Chapter 43 - Separated (3)

"Mama Mila."

Nida smiled brightly as she slowly spoke her words, and her eyes also smiled in a mischievous way.

"Don't smile like that. It doesn't suit your angelic puppy appearance." The majestic silver wolf's worried expression disappeared, then she stood firm while Nida was still on top of her head.

"How can you see that I am smiling like this, Mama Mila?" She asked since she was still on top of her head, comfortably leaning on its soft fur while wagging her tail. The pressure and anxiousness from being trapped inside the illusion are all gone now.

"Don't tease me. I am your God."

Nida is calling her Mama, since the pup's mother is the majestic wolf that makes her a Mama.

"Really? Then Mama Mila, Is this world an illusion you created?"

"Yes, I did." 

Once she said it was the illusion she created, everything suddenly started to crack like glass.

"Woah, so everything was fake, Mama Mila, you're good at acting."

Nida is referring to her actions as the majestic silver wolfs being mother-like and worry-freaks.

"I am not acting. The silver wolf that acted as your mother, the pack and the pup present here in this illusion are not acting based on my control. This illusion is made from the past."

"So there are really a lot of silver-furred wolves that died on that cliff?" Nida suddenly felt bad towards the wolves who died after she knew it was not a fake scenario.

She jumped off at the wolf god's head because it would be very disrespectful of her if she continued to talk to her in such a way.

She then shifted her gaze to the grey pup that seemed lifeless too.

"Then a pup Randell and a pup Nida exist?"

"Yes, a long time ago."

"That is incredible! That is cool! But wait, how come you just broke the illusion when I am not done with anything here yet? "

She wonders what the point is of luring her into the illusion when she hasn't done anything specific yet.

"You called my name."

"Your name? What's wrong with your name?"

She cocked her head, contemplating what made her name unique.

She actually figures that the Wolf God is playing with her because only wolves were involved in the illusion.

The dust also felt so real that she thought about God's mission that Daniel was talking about.

She also thought that the gods were showing her how her dust was made or what the source of it was.

What she hates about discovering the source is that it came from the dead wolf's soul.

Everything involved the wolves, which made her come to the conclusion that if it's the gods of wolves, it should be Mila, the Wolf God.

"I am your God. You should at least know my name for you to see me. So, respectfully call me God Mila." 

"You made this effort just to let me know your name?"

Nida still cannot get what is running into the wolf god's head.

"Listen, I chose you the moment you were born. But how can a disciple of the Wolf God hate wolves? The other gods are teasing me because of you!" The majestic wolf grumbled in front of her. "Your awakening was delayed because you hated the wolves and lost faith in me! I can't even show up in your dream because you hated the wolves so much!"

"Ah!" all she responded with, a short gasp. She remembered that in the past ten years, she hated the wolves because of the traumatic wolf attack and the despair of her ex-boyfriend's betrayal. 

"I can't blame you that you hate us, but the wolf race is not evil. That is why I will show you how the wolf's life was too tragic to be mistaken as a bloodthirsty and evil creature."

Indeed, the silver wolf's pack's tragic story was too tragic to see, but Nida didn't completely see the whole story since she figured out the illusion too early.

"Is that why you let me see Randell's memories?"

"His what? Ah, it's not my doing. It is in your power. But it would be better for you to see his memories. That child is too pitiful." Mila shook her head, feeling sympathetic.

Nida just stared at her cute little paws. "I only see some parts of his memories, but does that justify the murders he committed?" She mumbled, thinking about the side of Randell that she recently discovered. She pitied him, but she could not shake off the human life that was lost on that night.

"Since we've already met, let's move onto your mission! You better finish your awakening so that I can finally build my temple!" She was about to cast a spell toward Nida, but her unpredictable disciple raised her cute paw.

"Wait, I haven't agreed to be your disciple, follower, or messenger. I don't want to do such things as holy or priesthood. It's not my thing." She strongly refused the gods offer.

"W-what?" the god looked very shocked as if she doesn't expect her to refuse her. "Wait! Wait! Wait! I thought you just hate the wolves but refusing to be a god's servant? All humans wish for this! How dare you refused?"

"Like you have said, you hate wolves being generalized as evil, then don't also expect that all humans want to serve a god."

God Mila's jaw dropped as she could not believe what she had heard. Then she starts to blame her bad luck for choosing a holy child.

Her head is aching from dealing with her only disciple, who has also been chosen by mistake.

"You might not know yet the benefit of becoming one that is why you are refusing. Tell me a wish and I can grant it." She raised her head very confidently.

"Ah wish? Then grant me a life without supernatural creature, of course, also without wolves. "

"That is not how it works!" The wolf god stomped her feet in frustration.

CRRRRAAAAACCCKKKKKKEEEED

Everything finally cracks in one go, and the white forest changes into pitch black endless space.

"why are you getting angry? That is what I really wanted. I wanted a life without extra creatures. I only want to live in peace with humans alone."

"You have been selected to assist me in guiding the wolves! know your fate!"

"Who selected who? I don't want to be involved in so much trouble!"

Nida shouted back at the god. The more she talks to God Mila, the more she loses her respect for the majestic god, and her image is turning into an irrational god in Nida's opinion.

"You don't have a choice! Here! Finish your mission or else you will forever be trapped in the dimension! " The god looked really angry. She stomped her feet. After saying her statement, everything became blurry for Nida.

"Good luck!"

She wants to complain about the unfair action of God.

She really doesn't like to have extra work as a priest!

Pak!

"Ouch! What was that?" She shouted after someone suddenly hit her head with a notebook. "Huh? notebook?"

She looked around, and she was back at her office table. The familiar smell of paper and ink reached her nose, allowing her to recognize the usual hectic office of the trucking department.

She looked at her hands, which were now back to human form, then looked at the person that hit her.

"Randell, how did we come back here?" she asked, to which he responded with his sweet smile. "What are you smiling at?" she asked as she was getting out of patience.

"Why are you getting grumpy after you napped for so long? The manager will be back soon, so you better work on your documents now."

"Huh? I sleep? how long was I asleep?"

"I don't know, you slept the moment the manager left, maybe for two hours?"

"Ah." She just responded shortly thinking if what happened with the wolf god was just her dream. 

"Anyway, why are you talking casually to me?" She was confused since the way Randell talked to him now was too casual, as if he was back to the way he talked to her when they were still dating. The awkwardness and timidity are gone.

"Are you still half asleep?" Randell let go of the documents he was checking, then moved closer to Nida's table. He lightly touched his forehead while his bright and sweet smile was still there.

Nida frowned the moment she noticed the loving gaze that Randell was giving her.

Slap!

She slapped Randell's hand off of her.

"W-what's wrong?" he asked, surprised, as Nida stood up and looked down on him angrily.

"Just because I let you stay with me doesn't mean you can be touchy with me!" she exclaimed.

"Wait what did I do wrong? I am sorry!" He hurriedly hugged her to apologize, but this only made Nida panic more.

She flailed and hit Randell to get away.

"Hey! Hey! Lovers! If you two are going to love quarrel, do it outside!" Their officemate shouted to interrupt the drama they were witnessing.

"Who the fuck is in a lovers' quarrel? I am not fucking his lover." She angrily shouted, and that made Randell let go of her. 

"Nids, are you breaking up with me?"