—Evening, Cole's Kingdom—
"That is quite a party down there, sorry for dragging you away from it all.", the Goddess of Darkness said, looking down at the celebration throughout my capital, "You must be relieved to be done with your pursuit of revenge, right?"
"Absolutely, I can now be the father figure I have always wanted to be for my children.", I acknowledged, looking out the window, "I can also focus my attention on maintaining this peace and prosperity that we have worked tirelessly for."
Pouring her and the other Gods more tea, I waited for them to get to the point of their visit this evening. Having abruptly pulled me away from the festivities, they said they had an important topic they wanted to discuss with me. Unsure what it could be now, given their rogue comrades were now dead, I honestly did not want them to add further problems to my plate.
"Well Cole, I do not want to take you away from your family and friends any longer than needed. We have come here today to offer you a position among us in the Higher Realm as the new Reincarnation Deity.", the God of Creation stated, getting straight to the point, "Given what you have been through, all of us feel that you are the best candidate for the job. We are certain you would not abuse the power our former colleague did."
"I see…what exactly would that entail?", I asked, "Based on his memories, I can tell you that it looks like a lot of work and long hours to keep up with things."
"Yes…we are well aware now of how much work he had on his plate. He never vocally complained about it, just joked about it here and there. Had he told us about all the trouble he was having, we could have changed things to lessen his workload.", the Goddess of Life admitted, "Given what we know now, we have automated much of the process to streamline things for his replacement. You will not need to scrutinize every soul that comes through, assign Summoned People to specific worlds, or even really have to talk to any of them if you do not want to. We want it to be as hands-off as possible to avoid someone like you going through hell for no reason."
"If that is the truth, what would you have me do?", I pressed them, "It does not sound like you need a person to take up the position anymore."
"Well even though the process is automated now, it does not change the fact that many things are still out of balance. The last few people who held the position left quite a mess behind that needs to be resolved.", the Goddess of Love said, "We want to make amends to the poor souls that were affected by our carelessness and repay them for their trouble. There are several dozen Abominations that need to be brought back into the fold, countless poor souls like you that want their life back in their control, and many other issues that need to be corrected."
Nodding my head in acknowledgment, I looked back out the window for a moment before asking my next question. Understanding their reasoning for offering me the position, my priority was my family now and I wanted to make that clear to them. If they could not accept that, I could not be the Reincarnation Deity for them.
"As I have always said, my family is my top priority above all else. Can you assure me that this job will not inhibit me from being a good husband and proud father?", I inquired, "I need to be able to freely step away, as needed, for family events and vacations. When my wives or children are ill, I need to be able to stay home and care for them. I think you get the point, but can you swear to me that it is possible?"
Looking at one another for a moment, the Chief Deities discussed the matter via a telepathic link. Deciding to give them a moment to think things over, I was going to go back down to the celebration when they quickly snapped back to attention.
"If those are your terms, all three of us can swear here and now to accept those terms.", the God of Creation said, clearing his throat.
"Very well, I can accept the position then.", I replied, not wanting anyone else to endure what I had, "What of the other four empty positions?"
"We have decided to merge them into other existing positions.", the God of Death chuckled, "Their positions were redundant to begin with, and we will continue to shrink our pantheon as deities retire. Our goal is to eventually reach a few dozen at most, spreading our workload over hundreds of deities bit us in the ass so it is time to clean house."
Shaking hands with the three of them, they verbally engaged me in a Divine Contract with terms I spelled out. Leaving promptly after that, each of them told me to have a good evening before returning to their realm. Returning to the partying in the streets, I found my wives enjoying Yasaka's large stockpile of Mystic Sake. Pouring me a cup as I sat down among them, Geralt looked over at me with a smirk.
"Hopefully it was good news you got?", he asked, "I was hoping tonight would be the night I could retire completely from being a Witcher."
"They offered me the position of Reincarnation Deity.", I answered, "After a bit of negotiating, I accepted the position and now have just one title…God of Reincarnation."
"Congrats.", Geralt said, raising his glass, "When Ciri and you have a child, make sure you bring them by to see Yennefer and me."
Giving him a confused look, I glanced over at my wives for context. Before any of them could respond, a drunk Hilda and Ciri leaned onto my back. Letting themselves go tonight, the two of them were beyond hammered and were barely able to stand properly.
"Come on Cole…one more country under yer belt won't hurt nutin…", Ciri giggled, "I…I am gonna be an Empress, according to Jeralt, so I need…a husband! Those stuffy nobles in the Empire are…pussies, I want a…really husband! I know you are good fer it because of the noises…I hear every night!"
"How about…you show us what you are packing!", Hilda said, pressing her breasts against me.
"MOM!!!", Eris screamed, turning bright red with embarrassment.
"Oh right…look away dear…", Hilda laughed, shooing her daughter away, "Go chase after…Rudeus! I want him to be…my son-in-law!!"
Running away with her eyes covered, she wanted nothing to do with what her mother had planned for me tonight. Glancing over to Ghislaine for help, the catwoman hiccuped and gave me a smirk.
"Don't look at me, I called dibs after them.", Ghislaine said, before shotgunning a whole pint of ale, "After everything I have seen over these past few months, you certainly check all the boxes for me. I look forward to many years of traveling, battling, and fucking with you! Just make sure it sticks so my mother will shut the fuck up about me having kids!"
"Haha alright, I guess I can let you join us!", I said, in a teasing manner.
"Let's get started now then!", Hilda commanded, pulling my coat, "I am not getting any younger!"
"Oh calm down, we have plenty of time. Just relax and enjoy the party!", I insisted.
Deciding to join in on the action, my wives quickly stood up and grabbed my coat as well. Pulling me toward the castle, all the men who saw me getting dragged down the street began to laugh and cheer for me. Seeing no downside to this, I just accepted it and let my wives do as they pleased.
—Several Years Later—
Sipping on a Mai Tai as I sat on a Hawaiian beach, I watched my children playing out in the water with one another. Splashing around and attempting to bodyboard, the children were getting tossed around in the waves laughing as they tumbled around. Taking pictures from her seat next to me, Sapphire was doing her best to capture these precious moments for all of us.
"Dear, can you come over and apply some Sun Tan Oil on me again?", Malty asked, holding her bottle of oil up with a smile, "Please and thank you!"
"Me next!", Melty laughed, holding up a similar bottle.
"Add me to the list!", Rumi giggled, undoing her bra strap, "While you are at it, how about a Carrot Mocha too?"
Smacking her on the butt, she let out a cute shriek before glaring at me. Unhappy that I did that in public, Rumi punched me in the side and told me to watch it. Applying the oil as requested, I started walking back to my seat when Eri and Lily came running up to me.
"Come on Dad, let's go play!", Lily insisted, grabbing my hand and pulling me toward the water.
"Yeah, show us how to bodyboard!! Kota insists he knows how to, but he keeps falling off the board!!", Eri informed me, "I think he is just trying to show off for one of the vacationers here."
"Oh is he now?", I said, as a smile crept onto my face, "Well we best go embarrass the hell out of him then!! Oh Kota, let your old man show you how this is done!!"
Hearing my call as we approached, Kota decided to make a quick getaway with his younger brother Gis.
"Crap, it's time to go Gis!!", Kota shouted, looking for his younger, catman brother, "Gis, where did you go!?"
Jumping out of the water a few moments later, Gis held up an eight-foot shark proudly for everyone to see. Screaming in terror, hundreds of people began running out of the water while my son stood there completely oblivious to the panic he caused.
"I caught a fish!", he proclaimed, with a proud smile, "I did good, right?"
"Ugh…you are just like Ghislaine…", Kota sighed, "Where did you get that thing anyways?"
"It was swimming around and looked tasty.", Gis said, looking toward me, "Hey Dad, can we cook this thing and eat it? It looks and smells yummy!"
Looking at him like he was crazy, Ghislaine called out to him and let him know that it was edible. Carrying to shore, he threw it at me and asked me to cook it as he did not know how. Seeing as how the fish was already dead, I saw no issue with it and prepared to cook it for all of us.
"Alright son, let me show you how to cook fish...", I said, as we walked back toward our family, "This can be our next project together."
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AN: It has been a long ride, but it is finally over. Thank you all for reading and I look forward to seeing you all in the next one.