"The Olympus pantheon had little dealings with the Babylonian pantheon, so I don't know much about Nabu's background. I only know that he isn't dead and is still active on Earth," Hera said in a low voice.
"Active on Earth?!" Dick repeated, raising his voice in surprise.
Hera nodded. "I have no intention of boasting, but the Mount Olympus pantheon truly was the strongest pantheon at the time. Over the tens of thousands of years that followed, many other pantheons declined and no longer remained intact. The Babylonian pantheon Nabu belonged to was one of them. They could hardly still be called gods."
"Is there any way to find Nabu?"
"Nabu was one of the founders of the Archmage Alliance. If you can find an Archmage, perhaps you can learn of his whereabouts." Hera continued, "As the culprits who imprisoned Hecate and put her to sleep, the Lords of Order must be among those who least want the goddess of magic to return. As long as you find Nabu, they will surely do everything they can to help you."
With a new lead, they did not waste any more time. It might once have been difficult for them to find an Archmage, but now they had a ready-made toad.
Besides asking Faust for Nabu's whereabouts, they also held out hope that Faust might have some insight into the occult Sun. If they could truly control that mysterious gun, they might be able to deal with Hecate directly.
Hera sent them back to Earth with divine power. Dick and the others met up with Funa and Billy, who had been waiting for them, at Wayne Manor. Dick told Faust everything Hera had told them.
After hearing it, Faust fell silent for an unusually long moment before saying, "I've heard of the