Danmachi IF - What if Alfia survived

Chapter 1- The creation god, the sage, and the tyrant

"Alfia, Its Orario! We arrived at Orario!""I know. you are too noisy, Bell.""You're too energetic, Bell. Please calm down."This is the talk that happened between 3 passengers on a carriage horse.(It's been too long since I last saw that tower)

The woman with gray hair, light blue eyes, and golden eyes, Alfia, looked at the tower that pierced the sky with a nostalgic feeling. "Bell, let me remind you again, I will not help you at all after you come to Orario and never mention my name in front of another person. You got it?""I got it, I got it!""Geez... Artemis, make sure you watch Bell okay, don't let some random girl devour him. They need to get my approval first.""You acted like a mother would, Alfia."Besides Bell, A woman with blue hair and green eyes was laughing.

"Stop it Artemis, how many times did I tell you I'm not his mother.""Yes, Aunt Alfia," Artemis said while giggling."If you weren't a goddess, you would be blown out right now." Said Alfia while sighedBell was looking outside the window all the time with sparkling eyes when the two women were talking with each other...

<Alfia Pov>It's been 1 week since I arrived at Orario.Orario didn't change that much. As usual, this place is noisy.As soon as we arrived, I suggested using the old church as our base. This was once Meteria, my sister's favorite place. Bell successfully registered on the guild and has now tackled the dungeon by himself. It made me worry somewhat. Still, as long as he heeded my warning to not go deeper than floor 5, he should be fine. Though going to the dungeon alone is a foolish thing to do, should I search for someone to help him? Of course, but that would blow my cover. As I walked with my hood in the town, I was approached by a black robe figure.I knew this person.
"Follow me"I nodded without saying anything and followed the black robe figure

We entered a hidden underground passage, thinking it was safe. I spoke"Long time no see, Fels. Still the same bone as ever.""...Alfia, is that you?"Fels, a relic of the past, once the renowned sage that reached immortality, now employed by Uranos to watch over Orario. Back when Zeus and Hera familia still existed, Fels would come and work together with us under the shadow; only the higher-ups knew his existence.
"Do I look like a ghost? Should I blow you out?"
"I saw it myself. You were enveloped by a pillar of flame."

7 years ago, I lost to a bunch of brats and resigned myself to die in the dungeon by jumping into a pillar of fire, hoping to become ash, just like my sister. "I don't know what curse it is, When I awoke, I was lying at a safepoint in the middle floors. From there, I crawled my way out."(From there, I thought I would see Meteria's son one last time before I killed myself for real.)"Unbelievable...We arrived, Ouranos. I brought Alfia here."

"Splendid job, Fels. Long time no see, Alfia. How has Hera and Zeus been?"That's it, my mood was ruined. "Tch, who cares about that stupid geezer. I'll kill him the next time I met him."He was the reason why Bell chose to go to Orario. Leaving a note suddenly and faking his death, even sending a letter in secret to me to not disclose about him. I wonder why Metea choose him instead of Hera thoughI sighed internally.

"How about Hera then?""I never met her since she left Orario."
"I see... Why have you come here after all this time?""My nephew wanted to be an adventurer, thanks to the stupid geezer."Ouranos' eyes widened at my words."I'll say this for now, but don't get any stupid idea to use my nephew for your gain, Ouranos.""I understand. Which familia did this kid join?""I had him joined Artemis familia."
"Artemis? I noticed her presence a few days ago in Orario, so she was together with you?"
"Yes, a few years ago, Hermes came to our place and requested Zeus to save Artemis from a monster named Antares. Had to cough a few drops of blood here and there to kill the monster, separating her from the monster was no easy task either. I'm sure you already heard about this from Hermes anyway."
Ouranos nodded.

"Alfia, what happened to your sickness?" Fels, who had been silent since the beginning, finally spoke"As long as I don't use magic, I can still cling to my life."There's something else that kept me alive all this time, but I choose to not disclose this information yet.

"....Does Metea's kid also have the sickness?" Asked Fels with a slightly hesitant voice "My sister did something when she gave birth, I don't know what it is, but for now, I haven't seen him having any sickness. Who knows if it will manifest later or not.""....I see" Fels then stopped talking after that"Ouranos, since I'm here, tell me everything that has happened to Orario in the 7 years since we were gone."Ouranos nodded and started recounting the major events that happened in Orario.Shortly after the fight, Erebos was sent to heaven by goddess Astrea. Loki familia and Freya familia rose to the top to fill the vacant seat.From then, Orario entered the dark age. With Zeus and Hera familia absent, there's nothing left that can oppress Evilus. Evilus rampaged freely."While Loki familia and Freya familia can suppress them, they can't stop evilus completely, Astrea familia got wiped out in an incident with Evilus familia 5 years ago."I see... Those brats died....Faintly, I remember those faces that challenged me in the final fight. Gale Lion, the sole survivor, rampaged through Orario.(I hoped they would become a hero who could shoulder this age. I didn't expect them to die so fast to Evilus.) As expected, my despair knows no bound.I sighed internally while listening to Ouranos.Even after 7 years, the deepest floor reached by anyone other than us is floor 58 by Loki Familia. Sigh, what are they even doing all this time? Hera would be sad if she listened to this.