"So what does the pendant actually do?" Zeke questioned once Amon was done explaining the entire scene.

"I don't exactly know that, but the vibes given by it were enough to send chills down my spine and I wasn't even using my own projection to see it. I was watching it by tuning in to another sin's projection." Amon explained.

[ Jason, ask him for the exact details about the pendant.. ] Hestia murmured inside Jason's head.

"Amon, tell me the exact details of the pendant and whether anything about it stood out from the ordinary." Jason relied on.

Amon told him about the exact specifications on the pendant, making Hestia sigh.

[ We might just have to face a tyrant now. If the pendant is what I think it is, we are going to have a full scale major war. You should make this clear to all of them. ]

Jason shared her words with the group, turning their expressions grim. Risa and Amon exchanged a glance before touching the fingertips of their right index finger.

The moment they did that, a magic circle expanded on the floor. With a coordinated snap of their fingers, the six of them vanished from the underground room and directly appeared outside the Syrward family manor.

"That was the escape plan we had. This was a preplanned skill that could be used only after long intervals." Risa explained. "Let's go inside. I am sure there is going to be a lot of things that we need to discuss."

***

Two hours later, Jason was sitting outside the house with a tired expression on his face. The major heads of all families had gathered together to discuss what they were going to do in the future.

Jason, Amber and Zeke had been invited to the conversation as well but Jason had decided to leave.

It was getting quite boring for him so he decided to come outside to get some fresh air.historical

'Hestia, what makes the pendant so powerful?'

[ It is a soul pendant that could be used to store the majority of a person's soul. The thing about mortal souls is that once they are torn away or destroyed, they can't heal on their own.

Immortal souls on the other hand can regenerate themselves over the course of numerous years. So if a immortal stored his or her soul inside the pendant, it could be conserved for a long time. ]

'Even if they die?'

[ Yes, even if they are completely destroyed and removed from existence. As long as someone touches the pendant and awakens their soul, they will be able to live again. But if the immortal uses the pendant after a long time, their power will be doubled.

All of the soul power stored inside the pendant would be converted into soul energy that will power the immortal's soul, body and divinity. If Galirius and Julian really found a pendant like that, their power is going to be multiplied by twice. ]

'That's..'

Jason couldn't think of the numerous dangers this created. This meant that even if they manage to defeat Galirius and Julian, the god would always be able to regenerate.

[ It doesn't exactly work like that. Souls are complicated. Even if he enters a new body after being killed, he won't have his memories or divinity. Only upon reclaiming his divinity can Galirius remember things from the past as well as most of his power. ]

[ The problem is that divinities, especially original ones, are 2 impossible to destroy. Plus the person using the soul pendant will retain a certain set of their memories. Isn't that right, Hestia? ] The system asked.

[ Exactly. When I woke up in Animolis, there were only a few things that I remembered. A soul pendant, or rather, the red stone embedded in it can only be used once. It will be destroyed once the soul inside is retrieved. ]

'Can't Galirius get another soul pendant or whatever that stone is called?'

[ To obtain a soul, you need the voluntary sacrifice of your closest friend, a clean death of your worst enemy and the tears of your supposed soulmate. ] Hestia murmured. [ One can only get all three of these once in a lifetime.. ]

'You had to get all three of them?' Jason asked in a low tone.

If Hestia really had created a soul stone, then it meant that she would have gone through a lot of troubles and heartbreaks.

[ No, that wasn't mine. I simply stole it from someone on the enemy team during the way at last the moment. Creating one isn't easy for anyone, be it god or mortal. ]

'That's true.'

Jason stood up from his spot under the tree and looked at the sinking sun. He didn't know how much time he had on his hand but one thing was for sure.

He would soon be fighting in a major war.

***

In the demon continent's capital..

"So they managed to escape?" Lucius asked with a grim expression.

The demon king was currently standing in the middle of the throne room and was talking with the sins.

"The moment we reached there, we sensed a whole lot of divine energy coming out from the center of the town. It was as if a god had literally descended into the body of their follower." Juliana escaped.

Normally, gods could only take control over their followers' bodies by paying a small price. But to directly take control over a body alongside their divine powers, a god would have to pay a major price.

"No, it wasn't a god descending down into this world. I am afraid that Julian and his patron have finally founded the soul stone talked about in the myths." Lucius muttered.

"Then what exactly are we supposed to do against that?" Diana asked.

"We will have to start evacuation just like we planned during emergencies. I won't be surprised of Julian starts a war in less than six months." Xavier suggested.

Whenever the sin of sloth spoke in sentences, everyone knew that shit was about to go down.

Before Lucius could confirm Xavier's idea, Hecate suddenly materialized inside the room.

"Guys, Nero is finally awake, and he wants to talk. I think you might want to hear what he has to say about the family relations of Julian. We might just be able to get some inside help."