Bab 51: CHAPTER 50
For some reason, Xeria was with Weissia at her Goddess Queen office, alongside Otorine, Mai, Yumine, Ru, and Lilieth. Xeria looked good as new on her seat. Not only that, her chilling miasma of distortion and her appearance of death had gone down the drain. Although, she was feeling very nervous, as Weissia was signing a strange contract somehow. After a short while, Weissia was done signing and presented the piece of contract for Xeria's face to see,
"Here...".
Then, Weissia explained with her normal tone,
"All in all, it says that you're a LEGAL GODDESS who shall be in-charge of this new world. Not only me but, the Quad council also signed this as well. Rather, they were the ones who proposed this idea before. To be honest, their innovative ideas are much more faster than mine.".
Although, Xeria was at a loss for words, as she had heard something pleasing from the Goddess Queen's mouth in which she could not ever believe. Even Otorine and her Blade Goddess companions were widely surprised as well, since Xeria's punishment wasn't they were expecting. Soon, Xeria uttered back and tried to deny Weissia's offer,
"B-but I don't deserved this your highness.".
Weissia took a quick glance at Lilieth,
"Vice Blade Goddess Lilieth?".
Lilieth replied, as she had truly understood of what their almighty Goddess Queen had said,
"I understand milady...".
There after, Lilieth, Otorine, and the other Blade Goddesses left Weissia's quarters. They were on standby to give Weissia and Fallen Xeria some privacy. Though, Yumine couldn't still get over the fact that Xeria's punishment was something unusual,
"Well that was very unexpected huh? I mean Xeria was given a position instead of a hard punishment.".
When Lilieth heard Yumine's doubtful words, she made a sarcastic grin and crossed her arms. Then, she walked around the place, explaining to Yumine,
"Really Yumi, you don't know how WEISSIA'S MIND and the QUAD'S FOUR BRAINS work, do you?".
Lilieth turned to look at Otorine,
"And Otorine, you know how they work right?".
Otorine nodded and replied with an elaborate statement,
"Yes, they do not just think of only one side but also, the different hidden sides as well, in order to make a better solution, as I've seen on their meetings.".
Yumine scratched her head with an awkward smile, as she had remembered something regarding of what her friend said,
"Oh...ehehehehe...I guess I must've fallen asleep during their so-called meetings.".
"Mai patted Yumine's shoulder and said,
"Yeah, we understand you Yumi, as their meetings can be boring MOST of the time.".
While for Ru, she just sighed. It appeared there was another government body under the Goddess Queen in which it was called the Quad Council. A legislative body that has their own set of four parties where the Goddess Queen is a non-partisan. More so, these four parties have their own function and sides of the argument. In order to give the best result and laws possible for a certain critical case through brainstorming, meetings, arguments, combining ideas and whatnots. Yeah, those are boring alright. In turn, the Quad Council was like a vast group of senators or lawmakers under Celestia Heavens. Yes, it's a boring standpoint. Instead of proving who has the better side, they combine different ideas and proposals from all of the four sides. Soon, Lilieth had magically brought out a water glass. She gave it to Yumine and suggested,
"If you want to hear of what's happening in there, just use this...".
Yumine accepted it and she tried to eavesdrop.
Back at Weissia's nice office. Weissia didn't look angry or anything, rather she was composed and serious as ever. More than that, she was back to her formal business attire. Weissia told Xeria straight,
"If you think we're joking, we're not. Rather, this is the alternative way for you to mellow down.".
Although, Xeria still insisted her guilty decision with added expressiveness and gestures,
"But still, I'm just a no-good Fallen...I-I even tried to destroy Celestia Heavens recently.".
Then, she lowered her head, as she doesn't want to take on the generous offer. As Weissia can't convince the insistent Xeria guilty of her own crimes, Weissia stood up and crossed her arms. Her eyes looked up to the window and said, while she wasn't looking at the sitting Fallen,
"Then would you rather be sent back to your cage while your EX-HUSBAND warden ravages you for eternity? We think not, since you'll just build up hatred again and again until someone utilizes your desire to do evil, just like what your SAID MASTER did before...".
Xeria made a weak smile, as she felt that the great Goddess Queen was concerned for her sake,
"I see but I don't have the qualifications to do so...".
As the Goddess Queen heard Xeria's honest sentiments, she went near Xeria and held both of her shoulders, turning Xeria to fall silent. Though, through Xeria's eyes, she was seeing eye-to-eye that the Goddess Queen's look wasn't seething with anger, rather it was filled with compassion. Soon enough, Weissia told her honest words,
"Not everyone here has the qualifications at first. That's why there will be other respectful deities who will guide you to become the ideal Goddess you want to be.".
Afterwards, Weissia told more,
"Also, looking at your record in another point of view, you cared for your people and just wanted that justice would prevail, even rebelling against the Goddess of your world before.".
Xeria nodded,
"Yes, that's the only thing I wanted for my fellowmen before...".
Weissia replied,
"Then you're given a second chance and this time you will be their Goddess, without anyone opposing your desire to do good and justice.".
As Xeria heard those moving words from the great Goddess Queen herself, Xeria burst out into tears of immense joy. Soon, Xeria brushed off her tears and she said,
"Thank you so much for this your highness, really I can't thank you enough. Instead of getting a punishment, I got a very generous offer...".
Weissia just made a tricky smile,
"Hmmmm, although I think this is more of a generous punishment...".
Then, Weissia remembered something important,
"Oh yes and I almost forgot.".
Soon, Weissia brought out some kind of pendant from her pocket. A golden pendant that has a form of a holy cross, although at its left and right side it had an infinity sign. On the outer side of the cross, there were stars surrounding the whole body of the cross like an eternal circle. Xeria looked dumbfounded over the notable pendant. Weissia let Xeria wore the pendant and told her with a calm voice,
"This recently made magical pendant that has the symbol of Celestia Heavens shall protect you from the effects and powers of Distortion.".
Xeria felt grateful once again. Then, Weissia stood up straight and went near the window behind her office desk. As Weissia was looking through the window, she held her hands behind and said with a subtle yet chilling tone,
"Though, I must warn you. If ever you tried to cause another threat to Celestia Heavens or even to your other fellow deities, I don't even know what we'll do to you...".
Afterwards, Weissia's sighed. She had stopped having a cold look and turned around to look at Xeria once more. Then, she said to Xeria with a radiant yet, cool smile,
"Now go along now...".
Xeria stood up and bowed with deep respect,
"See you soon, Goddess Queen Weissia.".
Afterwards, Xeria opened the white wooden door. Though, Weissia told her last words before Xeria could leave the office,
"Oh and do what you can to be the Goddess you want to be. Also, there is also a restriction ban against Senku and Aron just for you, if that pleases you. Lastly, I'm truly sorry for what Senku had done to you.".
Although, Xeria was alarmed for a second in her thoughts,
"Wait, the Goddess Queen knew that lord Senku made me do it?".
Though, she just didn't mind it that much. Xeria bowed once again and left the Goddess Queen's modern quarters. As soon as she was outside the room, she saw Otorine, Lilieth, Yumine, Mai, and Ru nearby the pristine hallways. Thereon, Xeria bowed with great respect as well,
"Thank you too dear Goddesses. I'm truly sorry for what I've done before and please do excuse me.".
Then, Xeria traversed through the hallways with an optimistic smile on her face. Otorine and her band of Blade Goddess friends came back to the Goddess Queen's office. Weissia just nodded and dismissed them,
"As always, thank you for your utmost support. You five are free to leave now.".
The Blade Goddesses bowed and left elsewhere.
Sooner or later, Otorine and her friends were now strolling along the tiled and vast hallways of Celestia Heavenly mall. There were still lots of deities walking along, even though the sky was basked in cosmic moonlight. While they were traversing along the place, Yumine expressed with a surprised look,
"Wow! I never thought that our Goddess Queen was like that!".
It seemed, Yumine had heard everything going on with Xeria and Weissia before, turning her to be very much surprised. Lilieth cracked out a confident grin and said more about Weissia's odd decision,
"Not just her but, those at the Quad council too...".
Mai joined-in the conversation and said her perspective,
"It appeared that they know of what's happening inside that be damned prison as well and they know how savage Aron really is...".
Otorine nodded and let out a huge sigh,
"Yes, that's why I don't like him too...".
Although, the statements they had told were just the tip of the iceberg. Soon, Mai and Lilieth waved goodbye to Otorine and company as the two went their separate ways. While for Yumine, Otorine, and Ru, they've stayed at Ru's relaxing bar. Ru was at her kitchen, while Yumine and Otorine were at their table eating steak slathered with oozing worcestershire sauce partnered with mashed potato. Yumine looked suspicious of Otorine for some reason. Soon enough, Yumine asked her friend straight,
"By the way Ori...could you tell me of why you didn't tell me about your talk with Xeria?".
As Otorine heard her friend's alarming question, she felt a cold shoulder and she had stopped eating her piece of steak. Otorine tried to ignore and dodge the question yet, her very sight witnessed that her friend looked serious and suspicious. In turn, Otorine sighed again and spilled the beans with guilt on her face,
"While I was with Liliath, Liliath told me not to tell you...".
Although, Yumine wasn't pleased as she heard Liliath's name into the mix,
"Liliath huh...".
Yumine tightened her fist as she was rising with anger but, she just let her fury to cease. Instead, she looked at Otorine straight in the eye and told her with a very serious tone,
"I'll be honest with you Ori...do you trust Liliath and Mara more than me and your own set of friends?".
Yumine said more but, with added expressiveness,
"Tell me Ori...Am I nuisance to you?".
Otorine was at a loss for words, as she noticed that her friend was pleading. Thereupon, Otorine was engrossed in her sudden thoughts,
"I don't know but...".
Though, soon enough, Otorine had decided. She held her friend's trembling hands, she calmed herself and replied sincerely,
"Yumi, I'll tell you this...I still trust you and our other friends more than anyone else.".
As Yumine noticed that Otorine was truly honest in her words and through her abyss eye powers that see the hard truths, she felt relieved. The chilling air was gone as well. Although, Yumine still asked, as she wasn't yet satisfied of her friend's answer,
"If that's the case, then tell me, why do you think that Liliath doesn't want me to know of what you two had done on your recent mission?".
Otorine replied straight,
"It's because she sees you as a threat. Since, she dislikes you Yumi...she dislikes your soft-heartedness to the likes of the Fallens she entirely disgusts.".
Yumine was quite surprised,
"Wow! Really? You're not just flattening me are you?".
Otorine responded,
"No, I'm not flattering you. I'm just telling the whole truth. Especially on how you cared for Miro. More so, I could see that you'll even deny of putting back Xeria back to her cell, once she told her life story to you...".
Then, Yumine took a slice of her steak and said,
"Is that so, well...could you tell me her short story then?".
Later on, Otorine explained to her friend about Xeria being Aron's former wife and what she did in the world she had refuged at. Somehow, Yumine was amazed of Xeria's life story, so she was able to jot down her opinions about the matter,
"Wow, so she's just like Miro yet, she had a more hellish fate. Even though she was able to escape, she just took care and nurtured a child at a certain world right?".
Otorine took a scoop of her mashed potato and nodded,
"Yes...".
There after, Yumine was kinda convinced of something,
"And the one who shall be reborn into our world, is the kid she took care of right?".
Otorine nodded once again. Yumine had her thoughts above the clouds, thinking about something. As soon as she hatched an idea, she opened her eyes and made an optimistic smile. Then, she suggested to her friend, while she was pointing upwards,
"I have a better idea, why don't we just let the little kid to his Goddess Xeria instead, since she's a Goddess now. I don't mean to ignore him but, I could feel Xeria would feel a lot better too, as well as the kid.".
Otorine smiled as she heard Yumine's decision,
"You're right Yumi, that could work. Thanks for telling me that...".
That moment, Otorine brought out her smartphone and fiddled with it. As a few minutes have passed, Otorine was done with her business. She told her friend afterwards,
"Now I suggested your idea to them, I do hope they'll accept your proposal.".
Yumine expressed with a smile,
"Honestly, the Celestia Heavens online worlds management system makes everything so convenient!".
It appeared that these Goddesses can suggest regarding the things going-on in their worlds to the higher-ups by just using their smartphones. Yes, these online things are truly convenient. Not much later, Otorine's phone vibrated, while they were eating steak. Otorine picked up her phone. Yumine asked her,
"So, what did they say? The BORING Quad council and our WEIRD Goddess Queen Weissia?".
Otorine glued her eyes to the screen and said,
"They approved of it but, three of the council leaders said that the kid and Xeria will be on probe and guidance too...".
Yumine felt soothed and she stretched her flawless arms,
"That's good and that was fast to be honest. Now time for us to rela—.".
Although, Yumine had paused on her statement, as she witnessed that the scheming Liliath came in. Moreover, her face turned dark as Liliath came to her and her friend,
"Liliath huh...".
Liliath replied with a sarcastic insult,
"Yeah, it's me and it seems you don't like me that much, no matter.".
Yumine didn't want any leeways, so she asked straight with a tone,
"Are you here to tell Ori another STRANGE MISSION again?".
Liliath was feeling kinda crept out, as she could feel Yumine's numbing glare. Though, she just ignored Yumine's cold stare and Liliath just said to them with a devious smile,
"U-uuumm no, I'm just here to tell you that, Mara wants to talk to you about something. Although it's not a Fallen or something dangerous. Though, I'm sure it'll peek both of your interests.".
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