The Divine Realm, a place where all Deities gathered and did their jobs. It was divided into 4 major factions: the Romans, Norse, Olympians, and the strongest faction, the Devatas.
This happened not long after Farenna lost control of her ferocity. Inside a certain meeting hall of the Romans, a Goddess clad in white dress was standing at the center of the room, while other Gods and Goddesses who were standing behind a white circle-like table voiced their minds.
The Goddess in white dress didn't even say a single word. Her white hair fluttered gently while her porcelain-like skin was as magnificent as ever. Her beauty was unparalleled, but she wasn't known for her beauty. Yes, she was Bona Dea, the Goddess of Purity and Chastity.
"That was ridiculous! Humanity is still not ready to accept our Incarnations!"
"Have you repented? This is all your fault, Goddess Bona Dea."
"I never thought that you were this shrewd…"
And so on. A lot of different thoughts were spoken at the same time, but it was easy to comprehend that all of them were blaming Goddess Bona Dea. She was actually blamed for giving one of her Incarnations to a man and was put on trial for her 'mistake'.
"Cease all your words."
A God with a long beard and masculine body spoke while raising his right hand. He was the only God who was sitting on a throne. With only a single sentence, all other Gods and Goddesses shut their mouths. He then asked the defendant, Goddess Bona Dea.
"Bona Dea…", he pointed his words at her. "What were you thinking when you gave a human one of your precious incarnations?"
"By your mercy Sir Jupiter. I did not think thoroughly at that time.", she kneeled down and conveyed her mind. "I humbly ask for your forgiveness."
"We are steadily losing our power to balance things out with the Olympians, while the Norse are still as quiet as ever.", Jupiter scratched his head. "The problem is the Devatas."
"May I ask you why, Sir Jupiter?", Goddess Bona Dea questioned.
"What would you do if they were to know you gave a human one of your incarnations? A full-scale war between all factions will happen. They will think we are meddling too much with the mortals."
"..."
Goddess Bona Dea didn't say anything and lowered her head.
"Some of our informants were telling me to be more aware of them since they've been planning something. The last time they were this quiet was when they stirred the whole ocean just to find the Amrita."
Jupiter was twisting the tips of his white beard. It was easy to understand that he was really stressed out by the problem. He seemed to think of something and was not sure if he should say it outloud or not. In the end he gave up his duty to maintain balance and accused Goddess Bona Dea instead.
"Bona Dea, I shall strip you of your titles and achievements. You are to be locked up inside your own abode, the Ixion. That's all."
Without replying, Goddess Bona Dea stood up and turned her body, facing the opposite direction from all the Deities were facing.
"I shall take my leave."
She whispered and walked away, while hiding a sinister smirk on her face.
***
"Ugh… Where is this?"
As soon as I opened my eyes, a painful sting pierced my head. I hurried up to raise my body and found myself sitting on the scorching ground of the Abyss.
[Have you come into your senses?]
I flinched real hard after hearing the voice inside my head. Yes, after all those ruckus I made earlier, I was more aware of myself.
"I'm okay…", I replied softly. "So which one are you?"
Judging by how robotic the voice was, it should be Dea. But it wouldn't hurt to make sure.
[I am indeed the skill you named 'Dea'.]
"I see… I messed up real bad, didn't I?"
I tried standing up but my legs were still weak. I did not know whether it was because I was rampaging like crazy before or just my legs gave out. Slowly, I tried moving my legs and the best I could do at the moment was only sit cross-legged.
[Your body is having the backlash from the rampage. Depending on the situation, it would be better for you to lay down and rest your nerves.]
"Haaah…", I replied with a deep sigh.
In terms of injury, I had almost none of it, except being this weak legged. But if we were talking about the mental damage, I would confidently say I had it rough.
"Dea, you see…", I called for Dea in a soft voice.
[Yes?]
I wasn't sure what to say at a time like this, but the only thing I knew was that I must apologize to her. Some nostalgic scenes flashed in my mind. What would happen if I ever apologized to Ann?
"I'm sorry…", I lowered my head. "I didn't know what happened to me back then…"
[You shall not apologize to me, not that I do not forgive you.]
She spoke in her usual tone.
[That was not completely your fault. It was also my mistake for not telling you more about your race.]
Huh?
"W-What do you mean by that?", I raised my voice in confusion.
[There are several reasons why your race is called the Blood Nymph.]
Ah, I had a hunch that this was one of the cases. I was given a warning and how slick she was when I asked about my race.
[Sometimes you are surprisingly sharp.]
"No need to praise me, Dea.", I tried to stand up again and failed. "Ugh… How long will this backlash be?"
[I do not have a certain calculation for that…]
It was difficult to move my legs, so I decided to lay down once again. I stared at the fiery ceiling blankly. A lot of different thoughts were flashing one by one inside my head. What if I did that? What if I never did that? And lots more of what-ifs.
"Dea, is it okay for me to ask about my race?", I readied myself to get my question rejected. "I really wanna know what happened to me back then…"
[...]
As I thought, she didn't even bother to reply. When I was preparing myself to ask again, a loud ring pierced my ears.
"Ugh!!! What is it now?", I screamed due to the dizziness I felt.
[I can't give you much details but, I guess a little bit of spoiler won't hurt, will it?]
Huh? Dea's voice changed. It wasn't her usual robotic tone. Instead, it was the voice of someone I let down earlier. The very person who said that she was disappointed in me.
"Goddess Bona Dea…", I murmured softly while trying my best not to panic.
[No need to panic over something like this. It's not even your 3rd day of regressing and you've already achieved this much… You are really something.]
There was no hint of disappointment in her voice whatsoever. Did I mishear or something?
[Nope, you didn't mishear anything. I was indeed disappointed in you.]
She paused for a moment.
[Anyway, just as your skill said, or maybe Dea? You going berserk wasn't completely your fault.]
I was still skeptical after hearing her really being disappointed in me, but she literally said the same thing as what Dea had said before. The main reason was my race being a Blood Nymph.
[Yes, it's correct. At first, I had altered your race personally before I even gave you one of my incarnations. So it is partially my fault as well. I'm sorry.]
This is the first time I ever heard her apologizing. Yet I didn't know why but felt more anxious than before. She was hiding something from me.
[If that's what you're thinking, you're actually correct. I'm hiding a certain fact from you.]
Her voice was somehow so calm. Was she always like this? As long as I remembered, she never talked this much as she was more fond of actions than converses.
[You see, I'm currently confined in my own domain by the other Gods. Before coming into that, I want to explain something first.]
"What is it?"
It was the first time I opened my mouth. I was rendered speechless while having a lot of things going on inside my head so I wasn't able to even respond to her properly.
[Let's start with your race, the Blood Nymph.]
"Yes please."
I closed my eyes and started listening to her explanation quietly.
[You know about how Asuras' have their own ranks, races, and species, don't you? Most of them are already known and researched by mankind, except for some unique ones.]
I opened my eyes in shock.
[You're one of them.]
It all fell into places. Her brief explanation answered most of my suspicions towards myself.
[Your race, the Blood Nymph, is a special race that is supposedly a mix between a human and a nymph, one of those asuras' races.]
She stopped for a bit.
[As for why you're born this way, I made sure to let you have an easier start to carry on your tasks. Oh, as well as one of my incarnations. That's the reason why your looks are the same as mine.]
Huh? Wait, I looked like her? I never found anything that could be used for mirroring so I didn't know how I looked.
[Just imagine yourself as me, but with much smaller posture and red hair and eyes.]
Damn. Now I kinda wanted to look at myself.
"No, this isn't the time for this…"
[In a glance, you're no different from a normal little girl at your age, but inside, you're hiding a ferocious beast that you need to control.]
She stopped again.
[Now, why don't I give you some advice regarding how to control your racial traits then?]
I couldn't see what kind of face she was making when she said that, but I somehow knew she was smiling slightly.
*Farenna's newest status:
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{{{ Status }}}
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Name : Farenna
Gender : Female
Age : 8 y.o
Race : Lv. 2/30 Blood Nymph
Status : Sealed
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Sync. Rate: 10.01%
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HP : 200/200 MP: 100/100
SP : 70/70
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STR: 12 LUK: 5
AGI : 15 DEX: 10
INT : 12 VIT : 23
Unallocated pts: 5
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Equipments:
· Headgear : None
· Armor : Rough Golden Gown (Rare)
· Torso : None
· Feet : None
· Misc. : Sealing Chains of Hell (EX)
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Skills:
· Appraisal Lv. 3
· Devour (EX)
· Bona Dea (Unique)
· Crafting Lv. 1
· Weaving Lv. 1
· Weaponize Lv. 1
· Berserk (Mutation)
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Blessings:
· Blessing of Purity & Chastity
· Blessing of Growth (Inherited)
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Curses:
· Curse of Wrath
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Titles:
· Regressor
· Goddess' Apostle
· Rotten to the Bone
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