered by this scene; but someone had to keep the level head in their familia.

Offering his friend a smile as she ran to him and said they had to help Zeus, Naburo shook his head. "Our dear Zeus-sama will be fine Eli. He's the king of the Olympians. If he died from something like this why would we be in his familia." He paused and offered Zeus a respectful nod before speaking out to all the adventurers. "All adventurers. We of the Zeus familia will ensure your safety if you do not wish to fight this creature, but no matter what please do not panic; panic creates chaos, chaos invites disorder and disorder causes death."

Pausing there he breathed, he was shaking...but it wasn't fear that was making him shake, it was...the excitement of facing something so massive, so dangerous. Looking back he stepped in front of everyone and smiled. Yes, he was getting ahead of himself but it was true, The Zeus familia was known to kill the impossible, to achieve the improbable, and make the grandest parties.

Offering Eli another smile, Naburo slowly reached down and drew his swords. As he had drawn them he began instantly walking toward the massive creature, his eyes narrowed, his mind intent on fighting that Shadow and killing it. Walking toward it, he spoke out loud. "We will not let this shadow beast get the best of us, we will not be afraid, we will overcome this trial, and we will live past this day. If you are with me DRAW YOUR WEAPONS, if you are with me let your voices be heard, if you are with me FIGHT ON AND LIVE!"

With him trying to motivate everyone, Naburo then began running toward the creature. He knew many people would be scared, but you had to lead by example, especially as part of Zeus' familia. Eliah...please come. Was what he thought when he had entered after the creature.

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@Zeus @Eliah Tsundora @Etsia Dolores @Shian Amai

 

Etsia could not process the carnage unfolding before her, it was the first time in her life that this 16-year old has ever witnessed something so horrific. As what seemed like the sky began to fall down in slow motion, Etsia stood firmly in her place, frozen from shock. While she just stood in place, watching the mass of people die, a man quickly ran up to her and pushed her out of the way. “What are you doing?!” the brown-skinned man in adventure gear yelled as a massive chunk of marble came crashing down right behind him. “You could have died, y’know? Oy! OY! Snap out of it!” when Etsia didn’t respond he snapped his fingers at her a couple of times before he gave up and took off to help the others.

Etsia simply sat there with a blank expression on her face, completely useless. When she heard Zeus’ god voice, she shot up on her feet in terror. “N-no… nooo… no more” the broken girl winced as beads of tears welled up at the corner of her eyes. Although she knew it was bad, although she knew Zeus and everyone else needed her, she could not withstand the overwhelming stimulation. Ducking into a corner out of view, she threw up everything that’s been churning in her stomach. After she wiped her mouth, she crawled into a tiny space nearby, her long, teal hair fallen over her shadow-shrouded face.