Unlikely hero

"Alright that was too close for comfort" Adrian said as he gently sat Jason down against a cliff face before checking around him. "Looks like we should be alright for now." Adrian said with a sigh of relief as Jason grumbled under his voice.

"Let me have a look at you." Adrian said as he knelt down in front of Jason and inspected the young man's wounds. "This is not good," Adrian said, concerned before rifling through his pockets.

"I can believe her… for no fucking reason… It doesn't make any sense…" Jason muttered with a look of anger gaining a curious look from Adrian.

"What's wrong?" Adrian asked as he opened one of the bottles and dipped his index and middle finger into the bottle. He dragged his fingers through the contents before pulling them free, coated in a substance resembling grease.

"Luna cracked the shits at me cause I got poisoned." Jason growled as he gave a curious look to the substance that Adrian was rubbing between his hands as he used his magic to hold the bottle.

"Did she know you were poisoned?" Adrian asked as he gently took Jason's arm in his hands and began to apply the substance.

"I don't think so but she didn't even check with he… ow." Jason explained before flinching as Adrian accidentally pressed too hard on one spot.

"Sorry, hey remember what you told me. Maybe she is feeling something similar… or maybe She just sees you as an accessory to be paraded around?." Adrian said, causing Jason to frown and look off to the forest.

"No she isn't like that." Jason said before wincing again as Adrian started on Jason's other arm.

"Are you so sure about that?" Adrian asked. Before Jason could answer, Adrian cut him off. "You have only known her for four years in her thousands of years she has been alive. She is going to outlive you and knows it so why would she get attached to you?." Adrian added.

"But… no she…" Jason started only for Adrian to cut him off again.

"She what? She loves you? Please imagine how many have said that line about her and Celestia." Adrian added not gaining a response from Jason. " Alright anyway so I need you to drink this, it's a strong painkiller and it will render you unconscious." Adrian explained as he offered a vial of blue liquid.

"What ever." Jason muttered as he took the vial, popped the lid off before downing the liquid. As he felt the freezing liquid move down his throat, spreading a wave of relaxation through his body.

The pain in his body slowly numbed until Jason had to focus to actually feel it while the effects of the poison faded into white noise.

"Fuck that is some… potent stuff." Jason said as he slowly began to lose consciousness.

"Yes it is, rest now and when you wake, you will feel better." Adrian explained, gaining a nod from Jason before the man passed out. Once unconscious Adrian gave a sigh of relief before picking Jason up and putting him over his shoulder. "Now for the fun part." Adrian muttered before teleporting away.

(Overlord base.)

"So you understand now why you fucked up Ariana?" A large muscular male Overlord explained as he stood cross armed before Ariana.

"Yes I understand that I fucked up our possible only chance to kill Jason, but honestly it's not my fault… You told me he couldn't use magic while afflicted by the poison and yet he used a barrier, exploded my charging fire blast and teleported away!" Ariana replied with a hiss to the larger Overlord.

"What would Lord Darius say if he were here?" The large Overlord asked as he shook his head.

"I would thank her for not fucking up my plan." Adrian said as he appeared between the pair carrying Jason. The sudden appearance made both Overlords jump back in surprise. "Where can I stick Jason? I have some work to do." Adrian said as the Overlords glanced between each other.

"I don't understand my Lord?." The male Overlord said.

"It's simple Gardon, I intend to do something very specific to this young man in order to break his spirit So I require a place to put him while I get ready." Adrian explained.

"I can show you to the Infirmary my Lord." Ariana offered, gaining a nod from the hooded man.

"Wonderful, lead the way." Adrian said, causing Ariana to nod and begin leading him out of the room and to another on the opposite side of the base.

"My Lord, I am curious as to why you haven't just killed him?" Ariana asked as the pair walked.

"Simple really, I wish to destroy every relationship he has made in this world by filling him with doubt towards those he loves. When I am done, I shall be the only one he can trust and then I shall kill him and watch the look of betrayal wash over him." Adrian explained with a sinister chuckle.

"Oh and how are you going to make him feel doubt?" Ariana asked.

"Simple, I controlled Luna and made her have a random outburst at him. And when she had finished and left him alone, I quickly modified her memory so that she now believes she had put her sick lover to bed and that nothing bad had happened." Adrian explained before taking a breath and continuing. "I now intend to heal him completely so that no scarring of tonight remains and then return him home to his bed only Luna to wake him to check on him, possibly resulting in a harsh backlash from Jason, thus destroying that relationship and damaging the rest of his." Adrian explained as Ariana gave an unsure look.

"Right, so I know I may sound a bit odd but why not just kill him now while you have the chance and get it done and dusted?" She asked, gaming a chuckle from Adrian.

"Oh you fool, where is the fun in that?" He asked her as they reached the Infirmary. "I require some things to prepare so I need some assistance collecting them." Adrian explained as he laid Jason down on a bed.

"Of course my Lord." Ariana replied before the pair left the room, leaving Jason alone.

(Dream realm)

Jason was standing in what appeared to be an endless void in any direction with the occasional swirl of colour. Above him appeared to be a vast display of constellations while beneath him appeared the same. "Okay this is kinda trippy." Jason muttered to himself.

"Yes I guess it would be." Jason heard A deep, gruff somewhat familiar voice say from around him. The voice seemed to echo around him with no visible point of origin.

"And who is this?" Jason asked, concerned as he continued to look around.

"My name is Manus… I am your father's godfather." The voice said as Jason noticed a tanned skinned man had materialised out of the ether. He had bright glowing violet eyes and hair that didn't seem to stay the same colour for more than a couple seconds. "He wished for me to protect you and your siblings from this but unfortunately Darius got to you first, which I apologize for." Manus said as he gave a short bow.

"Darius?" Jason asked confused.

"He is the one using the name of your grandfather Adrian." Manus explained.

"Wait grandfather… I thought Adrian was my dad?" He asked.

"No, he is your dad's dad and the only reason he thinks you are his son was the fact that your father changed his name from Jason to Sean a few centuries before you were born." Manus explained as Jason looked at him shocked.

"A few centuries?" Jason asked while a bit shocked.

"Indeed, your father had the same life span of his mother." Manus explained.

"So there isn't any difference in time between here and my world?" Jason asked.

"No unfortunately." Manus explained with a sad smile.

"Fucking… alright fine. Why did dad call me Jason? Was I meant to be some kind of scapegoat or some shit?" Jason asked, visibly angry as Manus shook his head.

"Far from it… in all honesty he simply forgot about this world, which is why he didn't warn you about it… hell he was waiting until Jamie had reached the age of 21 before telling him that he would age a lot slower but as you know he passed away shortly before then." Manus explained gaining a soft chuckle from Jason. "What?"

"Sorry… just happy those three idiots are still related to me." Jason said with a soft smile. "And I'm also happy that Sean is actually my father and I'm not some famous hero who I am meant to live up to." Jason said with a sad smile as he crossed his arms.

"You seem to be taking this better than I expected." Manus said in a surprised tone.

"Oh I am not taking any of this well, I just get the feeling that this is not the best point in time to have a panic attack involving this information." Jason explained as he looked to Manus.

"You would be correct, you are currently being held within a Overlord Stronghold, surrounded by roughly seventy or more Overlords of varying power. Your power is still restricted, the Overlords have discovered the location of someone who can nullify their ability to possess people. Darius has possessed Luna and Celestia and is trying to destroy your relationships so he can break you and possibly he is intending to to murder your siblings in order to hurt you more." Manus explained to Jason, who was attempting to keep a straight face. This failed as his eye was twitching and a strangled noise came from him.

"Is that all?" Jason forced out.

"No, your lover Celestia is pregnant with someone else's child." Manus added casually while Jason's eye twitched.

"Hold the fuck on! What the fuck?!... no shit focus Jason… but why? Who?" Jason asked before shaking his head and patting his cheeks. "Okay no don't answer that, one step at a fucking time. How soon will the Overlords make a move against my family or the nulifying person?" Jason asked.

"They will attack your family in the next few days while attacking the, as you put it, Nullifying person in a few months." Manus explained.

"Right right… right and I'll need that person to free Luna and Tia… so I'll need to have my power unrestricted in order to break out, then I go free the person who will in turn help Luna and Celestia and then I either kill the Overlords attacking Amelia, Luke and Jamie or I somehow bring them here…" Jason was explaining to himself before trailing off. "...how the fuck am I gonna bring them here? Fuck it, a problem for future Jason." Jason added before he looked to Manus. "Can you remove the restrictions?" Jason asked.

"You sure you want me to? You seem to have just met me." Manus explained.

"You haven't given me a reason to not trust you and I just have a good feeling about you." Jason explained, gaining a nod of approval from Jason. "I can regret it later if I'm wrong, i've got to save my Luna, even if she is pissy with me." Jason added quietly.

"Alright well first I shall wake you up before removing the restrictions on your power." Manus explained as Jason gave a thumbs up. As he did the world around Jason began to collapse.

(Real world)

Jason awoke suddenly and immediately cringed at the surge of burning pain on his arms and chest. "Cuuuuuunt" he growled as he remembered why he was unconscious as he curled up slightly on the bed he was in.

"Are you alright?" Manus asked as he appeared next to Jason, making the man roll his eyes.

"Fucking peachy… any chance you can numb this…" Jason was asking before Manus waved his hand, sending a rippled of translucent purple energy over Jason's skin. As it passed over his skin, the burns, cuts and a majority of the smaller scars fell away like smoke. "... well shit. That works too." Jason said as he sat up and cocked an eyebrow. " Holy shit, you even got rid of that back pain I had from Sword Dance." Jason muttered.

"So are you ready?" Manus asked the distracted man.

"Not really but I don't have a choice." Jason said as he got to his feet. "Let's mess this joint up." Jason said coldly.

Manus nodded as he reached forward and pressed his finger tips against Jason's chest. A faint Amber glow seemed to resonate from them along with some steam as Manus slowly pressed them into Jason's skin. Jason was concerned about this and the fact he couldn't feel what Manus was doing at all. Jason however did feel a surge of discomfort as Manus' entire hand vanished into his chest.

He could feel his heart beating harder as his breathing became difficult. "M-Manus?" Jason crocked out only for the discomfort to vanish as Manus withdrew his hand, clutching a series of silver nails that seemed to be connected with steel webbing. "Holy shit! That was in me?" Jason asked with a mixture of amazement and concern.

"Yea, this was restricting your power." Manus said as he discarded the device.

"Holy fuck… That's crazy" Jason said as he gazed at the device before looking back to Manus. "What now?" Jason asked.

"We must leave before Darius finds out and comes to kill you." Manus said as his hands began to faintly glow.

"Wait." Jason said as he placed his hand onto one of Manus' "I have another idea, this will probably be my best chance to kill him." Jason said as he got to his feet, staggering slightly but catching himself against his new companion.

"That isn't wise Jason, he will most likely kill you as he knows your combat abilities." Manus said as Jason looked to him with a wavering glance. "Let's free you partners from Overlord control and then you can gain in power before facing him once again." Manus explained while looking to Jason, who had looked off to the side and had stared off for a few seconds before looking back at Manus with determination.

He pushed himself off of Manus gently and began striding towards the door. "Jason what are you doing?" Manus asked Jason, causing him to stop as he reached the door.

The man took a deep breath as he placed his hand on the door handle. "And what if they were under his control before I even got here?" Jason asked, gaining a confused look from Manus. "What's to say that they will hold any feeling for me when this is finished and Darius' control is removed?" Jason asked as Manus watched him silently. "I want to try my best to kill him here and now so I don't have to get the only family I have left dragged into this bullshit… I had hoped to be able to return home to them when I thought not much time had passed for them but…" Jason was explaining only to stop briefly to sigh. "I'm going to kill Darius with or without your help Manus." Jason said as he pushed the door open and looked out the door. He saw he was at the end of a short hallway..

"Alright then, here take my hand.” Manus said as he offered his hand to Jason.

“Why?” Jason asked with a raised eyebrow.

“A show of good faith that i am on your side.” Manus said with a comforting smile, causing Jason to nod and take his hand. As their hands locked, two glowing lines arcane text spread up his arm, coiling in opposite directions to each other. The text glowed white hot before fading away, leaving no trace.

“What the hell was that?” Jason asked.

“It will boost your Summoning and dark magic magic, so use it well.” Manus said before he vanished out of sight. Once he had vanished, Jason glanced at his arm before he looked down the hallway at a large wood door.

“Better get this shit over and done with.” Jason said as he placed his palms together and focused his magic. This action caused a white glow to surround him briefly before vanishing. “Hopefully this spell works and they can no longer detect me but gotta move before they investigate me missing.” Jason muttered to himself before he began down the hallway.