“Your Radiance…” she muttered as she raised her head. Her eyes settled on the God of Velmoryn. “Please… please help me against the God of Justice…”
She might have looked vulnerable, but I wasn’t convinced. She had no idea who I truly was, or whether I could even be trusted. How was it reasonable for her to beg me for help so easily?
I might have overlooked her testing my divinity. I might have told myself she was simply that desperate. But help against the God of Justice? That was the authority the Night God held in the Goddess’s final memory.
Was I really supposed to believe this was all nothing but coincidence? That Athena sought help against the very god I was destined to confront within months?
“Who is the God of Justice?” I asked, partly to confirm and partly to break the silence that had stretched a little too long.
“One of the nine human gods,” she replied.
“Nine? Not ten?” I asked instinctively.
“Oh… so the rumors about the God of Elves distancing himself from the human world were true,” I heard Athena’s voice.
Though her lips did not move.
Could she perhaps communicate without speaking? Or were those her thoughts? Until now, I hadn’t been able to perceive her mind.
The next moment, more of her thoughts reached me.
“Damn it… this dominion is too powerful… I need to guard my thoughts… shit, my shield already collapsed… wait, can he hear me? Oh no… happy thoughts… I must think about anything but… NO, SHIT… crickets, butterflies, velvet, fire…”
What the fuck?
Hearing her thoughts was confusing enough. But when they stopped making any sense, it became something else entirely. Still, my confusion didn’t last long.
A blue window appeared before my eyes.
[God’s Kingdom]
Within your Kingdom, your power is absolute - even against deities who possess more divinity. Only gods whose Radiance surpasses yours in purity may withstand the pressure of your dominion’s aura. All others must expend significant divinity to resist… or face the consequences.
The Goddess of Motherhood and Fertility failed to shield herself with sufficient divinity. Her defenses have collapsed.
She is currently in a vulnerable state. Her thoughts may be read. A divine contract that does not impose excessive restriction may be forced upon her, or she may be attacked.