How-not to be an Olympian God!

Alex was sitting with Hermes, and the latter stated, "Your cult has grown immensely in the territories surrounding Olympus, but you are practically still unknown in all of Hellenia."

"I'm building up the foundation for any future expansions, and hopefully, when I get enough Faith Energy, I can travel to all of the expanses of Olympus." Alex was carefree these days, and expanding his realm of influence was no longer a pressing matter.

When he thought of the gains he's already made, he remembered he needed to show something to Hermes.

The other day, he tested the elusive third power 'Incarnation' and was astonished at its effects.

"Hermes, look at this."

With Hermes' attention on him, Alex activated Incarnation.

He diverted all of his Faith Energy from all ponds and concentrated the waterfall onto the purple pond, that represented Hermes.

Suddenly, his appearance began to change.

His frame turned shorter and his eyes became a purple color.

Most surprisingly, a pair of large wings unfolded from his back. Overall, he now looked like a parody version of Hermes.

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"What the- ALEXEI-BOY" Hermes seemed extremely dumbfounded.

However, Alex flew away using his wings.

'Flying is so fun...' Alex looked down on the tiny dot that was Hermes' mansion as he speedily flew.

Incarnation allowed him to temporarily wield a larger portion of the powers of a single god using Faith Energy. The disadvantage was obvious that he could no longer use any other powers.

It was still extremely useful nonetheless, especially if he needed to cast stronger blessings or curses from a single deity.

As he was having fun, Hermes instantly appeared next to him, and his pair of wings was also unfolded.

"You think you're so funny, huh?" Hermes looked mad.

"Hermes, I need to go." Alex looked worried.

When Hermes just came by, he perceived that the blessed piece of paper had some text on it.

It said, "Lord, we have an emergency."

This was a message from Theoserfos, who never used the paper before. It was good that he was currently incarnating Hermes since he could navigate at a much faster speed.

Hermes didn't seem too keen on letting him escape until he saw the look on his face, "You look like you need help."

"I-I'll manage. Thank you, Hermes." Alex didn't want to rely on his friends any longer, and he would try to resolve whatever came his way today on his own.

He flew over the mountains as fast as he could and in a very short time, was able to see Olep.

He observed the city, searching for the church headquarters.

They recently found vacant property on Olep, and Alex commissioned for a small temple to be built on it.

When he saw the building in question, he reduced his altitude and found an empty spot to land on.

Wings would be too conspicuous, so he removed Incarnation, and his appearance returned to normal.

He ran through the streets and was soon in front of his temple. It was small, but it was clean and constructed of pristine white marble.

Alex entered.

The interior was more spacious than the exterior made it seem like and looked like a modern-day church.

There were rows of seats and a path in the middle that led to an altar and a pedestal.

There were currently many small children inside, and Alex presumed they were probably learning how to read and write.

Theoserfos was on the pedestal and seemed to be teaching about letters, but his shaky hands and the sweat traversing down his face didn't escape Alex.

When the man saw him, an expression of relief emerged on his face and he ran towards him, kowtowing and indicating to the other kids to follow suit.

"I came as soon as I got your message, what happened?" Alex asked the man.

"It's.....Lord, can you come with me?" Theoserfos stood up.

"Kids, the lessons are over for today. Don't forget to review and remember what we learned in this lesson." Theoserfos said with a smiling face.

The kids pouted and it seemed like they didn't want to leave just yet, as one of them asked, "Sir, can we stay some more to play with our friends?"

Theoserfos looked reluctant but he said, "Five minutes, no more."

"It seems like they like you," Alex said.

The man sighed and said, "Well, they're kids from the slums, the adults there don't treat them very well. We try our best to make for a good learning environment."

Alex nodded and praised him.

The scholar-turned-priest led him behind the altar, and they went through a door.

Inside, there was a simply decorated room with a bed, a desk, and the 4 typewriters. On the bed, a woman laid down.

When they entered, she anxiously asked, "Is she here?"

Theoserfos shook his head and introduced Alex, "This is Lord Alex."

When the woman heard that, she came in front of him and deeply, "LORD, I beg you. I need your help."

Alex helped the woman up and said, "Start from the beginning."

She started recounting her story.

"The other day, I was making a daily tribute in the Acropolis, when a man approached me. He said he was romantically interested in me. I refused."

"Fortunately, the man didn't insist and left."

"Today, while walking, I saw a group of people gathered around a single woman, and they were all bowing deeply."

"That woman was Hera, as she had the same appearance as all of her statues. She was asking about a blond-haired woman with green eyes."

"Those features are pretty rare around here, and coincidentally, I have the same features."

"I didn't think much of it, but when I went back home, I found her standing right in front of it! So I escaped..."

"LORD, PLEASE HELP ME."

Alex frowned when he heard that Hera was involved.

He didn't know the extent of her strength, but he knew that she was the current Queen of Olympus, and even Aphrodite backed down in front of her.

This was bound to cause problems.

Alex sighed, "You know what?"

'Let's give this a try.' Alex felt his blood rush at the idea.

"I need you to get to sleep first." Alex approved of helping her.

Theoserfos didn't seem too convinced and looked worried.

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In actuality, Alex knew it was bad to risk angering a major goddess over a mortal woman he didn't know, but he was confident in being able to do it.

The woman seemed shocked he actually wanted to help her and nodded.

Alex put her to sleep.

He had to hide her, and Hera would hopefully not get any leads to this place. Theoserfos proposed putting her inside of the altar, where devouts donated money and other tribute to the church.

They went with that idea and just as they finished it, Alex heard a domineering voice, "Anyone here?"