Kai approached a fountain with El, and they looked saddened. “He didn’t deserve to die,” Kai said, stopping himself from crying. El smiled, and Kai hit him, pushing him to the side.


    “Why are you smiling!? He was basically your brother! He died to protect us and you''re smiling?” he yelled, angry at El.


    El laughed and told him, “I was able to work something out with Odin. Your grandfather is now in Valhalla. And he’s able to visit the Hawaiian Pantheon whenever he wants.”.


    Kai smiled but he still had a bit of a frown. “


    When we were young, after the war, we visited this exact fountain. We had a bit too many drinks and threw two pure gold coins in there and wished we could have a good life. We both got what we wanted, but I feel like he had a better life. He got you, his wife, his own kids. He’d be proud of you,” El told him, taking out a third gold coin.


    “This isn’t pure gold, or an actual coin of worth. But make a wish,” El gave him the coin.


    Kai was still sad, but he took it. He admired the shine of it. It wasn’t gold but he valued it like an artifact directly from his grandfather. He flipped it into the well, and muttered a sutra to himself.


    “Akamu had one phrase that he loved. The strongest man in the world is one that can come out of the worst situations laughing. And remember you''re not just the Nova of the Buddha, you''re the Nova of all Buddhas,” El finally told him, patting him on the back.


    “They didn’t go to London. That’s where you have to go,” El said.


    Kai summoned his cloud and rode it to London. He landed and found Chance looking outside a bakery. “You’re a Centurion?” Kai said, jumping down.


    Chance laughed and looked at him, “You must be that Prodigy, the one of Buddhas. You currently have the pre Sovereign Buddha, from when he was still an Avatar of Vishnu. At least that’s what Elias told me,” Chance told him, charging Divine Soul.


    Kai ran to palm him with his Dharma, but Chance dodged. He activated his Rhythm and started to fight Kai and was winning. Kai was only able to block, and he palmed him in the chest. Chance wasn’t able to dodge, but the soul expulsion didn’t work.


    “What do you mean about prodigy?” Kai asked, dashing back, dodging Chance’s attack.


    “There are three prodigies. You, Prodigy of Buddhas, that one girl…Prodigy of Gaia, and that one kid that Alaric supposedly killed. The Prodigy of Angra Mainyu,” Chance explained.


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    Chance ran up to Kai and grabbed his face. He threw him into a building, and teleported behind him, grabbing his leg. He started to slam him on the ground again and again. He finally let go of him and kicked him to the side. Kai got up, and he felt his Divine Soul building up, the flames of his power raging.


    Then the words El told him echoed through his mind. He stood up and smiled, thinking about the good memories he had with Akamu. He began to laugh, confusing Chance. Chance heard his laugh echoing through the city, and Kai kept his hand over his eyes. Chance ran up to him and ripped his hand off his eyes, but then he saw Kai’s eyes glowing gold, and an upbeat song played from him.


    “Shit.”.


    Kai was smiling ear to ear, and he jumped at Chance, punching him to the ground. He then grabbed his leg, laughing, and threw him through a couple buildings. Kai pushed himself onto the ground, and jumped towards the buildings, causing the ground to become like a trampoline. He found Chance and dropkicked him into a car.


    Chance was knocked out of his Rhythm immediately. Kai backflipped away and kept laughing.


    “I’m all for a good time but shut up!” Chance yelled, running up to Kai and trying to punch him.


    Kai dodged the punch, and he punched him in the face, throwing him through buildings. Everyone started to watch the fight and saw Kai’s inhuman smile. As if he had no problems in life and was enjoying just breathing.


    “Kid! What’s wrong with you?!” a bystander yelled.


    Kai looked at them and said, “Nothing’s wrong! The only thing that’s wrong is that you''re not smiling!”.


    Chance ran up to Kai and Kai jumped over him and turned the ground into a trampoline-like feeling. He jumped down and punched him with a surge of Dharma. Chance was knocked out immediately. Kai laughed and went out of Rhythm.


    He looked at the bystanders. Among them were Thea, Ajesh, Ethan, El, Amane, and Lysander.


    “Oh, hey guys!” he said.


    They were all surprised, looking at him and his new power.


    “So how were your fights?” Kai asked, before noticing the girl with horns on Ethan’s shoulders.


    “Woah, where’d you get her from?!”.


    “Long story Budai kid,” Ethan told him, rolling his eyes. Kai walked to Chance, but he teleported away. At the Supreme Allies base, all the Centurions were gathered, except Alaric.


    Chance was knocked out. Elias was in front of all of them, with a disappointed look on his face.


    “Sloppy. All of you failed me. You lost to the criminals. I should punish you all,” he said, but then Haru entered the room.


    “All of the Titan Stones have been hooked up to the power allocator at the Supreme Allies Temple. Just in time for Dionysia,”.


    Elias’s expression changed immediately. “Well then that’s perfect!” he said, clasping his hands together.


    “First, we have a party to celebrate Dionysia! We’ll invite everyone in Greece!” Elias told them. They all looked shocked by the sudden change of mood.


    Elias and Haru left and Haru told him, “Since El took the arm, we need him to give us that power. That primordial energy that his Nova hides.”.


    “It’s not time for that. With the power of the Titans, we won’t need it.,” Elias said to him. They walked out and saw Sabrina and Miguel.


    Elias nodded and Miguel asked, “When should we start?”.