Side Story 16: A Storm in Heaven.

Side Story 16: A Storm in Heaven.

Sparkling azure blue, that was the perfect description of the sea of brilliance, radiating under a clear blue sky. Small movements could be seen as the water wavered softly up and down, creating waves with every second.

The calm quickly ended, however, as a rumble underwater caused the sea to shiver, trembling so much it looked like it could split apart at any second. And that it did, as a figure shot out of the sea, leaving a fountain of water as the silhouette of a woman flew up into the air.

Long, blue octopus tentacles framed her head like hair, giving the sight a comedic moment as it looked like the octopus was flying like an eagle through the air. Her torso was covered in soft, pink skin similar to a human womans, only a marine green bikini top was there to cover her tender breasts. Her bottom was that of a fish, covered in an assortment of different colored scales so plentiful that it mimicked a rainbow, ending in a tail fin.

The female silhouette looked like a mermaid, a half human-half fish hybrid. The woman fell from the sky, diving back into the water until her body was pushed back up to the surface as if she commanded the water to do so.

She combed through her tentacle hair with her hands, squeezing the water out until it switched to seaweed and then into silky marine hair. The scales of her bottom slowly morphed into skin, turning her whole fishtail into a human woman's, wearing the bottom part of her bikini.

Her wet body stretched and exhaled under the glare of the sun. Her appearance was so lovely that any normal mans eyes would be enraptured by this sight. If she werent walking on water, most people would assume she was spending a day on the beach.

As much as my home can imitate the worlds oceans, it just doesnt feel authentic enough. However, spending some time with my followers would cause my church to panic. How troubling.

The carefree thoughts of the woman brought a smile to her face, until she received a message from one of her angels, causing her serene smile to waver with a sigh. The droplets of saltwater started to merge with each other as this happened, transforming her bikini into a marine blue cocktail dress, while scales formed on her legs and a slim shark tail grew out of her rear.

Despite how fun-loving and casual she might appear; this was undoubtedly the leading goddess of the pantheon of Peolynca. The Ruler of the Depths, The Benevolent Mother of the Oceans, The Patron Goddess of the Merfolk, Nagas, and Levianewts, The Goddess of Order, Honor, and Traditions.

The Origin Goddess of Water, Plesia.

It is time, it seems. It is never easy in a position of power, even if I would like to believe we are all equals. How I would like to just laze around under the sun every day, Plesia complained without letting anybody see her distress, carrying around a deceptive smile.

Disregarding her personal wishes, the goddess simply conjured up her waterbed, sat on it, and summoned her administrative windows with the flick of a hand. Until her guest arrives, she had to fulfill her duty as a goddesswhich was administrative work with her angels and aids.

Hmm, Caedhuls population is rising healthilyhie hie, the youth of today are too reckless. Oh my, I say that every generation, hie hie, the water goddess inspected with a pleasant smile as she looked over statistics and videos of her followers. Whether it was joy or grief, she would look through them with an unfazed gaze, neither judging nor feeling much emotion besides, This is the life of a mortal. Pleasant.

Once she was done with her administrative work, she then turned to the next panel, now with an exasperated expression, There are so many prayers every day. I know this is the most effective way to gain faith, but the young are far too wishful. I guess the less you have, the more you want quote makes a lot of sense for them.

Tirelessly, she worked through billions of prayers from her followers. Prayers also included the many spell casts that would be performed every day, as all System-based spells have chants that were constructed in a prayer-like way.

Although the gods receive the energy regardless of this fact, this way of forming a spell was an efficient and effective way to promote yourself to your faithful. Oh, my Goddess and My God, I call for you were all ways to imprint the idea of thankfulness and reverence into the minds of their followers.

Oh, shes here, she uttered as her windows disappeared, letting out a sigh before forming a smile befitting of, not a mere goddess, but the leading Origin Goddess.

A veil of light appeared before her, quickly forming themselves into the figure of a slim woman with a set of white angel wings. Her light blond hair fluttered around as the face of a human woman formed, showing her youth and beauty off with her white dress, befitting an aristocratic saintess.

Greetings, Elder Plesia, and thank you for accepting my attendance in your realm, the woman greeted Plesia with a curtsey, hiding the anxiousness that was clouding her face.

Aurena, it is always a pleasure to see you, dear, Plesia responded with a genuine smile, similar to the one she had before assuming her duties. I heard you visited your father? How is he? Lazy as always?

Although the Goddess of Light was here for urgent business, she couldnt help but be swallowed up by the Goddess of Water's pleasantries, casting her worries away for a moment, "At this point, that question should be obvious. He was having a good time. Aurena answered with a shrug and an exasperated sigh.

Plesia couldnt help but form a wry smile at the troubled goddess, And despite your answer, you nonetheless took over some of his work, correct? Haaaah, Aurena, Ive advised this to you so many times already, but you cant always help him like this. He is around my seniority, so he is perfectly able to do his duty by himself.

With a simple hand movement, a table with a set of teacups appeared from the depths of the sea, as warm tea water slowly filled them. Aurena bid her to sit, which Aurena graciously accepted, before continuing the small-talks, How is your step-mother? Is she doing well?

Aurena smelled her tea, enjoying the scent before taking a sip, Elder Plesia, please, shes mother now. Father loves her very dearly so as his daughter I will accept her with open arms regardless of any trivial facts. It also helps that she too is annoyed about fathers total lack of urgency and duty, helping us bond.

I can imagine, after enjoying her tea for a moment, her smile disappeared, as she raised her eyes and looked at Aurena with weary eyes. I unfortunately can already presume why you are here, dear.

Those words instantly made Aurena frown, glaring at her tea as she responded, I would expect nothing less from you, Elder Plesia. Your followers had a clear view of everything, after all.

Swiping the window towards Kargryxmor, the huge dragon enlarged it to suit his liking and inspected her profile, "Hmm, her racial skill has evolved but she herself hasn't. That should grant her much strength, which will hopefully persuade her to take another evolution path." Skipping everything else, his eyes finally landed on her title section. "This is a jest"

A frown appeared on the God of Dragons face, prompting Aurena to continue speaking, It becomes more concerning the more I think about it. I believe we still have no idea how she was able to sever our connection with her, right? Then how was she able to do it to Elder Danterno? She once again usurped a godly blessing

Could there be a chance that something during the soul transfer went wrong? Crustacias champion might not have shown any problems, but this might be different. Might it be wise to consult him? the black dragon suggested.

Maybe it is time to talk with father properly. The last time he simply glazed over my issue, and I accepted it, however this time I really need his help. If he ignores me this time, then Ill just call on my sisters and mother for help. He cant possibly ignore all of us, right? the Goddess of Light took a moment to deliberate on the situation before coming to a conclusion.

No, he outranks me in seniority, and he isnt as patient as Elder Plesia and father. I would prefer not to go to him. For now, the situation seems to be in control after Hestia broke Elder Danternos influence on her. Let us watch for the time being, she spoke before mumbling in a growl fitting for a wrathful beast. And see to it that Elder Danterno finally learns how to control his stupidity.

And with that, the two white and black figures disappeared, leaving the realm in silence.

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Ha ha ha ha! I must say that should be enough to impress her, ha! a boisterous voice spat out, similar to an active volcano. "Mortals love power, and I've given her so much. Not only did I fix her custom spell, but I also merged redundant skills together and made them stronger for her! This should be enough to make her worship me!"

Thankfully, [Holy Magic] wasnt locked by Aurena. Made it easy to just merge it with [Fire Magic] to create [White Flames]. Should keep the power of FIREwhile keeping the healing properties of her holy magic.

Danterno, the God of Fire, was currently looking at the status board of Hestia, due to him having given her the title [Divine Inferno]. This connection that he has established enabled him to see the results of his efforts through Hestia's eyes as if she were one of his worshippers.

Ahhhh, that custom spell is so powerful. I had to change a few words of her chant and also rewrite the whole magic circle, but the results have come out perfectly. Mhmm, reincarnators from another world are so unique, Danterno thought. Hmmm, she might be a dragon, but would it be possible for me to finally get a race to pray to me as if I were there patron god? That would be incredible for my growth!"

Danterno was confident of the possibility of a golden age for his religion, anticipating that Hestias presence will break down the foundation of his church and rebuild it, making it stronger than ever. Fire consumes fire, might be an aggressive quote in general, however, Danterno himself envisioned this plan with Hestia.

Consume the current status quo of his church, and then recreate it with her at the helm of everything, growing the flickering flame into a mighty inferno. Both [White Flames] and [Corrosive Fire] were made for her to show the world that fire mages could do more than just destroy. He personally wasnt sure what the young dragoness will do with them, but he was confident that it will benefit him in the end.

He even made sure to help her even more by strengthening her racial abilities, to ensure that she will become strong and useful for the future. He couldnt go too overboard, of course. He couldnt show too much favoritism.

With this champion, Im pretty sure I can finally get my subordinate gods to listen to me. They cant interfere with her directly but she will extinguish anybody that they send to her!

Those were his thoughts on the situation, unaware of the consequences that his action will have.

Whew, sis follower is pretty strong. That is some great water usage there, I have to admit. The girl will have a hard time beating hi-huh? the video suddenly stop progressing, freezing on the spot without showing any intention of continuing. Wha-What is this?! Is my administrative window malfunctioning? Fuck, guess Ill have to repair it for nowHuh? Its not broken?

Danternos raging inferno body grew smaller, flabbergasted that he couldnt continue watching although his windows still worked. Nothing was out of the usual, which made his flame slow down as he needed to think.

Damnwhatever, Ill check her status board. There was no message that she died so everything should be alrig-HUH?! Danterno blurted out as a blue screen appeared before him.

What?!

He refreshed his windows, he restarted them with different settings, he even asked his aides and angels to check it for him. He tried everything and the more he failed, the more his realm grew warmer. The raging hellfire has finally been unleashed.

"HOW DID A MERE MORTAL USURP MY CONTROL OVER MY OWN BLESSING?! INSOLENT INSECT!" his fire was unrelenting at this point; none could stop him now that wrath has overtaken him

GIRL, THE MOMENT YOU APPEAR BEFORE ME, I WILL MAKE YOU REGRE-!

actually, one person in this world could smother this flame.

S-Sis?! Why does she want to talk with me-SHIT! FUCK! the image of Kushlekzar and the saurians flashed in his head, instantly making him understand that something was up. Sis cant be that mad at me, right?

With that single ray of hope, the God of Fire moved to answer the Head Origin Goddess summons, unbeknownst to Danterno, he was about to head into a torrential storm.