( Perseus''s POV )


    When Perseus finally woke up from his slumber after being knocked out cold, two days had already passed.


    "So you have finally awoken….. brother" A voice entered his ears, as his hatred towards that voice was what jolted him awake.


    *CLANG*


    As he regained his senses and looked around, he realized he was inside a dungeon cell, bound by chains on all limbs.


    Memories of the war against the Elites then shed through his mind, as a cold sweat formed on his forehead.


    "We are…." He began to speak, hoping that it was the Elites that had captured him, however, Sophia cut off his hope before he could evenplete his sentence.


    "Yes, We are being held captive by father–" she said, as Perseus started to feel weak at his knees, as his entire body began to tremble.


    "You have messed up big-time brother. Father is extremely mad at you.


    I don''t know whether you being knocked out cold when he first saw you is the reason behind why you are still alive or is it the reason behind why you will be tortured even more than usual" Sophia said, as she seemed to have epted her fate in the past two days while Perseus was still out cold.


    As Perseus tilted his head, he saw Sophia being pitifully tied inside the same prison cell as him, with all four of her limbs also being chained together.


    For a moment, his anger towards his sister red as per his usual habit, however, as he noticed her swollen lips and bruised face, somehow his brotherly instincts took over and his anger towards her deted.


    "Did they hit you?" He asked, sounding concerned as although he was scared for his own life, he tried to mask it as best as he could.


    "Why do you care if they hit me or not?" Sophia snapped back, as after the betrayal that Rocky gave her, she no longer trusted anyone.


    "I don''t care. I''m just asking because if they are going to do the same to me, I can be mentally prepared for it–" Perseus replied, as Sophia turned silent listening to his reply for a while.


    "Yes…. Father hit me. I think he is also hitting mother. I have never seen such a pathetic man in my life ever before.


    He is hurting mom!


    She is his wife, but he is ming her for our failures" Sophia replied, as her voice began to crack and tears started rolling down her cheeks.


    "What? Father is hitting mother?" Perseus asked, sounding surprised as even he had never expected his father to act this way.


    Ever since they were small, Perseus had always known that their father was not emotionally attached to them.


    Although they were his children, he did not love them like other parents did, and instead, saw them as toys he was raising for his own entertainment.


    However, despite being emotionally detached to his family, he was a ss act who treated their mother with utmost respect and care.


    He bought her whatever she wished for and ensured she led a good and healthy life, which was why his abusive behavior now came as such a shock to Perseus.


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    "How bad are mother''s injuries?" Perseus asked Sophia, when suddenly the heavy metal prison door of the prison opened and their father walked inside the cell.


    *Creek*


    As Perseus looked into the eyes of his godly father, he could feel his control over his dder slipping as he almost peed himself.


    However, using all his remaining willpower, he ensured that the leakage was not more than a couple drops, as he red right back into his father''s eyes.


    "So…. It seems that the sleeping beauty has finally awakened—" Escanor said, smiling brightly as he seemed to be extremely happy that Perseus had finally awakened.


    "Since when have you fallen as low as to hit women father? Using fists on your own daughter and wife? That''s low…." Perseus said, as he stood up for his mother and Sophia against his father.


    In response to this taunt, Perseus expected Escanor to beat the snot out of him, as he braced for impact, however, to his shock Escanor simply chuckled at thement.


    "You are right... It was undignified of me to hit your mother. However, I felt extremely nauseous when I looked at her face and couldn''t help myself.


    You see, boy, it''s not your failure that irks me, but rather the thought of how you, despite being my flesh and blood, are so ipetent that does.


    At your age, I had single handedly won Floor21 for Olympus without the help of any army.


    Yet you lost it. And lost it quite spectacrly too.


    Initially, I was okay with your failure, however, then I began to think about it some more... and the more I thought about it, the more I felt like perhaps it''s not me who is at fault here, but it is your mother who is.


    She must be the one you get your imperfections and tendencies for failure from, because I''m simply perfect.


    However, her imperfection….. those sadden me quite a lot." Escanor said, as Perseus felt goosebumps run down his spine listening to his father''s narcissistic words.


    "But worry not…. For I have removed all her imperfections.


    You see, I loved your mother a lot…. She was the most gorgeous mortal I had ever came across and I had a soft corner for her in my heart.


    Lately, I found that soft corner hardening whenever I nced at her face and hence I decided that instead of letting that soft corner inside me die.


    It''s better that I cherish the memory of her perfection forever instead" Escanor said, as he pped his palms twice, to signal to his servants to bring in the object.


    *p*


    *p*


    Upon his signal, his underlings brought in a covered steel te to the prison cell, however, before they even revealed what was inside, both Perseus and Sophia already got a premonition as to what it could be.


    "NOOOO—" Sophia shrieked, while Perseus felt his eyes drop open, as he kept deluding himself that nobody could be this heartless of a monster.


    However, as the servant revealed the decapitated head of their mother within, Perseus felt his worst fearse true, as it was today that he realized just how heartless of a bastard their father really was.