Ball of Nothing

Chapter 18


Chapter 18

After the warm tingly sensation left, I opened my eyes again . Hold it right there! When did I have them close? Also, what is this coldness I feel?
"What's going on?"
. . .
What's this? Is that . . . my voice?
I have a voice? What?!
Looking up in confusion, I saw only the grinning faces of each God . Freya was the first to hand me a large shell that reflected light .
"Great One, please look at your reflection and let us know if the avatar is to your liking . We can change it if you are displeased . "
Avatar? I looked at the shell and something stared back at me . It was a human boy! What was a human doing here? Also, the coldness was explained for . We were in one of the deepest parts of this sea . Looking at Zeus suddenly made me feel cold . In fact, looking at the all the Gods made me feel cold . Many of them didn't wear much .
Whatever . They can choose what they wear . On the other hand, I wanted to check out my new body . Finally, a body that I could control! It felt slightly odd at first as it was very hard to control my movements . After dropping the shell twice, Gaia took the hint and poured some of her powers in this new body . That slight discomfort immediately disappeared .
With a grateful nod, I turned my attention back to the shell and frowned . Apart from Freya who was known to be a beauty, none of the other Gods or Goddess looked remotely human . I didn't know if humans normally looked so fanciful but I wanted something more normal to blend in with them .
The boyish face staring right back at me in the reflection had sharp features, bright blue eyes and golden hair that attracted too much attention . Being a boy was fine . Being a boy that attracted weird attention was not .
"I want a more ordinary look . This is too outstanding . Anybody would see me in the dark with this golden hair . "
Zeus chuckled and Freya pouted . "But this is a beautiful form that many would kill for . It's perfect!"
I shook my head . I didn't want to be perfect, I wanted to be normal .
"Let me try," Hades said and stepped forward .
In a flash, the appearance transformed once more . I looked in the reflection and noted that apart from my gender, everything was completely different . Although I was still a young boy, my eyes reflected age, my skin was tan, my eyes and hair were now black like the void . They matched with his hooded cloak perfectly .
It didn't look as flashy as before but it definitely screamed 'suspicious' . However, that wasn't something normal either . Frowning, I tried to style the hair downwards hoping it would be better but it only made things worse .
"Hahaha! Was that meant to be normal? Great One, please allow me to try . My brother hasn't seen living humans for years but I have . "
"I guess it's worth the try, please do . "
Never in my existence have I been more wrong . Zeus' sense of normal was atrocious . No, nothing was wrong with admiring a perfectly sculpted body . However, giving a young boy the body of a well-trained fighter was simply ridiculous . Not only did it stick out like a sore thumb, this simply lacked common knowledge .
"Friend, most humans do not have the discipline to maintain those muscles . Many live humbly and enjoy the simplicity of life . Great One, if I may, I would like to attempt to create an avatar suitable for your cause . "
"Stiff as usual," the gigantic God grumbled but stepped aside anyway .
I nodded and allowed Buddha to work his magic and waited for the change to happen . Once the tingling stopped, I opened my eyes and was pleasantly surprised . It was an image I was pleased with .
This boy was around twelve years in human age, a little on the short side . He had light brown hair and hazel eyes . Everything else was generic such as developed muscles but not bulky like Zeus' avatar . He appeared intelligent yet mild tempered, unlike the ferocity that Hades' avatar displayed .
I liked this avatar very much . It synced perfectly with what I wanted and I gave Buddha a thankful smile . From behind him, Isis swooned . As to the reason behind her actions? I don't know .
"It's perfect! Thank you, Buddha!"
The serene God smiled and nodded before taking his place behind a very nervous looking Sedna . Gaia was standing in front of Sedna and after whispering something, Sedna took a step forward with resolve in her eyes, stirring up nervousness in me . What is it this time?