Edited by luvtaread
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With the aid of Hephaestus Jill and Lloyd were able to re-enter Las Vegas. To further aid their attempt to get close to the Goddess they used their powers to alter their appearance. They hoped that by doing this they would be able to get close enough to execute the plan that Lloyd had come up with. It was not the best of plans but it had a high likelihood and seemed their best option.
However, something they had not counted on was that their presence began to immediately counteract the Goddess's. Meaning that as they simply passed through a room the people there returned to normal, leaving an awkward silence in their wake. Not exactly the inconspicuous entrance they had wanted. Still to their surprise they made it to the heart of the orgy and found the Goddess at its center.
"Well, well if it isn't Lloyd, come back for more of a beating?" The Goddess said smiling while sitting on a gold throne that had definitely not been there when he had left. Then spotting Jill she said, "And I see you brought your little friend this time too. Good, I can get rid of you both once and for all."
"I think you'll find that a little more difficult bitch," Jill said surprising everyone, especially Lloyd. "I have a score to settle with you, no one beats up my man and enslaves my friends and gets away with it!"
The goddess smiled and laughed, "Oh Jill, so feisty but oh so wrong. You two think that because that weakling ex-husband of mine helped you and because you have that pitiful essence from those fools that you are a match for me? Believe me I used that puny essence for a long time and you know what I learned about it? It's good for parlor tricks, but it's nothing compared to my real powers."
"So you'll never give them up then?"
"No Lloyd as I said I will never give them up, surrender them, or relinquish them in any way. Not to you, not to her not to anyone, ever." Lloyd smiled to himself hoping that his phone was transmitting clearly to the computers across town. A slight nod from Jill told him they had. Lloyd then turned his attention back to the gloating Goddess.
"Of course I could finish you two right now but there is someone here who wants a little revenge. It's not nice to mess with people's minds against their wills is it Camilla?"
As the master thief emerged with her gang Lloyd knew he was in trouble. Not that he hadn't seen this coming. He knew very well that if things went bad the first thing the Goddess would do would be to free Camilla and her gang. Still facing twenty pissed off women was not something he was looking forward to.
He looked at Jill and they knew what had to be done. They would have to use what powers they had to stop themselves from being pummeled, leaving them open to attack from the Goddess.
Resigned to their fate the fight began. Lloyd and Jill were not the best of fighters, but they could trick the others into helping them. Grabbing a few of the strong bodied, but weak minded women they were able use their helpers to dramatically thin out the crowd. Eventually though the weight of numbers overwhelmed their protection leaving Camilla and several of her best lieutenants.
"Clever of you to hide behind a few of my girls, but you won't find the rest of us as weak-minded, not to mention we're immune to your lust powers now thanks to our Goddess."
"Well there goes that strategy," Lloyd thought. Then looking at the five women he remembered looking into their minds their hopes, dreams, and memories. He thought of one last ditch effort.
"Wait!" he shouted before they closed in on he and Jill. "Is this really what you want? She's the enemy of humanity not us, she's the reason you all are in so much pain, you feel have to rob and steal from others. Trying to fill an emptiness you can't fill with any amount of money."
Looking past the leader he looked at the other four. "Isn't that right Jamie?" He said looking at a raven haired woman to the far left. "Your high school boyfriend cheating on you for some cheer slut? Textbook Goddess." Then looking to her left at a blonde, "and you Hannah your fiancé and that stripper? The same." Lloyd shifted his focus to the far right to a plain looking brunette, "Jenny, you used to be a nice girl before love ran you over and boyfriend after boyfriend after boyfriend left you broken hearted." Finally he looked at the hot Asian girl to Camilla's left, "And finally Tammy, you never had a chance for happiness thanks to this bitch," Lloyd said pointing to the Goddess, she broke up your parents for a little fun one day. She does it all the time ruins families to make herself feel better, to raise a new generation of poor souls who are just as miserable as she is. Granting only a few happiness to allow for her survival," he glared at the Goddess and spit her words back at her, "after all love is a bitter food for her and lust is so sweet." He turned back to face the four women now enraptured in his speech.
"That's what you four and countless others are to her, snacks to feed her sweet tooth, how does that feel, to be used like that ladies? How does it feel to have your lives ruined so your new mistress can get a sugar rush?" Lloyd could feel the hatred toward the Goddess rising in each of them. Finally it broke and the four turned on the Goddess, who promptly knocked them out.
"Nice one Lloyd," the Goddess said, walking up to Camilla, "but I think you'll find this one impossible to corrupt, she's on my side, aren't you?"
"Oh, I know," Lloyd said "Camilla is just like you, she's never met a heart she couldn't crush or manipulate. She's ice cold, but now she's the only one left. What's more the rest of the room has realized what you really are, can you feel it, Goddess? Can you feel the tide shifting on you? Pretty soon we'll have enough power to unseat you and then the power will be up for grabs, all we need is your blood for the spell and we can make it happen." Lloyd saw the greed in Camilla's eyes and gave her a slight push. The master thief turned on the Goddess and seconds later she joined her friends on the floor.
The goddess looked at Lloyd slightly impressed, "Impressive Lloyd you managed to defeat them and still have some power to spare, but I think playtime is over my dear."
Suddenly Jill was lifted off the ground and thrust out a window, Lloyd ran to help her, but she just drifted out further. He stared out the blown out window trying to think of a way out of this but before he could the Goddess said, "I'll spare her if you relinquish your powers that I gave you, do that and I will let her go."
"Don't Lloyd! Forget about me I'll figure out a way." As she said it Hephaestus's words about true love and conquering the Goddess together entered his mind. Only together could they do it besides, he could not let her die.
"Fine, I'll do it. I Eros, relinquish the power that my mother Goddess gave to me, let it go back to where it came from." Lloyd said defeated, the Goddess smiled. Lloyd felt his power drain away and he realized too late his mistake.
"Forget something Lloyd? I forestalled your death, and one thing about my Ex's uncle, he never forgets to collect what he's due, and he's been itching to collect you for sometime. He'll get two for the price of one tonight I think." She said before releasing Jill.
"No! You promised!"
"I only promised to let her go Lloyd, I didn't say she would live. Still she has enough power to survive but she'll be in a coma the rest of her life. Serves her right for meddling in my affairs. Now as for you, you won't get to be that lucky." She said levitating the glass from the window and moving it so it became a hovering cloud between her and Lloyd. "That essence of yours could keep you alive for some time, but I don't want to wait that long so, goodbye Lloyd."
The next few second were a flurry of activity the glass rocketed at Lloyd, but before it reached him a massive white swan flew in and intercepted the missiles. As it did it bowled over Lloyd and he and the bird fell into a tangled heap. Then the bird began to morph into something else, something human.
"Jill," Lloyd said surprisingly strongly considering he too was dying. Jill was not much better, her back littered with wounds from the glass shards. Then suddenly a warmth descended over his body and Jill's. He noticed that they began to glow, he felt his wound heal and watched as the shards of glass exited Jill's body and the wounds healed themselves.
Suddenly the wind from the window blew strongly as a storm seemed to brew overhead, lightening flashed as the very earth seemed to shake. The wind gusted around the room and contents of the bowls were scattered. Amazingly a collection of odd items formed in front of Jill and Lloyd: a peacock feather, an olive, a grape, bread, a cell phone, and oddly enough a note for someone's prescription.
Suddenly a beam of moonlight entered the room and shown on the collection of objects as music filled the air for a brief second before a commotion outside drowned it out. It appeared the National Guard had arrived to restore order to the city. Lloyd smiled as the Goddess looked out the window furiously.
"Ares, you traitor!" She shouted out the street below.
"Ares? How could he be here?"
Lloyd smiled and answered, "they all are I think, we just became the gods of Love my dear and it appears the Olympians are not as dormant as we thought," he pointed to the objects in front of them. "The storm, the tremor, the moonbeam, the music, the National guard, and these items all represent the other eleven Olympians. Thing is, I'm not sure how long we'll have their aid so we better make this quick."
"Speaking of the Olympians, on my way down I got the second buzz, he's ready."
"Good because I have an idea on how to get her to help us, but it'll require doing something rather personal." Lloyd said cautiously.
"Well were not married yet baby and I trust you. Rock her world babe." She said kissing him.
Lloyd smiled and after rising, walked up to the enthralled Goddess who was so focused on the arrival of her former colleagues that she barely noticed Lloyd sneaking behind her. Suddenly she turned and tried to fling him across the room. Lloyd did fly back but he countered enough of the push to make it only a few feet before he stopped himself.
"It seems the cavalry is here Goddess, I think it's time you gave up, my friends and I are here for you."
"Very well," she said, "but one last thing before you get Zeus to banish me to Tartarus or something. If I'm going away I want one last fuck and who better than the new sex god. I've watched you in action boy and I must say I'm impressed. Watching you get those mortals off made me so very hornnny." As she said the last word she dropped the flowing gown she wore to reveal nothing underneath.
"What do you say lover boy, one last fling or are you too whipped?" Without even glancing at Jill, because he already knew the answer, Lloyd used his new magic to remove his clothes and transform the golden throne into a massive bed.
"Ohhh," the Goddess said as he moved in and swept her up and carried her to the bed. He knew that they would have a massive audience as it had been planned that way, he needed her powers at their peak for the plan to work.
