Zeran was feeling very sweaty and terrified in fear of his own Goddess mother in front of his face. Though, Ru just greets Goddess Arseia in a very respectful way teeming with calming flow of energy,
"It's nice to see you again lady Arseia...".
Arseia's menacing aura had suddenly gone back to her core, instead her face was filled with grace, in which the divine-like shining aura was in her very form, as she looked at Ru and said,
"Yes, it's been awhile Ru..."
"I just hope you won't lose your charger again..."
"Other than that...could I have a private mother and son talk in the mean time?".
"Certainly lady Arseia..."
,while Ru responded courteously in her lady-like voice and appearance. Arseia gave Ru a small piece of folded paper and gave out a confident smile to Ru. Ru nodded subtly in response and recieved the piece of paper that Zeran didn't notice at all. Though, he looked very disturbed when his mother is duly respected by Ru, since his expectation of Ru's manners were grave eccentricity and a rebel princess, turning him to feel surprised in his thoughts,
("The hells...mom is respected like a superior QUEEN by RU?").
Ru waved a gleeful goodbye filled with fluttering hearts at him, in which it was very soothing to look at despite she was a dark Goddess. Then, she said,
"Zera! I'll be just at Skywing cafe..."
"Waiting for you!"
"Ciao♥!".
As she left and went on ahead. Though, she just stood behind the wall back at the store and read what was on the piece of paper given to her previously,
"Listen to our convo for the meantime...".
As her eyes witnessed what was written there, she just sighed down with a convinced expression upon her face and said to herself,
"Hmmmmmm..."
"Okays♪".
Later on, Arseia enchanted a mysterious barrier at the entrance, that made a huge cybernetic see-through energy wall that doesn't let anyone in. Though, their conversation could still be overheard by Ru who was hiding outside. Arseia let Zeran to sit on a white cushion that you'd see in any forgiving store. Soon, she left out a terrifying look to him and reprimands him that would give scary chills to any kid, even to Zeran himself,
"Honestly, Zen...how many times do I have to tell you..."
"I already had a terrible feeling about that FAE woman..."
"And look what happened to you..."
"You got OVERTHROWN and NTR'D!".
Zeran was feeling like a scaredy cat in his very soul, as he heard her mother's words. Though, his expression on the outside was showing the opposite, since his face just showed an embarrased look to her and said,
"Ehehehe...I guess I should've listened to you back there...mom...".
Though, soon enough, her scary look changed into a more concerned one in a gradual way. Not only that, somehow she changed the topic at hand, as she said,
"Ugh...other than that...I opened up this shop recently..."
"Since it's a st*pid requirement to non-world administrator Goddesses...".
She sat near her own son and held his hands, that turned Zeran to feel a mix of shock and surprise in his very face. Moreover, her look upon him was filled with great concern and worry, as she was no longer the ever terrifying mother than before. She looked at him straight in the eye and said,
"Also...I'll be blunt here..."
"Do you want to be reincarnated or to be transferred to another world?"
"Due to the wretched things that had happened to you..."
"I can make a suggestion to them...you know...".
Whilst he heard that upon, he was kinda overwhelmed in his look, turning him to have speculations of how high in position his mother was.
("Wow...mom's this powrerful?!")
,as he said in his thoughts. Though, on the outside he tried to show a composed look but, his very feelings blurted out in a very scandalous way, even Ru heard it very clearly outside,
"HELLS OFCOURSE!"
"My life sucked when she overthrew me, cheated me and even..."
"She wants me dead now!"
"And hey...the feeling of dying ain't easy...".
While Ru heard him say those daring words like an irritated kid, her inner feelings were somehow crushed into the endless abyss. She left out a crystal tear, filled with grief and sorrowness. She cried her heart out in deep silence that can't be even heard by others, as she trudged very slowly along the bright hallways later on.
"I guess...it's better this way..."
,as she said to her downed self. Even though, there were brimming lights filled with positive energies. The other Goddesses with bunny ears noticed the sorrowful-driven dark Goddess Ruhime walking along the hallways. Soon, gossips and murmurs were heard from them,
"Oooh is that the Ruhime? Who's too gullible for heroic males?".
"Yeah...that's her alright...so she's at IT again..."
"She's been KILLED lots by the heroes of their HIMENEA world...over and over again..."
"Yet...she never learns...".
"Pitiful Dark Goddess...isn't she..."
"Her title fits her perfectly...".
"Ooh...you mean..."
"BLOODLIGHT GODDESS RU?!".
While back at the store, Arseia continues to ask her son on some other things, as she was wearing a worried look upon her face,
"And...what about...Ru?".
There was a sudden silence in the air. Soon enough, he responded yet, in a very unsure way, feeling something cold struck his heart for a mere moment. Though, he still tries to utter out his words,
"Hmmmm...Ru huh..."
"Let's just say...she's clearly not what I expected her to be..."
"I don't even know if she's even evil or not as that world says..."
"She's kinda confusing...".
He felt that his chest was feeling quite unusual, as it was pounding quite strongly and unnaturally, as he expressed his thoughts about Ru. He felt a warm sensation in a glimpse as he continued to explain more about Ru. Somehow his next words seemed different than ever before,
"But I don't know why...but this feeling about her inside me..."
"I just can't explain it..."
"I've never felt anything like this even in my previous worlds with the other Goddesses...".
While Arseia had heard his expressive words for the dark Goddess Ruhime, she just exhaled and she kinda looked relieved upon her motherly face, feeling something is going on between them. Though, she doesn't want to delve any deeper unto their unique companionship, so she slips out her mouth,
"Is that so...".
She nodded and closed her eyes. Then, she continues to say,
"Well...one thing I'd say is that..."
"Even Gods and Goddesses have hidden sides from them..."
"And not what you'd expect it to be..."
"Even Ru and Ange are no exception from this..."
Though, as he heard her pointers, he was deep in his thoughts again that left out a very curious look in his very expression, recalling some parts of his previous journey,
("Ange huh...I haven't seen a whiff of her yet for a long time...")
("I wonder if she is still concerned about me...")
("After all...I'm her reknowned chosen hero in that world...")
("Hmmm...if only I wasn't entranced by that wretched FAE! I would choose Goddess Ange to marry any day!").
Soon, Arseia brought out a very thick book in an instant and said,
"Oh and also...".
She gave Zeran a thick book entitled "THE TRUE GODDESSES HISTORY OF THE WORLD, HIMENEA". As he saw the heavy and pages seemingly endless, it made him to exclaim in an annoying way, as it was very childish to witness upon,
"Geeeeh! Why so big and thick?!"
"And...NO WAY I'M GONNA READ THIS!"
"I HATE READING BOOKS!"
"I'D RATHER PLAY RPG GAMES!".
Although, instead of getting frustrated over his rants, Arseia just left out a whim and pointed out something at him,
"Sigh...I'm not forcing you to..."
"However you should know this too..."
"If you want to know more about Ru and Ange..."
"Just read it when you have some free time..."
"I'm sure Ru is not that harsh on you...".
Though, Zeran was just annoyed, since, he can't believe that came out from his mother's mouth. Though, there were also some deeper reasons for him to feel that way too. He blurted out trying to change the awkward subject,
"Alright alright geez..."
"Also...why is it that you're not shocked..."
"When I'M RU'S FRICKIN' SLAVE NOW?!".
She replies,
"I'm not shocked since you kinda deserved it..."
"BANGING into her home and killing her without any second thought..."
While she hasn't done anything yet...".
Yet, Zeran tries to defend his statement once again,
"But still...she's the dark Goddess of that world!".
The air was filled with intense vibes as their arguments splattered around the area. Arseia didn't want him take the cake, as she let down a huge statement that explained his very flawed mindset,
"Yet has she sent you any trials or any crazy anomalies she had DIRECTLY done during the time the chosen hero there hm?"
"That's the proper WAY OF THE CHOSEN HERO'S TRIALS AND JUDGEMENTS..."
"If I may...Zen...".
As he heard the ever rule of the Celestia heavenly judgement system, his very mouth was sealed and the heated argument before went to a stall. More than that, he looked very puzzled aswell as in his thoughts too,
("So it really was true since it came from my mom WATCHING my adventures...")
("Ru hasn't done anything yet...")
("But why did...Ange tell me that?")
("Don't tell me...light Goddess Ange lied to me?").
"You do have a point mom..."
,while he said in a quaint manner. Then, he was in his thoughts.
("Now time to meet up with Ru...").
Arseia seemed to notice what was going in his very thoughts, so she removed the barrier at the wall. She suggests to him helpfully, filled with motherly concern for him,
"If you want to know where Skywing cafe is...it's just west from here...".
"Kay thanks...Mom..."
,as he said and left out a wave goodbye at her but, he had second thoughts and tried to ask her a favor or two,
"Also ummm mom...could you...".
Though, her look upon him was very well against his oncoming demand, since she knows her son that very much. Not only that, she wanted him to have a disciplined mind too, so she says straight,
"Absolutely no..."
"I'm not gonna give you a smartphone...I have my limits...".
"Tch...bummer.."
,as he mumbled and looked down with a frown, as he left the store. Though, his complacent self was back in an instant as he seemed to be worried for Ru for some reason. He took the left path as he was told to. Soon upon, he had arrived at the serene-looking outdoor cafe. The glassy floor was very clear and transparent although, beneath the crystal floor were the streaming water and flowing koi fishes swimming in school. He noticed Ru, as she was sitting and drinking her milk tea at a certain table. Not only that, her milk tea was being held in-between her melon breasts as amazing support. He went near her table and left out an energetic greeting to her,
"I'm back Ru!".
She tried to respond back to him with a smile yet, her expressive eyes were filled with sullen sorrow in a subtle manner in the outside, turning her to leave out a forced smile instead. Then, she responds softly,
"Oh...you're back...".
The air became heavy and thick with Ru's negativity leaking out from her. As he saw her trying to reach out a smile for some reason, Zeran felt a sudden impulse of doubts even in his thoughts,
("Is it just me...or...she's way too sad today...").
He asked permission to her if he can sit down at the nearby chair. She just nodded and didn't utter any word at all. He somehow looked at her with great concern but, he doesn't want to let her notice that. So he looked around the serene place instead. His eyes met lots of attractive Goddesses chattering at the other tables. A certain Goddess noticed him looking at her very oozing form of great elegance. He knacked out a cool smile but, her response was of utter malicious interest. So she casted out a bright light unto his very vision,
"TEMPORARY SHOCK LIGHT..."
,turning his vision to be dimmed and shocked due to the intense light before.
A little while later, he overheard a deep-cold and serious voice behind him,
"It seems you're here again...my former ally...ZERAN NOAH AETHER...".
He looked behind, yet due to his disturbed vision he wasn't able to see him very clearly. He felt a chill had coursed through his very spine. His breathing became heavy and tense, as the voice was very familiar to him. So his mouth slipped,
"Nassus?!".
More than that, heartwrenching and scarred voices of two maidens were heard by Zeran, that was utterly familiar to him too,
"Zen..."
"We're sorry...".
His face looked shocked. His feelings inside of him were feeling a sudden chill. He sweated out lots again. He was in deep conviction filled with a scarred expression, feeling the very desecration and seething anger upon in his eyes,
("Did I just hear GODDESS Otorine and GODDESS Shunya voices...")
("DON'T TELL ME?!")
("D*MNIT!").