Ow ow ow, body still aches. At least it's not as bad as the feeling I get when I can't think. When that happens, I just zone out. Here, I'm at least aware of my surroundings. Then again, that might be worse right now, considering how aware I am of everything that just happened…
"Let's get everything in order…"
I am talking to myself and voicing my thoughts, like usual. And as much as it hurts to walk, I do so anyway, since pacing helps me think.
"I… am dead. And not just me, but my mom, my dad, and my sister. Their… souls, I guess, are in some "reincarnation system" separate from the one that brought me here. And they could have been brought here if SOMEONE wasn't so hasty!"
Beating myself up verbally. It's nice to see that getting actual God powers hasn't helped my self-esteem. … That's sarcasm.
"I don't know if I can go back to my world, or get my family's souls like this Goddess lady said she could since her powers are now my powers. And also I have God powers now, and I have no clue as to how much I can do with them, and…"
I ramble like this for a while, even repeating some parts to myself to make them sound right. What else am I gonna do? Well, I'm waiting for the ex-Goddess lady to wake up so I can hopefully convince her to explain things to me. But I can still do this to fill the time until that happens-
-And she's waking up now. Gotta focus.
"Nnngh… g-give it back…!"
Shit, I think she's mad. Better take a few steps back…
"GIVE ME BACK MY POWERS!"
She lunges at me with her purple nails being used as claws. Did she think she could tear that golden energy out of my body or something with them? Either way, I recoil in fear, because angry women are scary! But she bounces off of some sort of invisible barrier, which is good for me!
"L-look, it was the heat of the moment! You were laughing at my death and the death of my family, and that made me want revenge. This is what I thought of, and I'm not changing my mind!"
Real smooth there, jackass. Surely explaining yourself in this situation will make the crazy bitch less mad, right?
"How DARE you! I demand, DEMAND you: return my powers to me!"
Hahahah, no.
"I mean, the moment I do, you'll just cast me down there to die like you were planning. This is my only leverage over you, and I'm going to use it. So instead of doing what you want, you're going to help me settle into this new role."
The ex-Goddess couldn't do anything but sigh, her hair going from clean drill twintails to disheveled versions in a very animated way. I could have even believed it had a mind of its own if she tried to convince me of that.
"... Fine. But the first thing I'm teaching you is how to make yourself presentable with them!"
I… never was one to care about how others perceived me. As long as people weren't actively insulting me, I'd be as big a slob as publicly acceptable. Wear the same shirt a few days in a row, it's not like I'm leaving the house. Skip showering for a few days, I'm holed up in my room anyway. But since this ex-Goddess refuses to teach me anything unless I look and smell good enough, guess I gotta learn.
"Hold your hand above your body and imagine a wave of cleansing. soapy water, big enough to cover every part of you, is above you. Then, just bring your hand down…"
Huh… sounds simple. But thinking about it, could I apply other things onto it? Like instead of water, it's lava? Or have it do something else like harden my body? Actually, why not just add multiple effects to speed up the process, since she's probably gonna want me to do more than just make myself smell clean. I'm still in my dirty clothes from when I died… still feels wrong saying that… so I could probably give myself some more godlike attire. And why would a God wear glasses? I can probably fix my eyesight with this. Oh, and it can give me a clean shave, plus shave most of the body hair I don't want on me, and I can finally shed off those extra hundred to two hundred pounds to have a normal weight, and-
"What are you dawdling for, just do it!"
Right, I'll think of other stuff to fix up later. I just keep all those ideas in mind, plus a few others I just thought of, as I bring my hand down, and…
Voila, a new me! I still have my glasses, but they're just for style now since my blue eyes can see in perfect 20/20 version with or without them! My brown, messy hair is all clean. All those annoying red dots on my body are gone, along with a whole lotta hair and fat, and it all smells good! I even got a fancy white suit kinda like the skimpy white outfit the ex-Goddess has, only mine isn't skimpy.
"Much better. Now then-"
"Oh, wait, I wanna introduce myself first! My name is-"
I wanted to tell her my name, but she cut me off.
"None of the mortals of this world would worship you with a name like that. Pick a new one."
Damn, harsh. And why would that matter? There's like a billion stories of generically-named Japanese people becoming idolized in fantasy worlds, and no one ever complains about their names, because the names are in Japanese and the other world doesn't speak that language, so why does it matter when it's an English name, and also- I'm rambling to myself again.
"How about… Yoru? Yoru Rothington. That good enough for ya?"
She takes a bit to think. I still don't know who she is, but I have an opportunity to examine her while she's in thought. Aside from the hair that's fifty percent as big as she is, her body is surprisingly thin. It makes me wonder if she used her Goddess powers to make her chest and ass not hurt with how huge they are in comparison. I say huge, but they're actually above average. Still, most people have been conditioned to consider "huge" as something else, and-
"Yeah, it works. Not as fancy as Yugaria Dasshudily Kandance, but it will do."
There is no way that's her birth name.
"... Did… did you come up with that yourself, or…?"
Her face immediately goes red. Bingo.
"A-A divine being like myself needs an equally divine name for her mortals to worship!"
And before I knew it, I started rubbing salt in the wound.
"Ex-divine being. You can go back to your old name, whatever it is."
"No! Refer to me as Yugaria Dasshudily Kandance or do not refer to me at all!"
Ok, I can compromise on some stuff, but not that name! I already forget names easily, like how I forgot the name of the dude my dad was dating for a few months. I will forget that name very fast!
"I'm calling you Kandance, then. Take it or leave it."
"Hmph, fine. But you also need a divine title, and I'm picking that for you."
Oh, it's gonna be something super embarrassing and stupid, won't it?
"If it's anything like "The One Whom The Stars Shine For" or "He Who Smites All That Is Unholy", then I'm vetoing it INSTANTLY!"
"... No, I was just going to go with "The New God". An usurper like yourself doesn't deserve a worthy title. Also, I already took "The One Whom The Stars Shine For", so you can't have it!"
… Sometimes I wonder why I even bother…