Chapter 2- Complications Already

Chapter 2- Complications Already

[MC’s POV]

Darkness. That’s all there was for I don’t know how long. My consciousness was hazy and I couldn’t tell if I was dreaming or if I was awake. The last clear thing I remember was talking with Amaterasu then falling asleep or something after being told I was going to be reincarnated. I also somewhat remember a strange feeling power just before everything went dark, but it’s hazy.

At some point in time, my consciousness started clearing up. The place I was at was dark, wet, somewhat red, and swelteringly hot. The heat, however, wasn’t uncomfortable, quite the opposite in fact. I tried moving since I was cramped in this tiny space, but it was extremely hard. It was then that the pressure increased. It was extremely uncomfortable, and it felt like it was pushing me somewhere even more cramped. At that point I blacked out once more.

I once again regained consciousness when I heard the loud screaming. It was shrill and high-pitched, clearly a woman’s voice. It also wasn’t pleasant, though screaming usually wasn’t. It sounded pained. There were also other voices, but the screaming overpowered all of them.

‘Ugh. It’s so loud and feels like someone is shoving a spike into my ears. And can someone ease this pressure already? It’s starting to hurt.’

It was like my prayers were answered as, soon enough, the pressure started to rapidly ease and I felt air on my skin. The screaming remained, but it was labored. When I tried opening my eyes to see, the light blinded me to a degree that I thought my eyes would melt out of my skull. The pain from that and the sound made me unconsciously cry out.

“UGHYAAAA!!!”

The sound that came from my mouth stunned me for an instant when my thoughts cleared up a little more.

‘Right, reincarnation usually means starting out as a baby. Guess this is what being born feels like. Gotta say, I don’t like it.’

As I continued to try and open my eyes and crying out in pain every time I failed, I heard the screaming quiet down enough for me to make out what the other voices around me were saying, putting the fact that I understood them at all for later.

“Midwife, is Leticia alright!?” (Man)

“Yes, milord, though just barely. Your child’s body heat is unnaturally high, so much so that it basically burnt everything on the way out. It’s a miracle that they both survived, the Goddess of Life mush be smiling down on your family.”

“Can she be healed?” (Man)

“Yes, I’ve already done what I can, but you should get one of the royal healers here to do a more intensive healing job. As for your newborn daughter, breastfeeding is out of the question, so you’ll need to figure out something else.”

‘I was wondering why I wasn’t being picked up. Guess I’m too hot to handle.’

“Why is her body heat so high? I can feel it from here and I’m on the other side of the room.” (Man)

“That I’m not too sure about. It might have something to do with her magic attributes and mana being unstable or maybe some other reason. I’m just a midwife, I don’t have all the answers when it comes to babies.”

“Tch. I hope this is something that can be remedied in the future.” (Man)

[Amaterasu POV]

I’ve been watching over my Fated One’s mother and I’ve come to the conclusion that Phobos needs more punching.

{She had to be born it that country out of all of them. WHY!!!???}

The country my Fated One was born in is the most isolationist country in this world. This is enforced to a ridiculous degree that anyone that tried to leave is killed.

{I need to get her out of there.}

I thought of ways that I could accomplish this and decided that the easiest one was to get my Apostle to help her.

{Fia.}

A flaming doorway appeared next to me and my Apostle of the Sun, Fiametta walked through.

“You called, Lady Amaterasu?”

{I need you to go to Falheim and get my Fated One out of there.}

“...Lady Amaterasu, that is a hard task, even for me. Even if I start in the closest country, it’ll take me a few years to get there.”

{I realize that, but I still need you to do this all the same. I will not let her waste away there until she ascends naturally.}

“I wasn’t refusing, just letting you know not to get too impatient. I’ll head out now and start preparing.”

{Thank you, Fia.}

“Can you give me the name of your Fated One so I know who to look for?”

{She hasn’t been given one, but the family she was born into is the Fafnir duke family.}

“...I understand. I’ll get there as fast as I can.”

With those parting words, Fiametta left my home and I returned to watching over my Fated One.

{If my bad feeling is correct, I should start thinking of a name to give you.}