Looking at the doors, I was afraid to knock, the last time I had disturbed mom during an important moment, she didn't talk to me for a hundred years. Mom could always re-watch important moments but apparently, it doesn't have the same feel if it isn't live.
*Knock *Knock. I give two light tap on the door. "Come in." Came a calm voice behind the door. I pushed open the door to see the Goddess lying down on her bed watching intently at her monitor. Her bed is a simple celestial fabric on top of a cloud and the monitor was a simple thin screen floating in the air. Before human enter the technological age, mom's main method of viewing the world was through a crystal, seems that mankind still hasn't invent a type of bed better than a cloud.
My other siblings and I have been trying to get mother to take care of her creations for about two millenniums now but we had no luck so far. She had long since muted her prayer box, not even listening to any of the prayers coming her way. When we ask her why she delegated all her work to us, her reply was "too boring, don't wanna. I lived for an immeasurable amount of time and I finally found something interesting, just leave me alone for a few dozen millenniums." As mom was pouting during her reply, none of us wanted to deny her of her fun time. Taking care of humanity was harder than it sounds since mom give them free will so we can't dictate them to do anything.
"Hi mom, I'm here to give my centennial report on humanity and earth." Mom always say that I didn't need to give any reports and she trust in my judgement but I shall give my report since the goddess has the highest authority.
"Hello, Micki, let's hear your report, my drama is at a boring part at the moment." Looking at her monitor it seems that one of the main protagonists is taking a shower while the other one is currently eating lunch. How embarrassing, that name Micki, every time those idiots hear the name, they would make fun of me. Mom why you give me the name Michael when you never use it.
I began to give my report on the state of humanity and earth over the past 100 years since my last report. First was the growth population and the decrease in the soul reserve that was made by goddess herself. With the population of humans increasing to 7 billion, mom going to need to increase the soul capacity of this universe soon.
Bringing up the issues of the soul capacity, I decide it would be good to mention the state of the earth. I really need her advice since I can't just wipe out half of humanity, well I could with just the snap of my finger but mom forbid me from doing so without her permission. "Mom I got a problem with humanity. They are making the earth uninhabitable for themselves. I increase the amount of pollution and the amount of natural disaster and most of the world are beginning to reverse course and stick to the nature but one country is refusing to do anything else and keep insisting that they are not the cause of the natural disasters. I'm running out of peaceful options."
"No, need to worry about that country Micki. They just elected a new leader and with him the country will change, for now all we have to do is sit back and watch." Mom said jokingly, I'm not sure how she so confident but for now all I can now is trust in her words.
I continue my report and this time it about the progress humanity had made throughout the years. The report consists of all the technological improvement that was made over the past century. When I gotten to the part about how humanity had entered the information age during the last two decades, Mom seem to be really interested in this part, focusing intently about the beginning of the information age. It seem that with the creation of the internet a whole new world had opened up to humanity.
When I began to make my report on way the social structure had change over the past 100 years, when mom shush me. Looking at her monitor I can see that the two protagonists are conversing between each other over their smartphones.
"Wow, they're able to communicate by the use of technology in this lifetime." I stated, no wonder mom was so interested in the report about the information age.
"Someone's Captain Obvious" came a teasing reply from mom. I didn't know what mom was referencing but I could tell that was an insult.
"The day they're going to meet again is getting closer." Mom acknowledged after her attention drifted away from the two since they went on their own business after talking about pancakes.
It seems technology can finally allow those two to finally meet again in this lifetime. After mom entangle their souls, they were only able to meet in one lifetime. There were many times they could've met but it never happened.
Thinking about it carefully I realized that technology would make their lives easier until it makes their lives hard. "They do seem to be able to meet in this lifetime thanks to technology. But it may be because of technology that they won't be able to meet in the next life."
"What do you mean?" Mom asked with a sad, curious tone to her voice. That just mean she clearly wasn't paying attention to all the detail on my report. "Humanity is very close to space travel." On hearing my reply mom gotten a sad, understanding face.
"Well I can wait a few lifetimes until they reach the same planet again, there a lot to do on the internet." Came a determined reply from her. Well I guess that is true since there are a lot of humans who spend all their time on the internet.
Seeing that mom was bored and had nothing interesting on her monitor, I began to continue my report, half-way into my report on social progress made by humanity, I begun to notice the problem. "Mom have you ever notice the reason that those two wasn't able to meet up was because of social reasons?" No response from mom after my comment. Guess she was ignoring my reports, wait what is that she watching, is that what they called anime?
*Ahem, "Mom?" I asked with a questioning voice. "Yes." Came a simple, innocent reply like she not in any wrong. Guess I have to repeat my question.
"You right, it was mostly social issues preventing them from meeting each other. Like during that time Liu Ju was heading in Yin Lihua direction when he came across a bridge that people with his ancestry at the time wasn't allow to cross and he die by drowning trying to cross the river." She replied with a disappointed voice.
Thinking back, Liu Ju had some horrible experiences. "That time Liu Ju was traveling to Yin Lihua tribe by got kidnap by a cannibalistic tribe while he was only one day's travel away from meeting Yin Lihua."
"Yin Lihua also had it hard, there was that time when she saw Liu Ju again but was force to marry one of her father friends because it would've risen her family social status. The poor girl couldn't take it and took her own life without even talking to Liu Ju." Came the reply from mom sympathizing with Yin Lihua hardship.
Those two really lived a hard life. "There was only one time that they came into contact with each other but it was really unfortunate how it all turned out."
"What do you mean unfortunate? That was a great outcome, but I got to hand it to Yin Lihua being put in that situation, she ended up on top.[1]" Mom was speaking ecstatically.
On seeing mom's facial expression, I reminded her about how it all ended. "Mom did you forgotten that they were executed in your name?"
On hearing that they were executed in her name, she began an angry rant. "Those fools don't even understand true love and decided that those two were in the wrong. No one even stood up for them during the whole ordeal, so what if Yin Lihua was reincarnated as a man. Their love was truer than any other. I should've destroyed that village but sadly all I could do was remove the pain of death from Jack and Lucas during the execution."
If Lucas had reincarnated as a girl then they would've had one peaceful lifetime but unfortunately people in those time was not able to understand anything about love. Most of the marriage was done due to convenience and not because of love. Even now this type of love is being scorn upon all across the earth.
We continue to talk about Liu Ju and Yin Lihua. I had already given up on reported since it seem that mom wasn't interested in the report and talking about Liu Ju and Yin Lihua was more interesting to her. I asked if there anything I can do to help humanity to understand true love, but mom adamantly refuses, saying that love is one thing we cannot interfere with and it should one of the most blessed thing to happen to anyone when they someone else can let them understand love.
As we were talking, mom eyes glance back at her screen. "What is that child doing?" On the screen was Jason Xu and his friend sitting together talking; when a beautiful young lady walked through the door. On closer inspection that girl had the same aura as…. no way, right
"Mom is that Lucifer?" I looked toward mom for a conformation and she nodded slightly closely inspecting the young lady that just walked in the room.
"Seems that she using the name Lucy now, congratulation Micki, you're gotten a new sister. Kaa! Lucy is so adorable." Mom was screaming in a loud voice, while still closely inspecting Lucy.
Adorable? More like my new sister is hot! I was still stunned by Lucy's entrance when mom started to talk in an auspicious voice. "I understand now, it seems that Luxuria had a hand in all of this."
After that mom had a huge grin on her face, what is this lady plotting now, seeing that grin, I had a feeling these next few days going to be trouble. Turning her face to me "Micki, what did you tell Lulu?"
Busted! With no other choice I turned to mom with a guilty expression to explain. "Well you see, Lucifer was pestering me with what you're doing, so I told him about the soul entanglement that was placed on Liu Ju and Yin Lihua."
"Didn't I tell you not to mention it to Lulu?" she asked me in an angry voice.
"I didn't expect him to take it this far, how the heck did he even transform into a girl? I'm going to try and prevent Lucy from doing anything else." In a panic, I began to say anything that would get me out of trouble. Who would expect that idiot to do this of all things, he's an idiot but he should be smarter than this right.
"Stay right here!" Came the demand from mom. "And that would be the handy work of Uri and Raphy" I guess she just answer my first question. How were they able to transform him?
Wait she saying don't go and get her? "Huh? But won't Lucy just cause trouble?"
With a suspicious smile on her face. "It going to be more 'fun' this way and maybe Lulu going to finally be able to grow as a person whilst he learns about love. After him you're going to be the only that's single, Micki" Was the final piece really necessary as she said that with a teasing tone.
"Now that Lulu's interfering, just mean I can break one of my own rules." Crap! she really is plotting to do something.